HR Launches New Applicant Tracking System

The implementation of our new applicant tracking system, iGreentree, will be completed on Wednesday, October 28th. Once we go live, we will be utilizing the same applicant tracking system as Middlebury. Middlebury completed their implementation on October 15th.

HR will provide user names and passwords as needed. Most will not need this information until the initialization of a recruitment or participation in the selection of a candidate. On-going recruitments will be transferred to the new system although some applicant information may be stored separately. We will provide training on the use of iGreentree on an individual basis for hiring managers or administrators as they initiate a recruitment.

To log onto iGreentree to initiate a recruitment or to review applications for current recruitments, after receiving your username and password from HR,please use the following link: https://middlebury.igreentree.com/HiringManager_MIIS

Separate lists of open positions for external and internal applicants, will be available through the MIIS web site on Wednesday, October 28.

Please feel free to contact either Cathy or Michael in the HR office if you have questions (x3520).

Greentree is a private corporation founded in 1983 with headquarters in Campbell, CA. They provide applicant tracking support to numerous entities, both public and private including Temple University, University of California/Irvine, Oak Ridge Associated Universities and various community colleges and schools of medicine. Greentree was selected from a group of three service providers because of their ability to provide the needed flexibility and reporting required for both the Middlebury and MIIS campuses.

MIIS Offers New MA in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies

A new Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies Program – the first of its kind in the world —  was approved last weekend by the Middlebury Board of Trustees, having been reviewed by MIIS faculty and administration and the MIIS Board. The new program builds on the Institute’s existing certificate program in nonproliferation and the terrorism studies concentration . Both academic tracks have experienced significant growth in recent years, reflecting students’ strong interest in these issues, as well as increased demand in both the public and private sector for policy experts in the fields of weapons of mass destruction and the threat of terrorism.

The Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies Program’s curriculum will be supported by the Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) and Monterey Terrorism Research and Education Program (MonTREP).

Un-book Club: calling all readers

The un-book club is being revived and the great thing about this club is that you don’t have to read the book; although, you are encouraged to.  The selected book is, The Six Secrets of Change, Michael Fullan.

Six Secrets of Change

Don’t have time to read the book?  Here are some podcasts of Michael Fullan:

http://www.kdp.org/teachingresources/podcastsechapter.php

http://media.kucrl.org/archives/370

Do you want to in get together with your colleagues in an informal setting? Want to share your theory that travels (introduction)?  Interested in discussing how MIIS can become a FOE – Firm of Endearment (chapter one).  If so, read the book or listen to the podcast and choose a time on doodle that might work for you. Location will be announced.

Carlos Prieto to Speak at MIIS on Friday

The Monterey Institute of International Studies will host world-renowned cellist, author and raconteur Carlos Prieto for a special public lecture on Friday, September 25 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Irvine Auditorium.

In addition to performing with many of the world’s most widely known and respected classical musicians and orchestras, Prieto has written seven books: Russian Letters, Around the World With the Cello, From the USSR to Russia, The Adventures of a Cello (translated into English, Russian and Portuguese), Paths and Images of Music, 5000 Years of Words, and Throughout China With the Cello. His extraordinarily diverse background includes degrees in engineering and economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as a long-standing interest in and affinity for Russian culture and language. In January 1998, Strings magazine declared Prieto a “Renaissance Man” and extolled “his astoundingly rich life as a performer, author, globe-trotter and tireless promoter of Latin composers.”

Prieto’s appearance at the Institute will feature a lecture addressing his experiences as a self-identified “citizen of the world,” a question and answer session, and a brief musical performance.

Reminder!

FirstClass email will cease to be used next Tuesday, September 15, 2009, as the Monterey Institute completes its transition to Exchange email hosted by Middlebury College.  If you are still using FirstClass to send email, you should plan to transition to Exchange today. Contact the Helpdesk (ext. 6656) for assistance in accessing your account and setting up your client (Outlook for Windows, Entourage for Mac).

Beginning on Tuesday, 9/15, all email addressed to name@miis.edu will go to the Exchange server at Middlebury.

Office Moves Demystified!

As many of you know, a series of office moves occurred over the summer, to concentrate the majority of faculty in McCone, the IIRC, and Casa Fuente. Attached are  maps for the McCone and IIRC buildings and portions of Casa Fuente and McGowan that show where faculty and staff affected by the move are now located. In some cases, entire departments were moved, such as the Intensive & Custom Language Programs (main office now located in Suite 103 of the McGowan Building) and the Advancement Office (now located in Suite 300 of the McGowan Building).

Please note that staff in many other buildings on campus were not affected by the moves and as a result, are not included in the document.

GSIPM Launches New Semester with Retreat

On Thursday August 20th, the combined faculty and staff of the new Graduate School of International Policy and Management held their semester kickoff retreat.  Over 40 attendees discussed the reorganization and its impact on policies & procedures, reviewed proposals for new degree programs and specializations, and received an update from Dean Tate Miller on the new Center for Advising & Career Services. The retreat kicked off with a session designed to explore our “assests and aspirations”. The following statistics are a representation of the tremendous resources we have within the GSIPM:

-Over 920 years collective professional experience in our fields of expertise
-We have taught 554 different courses
-An amazing 66,264 students taught
2,024 clients and client organizations served by our faculty and staff

Collectively, an amazing impact on the world!

MIIS Website Update

websiteThe new MIIS web site is nearing readiness for its official launch. After consultation with the web team at Middlebury, we are planning the formal launch of the new MIIS website for September 15.

Dozens of people have worked very hard all summer to develop a framework  for the site that reflects our mission and vision for the future.  A special thanks to Kristen Byers, Lynn McDonald, and all the members of the web strategy team who have worked to assemble our core content, and our colleagues at Middlebury who have worked tirelessly to translate White Whale’s designs into working templates.

There will be a  “soft” launch (providing members of the community with access to the unpublished site) on September 1, to allow an opportunity to become familiar with the site and identify any errors, bugs or other issues. Please watch MIIS@work for instructions on connecting to the site on September 1, and for ways that you can add your voice to the site in the future.

A web site is a dynamic, ever-changing network of information and interactions, so don’t expect to see a “finished product” on September 1, or at any time in the future.  In fact, we ask for your participation in ensuring that the web site is never “finished” — but that it is alive with an ever-growing  collection of current and engaging stories.

Changes in Intensive English Programs

Patricia Szasz, Director of Intensive English Programs, announces two important changes in the Intensive English Programs:

First, the non-degree English for Academic & Professional Purposes (EAPP) program has been discontinued. What this means:

  • Degree-seeking students will still take EAPP classes with Lisa Leopold & Kelley Calvert,
  • All non-degree students are now part of the ESL program which has four levels,
  • We’ve eliminated the name of a program, not its curriculum,
  • Advanced proficiency students can still take courses in academic and professional English,
  • Students conditionally admitted to GSIPM now take a summer program called English Preparation for Graduate Studies (EPGS).
Secondly, our Intensive English as a Second Language (ESL) sessions will move to a quarter based system in 2010.  This means:
  • Sessions will begin in January, April, June and September,
  • Winter, spring and fall sessions will be extended to 10 weeks in length,
  • Summer session will remain 8 weeks in length.
For more details on these changes and information about ESL on campus contact Patricia at 831-647-3501.

Outlook Training

Let’s Get Together and Celebrate Our New Exchange Email System and

Due to the overwhelming demand for training, two informal Outlook 2003 sessions are scheduled this Friday in the Pacific Lab
10-11:30a and 1:30-3p (Only need to attend one)
Please RSVP to Trinidad Gomez

Topics to be covered
* Customizing the Outlook window
* Creating Folder
* Calendars
* Searching messages
* Tips
* Audience Suggestions

Seating is limited. If you have a laptop you are invited to bring it.

J.D. Yuan Reports on Summer Activities

From Singapore comes this report of Prof. J.D. Yuan’s recent publications and interviews:

*  July 8, TV interview from Channel News Asia, on the Xinjiang riots.
*  July 29, Washington Observer interview on the first round of US-China
Strategic and Economic Dialogue
*  July 31, “China and the US: G-2 by Another Name?” Asia Times,
*  August 5, Bloomberg TV, live interview on Asia Business News on
Clinton’s North Korea trip.
*  August 8, “After the Clinton Trip: A Window of Opportunity?
OpinionAsia