Fellowships

Overview of diplomacy and its importance in building international relations, as well as peacebuilding efforts for addressing the causes and impact of conflicts.

Speakers: Dr. Alison McCartney, faculty director at Towson University, and Darion Akins, DC Metro diplomat in residence

How effective speakers form connections with their audience and motivate change.

Speaker: Dr. Laura Sicola, founder of Vocal Impact Productions

How and why states decide to resolve conflicts so they can build social cohesion; how to create democracies in post-conflict countries.

Speakers: Shelley Clay-Robison, lecturer at the University of Baltimore; and Barbara Sherrod, restorative justice and practices program director for Restorative Response Baltimore

Global migration trends and the services offered to refugees ease their integration into non-native societies.

Speakers: Dr. Astrid Schmidt-King, teaching assistant professor at the Sellinger School of Business & Management; and Leonce Byimana, director of U.S. clinical programs at the Center for Victims of Torture, Zarmina Hamidi, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service 

Using modern technology, including social media, to lead positive change.

Speakers: Austin Brown, Co-Founder Global Air Media LLC; Jason Michael Perry, CTO & VP of Engineering at Mindgrub

How to address the food, water, and energy needs of a growing population; the impact of climate change on societies worldwide.

Speakers: TBA

The Albrecht Fellows will volunteer at Second Chance, Inc., a non-profit that creates meaningful second chances for people, products, and the planet!

Present your projects and celebrate the completion of the fellowship program.

Speakers:

• Dr. Jim Albrecht, Visionary Founder, Albrecht Fellowships
• Barry Wright, Highwire Improv and Noom
• Jessica Robey, Highwire Improv

Hosted by Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service