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Blugold passionate about future career serving and advocating for the aging population
With a passion for helping people, Annabelle Howat knows the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s health care administration program — with its “a head for business and a heart for caring” slogan — is perfect for her.
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Celebrating Lunar New Year and cultural diversity
Supported by the Languages Department, students in the Chinese language and culture classes celebrated the Lunar New Year in February.
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New University Fellows program rewards, celebrates high-achieving UW-Eau Claire faculty
UW-Eau Claire has named 10 educators as University Fellows, a new donor-supported initiative that aims to recognize and celebrate high-achieving members of the university’s faculty and instructional staff.
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UW-Eau Claire again among top producers of prestigious Fulbrights
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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Fulbrights gaining experience, confidence teaching in other parts of the world
The saying “if you can dream it, you can do it” is coming true for Greta Wiederhold and Kaitlyn Zenner, recent University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire graduates now working as English teaching assistants abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
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Enhancing intercultural competence through global connection: One project at a time
After completing her Fulbright Scholar program in Malaysia, Dr. Kaishan Kong, continued to collaborate with her colleagues in Malaysia and recently completed a global virtual exchange project to connect Blugolds with peers in Southeast Asia.
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Bringing French culture to life
Amanda Hilson joined the Department of Languages as a full-time Lecturer this fall and taught FREN 355 (Civilization) for the first time with “Gastronomy” as a guiding theme.
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UWEC Was Well Represented at the WAFLT Conference
The Alumni Association organized a gathering for UWEC language education alumni at the Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers fall conference held in Appleton Nov. 3-5, 2022. This year, twenty Blugolds celebrated, reminisced, and entered to win some
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Blugolds gain job skills, connections through UW-Eau Claire's new international internship program
Blugolds have completed internships in England, Australia and Ireland thanks to UW-Eau Claire's new international internship program. The eight-week summer internships occur in various locations, helping students build new skills and connections.
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New Honors Fellowship program prepares Blugolds to be future community leaders
A new UW-Eau Claire Honors Fellowship program is giving Blugolds new opportunities to gain the communication and other skills they’ll need to become future leaders in their jobs and communities.
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A Note from the Chair
Greetings fellow lovers of all things Languages. Let’s take an alphabetical look at what’s going on in our department.
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2021-2022 Faculty Achievements
During the 2021-2022 academic year, the Languages faculty were hard at work with many projects and publications.
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Faculty, staff recognized for excellence at Blugold Breakfast
Eight UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff members were honored at the academic year opening meeting. Each award recipient received a university medallion and $1,500.
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Fulbright Scholar finds new opportunities, inspiration in Malaysia during summer of research and teaching
As a Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Kaishan Kong spent the summer in Malaysia, an experience the associate professor of languages says is inspiring her to make her UW-Eau Claire courses more focused on community service and building connections near and far.
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UW-Eau Claire Spanish faculty, students host Spanish literacy event for area families
This spring, UW-Eau Claire Spanish students and faculty hosted the first campus-community Spanish Literacy Event for families with children in the Eau Claire Area School District’s dual immersion program and local families who are native Spanish speakers.
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Congratulations to the Spring 2022 Languages Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to all of the recipients of this year's Department of Languages scholarships and awards!