Summer Berlin Study Abroad Provided Field Research Ops to Photography Students
08/10/22

Professor John Freeman led this study-abroad course to Berlin from May 13 to May 26, 2022. It was the 16th summer he helped students conduct field research to document the spirit and vitality of the city where he attended high school as an "Air Force brat." At the peak of the Cold War, 1968 to 1971, Freeman lived in West Berlin, surrounded by the Wall, a barrier he thought would never fall. The idea of returning to a free and unified Berlin with students came to him on sabbatical from UF in Fall 2004.

During the two-week course, 12 students were introduced to the city through bicycle and walking tours,...

A message from Dr. Wayne, new dean of the International Center
Fernando Sckaff Accepted to Station1 Frontiers Fellowship
07/25/22

Congratulations to Fernando Sckaff Santos Lazaro, Computer Science Major at the University of Florida, on his acceptance to the 2022 Station1 Frontiers Fellowship (SFF)!

Station1 is a nonprofit higher education institution, founded by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2016, that is paving a pathway of opportunity through a new model of learning and research - socially-directed science and technology. This model integrates science and technology with humanistic fields and the social sciences in order to interrogate, understand, and shape technologically-driven societal impact towards more...

José Valentino Ruiz and Students Receive Silver Medal Outstanding Achievement Award, Vocal Jazz Album Category, at The Global Music® Awards
07/25/22

José Valentino Ruiz, Assistant Professor of Music Business and Entrepreneurship in the School of Music, College of the Arts, and students have been awarded the Silver Medal Outstanding Achievement Award in the Vocal Jazz Album category for the album, "A Carpenter from Chicago". The albums reimagines the music of The Carpenters and Wayne Shorter with arrangements inspired by African-Diaspora musical genres.

Debra Anderson's Story: She gave her life to serve international students, they gave her a new life in return
07/12/22

Source: Katie Hyson, WUFT

Debra Anderson agreed to a profile on one condition – it couldn’t be about her.

Anderson retired this summer after 22 years of working for the University of Florida’s International Center (after successfully demanding the dean turn her retirement party into a staff-wide appreciation instead).

I worked alongside her there for several years, in a different department.

Though she supervised nearly a dozen staff as director of International Student Services, she was the one to sleep on an...

UFIC Participates at UF Career Engagement Summit
07/12/22

Top left: Martine Angrand, Sharon Brown, Steve Ghulamani, Mabel Cardec and Christina Cozart. Top right: Mabel Cardec. Bottom: Panel hosted by CCC

Team members of the UFIC attended the Career Connection Center annual Faculty & Staff Career Symposium on July 7-8, 2022. This year’s theme was Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Workforce. The event centered around emerging trends that impact students’ workforce readiness and the role faculty and staff play in preparing UF students for the future of work. UFIC staff members hosted a table presenting its services and answering employers' questions about F-1 students' employment eligibility.

Mabel Cardec, Communications...

Dr. Sanford Berg Presents during Brazil Water Week
06/30/22

Professor Emeritus Sanford Berg discussed “The Role of Regulatory Agencies to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals to industry and government officials in Brazil. His report focused on the implications of the OECD Report for Key Performance Indicators in the Water and Sanitation Sector, especially data collection, analysis, targets, communication, and incentives.

To learn more, visit the OECD website.

Kristen Stoner, UF Flute Professor, performs world premiere at XXXVII Festival Internacional de Flautistas in Lima, Peru
06/30/22

Dr. Kristen Stoner, invited guest artist at the XXXVII Festival Internacional de Flautistas, was the only musician from the United States to be featured. During the week-long Festival, she performed a duo concerto with orchestra, three quintets, a solo recital, and two works for flute orchestra. She also presented a masterclass for South American flute students attending the Festival and adjudicated an international flute competition. On her solo recital, she performed the world premiere of a new composition by Peruvian composer César Vivanco Sánchez, Capriccio Criollo sobre el tema "La Flor de la Canela" de Isabel Granda.

To view the world premiere, ...

UFIC Staff Appreciation Gelati
06/30/22

UFIC staff was treated with a sweet and deliziosa surprise to show appreciation for the hard work and passion they show every day to promote international education and engagement on campus. Everyone enjoyed Italian ice and ice cream from B'z Gelati, an independently owned and operated local food truck. Many thanks to Sara Williams (UFIC HR) for organizing!

Grazie a tutto il nostro meraviglioso staff per tutto quello che fai!

Thank you to all of our wonderful staff for all you do!

Live from NAFSA
06/07/22

Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

Tested by four years of hostile U.S. government policy toward international students and battered by a pandemic that slammed shut borders, international-education administrators gathering this week in Denver were weary yet optimistic about the future of the field.

“The world needs international educators,” said Esther D. Brimmer, executive director of NAFSA...

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