| by Nadia Pshonyak
Join us in celebrating the professional and research accomplishments of Middlebury Institute students documented in our 2023-2024 annual Experiential Learning Impact Report.
| by Dion Miller
Julia Benson, a Conference Interpretation student, connected remotely to her internship with UNESCO. Julia interned during summer 2021 and followed in the footsteps of MIIS alumnae Heather Soltis MATI ’18, after discussing Heather’s experience with UNESCO.
| by Dion Miller
Shelley Chen (on the right) worked with International Rescue Committee, IRC, in 2018 and two new participants have chosen to work with IRC this semester.
| by Dion Miller
MPA student and returned Peace Corps volunteer, Seth Anderson, shares his practicum experience working for HandsOn Twin Cities (focusing on connecting nonprofits, volunteers, and companies) in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
| by Jason Warburg
A new memorandum of understanding with UNICEF reserves internship slots at the UN agency for two Middlebury Institute students each year, offering an accelerated path into the international development field.
| by Carolyn Meyer
The Middlebury Institute offered the International Professional Service Semester (IPSS) practicum internship course as a summer course for the first time 2021. Six students from three degree programs (IEP, IPD, and MPA) are participating in the first summer cohort.
| by Carolyn Meyer
Forty four MIIS alumni volunteered their time to serve as alumni mentors to practicum students in the International Professional Service Semester during the 20/21 academic year.
| by Carolyn Meyer
Despite the full year of a global pandemic and lockdowns, practicum students successfully secured internships and field projects they could complete remotely for the spring 2021 semester. Students joined the massive “working from home” movement primed with skills to make an impact.
