Letters from China: Fourth of July, UT Restaurant in Nanjing, and Chinese Names
Lola Alapo reports on her travels in China while teaching English in Nanjing.
Letters from China: Honoring Summitt Abroad, Ming Tomb Museum, and Nanjing Design
Lola Alapo reports from Nanjing, China, while teaching at an English immersion camp.
Letters from China: Landmarks Lesson, A Conga Line, and New Flavors
Lola Alapo reports on her experience teaching English at an immersion camp in China.
Letters from China: Time Travel, Subway Adventures, and Getting in the Classroom
Lola Alapo, public relations specialist in the Office of Communications and Marketing, is in China at an English immersion summer camp with a group of UT faculty, staff, and students.
Letters from China: Twenty-Eight Vols to Teach English, Immerse in Culture
Twenty-eight faculty, staff, and students have taken Big Orange Country to China through an English immersion summer camp—and the UT community can follow their adventures over the next two weeks.
Information Session on H-1B Processing for International Employees Is May 3
The Center for International Education will be conducting an information and training session on the H-1B application process from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 3.
Celebrating Volunteers: Simons Mentors College-Bound Students through tnAchieves
Erik Simons, an international student and scholar coordinator in UT’s Center for International Education, is a tnAchieves mentor, helping six high school students prepare for college in the fall.
STEM Event for High School Students, College Freshmen April 2
UT Libraries will host Big Orange STEM Saturday for high school and first-year college students from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2.
WBIR Showcases International House Photo Exhibit
UT’s international students were challenged to take a photo that offers a snapshot of their home countries. The exercise culminated in a photo exhibit currently on display at the International House. WBIR-TV Channel 10 featured the exhibit.
Live Like a Local with Affordable, Immersive Study Abroad Option
A member of the Programs Abroad Office and an International Student Exchange Programs representative will host walk-in sessions to answer questions about the program and walk through the application process from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, January 28.
Three Students Awarded Spring 2016 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to Study
Christopher Allen, Lindha Guerrero, and Walter Williams are three of approximately 800 American undergraduate students from 355 colleges and universities across the United States selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad during the spring 2016 academic term.
Haslam College of Business Students to Study in Cuba
Later this month, the Haslam College of Business will take eighteen first-year business students to study abroad in Cuba. The program, led by George Drinnon and Andrew Seidler in the college’s undergraduate programs office, will take students to Havana December 11–19.