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Ask Bucky

Ask Bucky is a service provided by the Campus Information and Visitor Center. For more information, call 263-2400, visit the office in the Red Gym or the new satellite location in Bascom Hall, or visit us at http://www.civc.wisc. edu. Below are two questions Ask Bucky recently answered.

Q: I heard rumors that the university was planning on demolishing Ogg Hall and Mosse Humanities Building in the near future. Has the university published a master plan?A: The rumors that you have been hearing are true. As part of the new campus master plan, during the next 20 years the UW–Madison campus will see an expanded arts and humanities district in the lower- campus area, more intense development of the west end of campus and the removal of aging 1960s and 1970s buildings, including Ogg Hall and the Humanities Building.

To find out more detailed information about the upcoming renovations, visit http://www.uc.wisc.edu/masterplan.

Q: Does UW–Madison have a supercomputer on campus? If not, does it have direct access to any supercomputer inthe Midwest or in the continental United States?A: The Engine Research Center (ERC) owns both of the university’s supercomputers. Located in Engineering Hall, the ERC conducts research on the fundamentals and applications of internal combustion engines and helps provide information to major motor vehicle manufacturers, including General Motors, Ford and Honda. To learn more about it, visit http://www.erc.wisc.edu/.

Noncredit class catalog available

All campus employees and students can enroll in noncredit classes offered this fall by the Division of Continuing Studies. A catalog describing hundreds of courses and workshops is now available by calling 263-6960.

Courses are offered for professional development such as grant writing, desktop publishing, workplace communication, and business Spanish and French. Personal enrichment courses explore visual arts, dance, literature, history, music, theater and writing.

Requests for catalogs also can be e-mailed to info@dcs.wisc.edu. The catalog is online at http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/classes/classtoc.htm