What’s more fun than a little competition!? Especially when it involves edible building! Come to the Holland Center Patio for some decorating fun and friendly competition. Snacks and prizes in categories such as: most likely to be on HDTV, most likely to be flipped, and most creative.
Please show up promptly at 12:30 to start your decorating. Judging is at 1:20! See you there!
Thanksgiving/Harvest CelebrationIn honor of the Thanksgiving Holiday and the harvest season, Student Services is hosting a potluck social for MIIS students, faculty and staff. The potluck is on Wednesday, November 20th from 6:00-8:00pm at the Samson Center.
Student Services will be providing the main courses and beverages. Sign-up here to bring a side, dessert, bread, or volunteer to set-up/tear-down. RSVP is required to attend!
Not a fan of cooking but still want to come to the potluck? Help us kick-off the Food Drive by bringing non-perishable food items to feed up to four people to the event! You’ll still need to RSVP.
Sign-up by Friday, November 15th.
Family (i.e. kids), spouses or significant others are also welcome. Up to two guests per person. If you have any questions please email us at student.services@miis.edu.
The D-Prize is an organization which funds new social ventures. At D-Prize, they believe many effective poverty solutions already exist, but have yet to be distributed to millions. Examples include solar lamps, effective curriculum, “sugar daddy awareness classes”, and many more.
Keep Calm and Meditate is at a new time and location! Early morning was a little too early for most people, so we’ve moved things around to accommodate your schedules. The new time and location are Wednesday from 12:30-1:00pm in McGowan room 210.
These drop-in sessions do not include any meditation instruction or teaching. They simply provide a regular time and peaceful place to meditate under the quiet guidance of a host.
Here’s what to do:
Questions? Email student.services@miis.edu for any questions. We’ll see you there!
Discount Monterey Symphony Tickets!
The Monterey Institute of International Studies is pleased to offer specially discounted tickets to Monterey Symphony concerts during its 2013-2014 Season of Discovery! MIIS students are welcome to attend performances on Saturdays and Sundays at the Sunset Center in Carmel for just $10.00 per ticket (normally $29-59 per ticket). This special offer is available only to MIIS students through the Office of Student Services.
Opening the Monterey Symphony season this weekend on October 19th and 20th is romance, a magnificent program of Romantic period works that introduce the orchestra in brilliance and virtuosity. The program includes Wagner’s Prelude to the third act of Lohengrin, Brahms’ exquisite Fourth Symphony and Richard Strauss’ tone poem Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, a tour de force for any orchestra and its musicians.
Stop by Student Services today to purchase your tickets for this weekend’s performance.
…of EJ Dupervil or How I Continue Being Awesome
October Social Hour!
Don’t forget the Student Council Social Hour TONIGHT! Sponsored by the American Red Cross Club, join us at the Samson Center from 5-7pm for some beer, wine and snacks.
Please remember to bring your MIIS student ID, a government ID (passport, driver’s license or state ID card are acceptable), a cup and a smile.
Of Audrey Metcalf, IPS ’15…
My eyes open to the amusing robot sound of my alarm. I’m not sure how it could possibly be 6:30am already and time to get up and out of my warm and cozy bed. Although on Monday & Wednesday I only have class in the evening unlike my full Tuesday & Thursday, I still have much to do. After hitting snooze once, I finally get up, throw on my workout clothes and head to the gym. Although my eyes are barely open, me and the elyptical machine are working hard. I try to balance an article in one hand and hi-lighter in the other; my squiggly orange marks float across the page with anything but precision as I bounce along my workout.
Before I know it, I am back home listening to a podcast from “This American Life” while I get ready for the day. With great resistance, I work to get my sleepy pup up and outside before I have to leave as the rich smell of fresh coffee brewing begins to fill the house. Today, I am meeting a friend at Plumes Coffee House for a change in scenery from the usual library table and a second cup of coffee. With the early 90’s music and chatter of other patrons, I continue to work on my assignments until its time to move my car. It’s now time to head off to the Samson Center where I am meeting with classmates for a group project for my Research Methods class. With the smell of sandwiches and other unidentifiable concoctions floating in the air, I break out my Tupperware with granola and yogurt that I brought from home to take away the grumbling that has started in my stomach.
As a first semester student in the IPS program on the Human Security & Development track, it has transformed into mid-day at the blink of an eye. I have realized over the last 5 weeks that this is my new reality. This is still a new feeling for me after having spent the last two and a half years in rural Costa Rica as a Community Economic Development facilitator for Peace Corps. To say the Pura Vida pace of life was drastically more relaxed is still a tremendous understatement. With this floating around in my head, I head over to the Office of Student Services where I work as a Graduate Assistant several days a week. Today I will tinker away at the Veterans Services website and do some more research for veterans programs, resources and opportunities.
As my clock ticks to 6pm, I head over to my Conflict Resolution class that is just one of many toward my Con. Res. Certificate. After some heated debate over theories and application, class is over and it’s off to the Indoor Rock Climbing gym my friend has invited me to. I am pumped for this. I make sure I work extra hard while there because I know that afterwards waiting for me at home is an authentic Italian masterpiece. I can smell its success as I park that my incredible roommate has created another amazing meal for us. Before this can happen however, I have some running around with my little spastic nugget of a Tica dog to do, which only makes my night better. Maybe we will walk down to the Coastal Trail a couple blocks away, or perhaps wander the neighborhoods of PG looking for the resident deer family that like to feed on the plants and flowers in peoples yards.
Although now it is around 10:30pm, before I can call it a day, I have got some more reading and homework assignments to do as well as a bit of current event updating to catch up on what has been going on in the world today. However at this time of the evening it is guaranteed to be interjected with intervals of Candy Crush or weird videos on YouTube that make me cry from laughing so hard (check out dubstep cat, it’s amazing). Life here in Monterey and at MIIS is a change of pace to what I have been used to for a while, but it’s full of spontaneous adventures, meeting new and remarkable people and giving my brain a workout. All in all, it has been a good day.
…of Malcolm Johnson IEP 14′.After taking my sweet time to savor every bite of breakfast and ease into the rest of my day, I head to one of my environmental policy classes with my first glass of tea. As a second year IEP student in the ocean and coastal research management (OCRM) track, I am able to take classes like Environmental Conflict Management and International Marine Science & Policy. It is never a dull day when discussing fisheries collapse or conflicts over water resources.
During my “lunch break,” I’m either preparing for my weekly podcast, meeting with President Ramaswamy, leading a Sustainability Council meeting, or presiding over a Student Council meeting. Being the Student Council President requires patience, dedication, and passion. From writing agendas to communicating with students, there is always work for the President and his executive board, whom I rely on regularly for relief from all the necessary tasks. Checking my email means responding to Student Council inquiries or keeping an eye on my Peace Corps application.
After classes and meetings are finished, I unwind either through a 6-mile run along the coastal trail or from a wonderful yoga session led by a fellow MIIS student or on my own. From there I cook a delicious vegetarian meal and prepare for an evening of work. I make the trek to campus, find a spot in the Samson Center, and make a checklist for my evening tasks. First are my class assignments, then research on ocean education for my RA position, finally I tackle personal research interests (environmental education and ethics). Calling it a night after a few hours, I have my 3rd or 4th glass of tea, stretch all my muscles, hide under my covers, and read/write for pleasure. Only needing 4 hours of sleep makes getting everything finished in a day much easier.
Want to meditate, and like the support of practicing with others? Keep Calm and drop in any weekday for 20 minutes of silent sitting meditation. Some cushions, blocks and chairs available, or BYO.
When: Monday – Friday from 7:15 – 7:45 am
Starting: September 19th
Where: DLC Design Space
Led by a fellow meditator here at MIIS who will simply host the space and ring the opening and closing bell. Not quite sure what this whole meditating thing is all about? Read below for more details!
These drop-in sessions do not include any meditation instruction or teaching. They simply provide a regular time and peaceful place to meditate under the quiet guidance of a host.
Here’s what to do: