Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service

The Michael Jurist Distinguished Alumni Round Table Series (MJDARTS), named in memory of Michael Jurist (SFS ’07), is designed to expose School of Foreign Service undergraduates to the rich and varied accomplishments of SFS alumni who return to campus in an informal, round table setting to speak about where their degree has taken them and their personal experiences as well as the successes and challenges they have faced since graduation.

Michael was about to embark on a new career at Deutsche Bank's New York branch following his graduation from SFS in May 2007. His successes were many, including membership on the Dean's list and an Advanced Certificate in European Studies.  He was a member of Pi Delta Phi (National French Honor Society) and Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honor Society) and served as the Chair of Georgetown University Lecture Fund during the final year he was involved. To focus only on Michael's academic accomplishments would not reveal the depth and breadth of his shining spirit. He loved tennis and travel and possessed a generosity of spirit which he gave effortlessly and gracefully to all he encountered during his brief life.  His intellectual curiosity led him to always ask why, while his sense of adventure always asked why not. It is this particular combination of inquisitiveness and generosity that his family hopes to perpetuate with MJDARTS.

MJDARTS is made possible through the generosity of the family and friends of Michael Evan Jurist. Michael's sudden death in 2007 had a tremendous impact on the many lives he touched at Georgetown, in his native Canada, and throughout the world. Each Round Table event is free and open to SFS undergraduate students on a limited basis. Sessions will generally be 60-90 minutes in length.

UPCOMING ROUND TABLE EVENTS

• November 13, 2009: Maria Eitel (MSFS), founding President of the Nike Foundation
  

  Maria Eitel is the founding President of the Nike Foundation, whose work is supported by Nike, Inc. and the NoVo Foundation.

  Prior to the Foundation, Ms. Eitel served as NIKE, Inc.’s first Vice President of Corporate Responsibility working on the development and implementation of its first corporate responsibility agenda. Before Nike, she served at the White House, the Microsoft Corporation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and MCI Communications Corporation. Early in her career, she was a reporter and producer in commercial and public broadcasting. She holds degrees from McGill University (BS) and Georgetown University (MSFS), and Stanford University (SEP).

  Ms. Eitel serves on a variety of boards, committees and advisory councils including the, World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on HIV/AIDS, Millennium Promise, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Lakeside School in Seattle, Wash, Young Presidents Organization International and the Acumen Fund. She is a regular speaker at local, national and global forums on corporate responsibility, governance, human and labor rights, sustainable development, philanthropy and social entrepreneurism.

PAST ROUND TABLE EVENTS

• Oct 21, 2009: Jeremy Goldberg (SFS '99)
• Sep. 16, 2009: Anthony "Tony" Coscia (SFS '81)
  Partner, Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP and
  Chairman, Board of Commissioners, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
• Apr. 22, 2009: Carmen Twillie Ambar (SFS '90), President, Cedar Crest College
• Mar 24, 2009: David A. Catania (F'90, L'94 ) Councilman, District of Columbia, At-Large
• Feb. 11, 2009: Stephen D. Cashin (SFS '79), Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Capital Group
• Oct. 24, 2008: Paul Clement (SFS ‘88), Former Solicitor General of the United States
• Oct. 17, 2008: Mark Abbott (SFS ‘86), President, Major League Soccer (MLS)
• Apr. 2, 2008: Paula Dobriansky (SFS '77), U.S. Undersecretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs