OPPORTUNITIES

CIMEA college chapters empower students to facilitate impactful dialogue with Middle East experts. These chapters provide exceptional and invaluable spaces for students to expand their networks, publish their work, and, most importantly, grow through deep engagement with critical issues in the Middle East. We offer emerging leaders a platform to share their perspectives, allowing them to influence their peers and the broader community. By creating stimulating environments and promoting meaningful discourse, we ensure that our students develop a comprehensive knowledge of Middle Eastern affairs and prepare them to become thoughtful and informed thinkers.

As a chapter leader, you will work to implement the CIMEA mission as noted above. You will work with our national team to plan events on your campus leveraging our growing network of experts on issues from transnational terror organizations to climate issues in Africa. 

We understand holding respectful conversations on controversial issues is a difficult task. That is why we have developed an in-depth toolkit to serve as guidance for you, providing concrete strategies you can employ in your chapter. Additionally, the national team will be available for consultation and logistical assistance in the planning and implementation process.  

While it’s crucial to engage in difficult conversations, it is similarly important to avoid putting a chapter’s entire focus on a single issue. The breadth of chapters to cover events in or that pertain to the Middle East and Africa is left purposefully broad so that you as chapter leaders are able to cover multiple issues that will resonate with your members. It is one of this organization’s hopes that with your help, we can contribute to campus populations being more aware of incredibly pressing topics too often underreported.

As chapter presidents you will have unique opportunities to further engage with each speaker brought to your campus more personally. 

As we continue to gain a larger presence on more campuses, we will hold virtual briefings with experts on pressing issues in the Middle East and Africa. This will be a unique opportunity open only to Presidents of each chapter, to best equip you for your role on campus and beyond.  

Events we hold in-person in Washington D.C. will be held with virtual components whenever possible to engage in some instances interested members from your chapters, and in other instances will be open only to chapter leaders.

As CIMEA continues to grow and evolve, more opportunities will be provided for every leader.

Specifically, mentorship opportunities from well-accomplished professionals in the IR field are in development with tentative plans to launch in summer 2025.