Capstone Workshop: Consulate General of Mexico

The following was contributed by Anesa Diaz-Uda, a second-year MPA student. _____________________ At the beginning of my last semester, I wondered how I was going to spend the few remaining months in the program.  The past year has been pretty busy with my commitments to student groups, but now that I will no longer be…

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Want to go help the business and policy world go green? SIPA Can Help Pave the Way

The following was prepared by SIPA student Joshua Huneycutt, a second year MIA student concentrating in Energy and Environmental Policy. _____________________ Here in the admissions office we get a number of applicants who are interested in coming to SIPA to study sustainability.  In particular, many applicants are interested in the nexus of business, environment and…

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Fall 2010 Applicant Facts Post #7

The fact/statistic this week on the applicant pool is mother tongue indicated on the application.  Many applicants did note two or three languages as native or noted varied versions of a similar base language (Mandarin/Cantonese for example) and I cleaned up the list to try to keep it to a single base language so it…

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The Power of a Thank You

I cannot speak for everyone, but when I receive a genuine thank you from someone it typically makes my day.  Email and a verbal “Thanks” are great and I do appreciate them, but what I am really talking about it is a thank you card, and most often one that is received randomly.   Don’t take…

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A Night to Remember

The following was written by Kristoffer Tangri, a second-year SIPA student from Germany pursuing a MIA degree with a concentration in International Security Policy. ____________________ It is the time of the year again where clueless first year students complain about their in boxes filling up with spam while second year students go on a ticket…

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