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2015 Spring Break Practicum Info Session: Foreign and Security Policymaking in China and Japan Learn about immersive learning experiences over spring break in Beijing and Tokyo that explore the major challenges facing policymakers in China and Japan. Wednesday, October 15, 5:00 - 6:00pm, Casa Fuente CF452
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Boren Fellowship Info Session Boren Fellowships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Thursday, October 16, 12:15 –1:50pm, McGowan MG210 Learn More → |
Veteran Organization Community Social All MIIS and Monterey community veterans are invited to attend the social featuring hors d'oeuvres by Dyon Foster, music by Teresa Topaz, and a foreword by Navy Veteran Professor Small. Friday, October 17, 5:30pm, The American Legion Post 41, 1110 Jefferson St. Learn More → |
Elections Workshop with Congressman Sam Farr This is an extraordinary opportunity to spend a day with U.S. Congressman Sam Farr in an interactive, non-credit workshop around the importance of elections. It is open to current MIIS students only. Participation is limited to 20. Friday, November 7, 8:00am-1:00pm, McGowan MG100. Sign up by November 1st. Learn More and Sign Up → |
Fall Forum 2014: Water Affects Everything The Fall Forum is a presentation of six panel discussions with live interpretation into six languages. This exciting event offers our second-year interpretation students the unique opportunity to perform consecutive interpretation in a professional environment; it also gives students in other academic programs the chance to see interpreters at work and to consider how they might work effectively with an interpreter. Friday, November 14, 2:00-5:00pm. Learn More → |
Visit Monterey Day is November 15! Do you know anyone who would be interested in attending MIIS? Please spread the word about Visit Monterey Day on Saturday, November 15, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Visitors will get information on our degree programs and have the chance to learn about and experience life at MIIS. RSVP by Wednesday, November 12 by filling out a Visit Request Form at go.miis.edu/visit. Learn More → |
Hult Prize Competition The Hult Prize encourages the world's brightest minds to compete in teams of 3 - 5 members to solve the planet's biggest challenges with innovative ideas for sustainable start-up enterprises. On November 21st, MIIS will select a winning team to advance to the regional finals. Each regional winner will spend a summer inside the Hult Accelerator and the champion will receive $1,000,000 in start-up funding. November 21, 4:30pm, Irvine Auditorium Learn More → |
Center for Conflict Studies Hosts “Impressive” Roundtable on Police Legitimacy in Communities of Color The Monterey Institute’s Center for Conflict Studies hosted a well-attended roundtable discussion on “Police Legitimacy in Communities of Color” on October 9. By the 6:00 p.m. starting time, the Samson Student Center Reading Room was filled to capacity with students, members of the wider Monterey Peninsula community, faculty, and staff, along with the three featured speakers, Rosemary Soto of Salinas, Will Matthews of the Northern California ACLU, and Kelly McMillin, Salinas Chief of Police. Continue Reading → |
Annual Campus Security Report Shows Zero Crimes All columns of the Monterey Institute 2014 Annual Security Report show the same number – zero, and the same is true for the previous two years. In an effort to provide members of our campus community with information about campus crime and crime-related problems, the MIIS Security Department, in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, provides an annual report on crime statistics. Continue Reading → |
A Day in the Life of George Payne! These days, my day starts roughly between the hours of 3-5am. My cat B.B. gets up and generally thinks, with his 5 and ½ month old brain, that if he’s up, we must want to be up. So I generally hit snooze on the alarm clock on my phone until almost 7am, roll out of bed and start the shower. It takes 5 minutes to heat up and so do I, so I hop back in bed. Continue Reading → |
Lindsay in the Philippines Follow Peace Corps Master's International (PCMI) student Lindsay Cope as she blogs about her Peace Corps experience in Pandan, Antique. Continue Reading → |
Stay Informed about What's Happening in the MIIS Community! MIIS Informed is your source of information about events on campus and sponsored by MIIS groups; news stories; feeds from our social media channels; interesting stories from our MIIS community; and links to useful and interesting resources, including the online version of “This Week @ MIIS.” Check it out now → |
Tech Questions? Try Knowledge Base! Wondering how to reset your password, access BannerWeb, connect to the wireless network? Check out the New Students Help section in Knowledge Base! |
Photo of the Week: Call for Submissions Did you host or attend a great event at MIIS this week? Submit a picture for the photo of the week! The photo of the week is posted every Friday on all official MIIS social media channels, and showcases all aspects of the MIIS experience. Submissions and a brief description of the event can be sent to dlc@miis.edu. |
Would you like to add an event or announcement? Email Melissa Jennings at melissaj@miis.edu with a detailed summary of your event/announcement by Thursday at noon for inclusion in the subsequent Monday email delivery. Please include any relevant links with your submission. |
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