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Minhtruc Nguyen, a senior at Caldwell University, was a volunteer at the United Nations for the forum on “Moral and Innovative Leadership: Vision, Service and Entrepreneurship” run by the International Young Leaders Assembly.

Caldwell, N.J., Sept. 25, 2017 – Caldwell University students recently attended enrichment and leadership programs at the United Nations in New York City.

In August 19 students participated in “Moral and Innovative Leadership: Vision, Service and Entrepreneurship” run by the International Young Leaders Assembly. The assembly is a partnership-driven leadership development program aimed at empowering young leaders to positively affect their communities, nations and the world.

Minhtruc Nguyen, a senior at Caldwell who was attending for her third time, was enthused that the speakers encouraged the students to work to change the world. “Sometimes we get tired on the way to success,” she said, but the program encourages students to “do more.” A financial economics and accounting major who transferred to Caldwell two years ago, Nguyen was happy to be asked to be a volunteer for the forum. As a result, she was invited to take the IBM leadership training program at the summit for which she received a certificate.

She looks forward to attending the International Young Leaders Assembly next year and hopes she can encourage more students as well as staff and faculty from Caldwell to attend.

Romina Ghale attended two forums at the United Nations–“Moral and Innovative Leadership: Vision, Service and Entrepreneurship” run by the International Young Leaders Assembly and the “Ear and Hearing Health as a Vehicle for Peace and Sustainable Development.”

Maulin Joshi, director of international student services, was pleased that the students attended the summit since it “empowers our young leaders to positively impact their communities and gives them an opportunity to join an excellent global network.”

Romina Ghale joined Nyugen at the conference. Gale also attended a forum titled “Ear and Hearing Health as a Vehicle for Peace and Sustainable Development” at the U.N. on Sept. 14. Hosted by the International Federation for Peace and Sustainable Development and the permanent mission of Guatemala to the United Nations, the day included educational sessions to understand the global impact of hearing impairment and efforts to increase funding nationally and internationally. Ghale said she was honored to hear the speakers including former President Bill Clinton and William B. Austin, founder of the Starkey Hearing Foundation.