Potential Delays Expected With Processing of International Student I-20 Documents
06/20/19

As you may have heard, the Chinese government recently issued a warning to students planning to study in the U.S., alerting them to potential visa delays and further complications. We have immediately seen an understandable increase in queries from concerned students about pending I-20s (the documents students need to apply for a US visa). We have also heard from some units on campus requesting information on the status of student documents.

Please know that we are currently working hard to issue pending I-20s for admitted students planning to enroll in the fall. Unfortunately, changing federal regulations, increasingly stringent oversight procedures, and longer processing times...

Curiosity in the World Led Caitlin Healy to a Journalism Career
04/10/19

Source: CJC Profiles webpage

By Lenore Devore, B.S. Journalism 1984

Many people say age doesn’t matter. But when you’ve accomplished a lifetime of work in your first 30 years, age matters. Think of how much time Caitlin Healy, B.S. Journalism 2010, has to continue contributing her talents to make the world better.

Her accomplishments so far, to name a few:

▪ Spent four years in Senegal in the Peace Corps
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Israel Institute Program Brings Guest Artist to UF to Redefine Femininity in Masculine Culture
04/10/19

Source: UF College of the Arts, In the Loop

Hilla Ben Ari is redefining the female body and masculine culture through her work. Creating works mainly focused around the strength and resilience of the female body, the Israeli visual artist creates pieces of art that highlight the limitations and boundaries of the human body.

Through the Israel Institute's Visiting Artists Program, Ben Ari is guest teaching at the UF School of Theatre + Dance and exhibiting work with the School of Art + Art History’s University...

Several Faculty and Staff Heading to Nepal with Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems
04/10/19

Several University of Florida faculty and staff are heading to Nepal in April for annual gatherings of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems, based within the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). Jim Harper from the Innovation Lab will be part of the UF delegation as part of their support to research in two Asian countries, Nepal and Cambodia, and six countries in Africa. Researchers from these countries will also travel to Kathmandu, Nepal and present updates of their sponsored projects at a two-day Annual General Meeting. Next, a larger event on April 25-26 welcomes dignitaries from Nepal and international stakeholders to discuss the global relevance...

UFIC Celebrated Graduate Student Appreciation Week
04/10/19

This year, UFIC participated in the Graduate Students Appreciation week to demonstrate our support to graduate students! The department was part of many others that tabled across campus to spread love and appreciation for all that graduate students do!

Hopes and Fears in International Relations Forum Was Insightful and Well Attended
04/10/19

Source: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

On April 2, 2019, UFIC hosted a discussion about the western liberal democratic world order put in place at the end of WWII based on strong transatlantic alliances among nations aspiring to be politically free and economically prosperous and interconnected by these values rather than continuously separated and traumatized by the ravages of war (as had been the case in Europe for centuries). The United Nations, NATO, and the European Union all grew out of and are connected in different ways to these shared aspirations.

The Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was...

Professor Muthusami Kumaran Receives a U.S. Fulbright Scholar Award
04/10/19

Dr. Muthusami Kumaran (Dr. K), Family, Youth & Community Science Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management & Community Organizations has just received the 2019-2020 Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to South Korea. He becomes the first FYCS faculty to go abroad as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar. This Award further solidifies Dr. K’s international reputation as an expert and scholar in nonprofit/NGO management.

During his six-month Fulbright Award period (August 2019 – January, 2020) he will be hosted by the Jeju National University, Jeju Island, S. Korea. He will teach a graduate course entitled “Roles, Impacts & Operations of NGOs in Society” at JNU’s Department of...

UF Delegation Attends Women and Gender in Development Conference 2019
03/19/19

A dynamic delegation was recently at the Women and Gender in Development Conference 2019 held at Virginia Tech where graduate students and staff represented the University of Florida. They gave one of the keynote addresses on "The SDG Gender Equality Agenda and the Distribution of Land". Audrey Smith won an Honorable Mention for her poster in the poster competition.

Study Abroad Student Highlight: Kinting Mui in Her Own Words
03/19/19

Hello fellow gators! My name is Kinting Mui and I am a 2nd year Industrial and Systems Engineering. I am currently studying abroad at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University(PolyU). I chose Hong Kong because I have not been to Asia since the age of 2 and it was a great way to practice my Cantonese while getting to know more of my Chinese culture. Spring 2019 marked the first authentic Chinese New Year I have ever celebrated in my 20 years of life. I had the entire week off and I spent it in Guangzhou, China with my only aunt that is left on this continent. The festivities leading up to Chinese New Year was one I will never forget especially the flower markets that fill the streets of China...

University of Florida Named a Gilman Top Producing Institution
03/19/19

3/15/2019 (Gainesville, FL) – The U.S. Department of State has announced the U.S. higher education institutions that sent the most students overseas on the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program in the academic year 2017-2018. The University of Florida (UF) has been recognized for its success in making international study and internships more accessible and inclusive for American students of all backgrounds through the Gilman Program.

The State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in collaboration with the Institute of International Education, compiles the list, organized by small, medium, and large four-year institutions, and associate’s colleges...

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