SIPA will have a table at the Washington, D.C. Idealist.org graduate school fair scheduled for Monday, September 21st. There is no fee to attend but you must register on the Idealist.org site. We hope to see you there.
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Just a quick reminder that the Idealist.org Graduate School Fair in Boston is scheduled for next Tuesday, September 15th at 5:00 PM on the campus of Boston University. I will be representing SIPA and would be happy to meet you. Who am I? You can visit this past entry composed last winter for more information.
As a reminder, you can view our full travel schedule for the fall by visiting our recruitment schedule page.
Registration is required for the Boston Fair but there is no cost to attend. Register by using the following link –
This message serves two purposes. One is to remind you to check out our travel schedule to see if a representative from SIPA will be in your area this fall. Two is to announce that this coming week the first few recruiting events of the fall will take place. Alumni from SIPA will be attending recruitment fairs in Bogota, Colombia and San Jose, Costa Rica this coming week.
Both fairs are sponsored by the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA). Registration is required but there is no cost to attend. Please see the links below for details:
Bogota, Colombia Fair Details (September 9th)
San Jose, Costa Rica Fair Details (September 10th)
SIPA will also take part in the New York City Idealist.org Graduate School fair on September 10th. Once again, registration is required but there is no cost to attend.
New York City Idealist.org Graduate School Fair Registration Page
Each fall representatives of SIPA attend various events so that prospective students can gather more information about our programs. Generally each event is attended by a staff member from the Office of Admissions and in some cases current students and/or alumni will attend. There are two types of events we typically participate in.
First, we attend recruitment fairs. Two associations that sponsor recruitment fairs are APSIA and idealist.org. APSIA stands for the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs. Registration for APSIA fairs is required but there is no fee to attend. You can register by visiting the APSIA site.
idealist.org states their mission as:
Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders, a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 with offices in the United States and Argentina. Idealist is an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives.
Each year idealist.org sponsors graduate school fairs and SIPA will be attending some of their fairs this fall. Registration for these fairs is also free.
Second, SIPA travels with other policy schools to visit college and university campuses. We are working on a registration page for our college/university visits and expect that it will be available in early September. No fees are charged for attending our college/university visits.
While our travel schedule still is a work in progress, I wanted to go ahead and post it to provide advanced notice on the areas we are likely to visit in the next few months. Events that are listed in black text have been finalized and if a time or location is listed in red text we are still working on the final details. You can access the proposed travel schedule by visiting our recruiting schedule page.
Please also note that SIPA does host information sessions each Monday at 6:00 P.M. and each Friday at Noon. Registration is required and in some cases (i.e. holidays) the sessions may be subject to cancellation so please register as far ahead as possible. To register simply send an email to [email protected].
SIPA is a professional school and we take career development very seriously. Our job is to produce graduates who can hit the ground running and make an immediate difference in the policy world. Meg Heenehan is the Executive Director of the Office of Career Services (OCS) and she recently sat down to speak with us about the services her office provides.
There are many activities and opportunities directed by OCS that promote professional development including workshops, recruitment fairs, job and internship postings, and even a professional development class. OCS not only helps students to market themselves, they also market our degree programs to potential employers.
Graduates also have life long access to the services OCS provides. So whether it’s 10, 15, or 20 years down the road, you can contact OCS to brush up your résumé and cover letter or network with alumni.
To view the full video with Meg please click here (Time of Video, 6:48).
"The most global public policy school, where an international community of students and faculty address world challenges."
—Merit E. Janow, Dean, SIPA, Professor of Practice, International and Economic Law and International Affairs
