Tag: Events

China’s Champions to Arrive at UW-Madison July 23

UW–Madison News (July 15, 2010) — A group of elite Chinese student-athletes and coaches is expected to arrive in Madison on Friday, July 23, marking the start of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Chinese Champions Program. The nine athletes (two of whom are coaches) will live and study on campus until Dec. 15, as part of …

[Isthmus] UW Dance Department’s Summer Concert is a Global Effort

Isthmus (July 10, 2010) — “UW Dance Department’s Summer Concert is a Global Effort” EXCERPT: The UW Dance department’s fourth annual Summer Dance Institute is truly an international affair, with instructors and choreographers from the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Germany, and Australia, and dance students from Australia, Taiwan, and the US. This three-week institute culminated Friday …

UW-Madison Center for South Asia Celebrates 50 Years at UW

The launching of Sputnik I in 1957 led to the federal government’s most significant participation in modern foreign language and area studies research and training in history – the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) of 1958. The first NDEA grant to expand language and area studies in the UW–Madison Department of Indian Studies was acquired …

UW Business Event: Strategic Global Sourcing

Worldwide economic, political, and social factors combined with accelerated advances in communications technologies have altered the nature of business. One result has been the emergence of strategic global sourcing as a key element in organizational planning. This course explores the critical issues involved in making and implementing of domestic and offshore sourcing decisions. Attend the …

Post-Event Media: Global Economic Development Roundtable

Read the announcement and view photos, posted by Robert Hornacek. University of Wisconsin–Green Bay – Inside Newsroom — (June 10, 2010) — More than two dozen business, education and nonprofit leaders took part in the daylong economic roundtable on Wednesday, June 9, at the Kress Events Center. The event, which was organized by the UW …

African Studies Program Helps Celebrate First World Cup Held in Africa

UW–Madison News June 9, 2010 Soccer fans will pack local bars and restaurants for the start of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. But the UW–Madison African Studies Program (ASP) is offering a family-friendly spin on the world’s most important sporting event by partnering with Dungeon-Monroe neighborhood businesses and a Madison non-profit to host …

Join the Conversation: UW Without Borders – June 29

We recently announced UW Without Borders at our “Internationalize” reception. Now the Morgridge Center for Public Service and the Division of International Studies encourage you to help shape the UW Without Borders proposal! SUMMER WORKSHOP: UW Without Borders Tuesday, June 29, 2010 8:30 to 11 a.m. On Wisconsin Room, Red Gym You should attend this …

New Perspectives on Gender and Human Security Workshop – March 19-20

The New Perspectives on Gender and Human Security Workshop will take place Friday, March 19 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday, March 20 from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Pyle Center Auditorium, 702 Langdon Street. Registration is free, but is required by Friday, March 12 for attendance. This workshop features cutting …

Intercultural Night and Intercultural Festival – March 18

Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 7:00 – 10:30 p.m., the Wisconsin International Student Association (WISA) will host the annual Intercultural Night and Intercultural Festival, sponsored by International Student Services (ISS). Intercultural Night will include multicultural performances, starting at 7 p.m. at Memorial Union Theater. The Intercultural Festival will take place after the performances from 9-11 …

Haitian Student Offers Practical Solutions at Panel Discussion

On January 28, 2010, panelists gathered to discuss,  “HAITI: Perspectives on Crisis” in the Red Gym’s On Wisconsin room. Gergens Polynice, an M.A. candidate in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies (LACIS), who was in his home country of Haiti until just a few hours before the earthquake, spoke to the full audience. “A practical …