Upcoming Events
Headline and Cultural Forums
Fri, 06/21/2013 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
Elevating Impact Summit
The Elevating Impact Summit celebrates new approaches to generating global impact and social change across business, social, public, and academic sectors - kicking off with keynote speaker Ashoka Fellow Eric Dawson, co-founder of Peace First. Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Tue, 07/02/2013 - 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Sahar Delijani: Children of the Jacaranda Tree
Sahar Delijani
Iranian-born writer Sahar Delijani reads from and discusses "Children of the Jacaranda Tree," her debut novel set in post-revolutionary Iran from 1983 to 2011. Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Tue, 07/09/2013 - 5:30pm - 10:00pm
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup Soccer Doubleheader
Join the World Affairs Council for an evening of international soccer and summer fun at Jeld-Wen Field! Starting at 5:30 Costa Rica faces off with Cuba then beginning at 8 pm the U.S. takes on Belize. Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Thu, 07/11/2013 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Tour: Visit the Portland Japanese Garden featuring Isamu Noguchi exhibit
Join the Council for a special tour of the Portland Japanese Garden and the stunning exhibition "Isamu Noguchi: We Are the Landscape of All We Know" Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Wed, 07/17/2013 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Champion Democracry
Bruce Gilley
Olga Oliker
The Council joins forces with Oregon Humanities for their perennially popular Think & Drink series, to explore how America engages the world - featuring Olga Oliker and Bruce Gilley. Read More ››
Recent News
Volunteer and Careers
Tue, 06/11/2013 - 2:00pm
Now Accepting Intern and Volunteer Applications for Summer 2013!
Are you passionate about world affairs? Do you have special skills you want to put to good use? Are you looking for great work experience? Then join the World Affairs Council of Oregon's volunteer and intern team! Read More ››
International Speaker Series
Thu, 04/04/2013
Revolution & the New Middle East: video of Mona Eltahawy's electrifying talk now online!
If you missed Mona Eltahawy when she rocked the Schnitz last week you can get a taste of what everyone is talking about - see the video! Read More ››
WorldQuest
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 10:30am
The results are in: The 2013 WorldQuest Global Knowledge Competition
This FREE competition took place on Saturday, February 16th, 2013 at Portland State University. Teams enjoyed an ethnic meal with PSU International Students & a variety of cultural experiences. Read More ››
Great Decisions
Wed, 02/13/2013 - 10:30am
2013 Great Decisions series videos now online
Videos of the 2013 Great Decisions lecture series at PSU- now in progress- are available online. Read More ››
Headline and Cultural Forums
Wed, 02/13/2013 - 9:15am
Trita Parsi: Obama & Iran-Between War, Sanctions and Diplomacy
If you missed Trita Parsi's excellent talk on September 11in Portland - check out the video Read More ››
