I just think that everyone talks about the positive results of globalization, and we don't have to deal with a lot of the negative effects of it. The other director, Mustafa Ahmed, found the topic appealing as it strikes close to home. Although he was born and raised in the United States, his parents are both from Southeast Asia and he's often thought about what responsibility someone like him has to the developing world. Newt Gingrich Paul D. Wolfowitz, the dean of Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies for the last seven years, had agreed to speak, but with his recent nomination to become deputy defense secretary under the Bush administration, his schedule has become too busy and he won't be able to, said Ahmed. But Wolfowitz said he would help recruit a replacement speaker.
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Shroff, a junior international relations major from Libertyville, Ill., had worked on two previous symposia as a staff member and publicity chair. She knew it would be a lot of work but still was surprised. Ahmed, a natural sciences area major from Martinsburg, W. Va., who plans to go to medical school next year, says the bulk of his and Shroff's time last summer was spent in fund-raising efforts. One difference from past symposia was the fund-raising approach. Rather than just ask for any amount, this year they approached potential supporters with specific sponsorship packages, a technique Ahmed learned while helping out with the MSE Symposium.