NEWS THIS MONTH
Newsmakers: Alumni Featured in The Huffington Post
Three CIEE Study Abroad alumni were recently featured in a Huffington Post article titled "Jobs Requiring Chinese: So You Want To Work In Chinese?" In the article, the author interviews ten early-career professionals who've built careers using their Chinese language skills, giving readers an idea of how they can turn Chinese language skills into a career for themselves. The CIEE alumni featured are John Urban (CIEE Study Abroad, Beijing), who coordinates academic affairs at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, Nicholas Clark (CIEE Study Abroad, Beijing), college admissions counselor at Tiandao Education, and Azuraye Wycoff (CIEE Study Abroad, Nanjing), who manages U.S. business school trips to China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Read the full article here.
Have you been featured in the news? We'd love to hear about it! Email alumni@ciee.org
Join CIEE as a Global Navigator High School Program Leader
Do you have a passion for supporting high school students in their pursuit to study abroad? CIEE is hiring Program Leaders committed to the process of education, cross-cultural learning, and leadership development for the Global Navigator High School Summer programs in summer 2017. Apply to be based in one of over 20 countries where you will facilitate intercultural, experiential opportunities for high school students visiting the host country. This job is perfect for alumni of CIEE Study Abroad programs or full-time high school teachers looking for a meaningful way to spend their summer. Apply online today.
Congratulations to our Alumni Summer Interns
The alumni summer internship session is officially over and we've said goodbye to a talented group of ten interns as they made their way back to their colleges for senior year. The group worked hard on their projects in collaboration with a variety of departments at CIEE's global headquarters in Portland, Maine. As a part of the internship program, interns also enjoyed weekly professional development seminars as well as bonding activities like kayaking, The Escape Room, a Portland Sea Dogs Baseball game, and more. View the summer internship recap on the blog to learn more about these interns' hard work and fun-filled summer.
I-LEAD Brought Interns to Seattle this August
The Intern Leadership Enrichment and Development (I-LEAD) program, a program of the U.S. Department of State, is an all expenses-paid, six-day program that offers 60 delegates selected from the J-1 intern program an opportunity to refine and enhance their leadership skills through dynamic workshops. This years' delegates learned about leadership, entrepreneurship, and community impact while in Seattle. Participants had a great time networking and learning together. Check out a few of our favorite Instagram posts from the 2016 I-LEAD program:
UPCOMING EVENTS
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ALUM OF THE MONTH
Our September Alum of the Month is Ria Jagasia, who studied abroad with CIEE in Tokyo, Japan this past spring. Now in her junior year at Vanderbilt University, Ria studies human and organizational development with an international leadership and development track and an Asian studies double major. After studying Japanese language in school, Ria was inspired to go to Japan for a semester abroad, where she immersed herself in Japanese culture while living with a host family. As a guest blogger for the CIEE Alumni blog, Ria will be posting a series of articles related to traveling and living abroad in Japan. Be sure to check the blog frequently for new articles!
Read her first article today: "Top 3 Foods for a Summer in Tokyo"
Do you have your own story to share? Email us: alumni@ciee.org.
ALUMNI VOICES
Are You Considering Doing CIEE Teach Abroad or TEFL Certification Courses? Hear About Program Experiences from Participants Themselves
“The course has taught me so much, both about the technical aspects of teaching like classroom management and lesson planning, and about the cultural and emotional elements – the ways in which teachers may have to adjust to unusual circumstances or teaching environments. I feel way more prepared and at ease having taken it.” –Chauncey Grossley (CIEE TEFL Certification) on preparing to teach in South Korea
"As I approached the end of my college career I lacked clarity with my long-term career goals. However, there were a few things I knew for certain: I love to travel, I have a passion for languages and Spain stole my heart during my semester abroad. I realized teaching English abroad would be a great way to combine these three certainties after graduating! However, the idea of moving my life back to Spain was beyond daunting. Where would I even begin?! That's where CIEE came in. I chose to teach in Spain with CIEE because they put my mind at ease. They provided the support, guidance, and assistance I needed to take the leap to teach English abroad. If you are thinking about teaching in Spain, but feel overwhelmed with where to begin, consider beginning with CIEE." -Sarah Kelly (CIEE Teach Abroad in Spain)
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