Begins September Inaugurated 1967 | Ends December | |
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Genre Student-run lecture series Attendance Over 1,000 est. per event | ||
The Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium is a lecture series sponsored by The Johns Hopkins University.
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History
Established in 1967, the MSE Symposium is designed to present an issue of national importance to the university in its entirety, as well as to the Baltimore and Washington D.C. communities. The series is named in honor of Milton S. Eisenhower, who served as University President from 1956-1967 and again from 1971-1972. He was the younger brother of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Symposium has established a reputation as a forum for the free exchange of ideas and the analysis of issues at the forefront of the nation’s conscience. All events are free and open to the public.
Leadership
The Symposium is run entirely by undergraduate students at the University’s Homewood Campus. The co-chairs, selected each year by the Student Council, are responsible for choosing a theme, securing speakers, raising the necessary funds, recruiting a student staff, and publicizing the series. There is a staff of about 20 students. The chairs for the 2016 Symposium are Sam Sands, Theodore Kupfer, Eyal Foni, and Olivia Choi.
Symposium structure
Symposium events are held on the Homewood Campus of the Johns Hopkins University. Each speaker delivers an address to attendees, usually followed by a question and answer session with the audience. Additionally, some speakers hold a meet and greet session with the audience after the event.
2016
"Facing Fracture"
Chairs: Sam Sands, Theodore Kupfer, Olivia Choi, and Eyal Foni
2015
Voices that Shaped Today, Visions that Frame Tomorrow
Chairs: Jeremy Fraenkel, Nicole Michelson, Ariel Zahler, and Nadeem Bandealy
2014
The Generation Electric: Recharging the Promise of Tomorrow
Chairs: Annabel Barnicke, Daniel Elkin, P. Nash Jenkins, and Connor Kenehan
2013
Learning from Experience: The Path Ahead for Generation Y
Chairs: Aidan Christofferson, Aaron Tessler, Francesca Pinelli, and Elias Rosenblatt
2012
The Power of the Individual: How One Voice can Change the World
Chairs: Chris Alvarez, Corey Rogoff, Eva Marie, and Najarro Smith
2011
America's Boundless Possibilities: Innovate, Advance, Transform
Chairs: Jonathan Kornblau, Elizabeth Goodstein, and Jon Mest
2010
The Global Network: America's Changing Role in an Interconnected World
Chairs: Mohammad Elsayed, Danielle Calderone, and Nicole Ackerman
2009
A Transition Between Generations in a Changing America
Chairs: Danielle Fair, Michelle Harran, and Daniel Ingram
2008
A More Perfect Union: Partnership, Progress & Prosperity
Chairs: Omar Atassi, Zachary Epstein-Peterson, Brian Kim, and Lily Seidel
2007
Renewing American Culture: The Perspectives that Shape our Identity
Chairs: Jon Bernhardt, Jonathan Collins, and Nora Krinitsky
2006
Finding Our Voice: The Role of America's Youth
2005
American Mass Media: Redefining the Democratic Landscape
2004
Rebuilding America: Peace and Prosperity at What Price?
2003
The Great American Experiment: a Juxtaposition of Capitalism and Democracy
1973
Living With Change
Former Speakers
The Symposium has a history of attracting some of the world’s most prominent leaders, politicians, artists, and scholars. Past MSE Symposium speakers include: