Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
| When: | Wednesday, March 11th, 2020 |
| Time: | 5:30 pm — 7:00 pm |
| Location: | MacOdrum Library, Room 252 |
| Audience: | Current Students, Prospective Students |
Join us for Global and International Studies Career Night!
We’ve invited three alumni from the Bachelor of Global and International Studies program back to campus to share their stories. Learn more about how their Carleton experiences led to these fulfilling careers:
Benjamin Bushell (BGInS ’20) Program Officer, Global Affairs Canada
Born in Regina and raised in Saskatchewan and Alberta, Ben is a fourth year Global and International Studies student at Carleton University. During his undergrad, Ben worked in both the bureaucratic and political spheres, as a junior analyst at Statistics Canada and the Department of Justice, and as a legislative assistant to a Member of Parliament from Saskatchewan. Ben has a keen interest in international relations and foreign policy, which he pursued as an intern at the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in New York. More recently, he worked as a program officer at Global Affairs Canada in the International Humanitarian Assistance Bureau. An avid debate fan, Ben has spent several years teaching public speaking skills to students at Carleton University.
Holly Laurenzio (BGInS ’19) Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor, EQWIP Hubs
After graduating, Holly was hired by Canada World Youth in Ottawa to support their Indigenous Youth Internship programming. Most recently, Holly worked as a Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor in La Paz, Bolivia with the EQWIP HUBs project working on youth employment and entrepreneurship initiatives. Holly served on many executive boards at Carleton including her roles as Community Service director for the Golden Key International Honour Society and Events Coordinator for the international development club, Insight@CU. During her undergraduate degree, Holly worked for Cuso International on a Peruvian urban agriculture research project. This research inspired her to write an Honours Research Essay on the social impact of global agricultural trade. Holly later accepted a work placement with a women’s empowerment and community development NGO in Lima, Peru.
Kayley Lenders (BGInS ’19) University Outreach Lead for Insight Global Education and Policy Analyst at Health Canada
Kayley is the University Outreach Lead for Insight Global Education which takes her to campuses across North America to speak with students about Insight’s experiential education programs. As a Policy Analyst with Health Canada, Kayley’s expertise lies in engagement with health stakeholders across Canada to inform and develop innovative health products and food policy. Kayley fulfilled her International Experience Requirement (IER) working as an intern for the Uganda Law Society in Kampala, Uganda, while also studying at Makerere University. She improved the capacity of local lawyers by delivering human rights education workshops for inmates of Luzira Prison in Kampala. During her degree, Kayley also co-founded Insight@CU, a new club focused on international development and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Kayley will soon be taking on a new role with Insight in Thailand this Spring.