1. Bridging East and West in the Classroom

   Inspiring ideas from an east-west classroom experience.

2. Make an Impact: Learn Chinese in China!

   Ryan Mandado, a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) alumnus, tells us about why he chose to study Chinese.

3. Iowa Host Family All-Stars Form Lifelong Bonds

   “You’re making a huge impact on someone’s life, and it doesn’t end when they leave to go back home.”

4. Gain Cultural Competency: Learn Japanese in Japan!

   Grace Meng, a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) alumna, tells us about the CLS program enhanced her career in nursing.

5. Enhance Your Career: Learn Turkish in Turkey!

   Liz Clark, a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) alumna, tells about how learning Turkish on her CLS program helped enhanced her career.

6. Gain a Competitive Edge: Learn Hindi in India!

   Anna Stewart, a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Alumna, tells us how learning Hindi in India on her CLS gave her a competitive edge!

7. A Different Approach to Learning

   Exploring teaching styles and critical thinking with the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program

8. Connecting Through Science

   Randy French teaches middle school science in western New York State and recently travelled to Ghana with the Teachers for Global Classrooms program; where he spent a week at the Accra Girls school.

9. Learning a Language and Making Personal Connections

   CLS Participant Makes Personal Connections While Learning a Language

10. My Extended Minnesota Family

    Fahmida Zaman sometimes missed her family in Bangladesh during her Global Undergraduate Exchange Program experience. She spent the better part of 2012 at St. Catherine University in Minnesota, well removed from her home. But, she is thankful for the connections she made with professors, her “friendship family,” American and international students, and one very memorable meeting with another Bangladeshi.

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