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Category: MIIS News & Events
MIIS Staff Advisor Team Announces First Friday Staff Meet-Ups
The Staff Advisory Team will hold a monthly meet-up with staff from 12-1:30pm every first Friday. The next Staff Meet-Up on October 4th from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in MG-100 or via Zoom: go.miis.edu/staffmeetup. The topic will be “New Staff Governance Roles and Feedback” with guest speakers Ashley Arrocha and Bob Cole. Ashley Arrocha…Continue Reading MIIS Staff Advisor Team Announces First Friday Staff Meet-Ups
$25 tickets for Monterey Symphony
The Monterey Symphony’s new season starts in October. They play one weekend per month (with a break December-January) through May at the Sunset Center in Carmel. MIIS faculty and staff can attend for only $25. Use code “MIIS” at check out. Thanks to Prof. Philipp Bleek for organizing this opportunity….Continue Reading $25 tickets for Monterey Symphony
Life in Stone: An evening with art, food, and storytelling with Zimbabwean artist, Moses Nyanhongo
Middlebury Institute of International Studies’ Committee on Art in Public Places (iCAPP) in partnership with Gallery Sur invites students, staff, faculty, alumni, and the Monterey community to meet Shona stone sculptor Moses Nyanhongo from Zimbabwe for a free outdoor sculpting demonstration at the Holland Center Courtyard (442 ½ Van Buren Street) on the Middlebury Institute campus from 5-7 PM,…Continue Reading Life in Stone: An evening with art, food, and storytelling with Zimbabwean artist, Moses Nyanhongo
New Photo Exhibit on Cultures in Transition
Middlebury Institute faculty, staff, and students may have noticed the new photo exhibit in the upper McCone atrium installed earlier this month. Oliver Klink built a 15 year photographic project, called Cultures In Transition, based on 5 Asian countries (Bhutan, Myanmar, Mongolia, China, India). In 2001, on his first trip, he was completely in awe…Continue Reading New Photo Exhibit on Cultures in Transition
25 Years at the Middlebury Institute with Moyara Ruehsen
Moyara Ruehsen, Associate Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, recently passed her 25-year mark of employment. She overseers the Institute’s Financial Crimes Management program and is a well-respected expert in money laundering, terrorism and proliferation financing, and cyber-related financial crimes. Moyara took a few minutes from her busy schedule to share her thoughts…Continue Reading 25 Years at the Middlebury Institute with Moyara Ruehsen
MIIS Staff Mark the End of the Academic Year
Middlebury Institute staff came together to celebrate the end of the academic year. The annual event brings staff together during a relatively quiet time of year to celebrate the hard work of the past 12 months. The event honored departing staff members for their service. During the event, MIIS alumna, Lauri Pastrone, (MIIS BA in…Continue Reading MIIS Staff Mark the End of the Academic Year
New Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Requirement for CA Employees
As part of the 2018 Legislative Session, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 1343, which expands existing harassment training requirements. The new regulation requires existing non-supervisory employees to undergo harassment training by January 1, 2020. Specifically, SB 1343 requires employers with five or more employees to provide: Two hours of sexual harassment prevention…Continue Reading New Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Requirement for CA Employees