Vice President's Office - MIIS

There will be a reception at Samson following the Spring Commencement ceremony at Colton Hall.

For the fourth year, Old Monterey Foundation is pleased to announce that will hold the first free event in the 2017 Lecture Series sponsored by The Marcia F. Devoe Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County on Thursday, August 10, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Irvine Auditorium, McCone Building, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, 499 Pierce Street, Monterey. This presentation will shed light on the little known and mostly forgotten Monterey leg of California’s Historic Buffalo Soldier Trail.

The Sustainability Council invites you to join us for a Meatless Monday Potluck in the garden. Bring your favorite meatless dish to share and join us celebrating the renovated garden and new greenhouse. Dessert & compostable serveware will be provided or bring your own reusable serveware. Bring your own drink in a reusable container. Sign up to attend: https://goo.gl/93Zwbr

Global climate change is expected to generate more intense rainfall events, less snowfall, and longer droughts. Management of California’s water supplies for urban and rural communities, agriculture and the environment, will require greater attention to managing surface and groundwater as an integrated system, including new innovative wastewater recovery technologies. Groundwater supplies have been depleted in many areas of California, most notably in the San Joaquin Valley and in many coastal areas, including the Monterey Bay region.

Sarah Stroup, Associate Professor of Political Science at Middlebury College, will talk about her book, “The Authority Trap” There are tens of thousands of international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) active in global politics, but they are not created equal. Most of them toil in obscurity, but a few have emerged as “leading INGOs” that command deference from states, corporations, the public, and their peers. Yet more authority does not necessarily mean more influence for INGOs.

Mandatory meeting for spring and summer graduates. Information and details about spring commencement will be presented and student speaker nominees will present summaries of their speeches at this meeting. There will also be a free used gown raffle.

The Fund for Innovation’s spring application cycle is open! Erin Irons, Special Projects Assistant in the Office of the Provost, will be traveling to MIIS to meet with faculty, staff, and students. Erin will be available during this time to meet with prospective FFI applicants, workshop proposals, and answer questions about the FFI.

The Fund for Innovation’s spring application cycle is open! Erin Irons, Special Projects Assistant in the Office of the Provost, will be traveling to MIIS to meet with faculty, staff, and students. Erin will be available during this time to meet with prospective FFI applicants, workshop proposals, and answer questions about the FFI.

Aqua Terra & The Fair Trade Club have teamed up to kick off Earth Week at MIIS. Stop by the lawn of Simoneau House on Monday, April 16 between 1:30pm and 3pm for free Fair Trade coffee and brownies. In the spirit of Earth Week, please Bring Your Own Cup.