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In This Issue
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End-of-Year Picnic
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Borrowing Closet
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Graduation Reception
Important Information
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Information for F-1 & J-1 students
completing studies in May 2008
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New OPT rules
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OISS is hiring 2 great student
workers!
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Fraud Alert: IRS does not send you
e-mails
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Travel Signature
Upcoming Events
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May 1-4 -
Festival of Nations
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May 1- OPT Information Session on New Rules
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May 2- Mentor Event to Festival
of Nations - 20 free tickets!
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International Film Festival
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April -May
- What is a Citizenship? Who is a Citizen? Exhibit at Weisman
Interesting Articles
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Preparing to go home-
To Do list
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Global Citizen Awards Announced
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International Student Leadership
Award
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Global
Citizenship Awards
The International Programs Matrix
congratulates the following 2007-08 Global Citizenship Award
recipients. They are recognized for their commitment to
international and intercultural awareness throughout the UST
community.
Thank you to everyone who nominated someone for this award and to
every member of the St. Thomas community who is committed to global
issues and understanding.
The awards were presented at the International Dinner, Saturday,
April 26. Here are the 2007-08 Global Citizenship Award recipients:
Undergraduate Student Award: Diego Jaque Pino
Diego Jaque Pino is a senior at St. Thomas and an international
student from Chile. An outstanding leader, he has held positions as
summer orientation leader, international student mentor, Globally
Minded Student Association member, and International Student
Representative of the Undergraduate Student Government. In his role
on USG, Pino has been a strong advocate for increased international
student scholarships at St. Thomas. He has advised faculty, staff
and students on the social, economic and cultural challenges of
international students. He has reached out to international students
and students in the ELS program to help them feel welcome at UST. In
the larger community, Pino has worked closely with La Casa
Guadalupana, a house of hospitality serving homeless Latino women
and children.
Graduate Student Award: Kate Herzog
Kate Herzog was born in Ghana, educated at the University of Ghana
and worked in several African nations before coming to the United
States. She speaks five languages: three from her native Ghana, as
well as English and French. She started the very active
International Student Club in the UST MBA program. She personally
has reached out to international students, inviting them to her home
for Thanksgiving and organizing an international potluck for
Full-Time UST MBA students. She also raised money to provide
financial assistance for international students by using her
connections in the business community, thus creating opportunities
for international students to personally connect with people in the
business community. Herzog has been instrumental in bringing
international speakers to campus, most notably Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom,
a Ghanian presidential candidate. Among her many other notable
accomplishments, Herzog is a board member of two organizations that
provide services and support to the people of Africa: Women in
Progress and MicroClinics.
Staff Award: Jacob Cunningham, director of the VISION/VIA
programs
As the director of the VISION program at St. Thomas, Jacob
Cunningham has had a far reaching impact in the advancement of
global citizenship and awareness on campus. VISION (Volunteers In
Service Internationally Or Nationally) is a program in which
student-led groups provide service and work to affect positive
social change in the St. Thomas, national and global communities. As
a staff member for more than five years, Cunningham has organized
and participated in many of the service trips over January Term and
spring break across the United States, Latin America, South America,
Europe and Africa. He has initiated several new international sites
for VISION trips, two of which had first-time trips over this past
J-Term in Uganda and the Virgin Islands. He works closely with
students to facilitate their development as leaders of these unique
programs.
Faculty Award: Dr. Trudi Taylor, Teacher Education Department
Dr. Trudi Taylor has served on the UST faculty since 1988. Since her
first days on campus, she has worked hard to bring global issues
into the curriculum of the Teacher Education Department. It always
has been her goal that every prospective teacher would have a
substantial international experience prior to licensure. She has
developed and led both semester and January Term study abroad
programs for students in teacher education. Her work in developing
the course, Classroom Connections for Our Global Future (K-12), has
resulted in some powerful and long-term global connections for a
number of teacher candidates and their K-12 students. Most recently,
she has helped the Teacher Education Department develop a Global
Student Teaching program, which will allow students to be placed
overseas for a portion of their student teaching requirement. Taylor
is an active member of the International Society for Teacher
Education and she collaborates with educators from around the world
on educational issues. Here at St. Thomas, she has represented a
global, inclusive perspective through service on numerous diversity
and global education task forces.
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