Current Alumni Events | 2007 Alumni Events
Check this webpage frequently for alumni events scheduled around the world.
Calling all International Development Professionals in Washington, DC! 5/27/08
If you are an alumna/nus working in the field of international development in Washington, DC, then we hope you'll join in this career networking event. Co-hosted by alumna and GSIPS staff member Sabrina Atwater (MPA 97) and Professor Beryl Levinger (GSIPS), this event will join the Development Project Management Institute (DPMI) students, MIIS and Middlebury international development professionals for an evening of socializing and networking. [We will host additional professional field-focused networking events in the next year-stay tuned for more information].
Space is limited in the reception venue (generously donated by alumna Carolyn Taylor Brown (IPS 99)), and we must have your name on the RSVP list to get you into the facility, so please RSVP (with the name of the international development organization you work for!) by Thursday, May 22nd.
Date: Tuesday, May 27th
Time: 5:30-7:30 pm
Location: Please RSVP (and remember that space is limited because of the reception venue) no later than Thursday, May 22nd to alumni@miis.edu. We will provide the reception location and directions with the RSVP.
Join Us in Beijing! 5/20/08
Join Professor Jason Scorse and alumnus Tate Miller (CD '99) as they co-host the latest Beijing Alumni Chapter event. Tate has outdone himself in finding the perfect venue-- the Courtyard of Zhong Di Chamber Restaurant-- for a light dinner buffet featuring roasted barbeque lamb!
The Zhong Di Chamber Restaurant is a unique location in Beijing. It was last used as a courtyard home for an imperial princess in the years preceeding Mao and then used by one of his generals after he took power. It has authentic Mao era furniture and artifacts and, until recently was used only by Beijing officials for private functions. This is an event not to be missed!
Date: Tuesday, May 20th
Time: 6:30-8:45 pm
Location: Please RSVP to alumni@miis.edu no later than May 18th for directions.
Calling all Twin Cities Alumni- Alumni Chapter Kick-off Event, 5/02/08
A group of alumni are forming a Twin Cities MIIS Alumni Chapter, and you're all invited to the kick-off event! Your chapter co-coordinators, Lara Bollweg (MBA 03), Gary Mortensen (ITP 04) and Paulita Garcia (IEP/MBA 03) look forward to working with the Twin City alumni community.
Date: Friday, May 2nd
Time: 7:00 -9:00 pm
Location: Pracna-St. Anthony Main, 117 Main SE Minneapolis
www.stanthonymain.com/pracna.html
RSVP: to alumni@miis.edu by April 29th
Join Middlebury’s “Alumni College” in Monterey, 4/19-4/23, 2008
Are you a fan of John Steinbeck? Interested in learning more about the connections of Steinbeck’s work and the environmental community of the Monterey Peninsula? Then this week-long “alumni college” is for you! Middlebury has opened up space for Monterey alumni to attend either the full week-long session, or individual lectures, depending on your availability.
For additional information and details, please contact Middlebury’s Alumni College coordinator, Glenna Emilo at emilo@middlebury.edu.
Professor Jeff Langholz to Host IEP Alumni, Student and Faculty
Barbeque and Bonfire 4/19/08
Calling all IEP alumni--if you are in the Monterey area, or looking for a great reason to visit....here's the event for you! Join Prof. Jeff Langholz at his home as he hosts an alumni reception/student mixer. Last year's event was a great success, and we know this year's gathering will be bigger and better. The evening starts with an international potluck and barbeque, and ends with an evening of fun around the bonfire. This is a low-trash event and so guests are asked to bring their own dinnerware/cups/utensils.
Date: Saturday, April 19th
Location: Home of Dr. Jeff Langholz (please RSVP for directions), Prunedale, CA
Time: 5:00 pm Potluck and barbeque; 7:30 pm for bonfire
Please RSVP by Thursday, April 17th to alumni@miis.edu
Alumni Reception in conjunction with the TESOL Conference 4/03/08
If you are in the New York area for the international TESOL Conference, or are local to the New York area, I hope you will join us at this reception. The location is Hudson’s Restaurant at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers (811 Seventh Ave.).
Date: Thursday, April 3rd
Location: Hudson's Bar, Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, 811 Seventh Ave., New York
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm (but please feel free to join the prospective student session starting at 6:00 pm
Please RSVP by March 26th to alumni@miis.edu.
Alumni Reception With President Clara Yu 4/01/08
Save the Date for an alumni reception in Washington, DC, with Monterey Institute President Clara Yu, hosted by Gene Theroux.
Date: Tuesday, April 1st
Location: Baker & McKenzie LLP, 815 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC
Time: 5:30-8:00pm
Space is very limited; please RSVP by Tuesday, March 25th to rsvp@miis.edu or at 831-647-3502
Alumni Reception, ISA Conference, 3/26/08
Join the alumni in the San Francisco area, alumni attending the International Studies Association (ISA) 2008 Convention, and a range of Monterey Institute faculty and staff for an alumni reception.
Date: Wednesday, March 26th
Location: Yosemite Room, Hilton San Francisco, 333 O’Farrell St, San Francisco, CA
Time: 7:30-9:00 pm, but please feel free to join the prospective student session (with faculty speakers) at 6:30.
For additional details, please RSVP by March 15th to alumni@miis.edu.
Monterey Alumni Invited to Attend Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Nuclear Disarmament Events on campus 3/18-4/01, 2008
The Center for East Asian Studies invites you to come back to campus and attend the following events (no RSVP necessary):
Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb Photo Poster Exhibit (March 18-April 1), Samson Student Center Reading Room
Hiroshima Delagation and MIIS Student Presentations & Discussion (March 22nd 4:00-7:00 pm), Irvine Auditorium
Movies: White Light/Black Rain and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (March 29, 2:00-5:00 pm), Irvine Auditorium
For questions or additional information about any of these events, please contact the Center for East Asian Studies at info.ceas@miis.edu or 831-647-3350.
Alumni Reception with Professor Jean duPreez and James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (JMCNS) Director Dr. Bill Potter 3/10/08
More than twenty Geneva area alumni, and students interning with Geneva-based NGOS/IOs through the International Professional Service Semester (IPSS) joined Professor Jean duPreez and JMCNS Director Dr. Bill Potter for a happy hour on March 10th at Cafe Valaisanne Chalet Suisse. This merry group spent several hours sharing stories and networking. Look for more events in Geneva over the next few months.
Special thanks to Miriam Fugfugosh (IPS 03) for her help coordinating and co-hosting the reception.
TESOL and TFL Alumni/Student Happy Hour 3/07/08
Monterey area alumni and current students joined the GSLEL faculty for their first Alumni and Student Happy Hour, held at El Palomar Restaurant on March 7th. They took this opportunity to reconnect and get caught up on the news on campus and with GSLEL.
MBA Alumni Happy Hour in San Francisco, 3/07/08
An intimate group of Fisher MBA alumni and a few current students gathered on March 7th. Stay tuned for information on the next quarterly event!
Alumni Reception at the International House of Japan 3/05/08
Alumni Director Leah Gowron joined more than 20 alumni and prospective students for a merry reception on March 5th. Held at the International House of Japan in Roppongi, the alumni reconnected, networked, and shared their memories of their student days with the prospective students. It was great to welcome a Middlebury alumna at the reception, as well as one alumnus visiting Japan from the US.
Special thanks to Tomoyo Matsuyama (TI 02) and Stuart Starosta (T 02) for their assistance with the prospective student reception!
Alumni Reception in the Twin Cities 2/28/08
Alumni Director Leah Gowron welcomed more than 10 Minneapolis/St. Paul area alumni, along with Jon Cormier (Assistant Director for Alumni Relations at Middlebury) on a stormy (!) evening for this reception at Taxxi, An American Bistro in the Hyatt Regency. One alumna drove in the storm more than 2 1/2 hours to attend! The alumni enjoyed connecting and speaking with the prospective students. In addition, three of the local alumni are now coordinating a regional alumni chapter...so stay tuned for more information from this new group.
Fisher Graduate School of International Business Annual Fisher Fiesta 2/23/08
The recent Fisher Fiesta was a resounding success, with more than 20 alumni, countless Fisher students, staff and faculty attending the range of different receptions and speaker events. Thanks to the student coordinators for their outstanding work and commitment to making this event such a great one....and we're all looking forward to Fiesta 2009!
4:00 pm: Presentation by Carmine Gallo (an Emmy-award winning journalist and serves as a communications coach for numerous Fortune 500 companies)
Location: McGowan 100 (corner of Pacific and Franklin Sts.)
5:30 pm: Networking reception, hosted by the wine spies, in the McCone Building Atrium (499 Pierce St.)
7:00 pm: Dinner Reception, Gilbert's Seafood Grill on Fisherman's Wharf
Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation's Annual Career Fair 2/22/08
GSTI welcomed more than 34 recruiters from across the US to the Monterey Conference Center; with many of the recruiters being Monterey Institute alumni! Local alumni focused on translation and interpretation careers were also welcome to attend . The hall was packed from start to finish of the event, with a range of different information panels, interviews, and other activities taking place on the days before and after the Fair. Congratulations the hard-working GSTI Career Team for pulling off another outstanding event!
Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation
Film Screening of The Whisperers 2/21/08
GSTI, in conjunction with the Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC) hosted a screening of “The Whisperers” to a packed audience in the Irvine Auditorium. This documentary followed six interpreters, belonging to different generations, through the jungle of international communications from the Chancellery in Berlin to Strasbourg, the Hague, and Brussels, from Geneva to Djibouti, and into the history of their profession back to the Nurenberg trials. The audience, consisting mostly of GSTI students, faculty and alumni, were brought to laughter on numerous occasions (clearly "insider" translation/interpretation jokes!) and those attendees that are not part of the interpreting community left with newfound respect and admiration for the daily rigours and critical roles that these professionals play.
Special thanks to alumnus and GSTI faculty member Barry Olson (CI 99) for his role in bringing the screening to the Institute campus!
Middlebury Initiative Launch 2/13/08
More than 200 Monterey and Middlebury alumni joined faculty, staff, and Board members at the West Coast Launch of the Middlebury Initiative on Febuary 13th. Held in the beautiful Julia Morgan Ballroom of the Merchant Exchange Building, the event was a great succes, and the first chance for the San Francisco alumni from both schools to hear about the Initiatuve (a $500M capital campaign), meet with their fellow alumni, and learn more about the schools and the affiliation process.
With a panel of alumni and current students (Max Perleman MBA/IEP '08 representing Monterey), the topic of Asia Rising was part of the program, as well as a fascinating video highlighting the campaign goals. Look for future Initiative events taking place across the country over the next six months!
Toast to the New Year Chapter Reception 1 /16/08
The Washington, DC chapter rang in 2008 with a festive gathering at Cafe Asia, attended by more than 40 alumni and friends. The DC chapter has a number of events and activities planned in the upcoming months, so watch for Jennifer's newsletter, and plan to join in the fun!
Tokyo Area Alumni Celebrate New Year in Style 1/15/08
Professor Tsuneo Akaha (GSIPS) welcomed the local Tokyo alumni to a reception at Osteria La Gemma in Ebisu to celebrate Osho Gatsu (New Year). Spirits were high as the alumni toasted the New Year, and wished their fellow alumni health, happines and success in 2008.
Special thanks to Kayo Yamada (IPS 04) for her assistance in coordinating the reception. Photos coming soon!
Alumni Reception in the Lone Star State 1/10/08
A merry group of alumni joined Alumni Director Leah Gowron at the Omni Austin Hotel on January 10th, and were excited to welcome Board of International Advisor member Mike Robbins and his spouse Leslie Robbins. The Robbins had the alumni enthralled with their stories of life as an expat in some very interesting locations.
Watch for news about a possible Austin alumni chapter, coming soon!
