Academic Advisors

Making The Right Decisons

The School's academic advisors and career services officer are available to assist students in the decisionmaking process. The School's career officer meets with students individually and in group workshops on internships and job related topics. Beginning with Freshman Orientation in the summer, students meet each semester with an academic adviser and devise a plan of study for the next one to four years. Naturally, these plans may undergo revisions as interests develop and change.

Our faculty members also take a strong interest in following students' progress and are available during office hours for questions relating directly to course work or for informal conversation and mentoring. In these ways we ensure that our students hear about meetings and conferences, competitive scholarships, travel abroad, fellowship opportunities, and other activities that balance the academic rigor and provide practical applications relevant to their goals.

The School of International Relations and the University Career Services Office present many events from career fairs to career workshops (topics include resume writing, job search strategies, and interview preparation) to alumni panels where students interact with recent graduates and learn about the many sectors where alumni have found challenging employment relating to theiracademic studies. Students can suggest topics for career activities.

Recently the School hosted a series on International Development with alumni speakers from the Grameen Foundation, CARANA Corporation, U.S. AID and The Foundation on Sustainable Development. Students heard first hand about essential courses and skills (languages, in country experience) required to begin careers in this field.

The School of International Relations also maintains a listserve for broadcasting internship and job notices of particular interest to International Relations majors.