University of Wisconsin–Madison
UW- Madison News — March 15, 2011 Celebrating 50 years of the Peace Corps and the state of Wisconsin’s history of volunteerism and public service, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host a variety of free and public programs featuring stories, film, poetry and some well-known former Peace Corps volunteers on Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, …
The Peace Corps is a celebrated organization working to help people around the world, while promoting a better understanding of Americans and of other people on the part of American volunteers. UW–Madison is presently ranked as the number two, sending university with 2,906 returned volunteers and about 77 alumni currently serving. With the African Studies …
This week, twenty students from the University of Wisconsin Hillel are volunteering at The Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village in Rwanda, during their 2011 spring break. We invite you to follow their blog, an online portal where the group will share their thoughts, stories, and experiences. Learn about this student group and their important mission in Rwanda. …
UW–Madison launched the Global Health Initiative (GHI) in 2009 to help tackle complex global health challenges by stimulating collaboration across disciplines. This semester GHI introduced the Incubator Series, an 8-session series focused on the U.N. Millennium Development Goals and featuring some of UW–Madison’s best minds as speakers. UW–Madison launched the Global Health Initiative (GHI) in …
Public lecture by Ziad Abbas Monday, March 21 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. 336 Ingraham Hall, UW–Madison Ziad Abbas is a Palestinian refugee whose family was uprooted from the village of Zakariah in 1948. He will talk about his own experiences growing up under Israeli occupation, and discuss the Palestinian issue examining the potential impact of …
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences announces that course development awards are available to support UW–Madison faculty and instructional academic staff members in the sciences who wish to incorporate international content into one or more undergraduate courses. Awards, which provide up to $10,000 in flexible funds, are for courses in the sciences. The College …
On Thursday, March 17, Wisconsin Alumni Association – France will host a panel of four UW alumni who will discuss points in their careers when they made difficult decisions or experienced challenges. Alumni and students of all ages are welcome to attend, ask questions, and help each other find answers for their professional ambitions and …
The UW–Madison Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) is pleased to offer a Global Research and Curriculum Development grant program for faculty and academic staff with instructional responsibilities. The deadline for the next round of awards is Friday, April 1, 2011. The UW–Madison Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) is pleased …
Wei Yang, president of Zhejiang University, spent February 20-21 on campus, learning more about the school where his parents met in the late 1940s. President Yang’s father, Guang-hua Yang, earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from UW–Madison in 1951. Wei Yang, president of Zhejiang University, spent February 20-21 on campus, learning more about the school …
The Division of International Studies together with partners, Global Studies and the Department of Educational Policy Studies, would like to share news about the Global Studies in Higher Education initiative. You are invited to read the spring semester newsletter and continue to stay informed on upcoming and archived events. The Division of International Studies together …