Last Chance for Head shots!

Need a professional-looking head shot photo for your LinkedIn profile or e-portfolio? December 1st is the final day of head shots this semester for students on campus.

Offered through the DLC, we will be taking photos between noon-2:00 on a first-come, first-served basis on the patio between the Security shack and the Lara Soto Adobe. Come get your picture taken!

What

A professional head shot by Tom Stagg, for your LinkedIn and E-portfolios.

For Who

Open to all MIIS students. (*Note, faculty and staff are encouraged to get their professional photos taken through the Communications department.)

When

Headshots are happening December 1st from 12:00-2:00 pm. 

Where

They will be taken on the patio between the Lara Soto adobe and the security shack.

How to Sign Up

No sign up required. These head shots are on a first-come, first-served basis.

Questions?

Email dlc@miis.edu.

 

 

Brown Bag Lunch Discussion – “Military Support to Foreign Disaster Response”

Mark your calendar to have lunch with Lieutenant Colonel Christopher W. Wendland!

Who: All interested MIIS community

What: Discussion and Q&A on: Military Support to Foreign Disaster Response

When: Tuesday, December 1 (12:15-1:15)

Where: Morse B106

Lieutenant Colonel Christopher W. Wendland

Lieutenant Colonel Christopher W. Wendland

Lieutenant Colonel Christopher W. Wendland is the current U.S. Army War College Fellow at MIIS. LTC (P) Wendland worked as a Military Crisis Response Planner at United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) from 2009-2012. He worked alongside representatives from the Department of State, USAID, and the United Nations  to develop complementary disaster response plans for a number of devastating natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, nuclear reactor meltdowns, tropical storms, and flooding) and will provide an overview of the U. S. Government process to provide U. S. military support with anecdotal stories from the following response efforts: Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, Haiti, Japan, Thailand, and Nepal.

Roundtable on Multidisciplinary Learning

Have you participated in the on-campus Hult Prize competition? Do you want to submit a proposal to the Davis Projects for Peace?  Are you looking for faculty guidance on an immersive learning experience or other independent project, such as capstone or a directed study?

The DLC is involved in a collaborative effort between faculty, staff, and students to explore how multidisciplinary learning can be promoted on campus through campus-wide challenges, competitions, and other activities that stretch beyond classroom walls.

Come share your experiences or learn from other students, and influence how MIIS prepares students to address the complex issues we encounter on and off campus.

Digital Storytelling Internship Info Session: Freedom from Hunger & MIIS Collaboration

The NGO Freedom From Hunger (FFH) is partnering with MIIS to develop internships for students to help create a pipeline of digital content for their outreach efforts. FFH will be hosting an information session on this initiative, the Digital Storytelling Internship Program, on Thursday November 19th. Students who are interested in international development work and digital storytelling are invited to attend.

The FFH Interns will work with NGO partners in Peru or Burkina Faso to provide fresh and authentic digital content about the beneficiaries and impacts of their work. Interns will live in communities served by FFH and will “report” from the field through daily blog posts, photos, and videos.

To find out more about the internship opportunity and requirements click here.

The info session will be held November 19th from 1:00pm – 2:00pm in Morse A101. Representatives from the Center for Advising & Career Services (CACS) and Immersive Learning will also be present to answer questions.

More Professional Headshots!

Back by popular demand!

Upgrade your LinkedIn and E-portfolios with a professional head shot by Taylor McCord. Open to all MIIS students, faculty and staff.

Day, Time and Place

Headshots are happening two days—November 12th from 12:00-2:00 pm & November 13th from 11:00-1:00 pm. They will be taken on the patio between the Lara Soto adobe and the security shack.

Sign Up

Sign up is recommended at go.miis.edu/headshots. Choose Other DLC Requests > Headshots > Taylor McCord.​

MIIS Students in London for UN’s International Maritime Organization Meeting

imoLast week a group of 7 students, led by Professor Patrick Cotter, went to London to attend the London Convention and London Protocol on ocean dumping of wastes and other matter at the UN’s International Maritime Organization(IMO) in London. Before leaving for the London Meeting students were asked prepare a position paper on the topics that were going to be discussed by the delegates. The topics for the papers were front-line environmental issues being considered at the meeting, including, marine geoengineering, carbon dioxide capture and storage, compliance with the treaties, technical cooperation and assistance, ship recycling, disposal of mine tailings, marine litter, environmental effects of chemical munitions disposal, and 25-year review of radioactive waste disposal in the ocean. The students were able to then listen to the discussions and debate on issues during the meeting.

During breaks for tea or lunch, they had the opportunity to interact with delegates who expressed their positions during the plenary session, including delegates from the Canada, Panama, Turkey, the US, GreenPeace and the London Convention/London Protocol Secretariat. In total there were 49 Contracting Parties (nations) at the meeting, 2 associate members, 11 observer nations, 5 NGO observers, 3 UN agencies, and MIIS student observers at the meeting.  The meeting was chaired by Nigeria with support from the London Convention/London Protocol Secretariat.

The MIIS Digital Learning Center setup a chat for the group using “SlackBot”.  During the meeting, Professor Cotter was able to comment instantly on points that were being made to allow the students to understand the importance or implications of an intervention by a national representative.

Story+Maps Brown Bag Lunch Nov 10

What: Story+Maps Brown Bag Lunch
When: Tuesday, November 10 | 12:15pm-1:30pm
Where: DLC Design Sp@ce

Join Institute alumni Andy Stieglitz and Aaron Ebner, founders of the Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development (AASD) in Peru, for a brown bag lunch focusing on using new media approaches to communicating the reach of organizations. The informal event is a space to share ideas and examples of how different mapping tools can be partnered with stories to convey impact. AASD will share the ArcGIS Story Map of their work, the Center for Social Impact Learning (CSIL) will walk us through their Ambassador Corps map created with help from the META Lab, and Intercultural Digital Storytelling Project (IDSP) Senior Fellows along with other immersive learning teams working on J-term project plans will brainstorm how maps might be used to help visualize their work in the field. We hope you’ll join us!

This event is a collaboration between the DLC, CSIL, and the META lab!

MORE MAPPING GOODNESS: Friday November 13 | 12-1pm
Follow-up with the META Lab team to learn more about working with open source mapping tools on Friday, November 13 from 12-1pm in the Pac Lab. Workshop Details here.

Creative Communication Workshop

Communication – the human connection – is the key to personal and career success. – Paul J. Meyer

Join us for a workshop that takes a fun approach to the critical skill of communication. We are excited to welcome Tritia Moneypenny, a team development consultant, as our workshop facilitator. She will be bringing a variety of hands-on activities that will help participants think about communication from a range of perspectives. The workshop will be a chance to connect with others from across the MIIS community and enjoy the beautiful outdoors in Friendly Plaza.

Thursday, October 29th, 1:00-2:00pm, Outside in Friendly Plaza (in front of Colton Hall)

There are limited spaces, so please use the sign up list below to secure your spot!

Current Sign-up Sheets

Title Date Open Spots  
Creative Communication Workshop October 29, 2015 15

Mac OS X Workshop II

Hey Mac owners! Thanks for making the first Max OS X Workshop a great success! We had a great turn out, but if you weren’t able to make the first session, fear not! We’ve already got another one scheduled to address some of the more popular (yet sometimes frustrating) features that Max OS X has to offer. Come discover how to maximize your productivity, and work smarter, not harder!

Topics to be covered include: Creating different iPhoto Libraries and Using time machine and iCloud to back up your files.

The workshop is optimized for any version of Mac OS X you have running (Snow Leopard, Yosemite, etc.) and you didn’t need to attend the first workshop to attend this one!

Here are the Deets

What: Mac OS X Workshop II
When: Wednesday, October 28th, 11:00am-noon
Where: in the DLC Design Space
Topics Covered: creating iPhoto libraries, using iCloud, and using Time Machine

Fall 2015 Excel Learning Series – Session 4

Are you looking to improve your Excel skills? Does the phrase Microsoft Excel make you nervous? Fear not friends, META LAB and the DLC are collaborating once again to provide a series of Excel workshops during the first half of the Fall 2015 term to support the MIIS community. The final session will take place on October 23rd, 12pm- 12:45pm in CF442, Pac Lab. All you need to bring is yourself! Your facilitator will be META Lab graduate assistant and Data Analysis Teaching Assistant: Mentru Nagbe.

When used properly, Microsoft Excel can be an extremely powerful tool to display, organize, and analyze large data sets. The series will contain hidden tips and tricks in addition to exercises that will make you an Excel champion in no time.

Session 4 Topics

  • more pivot tables
  • grouping of tabs
  • linking worksheets through formulas
  • If()
  • Vlookup()
  • SumIF()
  • macros basic

excel-signup-buttonTo get access to the learning series materials and receive information on future sessions, click the sign up button!

Resources

Lynda LogoLynda.com is an incredible online resource offering guided video tutorials and step by step instructions for all sorts of digital tools. As a member of the Middlebury community you have premium access. Here’s how it works:

  • Visit go.miis.edu/lynda
  • Input your MIIS login credentials
  • Search “Excel Essential Learning”