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InteRDom Promotes Summer and Fall Opportunities at the Manhattanville College Spring Job and Internship Fair

InteRDom representatives have been working hard to bring the program to potential interns in time to apply by the April 15 application deadline, for what promises to be an exciting summer and fall. In light of the upcoming deadline, InteRDom participated in the Manhattanville College Spring Job and Internship Fair on March 25, 2016 in Purchase, New York. The fair boasted the participation of more than 60 organizations, including: Latino U College Access, Inc., Westcoast Connection/360 Student Travel, LTG Marketing & Development, DAC Group, Los Niños Services, New York State Department of Civil Service, and Zedalza Studios, among others. Representatives collected resumes and spoke to many students interested in business, communications, international relations and political... Read More

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InteRDom to Attend Manhattanville College Spring Job and Internship Fair

For the first time, InteRDom will be participating in the Spring Job and Internship Fair at Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York from 12:30 – 3:00 pm on Friday, March 25, 2016. The fair will be held in Reid Castle and is hosted by the Center for Career Development. Undergraduate, graduate students and alumni from Manhattanville are invited and encouraged to attend. InteRDom representatives are looking forward to making connections with students to discuss how an internship in the Dominican Republic would present a great international opportunity and professional experience for them. InteRDom, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), is the premier internship, research and academic... Read More

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Calling All Dominican Law Students – Apply Now to Participate in Prestigious Summer Institute at the University of Washington School of Law

The Global Dominican Academic Exchange Program (GDAE) and the University of Washington School of Law (UW) are pleased to open the application period for the second consecutive Summer Institute in Transnational Law and Practice Program, to take place September 2-16, 2016, in Seattle, Washington.  Applications will be received until May 6, 2016. The GDAE's Summer Institute in Transnational Law and Practice Program is a collaborative effort between InteRDom, a program of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), and the UW School of Law. The program brings Dominican law students and young professionals to UW Law for two weeks, where they participate in a rigorous certificate program that introduces them to the American and international legal... Read More

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InteRDom to Attend 27th Annual AAPLAC Conference at New Mexico State University

“Study Abroad ... Crossing Borders and Daring to Dream,” is this year’s theme for the Association of Academic Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (AAPLAC) 27th annual conference, hosted this year at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. InteRDom representatives are excited to participate in the 4-day conference that includes workshops, excursions and social activities from February 17-20, 2016. The conference is an opportunity for participants to share knowledge and ideas, explore new strategies in international exchange and reflect upon their roles as international educators. This is the fourth year that InteRDom has participated in the AAPLAC conference, while also hosting the conference in Santo Domingo in 2015 for the first time... Read More

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InteRDom Forged New Relationships with students at Rutgers University Internship Fair

InteRDom representatives were pleased to connect with many students at the 17th Annual Rutgers-Newark Internship & Summer Jobs Fair at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey on January 27, 2016. Rutgers is one of the leading national research universities and the eighth oldest higher education institution in the United States. The Newark Campus (or Rutgers–Newark), where the fair took place, consists of 8 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools, including: Newark College of Arts and Sciences, University College, School of Criminal Justice, Graduate School, College of Nursing, School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers Business School and Rutgers School of Law - Newark. The majority of students who visited with InteRDom at the fair were rising... Read More

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New York Times Article Showcases the Allure of Santo Domingo

A recent article published by the New York Times (NYT) entitled, “36 Hours in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,” by Nell McShane Wulfhart, highlights the exciting city life of the capital city that can be found beyond the beaches. The InteRDom program has always prided itself in promoting Santo Domingo as a bustling metropolis with an array of activities for international exchange students and we are happy to see that the city is being recognized by such a prestigious news outlet as the New York Times. Read the full NYT article, here: http://nyti.ms/1OJmFaL For those inspired by the article and wish to do more than just vacation, InteRDom representatives encourage university students and recent graduates to... Read More

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InteRDom to Participate in the Rutgers University 2016 Internship & Summer Jobs Fair

As a continuation of their outreach to tri state-area universities, InteRDom is excited to be participating for the first time ever in the 17th Annual Rutgers-Newark Internship & Summer Jobs Fair at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey on January 27, 2016 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. The fair is hosted by Rutgers-Newark Career Development Center and is located at the Paul Robeson Campus Center. The Center builds relationships with employers, graduate/professional schools and alumni to maximize internship and career opportunities while also developing and enhancing strategic partnerships with campus departments to assist students in developing and articulating co-curricular experiences that will help to ensure they are competitive in their future professional pursuits. InteRDom will... Read More

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InteRDom Offers URI Students a 360° Experience in Dominican Republic

In the words of Jody Lisbergerer, Associate Professor, Gender and Women’s Studies of the University of Rhode Island (URI), the InteRDom winter program, which concluded this past Friday, was “a superb trip” characterized by the “hard work and marvelous stewardship of the organizers”. This year’s participants in the InteRDom winter program were 8 political sciences students from URI, who started their journey on January 4th 2016. The program kicked off with a seminar at GFDD’s sister institution Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), held by Professor Bisono, on the Political History of the Dominican Republic, where students were shown an illustrated time frame and key events of the Dominican Republic’s political history. The first part... Read More