Almanac

Ask Bucky celebrats 10 years

Ask Bucky is a service provided by Visitor and Information Programs. For more information, call 263-2400, visit the Campus Information Center in the Red Gym or the new Welcome Center, 21 N. Park St., or visit us at http://www.vip.wisc.edu.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Ask Bucky e-mail service.

As e-mail flourished in popularity in the mid-1990s, the Office of Visitor and Information Programs (VIP), formerly called the Campus Assistance Center, responded in 1996 by creating Ask Bucky e-mail as an extension of its phone and walk-in information and referral service.

For the past decade, Ask Bucky has answered tens of thousands of questions regarding the who, what, when, where, why and how of life at UW–Madison from prospective students, current students, faculty, staff, visitors and members of the university community. Located at the Bascom Hall Information Desk, Ask Bucky fields approximately 300 e-mails each month, and most messages are responded to within one business day.

The campus community is invited to join VIP in celebrating Ask Bucky’s anniversary. All day Tuesday, Nov. 28, students may stop by the Bascom Hall Information Desk to enter Ask Bucky’s Anniversary Raffle for a chance to win a free semester’s worth of textbooks from the University Book Store or tickets to a variety of UW–Madison men’s and women’s athletic events. Also that day, anniversary cake will be served in Bascom Hall beginning at 11 a.m. For more information, visit http://www.vip.wisc.edu or call 263-2400.

Connect with a colleague in mentoring program

Anyone can become an academic staff mentor or mentee for the 2007–08 academic year. The deadline to sign up is Feb. 9.

Visit http://acstaff.wisc.edu/mentor for more information. Based on the information you provide, you will be matched with an appropriate mentor or mentee. An orientation will be held in the spring for all participants.

Travel to bowl game with WAA

The Badgers are bowl-eligible. Although the bowl destination is still uncertain, the Wisconsin Alumni Association is planning its bowl trip.

As the official tour provider for UW–Madison alumni and friends, WAA offers VIP treatment with its deluxe hotel and air options, as well as an invitation to the official pre-game Badger Huddle tailgate party, featuring appearances by Bucky Badger and the spirit squad.

Call (866) 373-5073 to get on the mailing list, or visit http://uwalumni.com/bowltours for more information.

Family Business Center begins fundraising campaign

The Family Business Center (FBC), a membership organization that helps business-owning families successfully transfer ownership control of the business to the next generation, recently began a fundraising campaign.

So far, the campaign has resulted in contributions totaling $20,000 from FBC members, Hoffman Construction Co. and an anonymous donor.

For more information about the FBC, contact Ann Kinkade at 441-7338 or visit http://www.uwexeced.com/fbc. Pledge commitments can be made out to the UW Foundation-Family Business Center account No. 12173811, and mailed to UW Foundation, U.S. Bank Lockbox, P.O. Box 78807, Milwaukee, WI 53278-0807.