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[International] Wisconsin Study Abroad Re-Entry Conference, September 27 (GEN)



Dear International Listserv Members:

 

 The 1st annual Wisconsin study abroad Re-Entry Conference will take place on Saturday, September 27th at UW-Madison at the Lowell Center.   

  

Join study abroad returnees from across Wisconsin (and the globe!) to process your experience & learn about ways to put  your international experience to work both at home and abroad. 

In the afternoon, there will be sessions on:

  • Teaching, Working, Volunteering Abroad
  • Careers in International Education
  • Graduate School Programs
  • Think Globally, Act Locally
  • Careers in International Justice/Social Justice
  • Marketing Your International Experience

Resume critiques will also be available in the afternoon.

Dr. Florence Chenoweth will be the keynote speaker during lunch. Dr. Chenoweth is the Division of International Studies distinguished international visitor and Managing Director, UW Human Rights Initiative.  She was the first woman appointed to serve as Minister of Agriculture in her native Liberia, and served as the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in Gambia, South Africa, and to the UN in New York where she was also the Executive Director of the FAO Liaison office.

Dr. Chenoweth received a masters of science degree in 1970 and a Ph.D. in land resources in 1986, both from the UW-Madison, and was awarded an honorary degree in 2006 for helping to carry the Wisconsin Idea around the world through her work to promote human rights.

http://www.uwec.edu/cie/sac/Returnees/reentryconf.htm

 

Registration is now open.    

 

Conference chair: Susan Lochner, Study Abroad Coordinator, UW-Eau Claire
Phone: 715-836-4411
Email: lochnesa@uwec.edu

 

 

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