Category: Events
Congratulations May Graduates!
This is that bittersweet time of year when we congratulate our graduates and say "farewell" to seeing them on campus as "students". It's reassuring to know that the MIIS family extends beyond our campus boundaries through continued friendships, city alumni group ...
GSIPM's Frontier Market Scouts program hosted 35 Chinese social entrepreneurs on ECSEL fellowships for a Point Lobos hike and beach bonfire at Stillwater Cove in Pebble Beach this past April. ECSEL brings together China's top social entrepreneurs for self-learning, collaboration, and ...
MIIS Student Wins Student Innovator Award at Monterey Bay Regional Business Plan Competition
Monterey Institute student Jessica “Jessy” Bradish (MAIEP/MBA ’13) received the 2013 Student Innovator Award at the Monterey Bay Regional Business Plan Competition last Friday. ”Winning the Student Innovator Award was a wonderful culmination of my joint Masters in International Environmental ...
The following Monterey Institute of International Studies students have been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study critical needs languages during the summer of 2013: Gabriella Abrego (Chinese) Heather Frank (Chinese) Shane Mason (Urdu) Jennifer Tribble (Arabic) These students are ...
DPMI Plus Colloquium Webinar
What: DPMI Plus students will present on their projects and internship experiences. Presentations followed by Q&A How: Join via webinar (http://go.miis.edu/dpmi+colloquium) or in-person in the McCone Boardroom. When: 12-1:30 PST on Thursday, May 9 Who: 12-12:20pm: Lupwa Lwabumi Trust Lusaka, Zambia David Waldron, MPA 12:20-12:40pm: Project Concern International San Diego, California Stephanie Kreuter, MPA 12:40-1:00pm: Accion East and ...
Once again proving that the NPTS program is on the cutting edge of global security topics, Amy Smithson from the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies commented on chemical weapons possibly used by Syria's Bashar al-Assad. Amy's commentary can be ...
U.S. Institute for Peace Awards $119,000 Grant to Support Project Co-Directed by MIIS Professor Avner Cohen
The Monterey Institute of International Studies and its James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) were pleased to learn recently that the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has awarded a grant of $118,900 to support a research project on ...
MPA Capstone Presentations
When: Friday, May 10 , 8:00 AM Where: McCone Board Room When: Friday, May 10 , 12:00 PM Where: McGowan 102 Ten graduates from the Masters of Public Administration program will present their amazing work on Friday, May 10th at 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM in ...
When: Tuesday, May 7, 6 – 7:30 PM Where: McGowan MG102 GSIPM invites you to a spirited talk with David Roberts, one of the nations leading environmental authors and staff writer for Grist. The presentation will cover the politics that underly, inhibit ...
Fisher MBA announces The Les Zambo Scholarship Fund
The Fisher International MBA Program invites applicants for the 2013-2014 Les Zambo Scholarship Program. Zambo Scholars will receive a grant of up to $12,000.00 towards tuition for MBA studies. Award may be applied to Summer 2013, Fall 2013 or Spring ...
Cross-Strait Event: The 13th Mini-Monterey Model
What: A collaboration between the Chinese Studies Program, GSIPM, and the Translation and Interpretation Program When: Wednesday, May 1st, 2013, 12:00-3:50 PM Where: Irvine Auditorium Opening: Moderators Feiya Luo, Timothy Ditter and Yinghua Cai 12:30-1:30 PM: Cross-Straight Seminar Class Debate in English--Has China's Taiwan ...
Changing Course on Climate: A Practitioner’s View
When: Wednesday, May 1, 6:00 - 7:00PM Where: Irvine Auditorium The next lecture in the Monterey Institute’s ongoing Sustainability Speaker Series will feature Professor Jim Williams of the International Environmental Policy program. Professor Williams will discuss his recent work shaping climate change, ...
Movie Screening: Free China
When: Thursday, May 2, 6:00 - 7:15PM Where: Holland Center Invite requests may be sent to mtucker@miis.edu. Interested in human rights in China? Save the date for a private screening of the award winning documentary, Free China: The Courage hosted by Amnesty International ...
This day-long symposium focuses on incorporating human rights education into the community college classroom, with emphasis on lesson plans, pedagogic resources and materials, and strategies for reaching diverse student populations. JUNE 8, 2013 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Stanford University Attendance at the ...
GSIPM Colloquium Presents: Dr. Peter H. Gleick
When: Wednesday, April 24, 6:00 - 8:30PM Where: McGowan 100 Lecture Topic: Environment and Security This session with Peter Gleick, President and Co-Founder of the Pacific Institue, examines the relationship between environmental change and security, focusing in particular on the effects of climate change on fragile states ...
Grassroots Leadership Symposium
When: Friday, April 26, 1:30 - 5:00PM Where: McGown 102 MPA Professor Nukhet Kardam's Grassroots Leadership Seminar will present research that identifies common leadership styles in grassroots organizations and contributes to a greater understanding of successful leadership in the NGO sector. We'vee ...
INMM Presents: "Iran's Nuclear Situation: How Did We Get Here?" with Roger Miller, International Security Analyst, Lawrence Livermore National Lab When: Thursday, April 18, 12:15-1:45 PM Where: McGowan Building, Room 100 The MIIS Student Chapter of Institute of Nuclear Materials Management is hosting a ...
Scott Snyder Presents “Human Security in North Korea”
Lecture Topic: Human Security in North Korea Date: April 17, 2013, 6:00-8:30 p.m. Location: McGowan Building, Room 100, Public Welcome In this session we will look at the human security challenges facing the people of North Korea. A country of about 24.5 million ...
CCS Presents: A Journey Through Gandhi’s Land
When: Thursday, April 11, 6:15 PM Where: Irvine Auditorium The Center for Conflict Studies presents “A Journey Through Gandhi’s Land.” Please join us as we share our stories from our trip to Gujarat, India as well as launch our book, “Gandhi’s Gujarat: ...
When: Thursday, April 25, 12:15 - 1:45 PM Where: McGowan 100 Speakers: John Wolfsthal, Stephanie Lieggi and Margarita Zolotova MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) and radical reform of higher education cannot seem to be discussed separately nowadays. MIIS is investigating and experimenting ...
