Spring Events
Invitation to 2024 Spring: End of Year Gathering
Invitation to 2024 Spring Lawful Permanent Residency Workshop
Please register here: https://forms.gle/vEoBN3zhsPY8Gq4N6 to receive the Zoom link.
Spring Semester Events: 2024 IFSA-SLU ATLAS Week
Speaker: Professor Afonso Seixas-Nunes, S.J.
Time and date: Monday, April the 8th, 2024 from 2 - 3 pm.
Title: Fostering Dialogue and Understanding Surrounding Peace and International Conflicts
Place: Center for Global Citizenship
The International Faculty and Staff Association (IFSA) has been supporting Saint Louis University’s Atlas Program that brings together members of the SLU community to focus on the global challenges that confront us in the 21st century. This year, IFSA helps promote the theme of 2024’s ATLAS Week on Flames Unleashed, Renaissance of Peace by inviting Prof. Afonso Seixas Nunes to share his knowledge on international war/conflict, and his work with the SLU community. The purpose of this session is to foster dialogue and understanding surrounding peace and international conflicts experienced by the local and global communities.
This event is open to all who claim oneself as a global citizen. To participate in the IFSA’s ATLAS Week session, register here.
Afonso Seixas-Nunes, SJ
Afonso was born in Porto, Portugal, in 1973. He joined the Portuguese Province of the Society of (Jesuits) in 1998, after he graduated in Law by the Portuguese Catholic University (Porto), and was ordained priest in 2010. Afonso, as a Jesuit, did his degree in Philosophy (Licence) by the Portuguese Catholic University (Braga) for which he was awarded the Prize Pe Vitorio de Sousa Alves, and he has a degree in Theology by the Pontificia Universita Gregoriana, Italy). After his theological studies, Afonso went to London and has a Master’s in International Law and Human Rights by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE -UK). In early 2019, Afonso completed his doctoral thesis in International Humanitarian Law at the School of Law of the University of Essex (UK), entitled The Legitimacy and Accountability for the Deployment of Autonomous Weapon System under International Humanitarian Law, then publishes by CUP, 2022.
In September 2018, Afonso became a member of the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict (ELAC) directed by Professor Dapo Akande at the Blavatnik School of Government. In August 2021, Afonso joined the Saint Louis University Law School as a faculty permanent member, teaching Public International Law, Laws of Armed Conflict and International Criminal Law.
The International Faculty and Staff Association (IFSA) hosted the first event of a planned event series, discussing important topics relevant to our international faculty and staff community.
The first event in this series held the title “Finances for Internationals”, and it touched on multiple important aspects of financial planning and retirement for foreign persons in the US. Our guest speakers included Lara Mayhew, Financial Consultant from TIAA; Weimin Wang, Associate Professor of Accounting at
SLU; and Elisabeth King, Benefits Manager in Human Resources at SLU.
The thorough presentations triggered an engaging conversation between our participants and our experts regarding retirement planning, tax efficient investing strategies and tools, SLU’s financial benefits, finding the right accountants, and many other topics. “Today's event was one of the best and most practical events that I attended recently” - reported an attendee, Hisako Matsuo, Ph.D.
The IFSA is hoping to keep this newest tradition going and to bring more events with useful topics like this to our community. The next event is planned for April, and will include topics related to healthcare, health insurance, and tips on how to navigate the US healthcare system. Stay tuned for communication from IFSA@slu.edu.
To download the presentation of Professor Weimin Wang regarding Tax Efficient Investing, please Financials for internationals presentation Feb 23 2018.