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2013 – 2014 Impact Report
School of International Relations and Pacific Studies
From the Dean Dear friends,
Your contributions to the IR/PS Annual Fund help the school advance global policy and prepare tomorrow’s leaders. In line with UC San Diego’s campus-wide vision, IR/PS programs focus around our students’ experience, leverage the research of our faculty and amplify our commitment to international service.
You would be hard pressed to find a corner of the world untouched by the sweeping changes that define our age. From dramatic shifts in weather patterns to game-changing technological advances, nations and regions are confronted with totally new terms for resources, opportunity and advantage. The School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) trains the leaders who will guide society through uncharted territory. Your support of School the IR/PS A summer internship at the of Annual Fund International Relations Pacific Studies charge. helps our school meetand this invigorating
Student Centered Your gifts help to expand the rich and comprehensive learning opportunities available to our students, among them the chance to contribute to faculty research. For example, students like Mike Seese, MPIA ‘14, under the guidance of professor Barbara Walter, analyzed the competitive environment in which rebel groups operate. By better elucidating the nature of these conflicts, their work promises enormous value to areas of the world wracked by internal strife.
From the Dean
Dear Friends,
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and it is like moreyou, than IR/PS a bullet earns point Thanks to annual gifts from real youworld, and others on aeducation resume. Beyond meaningful recognition throughout higher for itsgaining rich student experience, work experience at a local nonprofit, powerfully influential research and thoughtful cultivation of a diverse multi-national corporation or government campus and global community. The following pages highlight the impact agency, a summer internship is an opportunity of this work in terms of bothtothe IR/PS vision and UC San Diego’s newly explore and jumpstart one’s professional designed strategic plan. career. I know that you believe in the value
of such an experience, whether through your or one thatand you all have possible for It’s an inspiring time for our own community ofmade its partners. We welcome a student, involvement. our largest ever incoming cohort thisand fallI appreciate – 172 newyour students – and
continue celebrating the critical work of our growing alumni base. A gift to The summer internship has become a cornerstone of the curriculum, and the IR/PS Annual Fund leverages outstanding accomplishments of our thanks to gifts from individuals like you, itthe is also one of the most successful students and faculty – we would not be what we are without your help. and life-changing programs that we offer. Without question, it is a key factor in attracting stellar students to IR/PS.
On behalf of IR/PS’ entire community – students, alumni, faculty and staff are helping to launch prepared thanks graduates leave UC San Diego –You please accept my sincerest forwho your generosity thiswith year, and the skills and tools they need to make a difference in the world. As you’ll see partnership in our future. in the following stories, it is our students and alumni who best communicate what your gifts have accomplished. Thank you.
Warmest regards, Warmest regards,
Peter F.F.Cowhey Peter Cowhey
Service Oriented ****Our research centers, such as the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, continue to evolve and expand because of your annual gifts. This year, thousands of students, faculty and community members came together for Mexico Moving Forward, a daylong symposium engaged business leaders, policy makers, artists and scholars in discussions on Mexico’s place in the world 20 years after the signing of the North America Free Trade Agreement. This Center examined issues of public health and economic development, with a strong focus on strengthening our local binational region.
Research Focused Our research centers, such as the Center for U.S.Mexican Studies, continue to evolve and expand because of your annual gifts. This year, thousands of students, faculty and community members came together for Mexico Moving Forward, a daylong symposium engaged business leaders, policy makers, artists and scholars in discussions on Mexico’s place in the world 20 years after the signing of the North America Free Trade Agreement. This Center examined issues of public health and economic development, with a strong focus on strengthening our local binational region.
William Bordeaux, MPIA ‘05 Global Pursuit Leader
“UC San Diego has a huge impact in terms of service to our community. IR/PS students are an exceptional bunch within the university family — most of us understand our place in the world acutely and leave with an even larger commitment to serving others than before we a rrived. Many of us also benefitted greatly from the generosity of others. I feel it’s my duty, to not only help those like me who received support, but to try to extend the reach and breadth of the IR/PS and UC San Diego mission as much as possible.”
Kathleen J. Donovan, MPIA ‘12
Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office “As a native Californian, I appreciate the strong role the University of California has played in our state’s development and I want to ensure it can continue to shape California for the better. As I now live across the country, giving to IR/PS keeps me connected to my home state and at the same time offers the school a financial return for its investment in me. My support helps maintain a solid reputation through faculty retention, scholarships and programming, which enhances the value of my degree.”
Annual Fund Data AMOUNT BY SOURCE
FY ‘13
FY ‘14
ALUMNI
$30,770
$34,440
FRIENDS
$83,531
$45,635
CORPORATE/FOUNDATION
$251,450
$116,245
TOTAL
$365,751
$116,245
FY ‘13
FY ‘14
ALUMNI
112
93
FRIENDS
55
18
CORPORATE/FOUNDATION
6
32
173
143
DONORS BY SOURCE
TOTAL
Alumni include anyone with an undergraduate or graduate degree from UC San Diego and all former students. Friends include all non-alumni individual donors giving outright or through donor-advised funds, family trusts, etc. Total by source reflects number of donors counted only on first gift or initial pledge in the fiscal year.