>> My, I'm [inaudible] and I'm right now working as senior advisor
for International Initiatives at Pomona College.
I left the United Nations system after almost 20 years to come to take
up a newly created position at this college to help create new connections, global contacts
and opportunities, bring speakers and develop some strategic partnerships
with international institutions.
The day looks like I have quite a few e-mails because I'm communicating with a lot
of contacts I have, former colleagues at different organizations.
And what we communicate about is for example I am trying to, for this coming academic year,
to propose some speakers series where we will have maybe some senior people
from not only the UN but there are NGOs, there are other institutions, to come here.
And then I also very important I meet with faculty,
with colleagues in the different departments.
So for example yesterday I had a meeting with the chair of the media studies department.
A couple of weeks ago I met with sociology and we try to discuss what we could do together.
And I could hopefully be of help in arranging a seminar or internships or other activities.
So that's one part.
And then I see quite a few students who ask for, increasingly now actually,
internship opportunities in other countries.
And I try to coach them and I even help them a bit with you know, their cover letters
because it may be a bit special when they try to do something,
for example with one of the UN agencies.