Vandals Inspired for their Future Careers
卡米尼克尔斯, a junior studying theatre performance and international studies at the bet365亚洲官网, always thought she’d have to make a choice between her fields of study when it came time to have a career.
“I thought I would have to pick one, theatre or international studies, to pursue a career in and the other would have to be a hobby,尼科尔斯说。.
But a summer trip to the Women in Global Policy Seminar in Washington, D.C., showed her that creative pursuits and international policy can go hand-in-hand.
是在研讨会上, hosted by the Public 领导 Education Network, that Nichols had the opportunity to speak with Mari Carmen Aponte, 前美国.S. ambassador to El Salvador who holds a master’s degree in theater. Exploring local culture and the arts, 尼科尔斯学, are part of a foreign embassy’s function to understand and relate to the people in the country it serves.
Nichols was one of three students who attended the conference in May 2016. Fellow international studies majors Amy Agenbroad and Morgan 海恩 also found inspiration for their future careers at the seminar, which is one of six annual seminars that focus on preparing women for leadership in the global community. Funding for the students to attend came from the 马丁研究所 in the UI’s College of Letters, 艺术 and Social Sciences.
The students said they were blown away from the very first session.
“Everyone was so intelligent,艾格布罗德说。, a junior from Nampa double majoring in finance and international studies. “It was amazing to hear the individual stories of the women’s lives.”
研讨会期间, Agenbroad said she most enjoyed the session with Meredith Singer, a government and regulatory affairs executive at IBM. Singer recounted how the company works to fit into different cultures in every country. It offered an example of how finance and international studies can merge into one job.
海恩, a junior from Boise double majoring in Spanish and international studies, was similarly inspired by the professional women at the seminar. She said the environmental panel offered a glimpse into the diversity of jobs in her chosen field.
“I now know what career path I am taking,” 海恩 said. After earning her degrees at UI, she wants to work with an environmental non-governmental organization, helping women specifically.
But the most prominent piece of counsel the speakers gave to the students was to master a language. They advised that successful women making an impact in the global community today know at least one foreign language and actively use it in their work.
During their time in Washington, D.C., the Vandals also met with several groups of UI alumni to thank them for their support of the university.
“As proceeds from endowments and gifts increase to the 马丁研究所, we will have more opportunities to send our students to seminars like this one,比尔L说。. Smith, director of the 马丁研究所. “这次会议, 特别是, was a good combination of professional exposure and skill building for our students. Thank you to all our donors for making this transformational experience possible.”
