Linked In

For those of you who are interested in International Management, I suggest using Linked In as a way to connect and build your professional network.  Just today, this valuable tool has been mentioned by my colleagues and I have had the opportunity to meet others in fields of interest and extend my network through this resource.

View my Linked In profile at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/smcrae

G.R.O.W. Conference 2008

Today, Saturday, January 26th, at Portland State University, the G.R.O.W. Conference 2008 (Growing Real Opportunities in the World) is being held from 9am to 6pm.  G.R.O.W.'s objective is to unite the local business and non-profit communities to solve local and global problems.

I first heard about this conference, through the Masters of International Management Program, back in December and have had the opportunity of working with the organizing committee to coordinate food for the event and help with attendee and volunteer outreach.  I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the committee and I hope to continue community involvement efforts in the future.

Winter 2008 (Term Three)

Today is Friday, January 11th, 2008, and the first week of classes of term three is winding down.  This term our full-time cohort is taking four business courses in addition to our language classes.  We are enrolled in Intercultural Communication, Managing Information Technology, Comparative Operations Management and International Law & Ethics.  This term looks to be the busiest so far, but the class lectures have proved to be interesting this first week.

In Intercultural Communications, we are working in teams to design culture lectures for the class.  As an introduction to supply-chain management, in the Comparative Management course, we are comparing and contrasting the organization and flow behind the counter in two fast food restaurants of our choice.  These assignments and others throughout the term will provide real-world application for the broader themes of study.

Welcome to the PSU MIM Blog!

Hi!  Thank you for stopping by this blog.  My name is Sarah M. and I am a current student in the Portland State University Master's of International Management Program.  

The purpose of this blog is to shed some light into the life of a current MIM student.  I hope to share some of my personal experiences, tell a little about the current term, assignments and classes, give some updates on the group preparations for the upcoming Asia trip, post useful Mandarin Chinese and Japanese phrases we are learning in the language component, etc.  

I hope you have the opportunity to learn something and laugh during your visit.  If you have any questions, send me an email at: askmim@pdx.edu