--- title: "Life after JCU: The World at your Doorstep" description: "Life after JCU: The World at your Doorstep" image: https://blog.johncabot.edu/hubfs/John%20Cabot%20University_SMPhotos-23-1.jpg --- [![JCULogo1](https://blog.johncabot.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/JCULogo1.png?width=300&height=80&name=JCULogo1.png "JCULogo1")](https://blog.johncabot.edu/blog?hsLang=en) [![JCULogo2](https://blog.johncabot.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/JCULogo2.png?width=300&height=82&name=JCULogo2.png "JCULogo2")](https://blog.johncabot.edu/blog?hsLang=en) - [Undergraduate](https://blog.johncabot.edu/tag/undergraduate) - [Graduate](https://blog.johncabot.edu/tag/graduate) - [Study Abroad](https://blog.johncabot.edu/tag/study-abroad) - [Italian](https://blog.johncabot.edu/it/blog) - [Website](https://www.johncabot.edu/) - Filter By Topics - Scegli Il Topic # Life after JCU: The World at your Doorstep June 12, 2017 SHARE [mailto:?body=https://blog.johncabot.edu/student-spotlight/life-jcu-world-doorstep](mailto:?body=https://blog.johncabot.edu/student-spotlight/life-jcu-world-doorstep) ![](https://blog.johncabot.edu/hubfs/John%20Cabot%20University_SMPhotos-23-1.jpg) SHARE [mailto:?body=https://blog.johncabot.edu/student-spotlight/life-jcu-world-doorstep](mailto:?body=https://blog.johncabot.edu/student-spotlight/life-jcu-world-doorstep) ![John Cabot University](https://blog.johncabot.edu/hubfs/JCUCrestWhiteonBlue-1.jpg) Written By [John Cabot University](https://blog.johncabot.edu/author/jcuadmissions) Topic [Undergraduate](https://blog.johncabot.edu/tag/undergraduate), [Student Spotlight](https://blog.johncabot.edu/tag/student-spotlight) I didn’t really know what a career in International Affairs meant until I started at [John Cabot University](http://www.johncabot.edu/). I was aware that I could either join the Foreign Service or a development non-profit, but I didn't really know about other opportunities. After a few years at John Cabot, I began connecting with classmates who were interning at institutions I had only read about in books: the United Nations, the Food and Agriculture Organization, embassies in Rome, and the Italian Foreign Ministry, to name a few. Being around friends who were also passionate about world affairs pushed me to seek one of these [prestigious internship opportunities](http://www.johncabot.edu/career-services/default.aspx). If they could do it - why couldn’t I? After graduating in 2015, I began my internship in Washington, D.C., at the U.S. Department of State in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. While interning at State, not only was I contributing to work that I found very interesting and challenging, but I was also able to realize my passion for a career in public affairs. From writing press releases to strategizing digital communication for educational programs, I was able to clearly visualize myself in that role as a career. Since the internship, I have been working for different nonprofits in D.C., including United Voices for America and Black Professionals in International Affairs, as well as taking Master’s-level courses in Baltimore, Maryland. In October 2016, I attended Harvard University as a fellow for the U.S.-China Relations Pengyou Leadership Summit. And this summer, I returned to Rome to give back as an alumna; I work with John Cabot's [admissions department](http://www.johncabot.edu/admissions/undergraduate/default.aspx) to help establish exchange agreements with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). After I complete a culinary scholarship program in Shanghai in July, I will begin as a Cornell Institute for Public Affairs fellow at Cornell University, pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Affairs starting this August. I am incredibly excited to get started on this next chapter, and I know that my time studying at John Cabot gave me the foundation and guidance for a successful path in international affairs. ![maloney](https://blog.johncabot.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/maloney-150x150.jpg?width=150&height=150&name=maloney-150x150.jpg) Alexandria Maloney Class of 2015 [International Affairs](http://www.johncabot.edu/academics/international-affairs-degree.aspx) major Hometown: Washington, D.C. 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