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SECOND CHANCE @ International Educational Opportunity Calling ALL Students who are Interested in International Topics & Issues Have you ever wanted to take a class with an International focus? Do you enjoy traveling to other countries? Would you like to learn to solve real world problems on a global scale? Does partnering with a teacher …
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Special for USA TODAY Lasha Carey wasn’t especially interested in community service work before she enrolled last year as a freshman at The College of New Jersey in Ewing, N.J. But that’s changed in a big way through the power of peer influence. Inspired by classmates who gave her a taste …
Contact: Masarah Van Eyck, 262-5590, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu Date: November 11, 2008 BADGERS ABROAD! NEW BLOG CHRONICLES THE GLOBAL REACH OF UW-MADISON STUDENTS AND FACULTY Madison-To celebrate International Education Week (Nov. 17-21) , the Division of International Studies has launched its Badgers Abroad Blog, an easy-to-access, searchable compendium of UW–Madison’s presence around the world. The Badgers …
In the 1940s, UW–Madison sent students to India on one of the country’s first study abroad opportunities. Today, 17 percent of UW–Madison students participate in study abroad, service learning, and academic internship possibilities–much higher than the national average. The Division of International Studies is proud to announce the launch of, ‘I’ll Remember This Trip:’ Fifty …
By Kim Clark, US News & World Report lan, a U.S. citizen studying at the University of Kassel in Germany, asks: “I am growing quite desperate. I am looking for any type of aid that I can find…. I have an available cosigner with good credit, yet so far I have been unable to find …
DATE: October 16, 2008 CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, 608-262-5590 Madison–In a press conference with the Division of International Studies yesterday Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton announced the signing of a University of Wisconsin–Madison exchange agreement with one of China’s largest and most prestigious universities–an agreement she said would help spur the expansion of economic and cultural …
Calling ALL Students who are Interested in International Topics & Issues Have you ever wanted to take a class with an International focus? Do you enjoy traveling to other countries? Would you like to learn to solve real world problems on a global scale? Does partnering with a teacher to create a project where you …
by Heather Gjerde, UW–Madison Communications Deadlines are approaching for UW–Madison students to sign up for Orphanage Outreach, a program that offers semester abroad and alternative break opportunities. The deadline for the Winter 2008/2009 is Oct. 15, 2008. For Early Spring 2009, the deadline is Dec. 1, 2008. Orphanage Outreach offers college students alternative break options …
by Remi Boudreau, The Badger Herald In an effort to strengthen the University of Wisconsin’s study abroad program with China, Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton signed a new exchange agreement between UW and Tsinghua University in Beijing last Wednesday. According to Masarah Van Eyck, director of communications for international studies at UW, the agreement is the …
From the October 2008 edition of the Badger Parent A Newsletter for Parents and Families of UW–Madison Students In today’s global economy, a study-abroad experience can be a defining element on a student’s resume. Far from being a vacation, study abroad is a transforming experience that offers excellent academic content and resources while helping students …