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2016 Poetry & Storytelling Competition

Thanks to our Sponsors for a 2016 Poetry & Storytelling Festival! Here are the entries: Kate Foley (Second Place) Katie Trindell Lenora Perce Marissa Kopp (Tied Third Place) Nada Rahmouni Peace Okiye (Tied Third Place) Sarah Trindell Maryah Burney (First Place) Veda Chanda Tierra…

2017 Academic WorldQuest Winners and Topics

2017 Winning Teams for Academic WorldQuest First Place — Cedar Cliff High School   Patrick Yohe Aiden Moretz Nada Rahmouni Avery Peiffer   Second Place — The Milton Hershey School Jesse Lin Seamus Burns Evan Sensenig Tamoya Payne. Third Place…

2018 Academic WorldQuest Winners and Topics

2018 Winning Teams for Academic WorldQuest First Place — Cumberland Valley     Sabrina Robinette Lauren Rhodes Ryan Lasloudij Mathew Albert     Second Place — Cedar Cliff     Caroline Kaiser Lindsay Garbacik Ella Miller Rachel Lyden    …

Congratulations International Young Leaders!

CONGRATULATIONS  2018 Summer Interns & Speakers INTERNATIONAL YOUNG LEADERS CONFERENCE & CAREER FAIR YOUTH  & ACTIVISM 9-4 p.m. Aug. 1, 2018 Harrisburg University of Science & Technology – Auditorium The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg hosted the 2018 International Young…

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Global Artists Initiative Projects

Thanks to a grant from the PA Council on the Arts! Artists & COVID-19: Coping with Catastrophe FEBRUARY 22, 2021BYCANDICE RICE As part of the Global, Artists Initiative to provide information on how artists in our community are being impacted by COVID-19…

2018 SUMMER INTERNS LEARNING ABOUT ART & ACTIVISM!

The World Affairs Council of Harrisburg’s Summer Interns Learning about the World! This year’s theme: Youth and Activism! Students will work together to organize the 2018 International Young Leaders Conference & Career Fair and immerse themselves in international affairs, meeting…

Global Health: Progress & Challenges

Global Health: Progress and Challenges May 14, 2018 1:00p.m.-2:30p.m Dr. Mehdi Noorbaksh is vice president of the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg and an internationally acknowledged expert on global health issues. He is International Affairs and Business professor at Harrisburg…