UCSD - The Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies

Career Services
Alumni
We look forward to celebrating and supporting your growth as students, graduates, and ultimately as alumni. As leaders in your chosen career fields and as active supporters of our IR/PS network, you link our community and educational outreach efforts to public, private and nonprofit organizations.

IRPSCAREERS Alumni Advisors - Online access to a new IR/PS professional network. Alumni Advisors is an informal but significant way to give advice to current students. You choose how you want to participate: email or telephone and how often: 1-5 times a month. This program also gives you the opportunity to contact other alumni in your fields of interest.

Career Mentor Program – This formalized program matches students with alumni starting in winter quarter, for an ongoing relationship which enhances IR/PS connections and strengthen the experience of students through the insights of alumni. For more information, contact Nurit Mandel.

Download the Mentor Profile form in Word format.

Career News is an easy way to share news and announcements with students and alumni. You can post messages on our internal electronic bulletin board if you are currently using your @ucsd.edu email account. If your organization is seeking qualified candidates ( jobs/internships, projects and events) please see our Employer pages for other ways to connect with IR/PS.

Alumni Career Talks – Throughout the school year, many alumni have come back to campus to share their expertise with current students and reconnect with favorite staff and faculty. In 2006:

January 23: Scott Park ('90), CIO and SVP of Processes & Systems, Volvo CE Group

February 9: Jacob Searing ('05), CSR, Tokyo, Japan

February 27: Jonathan Leuchs ('05), National Center for APEC

February 28: Robin McLaughlin ('92), Nike

April 7: Steve Buchsbaum ('97), Senior Program Officer, Gates Foundation

April 17: John Hiers ('02), VP, Speer & Associates, Inc.

Think about a stopover in San Diego and a visit to IRPS on campus when you are planning your next trip. Contact Nurit Mandel.

Quarterly Alumni Connections – the Career Services team will encourage you to come home by providing a “small travel stipend” to help defray some of your costs. Every year the current students look forward to interacting with alumni from a variety of backgrounds. Contact Nurit Mandel.

Grad to Great - Here's a sampling of where some of our recent graduates are working, and what they are accomplishing . . . in their own words.

Career Resources - Career Services has identified useful information to help you in your professional development. Check out recommended web site links, organized by industry and region.

Alumni Chapters – Find out if there is a chapter in your area, and current events for IR/PS alumni that may interest you.