Labor Day

Just a note that the University is closed today to honor Labor Day.  I am not a comedian, however isn’t it ironic that we take a day off to celebrate “Labor” Day. One would think that on Labor Day you would labor.  On Memorial Day we honor those that have served our country.  On Mother’s…

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New Student Photo Series 2010 – Post #30

We had one more entry for our student photo series sneak in . . . it got past me with the start of Orientation.  This submission comes from Martha Chahary an incoming MIA student. 1st Photo (‘104 degrees Niger): This photo was taken in March 2006 on a spring break trip to Niger. The parched…

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Summary of Summer Reflections

In case you did not follow it as it happened, a SIPA May 2010 graduate, John Hughes, blogged over the summer while working for our office prior to starting his job at the State Department in Washington, D.C. I thought I would dedicate an entry to compiling all of his entries in one place for…

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Spring Admission Notes #2

This is the second entry to help spring applicants with the details of the application process. Admission application review at SIPA is not rolling, rather we wait for the application deadline to pass, print all of the submitted applications, package all of the applications into different groups, and then distribute them to the Committee for…

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New Student Photo Series 2010 – Post #29

This entry will likely conclude our series on new student photos for this summer.  Thank you to everyone that participated! Timothy Sandole is responsible for the first set.  He will be pursuing his MIA degree. __________________________ A Sarajevo Rose is a concrete scar caused by a mortar shell’s explosion that was later filled with red…

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