Summer Stories
IEM students who begin their program in the spring have a summer break between their first and second semesters. Many students use this opportunity to undertake internships or intensive language training.
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Lauren Brereton (IEM ’13) – International Student Services Internship
Lauren is an International Education Management student who is interning with the University of Maryland Office of International Services this summer. Her responsibilities include welcoming visiting international scholars, leading orientation sessions, connecting students and scholars with campus resources, and assisting with department programs. |
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Nan Liu (IPS ’13) - Summer Internship at Institute for International EducationNan is an International Policy Studies student finishing her second semester at MIIS. She has strong interest in working in the international education field in the future, focusing on research and policy studies. Nan is spending her summer in San Francisco interning at the Institute of International Education (IIE) West Coast Center. She is very excited for the opportunity to work with a pioneer organization in the field and to witness how international education policies are transformed into effective programs. |
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Karla Micheli (IEM/MPA ’13) - Curriculum Design in NicaraguaKarla is an International Education Management and Master of Public Administration joint degree student interested in the linkages between international education and development. Karla is working with the Children's Wellness Foundation and is supporting them in the development of educational materials for schools they work with in the rural area of Manchon and on the island of Zapatera in Nicaragua. She is working closely with teachers to develop new ways to make reading as well as learning more interactive, dynamic, and fun for the children. In addition, she tutors a group of youth who come to Granada for help with math, reading, and English. |
Adam Mathis (IEM/MPA ’13) – Russian Language Studies in St. PetersbergAdam is an International Education Management and Public Administration joint degree student, who previously served as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English in Kazakstan. This summer, Adam is completing the three week Development Project Management Institute certificate in Monterey, before he heads out to St. Petersburg University in Russia. He will be taking full-time intensive Russian language class for six weeks at the university’s Russian Language and Culture Institute. Adam is looking forward to his trip to Russia and to becoming more fluent in his third language. |
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Sendy Ramos (TESOL’13) – ESL Teaching and Activity GuideSendy is a second semester TESOL student who is also very interested in the field of international education. This coming summer, Sendy is working full-time as an EF ESL instructor at the Stevenson School in Carmel. She is also a Tutoring Activity Guide for the Spanish Summer Intensive Language Program (SILP) at the Monterey Institute. |
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Karen Wong (IEM ’13) – Administrative Associate and Cross-cultural CoordinatorKaren is an International Education Management student who is spending the first six weeks of her summer in Rhode Island serving as the administrative associate at Middlebury Monterey Summer Intensive College English program, which will be newly launched this year as a part of the ESL program. Following this exciting program, for four weeks, Karen will be back in Monterey and work as a Cross-cultural Coordinator at MIIS for a group of 47 Japanese students from Shimane University. |
