CGI U In The News
From Campaign Trail, Clinton Calls for Service
May 11, 2011
CU Columbia Spectator
Columbia University
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton took a break from his wife’s presidential campaign trail yesterday to urge college journalists, via a phone conference, to commit to solving global and local problems by partaking in the Clinton Global Initiative University.
Clinton announced the launch of CGIU, an expansion of his non-profit, non-partisan group that promotes commitment to enacting these solutions. Clinton described CGIU as a project my foundation started to focus on global leaders, global challenges, and to encourage leaders … in America and around the world to come together, discuss these problems, and always commit every year to take some new specific… action.”
Columbia University
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton took a break from his wife’s presidential campaign trail yesterday to urge college journalists, via a phone conference, to commit to solving global and local problems by partaking in the Clinton Global Initiative University.
Clinton announced the launch of CGIU, an expansion of his non-profit, non-partisan group that promotes commitment to enacting these solutions. Clinton described CGIU as a project my foundation started to focus on global leaders, global challenges, and to encourage leaders … in America and around the world to come together, discuss these problems, and always commit every year to take some new specific… action.”
Youth Tackling World Ills Get Cash Through Clinton
May 11, 2011
Reuters
by Michelle Nichols
A soccer ball that absorbs energy to light a home and a radio program to help Nigerian farmers are among 78 projects sharing in $400,000 funding through former U.S. President Bill Clinton's youth humanitarian program. The Clinton Global Initiative University announced the winners on Friday for the projects aimed at improving communities around the world.
Clinton said the funding “will help innovative college students make a tremendous difference in the world” and that he hoped they would “inspire others to take action.”
by Michelle Nichols
A soccer ball that absorbs energy to light a home and a radio program to help Nigerian farmers are among 78 projects sharing in $400,000 funding through former U.S. President Bill Clinton's youth humanitarian program. The Clinton Global Initiative University announced the winners on Friday for the projects aimed at improving communities around the world.
Clinton said the funding “will help innovative college students make a tremendous difference in the world” and that he hoped they would “inspire others to take action.”
How Many Students Does It Take To Save the World: Ask CGI University 2011
May 11, 2011
Fast Company
by Alice Korngold
Waste-picking is a way of life for millions of children who live in extreme poverty. Living in landfill communities, they and their families spend their days scavenging dump sites for recyclable materials in order to earn $2/day. Determined to understand their needs and interests, and explore solutions and nonprofit partnerships, Ryan Integlia and his friends visited landfill communities in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Next, Integlia, a graduate student in electrical engineering at Rutgers University, along with Tiffany Tong of Princeton, established a student-run global organization called em[POWER]. The nonprofit helps waste-picking communities to gain access to education and health care and improve their quality of life through the use of renewable resources.
by Alice Korngold
Waste-picking is a way of life for millions of children who live in extreme poverty. Living in landfill communities, they and their families spend their days scavenging dump sites for recyclable materials in order to earn $2/day. Determined to understand their needs and interests, and explore solutions and nonprofit partnerships, Ryan Integlia and his friends visited landfill communities in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Next, Integlia, a graduate student in electrical engineering at Rutgers University, along with Tiffany Tong of Princeton, established a student-run global organization called em[POWER]. The nonprofit helps waste-picking communities to gain access to education and health care and improve their quality of life through the use of renewable resources.
Clinton hopes to spur students into action at UCSD
March 28, 2011
San Diego Union-Tribune
by Pat Flynn
Former President Bill Clinton said Thursday he wants to help "create a younger generation of sustained givers" who take action to improve lives around the world. This weekend he will join about 1,000 students from universities in all 50 states and 90 countries at the University of California San Diego for the Clinton Global Initiative University conference.
by Pat Flynn
Former President Bill Clinton said Thursday he wants to help "create a younger generation of sustained givers" who take action to improve lives around the world. This weekend he will join about 1,000 students from universities in all 50 states and 90 countries at the University of California San Diego for the Clinton Global Initiative University conference.
Op-Ed: Bill Clinton on Making College Affordable and Accessible
March 28, 2011
MTV
by President Bill Clinton
Expanding access to higher education is essential to putting America back in the future business. Post-secondary education is not only the gateway to more fulfilling and higher-paying jobs for students; it is fundamental to America's success in an increasingly competitive global economy.
by President Bill Clinton
Expanding access to higher education is essential to putting America back in the future business. Post-secondary education is not only the gateway to more fulfilling and higher-paying jobs for students; it is fundamental to America's success in an increasingly competitive global economy.
CGI U Kicks Off With President Clinton and YouTube's Chad Hurley
March 28, 2011
AOL
by Tamara Schweitzer Raben
The fourth annual Clinton Global Initiative University -- the youth-focused offshoot of the Clinton Global Initiative -- kicks off Friday at the University of California San Diego. President Bill Clinton will speak at the opening plenary session Friday night, alongside other serial entrepreneurs, including the co-founder of YouTube, Chad Hurley, and the CEO of Qualcomm, Paul Jacobs. The session, which will be streamed live, will focus on how universities can best harness innovation on campus and provide resources for aspiring student entrepreneurs.
by Tamara Schweitzer Raben
The fourth annual Clinton Global Initiative University -- the youth-focused offshoot of the Clinton Global Initiative -- kicks off Friday at the University of California San Diego. President Bill Clinton will speak at the opening plenary session Friday night, alongside other serial entrepreneurs, including the co-founder of YouTube, Chad Hurley, and the CEO of Qualcomm, Paul Jacobs. The session, which will be streamed live, will focus on how universities can best harness innovation on campus and provide resources for aspiring student entrepreneurs.
