Grad School Fair September 2

The American Political Science Association Grad School Information Fair

during the 2011 APSA Annual Meeting in
Seattle, Washington

1pm-3pm on Friday, September 2, 2011
Washington State Convention Center

Please click on the following link to RSVP.

For more information on APSA's Student Resources, visit
http://www.apsanet.org/gradstudent/

International Affairs Grad School Forum 10/26

On Tuesday, October 26, the Association of Professional Schools of
International Affairs (APSIA) will conduct a campus forum on graduate education
in international affairs at Seattle University.

Admissions officers from participating schools will be at the Seattle
University Student Center from 6:00 to 8:00 pm to distribute literature on
their schools and answer questions from prospective applicants. Many of
the top graduate programs in international affairs will be represented; as
of today, 19 APSIA schools plan to attend.

A short pre-fair admissions panel will begin at 5:30 in the Boeing Room of
the Lemieux Library, which is located next to the Student Center. A panel
of admissions directors from APSIA member schools will present general
information about the admissions process, tips for producing strong
applications, and how determine the best program for your needs. The panel
will also answer questions from attendees.

There is no admission fee, and reservations are not required. Attendees
are encouraged to register, however, by visiting the APSIA website
(www.apsia.org) and clicking on the "Seattle" Forum name.

Schools attending:

American University
University of California, San Diego
Columbia University
Georgetown University
The George Washington University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Harvard University
The Johns Hopkins University
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
National University of Singapore
University of Pittsburgh
Princeton University
Sciences Po (Paris)
University of Southern California
Syracuse University
Tufts University
University of Washington

FALL ADMISSIONS FORUM PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
OCTOBER 26, 2010
6:00-8:00 PM
STUDENT CENTER, ROOM 160
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

**PRE-FAIR ADMISSIONS PANEL AT 5:30**
BOEING ROOM, LEMIEUX LIBRARY
(ADJACENT TO THE STUDENT CENTER)

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Thunderbird: International MBA Opportunities

This just in from the Thunderbird School, a highly regarding international graduate school of business located in Glendale, AZ. Many Puget Sound grads (and IPE majors) have attended Thunderbird.

If you are interested in advanced international business education, you should check out Thunderbird and consider meeting with their staff in Seattle.

Staff from Thunderbird School of Global Management will be visiting Seattle on multiple occasions in the next few weeks:

September 14, 2010
World MBA Tour
Bell Harbor Conference Center
2211 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA 98121
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
*Register Now for this event*

and

October 27, 2010
Idealist Fair
Seattle University

Campion Tower Residence Hall, Ballroom

914 E Jefferson St
Seattle, WA 98122
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
*Register Now for this event*

To request an interview, please forward your resume and, if available, your GMAT and TOEFL scores, to

Bell Benjapatanamongkol '08
Assistant Director of Global Recruitment
Thunderbird School of Global Management
1 Global Place
Glendale, Arizona 85306-6000 USA

Please communicate with Andy Chen, andy.chen@thundebird.edu, if you are requesting an interview surrounding the event on the 27th. Interview times are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, and all interview requests must be received no later than 48 hours before the event.

For information on all of fall tour events, please visit: www.thunderbird.edu/worldtours.

Ralph Bunche Summer Institute Deadline 1/20

The deadline for applying to the 2010 Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI) is January 20, 2010 (postmarked).

The RBSI Program, under the direction of Dr. Paula McClain of Duke University, will be held at Duke University May 30 - July 1, 2010.

The Ralph Bunche Summer Institute is a 5-week, academically intensive summer program designed to simulate the graduate school experience, provide mentoring, and expand academic opportunities. The Ralph Bunche Summer Institute targets students from racial/ethnic groups that are significantly underrepresented in science in the United States, e.g. African American, Latino/a, Native American, and Pacific Island students. All students who are members of these groups, or who are interested in broadening participation in political science by students from underrepresented minority populations and pursuing scholarship on issues affecting under-represented groups, are eligible to apply.

Applications: 2010 RBSI Applications and additional eligibility requirements can be found online at www.apsanet.org/rbsi. Questions: Please direct any questions about the program to Shaunda Ragland, sragland@apsanet.org, or call 202-483-2512.

Seattle Grad School Forum on 10/21

Each year, the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) sponsors forums where potential and prospective graduate students can learn about programs from officers of APSIA member schools. In addition:

• Meet admissions officers from the professional schools of international affairs at leading universities
• Discuss admissions requirements, common curricula, financial aid packages, joint degree programs, and career opportunities
• Collect application information on programs of interest.

Here is information about the upcoming Seattle program

Tuesday 10/21/2008 4:00 PM

4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Student Union Building (HUB), Room 108
University of Washington - Seattle

Register Online for this Forum (Registration is free).

Schools expected to attend include:

University of California, San Diego
Columbia University
University of Denver
Georgetown University
The George Washington University
Harvard University
The Johns Hopkins University
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Pittsburgh
Princeton University
University of Southern California
Syracuse University
Tufts University
University of Washington

APSIA Grad Forum and Peace Corps Program

The IPE faculty are frequently asked to recommend graduate schools. We always say that the right graduate school for you depends on what you want to study and where you want your graduate education to take you. So you need to think deeply about your interests and career aspirations and do a lot of research on grad schools.

Know thyself -- that's tough advice. But what's the best way to get starting trying to "know" about the options for graduate school? One approach is to visit the website for the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA for short). This is an organization of the best grad programs in international affairs in the U.S. and around the world. This site won't tell you where you should study, but it gives you a useful starting menu of programs with an interdisciplinary approach and the expected links and contact information.

APSIA is sponsoring a graduate school forum in Seattle on October 21. Read all about the forum and regester online here (scroll down to the Seattle event link):
http://www.apsia.org/apsia/admissions/admissions.php

Some of you may be trying to decide between grad school and the Peace Corps. Well, the Peace Corps has partnered with a number of grad schools to offer the Master's International program , which integrates the Peace Corps Volunteer experience into a program of graduate studies and provides financial resources, too. Here is some information from the Peace Corps website:

Master's International (MI) has made the truly unique opportunity of complementing a master's degree with overseas service available in a variety of fields at over 50 academic institutions nationwide. Established in 1987, Master's International addresses the first goal of the Peace Corps: to help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women. Master's International students serve in over 70 different countries and participate in every aspect of life overseas.

As a prospective student, you will apply simultaneously to both the Peace Corps and the participating graduate school(s) of your choice. After being accepted by both, you will complete a year to two years of graduate course work at your respective university while continuing to prepare for work overseas. Each MI Program is autonomous. Your academic institution will have its own requirements and will award credit for Peace Corps service accordingly.

After completing your initial course work and receiving your Peace Corps placement, you will travel to your respective site and begin training. Once overseas, you are given an assignment according to the needs and requests of your host country. Participating faculty recognize that while overseas, your primary responsibility is the project and community to which you have been assigned. Rather than determining a research topic in advance, you will allow your volunteer assignment to shape your academic requirement.

Depending on the institution, that assignment may be a thesis, professional paper, or other culminating project, under the direction of your faculty and with the approval of Peace Corps overseas staff. You must be flexible and, in some cases, creative when transforming your volunteer service into your graduate work. Other possibilities offered are graduate credits for Peace Corps service and tuition or fee waivers.

After completing your Peace Corps service, you will return to either finish your graduate course work or begin your career. Now, you have the advantage of actually having implemented some of your ideas and applied theory to practice, while living overseas. You will have returned with a world view and the skills and education to change that world.

Click here to view a list of participating graduate program.

A couple of years ago we asked Matt Ferchen, an IPE graduate before there was an IPE program, to write down some of his thoughts about the best way to choose a graduate program. Click on the link to read his Guide to Choosing a Graduate Program. (Note: Matt did development fieldwork in Latin America after UPS, then a Masters degree at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies a.k.a. SAIS in Washington DC. He is now in China working on research for his PhD from Cornell.)

Idealist.org Career & Grad School Fairs in Seattle

Idealist.org is a great online resource for students looking for jobs and internships in NGO land. You can search by type of position and geographic region and there are thousands of listings. If you are interested in working in the .org world (as opposed to the .com or .gov realms), then you should check out idealist.org.


Idealist.org is sponsoring two Seattle events that you might want to check out:

A Grad School Fair on October 7, 2008 and
A Career Fair on October 22, 2008

Follow the links to learn all about these opportunities.

Lan Nguyen on Brain Drain/Brain Gain

Lan Nguyen (IPE '08) will report on her 2007 summer research program in an IPE Brown Bag Lunch program on Wednesday, February 13 at noon in the WSC Murray Boardroom. Lan's research, which was funded by a $4000 grant from the IPE program, examined policies in Vietnam to deal with brain drain issues and brain gain opportunities. Lan may also comment on how this issues play out today in South Africa, where she studied in Fall 2007.

Professor Veseth will also answer questions about the IPE Summer Research Fellowship (deadline in early March) and other summer research opportunities. The IPE Fellowship is funded by royalties from the IPE textbook projects and gifts from generous friends of the IPE program.

Please also mark your calendar for the February 20 Brown Bag program. IPE alumna Julie Goldenberg will talk about her post-graduate experiences first in an international masters program at Rutgers, then as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras and now as a US-based fund raiser for an international school in Honduras.

Finally, keep your eyes and ears open for information about an IPE team that is being organized for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life challenge. You're up for a challenge, aren't you? IPE majors usually are!

Grads Schools for IPE?

The IPE faculty are frequently asked to recommend graduate schools for students who want to undertake further study in IPE or a related field. We always say that the right graduate school for you depends on what you want to study and where you want your graduate education to take you. So you need to think deeply about your interests and career aspirations and do a lot of research on grad schools.

Know thyself -- that's tough advice. But what's the best way to get starting trying to "know" about the options for graduate school? One approach is to visit the website for the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA for short). This is an organization of the best grad programs in international affairs in the U.S. and around the world. This site won't tell you where you should study, but it gives you a useful starting menu of programs with an interdisciplinary approach and the expected links and contact information.

A couple of years ago we asked Matt Ferchen, an IPE graduate before there was an IPE program, to write down some of his thoughts about the best way to choose a graduate program. Click on the link to read his Guide to Choosing a Graduate Program. (Note: Matt did development fieldwork in Latin America after UPS, then a Masters degree at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies a.k.a. SAIS in Washington DC. He is now in China working on research for his PhD from Cornell.)

Peace Corps or Grad School?

I know that many of you are thinking about the possibility of grad school or the Peace Corps after your studies at Puget Sound. Well, the Peace Corps has partnered with a number of grad schools to offer the Master's International program , which integrates the Peace Corps Volunteer experience into a program of graduate studies and provides financial resources, too. Here is some information from the Peace Corps website:

Master's International (MI) has made the truly unique opportunity of complementing a master's degree with overseas service available in a variety of fields at over 50 academic institutions nationwide. Established in 1987, Master's International addresses the first goal of the Peace Corps: to help the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women. Master's International students serve in over 70 different countries and participate in every aspect of life overseas.

As a prospective student, you will apply simultaneously to both the Peace Corps and the participating graduate school(s) of your choice. After being accepted by both, you will complete a year to two years of graduate course work at your respective university while continuing to prepare for work overseas. Each MI Program is autonomous. Your academic institution will have its own requirements and will award credit for Peace Corps service accordingly.

After completing your initial course work and receiving your Peace Corps placement, you will travel to your respective site and begin training. Once overseas, you are given an assignment according to the needs and requests of your host country. Participating faculty recognize that while overseas, your primary responsibility is the project and community to which you have been assigned. Rather than determining a research topic in advance, you will allow your volunteer assignment to shape your academic requirement.

Depending on the institution, that assignment may be a thesis, professional paper, or other culminating project, under the direction of your faculty and with the approval of Peace Corps overseas staff. You must be flexible and, in some cases, creative when transforming your volunteer service into your graduate work. Other possibilities offered are graduate credits for Peace Corps service and tuition or fee waivers.

After completing your Peace Corps service, you will return to either finish your graduate course work or begin your career. Now, you have the advantage of actually having implemented some of your ideas and applied theory to practice, while living overseas. You will have returned with a world view and the skills and education to change that world.

Click here to view a list of participating graduate program.