Annual Report 2010 | 2011 - Columbia Global Centers

Internships
The Center hosts a regular set of interns, primarily in the summer with additional interns assisting activities and
coordinating programs throughout the academic year. Interns tend to be undergraduates engaged in study overseas
or in the region who have interest in or linkages to Jordan. Interested students inquire about internship positions
through CUMERC’s website, but the Center also often receives interns through referrals or through its wide base
of contacts. Internships at the Center are unpaid, six weeks long at minimum, and are available in a range of fields,
including: the arts, architecture, social work, communications and alumni outreach, sustainability, and research
support. This year, seven interns were engaged in the different departments and activities at CUMERC.
Name
University
Field of Study
Area of Support
at CUMERC
Internship
Duration
Dina Abbadi
Carleton
University
Communication
Studies & French
Communications
& Outreach
September –
October
Taraf Abu Hamdan
University of
Arkansas
Environmental,
Soil & Water
Sciences
Research
July 2010 –
May
Ru’a Al Abweh
German Jordanian
University
Architecture
GSAPP
June – July
Ghada Al Nabulsi
School of Oriental
and African
Studies (SOAS)
Development
Economics
Research
July –
September
Dina Bataineh
University of
Jordan
Architecture
GSAPP
June – July
Farah El Yacoubi
School of Oriental
and African
Studies (SOAS)
Law
Communications
& Outreach
June – July
Zane Preston
Colorado State
University
Political Science
Research
February –
October
“My experiences at the Center widened my perspective on
environmental issues in Jordan, the region and globally, and
allowed me to further explore important areas of sustainability and
development. The internship provided a great transition from my
undergraduate to graduate studies.”
Taraf Abu Hamdan, SIPA ‘12