[Intl] Recruiting Selection Committee Members for Foreign Student/Scholar Programs

[Jenna Graff <graff@uwosh.edu>]

Dear INTL Listserv Member:

Please contact IREX directly if you are interested in the
following:

> > IREX
> > is already preparing for the 2005-2006 group of Eurasian
> > Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) and Edmund S. Muskie 
> > Graduate
> > Exchange  fellows. Our field offices are currently conducting
> > recruitment and students will be submitting applications in 
> > November
> > 2004. 
> >
> > We hope that you and your colleagues may be interested in
> > participating
> > in the selection process for the next group of UGRAD or Muskie
> > fellows.
> > We are currently collecting resumes from interested individuals who
> > possess:
> >
> > * US citizenship, currently residing in the US; 
> > * Expertise in or working with students from Eurasia; and
> > * Experience working with at least one of the following:
> > universities,
> > nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, international
> > development
> > agencies, governmental agencies, and/or private sector.
> >
> > In addition, Muskie selection committee members should have expertise
> > in
> > one of the following fields:
> >
> > Business Administration
> > Economics
> > Education
> > Environmental Management
> > International Affairs
> > Journalism and Mass Communication
> > Law
> > Library and Information Science
> > Public Administration
> > Public Health
> > Public Policy 
> >
> > During the first round of selection, each committee member will
> > review
> > and score approximately 50-60 applications and will receive a
> > nominal
> > honoraria. This review will take place from mid-December to
> > mid-January.
> >
> >  From these scores, semifinalists for the program will be determined.
> > All
> > semifinalists will be interviewed in their home country in late
> > February
> > 2005. A few members of the original US selection committee will
> > travel
> > to Eurasia to participate on the interview teams.
> >
> > Please submit your resume by November 5, 2004 to IREX/AS at
> > resumes@irex.org if you are interested in participating. Please
> > indicate
> > if you are interested in traveling for interviews in addition to
> > reviewing applications. Those traveling overseas for interviewing
> > will
> > be notified by mid-December.
> >
> > We encourage you to forward this message to your colleagues in 
> > other
> > departments. Thank you for your continued support of the UGRAD and
> > Muskie programs. 
> >
> > ABOUT IREX: IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board) is
> > an
> > international nonprofit organization specializing in education,
> > independent media, Internet development, and civil society 
> > programs.
> > Through training, consulting, partnerships, education, research, 
> > and
> > grant programs, IREX develops the capacity of individuals and
> > institutions to contribute to their societies.
> >
> > Since its founding in 1968, IREX has supported over 15,000 
> > students,
> > scholars, policymakers, business leaders, journalists, and other
> > professionals. For more information on IREX, please visit our
> > website
> > at:
> > www.irex.org