International Perspectives Conference (IPC)
LIMITLESS
The goal of this year's International Perspective Conference, "LIMITLESS," is to make positive social change in the world for present and future generations by inspiring and empowering individuals to rise above personal and worldly limits and to act with courage towards social impact.
The 2018 conference takes place October 4–7. Here are highlights:
Thursday, October 4
7:30–9 p.m. "Transformation from Enemy to Friend—A Personal Journey" with Sulaiman Khatib
Friday, October 5
11–11:50 a.m. "Making Meaningful Change: How God’s Love Can Change Your Life and the World" with Mark McCurties
1–2 p.m. "Limitless" with Killian Stokes
7:30–9 p.m. "Lolelaplap (Our Ocean)" with Selina Leem
Saturday, October 6
11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. "Feminism in the African Contemporary Moment: Social and Political Imperatives" with Patricia McFadden
Background on the International Perspectives Conference
For fifteen years, Principia held a student-run Pan-African Conference focusing on issues of concern to the people of the African Diaspora and celebrating the African continent's rich cultural diversity.
With the rapid growth of globalization and the increased interconnectedness between nations from all parts of the globe, the student body recognized a need to broaden the scope of the conference. With this in mind, it was renamed the International Perspectives Conference (IPC) in 2014. The inaugural IPC was titled "At a Crossroads: Globalization and Culture."
In the fall of 2015, the second annual IPC, titled "Empowerment as Equals," addressed equality as it stretches across gender, religion, and ethnicity. Speakers drew on their experiences in Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, India, and France to provide insight, educate, and inspire conference attendees. The 2016 IPC conference, titled "From Conflict to Peace," featured speakers from the United States State Department and NGOs as well as international law experts. The 2017 IPC was titled “Undoing Stereotypes about African Peoples and Cultures: Indigenizing Education.” Dr. Daniel Sekepe Matjila, Director of the Centre for Pan African Languages and Cultural Development at the University of South Africa, was one of the featured speakers.