Hope asked:


WORK EXPERIENCE
Graduate Assistant to the Chair August 2006-Present
Department of Management, Marketing, and Public Administration Bowie State University, Bowie, MD

•Managing internship/scholarship/ conferences opportunities
•Organzing graduate students’ official files and documents
•MPA program liaision
•Advising undergraduate students
•Developing and updating department website
•Broadcasting information and scheduling courses on the university databases
•Conducting research for MBA program coordinator
Graduate Student Worker (Part-time) August 2004-February 2008 Sodexho, USA
•Assisted the general manager in planning and organizing various restaurants on campus
•Provided strong team work and support to achieve the goals of the company
•Ranked highly among the team for excellent service and strong sales.

Intern May-August, 2005 The Royal Thai Embassy, Washington, D.C.
•Assisted the Minister/Deputy Chief of Mission (International Relations)
•Verified official documents (passport, visa, naturalization, and legalization)
•Provided administrative support to officers and local staff

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING
•Member of Society for Human Resource Management 2007-2008
•Website Development Training September, 2007
•OSDBU Procurement Conference April, 2007
•Faculty Research and Scholarship Training Series March, 2007
SKILLS
Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet)
Research (Collecting, Managing, Analyzing, and Presenting Data)
Communication Skills (English and Thai)

AWARDS
Graduate Assistantship 2006-2008
SILVER Academic Award 2005-2006
Julie Lieber International Scholarship 2004-2005
ASSE International Exchange Program Scholarship, United States, 2002-2003

INTERNATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Featured in the Bowie State University (HBCU) viewbook and website in “Spotlight” section, Fall 2007

Organized and hosted “Women and Children in Japanese Society” Speech and Dinner, the guest speaker was the First Secretary of the Consulate General of Japan in New York, Fall 2005.

Assisted the Thai Minister/Deputy Chief of Mission and organized “A Taste of Thailand” Gala Dinner, a benefit for the post-tsunami support of schools and living facilities for the orphans in Thailand, Summer 2005.
Served as the Vice President of the Asia Club at Edinboro University, organized an educational trip to Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Spring 2004.

Roger

Chris asked:


So I have a choice between two schools: Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) and University of San Francisco (USF).

MIIS is a full time program and focuses on international business and foreign language. If I went there I would have to take 5 to 6 classes per semester, which sounds really hard. I would also be about $50K in debt when I finished. But the program would be good and it’s being bought by Middleburry College, an Ivy League School

USF would be part-time and I could work while going to school. It would take longer to finish, but I wouldn’t be in as much debt (about $20k at most) when I got out. The starting pay for someone with an MBA from USF is probably a little higher as well. But, I wouldn’t get to live in Monterey, which I kind of want to do.

This decision is killing me. I have no idea what to do!!!

Christine