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Gold’s passion for study abroad brings him to UW-Madison
The seeds of Dan Gold’s international interests were planted even before he was born, when his parents took a year off to travel around the world.
“I remember hearing about that trip and seeing the pictures,” recalls Gold, who lived in the San Francisco Bay area and Northern Virginia while growing up. “It inspired me to do similar things.”
The experience that brought his passion into full bloom occurred in 1987, when, as a teenager, Gold went on an American Field Service (AFS) exchange program to Finland. Prior to that, his only other international experience had been a two-week family trip to Europe.
“Since my AFS experience in high school, everything I’ve done has been connected to international education,” he says.
His next adventure in international education brings him to Madison, as director of UW–Madison’s International Academic Programs (IAP), the office that runs a majority of the study abroad programs offered on campus. He begins May 1.
Gold comes to UW-Madison from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where, since 2002, he directed Asia programs in the Study Abroad Office and lectured in the Department of Asian Studies.
Study abroad scholarships awarded
The Division of International Studies and International Academic Programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison hosted the 2012 study abroad scholarship awards ceremeony on Thursday, April 19.
Recipients, faculty, staff, donors and friends gathered at the Pyle Center to celebrate, as 16 scholarships were awarded to more than 50 students who are pursuing academic programs and internships abroad. Awards are based on a combination of factors, including financial need, demonstrated academic excellence, and the nature of the academic program.
Photos of the 2012 Study Abroad Scholarship Awards Ceremony, by Pauline Zhu
