IUSA

IUSA Events in 2013 have included:

January:

Debussy Preludes by Prof. Thérèse Fahy, National Concert Hall

Second Annual Conference and Congress: ‘Celebrating Irish Leadership: Where to Now?’. Four Seasons Hotel, Ballsbridge

February

Tour of the Graphic Studio Dublin with guest speaker, Dr. Angela Griffith (Trinity College)

April 

AEIF Information Session with AEIF Winner, Niamh Gallagher and Finalist, Derek Cleary. Boston College Ireland

Garden of Hope Service Day with U.S. Embassy Dublin Youth Council. Simon Shelter, Sean McDermott Street

May

Seminar on ‘American Evangelicals’ with Fulbright Scholar, Prof. Matt Sutton

IUSA Week:

Youth Seminar: ‘Youth in the Political Process’ with Jessica Grounds, Running Start. U.S. Embassy Dublin,

Education Seminar:  Transitions from Primary to Secondary School. Prof. Brenna Bry, Rutgers University

St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra

Symposium on Local Government Reform with Minister of State Fergus O’Dowd TD. Boston College Ireland.

Prominent Alumni Lecture Series: Transatlantic Tourism by Minister Leo Varadkar TD, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. U.S. Ambassador’s Residence, Phoenix Park

July

Special Opening of JFK50 Exhibition and talk on ‘JFK in Ireland’ with Prof. Mike Cronin, Boston College. National Library of Ireland

September 

JFK Homecoming Day of Service in honor of 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Peace Corps Act. Lourdes Day Care Centre

Innovation All In International Youth Conference with U.S. Embassy Dublin and UCD Innovation Academy

Prominent Alumni Lecture Series on Innovation All In: Leadership, Opportunity, Achievement by An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD

October 

‘The Future of the Seanad’ – Referendum Debate

November 

Symposium on U.S. Foreign Policy, Boston College Ireland

New Economic Leaders Forum Limerick

New Economic Leaders Forum Galway

December

Annual IUSA/US Embassy Christmas Reception, Chargé’s Residence, Mespil Road.