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Are Fulbright Scholars to washington
The Prestigious huihright Sehoiar Prograrn is the riagsh-iP i-nterna‘ The UK Institute for Workplace Innovation   is goi.ng national
tionai exehemge Progiarn oi-the United States md Provides grants with its ideas on workplace Flexibility ]ennii-er Swanberg, iwin execu-
vvhieh a·l·ioW distinguished aeadernies te sPend extended Periods of tive director, was invited to the White House by President Barack
time stmivihg md tesehihg st ieteigh tmivetsities- The Fiiihtight Pm- Obama anti {-Lrst lady Mieneue Obama tp participate in a Forum on
gram is sponsored by the US. Department of- State Bureau of-Educa- Workplace lilexih il itv
tiona·i md Cuituiai Aiisits- APProXl-rnateiY i»250 US iaeu-itY md The group discussed the importance of- creating workplace practices
prof-essionals received Fulbright Scholar or Fulbright Specialist grants that allovvArnericas vvorlring rnen and vvornen to have a better
to teach and conduct research abroad duri.ng the 2009-20 I 0 academic vvorlr/life halance_ The {orurn, organized bv the White House Council
Year The three UK T-aeuitY rnernhers vvhe are huihright $eh¤is·—ts¤ on Women and Girls, vims a.n opportunity for laborleaders, chief- exec-
' Ciaudia M· i_ioPenhaYn» assoeiate Proressor ih the UK Coiiege of utives, smal.l business owners and policy experts to share ideas and
Puhiie irieaiths D ePartrnent or-EPidernioiogY sPent $e1¤temi> et strategies for maki.ng the workplace more Flexible for American work-
2009 to ]anuary 20 I 0 at the University of- San Francisco campus ers and farnilies
in Qjtin Eemidet Heihehhsvh ieethted mid tesestehed Oh the iwin is a epuabpiatipn between the UK epuegee of Social Went,
toPies orenvironrnentai md oeeuPationai ePidernioiogY and the Busi.ness & Economics, and Public Health that conducts research on
Potentiai or-short‘terrn rnedieai outreaeh triPs· the 2lst century work environment and educates and engages Ken-
' Randal-i Roordas assoeiate PFOTFSSOF ih the UK Coiiege or-Arts & tucky busi.nesses in the implementation of-innovative workplace prac-
Sciences, Department of- English, and former director of- the UK tices_ Businesses can vvorlr vvith ivvin through participating in
Wfifmg Pmgfame SPED? S€P'f€Hil>€i' Y0 D€€€Hib€i' 2009 i-U Bi'i2O» workplace-based research, its Innovative Employer Roundtable, educa-
Czech Republic. Roorda lectured on “Teaching a Sustai.nable Lit- tional vvorlrshops and \5(kbi_nars or through organizational co nsulting_
eracy in English,) at Masaryk University
• Wi.l.liam]. Silvia, rof-essor in the UK Colle e of-A riculture, De-
partment of-Anirhal and Food Sciences, wagin Sanga Rosa, Ar-   k O n          
gentina, through Mav in Argentina, Silvia lectured on irnproving ]oe Peek, prof-essor of-Hnance in the Gatton College of-Business
the reproductive performance ofdairv covvs at the National Uni. Sc Economics, has been elected by the university faculty as a {ac-
versitv o{La pauipa ulty representative to the UK Board of Trustees for a three-year
term, which will expire ]une 30, 2013. Peekjoins Everett McCor-
      U   vey, prof-essor in th‘i1C;llegLer of-Fine Arts, as one of-two faculty
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