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lucini, elizabeth ruedy and Becca smith to present their recommendations to public diplomacy officials at the U.S. Department of State. The Elliott School’s incomparable location allows students to gain hands-on experience in their areas of study. Undergraduate students pursued internships at many organizations, including: U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, Defense and Treasury; Export-Import Bank; Heritage Foundation; Human Rights Campaign; Jane’s Information Group; U.S.-China Business Council; and the Woodrow Wilson Center. To prepare undergraduates for professional life after GW, the Career Center provided resume writing and interview workshops and campus interviews with employers. At the graduate level, more than 75 percent of our students complemented their studies with internships or paid employment. The Elliott School’s Graduate Student Career Development center provided alumni mentoring, resume critiques, site visits to employers, career fairs, online career listings and Ginger Thompson (MIPP’07), New York Times journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner, joined other professionals from around the world in the mid-career MIPP program. alberto lucini, Becca smith and elizabeth ruedy (L-R) presented their class assignment to officials in the State Department’s Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. nathan Brown speaks with visiting Jordanian students who met with Elliott School students studying the Middle East. workshops that teach networking, job search strategies, interviewing skills and salary negotiations. It engaged employers through on-campus interviews and company site visits. Employer visits to the school increased 162 percent over the previous year. An Elliott School education extends across the globe, giving students direct knowledge of other cultures and perspectives. In 2006-2007, 377 undergraduates and 51 graduate students studied in 47 countries. International development studies program students worked on aid organization projects in Bolivia, Ghana, honduras, india, Kenya, liberia, mexico, sierra leone, Tanzania and uganda, gaining valuable experience on the front lines of economic development. Our students also benefited from exposure to the hundreds of international students at GW, and the 60 students from 29 countries who joined our graduate programs as full-time degree students, exchange students or through our master of international studies (MIS) dual-degree program. The MIS allows students to earn degrees from elite foreign universities as well as the Elliott School. Kate hall was interviewed by Duetsche Welle radio, after her presentation at the German Embassy. elliott school of internAtionAl AffAirs 7
Study abroad students at Elliott School partner Sciences Po in Paris, France, took a trip to Normandy during their semester abroad. an ellioTT school educaTion PrePares TomorroW’s leaders Many of the challenges the world confronts today were not on the radar screen a generation ago, from the information revolution to climate change to China’s rise as an international power. The Elliott School constantly updates its curriculum to prepare students for the intellectual and professional challenges of the 21st century. In 2006-2007, the Elliott School added new courses on Political islam, energy and national security, human Trafficking, fragile and Transition states, Policy options in macroeconomic crises and War and conflict in africa, among others. We also added new capstone courses for graduate students on interagency cooperation in the U.S. federal government and on evaluating risk in emerging markets, and we expanded our professional skills curriculum with new courses on analyzing international economic data, administration of elections and Political analysis. 8 AnnuAl report 2006-2007 so We looK forWard The Elliott School will further enhance our academic excellence by: Hiring new full-time faculty in international economics, international security, geography and regional studies Strengthening our regional studies programs Reviewing and improving our undergraduate curriculum Developing a new master’s program on global communication Finalizing a partnership with a major university in Africa Raising funds for student scholarships and fellowships, especially for students from developing countries
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