Category: MPA

Information for the MPA degree program

Come to the 2014 International Professional Service Semester Info Session

Where in the world will you go on your International Professional Service Semester? The Graduate School of International Policy and Management (GSIPM) at the Monterey Institute of International Studies offers an International Professional Service Semester (IPSS) each spring semester. The centerpiece ...

Check out the video ‘Doing Good: Promoting Peace – Rotary Peace Fellows Program, Thailand’

The Rotary Peace Center at Chulalongkorn University was established in 2004 to provide a three month, professional development certificate program twice annually to individuals currently working in related fields. Sessions run from January-April and June-August each year with a maximum ...

Catalyst Group Consulting Team’s Capstone Presentation! May 11!

You are invited to the Catalyst Group Consulting Team's capstone presentation! WHEN:MAY 11TH 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (REFRESHMENTS AT 8:30 AM) WHERE: MG 100 WHO: BERYL LEVINGER’S ADVANCED SOCIAL CHANGE LEADERSHIP CLASS Your classmates in Catalyst Group have been conducting an organizational assessment ...

Application Deadlines Approaching for GSIPM Special Programs

Application deadlines are just around the corner for GSIPM Immersive Learning programs. Use the links below to reserve your spot for a 2012 or 2013 program! Apply by: March 31: International Professional Service Semester (IPSS) April 1: Frontier Market Scouts (FMS) April 1: ...

Celebrating Foreign Language Education: A Monterey Bay Symposium Registration Information

Check out the link for Celebrating Foreign Language Education: A Monterey Bay Symposium to take place on the MIIS campus on March 10th, 2012. Students should apply for a waived registration fee this week! Registration includes lunch, coffee/tea and treats! If you ...

GSIPM Honors Summer and Fall Frontier Market Scouts and DPMI Plus Fellows!

With 2012 upon us, the Graduate School of International Policy and Management would like to honor the  service of Frontier Market Scouts and Development Project Management Institute professional immersive learning participants. DPMI Plus Participants (summer-fall 2011) Miho Yoshimura - Foundation for Older ...

MPA Capstone Presentations

You are invited to attend the final presentations of MPA capstone students on Friday, December 2, in the McCone Boardroom. Come to support and celebrate the hard work and creativity of fellow students!  Learn about and get inspired by their passion ...

Team Peru: Now Accepting Application for J-Term 2012

   Team Peru:  Now Accepting Applications for  J-Term 2012 Practicum    Interested in traveling to Peru for a J-Term Practicum with Team Peru?  We are now accepting applications. Applications are due Oct. 31st and interviews wil follow. Please find the link to the application here: http://bit.ly/o0G2do   For ...

Opportunity to Review Business Plans with Unreasonable Institute

Unreasonable Institute is offering a unique opportunity to put your skills to use by reviewing entrepreneurial business plans and offer your feedback.  Each year, Unreasonable Institute unites 25 entrepreneurs from every corner of the globe to live and learn under the same roof for six week ...

Hands on Leadership: A Day of Reflection and Learning

Save the Date Friday Morning November 18, 2011 The MPA department is hosting: Hands on Leadership: A Day of Reflection and Learning Mini-workshop: Leaders & Their Followers: A Contextual Relationship Followed by a panel of local leaders

Humanitarian: What it Takes to Help Survivors of Conflict

THE MPA PROGRAM AT MIIS ALONG WITH THE MONTEREY BAY AREA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS PRESENTS: Humanitarian: What it Takes to Help Survivors of Conflict Susan Burgess Lent is the Program Director for the Darfur Peace and Development Organization. She will ...

IPSS 2012 Second Round Applications Due October 7th 2011!

IPSS has launched the second-round application process that will close Friday, October 7th. In order to be eligible to apply, all applicants must: Have secured an internship assignment or be interested in an open IPSS organization. Have a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Applicants ...

Team El Salvador 6 is Looking for New Applicants!

We are now accepting applicants for Team El Salvador 6!  Our online application is up and running.  We are looking forward to hearing from you! Application Process: Complete the online application and submit all materials (listed on online application) by October 1st. Applicants will be notified via email ...

New Workshop – Negotiation and Mediation for Environmental Professionals

A new workshop in Negotiation and Mediation for Environmental Professionals is being offered this fall, November 18th-20th.  Please check out the details below. WKSH    8535      Negotiation and Mediation for Environmental Professionals                         1 credit                 adjunct professor Lindsay Carr For a complete description and to enroll, ...

MIIS MPA Alumnus Jonah Leff to Speak About Life as a UN Weapons Inspector on Wednesday, 9/14

This Wednesday, MIIS MPA '06 alumnus Jonah Leff will speak about his experiences as a monitor for the UN arms embargoes in Darfur and Mogadishu.  Mr. Leff has a wide range of experiences in tracking arms and ammunition, armed groups ...

Students Give Final Presentations at the GSIPM Expo

On August 19th, students from the IPSS, IBP, FMS, DPMI Plus, Team El Salvador and Team Peru programs presented their work at the GSIPM Expo.  The presentations were a culmination of the research and projects completed during their immersive learning ...

CNAS Next Generation National Security Leaders Program

As part of its mission to prepare and foster the next generation of national security and defense leaders, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications for the third annual Next ...

‘Top 10 Suggestions and Resources for Finding Internships in Intl Development, CR and Related Fields’

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IEP Alumni to Start a Community Supported Fishery! Waiting List of Potential Customers Needed!

Recent IEP alumni Alan Lovewell and Oren Frey (with other MIIS alumni) have been working on putting together a community supported fishery (CSF) for Monterey Bay called Local Catch Monterey. The program is still in the planning process, ...

UNDP Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) is Accepting Applications for Internships in DDR positions

The UNDP Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) has openings for interns in several Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration positons. In New York, it is the office of Coordinator UN Inter Agency Working Group on DDR at ...