Tag: Academics

First Look: Community Service
October 14, 2021

First Look: Community Service

Academic Exchange , Alumni , Bahrain , Community Service , Israel , Middle East and North Africa , University of Missouri - St. Louis , Western Kentucky University

Global UGRAD students are required to complete at least 20 hours of community service while they are in the United States in order to give back and make meaningful connections to their local communications. Many students have already started volunteering in their local host community. Please read below about the volunteering experiences written by current Global UGRAD students:   “As …

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First Impressions of Campus
September 14, 2021

First Impressions of Campus

Academics , Augustana University , Maryville College , University of Kansas , Utica College , West Liberty University , West Virginia University

Over the last several weeks, some 230 Global UGRADs arrived on campus in the United States and began the fall semester. This cohort has waited patiently through the last year for this opportunity,  and it is a great joy to finally see them arrive and settle into their in-person programming. We requested students to share some of their first impressions …

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Hello from Bowling Green, Kentucky!
October 11, 2019

Hello from Bowling Green, Kentucky!

Academic Exchange , Academics , Professional Development , Sub-Saharan Africa , Western Kentucky University , Zimbabwe

My name is Blessing Phiri, and I’m a Mechatronics major from Zimbabwe. Coming into the U.S. has really been a dream come true, and I am seizing every opportunity to learn new things about American culture. Besides enhancing my leadership skills and learning about American culture, I really looked forward to learning about emerging technologies and how we can use …

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April 1, 2018

For the Love of Language

Academics , American Host Institutions , Diversity and Inclusion , East Asia and the Pacific , East Tennessee State University , Emporia State University , Eurasia , Guatemala , Israel , Juniata College , Kenya , Latin America and the Caribbean , Middle East and North Africa , Nazareth College , Northern  Michigan University , Panama , Russia , South Asia , South Korea , Sri Lanka , Sub-Saharan Africa , University of Southern Indiana , University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

This month’s Global Gazette shines a light on Global UGRAD students who have embarked on learning multiple languages. Far from being content with mono-, bi- or even trilingualism, here are a few examples of Global UGRAD students who push themselves towards learning new languages. Leila Pyreva, Russia, University of Wisconsin Green Bay I have never thought about learning languages as my main …

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