IUPUI International Festival - Making the World a Better Place with the SDGs

In 2021, IUPUI was ranked 2nd in the Nation and 28th in the world for delivering on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. For the first time all in one place, we’re celebrating that accomplishment while showcasing the work of the faculty, students, schools, and departments that put IUPUI on the SDG map.

In just 5 minutes, each presenter will share how they are making an impact and creating change across campus – and the world.

Program Schedule

12-12:30pm: Opening session celebrating the SDGs with welcome by Ian McIntosh (IUPUI Office of International Affairs) and Gautam Vemuri (IUPUI School of Science)

• The SDGs at IUPUI: 17 for 17, Hilary Kahn, IUPUI Office of International Affairs
• Celebrating Sustainability at IUPUI, IUPUI Chancellor Nassar Paydar
• SDG Day Proclamation, City of Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett
• SDG Pacesetter Recognition, Kathy Marrs, IUPUI Honors College
• IUPUI: A Living Laboratory for Sustainability, Jessica Davis, IUPUI Office of Sustainability
• Preparing Communities to Address Climate Change Challenges (SDGs 3, 6, 7, 11, 13, 15), Gabe Filippelli, Purdue School of Science at IUPUI
• Confessions of a Carbon-Loving Environmentalist (SDGs 12, 13, 17), Stephanie Leslie, IUPUI Office of Study Abroad

  Global Initiatives introduced by Antwan Khoury (IUPUI Energy Club)

• It’s Time to Rethink What is on Your Plate (SDGs 9, 12, 13, 15), Christine Picard, Purdue School of Science at IUPUI
• A Message from Under the Mushroom Cloud (SDGs 4, 15, 16, 17), Izumi Harris, IUPUI School of Liberal Arts
• Muslim Philanthropy: Moving Beyond Western-Centric Definitions (SDGs 10, 12, 13, 16, 17), Shariq Siddiqui, IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
• Saving Our Oceans (SDGs 14, 17), Albert William, IUPUI School of Informatics and Computing 
• AnthroObscene: What We Choose Not to See (SDGs 11, 13), Stefan Petranek, IUPUI Herron School of Art + Design

Break for networking

Health and Wellbeing introduced by Valerie Pokorny (ACE Honors Club)

• We are Not a Third World Country: The Value of Reciprocal Innovation (SDGs 3, 17), Sonak Pastakia, IU-Kenya Partnership
• Project ECHO: Building Community and Leadership in Health (SDGs 3, 10, 17), Andrea Janota, IU Fairbanks School of Public Health
• Greening Surgery: A Global Partnership (SDGs 3, 7, 11, 13, 17), Kevin Gianaris, IU School of Medicine
• D3: Global Science Education to Discover Drugs for Neglected Diseases (SDGs 3, 4, 17), Bill Scott, IUPUI School of Science
• Working Together for a Healthier World for All (SDGs 3, 17), E. Angeles Martinez Mier, IU School of Dentistry
• The Opium of the People: From Calcutta to Indy (SDG 3), Jim Cleary, IU School of Medicine

Break for networking

Local Solutions to Global Problems introduced by Anna Hutcheson (IUPUI Set Free Club) 

• The Ultimate Solution to (Nearly) the Entire Problem (SDG 7), Peter Schubert, IUPUI Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy
• The Path to Honoring the Human Right to Housing (SDGs 1, 3, 10, 11, 16), Fran Quigley, IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law
• Confronting Barriers to the Human Right to Housing (SDGs 1, 3, 10, 11, 16), Allyson Crane, IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law
• ENGAGE! = Community-Based Participatory Research (SDGs 10, 11, 16, 17), Khaula Murtadha, IUPUI Family, School, and Neighborhood Engagement
• Saving Lives and Limbs on the Road (SDGs 3, 11), Razi Nalim, IUPUI Purdue School of Engineering and Technology
• Glocalization and Hispanic Immigrants: Interpreting Health and Disease, and Navigating Health Care (SDGs 3, 10, 17), Gerardo Maupome, IU Fairbanks School of Public Health