University of Wisconsin–Madison
UW-News — September 27, 2011 By Stacy Forster On a research trip to India several years ago, UW–Madison sociology professor Gay Seidman was eavesdropping on other visiting faculty sharing their struggles to set up international study abroad programs when a familiar name came up. “I heard one say, ‘You know what Joe Elder has done …
Hundreds of students attended the 2011 Study Abroad Fair last Wednesday, September 21 at its new location in Union South and learned not only why the University of Wisconsin–Madison is a national leader in study abroad, but why so many Badgers are making the experience a part of their UW career! If you missed the …
Attend the Study Abroad Fair, Wednesday, September 21, 2011 from 4 -7 p.m. in a NEW location: Union South, Varsity Hall to find out not only why the University of Wisconsin–Madison is a national leader in study abroad, but why so many Badgers are making the experience a part of their UW career! International Academic …
Attend the Study Abroad Fair, Wednesday, September 21, 2011 from 4 -7 p.m. in new location: Union South, Varsity Hall, to find out why the University of Wisconsin–Madison is a national leader in study abroad and why so many Badgers are making the experience a part of their UW career! The Division of International Studies …
Angela Hubbard and Kate Hamoonga of International Academic Programs have been presented with the 2011 Anthony J. Gradisnik Award for their development and management of the Cross-cultural Classroom Connections program. One of the Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers‘ most prestigious awards, the Anthony J. Gradisnik Award, is presented annually to an individual or group for …
Six members of the UW-Tianjin Summer Program, through UW–Madison’s International Academic Programs (IAP), have received awards for their participation in the “2011 Chinese Speech Contest of Summer Programs” at Peking Normal University on July 31, 2011. UW–Madison students Jae Sang Lee, John Prusynski, and Mark Troianovski all received first place for their speeches in their …
grow — Wisconsin’s Magazine for the Life Sciences — Summer 2011 Waves of undergrads in Uganda with UW–Madison’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have taken the African proverb as a call to action. Their engagement has included founding a nonprofit and choosing careers in which they serve communities at home and abroad. IT WAS …
A twitter account created by the UW Go Global! Initiative has been selected as a finalist in the “Innovative Use of Social Media” category of the GoAbroad.com Innovation Awards. As stated on the GoAbroad website, the purpose of these awards is to acknowledge institutions, organizations, and individuals who are creating initiatives to move the field of …
Seven University of Wisconsin–Madison students studying abroad through International Academic Programs (IAP) have received scholarships through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships Program to help fund their study abroad programs. Two students, studying abroad in the 2011-2012 academic year, were each awarded $5,000 in scholarships: Naira Ovsepyan, a senior political science and Russian major, will …
UW–Madison student Emma Lawson was recently awarded a $4,000 scholarship from the U.S. Department of Education, International Education Program Service – Fulbright-Hays Groups Project Abroad (GPA) Project: Advanced Chinese Language Training Programs. Through the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Study Center Intensive Chinese Language program, Lawson is spending the summer studying abroad through the …