Unite For Sight's Global Health Speaking Engagements
Unite For Sight’s speakers have an unparalleled ability to inspire and motivate audiences to make an impact in the world. Unite For Sight’s expert speakers give presentations at high schools, universities, conferences, leadership institutes, and businesses. Presentation topics range from global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship, to global health education, training volunteers, and eye care.
If you are interested in inviting a speaker to your university, please find complete details and instructions online at http://www.uniteforsight.org/about-us/invite-speaker.
Fall 2011
University of Connecticut School of Medicine/Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Wednesday, August 31 (10:00am-12:00pm): "Global Health Delivery Strategies," Rachel Turkel, Program Manager, Unite For Sight
Princeton University
Wednesday, October 19 (7:00-8:30pm) at 219 Aaron Burr Hall: "Strategies for Rural Clinics: How to Reach More Than 65,000 Rural Patients Per Year," Seth Wanye, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Arizona State University
Wednesday, October 19 (7:00-8:30pm) at Life Sciences Center A, Tempe: "Unite For Sight Global Health Night," Michael Gyasi, Ophthalmologist, North Western Eye Centre, Ghana
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Monday, October 24 (5:45-6:45pm) at Room 101 - the Harvard Room: "Reaching the Poorest of the Poor," James Clarke, Ophthalmologist, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
University of Maryland
Monday, October 31 (7:00-8:00pm) at Nyumburu Cultural Center Multi Purpose Room 0130: "Reaching the Poorest of the Poor," James Clarke, Ophthalmologist, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
Bowdoin College
Monday, October 31 (7:00-8:00pm at McKeen Center Banister 106): "Unite For Sight," Rachel Turkel, Program Manager, Unite For Sight
Columbia University
Wednesday, November 2 (7:00-8:30pm) at Pupin Hall of Columbia's Morningside Campus (near 120th Street and Broadway): "Global Health and Development: Through the Eyes of a Ghanaian Ophthalmologist," James Clarke, Ophthalmologist, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
University of Virginia
Thursday, November 10 (8:30-9:30pm) in the Chemistry Building Lecture Hall Room 304: "Strategies for Rural Clinics: How to Reach More Than 65,000 Rural Patients Per Year," Seth Wanye, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Spring 2011
Yale School of Public Health
Monday, January 10: "Global Health and Social Entrepreneurship," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Thursday, March 10: "Successful Approaches for Starting a Global Health NGO," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight
Swarthmore College
Friday, March 18: "Quality Global Health Programs," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight
Brandeis University
Wednesday, April 13 (12:00-1:00pm): "Reaching the Poorest of the Poor," James Clarke, Ophthalmologist, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
Boston University School of Medicine
Wednesday, April 13 (3:00-4:00pm): "Reaching the Poorest of the Poor," James Clarke, Ophthalmologist, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
Wellesley College
Wednesday, April 13 (5:30-6:30pm): "Reaching the Poorest of the Poor," James Clarke, Ophthalmologist, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana and "Health Education Strategies in Rural Villages" by Ernest Awiti, Optometrist, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
Washington University at St. Louis
Wednesday, April 13 (4:30-5:30pm): "Strategies for Rural Clinics: How to Reach More Than 65,000 Rural Patients Per Year," Seth Wanye, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Saint Louis University
Wednesday, April 13 (7:00-8:00pm): "Strategies for Rural Clinics: How to Reach More Than 65,000 Rural Patients Per Year," Seth Wanye, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Brown University
Thursday, April 14 (4:00-5:00pm): "Reaching the Poorest of the Poor," James Clarke, Ophthalmologist, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana and "Health Education Strategies in Rural Villages" by Ernest Awiti, Optometrist, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
Williams College
Monday, April 18:"Strategies for Rural Clinics: How to Reach More Than 65,000 Rural Patients Per Year," Seth Wanye, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana and "Health Education Strategies in Rural Villages" by Ernest Awiti, Optometrist, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
Fulbright Science and Technology Seminar in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Wednesday, May 18: "Innovation & Outcomes: Understanding and Maximizing Real Impact," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight
Fall 2010
Brown University
Thursday, October 7, 2010 (4:00-5:00pm) at RI Hall, 208 Main Green: "Global Health and Social Entrepreneurship," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight
Tufts University School of Medicine
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 (12:00-1:00pm) at Sackler Building Room 316, 145 Harrison Ave, Boston: "Perspectives on Global Health From The Only Ophthalmologist For 2 Million People," Seth Wanye, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Boston University School of Medicine
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 (5:00-6:00pm) at Boston University School of Medicine, 72 E. Concord St, Boston MA: "Insight into Eyesight and Global Health," Seth Wanye, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Boston University
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 (7:00-8:00pm) at Photonics Room 206, 8 Saint Mary's Street, Boston: "Insight into Eyesight and Global Health," Seth Wanye, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Mount Holyoke College
Thursday, October 14, 2010 (4:15-5:30pm) at Kendade 305, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley: "Perspectives on Global Health From The Only Ophthalmologist For 2 Million People," Seth Wanye, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
University of Illinois at Chicago
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 (6:30-7:30pm) at Cardinal Room of Student Center East 750 South Haslted Street, Chicago): "Global Health and Unite For Sight in Ghana," James Clarke, Ophthalmologist, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
University of Louisville
Tuesday, October 19, 2010: "Perspectives on Global Health From The Only Ophthalmologist For 2 Million People," Seth Wanye, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Pennsylvania State University
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 (7:30-8:30pm) at Hosler Building Room 026, University Park: "Perspectives on Global Health From The Only Ophthalmologist For 2 Million People," Seth Wanye, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Winter and Spring 2010
Mount Holyoke College
Friday, February 5, 2010: "Global Health and Social Entrepreneurship," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight
Yale University Ivy Leadership Summit
Saturday, February 27, 2010: "Global Health and Social Entrepreneurship," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight
Yale University
Saturday, March 27, 2010: "Panel at Celebrating Yale Women Conference: Uncommon Women Working for the Common Good Panel," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight
Yale University Unite For Sight Global Health & Innovation Conference
Saturday, April 17, 2010: "Sight Restoration, an Essential Ingredient for Health Promotion," James Clarke, Ophthalmologist, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
"Eliminating Preventable Blindness in Norther Ghana" Seth Wanye, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
"Managing the African Glaucomas: Should We Incise or Instill?" Michael Gyasi, Ophthalmologist, North Western Eye Centre, Ghana
"Presentation Patterns of Glaucoma in Rural and Urban Ghana" Michael Gyasi, Ophthalmologist, North Western Eye Centre, Ghana
Sunday, April 18, 2010: "Investing in Local Social Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries" Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight
Haverford College
Monday, April 19, 2010: "Global Health and Unite For Sight in Ghana," James Clarke, Ophthalmologist, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
Princeton University
Friday, April 23, 2010: "Responsible Social Entrepreneurship," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight
Fall 2009
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, World Poverty Action Week
- Monday, September 21, 2009: "Global Health and Social Entrepreneurship," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
7:30pm, Wednesday, September 30, 2009 (Location: MIT, Rm 66-110): "Global Health and Social Entrepreneurship," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight
New York University School of Medicine
Thursday, October 8, 2009, 6:00 PM: "Global Health and Social Entrepreneurship," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight
The Jenzabar Foundation's "Best in Class Conference", Endicott College, Beverly, MA
Saturday, October 17, 2009: "Title To Be Announced," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight
University of Houston College of Optometry, Houston, TX
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 12pm: "Perspectives on Global Health From The Only Ophthalmologist For 2 Million People," Seth Wanye, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 8pm (Rudder Room 504): "Perspectives on Global Health From The Only Ophthalmologist For 2 Million People," Seth Wanye, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 6pm (Location: Dumbach Room 227): "Global Health and Social Entrepreneurship," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, Keynote Address at American Medical Student Association Conference
Friday, October 23, 2009 at 4pm (Location: The Lurie Building, 303 E. Superior St.): "Global Health and Social Entrepreneurship," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Wednesday, October 28, 2009: "Perspectives on Global Health From The Only Ophthalmologist For 2 Million People," Seth Wanye, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona
Monday, November 2, 2009: "Perspectives on Global Health From The Only Ophthalmologist For 2 Million People," Seth Wanye, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina
Thursday, November 5, 2009: "Perspectives on Global Health From The Only Ophthalmologist For 2 Million People," Seth Wanye, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Monday, November 16, 2009: Duke Conversations - "Global Health and Social Entrepreneurship," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight
Yale School of Management, New Haven, CT
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 6pm (Location: 52 Hillhouse Avenue): Panelist for “Innovative Models for Mission-Driven Organizations,” Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder and CEO, Unite For Sight