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Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

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 more specifics, review our presentation and our summer report. If you […]

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

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 sin Boulder, Colorado.  These entrepreneurs receive training and build long-term relationships with 50 world-class mentors. […]

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Frontier Market Scouts Application Deadline

Just a reminder to those interested in joining the Spring 2012 Frontier Market Scouts Team, the application deadline is approaching.  Go to FMS Application to apply by November 1st.   Contact fms@miis.edu or call Carolyn Taylor Meyer at 831.647.6417 with questions.

Monday, October 17th, 2011

Public Service Scholarship Essay Contest

NASPAA has partnered with GovLoop, the premier social networking site for government, to sponsor a Public Service Scholarship essay contest.  The contest is open to current graduate students interested in pursuing a career in government (at any level), who submit a short (300-500 words) essay that answers:  “What if the U.S. government had only $100 […]

Monday, October 10th, 2011

Frontier Market Scout Partner Organization Highlighted in Local News!

A recent article entitled Bring on the Bees  in the Hindustan Times highlights the partner organization of former Frontier Market Scout, Ravi Kurani.  Ravi served as interim COO at Under The Mango Tree while on his 6 month FMS field assignment in India during the Spring of 2011.  His hard work, along with many others, has produced a […]

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

New Summer Community Development Field Experience Opportunity in Morocco

The Morocco: Sustainable Community Development program is an international service learning program that offers university students in the fields of architecture, education, and health the opportunity to participate in ongoing community development projects in the rural communities of the Zawiya Ahansal region in the Central High Atlas Mountains of Morocco.  The program is accredited through […]

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

Celebrate the Local Nonprofit Community at YNPNsfba’s 14th Annual Party

Join the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network – San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (YNPNsfba) in recognizing three outstanding young professionals! Young Nonprofit Professional of the Year Young Executive Director of the Year Young Board Member of the Year In addition the awards you can enjoy an evening with our MC Evan Bailyn of First Place Sage, catering from […]

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

Congratulations to MIIS Alumnus Liviu Horovitz for Recent Publication!

The article “A Detour Strategy for the Test Ban Treaty”  authored by MIIS alumnus Liviu Horovitz was recently published in The Washington Quarterly.  Liviu Horovitz is currently a researcher at the Center for Security Studies in Zurich, Switzerland. He focuses on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament policies with a special emphasis on international institutions and regimes Read the full […]

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

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, please visit BannerWeb

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Mountbatten Institute offers Business Study and Work Opportunities in London

The Mountbatten Institute is a UK Government Authorized Exchange program operating under Tier 5 of the Points Based Immigration System. The Institute offers recent graduates and alumni full-time, professional work experience while living abroad in London and studying International Business at Postgraduate level. Participants are placed with Fortune 500 companies and other global corporations throughout […]