Meet the Director and learn about new Wildlands field study programs

Meet the Wildlands Studies Director at our next information session! 

Tuesday, November 24th at 5PM PST

Wildlands Studies Information Session
Join us tomorrow’s information session to learn about the nature of a Wildlands Studies program and how we are operating during COVID-19. 

Foster Study Abroad Fair – Nov 16-20

Foster Study Abroad Fair – Nov 16-20, 2020
Come learn more about the different programs offering business credit abroad! This is your chance to talk with your undergraduate peers who have already studied abroad. 

UW Global Month

Dear students,
November is UW Global Month and UW Study Abroad has some great opportunities planned:

Q&A with Rick Steves

Thursday, Nov 19, 2020, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
UW Study Abroad is hosting Rick Steves, founder of Rick Steves Europe, for an exclusive student Q&A. 

Ethics of Sustainable Development Video (3 min) & Events this week

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What Students are Saying about
TGP’s Online Course (3 min)

Now Enrolling: “Ethics of Sustainable Development” (Online)
Watch this video about the two-week online intensive course to discover theories of development, study human development indicators and strategies, and engage in provoking conversations around the intersections of ethics and human development with a diverse cohort of sustainability leaders. 

Night Hikes and Trail Cameras – Join a Wildlands Studies Info Session

Friendly reminder – Wildlands Studies is hosting an Information Session tomorrow, Tuesday, November 17th at 5PM Pacific Standard Time
You are invited to a Wildlands Studies Information Session via Zoom
Tuesday, November 17th 2020 @5PM PST
Tuesday, November 24th 2020 @5PM PST
Meeting ID: 594 029 6230
Passcode: 2j1G16
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Meet Lead Instructor Geoff Gallice
PHD IN ENTOMOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Geoff is a tropical biologist and conservationist with a research focus on tropical butterflies and several ongoing projects that study biodiversity, ecology, and evolution in southeastern Peru. 

Go Global with Scholarships Events next week

Join UW fellowship advisors next week to learn about scholarship opportunities to take you abroad!
GLOBAL MONTH SCHOLARSHIP EVENTS
 
STEM Internships in Germany: Introduction to DAAD RISE Program
What: Learn about this funded internship opportunity offered by the German Academic Exchange. 

RSVP to join series with the U.N. World Tourism Organization and the President of the American Energy Society

A Sustainable Future for International Education
GREEN International Education Week
Nov 16 – 20, 2020
LEARN MORE & RSVP
Join TGP for a 5-day series of industry-talks
led by the people and organizations who are shaping a
sustainable future in international education, travel, and clean tech. 

Study Abroad November Highlights

Announcing UW Study Abroad’s virtual What the Heck is Study Abroad? sessions for November. Students can register for any of the following dates:
Tuesday November 2, from 10:30-11:30am PST,
https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrf-mrrjwpEt2ZDeab_GJHd5i8Zvxj7oA6
Thursday, November 12, from 12:30-1:30pm PST
https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUqdeuqrTotEtxHqFIgcXu8Ncok2d6hEa1C
Wednesday, November 18, from 2:30-3:30pm PST https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAodOyvqz8qHdxgHPc1wxenGjhxuyaND4i7
Thursday, November 24, from 2:30-3:30pm PST
https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpdOGspj4oGdH8ZmBFhC1RzaG7LnDpHXk8
Additionally, UW Study Abroad is giving away a scholarship of $500 as part of our UW Global Month promotion to any UW student who opens an advising profile between now and November 30.   

Online Winter Break Opportunities

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New! Now Enrolling:
Peru Online – Global Water Resource Management & Sustainable Practices
Earn 3 academic equivalent credits from Universidad San Ignacio De Loyola
Course dates: December 12 -22, 2020 (48 credit hours)
Complete this course through thought provoking conversations, debate causes of climate change with sustainability leaders globally, attend virtual site visits of Ancient Inca Agricultural sites & more! 

“Best Virtual Class I’ve Had so Far!” Testimonials from The GREEN Nepal Online Program

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“Best Virtual Class I’ve Had So Far!”

I loved the fluidity of the class. I really liked hearing different perspectives and being challenged to think outside of our norms, and realizing that different countries need different solutions.