UI American Language and Culture Program Receives Accreditation
MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho’s American Language and Culture Program, or ALCP, recently received a five-year accreditation by the Commission of English Language Program Accreditation. The Commission of English Language Program Accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a national accrediting agency for English language programs and institutions in the US and around the world.
A local student will represent generations of Manx scholars at the memorial service of a man who provided them with a home away from home when they arrived in the USA.
Duane LeTourneau died last week at the age of 86.
From 1984 and 2009, Duane and his wife, Phyllis, welcomed 42 Ella Olesen scholars into their home for the first few days of their year at the University of Idaho.
The full article can be read
here
Chettri infuses culture into a World Beat and bridges continents with
music education and new opportunities with a graduate degree.
Already an accomplished musician when he arrived at the University of Idaho, Navin Chettri's Master of Music Performance degree will allow him to share his music and culture by building bridges back to Kathmandu, Nepal and notating a largely oral music tradition.
Read more about Chettri's musical experience at University of Idaho
here
Approximately 50 grants are available in the 2014-15 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program to teach or conduct research in Brazil.
The U.S. Department of State's bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) are pleased to announce that 49 grants are available in the 2014-15 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program competition for U.S. academics, professionals, and researchers to teach and or conduct research in Brazil.
Find out more information or apply
here.
Former Idaho student earns a position as a National Representative for the American College of Sports Medicine, the world's largest sports medicine and science organization.
Katie Taylor, former Ella Olesen Scholarship recipient and UI PhD candidate from Isle of Man, has been elected to the world’s biggest sports medicine and science organization as a ‘student voice’. Katie has been invited to join the
American College of Sports Medicine as a national student representative.
“I am honored to be able to represent students within such a well-respected organization. I am proud to be the first person from the Isle of Man, maybe even the British Isles, to sit on the executive board, and to voice concerns of students in the Northwestern U.S.”
Katie has recently been to a regional ACSM conference in Oregon, where she was one of just eight of 250 attendees invited to speak. She was awarded the ‘outstanding doctorate research’ prize for her study on insulin resistance and its presentation. She’ll help to arrange the ACSM’s regional conference in 2014 and will be the main organizer of the highly competitive, student competition that takes place there. Katie will fit in her role around her studies in physiology, ethics, and statistics and teaching weight training, motor behavior, bio-mechanics, and health promotion to undergraduates. In all Katie's spare time, she also teaches Manx dancing. Congratulations Katie!
Fulbright Canada, a member of the prestigious worldwide Fulbright family, offers a wide range of residential exchange opportunities for American undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars.
Canada is an excellent option for students at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Students are able to study at low cost at internationally accredited academic institutions that adhere to rigorous standards of scholarship and offer easily transferable course credits. For scholars, Canada offers world-class research facilities and networks, along with unique opportunities to do comparative work and develop long term collaborations. In addition, Canada’s universities are predominantly located in Canada’s vibrant, multicultural urban centres, offering a unique experience to students and scholars from around the world.
All Fulbright Canada grantees become part of a well-organized, highly integrated program. In addition to the cash award, Fulbright Canada provides basic health insurance and a range of administrative services. Additional benefits include a three-day orientation program in Ottawa, Canada’s capital, the opportunity to apply for mobility funding ($800) for in-country professional development, and the opportunity to apply for our Eco-Leadership Program ($2,000-$4,000) and Community Leadership Program (up to $8,000). Finally, award recipients join the prestigious Fulbright family, representing a program that has celebrated academic excellence and achievement, as well as community service and leadership, for more than sixty years.
More information about the scholars program can be found here:
scholar program. Scholars are also encouraged to look at the
traditional awards, our
Visiting Research Chairs, and our
Specialists Program.
Please contact the University of Idaho’s Fulbright Adviser,
Holly Greenfield, if you have questions or would like more information.
Students Preparing for May Commencements
Learn the details for students preparing to order regalia and commencement materials including announcements, photographs, diploma frames for the May Commencement ceremonies. MOSCOW STUDENTS:
www.uidaho.edu/alumni/resources/grad-fest, OFF CAMPUS CENTERS:
https://college.oakhalli.com/college/univofidoffcampus/. Deadline for online student regalia orders is April 7, 2013.
http://www.uidaho.edu/alumni/resources/grad-fest
Avista and Water Resources Program Announce Annual Scholarship Winners
The University of Idaho Environmental Science and Water Resources Program is proud to announce the recipients of the 2013 Avista-Waters of the West Scholarship. Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo, a doctoral student working with Jan Boll and Erin Brooks of the biological and agricultural engineering department will be awarded $3,000.
The ISEP Fall 2013 and Academic Year 2013-2014 Priority Application Deadline is
January 25, 2013. If you’re thinking of applying to an ISEP program, be sure to get your application in or contact a Study Abroad Advisor (
abroad@uidaho.edu) with questions.
Dig-ing Her Education at Home and Abroad
Whether it’s on the intramural court or in the classroom, Chantel Wilkes is a competitive force when it comes to her passions: international studies and volleyball. She’s in the first University of Idaho class to graduate with a minor in Asian studies, and she’s got a mean spike. After three and a half years studying international studies, including a semester abroad in Japan, the Rathdrum native is looking for her next step after graduation, hopefully on the international scene.
Read more.
Damaris Castro Garcia, a visiting professor from Costa Rica, will be joining the Modern Languages and Cultures (MLC) Dept. as a part of a University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) faculty exchange program. Damaris will teach advanced Spanish language courses and introduce UI students to Costa Rican culture and social traditions. Read more here.
Katherine Cleary of the University of Idaho has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to Costa Rica in Environmental Studies the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced recently. Read more here.
The USAC Faculty/Staff International Development Award (FIDA) application deadline has been extended to January 9, 2013. Be a student for a month on a summer USAC program and enhance your International IQ. Find information and the application for the FIDA program here or read about past recipients here.
USAC Visiting Professor application deadline for Summer 2014, Fall 2014 or Spring 2015 is January 18, 2013. Apply to teach a course or courses abroad on a USAC program for a summer, or semester. Possible sites include Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, England (summer only), France, Germany, Ghana, India, Ireland (summer only), Italy, Spain and Thailand. Find more information and the application here!
UI International Programs has been awarded a Central America Youth Ambassador (CAYA) grant to engage teens and community leaders from Belize, El Salvador Nicaragua and Honduras in social entrepreneurship training, and provide opportunities for local high school students and teachers to engage in cross-cultural learning in Central America. Read more here.
On January 1st, Anthony Davis, Director of UI’s Center for Forest Nursery and Seedling Research will travel to Haiti to collaborate with Sabine Deristin and Owens Telemaque on establishing seedling/native plant nurseries in Haiti. Sabine and Owens recently graduated from a two year Scholarships in Educational and Economic Development (SEED) training program in environmental technology, leadership, and civic engagement. Read more here.
Congratulations Jency Sundararajan!
The wonderful article on you and your research on last month’s UI main web page is well deserved! That article is still available for reading. If you missed it, please visit here.
Boeing Hires 20 University of Idaho Student Interns
Read more here.
U-Idaho Students’ International Research Projects Win USAID Fellowships Honoring Humanitarian Norman Borlaug
Read more here.
The National Academy of Engineering has recognized the University of Idaho College of Engineering’s capstone design program as one of the best in the nation.
Read more here.
UI College of Engineering Alumni Explore Space
Read more about the Mars Rover, Curiosity and the University of Idaho flag into space on board the Discovery Space Shuttle.
Quadruple major uses Cultural Language Scholarship to study in Azerbaijan
Read more here.
UI Alum Katie Pemberton honored with Idaho Teacher of the Year Award
Read more here.