Category: News
DAI is seeking a Prize Competitions Specialist to work on the USAID Grand Challenges for Development Implementation Services project, a Washington, D.C.-based project that DAI was awarded and began to implement in October 2011 for one year with 2 additional ...
I am pleased to announce that the recipient of this year’s Leslie Eliason Excellence in Teaching Award is Professor Peter Shaw. Professor Shaw has a record of excellence in teaching and an ongoing, inspiring commitment to providing our students the ...
Entrepreneur Magazine Now Accepting Applications for This Year’s College Entrepreneur of 2012
ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE’S COLLEGE ENTREPRENEUR OF 2012 - GET IN IT TO WIN IT! Whether your business idea is a revolutionary game-changer or a stunningly simple but creative solution to an everyday problem, Entrepreneur Magazine wants to hear about it. Tell us ...
IBP Kickoff and Syllabus Review Sessions
The International Business Plan prepares students to confront real world business challenges, emphasizing effective communication, presentation skills, teamwork, and problem-solving orientation. There are two review sessions scheduled: May 18, in MG100, from 12-2pm and May 22, in MG 100, from 1-2:30pm. We are looking ...
Center for the Blue Economy Celebrates Its First Year
The Center for the Blue Economy (CBE) continues to make waves. Established in March 2011 with a $1 million founding gift from Middlebury College parents Deborah and Robin Hicks in their capacities as trustees of the Loker Foundation, the Center’s first ...
MPA Capstone Presentations, Friday May 4
You are cordially invited to attend MPA capstone presentations on Friday, May 4! For more info please see the schedule: McGowan 100: 8 - 11.40am 8.00 - 8.40: Christine Robinson, Shannon Wilson, and Dana El-Issa, Saudi Labour Force Center 8.40 - 9.20: Aaron ...
Learn more about Omprakash
When: Friday, April 27th, 2012 - from 1:00pm to 2:00pm Where: Morse B104 Omprakash offers a new model of web-based social change driven by the power of human relationships. They connect grassroots social projects with volunteers, donors, and classrooms around the world ...
The N.O.W @ MIIS Networking Club and B.U.I.L.D cordially invite you to their second Foreign Language Networking Mixer of the year!
The N.O.W. @ MIIS Networking Club & B.U.I.L.D. invite the entire MIIS community, alumni and professionals within the greater Monterey area to join us for a foreign language networking mixer in downtown Monterey at Habanero's Grill and Cantina. Join us on ...
MIIS Alumnus Jonah Leff Quoted in Sudan Tribune
Jonah Leff, MIIS Alumnus and Small Arms Surveys Sudan Human Security Baseline Assessment Project Coordinator, was quoted in Sudan Tribune on April 17. Read the article here!
These two ventures represent just a small slice of what makes up Village Capital’s portfolio of game-changing social enterprises. Other superstars from past accelerator programs include Quadrado Magico, an affordable e-learning company in Brazil; Rainsaucers, a rainwater-harvesting company that provides ...
Citizens for a Sustainable Monterey County Internship
Project Description: This is a grassroots effort to establish a time bank on the Monterey coast where professionals exchange services and earn time dollars that can be used on a wide variety of services from the Time Banks membership directory. So ...
MIIS Radio Podcasts
The DLC at MIIS is broadcasting interview podcasts. More information about MIIS radio can be found at the DLC Blog http://blogs.miis.edu/dmc/ . Indepth interviews called the Policy Pace Series, hosted by Paula LeRoy ’11, can be directly accessed at http://blogs.miis.edu/radio. These ...
CNS Expert Miles Pomper Quoted by Reuters, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and LA Times
Miles Pomper, senior research associate at the Monterey Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS), was quoted by several major national and international news outlets while offering his analysis of events at the Nuclear Security Summit in South Korea: On ...
Apply now for the Team Peru Summer 2012 Practicum
The application for the Team Peru Summer 2012 Practicum is now out. Application Deadline is Friday, April 13th! *Applications are open to all degree programs, so we encourage anyone who is interested to apply. Application Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHBHeHRTQTNKd3RVOXlVYTFXbExlZnc6MQ Synopsis: Team Peru is a ...
American University in Cairo Student Exchange
The Monterey Institute maintains a reciprocal agreement with the American University in Cairo allowing for student exchanges. After a semester-long hiatus due to political instability in Egypt, we are resuming this program for the Fall 2012 semester. A limited number of ...
Model UN Volunteers Needed!
Calling all Model UN enthusiasts! The Lyceum of Monterey County is looking for volunteers to help out with the annual Middle School Model UN Conference in Monterey County. In Model UN, students are assigned countries to represent and come to ...
Planning to take the June Frontier Market Scouts Courses?
Then this is a must read! We would like to remind all MIIS students that even if you do not intend to participate in the Frontier Market Scouts semester-long field program, you still must complete the online application and be ...
In support of President Obama’s 100,000 Strong Initiative, the Chinese Ministry of Education is offering 10,000 scholarships through the China Scholarship Council for American students to study at many of their top universities. These scholarships are offered under the U.S.-China ...
IPS Potluck on Thursday, March 29!
Join your fellow IPS classmates and professors for an evening of wining and dining! You are invited to IPS Potluck on Thursday, March 29th from 7:00-8:30pm in Casa Fuente 434. Please bring a dish to share with everyone. Let us know what ...
Beryl Levinger, Ph.D. presents a talk about the New School (Escuela Nueva) movement in Colombia
Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Public Administration Program, Beryl Levinger, Ph.D., will kick start the Brown Bag Lunch Series of 2012. This talk will describe the New School (Escuela Nueva) movement in Colombia, a sweeping educational reform that significantly expanded ...
