International Accents

5/15/2020

Study abroad to host virtual info sessions summer 2020

Would you like to study abroad during your time at the University of Iowa, but don't know where to start? Attend our weekly Discover Study Abroad info sessions to learn how study abroad works and find the right international opportunity for you!

Author

Ben Partridge

Keywords

news,

study abroad

5/14/2020

King Sejong Institute to offer Korean language classes summer 2020

Students, adults, and children of any language level are invited to sign up for a variety of virtual classes with the UI King Sejong Institute during the summer 2020 semester.

Author

Ben Partridge

Keywords

news,

Korean,

King Sejong Institute

5/13/2020

In the news: ‘We have to keep people safe’: Hawkeyes at the heart of University of Iowa’s COVID-19 response

Administrators have had practice leading through crises before, and it helped them come together to respond to COVID-19 as a team.

Author

Marissa Payne

Keywords

news,

international students,

study abroad

Sojeong Nam, doctoral candidate, counselor education and supervision

5/11/2020

From South Korea to Iowa: In her father’s footsteps

Sojeong Nam is a PhD candidate in the counselor education and supervision program at the University of Iowa. The inspiration to attend the UI may have come from her father, Dr. Sangin Nam, who, over 30 years earlier, graduated from the same doctoral program at the UI, holding the distinction of being the first international student from South Korea to do so.

Author

Sarolta Petersen

Keywords

international students,

news,

ISSS blog,

ISSS parents blog,

ISSS

Yuchen Liu at Castillo San Cristóbal, is a fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico

5/11/2020

Student spotlight: Yuchen Liu

Yuchen Liu, a fourth-year Ph.D. student originally from Nanjing, China, joined the University of Iowa’s teaching and learning (foreign language and ESL education) graduate program through the College of Education in hopes of broadening and enhancing her language acquisition and teaching skills.

Author

Deja Williams

Keywords

international students,

news,

ISSS blog,

ISSS parents blog,

ISSS

5/11/2020

Student spotlight: Heejin Kim

During a time of extreme uncertainty, leaving many students’ semesters or college careers cut short, some students are finding a silver lining in the current adversity they are facing. Classes are being moved online, commencements are now virtual, and many are finishing their University of Iowa experience from home. Heejin Kim is an international studies and Asian languages student who will be a Spring 2020 graduate from Seoul, South Korea. Showing true Hawkeye spirit, Kim says she wouldn’t have changed a thing about her three and a half years at the UI.

Author

Cooper Slack

Keywords

international students,

news,

ISSS blog,

ISSS parents blog,

ISSS,

study abroad

5/11/2020

UI student Julia Reichart awarded prestigious Boren award

Julia Reichart, a public health student at the University of Iowa, earned a 2020 David L. Boren Fellowship, and will spend next year studying Portuguese in Brazil.

Author

Ben Partridge

Keywords

news,

funding,

Boren,

student funding,

study abroad

5/8/2020

In the news: UI breaks record with 22 Fulbright awards

A record 22 University of Iowa students and alumni from a range of creative, academic, and scientific fields have been chosen from among more than 10,000 students nationally to receive a prestigious Fulbright award to conduct research, teach English, or undertake creative projects abroad in 2020–21.

Author

IP Staff

Keywords

Fulbright,

news,

grants blog,

student funding,

Fulbright 2020

5/7/2020

UI students find ways to continue their culture exchange in Seville, Spain

While this was certainly not the semester they imagined, two University of Iowa students found a way to continue engaging with their host country by reaching out to help a community they discovered through their time abroad.

Author

Ben Partridge

Keywords

news,

study abroad

5/4/2020

Bridging Passion and Purpose: A Journey from Hungary

During her studies at the UI, Piroska Boros, international student from Hungary, realized many successes: co-authoring several published papers, presenting her research findings at the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, as well as receiving a fellowship award to support her dissertation project. In addition to excelling in her studies at the University of Iowa, Piroska contributed to the university community through her role as co-chair of the International Student Advisory Board, Graduate Panel, and also as a volunteer with the Student Accountability Office as a Critical MASS Mentor.

Author

Sarolta Petersen

Keywords

international students,

news,

ISSS blog,

ISSS parents blog,

ISSS

5/1/2020

UI student Margot Allscheid awarded UI Fulbright to Spain

Margot Allascheid, who received a BA in elementary education from the University of Iowa in 2019, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Spain for 2020-21

Author

Ben Partridge

Keywords

news,

Fulbright,

Fulbright 2020,

study abroad,

student funding,

funding

5/1/2020

Student spotlight: Celine Kusnadi

Coming from both an international and transfer student background, Celine Kusnadi wished for nothing more than to find her home in the Hawkeye state. Born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, Kusnadi packed her bags four years ago to pursue higher education. Now she is a senior graduating with a major in international relations under the perplexing circumstances of online education.

Author

Deja Williams

Keywords

international students,

news,

ISSS blog,

ISSS parents blog,

ISSS

5/1/2020

UI student Eric Baron awarded Fulbright to Germany

Eric Baron, who will receive an MFA in creative writing from the University of Iowa this May, is the winner of a Fulbright Study/Research Arts grant in Creative Writing to Germany for 2020-21

Author

Ben Partridge

Keywords

news,

study abroad,

funding,

student funding,

Fulbright,

Fulbright 2020

5/1/2020

UI student Isabella Senno awarded Fulbright to Spain

Isabella Senno, who will receive a BS in anthropology and BA in psychology from the University of Iowa this May, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Spain for 2020-21

Author

Ben Partridge

Keywords

news,

study abroad,

Fulbright 2020,

Fulbright,

funding,

student funding

4/30/2020

UI student Margaret Mungai awarded Fulbright to Spain

Margaret Mungai, who will receive a BS in neurobiology from the University of Iowa this May, is the winner of a Fulbright Study/Research grant in Biology to Spain for 2020-21.

Author

Ben Partridge

Keywords

news,

Fulbright,

funding,

student funding,

Fulbright 2020

4/30/2020

UI student Maya Mahajan awarded Fulbright to Spain

Maya Mahajan, who will receive a BA in political science, philosophy, and ethics & public policy from the University of Iowa this May, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Spain for 2020-21

Author

Ben Partridge

Keywords

news,

student funding,

funding,

Fulbright,

Fulbright 2020

4/29/2020

UI student Jackson Guilford awarded Fulbright to Serbia

Jackson Guilford, who will receive a BS in political science from the University of Iowa this May, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Serbia for 2020-21

Author

Ben Partridge

Keywords

news,

student funding,

funding,

Fulbright,

Fulbright 2020

4/29/2020

UI student Neha Haque awarded Fulbright to Mexico

Neha Haque, who will receive a BA in English and creative writing from the University of Iowa this May, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Mexico for 2020-21

Author

Ben Partridge

Keywords

news,

student funding,

funding,

Fulbright,

Fulbright 2020

57 parents of Chinese students and young alumni worked together on purchasing and donating 8,000 medical masks to UI Hospitals & Clinics

4/29/2020

Love City Story

“57 parents of Chinese students and young alumni worked together on purchasing and donating 8,000 medical masks to the UI Hospitals and Clinics. The masks were delivered to ’Love City’ yesterday,” Min Zou, mother of UI student Daniel Zhang, sent this message to a UI staff member via WeChat. ‘Love City’ is the Chinese nickname of Iowa City based on its pronunciation used by generations of Chinese-speaking students, alumni, families, and friends.

Author

Suyun Channon

Keywords

news,

coronavirus,

ISSS,

isss news,

ISSS parents blog,

international students,

alumni

4/29/2020

UI student Maggie Fischer awarded Fulbright to Germany

Author

Ben Partridge

Keywords

student funding,

funding,

news,

study abroad,

Fulbright,

Fulbright 2020

4/29/2020

Ashley Morrow reflects on four study abroad experiences

Ashley Morrow has always expressed an interest in traveling abroad since she began her college career at the University of Iowa in 2016. Now, as Morrow approaches her final weeks leading up to graduation, she sits back and reflects on the four study abroad experiences that defined her college experience.

Author

Deja Williams

Keywords

news,

study abroad

4/28/2020

Student Reflections on Diversity Abroad: Dominican Republic

Lauren Wood talks about how her trip to the Dominican Republic helped her embrace more of her Mexican background.

Author

Lauren Wood

Keywords

study abroad,

diversity ambassador,

Race and Ethnicity Abroad,

news

4/27/2020

Alumna reflects on actuarial career

After moving to Iowa from sub-tropical Taiwan, Ling-Ling Wang (MS actuarial science ’88) found herself enjoying Iowa’s four distinctive seasons. Enrolled in the UI’s prestigious actuarial science master’s program, Wang was no stranger to long hours of study, making her appreciate walking along the bank of the Iowa River to take a break.

Author

Suyun Channon

Keywords

news,

alumni

4/27/2020

UI student Caroline Brown awarded Fulbright to Spain

Caroline Brown, who will receive a BS in biochemistry and a BA in Spanish from the University of Iowa this May, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Spain for 2020-21

Author

Ben Partridge

Keywords

news,

Fulbright,

funding,

student funding,

Fulbright 2020

4/27/2020

Graduate student heartened by biomedical engineering community’s response to coronavirus pandemic

Nearing completion of his PhD in biomedical engineering, Srivats reflected on the collaboration between UI Hospitals & Clinics and the UI College of Engineering, saying, “Lucky for me, both my masters project and my PhD dissertation have stemmed from collaboration with surgeons and doctors at the hospital. Really, Iowa is an amazing place for biomedical engineers because there is so much data available to researchers as well as access to doctors...” That collaboration between UI Hospitals & Clinics and the College of Engineering became even more evident shortly after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.

Author

Amy Brewster

Keywords

international students,

news,

ISSS blog,

ISSS parents blog,

ISSS

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