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Students prepare for careers in international relations by participating in one of the department\u2019s international service seminars to India, Argentina<\/a>, and\/or England. Political science student Alexandria Matz enrolled in Rekha Datta\u2019s service learning trip to Kolkata, India, in her junior year. After graduating in Spring 2012, Matz launched her career at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., working on U.S. foreign relations with India. Matz summed up the excursion by saying, \u201cOur trip was such an amazing experience, and I realize it even more now. It has been incredibly helpful to share with colleagues (and even visiting delegations from India) that I was in India, especially to an area like Kolkata.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about the department India trip and to see how you can participate, contact Rekha Datta at 732-571-4438<\/a> or rdatta@monmouth.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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