Meet Your Program Assistants
Will Gifford
Hometown: East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Concentration: EPD
Specialization: IO/UN
Background: I am an MIA student and grew up in Rhode Island, where I was successful in winning my high school's ornithology quiz, and unsuccessful at being elected Homecoming King. I studied International Relations and Social Anthropology at the University of St. Andrews and subsequently worked in Washington D.C. in legal and regulatory consulting with a focus on the telecommunications sector.
Fun fact: I enjoy playing soccer and am looking forward to our first in-person semester this year!
Pooja Singh
Hometown: New Delhi, India
Concentration: EPD
Specialization: Management
Background: I'm a mixed-methods researcher and project manager with seven years of experience in research design, policy diagnostic and project evaluation across the sectors of governance, social protection, gender policy, health systems, education, RCH and nutrition across India, Nepal, Ghana and Bangladesh.
Fun fact: I've been taking Beginner level Spanish this summer, so please help me practice and get better at speaking it!
UPCOMING EPD & OTHER EVENTS
While several EPD Events are in the works, not all are confirmed yet! But we do want to give you a reminder to save the date for:
Political and Economic Participation of Women in Latin America
Organizer: Economic & Political Development Concentration
When: Wednesday, September 29 | 6:00-8:00 pm | Room 1512
Speaker: Claudia Lopez (MPA ‘03), Mayor of Bogota
For more information and to register:
CLICK HERE
In Conversation with Joseph Stiglitz: On Inequality, Information Economics and Globalization
Organizer: Columbia Economics Society
When: Tuesday, September 28 | 4pm ET | Zoom
Speaker: Professor Joseph Stiglitz
For more information and to register
CLICK HERE
Submit questions in advance
CLICK HERE
Realizing Multilateralism - Reflections on the Legacy of Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld
Organizer: International Organization / UN Studies Specialization
When: Thursday, September 16 | 1 PM – 2 PM EST | Zoom
Speaker: Henrik Hammargren
For more information and to register
CLICK HERE
UPCOMING CAC EVENTS
EPD Recruitment Orientation
When: Tuesday, September 14 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Work Authorization Requirement: N/A
Zoom link to join:
CLICK HERE
PMF Program Information Session on the Class of 2022 Application
(Public Health/Finance)
When: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Work Authorization Requirement: N/A
For more information and to register
CLICK HERE.
PMF Program Information Session on the Class of 2022 Application
(DEIA Focus)
When: Thursday, September 16, 2021 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Work Authorization Requirement: N/A
For more information and to register
CLICK HERE.
APAC Recruitment Event: Investment Banking: Friend or Foe?
When: Thursday, September 16, 2021
Time: 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Focus: Asia-Pacific Locations of Bank of America
For more information and to register
CLICK HERE.
CAREER RESOURCES
SIPA Career Website & Resources
Check out great career development resources for students that can be found on SIPA Career Resources Website.
Factsheets on Career Development - Tips for international students and on connecting with alumni, interviewing, networking, PMF information, writing resumes and cover letters and other career development topics.
Career Overview Factsheet - Information, sample employers, and online resources for a variety of fields and industries
Sector-Specific Fact Sheets - Lists of employers by industry or field, organizational charts, and information on IFC and World Bank internship programs and YPPs.
Check out other resources on this website.
JOBS, INTERNSHIPS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Check out this week's OCS New Job and Internship Opportunities CLICK HERE and Upcoming Deadlines for Jobs and Internship Application CLICK HERE.
Apply for IFC/MIGA Young Professionals Program (WBG YPP)
The merged World Bank Group Young Professionals Program (WBG YPP) consists of the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). The application window for IFC and MIGA only opened on Monday, August 16, 2021 and closes on Monday, September 20, 2021 at 11:59 pm UTC.
PICK OF THE WEEK
This week's featured book: Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
After the success of Normal People, Sally Rooney's new novel has just been released and saw bookshops in the UK change their opening hours to handle Rooney related mania in what some booksellers have labelled the literary release of the year. In Beautiful World, Where Are You, two old university friends just turning 30 navigate love and life. From Amazon's description: Alice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he’d like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend, Eileen, is getting over a break-up, and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood. Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world?
(We would love to hear your recommendations! Let us know what you have watched/read/listened to recently so we can feature them in the next newsletter!)
EPD OFFICE HOURS
José Antonio Ocampo, EPD Co-Director
Sign up online: https://tinyurl.com/officehours-ocampo
Jenny McGill, EPD Co-Director and Workshop Director
Sign up online: https://tinyurl.com/mcgill-oh
Ilona Vinklerova, EPD Manager
Sign up online: https://sipa.campusgroups.com/meetings/1060915/IlonaOH_Fall2021
Will Gifford, EPD Program Assistant
By appointment at wg2363@columbia.edu
Pooja Singh, EPD Program Assistant
By appointment at ps3192@columbia.edu
