INSIDE SIPA

Alumni Day 2012: Panels, Reunions, and PEPM's 20th

A wide range of activities is planned for Alumni Day 2012 and the days surrounding it.

The annual gathering for SIPA alumni will take place on Saturday, April 28th, beginning at 11am at Columbia University Faculty House. Planned panels will focus on the upcoming Presidential election, energy, and the impact of social media on political activism.

In addition, the Program on Economic Policy Management (PEPM) will host special events to celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, including panels at Alumni Day, as well as a day of events on the Friday prior and a dinner celebration on Saturday evening.

Beyond these events, SIPA is planning to hold special reunion celebrations for the classes of 2001 and 2002 (10th year reunion) and 2006 and 2007 (fifth year reunion).

The schedule of alumni-related activities begins on Thursday, April 26th, with the annual Global Leadership Awards Dinner at the Mandarin Oriental. This year's dinner honors former SIPA dean Lisa Anderson, philanthropist Howard G. Buffett, and Pete Peterson, chairman emeritus of the Council of Foreign Relations.

Information on Alumni Day and the Global Leadership Awards Dinner will be available shortly.

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Alumni Mentoring Program Looking for Mentors

The SIPA Alumni Council's Careers and Mentoring Committee is looking for alumni mentors for the Alumni Mentoring program. Now in its third year, the program matches alumni mentors with alumni and students looking to develop their careers. Last year, the program made nearly 50 pairings, almost doubling the program. If you're interested in becoming a mentor, download the form here and e-mail it back by February 1st. For questions, you can contact the committee at SIPAMentoring@gmail.com.

Almond Among Recipients of Garfield Award

SIPA Professor Douglas Almond was among a group of economists awarded the 2011 Garfield Economic Impact Award for their work studying the economic benefits of advanced medical care for at-risk newborns. The award honors the outstanding work of ecomonists who demonstrate how medical and health research impacts the economy.

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Students to Have Access to Alumni Database

This spring, in order to make the SIPA network even more powerful and connected, SIPA students will be able to search SIPA's alumni directory to network and make contacts. Alumni can adjust their contact settings to hear from students as much or as little as they like, and students will be prepared for the opportunity. Details about this program will be sent to alumni soon.

Betts: Making Cold War Armed Forces More Successful and Selective

Richard K. Betts, the Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of War and Peace Studies, looks at the use of American armed forces in the post-Cold War world, in a series of essays compiled in a new book, American Force: Dangers, Delusions and Dilemmas in National Security.

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In Memoriam: Former Adjunct Prof. David Wicks

David Wicks, who served as adjunct professor at SIPA from 2005-2008, passed away on December 30, 2011. A telecommunications industry veteran who served as vice president of Cablevision, Wicks taught "The Regulatory Dimsions of Global Business."

UPCOMING EVENTS & PROGRAMS

Gary Sick

3/8/12 Professor Gary Sick in Houston

SIPA and the Columbia Club of South Texas present "The Middle East: Is A War with Iran Inevitable?" with Professor Gary Sick

4/26/12 Global Leadership Awards Dinner

6:30pm, Mandarin Oriental, Columbus Circle, New York, NY

IAB Building and Columbia University Faculty House

4/28/12 Alumni Day

Columbia University Faculty House

CAREERS

SIPA's Lifelong Career Services

SIPA's Office of Career Services (OCS) is dedicated to providing lifelong services to our alumni. OCS offers resources for alumni that are specifically designed to meet your career development needs, including: job postings on SIPAlink, SIPA's online job database; career resources both online and in the office; individual career advising by appointment; the Alumni Career Development Webinar Program; the SIPA Alumni and Student Network on LinkedIn; and the comprehensive SIPA Global Connections Alumni Directory.

SIPAlink enables you to search for recently posted jobs and learn about OCS events that are open to alumni. To register, click here. Recently posted jobs include:

• Project Director, Youth Tolerance Program, International Research and Exchanges Board, Serbia (Job ID: 37120)
• Senior Fellow, Energy, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Arlington, VA (Job ID: 37125)
• Food Security Manager, United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), Darfur, Sudan (Job ID: 37111)
• Community Liaison, Manhattan Borough President's Office, New York, NY (Job ID: 37127)

Have You Joined SIPA on LinkedIn Yet?

The Office of Career Services and the Office of Alumni Affairs encourage you to network with fellow SIPA alumni through SIPA's official LinkedIn group: the SIPA Alumni and Student Network. With more than 3,700 members and growing fast, our LinkedIn group includes graduates from diverse career fields and is an excellent tool for networking and obtaining informational interview contacts.

Only SIPA alumni and current students are allowed to join the SIPA Alumni and Student Network on LinkedIn, and all applicants for the group are authenticated through SIPA. If you have a LinkedIn profile, please join us here.

The use of LinkedIn does not affect the SIPA Global Connections Alumni Directory, which lists more than 18,000 alumni around the world, and is available to all SIPA alumni.

ALUMNI EVENTS

1/12/12 Washington, D.C.: Annual Alumni/Student Network Reception

More than 150 alumni and 200 current students attended the 36th DC Alumni/Student Reception earlier this month in Washington. In addition to this event, students were invited to attend information receptions at several organizations, including the State Department, as well as hold informational interviews.

Photos from the event are available on the SIPA Facebook page.

11/20/11 Unicef 10K, Bogota, Columbia

Several SIPA alumni ran with the Columbia Club of Colombia as part of the UNICEF 10K in Bogota. Pictured at left are (bottom row): Isabella Echeverry MIA '09; Catalina Castillo MPA '10, Rocio Mora MPA '11, Ana Maria Aristizabal '11 and (back row): Diego Rojas MBA '09 and Eduarto Huertas MIA '03.

SIPA Media Watch

Robert Mundell: Can Italy's Berlusconi Stage a Comeback?

Bloomberg, December 27, 2011

Mamadou Diouf on World Music Star's Quest to be President of Senegal

The New York Times, January 4, 2012

Can Putin Survive? Stephen Sestanovich Joins in the Discussion

PBS NewsHour, December 27, 2011

alumni notes

Have you logged onto SIPA's Global Connection Alumni Directory to update your class note? What are you waiting for? All you need is your UNI and password. (If you forgot them, you can access them here.) Post your note today and stay connected with your 18,000+ fellow alumni in 156 countries.

Peter Woodward (MIA '03) has joined the board of directors of Fortress International Group and will serve as chairman of its audit committee. He is founder and president of MHW Capital Management.

Rebecca Joyner (MPA '98) has been been elected a partner at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP in the law firm's Raleigh, N.C. office.

Uri Zvi Monson (MPA '93) has been named chief financial officer of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Frederic Bolduc (MIA '99) has been appointed special representative in Haiti for the Organization of American States.

David Goldiner (CC'87 JN '90 MPA 11) has been promoted to the new position of deputy director of digital media at The Jewish Daily Forward.

Scott Leeb (MIA '90) has been appointed managing director, knowledge management, at the Rockefeller Foundation.

Stay Connected

Stay Connected

We want you to continue to remain in touch with SIPA.

For the latest news about SIPA and discussion about international affairs and public policy, "like" the Columbia| SIPA Facebook page or follow us on Twitter @SIPA_Alumni (new!) and @ColumbiaSIPA.

If you haven't joined the SIPA Alumni and Student LinkedIn group, you're missing the opportunity to connect with fellow alumni from around the world and SIPA's spectacular student body. Share your ideas, post a question, or help mentor a current student. If you already have a LinkedIn profile, all you have to do is go here and ask to be let in. This group is run by the Office of Career Services and the Office of Alumni Affairs.

Finally, we'll send you e-mails about SIPA and other Columbia events in your area, but we can't do that unless we know where you are and how to contact you. Please remember if you move or change your
e-mail to address, to let us know. It's easy—go to http://www.alumniconnections.com/SIPA and complete the information there.

GIVING TO SIPA

Make a Lasting Impact

The 2012 SIPA Annual Fund has reached its halfway point, and we are on pace to have another remarkable year. If you have not yet made your gift to the Annual Fund and would like to do so, you can donate online here, or call the SIPA Development Office at (212) 851-7448.

One hundred percent of the funds raised for the SIPA Annual Fund provide direct financial support for students. Please consider making a gift today--your support is integral to our mission of educating the next generation of global citizens and public policy leaders.