People Type: Alumni

Biography Majors and certificates Spanish Major Graduation year 1985 After graduation Spent 22 years living and working in the Spanish speaking world in a number of varied functions. Motivation I was born in Spain, began studying Spanish at a very early age and discovered both a love and talent for the language and cultural assimilation. …

Biography Majors and certificates Journalism and Mass Communications, French, and Digital Studies Graduation year 2015 After graduation Currently, I’m interning at BuzzFeed! I’ve also been the graphic designer and social media coordinator for The Nitty Gritty. Motivation My last name is a very popular French first name, so I decided to take French when I …

Biography Majors and certificates International Studies, Spanish, Global Cultures Graduation year 2009 After graduation I have served as a PASS AmeriCorps volunteer at a neighborhood center and worked at the university level as a Card Services Assistant Director and a Human Ecology Graduate Program Coordinator and Department Administrator. I have also volunteered for several service …

Biography Majors and certificates Spanish, European Studies, Mathematics Graduation year 2011 After graduation My first year after graduating from UW-Madison, I lived in Madrid, Spain, working as an English language assistant (auxiliares program) and playing ultimate frisbee with the Quijotes+Dulcineas. I spent the next year in Madison working (at the university, actually!—but in the College …

Biography Majors and certificates Communication Arts Major, Scandinavian Studies Major Graduation year 2011 After graduation Since graduating from UW, I went on to complete a two year International Masters program at Stockholm University. It was an absolutely wonderful experience. After receiving my MA in Media and Communication Studies in 2014, I moved to San Francisco …

Biography Majors and certificates International Relations Graduation year 1999 After graduation I’ve worked in International Sales Administration, lived and worked in Israel, participated in Advertising and Marketing, worked in the financial industry in Relationship Management and with Philanthropy as Director of Development for the UW Foundation. Motivation My geographic areas of interest and general interest …

Biography Majors and certificates Spanish Graduation year 1993 After graduation I went to law school and am now an immigration lawyer in New York City. Motivation My passion for Spanish was sparked when I started studying the language in high school. From that moment on, there was a desire to keep learning more. The more …

Biography Majors and certificates Classics, History Graduation year 2007 After graduation I am a graduate student in Classical Archaeology at Harvard University. Motivation I first became interested in learning Latin because of my reading on the American founding fathers, particularly John Adams, and their struggles with and enjoyment of the language. Also, I took German …

Biography Majors and certificates Spanish Graduation year 1990 After graduation After 5 glorious years at Van Hise I worked in Madrid at the Ministry of Defense of Spain. My current job has included selling IT security software and hardware in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Mexico. My customers have been Telefonica of Argentina, Banco Santander of …