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Sherron Watkins, one of three whistleblowers who earned Time Magazine’s Persons of the Year 2002, and a former vice president of Enron will speak on campus next month.

Efforts to address the under-representation of females in information technology have had mixed results nationally, but a local program is showing some signs of success.

UW-Madison’s spring break runs from March 15-23. Although many students go home, work or stay on campus, others travel to destinations such as Cancun, South Padre Island or Panama City. However, because such trips frequently involve the combination of large crowds and alcohol, it is particularly important for students to be aware of their own safety and the safety of their friends.

The 2003 Wisconsin Film Festival runs Thursday, March 27, through Sunday, March 30, and features 146 films (up from 138 last year), including 35 narrative features, 30 documentaries, 36 experimental films or performances, 35 short films, and 11 panels and talks.

UW-Madison student employees have four ways to file Wisconsin Individual Income Tax returns electronically.

During the March 5 demonstration on Bascom Hill in opposition to a possible war in Iraq, a number of students sought a statement form the Chancellor John D. Wiley regarding the university’s official position on imminent conflict. The issue of whether the chancellor can and should express a political opinion, either on behalf of the university or as a personal expression, is addressed in the following statement released on the day of the protest.

UW-Madison will gather public input on three different west campus power plant options from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Thursday, March 13, at the Waisman Center.

Ask Bucky Actual questions from real people, answered by the friendly folks at the Campus Information and Visitor Center. Q: Where can I get information about the public science events on campus in April? A: Visit http://www.science.wisc.edu or call the Campus Information and Visitor Center at 263-2400 for details about Science Expeditions, a collection of …

Susannah Heschel will talk on “Multiculturalism and the New Jewish Studies” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 26, in the Memorial Union.

Celebrate first day of spring at the 13th annual Native Landscaping Conference, presented by the Arboretum and Madison Chapter of Wild Ones, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday, March 22, at the Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall.

The 2003 Wisconsin Film Festival will feature a special appearance by film critic Roger Ebert, who will present the classic “A Hard Day’s Night,” Friday, March 28, and participate in a question session after the film “Better Luck Tomorrow” with filmmaker Justin Lin, on Thursday, March 29.

America’s best course of action in meeting its goals in Iraq is to give U.N. weapons inspectors more time, say two of the university’s experts on U.S. foreign policy and international law, assistant professors of political science Bruce Cronin and Jon Pevehouse.

Academic staff will be reviewed for increased job security sooner, under new rules recently approved by the Academic Staff Assembly and submitted to the UW System Board of Regents.

As plans get underway to gather public input on how the UW System should handle budget cuts proposed by Gov. Jim Doyle last month, UW-Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley has gathered input from campus leaders on how to handle cuts here.