by Kate Dixon, UW-Madison Communications They are innovators in business, champions for education and dedicated international volunteers — and they’re all under age 40. The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) is honoring 23 University of Wisconsin-Madison …
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University of Wisconsin Grads Getting Prominent in Korea [dongA.com]
From dongA.com, February 20, 2008 The nomination of Federation of Korean Industries Vice Chairman Lee Youn-ho as commerce, industry, and energy minister highlights the growing prominence of University of Wisconsin graduates in Korea. The majority …
UW-Madison No. 2 in producing Peace Corps volunteers
From UW-Madison Communications For the second straight year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is second in the nation in producing alumni volunteers to the Peace Corps. The 2007 ranking continues the university’s strong relationship with the …
UW Alumni Find Travel Companion in Flat Bucky
Contact: Kate Dixon, Wisconsin Alumni Association, (608) 265-8769, kdixon@uwalumni.com MADISON, Wis. — Buckingham Badger, meet Buckingham Palace. As seen in the new Badger Insider Magazine, published exclusively for members of the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA), …
Program brings students to Washington, D.C., for global experiences
by Kristin Czubkowski, UW-Madison Communications Published in Wisconsin Week. The phrase “once a Badger, always a Badger” often applies to alumni’s continued support of University of Wisconsin-Madison athletics after graduation, but in the case of …
WISCTV: Wisconsin Woman Helped Lead Nazi Resistance
From Channel 3000’s “Mildred Fish-Harnack: Back To Berlin” A Wisconsin woman’s amazing story stretched beyond America’s borders to Nazi Germany, where she became a major force in the underground resistance to the Nazis and personally …
UW Alumni Return to Campus to Discuss Importance of Languages in Careers in International Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Wendy Johnson, Outreach Coordinator, Language Institute, Tel. (608) 262-1473, Fax (608) 890-1094, wsjohnso@wisc.edu Madison—Having worked in many countries including France, Morocco, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Peru, and Brazil, three of UW–Madison’s …
UW-Madison alumni discuss importance of languages in careers
Having worked in many countries including France, Morocco, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Peru and Brazil, three of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s alumni know firsthand how essential their studies in French, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese have …
Today’s students will compete in globally connected market
By Frances Shuter Taylor Published in the Capital Region Business Journal The other day, I came across a telling statistic – one in five U.S. jobs is now linked to international trade. The assumption is …
Distinguished UW-Madison Alumni: International Practitioners Coming to Campus
John Campbell, former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, and Florence Chenoweth, until recently United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO) representative to the UN and executive director of the FAO Liaison Office in New York, will be …