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UM International Students Participate in Summer Internships in Washington, D.C.
3 UM international students are participating in summer internships related to their academic majors in Washington, DC. The students are from 2 programs that sponsored them to study at UM during academic year 2013-2014, and they received support from various units at the university to identify, apply to, and prepare for their respective internships.
The University of Montana to Participate in Forum on Internationalizing U.S. College Campuses
Peter Baker, International Program Development Officer in the Office of International Programs, will participate in the 4th annual EducationUSA Forum in Washington D.C. from June 26-28, 2013 on behalf of the University of Montana. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the EducationUSA Forum will bring together 500 college and university recruitment and admissions professionals with almost 60 EducationUSA regional educational experts and advisers from around the world to discuss strategies for helping international students to study in the United States and U.S. students to study abroad.
UM Teacher Candidates Travel to India for Student Teaching Practicum
Three University of Montana teacher candidates recently returned from a 16-week student-teaching practicum in the Palni Hills of south India. On July 5, three more teacher candidates from UM will depart for India to assume their autumn semester student-teaching assignments.
UM Graduates Receive Fellowships to Conduct Research in France
Two University of Montana students have earned Chateaubriand Fellowships to carry out collaborative research in a French laboratory in Clermont-Ferrand. Steven McDaniel is a graduate student in UM’s Medicinal Chemistry Program and Jaydene Topenio McDaniel is a student in the Neuroscience Graduate Program.
1st Annual International Education Reception
On Thursday, May 9, 2013, the Office of International Programs hosted the 1st annual International Education Reception honoring the international accomplishments of UM’s students & faculty.
In addition to recognizing the scholarly accomplishments of the students and faculty, the event was organized to recognize the collaborative efforts of numerous offices and departments across campus to build a university for the Global Century.
A key moment during the event was the recognition of international students’ successes that are sponsored through either U.S. government or foreign government support. Among those recognized were students participating in the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (also known as the Global UGRAD Program), the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program, the LOTUS Scholarship Program, and Brazil’s Science Without Borders (SWB) Program.
English Language Insitute Celebrates 20 Years
The English Laguage Insitute (ELI) of the Office of International Programs recently celebrated 20 years on campus.
Eight UM Students Offered Fulbright Research, Teaching Scholarships
Eight undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Montana have received Fulbright Scholarship award notifications for the coming year.
UM Students Win National Honors in Russian Essay-Writing Contest
The University of Montana Russian Program continues to shine this year, with two students recently capturing top prizes in a national Russian-language essay contest. Dakota Whisler received a second-place silver medal and Justin Davis received honorable mention in the second-year nonheritage learners category of the annual American Council of Teachers of Russian National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest.
From March 1 until March 9, 2013 the University of Montana and the Missoula community will celebrate India in a series of events entitled “India in Missoula”. These events, starting Friday, March 1st with an India-themed art exhibit at Murphy Jubb Fine Art, are intended to provide information to the community about India, its history, science, and culture, and to UM students regarding study abroad opportunities to that country.
University of Montana hires new Director of for the Office of International Programs
University of Montana has hired Dr. Paulo Zagalo-Melo as the new director of the Office of International Programs.
Dr. Zagalo-Melo, currently the director of the Luso-American Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal, will begin his new duties at UM in April.
Prior to joining the foundation in 2006, he served as the executive director of the Fulbright Commission in Portugal for a decade. He earned a bachelor’s in business administration from the Higher Institute of Languages and Administration in Lisbon, a master’s of public administration from Harvard University and a doctorate in political science from the Catholic University of Portugal with collaboration from the University of Colorado at Boulder where he was a visiting scholar in academic years 2008/2009 and Spring 2011.
“It is a great privilege and honor to have been selected to join UM’s Office of International Programs,” Zagalo-Melo said. “It is the nature of universities to be international, and UM’s leadership is well aware of this. UM plays an important role in promoting global changes by fostering knowledge creation and promoting mutual understanding, and I am delighted to take part in this exciting process.”
Humphrey Fellows for Long- Term Intensive English Training in 2013
The English Language Institute was recently selected to host a cohort of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows for a long-term English Language Training program this coming spring. ELI’s proposal was one of two chosen out of approximately twenty-five other universities in the US. This prestigious program is sponsored by the US Department of State and administered by the Institute of International Education. The Hubert Humphrey Fellows are mid-career professionals from a variety of developing countries. They will come to ELI for five months to study English and learn about American culture prior to their fellowship years at other American Universities. This program will be a wonderful way for the University of Montana to share its expertise and resources with others, while at the same time benefiting from the knowledge these accomplished professionals bring with them from around the globe.
University of Montana hires new Director of the Office of International Programs
The University of Montana has hired Paulo Zagalo-Melo as the new director of the Office of International Programs.
Zagalo-Melo, currently the director of the Luso-American Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal, will begin his new duties at UM in April.
Prior to joining the foundation in 2006, he served as the executive director of the Fulbright Commission in Portugal for a decade. He earned a bachelor’s in business administration from the Higher Institute of Languages and Administration in Lisbon, a master’s of public administration from Harvard University and a doctorate in political science from the Catholic University of Portugal with collaboration from the University of Colorado at Boulder where he was a visiting scholar in academic years 2008/2009 and Spring 2011.
“It is a great privilege and honor to have been selected to join UM’s Office of International Programs,” Zagalo-Melo said. “It is the nature of universities to be international, and UM’s leadership is well aware of this. UM plays an important role in promoting global changes by fostering knowledge creation and promoting mutual understanding, and I am delighted to take part in this exciting process.”
Humphrey Fellows for Long- Term Intensive English Training in 2013
The English Language Institute was recently selected to host a cohort of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows for a long-term English Language Training program this coming spring. ELI’s proposal was one of two chosen out of approximately twenty-five other universities in the US. This prestigious program is sponsored by the US Department of State and administered by the Institute of International Education. The Hubert Humphrey Fellows are mid-career professionals from a variety of developing countries. They will come to ELI for five months to study English and learn about American culture prior to their fellowship years at other American Universities. This program will be a wonderful way for the University of Montana to share its expertise and resources with others, while at the same time benefiting from the knowledge these accomplished professionals bring with them from around the globe.