University of Wisconsin–Madison
Fifty UW–Madison students were awarded prestigious study-abroad scholarships this spring. The awards, ranging from $500 to $4,000 and totaling nearly $80,000, were made possible in large part through gifts such as the Study Abroad Alumni Awards and the generous contributions of committed UW–Madison alumni and friends. The students were honored at a study abroad …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Monday, April 16, 2007 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, UW–Madison Division of International Studies, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu Madison, WI — Madison, WI –Fifty UW–Madison students have been awarded prestigious study-abroad scholarships, the Division of International Studies’ International Academic Programs (IAP) announced today. The awards, totaling nearly $80,000, have been made possible in large …
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 …
Sarah Howard, a UW–Madison senior majoring in journalism and political science, writes in a Badger Herald op. ed. piece during International Education Week that “students should be praised for their decision to go [study] abroad.” To read more, go to the URL below. http://badgerherald.com/oped/2006/11/17/travel_adjusts_attit.php
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, August 24, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu; Courtney Skare, Director of Marketing/Communications, International Academic Programs, UW–Madison, (608) 261-1020, caskare@bascom.wisc.edu EXHIBIT OF UW-MADISON STUDENTS’ PHOTOS CELEBRATES STUDY ABROAD, TRAVELING THE WORLD Madison, WI – Two dozen photographs from around the world …
By Dennis Chaptman, UW–Madison University Communications Legal scholar and attorney Sumudu Atapattu has been named Associate Director of the Global Legal Studies Initiative (GLSI), a joint program of the University of Wisconsin Law School and UW–Madison Division of International Studies. Professor Heinz Klug, Director of the GLSI, comments, “The Law School and the GLSI are …
University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Center for East Asian Studies helped make possible a three week field trip in China for Madison Memorial High School students. The Center helped pay most costs for the accompanying teachers. For more on the trip, see the Wisconsin State Journal article written by Anita Clark at the link below. http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=93520&ntpid=1
IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Monday, July 10 Contact: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, UW–Madison Division of International Studies. (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu FIGS GO GLOBAL Madison, WI – There’s something new about FIGS, those First -Year Interest Groups where about 20 entering students enroll in three thematically-linked classes together for a semester. FIGS First Year Interest …
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, April 20, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, UW–Madison Division of International Studies, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu UW-MADISON STUDENTS RECEIVE SPECIAL STUDY-ABROAD AWARDS Madison, WI – Some 40 UW–Madison students have been awarded prestigious study- abroad scholarships, the Division of International Studies’ International Academic Programs (IAP) announced today. …