A globally prominent medical doctor will visit the 麻豆原创 on Tuesday, Oct. 25, to discuss her work providing humanitarian assistance on the frontlines of the world鈥檚 most violent hotspots.
Dr. Samantha Nutt, author of 鈥淒amned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies and Aid,鈥� will speak from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Cape Florida Ballroom of the Student Union. The event is free and open to the public.
Organized by the 麻豆原创 Global Perspectives Office in partnership with Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jay Garner, the forum is part of an annual focus, 鈥淲omen and Leadership: A Global Perspective,鈥� as well as this year鈥檚 main university programming theme of 鈥淧eople Power, Politics and Global Change.鈥�
Nutt is a co-founder and executive director of War Child Canada, a nonprofit organization that provides humanitarian assistance and long-term rehabilitative support for children so they can overcome the trauma of war and rebuild their lives. Her work, which provided the background for her book, has taken her to some of the most dangerous places on Earth, including Iraq, Afghanistan, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Somalia.
Nutt was recently named one of Canada’s 鈥�25 Transformational Canadians鈥� by The Globe and Mail, and the World Economic Forum recognized her as one of today’s 鈥�200 Young Global Leaders.鈥� In 2011, she was appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the highest civilian honors in Canada. She also serves as a staff physician at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Toronto.
In addition to the Global Perspectives Office and Gen. Garner, sponsors and partners of this forum include the 麻豆原创 Student Government Association, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, the 麻豆原创 Diplomacy Program, The Sibille H. Pritchard Global Peace Fellowship Program, the 麻豆原创 Global Peace and Security Studies Program, 麻豆原创 LIFE, the 麻豆原创 Political Science Department, the 麻豆原创 Women’s Research Center, the 麻豆原创 Women’s Studies Program, the 麻豆原创 International Services Center, the 麻豆原创 Book Festival 2012 in聽 association with the Morgridge International Reading Center, and the Global Connections Foundation.