University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ernest Darkoh, a global health hero in the fight against HIV/AIDS, will return to campus on Thursday, May 10, to receive a Distinguished Alumni Award. Five other graduates will also be honored at a 5 p.m. ceremony at the Memorial Union, which is free and open to the public. (Click here for more information) Dr. …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Monday, April 30, 2007 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu Madison, WI – John Campbell, U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria since May, 2004, will be Diplomat-in-Residence at the University of Wisconsin–Madison next fall, the Division of International Studies announced today. “We are tremendously pleased …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: March 28, 2007 CONTACT: Mary DeNiro, WAA Vice-President for Marketing and Communications, mdeniro@uwalumni.com Madison, WI – The Wisconsin Alumni Association has announced its 2007 Distinguished Alumni Awards. The awards are the highest honor bestowed by the Wisconsin Alumni Association. Since 1936, WAA has been presenting the awards to the most prestigious …
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu UW-MADISON INTERNATIONAL STUDIES RECEIVES $100,000 GIFT FOR STUDY ABROAD Madison, WI – More University of Wisconsin–Madison students will be able to study abroad on year-long programs, thanks to a substantial gift …
Today’s students need global skills and corporations increasingly are looking for globally-trained employees. With this in mind, the UW–Madison Division of International Studies, in partnership with the School of Business, the College of Engineering and Cross-College Biology Education, as well as friends and alumni, has launched the International Academic Internships Initiative (IAII). Last summer, in its …
by GAYLE WORLAND, Wisconsin State Journal Ben Schumaker’s “Memory Project” already connects the lives of thousands of American high schoolers with children living in orphanages in some of the world’s poorest countries. Tonight, it could grab the attention of millions of television viewers worldwide. Click below to read the full story… http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=97491&ntpid=1
UW–Madison’s growing reputation as a global research university was very much in evidence this past May when Chancellor John Wiley and Gilles Bousquet, Dean of International Studies, traveled to England for a series of important and exciting international events. The Chancellor joined Dean Bousquet and members of the International Studies Advisory Board in London for …
By Anita Weier, The Capital Times PARIS – Ties to the University of Wisconsin–Madison hold firm no matter where alumni end up. That was proven during a recent trip to Paris organized by the UW Alumni Association, where traveling alumni had dinner with members of the Paris-based UW Alumni Club of France. Club President Kyle …
by Rachel Alkon Alumni of UW–Madison and the Peace Corps continue to have a strong historical bond. Since the program’s inception in 1961, UW–Madison has produced thousands of volunteers. And today, for the 20th consecutive year, UW–Madison takes the top spot, with 104 volunteers currently serving in the field. UW–Madison also ranks as the institution …
Stephen Bunker, University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of Sociology and a well-known Latin Americanist, died in July 2005 after a long battle against cancer. The university community will feel the loss of this remarkable individual. http://www.intlstudies.wisc.edu/news/Bunker.asp