“So you want to change the world?”

October 27, 2016 • by Cristian Nuno

Without hesitation, the answer to that grand question above is “Yes”.

But where could I learn how to do that? 119 days and counting, every day at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is affirmation that this is the best place to learn how to change the world for the better.

The Journey to Maxwell

A few months ago, I was a senior at the University of Illinois at Chicago and newly engaged. My fiancé and I were feeling great about our chances to live and work in Chicago; yet, that plan vanished after nothing worked out like we planned.

Thankfully, we both applied to graduate school. While we weren’t able to attend the same university, we both could graduate within one-year. Believing in one another, we agreed to live apart for one-year as we both furthered our education and career opportunities.

“You’re Moving to Syracuse?!” Why I’m Here.

October 18, 2016 • by Alexcia Chambers

Hello perspective students! My name is Alexcia Chambers and I am a first-year Public Diplomacy (PD) graduate candidate here at Syracuse. What does Public Diplomacy mean? Good question. That’s what I’m here to find out. Logistically, it means I will receive two degrees from Syracuse after this two-year program—one M.A. in International Relations (called MAIR in conversation) from the Maxwell School and one M.S. in Public Relations from the Newhouse School. Together, these degrees form the program called “Public Diplomacy.”

In future posts, I’ll talk more about what the day-to-day looks like as a PD student… but for now I’d like to share with you why I’m here.

Watch what you say today…

October 8, 2016 • by Aaron Mwewa

Whenever I am trying to get a sense of a firm I will be visiting, I usually make use of google to read up on it. I did the same before I came to Syracuse University. I somehow do the same for people too. To kind of get a sense of what sort of persona an individual has, I usually look at the person’s social media.

Remember that what you do now has a bearing on your future regardless of the career path that you choose. Unless you care less about that, you will throw all sorts of muck about your life either on social media or in the public domain. If in true Maxwellian fashion you intend to conquer the world like me, then you will certainly mind that which you share with the public.

Be very careful with what you post on your facebook and twitter. Research now shows that 45 percent of the employers when competition is stiff do look at your social media as a basis to eliminate a few candidates. As you enjoy your social media freedom, please mind your decorum and parlance. Do not let that one post stand between you and that dream job.