“Tierra de Agua,” New Documentary Film by MIIS students - Premieres as Part of Earth Week
“Tierra de Agua,” a new documentary by three Monterey Institute Public Administration students, Cristina Lopez (MPA ’13), Manuel Martinez (MPA ’13) and Richard Hansen (MPA ’13), explores the different existing dimensions (rural, urban and indigenous) in the struggle for access to water and sanitation in Nicaragua, and the historic, economic and institutional implications of that access through the lenses of the people living it daily. It was premiered on Friday, April 19th in the Irvine Auditorium as part of student-driven activities during the week leading up to Earth Day on Ap
Teaching English in South Africa
Amber Vanderwoude graduated from the Monterey Institue in 2010 with a MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. After graduating, she served as an English Language Fellow (ELF) at North West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Watch the slideshow below to learn more about Amber's ELF experience.
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Many of the students studying in the Education faculty at NWU had never been to a township school, so we arranged a visit to Madibeng Primary School and BaSeobi High School where the learners, most of whom are Tswana and Sotho speakers, are taught through medium of English.
2012 Olympic Interpreters: Live Updates from London
Live Updates: 2012 London Olympics
Follow live updates from our five interpretation students who are interpreting the 2012 London Olympic Games.
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Laura Henson
Laura Henson '12
Undergrad: Washington and Lee University
Major: English Literature and Environmental Studies
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
What is your favorite place in Monterey?
Under, in, or on the sea.
Kathleen Gordon
Kathleen Gordon MPA '12
Undergrad: Indiana University
Major: Political Science and French
Hometown: Marlton, New Jersey
IPSS: A stepping stone for future careers
17 students from the Monterey Institute are training and preparing to head off around the world as part of the International Professional Service Semester (IPSS) program.
As participants in IPSS, they will be working as junior professional staff members for 6 months with international organizations like the UN and the U.S State Department. The students will also receive credits toward their degree for completing an academic project related to their job assignment.
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Conflict Resolution in Bosnia
Quinn VanValer Campbell is currently pursuing her MA in International Policy Studies with an emphasis on Conflict Resolution. This past summer, she interned with a Washington, D.C. group called The Advocacy Project. That organization placed her with a community organization in Bosnia called BOSFAM. In Bosnia, Quinn worked with women who survived the country's 1995 massacre in Srebrenica.
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Yi-Ching Hwang: Business for Social Impact in India
After college, I served in the Peace Corps in Bolivia as an agriculture extension volunteer, connecting farmers with agronomists in the city. I stayed in South America for two years after Peace Corps and worked first for a not-for-profit development organization in Ecuador and then for a policy and advocacy organization in Bolivia.
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Nelle Sacknoff: Scavenger Hunt for Innovation in Latin America
Sitting one day in the Digital Media Commons in November talking about innovation and technology, my January term plans came up. My supervisor Bob Cole asked me, “What do you really wanted to do?” Growing up in a large family of eight and working in collaborative situations since leaving the nest, this type of question is not always easy for me to answer.
