A recording of last week’s Global Public University event is posted on UW-Madison’s Instructional Communications site. You may find and watch it here, along with last fall’s discussion with David Ward and Steven Toope: http://www.uwex.edu/ics/stream/event.cfm?eid=15670 …
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Story by Steve Barcus, International Division
UW–Madison First in U.S. to Hire Worldwide Academic Networker
UW–Madison’s Division of International Studies has appointed Kimberly Coulter, PhD, as its first Worldwide University Network (WUN) administrative program manager. Assuming the first position of its kind in the United States, Coulter is tasked with …
Health and Development in Africa: An International Dialogue
Workshop: “Health and Development in Africa: An International Dialogue”Monday, 7 April 2008 1:30 – 6:00 p.m. University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health Health Sciences Learning Center 750 Highland Avenue Auditorium (Room 1325) …
Wisconsin Passes State Resolution on International Education
CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, 608-262-5592 On March 5, 2008, the Wisconsin Legislature passed a Joint Resolution on International Education. Spearheaded by Sam Dunlop of St. Norbert College, the resolution recognizes that “international education is …
Madison will host World Stem Cell Summit [Business Journal of Milwaukee]
The Business Journal of Milwaukee, March 12 Just a day after the University of Wisconsin’s patent licensing arm won a government ruling upholding a pair of key stem cell patents, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle announced …
International Service: An Evening with Senator Feingold
7:30 pm, Monday, March 24 Great Hall, Memorial Union 800 Langdon St. “International Service: An Evening with Senator Feingold” will be on Monday, March 24 at 7:30 pm in Great Hall, Memorial Union, 800 Langdon …
UN liaison promotes health care [The Badger Herald]
by Ken Harris, The Badger Herald, Thursday, March 6, 2008 Former United Nations Food and Agriculture liaison told a group of University of Wisconsin students and faculty Wednesday the nation has an obligation to provide …
Fund for late professor lifts Engineers Without Borders into the black
by Kristin Czubkowski, UW-Madison Communications Students interested in joining Engineers Without Borders can attend the organization’s next meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in 1800 Engineering Hall. Katie Simon had a lot to be …
Wisconsin Passes State Resolution on International Education
DATE: March 10, 2008 CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, 608-262-5592The Wisconsin Legislature passed a Joint Resolution on International Education on March 5, 2008. Spearheaded by Sam Dunlop of St. Norbert College, the resolution recognizes that …
The Global Public University Series
Cultures and economies across the globe are rapidly becoming more intertwined, and universities worldwide are responding by evolving into global institutions. Today, major universities actively seek applicants from other countries while sending their own students …