MIIS Welcomes 137 Summer Language Students to Campus
Every summer the Monterey Institute welcomes a group of dedicated students to campus who are intent on improving their second, third or even fourth language skills by the fall.
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Another Bountiful Harvest of Fellowships for Monterey Institute Students
Monterey Institute students are celebrating yet another banner year for earning prestigious fellowships such as the Fulbright, Boren and the Presidential Management Fellowship, attributable to an excellent group of candidates with strong faculty and staff support.
Frontier Market Scout’s New Social Venture Connects World Cup Fans with Safe Accommodations in Rio
Former Monterey Institute Frontier Market Scout Elliot Rosenberg’s new social venture, Favela Experience, is connecting World Cup fans with safe accommodations provided by people living in favelas, the tight-knit slum communities of Rio.
Recent Alumnus Amer Barghouth: “MIIS Prepared Me Well” for Demanding New Career
Recent Monterey Institute alumnus Amer Barghouth landed an exciting high-level position in his chosen field of renewable energy management less than three weeks after graduation, and says the training and education he received at MIIS prepared him well.
MIIS Donor Challenge: Will Match with $25,000 if 250 Give in Next 25 Days
MIIS Board Member Jed Smith has presented the Monterey Institute community with an exciting challenge. If 250 alumni and friends of the Institute make a gift of any size in the next 25 days, he will match these gifts with $25,000 for financial aid. Spread the word!
Toastmaster Magazine Spotlights MIIS Club for Its Unique Multilingual Program
Toastmaster Magazine recently highlighted the unique character of the MIIS Club, where members have partnered with the school’s translation and interpretation program to offer presentations in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Russian that are interpreted simultaneously into those four languages, Japanese, and French.
MIIS Delegation Makes Waves at National Conference of International Educators
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
Even at a conference that attracts over 8000 international educators from around the world, it was hard to miss the large Monterey Institute delegation. Faculty, staff, students and alumni gave presentations and hosted sessions at the national NAFSA conference in San Diego.