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UW-Madison launches new study abroad program
Beginning during Winter Break of the 2003-2004 academic year, International Seminars, a new program from the Office of International Studies and Programs, will allow undergraduates to take a three to four-week, faculty-led trip overseas in one of eight countries. Each three-credit seminar of up to 25 students will have a specific academic focus.
International opportunities highlighted in February
To celebrate February as International Opportunities Month, 21 UW–Madison campus organizations are offering a full range of programs to help students learn about working, studying, volunteering and traveling abroad.
Sciences career fair set for Jan. 27
The second annual Sciences and Life Sciences Career Fair will be held from 3-7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, in the Great Hall of Memorial Union.
Sidran to teach, perform
Renowned Madison musician Ben Sidran will be the spring 2003 Arts Institute interdisciplinary artist in residence.
Winter 2002 commencement address
Jonathan Wolman University of Wisconsin–Madison Kohl Center December 22, 2002
State conference highlights training
The second annual Wisconsin State Training Conference — "Building the Human Resource Potential in Your Organization" — will be of particular interest to those who are responsible for professional and staff development.
Course blends chemistry, American Indian studies
As students look through the timetable for the upcoming semester, they'll see one course in chemistry that meets the ethnic studies requirement. It's not a mistake.
Dance class to interpret feelings
The study of dance/movement therapy, which uses nonverbal communication, creativity and movement to explore relationships and feelings, will be available next semester.
Experienced law students give first-years the scoop
UW-Madison's Student Bar Association has created two programs aimed at improving the learning environment for first-year students and making the Law School experience more collegial for all students.
Nelson to champion innovative ways to teach biology
For 32 years, Dave Nelson, a professor of biochemistry, has struggled to balance the roles of researcher and teacher in one of the country's preeminent life science departments. Now, Nelson, who himself has won several prestigious teaching awards, will have the opportunity — and the time — to help biologists of all stripes become better, more inventive teachers.
New course explores the human-animal connection
In an attempt to clear away some of the polemic and misinformation that clouds our modern perspective of human-animal symbiosis, a new course explores the many issues and realities of how people work with, befriend and utilize animals.
Forecast: campus weather turns… competitive
For 10 years, UW–Madison has been participating, along with about three dozen other schools, in the National Collegiate Weather Forecasting Contest, which started in the early 1980s. Organized by Penn State, the NCWFC enables undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty, to earn bragging rights as the best weather forecasters in their specific categories.
Bike business teaches strategy
Mason Carpenter, an associate professor of management and human resources, is teaching an undergraduate course in strategic management that is built around the bike industry.
Students get rare glimpse into mental illness
The 19 students in Beyond Myth and Cruelty: An Overview of Serious Mental Illness, a special First-Year Interest Group at UW–Madison, are working five hours a week this semester at Off the Square, a club that serves approximately 150 folks with chronic mental illness each year, providing a safe haven for them to pass the time.
Study abroad, international student numbers mirror national trends
More American students are studying abroad, and international student enrollment in the United States is up, according to new figures released this week by the Institute of International Education. The trends are similar at UW–Madison.
UW announces nation’s first MBA in product management
The School of Business announced Tuesday, Nov. 19, the establishment of the Center for Product Management, the nation's first MBA program focused on that subject.
Tongue device taken to national competition
A team of inventive undergraduate students headed to New York City last week to compete at the annual Collegiate Inventors Competition, sponsored by the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The students took with them a tongue-toning device they designed that could help the 15 million adults who have health problems related to swallowing.
Professional development offered to grad students
In a new effort to help graduate students acquire and sharpen the professional development skills necessary for career success, the Graduate School has combined a new program of professional development with its Office of Outreach Services. The new unit, the Office of Outreach and Graduate Student Professional Development, is intended to provide opportunities for graduate students in all disciplines to gain experience and insight into such broad skill sets as writing, public speaking, Web and software development, administration and ethics.
Consider leading a FIG
Faculty members seeking ways to improve the transcultural skills of undergraduates and make a difference in retention should consider leading a First-Year Interest Group next year.