Miranda Meyer /institute/ en IEM Student Spotlight: Pilar Diaz de la Rubia /institute/news/iem-student-spotlight-pilar-diaz-de-la-rubia Pilar Diaz de la Rubia MAIEM ‘18 is completing her practicum with the Middlebury Schools Abroad in Madrid, Spain.&nbsp; She is working on two projects: the Sede Prim and the International Education Management Spain Leapfrog&nbsp;Initiative. 2018-04-05T13:22:01-0700 Miranda Meyer 11309 DPMI Plus Spotlight: Ekshana Chhetri /institute/news/dpmi-plus-spotlight-ekshana-chhetri Ekshana Karki Chhetri MPA ‘18&nbsp;is currently completing her Design, Partnering, Management, and Innovation <a href="/institute/academics/immersive-learning-study-abroad/dpmi-plus">(DPMI&nbsp;Plus</a>) practicum as a Youth Workforce and Entrepreneurship Intern at&nbsp;World Learning&nbsp;in Washington,&nbsp;D.C. 2018-03-15T15:11:30-0700 Miranda Meyer 10515 IPSS Spotlight: Aricquel Payne, Six Square /institute/news/ipss-spotlight-aricquel-payne-six-square Aricquel Payne MPA ‘18, is completing her IPSS practicum at Six Square, Austin’s Black Cultural District, in Austin,&nbsp;Texas. 2018-03-12T13:14:26-0700 Miranda Meyer 10326 IPSS Spotlight: Kimani DeShields-Williams /institute/news/ipss-spotlight-kimani-deshields-williams Kimani DeShields-Williams is a fourth-semester International Policy and Development student, completing her&nbsp;<a href="/institute/academics/immersive-learning-study-abroad/ipss">International Professional Service Semester</a>&nbsp;with the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.iom.int/">International Organization for Migration</a>&nbsp;in Bangkok,&nbsp;Thailand.&nbsp; 2018-02-28T13:31:44-0800 Miranda Meyer 9927 DPMI Rwanda Spotlight: Tyler Henry /institute/news/dpmi-rwanda-spotlight-tyler-henry From the <a href="https://sites.miis.edu/gsipm/2018/02/26/dpmi-rwanda-spotlight-tyler-henry/">GSIPM blog</a>: For this month’s DPMI spotlight, we spoke with January 2018 DPMI Rwanda participant Tyler Henry. Tyler is a returned Peace Corps volunteer who served in both the Ukraine and in Cameroon. Currently, he is completing his final semester in the MPA program specializing in monitoring and evaluation. He spoke to us about why he chose DPMI Rwanda vs DPMI in the US, challenges he faced during his time in Rwanda, takeaways from the experience, and provided advice for anyone interested in participating in DPMI in the&nbsp;future.&nbsp; 2018-02-27T14:20:27-0800 Miranda Meyer 9765 Professional Development as Part of a Degree Program /institute/news/professional-development-part-degree-program “The connections you make in the field are incredible” says Middlebury Institute student Charlotte Grant, who is fulfilling her degree program’s practicum requirement working with Save the Children in&nbsp;Laos. 2017-10-02T10:58:00-0700 Miranda Meyer 6305