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Madchen S chmidt

maschmidt@davidson.edu, 5 55-‐714-‐4924, D avidson, N C

November 1 0, 2 0XX

Ms. A ngelika F ischer

Vienna G lobal S eminar

Leopoldskronstrasse 5 6-‐58, B ox 1 29

A-‐5010 S alzburg, A ustria

Dear M s. F ischer:

I a m a pplying f or t he V ienna G lobal S eminar I ntern P rogram, a dvertised o n D avidson C ollege’s j ob

posting s ystem W ildcatLink. A s a N icaraguan-‐born, G erman c itizen, I h ave d eveloped a n i nsatiable

curiosity a bout i nternational p olitical, s ocial a nd e conomic i ssues; I w ould l ove t he o pportunity t o

promote c onversation a bout t hese i ssues t hrough t his p osition.

I s ee t his i nternship a s a u nique o pportunity t o h ear f rom l eaders a cross t he g lobe a nd t o p articipate i n

ongoing d iscourse t o p romote t he s urvival o f d emocracy. I w as a lso d rawn t o t he i nternship p rogram

after s peaking w ith K elsey G reen, w ho d id t he i nternship i n t he s ummer o f 2 01X, a nd A nnette H azar,

who i s s till i n V ienna. B oth i nterns r aved a bout t heir m any o pportunities t o l earn a bout i nternational

affairs a nd i nteract i n a m ulticultural e nvironment.

My e xperience a nd e ducation h ave e quipped m e w ith t he a dministrative s kills a nd i nitiative t o s ucceed

in t his r ole. M y p assion f or a nd k nowledge o f F rench, S panish, a nd c onversational G erman w ill h elp m e

communicate i n t his m ulticultural s etting. I a lso h ave d irectly r elevant e xperience a s t he p ublicity c hair

for D avidson C ollege’s D ean R usk S tudent A dvisory C ommittee ( SAC), a s tudent-‐led g roup t hat

promotes e ducational p rogramming a bout g lobal e vents o n c ampus a nd i n t he w ider D avidson-‐

Charlotte c ommunity. O ne o f m y p rimary t asks a s h ead o f p ublicity i ncludes d esigning p osters i n

Publisher o r I nDesign t o a dvertise f or t he o ne t o t hree e vents t hat w e h ost e ach w eek. I n a s uccessful

attempt t o a dvertise i n a n u nconventional f ashion, I e stablished a p artnership w ith o ur d ining h all,

introducing a m enu a nd c reating p ublicity t o b ring a s pecial P eruvian l unch t o c ampus. T his m eal i n

turn s erved t o p romote a b enefit d inner t hat w e h osted f or a n i mpoverished t own o utside o f

Arequipa. I a lso r egularly u se r esearch t ools, l ike J STOR a nd P roject M use, t o i nvestigate a nd w rite

briefs a bout t he t opics t hat o ur s peakers p resent, a nd l ead s tudent d iscussions a bout g lobal

occurrences. I w ould b ring t he l anguage, a dministrative a nd p ublicity s kills t hat I g ained t hrough t hese

experiences t o t his p osition.

I l ook f orward t o t he p ossibility o f j oining t he V ienna G lobal S eminar t eam t his f all. I f y ou h ave a ny

questions a bout m y a ttached r ésumé, p lease l et m e k now. T hank y ou f or y our c onsideration.

Sincerely,

Madchen S chmidt

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