P55's First National Seminar

One of my favorite parts of this fellowship year has been attending monthly seminars.  Here in D.C., we meet with Princeton fellows, fellows from other schools (Dartmouth, Harvard, etc.), AlumniCorps committee members, and distinguished speakers about once a month for seminars.  We've had seminars on a variety of topics (international relations, resume-writing, workplace relationships, environmental law, and most recently social determinants of health).  I love being able to hear from accomplished Princeton alumni and others who are making a difference through their careers. 

Last week, for the first time in Project 55 history (as far as I know), we had our first national seminar, which took the form of a webinar.  Two other fellows and I planned and organized the webinar, which involved deciding on a topic, securing speakers, liaising with AlumniCorps staff, and actually presenting the webinar.  (Thanks to Elyse Powell '11 for her leadership!)  We decided on the topic "Can Regional Food Feed America?" and brought together three speakers with different points of view on the issue to present their take and answer questions.  Food issues impact everyone, no matter what their career path or diet, so it was really exciting that this could be a national event.  It was great to know that fellows from all over the U.S. participated in and thought about the issues presented in the webinar. 

I wonder what next year's fellows will think up!