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Graduate-Level SFS Organizations:
We're proud to work with and introduce graduate-level organizations within SFS and Georgetown as a whole that are student-led and offer rich programming and professional opportunities. Please see the list below regarding SFS student organizations that are exclusive to graduate students (indicated by a **), in addition to organizations and opportunities open to all students at Georgetown. If you know of a recognized organization that is not listed, please contact us.
The Africa Forum works to spread awareness and promote dialogue about the 54 nations of Africa amongst Georgetown University graduate student by hosting professionally-focused events, promoting awareness of African culture and history, enabling outreach to the local African community and experts in African issues, and keeping members aware of current international affairs issues in Africa.
The Georgetown Asia-Pacific Forum (APF) connects graduate students, alumni, and practitioners who are interested in Asian affairs, including East Asia and Southeast Asia. APF aims to facilitate interests and deepen understandings on issues in the Asia-Pacific region–ranging from politics, economy, and development to culture and food.
Big Buddies seeks to engage inner city children from the D.C. area with Georgetown students in activities around the city. Big Buddies aims to support and mentor future leaders (and hopefully future Hoyas!), serving as a program for graduate SFS students to reach out to underprivileged children in Washington, DC.
European Horizons is a student run think-tank focused on promoting European affairs through events and discourse. Members can publish policy blogs in The Transatlanticist and site visits are regularly organized between students and leading institutions in transatlantic affairs in Washington, D.C.
Georgetown Anti-Poverty Society (GAPS)
The Georgetown Anti-Poverty Society (GAPS) hosts presentations, panels, workshops, and other events that connect graduate students with a variety of international development practitioners from the public, private, multilateral, and non-profit sectors.
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
The Georgetown Journal of International Affairs was founded to serve as an academic resource for scholars, business leaders, policy makers, and students of international relations alike, cultivating a dialogue accessible to those with all levels of knowledge about foreign affairs and international politics.
Georgetown Women in International Affairs
Georgetown Women in International Affairs (GWIA) aims to strengthen the competencies that are the foundation of quality leadership among our graduate students and to increase the visibility of women in international affairs. Through interactive programming, GWIA connects, empowers and prepares emerging women leaders.
The GSFS consulting club is organized to introduce students to the world of consulting and help prepare students for the interview process via case interview introduction and practice. GSFS aims to provide students information concerning firms in defense, development, finance and business consulting industry.
HOYA CIRCLES is Georgetown University’s first multicultural graduate organization. To further recognize the talents and leadership abilities of Georgetown’s minority communities – such as Asian American & Pacific Islander, Hispanic, African American, and Native American students – HOYA CIRCLES aims to serve as a support network to strengthen professional competencies, and increase the participation of minority students in the School of Foreign Service (SFS) while also preparing them to become leaders in the field of international affairs.
Hoyas United in Graduate Service
Hoyas United in Graduate Service engages the Georgetown community in a variety of service-oriented events that ultimately benefit the greater Washington DC community. In the past, HUGS has fostered relationships with Habitat for Humanity and DC Scores, all while involving students in fundraising events that assist vulnerable communities.
LatAm Council is an SFS graduate student organization with the purpose of creating dialogue surrounding Latin America in the SFS community. It seeks to promote the discussion and better understanding of political, economic, and social issues in Latin America and the Caribbean through social and academic events.
The Middle East and North Africa Forum
The MENA Forum serves to raise awareness about pressing issues in the Middle East and North Africa among the Georgetown community, and to help foster graduate student engagement with faculty and policy professionals involved in these issues.
The SFS Graduate Chapter of Net Impact is a platform and resource hub for young leaders seeking opportunities to apply business management principles to their work in the public sector. Originally a network of business students and professionals who desired to add a social sector element to their work, Net Impact has grown into an interdisciplinary network bringing together business, design thinking, and start-up exercises to drive social and environmental change. At SFS, global engagement and social justice are attributes built into our academic DNA. Why not sharpen those skills and insights with business principles that may enhance the future work and change we aim to drive throughout meaningful careers. As the SFS Graduate Net Impact Chapter grows its membership, it wants to offer a trove of resources to students wishing to learn the nuts and bolts of the private sector’s role in foreign policy/development, identify the locus of activity around CSR in the greater DC metropolitan area and beyond, and identify networks of forward-thinking leaders who see tremendous value in adding a youthful voice to ongoing processes of social change. We look forward to welcoming you!
Professionals in Russian, Eastern Europe and Eurasian Affairs (PREEA)
PREEA brings together students, academics, and practitioners interested in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia for lectures, open discussions, networking events, and celebrations of the diverse cultures of the region.
The SFS Energy Club is a platform for SFS students to engage in discussions and debate on political, economic, environmental and other issues relating to energy. By hosting small- and large-scale events dealing with a wide array of energy issues, the SFS Energy Club seeks to generate deeper understanding among the Georgetown community regarding energy and environmental issues and how they relate to international affairs and political and business decision-making. The SFS Energy Club also aims to foster links with the professional energy community in Washington, D.C. and around the world.
The Europe forum is a platform for SFS students to engage in debate on the political, economic and social issues that confront contemporary Europe. By hosting dialogues on both Europe’s internal affairs and external relations, the Forum seeks to generate deeper understanding of the EU’s role in international decision-making and foster links with the EU policy community in Washington DC and beyond.
Journals
Journals
Georgetown Journal of Asian Affairs
The Georgetown Journal of Asian Affairs is the flagship bi-annual publication of the SFS Asian Studies Program at Georgetown University. Established in 2014, the Journal aims to provide a forum for scholars and practitioners in the field of Asian affairs to exchange ideas and publish research that further the understanding of the world’s largest and most populous continent. The Journal welcomes original social science research papers written on issues relevant to politics, security, economy, culture, and society of contemporary Asia, including Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Georgetown Security Studies Review
Georgetown Security Studies Review (GSSR) is the official academic review of Georgetown University’s Center for Security Studies. Its mission is to contribute to security policy debates by exposing both specialists and general interest readers to a wide array of perspectives on both current and historical international affairs issues. SFS students are encouraged to contribute either to the Review or to the GSSR Forum, an online-only component of GSSR which hopes to contribute to ongoing debates about U.S. foreign policy, national security, and international security.
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