Almanac

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 that the Memorial Union Terrace chairs and tables were exclusive to UW–Madison. Does the university have exclusive rights to that style and color?

A: According to staff at the Memorial Union, the Union does have exclusive rights to the design of the Terrace chairs. The Memorial Union Terrace’s unique and memorable green, orange and yellow chairs and tables have become a recognizable landmark and symbol for UW–Madison. To purchase numerous gifts depicting the infamous Terrace sunburst design, visit http://www.union.wisc.edu/terracestore/.

Q: I recently discovered a program at UW–Madison called the Medical Scholars. What is it and who is eligible to apply?

A: The Medical Scholars Program (MSP) is an accelerated B.S./M.D. program offered through the School of Medicine and Public Health. MSP allows up to 40 Wisconsin high school seniors a conditional acceptance into the School of Medicine and Public Health. Students accepted into MSP are welcomed into the school community and participate in medically related seminars, summer research programs and other special events hosted by the school’s faculty. To learn more about the program, visit http://www.med.wisc.edu/education or call 263-7561.

Continuing Studies offers noncredit courses

Learn a new language this fall by enrolling in a Division of Continuing Studies noncredit course. Choose from Norwegian, the Irish language, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, French and German.

Beginning and advanced classes are available; most begin the week of Sept. 18 and are held in the campus area. Participants learn to communicate in various social and cultural situations. The classes are taught in an informal and relaxed atmosphere. Classes help develop skills needed by travelers and others.

Graduate students and others also can gain a reading knowledge of French, German and Spanish. These classes prepare participants for the university’s exams in reading knowledge. They offer an overview of grammar as well as reading and translation practice.

For more information, call 262-4873 for French, Norwegian, Italian and Irish; 262-5929 for Spanish and Portuguese; and 265-9529 for German. Visit http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/classes/classtoc.htm for more details.