The Consortium for International Management, Policy and Development recently invited Clarkson University Assistant Professor of Political Science S.N. Nyeck to teach a master class at the tenth international conference in Zambia June 22 to 25.

The organizing committee selected Nyeck’s proposal “Ideals of Public Procurement Reform and Governance in Africa: A Comparative Survey of Legislations and Practices” to be delivered to an audience of faculty, students, government officials and community leaders from the U.S. and African countries.

The conference’s mission is to exchange research and knowledge, share ideas, experiences, and best practices among academicians, public servants, non-governmental workers and students. The conference focus is effective governance in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Nyeck's research focuses on government outsourcing, gender and sexuality in Africa.

Nyeck also took part in activities of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women in New York City March 13 and 17.

At the invitation of the St. Paul Foundation and the Riverside Church in Manhattan, Nyeck participated in a panel titled “Women of Faith. Women of Doubt” March 13.

As a panelist, Nyeck was asked to reflect on a number of issues, such as "How local faith communities in the U.S. or Europe can connect with the Global South to serve sustainable development goals" and "Which connections, if any, can be made between LGBT and women’s poverty and how international development agencies can help." The event took place at the Riverside Church in Manhattan.

March 17 at the United Nations, Nyeck participated in the release of the Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development (ACORD) landmark report “Looking Back, Moving Forward! Multi-actor Voices on the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and its Impact on Women’s Empowerment in Africa."

She attended the event at the invitation of ACORD, which co-sponsored the event with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.