BY LANI SEELINGER GES has played a big part in NU Stands with Haiti, the Northwestern community's response to the earthquake in Haiti. So far, the community as a whole (undergrads and grad students combined) have raised well over $12,000. And where has the money come from? Canning, bracelet sales, yoga classes, and, well, keggers. We've spent a good amount of time at GES meetings discussing the way things are going here. It's been a huge success in terms of fundraising, and ...

Anything is Possible from The Canary Collective on Vimeo. There are no words to describe how thrilled we are: Brian Bordainick will be the opening keynote to GES. He will speak at the opening banquet, in front of GES staff, delegates and everyone who has collaborated with the realization of the Summit, including Northwestern’s President Morton Schapiro. Why Brian? The opening keynote should give delegates a taste of what GES is about, what they should expect from the Summit and above all, it ...

GES has blown up this year in a way that we’ve always hoped for.  We have some pretty accomplished alumni, facilitators, staffers, and partners.  Just scroll down below and you’ll see how awesome some of associates are.  We’ve finally made our mark in the “global change” sector. But just because we’ve gained greater visibility in the field doesn’t mean that GES is only for the most advanced delegates.  GES values diversity – and we don’t mean just ensuring cultural diversity (although we have that, too).  We’re ...

GES co-founder Nathaniel Whittemore explains why GES is THE Must-Attend Undergrad Changemaker Training on Change.org's Social Entrepreneurship blog: "The last few years have seen an explosion of incredible training programs for young changemakers. From StartingBloc to AshokaU to the forthcoming Unreasonable Institute, it's never been a better time to be a young socially-minded entrepreneur. Yet even with all of these options, I believe the Northwestern University hosted Global Engagement Summit is THE must-attend event for young people wanting to make a difference. Here's why: 1) Community. ...

There's still time to apply! International Delegates Application Deadline: DECEMBER 15, 2009 American Delegates Application Deadline: DECEMBER 30, 2009

The Co-Founders of our new pipeline partner the Unreasonable Institute, Daniel Epstein and Teju Ravilochan, discuss how their fellows are selected.  In this video interview Daniel and Teju share the background story on why they started The Unreasonable Institute to provide training and mentorship for young social entrepreneurs. Learn about The Unreasonable Institute’s Fellows Program, who they are looking for, how to apply, and more. Applications opened November 15th and run until December 15. Twenty five high-impact young social entrepreneurs will ...

Global Engagement Summit is now accepting International Delegates Applications until December 15, 2009 and American Delegate Applicants until December 30, 2009. APPLY TODAY If you are an international citizen and are currently enrolled in, recently (within 1 year) graduated from, or will soon (within 1 year) be enrolled in an international university, please apply to be an International Delegate. Contact international@theges.org or american@theges.org with any questions.

The Global Engagement Summit was born from an email.   It was the longest email Jon Marino ever received.  While Jon Marino was studying abroad in South Africa during his junior year at Northwestern, his friend Nathaniel Whittemore asked Jon to help him create an organization that would mobilize students’ energy to contribute to positive global change.  For the next year, they brainstormed, planned and co-founded GES. (Then known as the International Youth Volunteerism Summit.) In February of 2006, with the support ...

GES 2009 Nathaniel Whittemore Keynote: "A New Story About Our Generation" from Nathaniel Whittemore on Vimeo. One of the most important responsibilities of the Content Team is to select two keynote speakers for the conference: one who will talk at the opening banquet to the GES community (staff and delegates) and one who will close the conference with a speech to the entire Northwestern community. Last year GES hosted Nathaniel Whittemore and Premal Shah as opening closing keynote speakers, respectively. This ...