Jason Warburg /institute/ en State Department Honors Alum for Project Reaching a Million Egyptian Students /institute/news/state-department-honors-alum-project-reaching-million-egyptian-students Jeffrey Mattison MATESOL ’05 received an English Language Specialist Impact Award from the U.S. State Department for his work revising and enhancing English textbooks used by a million students in Egypt. 2025-05-09T10:44:14-0700 Jason Warburg 45336 Field Work: Channeling a Passion for Food into a Career in Sustainability /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-channeling-passion-food-career-sustainability Environmental Policy and Management student Leilani Leszkay has put her passion for food into action by helping the campus café craft a healthier menu. 2025-05-09T10:03:22-0700 Jason Warburg 45318 Field Work: Students Localize a New Online Game Through Class Project /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-students-localize-new-online-game-through-class Translation and localization management students Xiaofei Shen and Minting Lu gained valuable professional experience localizing an online game in development as a class project. 2025-05-06T10:03:56-0700 Jason Warburg 45328 Field Work: Developing Expertise in Nuclear Safeguards at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-developing-expertise-nuclear-safeguards-lawrence Student Emma Scherer MANPTS ’25 built her professional connections and credentials through an internship at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 2025-03-04T15:34:15-0800 Jason Warburg 45178 Field Work: What It's Like to Intern at Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) /institute/advancing-your-career/career-guide/field-work-what-its-intern-nuclear-threat-initiative-nti Middlebury Institute student Shahneela Tariq MANPTS ’24 is building a career as a nuclear security professional before graduation through a fulfilling research internship, professional networking, and initiatives such as launching her own podcast. 2025-03-04T11:29:43-0800 Jason Warburg 45199 Student and Recent Alum Named Nuclear Scholars by Washington Think Tank /institute/news/student-and-recent-alum-named-nuclear-scholars-washington-think-tank The Center for Strategic and International Studies recently selected two Institute students as Nuclear Scholars as part of their initiative to identify and cultivate emerging thought leaders. 2025-02-27T09:47:24-0800 Jason Warburg 45072 Treaty Simulation Course Builds Negotiating Skills /institute/news/treaty-simulation-course-builds-negotiating-skills Alumni of the rigorous role-playing course have gone on to highly successful careers in international diplomacy. 2025-01-21T11:34:52-0800 Jason Warburg 44880 Graduates Celebrate with Loved Ones at Winter Commencement 2024 /institute/news/graduates-celebrate-loved-ones-winter-commencement-2024 Thirty-seven Middlebury Institute graduates from 12 homelands were feted by family, friends, faculty, staff, and alumni at winter Commencement 2024. 2024-12-16T06:38:32-0800 Jason Warburg 44866 In the News: Student “Trash Bash” Measures Institute’s Progress Toward Environmental Goals /institute/news/news-student-trash-bash-measures-institutes-progress-toward-environmental-goals Students in the Institute’s Environmental Policy and Management program performed a smelly but successful physical audit of the campus’s trash, recycling, and composting efforts. 2024-12-02T11:14:24-0800 Jason Warburg 44849 Alumni Mentor Students as They Prepare to Launch Their Careers /institute/news/alumni-mentor-students-they-prepare-launch-their-careers The Middlebury Institute’s alumni mentor program matches current students with alumni offering guidance and recommendations about potential career pathways. 2024-11-15T12:13:30-0800 Jason Warburg 44675