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Information Session on Integrated Masters Degrees at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Did you know that Middlebury offers accelerated masters degrees? Have you been considering ways to leverage your Middlebury degree to better position yourself in a field of real world impact? Middlebury has recently revised the requirements and process for getting an accelerated Masters degree at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey (MIIS). We have made the process more flexible and easier for students to navigate, and wanted to make you aware of the various opportunities that you have as a Middlebury graduate.

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Career Conversation: Working in social policy research

Come hear Swetha Sridharan ’04 talk about her work as a researcher at Mathematica. Here, she assesses the effectiveness of global health and education programs, and helps program funders engage in evidence-based decision-making. She specializes in conducting research on reproductive health, maternal and child health, and secondary education programs. Prior to Mathematica, Swetha was the assistant director of the Task Force program at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Career Conversation: Working in Higher Education Administration

Admissions? Study Abroad? Residential Life? Community Engagement? Advising? Student Life? If you would like to know more about what it is like to work at a college, come hear Middlebury staff members discuss their jobs, their backgrounds, graduate school, and the field of higher education administration and student development. Participating panelists: Doug Adams, Assoc. Dean of Students for Residential and Student Life; Nicole Curvin, Assoc. Director of Admissions and Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment; Ashley Laux, Assoc.

Axinn Center Abernethy Room (221)

Career Conversation: Opportunities in Real Estate with Don MacKenzie '85

Don MacKenzie is the Head of West Coast Development at UDR, Inc. UDR is a $14 Billion market capitalization Real Estate Investment Trust, with a primary focus on high quality multifamily rental communities on the East and West Coasts of the United States. He is also on the Board of CLIMB, Inc. (Colorado Leaders Interns Mentors and Business), an organization that organizes paid summer internships in Denver for current under-graduates from eight schools (including Middlebury). Don is a graduate of Phillips Academy, Andover and Middlebury College with a degree in Political Science.

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Career Conversation: Midd parent talks about life in politics and activism as former Mayor of Seattle

Mike earned a B.A. in economics from Williams College and worked for Congressman Jim Weaver as a legislative aide. McGinn attended law school at the University of Washington School of Law.[3] After graduating, he practiced business law for the Seattle firm Stokes Lawrence, becoming a partner. He left Stokes Lawrence in 2005 and started Great City Initiative, a non-profit advocacy group. He served as mayor from 2010-13. His daughter is a first year on campus.

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Career Conversation: Life in DC at a human rights organization and at an Organizational Development Consulting Firm

Join Adam Schaffer ’12 and Dan Egol ’13 as they talk about their work in DC. Schaffer is a Program Officer at the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and focuses on drug policy reform in the Americas and Egol is chief of staff at Cook Ross, Inc., a consulting firm whose mission is to provide powerful solutions to organizations around the world in the areas of diversity and inclusion. This career conversation is a casual chance to talk informally about how these alums got to where they are today. Bring your questions. This event precedes their panel discussion at 4:30 in RAJ.

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Career Conversation: Life as a Foreign Service Officer and scholar at the Middle East Institute

Join us for a casual career conversation with Ambassador Robert S. Ford and his wife C. Alison Barkley. Ambassador Ford is a scholar at the Middle East Institute in Washington where he writes and speaks about Iraq, Syria and North Africa. He is also a fellow at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs at Yale University where he teaches about Arab politics and diplomacy. Ford served thirty years in the State Department and Peace Corps, finishing his career as the U.S. Ambassador to Syria from 2011 to 2014. Ms.

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Career Conversation: Teaching, Educational Start-Ups, and Summer Teaching Fellowships in NYC

Sarah Elkhayat ‘09.5, M.Ed Teacher and Incoming Program Director for Practice Makes Perfect Join us for a lunchtime conversation with Sarah Elkhayat including: Reflections on teaching experiences since graduation from Middlebury; Teach for America Corps Member; Special Educator for NYC Department of Education and Public Preparatory Network; and Founding 4th-grade Math Teacher for KIPP NYC; Advice on preparing for and entering the teaching profession Educational start-ups including, Practice Makes Perfect, an organization providing high-quality summer learning opportunities to narrow the ac

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Career Conversation: Economic Consulting with Dan Ladd ’14, Max Friedman ’12 and Zach Weiss ’15

Lunch will be provided during this informal meeting with three young alumni who work for economic consulting firm Charles River Associates (CRA). Dan Ladd ’14 majored in economics and geography and was a leader on the 2013 Solar Decathlon Team. Dan traveled around the world for his junior fall studying cities. Dan will be heading up the Competition and Anti-Trust recruiting for CRA next year. Max Friedman ’12 majored in math and minored in German and economics.

Adirondack Coltrane Lounge