MIIS- Student Affairs

Sustainable Agriculture Club Presents!
Film Screening of “Opening the Earth: The Potato King,” made in collaboration with the Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development, showcasing a Peruvian guardian of biodiversity and his quest to preserve the indigenous potato varieties of the Andes. Happy hour and discussion to follow at Fieldworks. Email wtroy@miis.edu to reserve tickets.

Admission fees: $2 for Sustainable Ag Club Members, $5 for non-members.

Open-Door Meeting for Officers and Members of the Veterans Organization. All are welcome to attend to provide input, ideas, tips or just to listen. This event will be held in the Veterans Organization Room on campus.

Join the ODRC for our first activity of the year! This fun day hike will take place at Garland Ranch Regional Park, one of the best local spots for outdoor adventure. Visit the ODRC Facebook page for more details.

This will be our first club meeting, open to all MIIS students. Potluck style, feel free to bring snacks to share. We will provide light vegan snacks and beverages. From 5-9PM, February 21st at one of the fire pits at Del Monte/Monterey State Beach (behind the beach volleyball courts).

Come out and spend the evening with the Outdoor Recreation Club at Sovinos Wine Bar! All glasses of wine will be 25% off and bottles 15% off.

The ODRC will be leading a two-night camping trip in Big Basin State Park. The weekend will be filled with plenty of opportunities for hiking, exploring, and relaxing in the redwoods. ODRC leaders will arrange transportation, campsite reservations, and meals, but participants need to pay a trip fee of $30/each to cover those expenses. Sign-ups will be on a first-come, first-served basis and will be made available to club members via email and Facebook.

Come join us this Saturday for the ODRC’s first bonfire! Meet us on the beach in front of the Monterey Bay Park, behind the volley ball courts for some snacks and beverages around a cozy fire.

The Nuclear Policy Club is excited to present Dr. Vincent Intondi author of the book, African Americans Against the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons, Colonialism, and the Black Freedom Movement. Dr. Intondi will speak to the history of African Americans against the use of nuclear weapons and the links between the fight for racial equality and nuclear disarmament.

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Nuclear Policy Club Speaker.

NPS Dean of the School of International Graduate Studies, Dr. James Wirtz, will present to the Nuclear Policy Club on Strategic Latency and Nuclear Weapons.

Open to Club members and MIIS faculty, staff, and students.

The MIIS Nuclear Triad (Nuclear Policy, INMM, and CTBTO Youth Group) invites you to join us for a welcome session for new and returning members! We will be providing an overview of each club’s plans for the semester including speaker events, social activities and trips. We have an exciting schedule planned already including trips to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Nevada National Security Site (atomic testing site) and also a Nuclear Wargaming simulation. This is a great chance for students and staff from all faculties to collaborate and network on nuclear issues.