Center for International Education News
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Two Blugolds heading to Germany for Fulbright teaching assistantships
UW-Eau Claire graduates Michael Konetz and Mary Kate Schneeman will use their passion for Germany during their 2021-22 Fulbright English teaching assistantships in the European country.
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Four Blugolds awarded 2021 Gilman International Scholarships for fall study abroad
The Center for International Education at UW-Eau Claire proudly announces four new awardees of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in fall 2021, the highest number of scholars from any UW System school.
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Global perspective: International experiences help shape UW-Eau Claire grad
Hannah Javoroski traveled the U.S. extensively with her family while growing up in Milwaukee, but it was a high school trip to China that sparked a love for international experiences. Her passion for global learning only grew at UW-Eau Claire.
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Graduating twins value shared experiences, opportunities to follow their own path
Allie and Chloe Knuth, twins from Green Bay, will graduate together this month from UW-Eau Claire, a campus they say is small enough that their lives sometimes overlap as students but big enough that they each could follow their own path.
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English, French major looks forward to teaching English in France after graduation
Angela Hugunin had great professors and interesting classes as a Blugold. However, the English-creative writing and French major says the fabulous experiences she found outside the classroom made her time at UW-Eau Claire even more extraordinary.
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UW-Eau Claire ranks among top U.S. producers of Fulbright students
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is again among the top master’s universities in the nation for the number of students who receive Fulbright grants through the U.S. Department of State’s international educational exchange program.
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UW-Eau Claire continues as national leader in study abroad
A total of 517 UW-Eau Claire students studied abroad in 2018-19, ranking the university 18th among public and private master’s-level schools in the number of students sent abroad.
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Chancellor: First graduates in dual-degree program with Changshu Institute of Technology are trailblazers
Students from China spend their first and fourth years at their home campus, and their second and third years at UW-Eau Claire.
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Global perspectives on COVID-19: Student-created video dialogue
What do Blugolds do with extra time on their hands during COVID-19 quarantine? For junior communications and Spanish major Grace Annis from Eau Claire, the answer was to talk to people about their experience — people all over the world.
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Blugold fulfills dream of earning business degree from U.S. university
Dier Pulatov was expecting big things when he left his home in Uzbekistan to study at UW-Eau Claire. This spring, he graduated with degrees in finance and applied math and a minor in accounting. He also is the 2020 College of Business Outstanding Senior.
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Five Blugolds named Fulbright recipients for 2020-21
Four Blugolds graduating this month and one recent alumna have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for the 2020-21 academic year. Due to COVID-19, one placement has been delayed until January, so all five will teach overseas in the spring.
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Spring 2020 grad is making basketball dreams come true thanks to UW-Eau Claire
Zixuan (Jason) Jiang was a basketball loving teen in China when he decided to plan his future career around his favorite sport. First stop on his way to making his basketball dreams come true? UW-Eau Claire, of course.
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International grad will put his Blugold degree to work in Bolivia
When Alejandro Lema returns to his native Bolivia, he will take with him much more than a valuable education — he will take the passion, professional experience and personal connections that come with a Blugold degree.
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Blugold's roller-coaster college journey ending with psychology degree
When Megan Hansen talks about her time at UW-Eau Claire, it sounds like she’s describing a ride on a roller coaster, complete with many surprise twists and turns, as well as plenty of extreme ups and downs. Fortunately, she has learned to enjoy the ride.
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History class in England inspires Blugold to pursue new major, career
LeeAnn Przybylski has had many fabulous classes taught by exceptional professors during her years as a Blugold, but it was an experience far from UW-Eau Claire’s campus that helped her find her future career path.
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International student joins other Blugolds in studying abroad
Ariel Liu's experience as an international student at UW-Eau Claire has been so positive that it piqued her curiosity about people and cultures in other parts of the world, so Liu did what many Blugolds do — she spent a semester studying abroad.
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UW-Eau Claire remains among top U.S. producers of Fulbright students
UW-Eau Claire is again among the top five U.S. master’s universities for its number of students who receive Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants through the U.S. Department of State’s prestigious international educational exchange program.
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Future teacher finds adventure, joy and friendships studying abroad in Spain
Amanda Flandrich's year studying abroad in Spain has given her new friendships, memories and an even greater confidence in herself and in her plans to pursue a career as an immersion teacher.
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Service, immersions and internships add value to Blugold's college career
Lydia Ishmael has been creating art since she was a young girl. But it was a plethora of experiences she found as a Blugold on and off campus that helped the new grad see where her artistic talents and passions can take her.
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UW-Eau Claire moves up in ranking of national study abroad leaders
UW-Eau Claire continues to gain prominence as a national leader among master’s-level colleges and universities when it comes to sending students to study abroad, according to the 2019 Open Doors Report of the Institute for International Education.
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Blugolds receive record six Fulbright awards for 2019-20
Four UW-Eau Claire alums and two current students expected to graduate this spring have received 2019-20 Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards.
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New grad's passion for Spanish and nursing shapes how she sees her future
As a Blugold, Amanda DuBall had multiple opportunities to see how she can bring her two passions — nursing and Spanish — together to make a difference in the world. The new grad had several immersion experiences that are shaping her plans for the future.
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Passion for science, languages shapes grad's Blugold experience
When Rachyl Hietpas came to UW-Eau Claire she brought with her a love of science and a curiosity about the world. Four years later, she’s graduating with degrees in biology and Spanish, and has an even greater passion for new cultures and languages.
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China 1+2+1 program: 54 new Blugolds begin two years of study
The Sino-American Dual-Degree Program has allowed UW-Eau Claire to forge unique new agreements with universities in China like the Changshu Institute of Technology, that just sent 54 new Blugolds to begin a two-year course of study at UW-Eau Claire.