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05/27/2014 04:13 PM
Grad Advising Weekly Bulletin: May 27, 2014 - Alumni Mentoring Program and Summer
Skills Institute updates
Grad Advising News and Announcements
NEW SIS Student-Alumni Mentoring Program - Applications due Sunday, June 15
Applications for the 2014-15 SIS Student-Alumni Mentoring Program are now open! This unique
opportunity matches students with SIS alumni mentors for a year, considering each student's
career goals and educational interests. As mentees, students will receive guidance and career
contacts, allowing them to reflect on and refine their professional and academic goals. This
highly rewarding experience is a great way for students to gain valuable contacts in their field,
further their professional development, and open doors for the future. Applications are due
Sunday, June 15. For more information, visit http://www.american.edu/sis/alumni/mentoring.cfm.
NEW Updated dates for summer Skills Institute - Real World Strategic Planning - June 2829
Space is still available in Real World Strategic Planning for summer, now meeting June 28-29. At
some point in your career, you may be dropped into an organization that is in great need of
strategic planning. This course gives you some basic tools so that you will be able to help it find
its way. You will be equipped to detect mission drift, map your ecosystem, construct a theory of
change, diagnose sustainability, and more. These key skills are applicable to government entities
and NGOs, to large and small organizations. This fast paced course will be taught via case
studies and simulations based on actual recent strategic planning projects. Students can find
more information about SIS skills institutes, including a master list of skills institutes being offered
for the summer and fall 2014 semesters, online at: http://www.american.edu/sis/skillsinstitutes/
Summer ADD/DROP Dates
Students taking summer courses should make themselves aware of the summer 2014
registration dates. Most summer courses have a one-week add/drop period, but students should
confirm drop deadlines for each of their registered courses.
Upcoming Events
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