Oct 24-25: Careers In Global Health / Teach & Vol Abroad / PC / Int'l Opportunities Fair

International Opportunities Fair

Thursday | Oct. 25 | 2-6 PM 

Michigan Union (2nd Floor)

Nearly 60 organizations offering internships, volunteering, teaching abroad and global career opportunities will be coming!  

Check out the Quick Reference Chart: http://internationalcenter.umich.edu/swt/work/resources/ICP/intfair.html 

Leading up to the Fair, don't miss the International Career Pathways panels (see below for panelists)

• Careers in Global Health (5-7pm Wednesday 10/24)
• Teaching & Volunteering Abroad (7-8:30pm Wednesday 10/24)
• Peace Corps and Your Global Career (7-8:30pm Thursday 10/25 after the fair)

-------------

Careers in Global Health

WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 24, 2012 | 5PM – 7PM

MICHIGAN UNION ANDERSON ROOM

Representatives from organizations involved in various aspects of international health and humanitarian relief will share the paths they took to reach their current positions, as well as discuss the key elements to preparing for a successful career in global health.

USAID

Christine Caraballo

Operations and Security Manager, Public Health Institute

JOHN SNOW, INC.

Christine Claypoole

Deputy Director, International Division

DOCTORS UNITED FOR HAITI

Dr. Sidney Coupet

Founder and Executive Director, Doctors United for Haiti

GATES FOUNDATION

Dr. Win Brown

Senior Program Officer at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

FACILITATED BY: Dr. Thomas Robins, Director, Global Public Health Initiative &

Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health

Emily K. Renda, MPH

Student Life and Global Public Health Coordinator

Office of Academic Affairs and Global Public Health Initative

University of Michigan School of Public Health

-------------

Teaching & Volunteering Abroad

WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 24, 2012 | 7PM – 8:30PM

MICHIGAN UNION POND ROOM

Programs for teaching and volunteering abroad offer a vast range of opportunities in fields such as health, social work, natural resources and teaching English.  Positions are available for undergraduates, seniors and graduate/professional students.  Hear from representatives of the following organizations and follow up with them at the International Opportunities Fair:

• Child Family Health International - health-related internships in Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, India, Mexico, and South Africa.
• CIEE Teach Abroad – teaching placements in Chile, China, Dominican Republic, S. Korea, Spain, Thailand, Vietnam
• Cross-cultural Solutions – volunteer and internship placements in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Russia
• Cultural Embrace by API - teach and volunteer programs in several countries around the world.
• The English Language Institute at the University of Michigan - Offers opportunities to prepare for teaching abroad placements.
• Experiential Learning Abroad (ELAP) – volunteer and internship placements in Latin America, England, Morocco, South Korea, and Spain. 
• Peace Corps – teaching and volunteer placements in various countries

-------------

Peace Corps & Your Global Career

THURSDAY | OCTOBER 25, 2012 | 7PM – 8:30PM

INTERNATIONAL CENTER Room 9

Rollin Johnson (Nepal and Burkina Faso, 2003-5), Community Service and Higher Education, UM Ginsberg Center.  Rollin recently was received a national award from Peace Corps: http://www.peacecorps.gov/resources/returned/staycon/williamsaward/

Kim Coyne (Paraguay 1995-99 and PC headquarters 2006-11), International Education, currently UM's Senior Advisor for International Health, Safety and Security

Chamisa Mackenzie (Costa Rica, 2009-12) Public Health and Social Work, MPH/MSW

Ashleigh Shiffler (Guatemala, 2008-10) - Nursing BSN (Second Career Track)