Student Clubs & Organizations Index
| Student Club / Organization | Contact |
Africana Student GroupUndertakes activities to promote and further understanding of issues relevant to Africa and African culture. |
Mukhtar Amin Kristin Mencer |
al NakhlahThe Fletcher School's Department of Southwest Asia and Islamic Civilization is sponsoring al Nakhlah to provide a forum to showcase thoughtful, informative articles and editorials by Fletcher students and alumni addressing the political, economic, and cultural aspects of the Southwest Asian region (including Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Gulf Region, the Caucasus and Central Asia). |
Farah Bushashia Nicholas Lesher Michael Mylrea |
AmbassachordsAmbassachords is Fletcher's premier a capella group, celebrating cultures across the globe and in many languages. We sing at events throughout the year and hope to expand our activities to include some community services. Some of our members have musical training and just as many do not. We usually rehearse once a week. Can you carry a tune? Come join us! |
Tara Leung Mabel Ntiru Jessie Smith |
Asia ClubFletcher Asia Club was established in 2004 as a means for students interested in all aspects of Asia to share experiences and knowledge with some fun thrown in. The group seeks to build a diverse network of Asia-oriented scholars and professionals through lectures, discussion tables as well as introducing Asian culture through movie nights, food fiestas, and language tables. We also promote the collaboration with other Asia-related student organizations from around the Boston area. Please come and join the Asia Club and share your unique experiences with Fletcher! |
Nicholas Davidson Linnea Duvall Viviana Rivas |
Diplomats BallThe Diplomats Ball Committee is responsible for the organization of the annual Fletcher Diplomats Ball. Participants help with selecting a venue, decorations, and other planning. |
Contact To Be Determined |
Environment and Sustainability Initiative (ESI)ESI works to better inform the Fletcher student body on cross-cutting, international issues that relate to the environment and energy, while also facilitating information sharing for those students interested in environmentally related careers. Our activities include:- Hosting speakers, - Organizing forums and debates, - Arranging networking sessions, - Planning educational trips, and - Helping to coordinate
environmental initiatives taking place at Fletcher. |
Nick Davidson Virginia Fuller Odette Mucha Claudia Ortiz Luke Schoen Adam Welti |
Euro-Atlantic ClubThe Euro-Atlantic Club provides a forum for the Fletcher community to explore, discuss, debate and celebrate contemporary transatlantic issues. This club seeks also to develop the understanding of the European community at Fletcher. The main activities of the Euro-Atlantic club will be to organize some conferences and to host social activities (book club, dinners, movies...). |
Kent Fogg
Constantin Sabet d'Acre Maria Yulikova |
Fletcher Christian FellowshipA non-denominational Christian group that holds weekly meetings and provides a forum for all those interested in growing in their relationship with God. |
Lucija Bajzer Tara Leung |
Fletcher Energy Consortium (FLEC)Energy in all its myriad forms impinges on virtually every aspect of international relations and informs debate concerning the environment, economic development, and security. The Fletcher Energy Consortium is a student organization dedicated to providing a venue for the presentation of energy-related research from those within the Fletcher community, both students and faculty, as well as invited guests. |
Christian Conesa Ravi Manghani |
Fletcher Forum of World AffairsThe Forum is the student-run journal of international affairs of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. It features articles on international law, politics, economics, technology, and diplomacy. |
Naureen Kabir (Editor-in-Chief) Blake Ratcliff (Managing Editor) |
Fletcher Futbol (Soccer)Fletcher Fútbol is a co-ed soccer team that plays in the Boston Graduate School league (outdoors during the fall) and the Tufts Intramural league (indoors during the winter). The focus is on having fun by taking a much-needed break from coursework. |
Gregory Bertleff Troy Mashburn |
Fletcher GLBTThe Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered Fletcher Student Group’s goal is to raise awareness of sexual minority issues both in the field of international relations and at The Fletcher School. The GLBT group is open to both sexual minorities and allies. |
Kent Fogg |
Fletcher International Law And... (FILA...)FILA… is the Fletcher School's first online international law community. FILA… is also the only online forum which is exclusively dedicated to inter-disciplinary scholarship in international law. FILA…recognizes that in these times, international law cannot be viewed in a vacuum and that it has limitless connections with other disciplines such as economics, sociology, history, political science and many others.FILA... provides scholars, students and other individuals interested in the inter-disciplinary study of international law, real time discussion and updates on international law. |
Ivan Rasmussen |
The Fletcher LedgerThe Fletcher Ledger is the school's informative online newspaper, produced entirely by Fletcher students. Issued bi-weekly, the paper is designed to create a record of the school's important academic and social activities and events. It also provides a lively interactive forum for views and opinions about local, national, and international affairs. |
Beka Feathers |
Fletcher Mediation PracticumThe Fletcher Mediation Practicum entails intensive mediation training offered through the Boston-based group, Mediation Works Inc. (MWI), followed by the opportunity to utilize mediation skills in Boston small claims district courts. We hold the training in the fall semester and continue mediating throughout the year with occasional meeting(s) to network, discuss, and build- upon our mediation skills. |
Tulani Elisa |
Fletcher Meditation ClubThe Fletcher Meditation Group seeks to provide a forum for students familiar with meditation to meditate together, and to give students new to meditation an opportunity to learn about it. The club also includes discussion on introductory topics in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and its relevance to everyday life. |
Tihomir Tsenkulovski |
Fletcher PerspectivesFletcher is by definition, in both its membership and goals, a diverse representation of the beliefs, history, and aspirations of the international community.Fletcher Perspectives celebrates this diversity through art, craft, and photography exhibits as well as through our annual written publication on culture, gender, and religion.Submissions include poetry, short stories, travelogues, etc. |
Luke Schoen |
Fletcher Political Risk ForumThe Fletcher Political Risk Forum (FPRF) provides members of the Fletcher community with an interest in the analysis of political risk as it pertains to the fields of finance, insurance, energy, and consulting a formal organization for discussion and a platform to host leading scholars and practitioners in the field of political risk.FPRF will present a unique perspective to the Fletcher community through analysis of and access to a broad and growing discipline that is influencing growth and investment in all sectors in emerging markets. With traction in financial institutions, insurance companies, global and niche consultancies, multinational corporations, government agencies, and multilateral organizations, the political risk industry is relevant to the full spectrum of Fletcher student academic and career interests. |
Andreas Albeck Hayden Kwast Munish Puri |
Fletcher RadioRadio Fletcher presents every week two hours of international music, news and discussion. We tap into the knowledge and expertise of the student body and faculty in the hopes of educating a wider audience to the pressing issues of the day. In addition, the radio provides a link to Fletcher Alumni living all over the world via our website. |
Tristan Guevin Jennifer Riley Tihomir Tsenkulovski |
Fletcher Running ClubThe scenic trails and roads crisscrossing Medford and surrounding towns make for fabulous running routes. And the university fitness center and indoor/outdoor track facilities provide still other options. Fletcher Running is for students who love to run--for its recreational appeal, fitness dividends, and just because it's a great a way to socialize. We encourage members to schedule group runs & track workouts, share nutrition/training tips, exchange route information, and just partake in the pleasure of running. Our non-competitive nature invites participation from all members of the Fletcher community, from veteran marathoners to casual joggers. |
Contact To Be Determined |
Fletcher Women in Security (FWIS)FWIS strives to address the cross-cutting and interdisciplinary issues that affect the international security field. Topics under consideration range from human security, development, human rights, conflict resolution, negotiation, national security, environmental security, corporate risk, intelligence, terrorism, and nuclear proliferation (just to name a few). The objective of this group is to better enable the Fletcher student security community to tap into the world-wide security field. Our events range from attracting visiting speakers to networking and job opportunities (academia, think tanks, the diplomatic corps, the intelligence community, the military, government, NGOs, international organizations, the media, and the private sector). |
Jessica Smith |
Fletcher World Literature ForumThe Fletcher World Literature Forum celebrates words, language, and literature from all corners of the globe, providing an opportunity for Fletcher students to enrich their academic experience with infusions of international literature, both spoken and written. Its mission is to promote engagement with the literary arts, in all forms, languages, and geographical origins, by the Fletcher community. |
Brian Heilman Lisa Inks |
Fletcher Youth InitiativeThe Fletcher Youth Initiative seeks to better understand the impact of education in creating a more sustainable world and focuses in particular on its progress in the developing world. Through its efforts, the group offers the opportunity for Fletcher students and alumni to maintain ties with education-related communities nearby and around the globe. |
Rachel Brown Rebecca Furst-Nichols Lisa Inks Nicole Kravec |
Global Health Interest GroupThis group aims to ignite discussion of the holistic importance of health considerations in the development of sound public policy. Further, it seeks to provide a forum for the acquisition and sharing of information to members of the Fletcher community who wish to analyze issues of international importance through the lens of public health policy and/or complement their interpretation of international issues with supporting information related to global public health. |
Sarah Haddock Alice Taylor |
Global WomenThe Global Women (GW) group seeks to mainstream gender issues and raise awareness regarding the critical role that women play in international affairs. By sponsoring speakers, student discussions, and working with campus leaders, GW gives a forum within the Fletcher community for dialog about gender. Among Global Women's other initiatives are workshops that address leadership, communication, and networking skills, and a mentoring program with Tufts undergraduate students. |
Ameesha Chandnani Aparna Polavarapu |
Human Rights ProjectThe Human Rights Project is a student organization devoted to strengthening human rights into international relations studies. The group has created an arena of discussion, social activities, research and analysis for human rights and related issues. |
Sofija Korac |
International Body Building Club (IBBC)There are two functions the IBBC performs. First, the club is for anybody who wants to live a rich life, which in our case means working out regularly and eating healthy. Everyone is welcome to join and learn how to look and feel better. There are no prerequisites. Second, the club explores many ways of bringing body building in particular and sports in general into international conflict resolution. |
Sofija Korac |
International Business ClubThe goal of the International Business Club is to provide Fletcher students with an opportunity to get to know business people and finance practitioners from fields and locations around the world. |
Francesco D’Agnese
(President) Elli Tsiligianni (Vice President) Sarah Hahn (Secretary) |
International Communications ClubThe International Communications Club focuses on various types of communication; from inter-personal interaction to hi-tech virtual communication, and from the realm of the telecommunications sector to the global 'Information Society'. The club consists of a group of students interested in the links between information and communication and international business and development. The ICC is associated with the Murrow Center for Public Diplomacy, and will work to collaborate further with the Center in future, in order to support their various research projects and initiatives. |
Matt Herbert Mabel Ntiru |
International Development ClubWe examine international development issues form various viewpoints and perspectives. We sponsor speakers and conferences on development issues. |
Cristina Liberati |
International Law Society/JessupOur group's activity revolves around the interests of students concerned with international law. We organize academic events and publicize relevant information on various events related to our specific field of interest. |
Marta Mendes (Jessup) Dmitri Lieders |
International Migration GroupThe International Migration Group (IMG) is a student organization that strives to generate greater awareness of migration issues through lectures, films, discussions, informal brown bag luncheons, practical skills training, and other events. The purpose of these activities is to introduce students to a wider range of issues in the field of migration, to provide opportunities to access the knowledge and experience of our Fletcher peers and professionals/academics working in the field, and to increase networking opportunities for individuals interested in migration-related careers. The scope of IMG's work includes but is not limited to: forced migration, including refugees and asylum seekers; labor and economic migration, including irregular migration; internal displacement and urbanization; statelessness; human trafficking; and migration relating to environmental degradation and climate change. |
Katherine Scaife |
International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution ClubOur group strives to promote a constructive dialogue between theoreticians and practitioners, improve implementation and evaluation of practices, and contribute to the development of an interdisciplinary approach in the field of negotiation and conflict resolution. |
Lucija Bajzer Julia Doehrn Saurav Thapa Matteo Tomasini Jessica Varat |
Latin America GroupThis student network is interested in the study and development of Latin America. We organize diverse academic and social activities such as conferences, visiting speakers from the region, networking opportunities, and social events. |
Luis Marquez |
Mediterranean Group (Med Club)The Med Club is a cross-national forum for the celebration of all things Mediterranean. Through debates, discussions, and the medium of film, we seek to explore and foster the cultural, social, and political heritage of the myriad peoples populating the Mediterranean basin and its neighboring areas.Med Club's Events Page |
Brooke Adams Fahd Belahmidi Eugenia Vandoros |
Microfinance and Development Venture Capital NetworkThe Fletcher Chapter of MADVC (Microfinance and Development Venture Capital) Network provides Fletcher students opportunities to learn about domestic and international development finance and to build relationships with practitioners. The MADVC Network fulfills this mission through awareness events, job and internship opportunities, and volunteer opportunities. |
Saori Imaizumi Vikas Mehta Min-Si Wang |
Net Impact Socially Responsible Business ClubAn organization for those of us at Fletcher interested in the intersection of the private sector and sustainable development. We hold chapter membership in Net Impact (formerly Students for Responsible Business), an international network of "emerging business leaders committed to using the power of business to create a better world." |
Ravi Manghani Poomsanti Wairith |
Newly Independent States of Eurasia Club (N.I.S.E.)The N.I.S.E. Club provides a forum for discussion and reflection on political and economic issues pertaining to countries of the former Soviet Union. The club aims to promote a better understanding at Fletcher of the region, its people, and its diverse cultures. |
Roza Safarova Tamar Sartania |
PhD Student GroupThe PhD student group acts as the conduit to develop a sense of community among PhD students with outreach to the rest of Fletcher, through workshops and events. Visit the PHD website. |
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PRAXISPRAXIS is an annual journal of development studies published entirely by Fletcher students. Every year the group decides on a topic, puts out a call for papers, edits articles received, and publishes the journal. PRAXIS is currently developing its partnership with the Center for Human Security at Fletcher and the Feinstein Famine Center. |
Kristin Williams |
Ralph Bunche SocietySeeks to raise the awareness of the contributions that minorities and people of color have made in the field of international relations. Encourages students of color to consider educational and career opportunities in international affairs. |
Contact To Be Determined |
South Asian SocietyA club devoted to promoting lectures series on South Asian topics, sponsoring South Asian cultural events and coordinating South Asian networking receptions. |
Brian Heilman |
Southwest Asia & Caucasus ForumThis group discusses the Middle East and related countries and issues. We work to bring speakers on current affairs and plan roundtable discussions on the crisis of the day. |
Avanti Bhati Katy Nicholson Alexander Suderow |
Student CouncilThe Student Council serves as a forum for students and the administration to engage in dialogue about issues on campus. The Student Council also allocates funds to each of the student groups. |
fletcher-council@elist.tufts.edu |
WildFor the love of everything outdoors. We organize hikes, camping trips and more. |
Mladen Nesic |