We need your help! The GES Outcomes Team recently brainstormed over 80 different organizations that we’re interested in working with this year and did extensive research on all of them to determine which ones would be a perfect fit for GES. It was exciting and inspiring to see the awesome work that other organizations are doing in the field of international development. I can’t wait to start working with some of them! At the end of the meeting we decided it ...

Please join us at The OpenShutter Project's fall exhibit tomorrow at Engima Cafe, 1620 Orrington Ave (between Church St & Davis St)! The OpenShutter Project creates immersive media environments that move beyond simplistic narratives of people, problems and places. By increasing awareness of the world around us, transcending barriers of language and endeavoring to create the idea of a global community, we hope to inspire tangible action and positive social change.

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 ...

How does one develop empathy for strangers? Is it through face-to-face interaction, or exposure to ideas? Does it require travel to impoverished communities, or can stories and responsible documentation help take you to places you otherwise cannot experience? These are some of the questions staff members of GES grappled with at a recent meeting, featuring guest speaker Jeff Pinzino. These are also the questions The OpenShutter Project grapples with, using the ever-changing medium of student art. OpenShutter, an exciting initiative within GES, is now ...