Fun Facts about Graduate School Students
The Master’s degree in
Intercultural Relations is for seasoned and aspiring professionals who wish
to earn an advanced credential in a two-and-a-half to three-year period while
maintaining employment or other commitments. Here are a few fun facts about
students and alums of the MAIR program:
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One is of Swedish and Arabic descent, and was
raised in Saudi Arabia.
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One is a citizen of Italy, and has also lived
in England and France.
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One is the corporate spouse of a petroleum
engineer and has lived in five different countries in the past 15 years,
including Argentina, Australia, and Papua New Guinea
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One is a former employee of Pan American
Airways and traveled to 72 different countries over 12 years training
flight attendants and flight service managers
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One was a U.S. Navy linguist specializing in
Arabic
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One emigrated with her family to the U.S. from
Vietnam at the age of six.
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One was born in Puerto Rico and has had an
11-year career in language instruction and cross-cultural training in North
America and Europe.
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One studied at the University of Copenhagen and
has worked in London.
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One worked for five
years at a non-profit Hispanic community service agency
Here are
individual profiles for a few of our students and alums: |
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Abernathy, Lora
Angawi, Halla
Bergdahl, Sarah
Berglund, Jeffrey
Boldt, Barbara Ann
Cimino, Antimo
Coats, Cecilia
Cooper, Tara
Dari Jeanette
Escobedo, Elizabeth
Farr, Jeanne
Green, Sarah
Hagadorn, Emily
Johnson, Paul
Kemp, Theresa
Khong, Regina
Kolle, Brenda Machado |
Lebold, Carol
Leitzmann, Ursula
Long, Mary
Mello, Allison
Morones, Rachel Bright
Nersesian, Dianne
Nichols-Fleming, Jane
Norris-Gonzalez, Christina
Richner, Karin
Sherwood, Sidney
Stanchfield-Bastardo, Monica
Swanstrom, Christine
Tarantino, Margie
Vargas, Carlos
Valdez, Hector
Walker, Greg
Watkins, Jenna |
