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Languages Faculty Achievements 2022-2023
The UWEC Languages faculty members had a year full of presentations, publications, and other accomplishments.
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UW-Eau Claire language classes return to Eau Claire elementary school
In connection with a program begun in the UW-Eau Claire languages department in the 1980s, Blugold students once again shared languages and culture while improving their teaching skills at Lakeshore Elementary.
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Tai Chi & Lion Dance: A Celebration of Chinese Culture
To celebrate the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Languages Department was honored to invite two award-winning artists to our campus this past Tuesday and Wednesday to share authentic Chinese culture with the Eau Claire community.
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Graduate thankful that UW-Eau Claire ‘fostered his international ambitions’
Martin Kocher traveled to Germany, Ukraine, Malta, Dubai, Australia, Southeast Asia and Canada while a student to prepare for his future in international business.
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Congratulations 2023 Languages Award Recipients
Congratulations to all of the recipients of this year's Department of Languages scholarships and awards!
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New UW-Eau Claire graduate will leave a legacy of advocacy for equity, diversity, inclusion
When Rosa Gómez graduates from UW-Eau Claire, she’ll have three degrees and a resume filled with research and other life-changing experiences. She will leave behind a legacy of student advocacy for equity, diversity and inclusion on campus.
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Students newly inducted into the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society
On Thursday March 16, 2023, the Delta Psi Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi Sociedad Nacional Honoraria Hispánica at the University of Wisconsin initiated 18 new Spanish language student members.
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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.