Bucknell in Italy Information session – open to all students

Reception (with food and wine) begins at 4:30Presentation begins 5:15Emma Banks, Assistant Professor of International RelationsColonizing the Coal Frontier: Communities, Companies, and Conflict in Colombia.

Tariffs, Trade, and Tensions: The Economics and Politics of U.S.–China Relations This event explores how trade policies and political dynamics are shaping the future relationship between the world's two leading economic superpowers. Professors Chris Magee (Economics) and Zhiqun Zhu (Political Science and International Relations) will share their expertise and perspectives on the economic and political dimensions of U.S.–China relations.

Dean Bernadatte Gilbert from the Penn State College of Medicine will be presenting about the program and will be joined by a MS1 student who is a Bucknell graduate.

Alumni who majored in International Relations will share about their career paths in different industries, including business, government, and nonprofit.

Writer-in-Residence Rebecca Makkai will present a craft talk on writing fiction. Please feel free to bring a lunch.Rebecca Makkai is the author of the New York Times bestselling I Have Some Questions For You (https://rebeccamakkai.com/work/i-have-some-questions-for-you/) as well as four other works of fiction. Her last novel, The Great Believers, one of the New York Times' Best Books of the 21st Century (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.html#book-80), was a finalist for both the 2019 Pulitzer Prize and the 2018 National Book Award, and was the winner of the ALA Carnegie Medal and the LA Times Book Prize among other honors. A 2022 Guggenheim Fellow, Rebecca teaches graduate fiction writing at Middlebury College, Northwestern University, and the Bennington Writing Seminars, and she is Artistic Director of StoryStudio Chicago (https://www.storystudiochicago.org/).

Bio:  Gaurav J. Pathania is an assistant professor of Sociology and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Gaurav has also been a visiting scholar at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the University of Southern California. His first book, The University as a Site of Resistance: Identity and Student Politics (Oxford University Press, 2019), explores student resistance in higher education in India. Currently, his research focuses on the socio-political activism of the South Asian diaspora in the US and UK. Dr. Pathania serves as a deputy editor for South Asia Research, a journal published by SOAS, University of London. He is also an anti-caste poet and activist, community organizer with his social justice writings featured in The Boston Globe and he has been interviewed by PBS and BBC on diaspora issues in the United States. Gaurav won the national poetry award for 2016 organized by the Poetry Society of India. His anti-caste poetry appears in J-Caste journal published by Brandeis University. Gaurav made his Hollywood debut in Ava DuVernay's film ORIGIN, portraying Dr. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution. Gaurav and his team have embarked on a series of publications, including Caste & Race with Bloomsbury Publishing.

CSREG Panel Discussion Moderated by Soundarya Chidambaram

Reception in begins in Arches Lounge 4:30; presentation begins in The Gallery Theater at 5:15 (PLEASE NOTE LOCATION)Gulay Guzel, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Innovation and DesignReimagining the American Dream from the perspective of GenZ.

Professors Gordon Gao (Johns Hopkins University, Carey Business School; Co-Director, Center for Digital Health and AI) and Matt Bailey (Presidential Professor of Analytics & Operations Management) will discuss the role of artificial intelligence in healthcare.

Reception begins in Walls Lounge 4:30Presentation begins at 5:15 (PLEASE NOTE LOCATION)Evening of Snap TalksIndranil Brahma, Professor of Mechanical EngineeringDecarbonizing the Navy: An Uphill Battle. Aynal Haque, Visiting Assistant Professor of International Relations Climate Change Mitigation through Grassroots Level: The Bangladesh Model. Carly Holzworth, Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance A Fitting Room Pedagogy: How Collaboration is Felt

Reception begins at 4:30 in The Terrace RoomPresentation begins at 5:15Virginia Zimmerman, Professor of English, Literary StudiesWriting Children: Homemade Magazines 1850-1950

Poet-in-Residence will present a craft talk on writing poetry. Please feel free to bring a lunch.Sarah Kay is a New Yorker. a poetry writer and reader. an educator. the founder and co-director of Project VOICE (http://www.projectvoice.co/). a podcast enthusiast. a postcard lover. the author of five books of poetry including B (http://www.amazon.com/B-Sarah-Kay/dp/1612182798/), No Matter the Wreckage (https://kaysarahsera.com/about/amazon.com/No-Matter-Wreckage-Sarah-Kay/dp/1938912489), The Type (https://www.amazon.com/Type-Sarah-Kay/dp/031638660X/), All Our Wild Wonder (https://www.amazon.com/All-Our-Wild-Wonder-Sarah/dp/0316386650/), and A Little Daylight Left (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/762977/a-little-daylight-left-by-sarah-kay/). a celebrated performer in over 30 countries. an occasional editor for Write Bloody Publishing (http://writebloody.com/). a mediocre driver at best. a musical theater geek (https://youtu.be/pi7DsX6u7wU). a smoothie expert. an education advocate and occasional keynote speaker. an alum of the United Nations International School and a graduate of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. an alum of Brown University. an alum of Brown University Graduate School's Masters Program in the Art of Teaching Secondary English. a recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Grinnell College. (newly public) on instagram here (http://www.instagram.com/kaysarahsera). technically/rarely on facebook here (http://www.facebook.com/kaysarahsera).

Reception begins at 4:30 in The Terrace RoomPresentation begins at 5:15Abigail Kopec, Assistant Professor of Physics and AstronomyHow we "see" Elementary Particles.