MAPSS Alumni Connections 

There are several ways to stay in touch with fellow MAPSS alumni and the program, as well as meet and network within the MAPSS alumni community.

  • Update Your Information: Keeping your contact information up-to-date with the MAPSS office is quick and easy and makes sure that you stay connected to the MAPSS community. 
  • Join the MAPSS Listserve: The MAPSS Listserve sends emails twice a month with jobs, news, events, updates and all sorts of information for MAPSS alumni. You may unsubscribe at any time.
  • MAPSS on LinkedIn: If you're already a member of LinkedIn, consider joining the MAPSS Group to professionally connect with MAPSS alumni in a host of careers and industries. Look for MAPSS in Alumni Groups.
  • MAPSS on Facebook: If you're already a member of Facebook registered as a University of Chicago alum, consider joining the central MAPSS page to see what your classmates are up to and get general updates and information from the program.

The University of Chicago Alumni Association also offers opportunities to stay connected with the Chicago community wherever you've ended up.

  • Dialogo: Download current and previous issues of the Division of the Social Sciences newsletter, highlighting faculty and alumni accomplishments and news from the DSS.
  • The University of Chicago Directory: This University-wide directory is available to all alumni, making it a great way to find a long-lost classmate and make sure they can find you.
  • The University of Chicago Careers Network: You can offer your professional advice and experience to University of Chicago students and alumni looking for career support.
  • Mind Online: A video-based online archive of interviews, lectures and other interesting pieces from the University of Chicago community.
Glen Covert (MAPSS '05) Student Cultural Diplomat (Seattle/Vienna)

"With a background in German and Austrian history and theatre, I entered MAPSS somewhere between the humanities and the social sciences and was determined to become a history professor. Thankfully, the rigors of the multidisciplinary MAPSS experience challenged me to precisely clarify my professional interests and objectives. By clarifying what I wanted to do with knowledge, I recognized my better suitability for a career in cultural diplomacy. Although I was not exactly new to that field, any doubt in my mind about such a career choice was dispelled by MAPSS. Before I enter the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna in September 2006 for my next master's degree, the writing, research, and analysis skills, and knowledge of Austrian history I learned from my peers, the MAPSS faculty, my preceptor, and my thesis advisor greatly helps me in my recently acquired freelance editorial work and my Austrian and Habsburg cultural history research. Those skills and that knowledge base will also assist me in my forthcoming volunteer work with the European Weekly newspaper, internship at the World Affairs Council of Seattle, and forthcoming job in the University of Washington's Germanics Department."