Tag: international
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Gypsy Trip and faculty musicians to be featured a Czech/Slovak luncheon
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The breathtaking beauty and fascinating culture of the lands of the Czech and Slovak republics, along with the regional cuisine, will be celebrated at noon Friday, Sept. 27, during the University Union’s first Cultural Cuisine program of the semester. Music Prof. Sarah Meredith Livingston will lead a presentation that describes historic folk traditions and modern…
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International enrollment at 116, from 28 nations
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The Office of International Education reports that UW-Green Bay welcomed about 50 new international students this fall, bringing our total enrollment to 116 students from 28 different countries. The nationalities representing the most students include China, South Korea, Germany, and Egypt.
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Arabic Awareness activities extend into next week
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Here’s a reminder: • Tuesday, Sept. 17 – Jordanian Dinner, 5:30 p.m., with visitors Tony Anqod and Ahmad Kamal Azban providing the music and food at the Mauthe Center • Thursday, Sept 19 – Panel Discussion on Middle East refugees, 6 p.m., at the Mauthe Center We’ll have more details on these events in our…
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Tickets on sale today for Sept. 27 Cultural Cuisine featuring Slovakian, Czech food
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Tickets are on sale today for the first Cultural Cuisine Luncheon of the fall, set for noon Friday (Sept. 27) in the Union’s Phoenix Room. Music Prof. Sarah Meredith Livingston and Lada Gaines, former resident of the Slovakia, will present on the culture and cuisine of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The menu includes beef…
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Terrific tune-up: Summer brings crash course for ESL international students
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For the nine international students in instructor Eric Shockley’s classes, it hasn’t exactly been a summer of leisure — but they certainly don’t mind. The students are part of the newly reintroduced ESL Summer Institute, an intensive 6-week program designed to help students from other countries strengthen their English skills and prepare for life on…
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International alumni: Sension, Eichler to play pro ball in Europe
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Two former Phoenix hoops standouts will have pro careers in Europe, UW-Green Bay Athletics announced today (Monday, Aug. 12). Stephanie Sension will play for Portugal’s GDESSA, based out of Barreiro near the capitol city of Lisbon; and Sarah Eichler will play for Stevsngade in Denmark. Both women are members of the class of 2013. Their…
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For international students, Institute a terrific tune-up for fall
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The halcyon days of summer are perhaps a bit less so for the nine students in Eric Shockley’s summer class. On a recent Friday morning, the students kicked off their day with a fast-reading exercise and subsequent discussion, followed by group work on summaries that followed a lesson from the day before. “I haven’t done…
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Students return home from body work at Plastinarium in Germany
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UW-Green Bay anatomy and physiology students traveled 4,500 miles this summer to the Plastinarium in Guben, Germany for a chance to work with a preservation technique called plastination. (We featured a story on last year’s trip in the May issue of the Inside 360 print magazine.) The students and tour leaders, Human Biology Associate Prof.…
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Health sciences students gain unique perspective on travel course
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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay anatomy and physiology students traveled 4,500 miles this summer to the Plastinarium in Guben, Germany for a chance to work with a preservation technique called plastination.
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Faculty member’s encounter leads to lecture series on Arab culture
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Assistant Prof. Jill White and her husband, James, are the catalyst for a new lecture tour that aims to educate Americans about Arab culture. Saturday’s (July 27) Green Bay Press-Gazette carried the story of Tony Anqod and Ahmad Kamal Azban, who have been teaching Americans about Jordanian culture and the Arabic language for nearly a…