Spring Commencement Honors 284 Students from 31 Countries
The sounds of joy and good cheer could be heard across downtown Monterey on Saturday May 18 as friends and family of 284 Monterey Institute students hailing from 31 countries gathered to celebrate their achievements at 2013 Spring Commencement. The ceremony took place on the broad lawn in front of Colton Hall, the original capitol building of the state of California.
Recent MIIS Graduate Turns Internship into Leadership Position Promoting Permaculture in Malawi
Catherine Carlton (MAIEP ’12) studied modern history at Stanford University. After finishing her undergraduate degree, she served in the Peace Corps in Zambia for two years working in the public health sector as an HIV volunteer.
Monterey Institute Experts, Including a Student, in the Spotlight After Boston Bombings, Ricin Letters
When the world woke up Friday morning to the news that the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings were from Chechnya, reporters were sent scrambling for experts on both terrorism and the Caucasus region. And that search quickly led them to the experts—and students—associated with Monterey Institute’s unique Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies (NPTS) program.
Spring Break @MIIS, Part II: Students Explore Potential Career Paths in Washington D.C. and Silicon Valley
During spring break 2013, the Center for Advising and Career Services organized popular trips to Washington D.C and Silicon Valley, as well as adding their services to a trip to New York planned by Professor Ed Laurance. The focus was on careers, with targeted visits to organizations and companies linked to the career interests of students, and visits with alumni established in their chosen fields.
Peter Fordos
As a secondary school student in Bratislava in 1989, Peter Fordos (BAIS ’06 / MAIPS & MAITP ’07) joined hundreds of thousands of his countrymen taking to the streets day after day, eventually bringing the hard-line Czechoslovakian Communist Party to its knees in the Velvet Revolution. “It changed everything,” says Peter who had always dreamt of visiting the West but never before thought it possible. As soon as he could Peter moved to the United Kingdom to study English, starting the path that would lead him to the Monterey Institute.
Alumna Jenifer Carter: “Finding the World in Your Own Backyard”
Jenifer Carter’s parents, both returned Peace Corps Volunteers and educators, instilled a sense of curiosity about the world and other cultures in Jenifer (MATESOL ’97) and her four brothers. “They encouraged us to travel and see as much of the world as we could,” Jenifer says, adding that she was first really bitten by the travel bug when she participated in a high school exchange program in France.
Thirty Monterey Institute Alumni Among Recruiters at MIIS Career Fair 2013
For many students at the Monterey Institute, the annual career fair comes at the end of an intense month of workshops and training to prepare for taking the next step on the road to their dream career. Students polish their resumes and practice their “90-second pitch” before meeting with potential employers.
MIIS Student Wins National Innovation in Arms Control Challenge
Lovely Umayam (MANPTS '13 and Gard 'n' Wall Scholar) won first prize and was awarded $5,000 in the Innovation in Arms Control Challenge sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance. Members of the public were invited to submit innovative approaches to using commonly available technologies to support arms control policy efforts, and the competition drew more than 500 submissions.
Make Your Way Back to Monterey: Reunion 2013 Registration is Now Open
Do your campus memories include the People’s House, or Steve’s Sweetheart Café in the Holland Center? What about learning to ski on the annual MIIS ski trip to Lake Tahoe, under the tutelage of Professor Peter Grothe? Perhaps your memories are about the Student Council’s annual Margarita Blend-Off? Or happy hours on campus after a hard week of finals? Or getting that perfect internship, acing your “quals,” presenting your capstone or IBP, or finally handing in your portfolio? Maybe your memories are as much about the scenic beauty that is Monterey…the lights on the wharf, sailboats on t
Local NPR Station Features Alumna Leading Sustainability Efforts at Pebble Beach Pro-Am
“Achieving zero-waste is no small feat, especially for a multi-day event that takes place on three golf courses and draws thousands of spectators,” said Krista Almanzan, news director at local NPR station KAZU, in a February 14 feature about efforts to divert waste at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament. Leading the way was recent graduate of the International Environmental Policy program at MIIS Abbie Beane (MAIEP ’12), who is now the director of sustainability programs for the Offset Project.
