Events Bulletin
Learning
Music Classes
More than a dozen continuing education music classes are offered this semester. Class topics, starting dates: Jazz Survey, Feb. 17; Opera: No Fear, Feb. 17; Basic Music, Feb. 17; History of Harp, Feb. 22; Basic Music II, Feb. 24; Songwriting, March 1; and Voice, March 6. Fees range $70-$90. Information: 265-5629.
Dance Classes
Continuing Education dance classes include Scottish country, swing dance, modern dance, tap, Middle Eastern dance and others. Fees range from $34-$94. Information: 263-8927.
Visual Art Classes
Continuing Education art classes include children’s book illustration, comic book art, figure drawing studio, perspective for drawing and painting, printmaking, modern gold leaf painting, and watercolor. Fees: $20-$125. Information: 262-6322.
International Language Courses
The Department of Liberal Studies and the Arts offers beginning and intermediate classes in French, German, Norwegian, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Polish. These continuing education classes are held at West High School, 30 Ash St., or on campus, starting in February. Continuing Education Units and DPI clock hours are available. Information on German, call 262-2075; Spanish, 262-3428; for other languages, 262-4873.
Fitness, Movement Classes
This semester, continuing education classes are offered for acupressure, Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais Method, Pilates-based conditioning, Swiss ball exercises and t’ai chi. Fees: $36-$94. Information: 263-8927.
Opera, Irish Tunes and Other Music
More than a dozen continuing education music classes are scheduled by Liberal Studies and the Arts. Topics include basic music for novices, folk and bluegrass, voice, guitar, jazz, a sample of styles, learning music by ear, piano, opera, string ensemble and the great composers. Several courses focus on Irish music instruments such as the guitar and harp, the Irish bodhran, fiddle, mandolin/bouzouki, tenor banjo and tin whistle. Fees: $57-$88. Information: 265-5629.
Learn Quichua This Summer
Monday, June 12-Sunday, Aug. 6, five days a week, morning and afternoons. Eight semester hours’ of credit.
This special eight-week course is designed for people wishing to study beginning Quichua intensively. The instructors are Carmen Chuquín Amaguaña, University of Illinois, Frank Salomon, UW–Madison.
Application deadline: April 3. Application forms and details: Anthropology Department, 5340 Social Science, 1180 Observatory Drive, UW–Madison, Madison, WI 53706-1393, attn. Frank Salomon. E-mail: fsalomon@facstaff.wisc.edu, Fax: 265-4216.
Human Services Administration
Web-based certificate program
This program, based on current theory and management strategies, is designed for the busy professional who wants to develop or improve management and leadership skills. The program includes personal learning objectives, five core courses, four elective courses and a self-designed capstone activity for 20 continuing education units.
The Summer Institute
This five-day institute, offered in June on campus, is an opportunity to meet and network with colleagues and hear speakers share their ideas on leadership, delivery system issues and cultural competence. Select a different workshop each day and learn more about changing roles from practitioner to administrator, team building and conflict resolution, budgeting and personnel management, the human service legal environment, outcome measurement and program evaluation, and other topics. The institute offers 3.0 CEUs and can be taken independently or in place of the elective courses in the certificate program.
Information: http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/has.
Swing Instruction
Fridays 6:30-7:30 p.m. $45 per person, partner not necessary.
Two sessions: March 24-April 21; and April 28-May 26 (take two or join just one). Instructor: Malia Arries, certified dance instructor. Classes held at UW Sports Medicine Center, 621 Science Drive. Information: 263-7936.
Post-Award Issues in Sponsored Research
Friday, Feb. 18, 10-11:30 a.m., 1610 Engineering Hall.
This seminar will address grant award management “best practices” and how to implement them. It will cover the on-campus administrative processes for accepting a grant or contract award, spending awards, documenting cost sharing and project close out. In addition, attendees will be introduced to areas of “best practices” in the administration of research grants and contracts including allowable and unallowable direct costs. A brief overview of indirect costs will also be included. One-hour presentation, followed by discussion. Presenters: Mareda Weiss, associate dean, Graduate School; and William Vance, assistant dean, Research and Sponsored Programs. Register: 263-2840.
Conflict of Interest Seminar
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 12-1 p.m., 1610 Engineering Hall.
Federal grant-funding agencies and the state of Wisconsin address conflicts of interest between the public and private activities of faculty and academic staff. This seminar will cover aspects of these policies such as applicable laws, regulations and requirements; procedures used by the university to assess potential conflicts of interest; ways in which actual conflicts can be eliminated, minimized or managed; and examples of common conflicts of interest. Presenters: R. Timothy Mulcahy, professor and associate dean, Graduate School; and Kathleen Irwin, senior university legal counsel, Administrative Legal Services. Register: 263-2840.
Campus Advisor Association: Planning the Next Steps
Thursday, Feb. 24, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m., TITU, Union South.
Academic/career advisors and those interested in advising are invited to the second brown bag lunch and town meeting about developing a campus-wide professional association for academic and career advisors at UW–Madison. The first town meeting identified the need for an association. This meeting will address the proposed mission and structure as well as possible interactions with other campus organizations. Help plan the next steps in forming this association. If you cannot attend but want to share your ideas or receive a meeting report, contact Liane Kosaki, liane.kosaki@ccmail.adp.wisc.edu, or Pat Henrikson, phenriks@facstaff.wisc.edu.
Institute for Research in the Humanities Symposium
Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 24-26, 325 Pyle Center. “At the Frontiers of the Reformation: Robert Kingdon’s Legacy of Graduate Education.” All free sessions are open to the public.
Thursday, Feb. 24, 6 p.m. reception, The Lowell Center, 1st floor Lounge
Friday, Feb. 25
9-10:30 a.m. Session I. Welcome: Paul Boyer, UW–Madison; chair: Domenico Sella, UW–Madison; Thomas M. Safley, University of Pennsylvania, “Rethinking the Social History of Poverty.”
10:30 a.m. Refreshment break
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Session II. Chair: Jeanne Boydston, UW–Madison; Merry Wiesner-Hanks, UW-Milwaukee, “Don’t You Know That Yet? Reflections on Two Decades of Research on Women and the Reformation.”
12:30-2 p.m. Lunch break
2-3:30 p.m. Session III. Chair: Suzanne Desan, UW–Madison; Raymond Mentzer, Montana State University, “Laity and Liturgy in the French Reformed Tradition.”
3:30 p.m. Refreshment break
4-5:30 p.m. Session IV. Chair: William J. Courtenay, UW–Madison; Amy Nelson Burnett, University of Nebraska, “Preparing the Pastors: Theological Education and Pastoral Training in Basel.”
Saturday, Feb. 26
9-10:30 a.m. Session V. Chair: Maureen Mazzaoui, UW–Madison; John Patrick Donnelly, Marquette University, “Planning Jesuit Education from Loyola to the 1599 Ratio Studiorum.”
10:30 a.m. Refreshment break
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Session VI. Chair: Stanley Payne, UW–Madison; Lynn Martin, University of Adelaide, “A Plague of Drunken Jesuits? Alcohol and the Clergy in Traditional Europe.”
12:30-2 p.m. Lunch break
2-3:30 p.m. Session VII. Chair: John Cooper, UW–Madison; Frederic J. Baumgartner, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, “Popes, Astrologers, and Early Modern Calendar Reform.”
3:30 p.m. Refreshment break
4-5:30 p.m. Session VIII. Chair: Harold Cook, UW–Madison; Maryanne Cline Horowitz, “Occidental College Doubts About ‘Witches’ and ‘Magicians’ in Reginald Scot and Gabriel Naude.”
7 p.m. Buffet dinner. Remarks: Jerome Friedman, Kent State.
If you wish to reserve a place at this dinner, send a check of $15, payable to the School of Business, to Loretta Freiling, Humanities Research Institute, 1401 Observatory Drive, Madison WI 53706. Information: 262-3855.
Foreign Languages Across Disciplines Symposium
Friday, Feb. 25, 4151 Grainger Hall, and Saturday, Feb. 26, 2120 Grainger Hall.
Speakers: Marjorie Wesche, University of Ottawa, “What is Content-Based Instruction (CBI) and Its Linguistic and Pedagogical Conditions;” Wendy Allen, St. Olaf College, “National Models of Languages Across the Curriculum and Factors to Consider in Selecting One;” and Carol Klee, University of Minnesota, “Program Models at the University of Minnesota: An Evaluation of What Works and What Didn’t.”
UW Perspectives: Rino Avellaneda, Spanish and Portuguese; Laird Boswell, history; Gilles Bousquet, French and Italian; Charles James, German; Rita Krueger, CREECA; Ben Rifkin, Slavic Languages; Antonia Schleicher, African Languages and Literatures; Peter Schofer, French and Italian; Tanya Thresher, Scandinavian Studies.
Faculty, staff and graduate students are invited to participate. Sponsored by the Global Languages, Literature and Cultures Forum. Information: Sally Magnan, e-mail: ssmagnan@facstaff.wisc.edu.
Shipping Hazardous Materials: Infectious Substances and Other Biologicals
Thursday, March 2, 3-4:30 p.m., Union South.
The Office of Biological Safety will provide training and certification for shipping infectious substances and other biological materials. The focus is on safety and regulatory compliance for research laboratories with regard to shipping and receiving. Topics include: regulatory definitions of infectious substance, diagnostic specimen, and biologic product; use of the Hazardous Materials Table to find the proper shipping name and packaging instructions; requirements for shipping with dry ice and liquid nitrogen; correct documentation; and additional federal permits that may be required. Reservations and information: 263-9026.
IIE Regional Conference
Thursday-Saturday, March 2-4, Monona Terrace, Union South, Engineering Hall.
Industrial engineering students and faculty from across the Midwest gather annually to exchange academic and professional knowledge. The 2000 conference will take place on the UW–Madison engineering campus. For details, visit: http://www.cae.wisc.edu/~iie/conference.
I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form Training
Thursday, March 16, 1-3 p.m., 220 Ingraham Hall.
International Faculty and Staff Services offers a workshop on completing the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form. This workshop covers verification requirements, how to properly complete the form, and which documents are acceptable. Special attention is given to the immigration documents that one is likely to encounter in a university setting. Register by e-mail: Deborah Ahlstedt, dahlstedt@bascom.wisc.edu.
Spring Writing Workshop
Session I: Planning and Organizing, Tuesday, March 21, 9 a.m.-noon, Writing Center. Session II: Effective Sentences: Revising for Readability
Tuesday, March 28, 9 a.m.-noon, Writing Center.
Workshops for staff and faculty who do a significant amount of administrative/managerial writing. Participants are encouraged to take both sessions, but may register for only one. Information: http://www.ohrd.wisc.edu/writingworkshop.htm; or call 263-1016; fax, 265-5824. Registration deadline: Tuesday, March 7.
Intellectual Property Management Copyright Seminar
Thursday, April 6, 1-4 p.m., 1610 Engineering Hall.
Basic principles of copyright law apply to the university community. Topics include: assemblage and use of published materials for instruction and research; what types of intellectual property copyright protects; who owns papers, software and graphics produced at UW–Madison; protection of copyright materials; rights of copyright owners and copyright infringement; “fair use” and obtaining permission to use copyrighted materials; research and publication issues; and Internet and distance learning issues. Presenters: Michael Skindrud, La Follette and Sinykin, Madison; and Kathleen Irwin, Administrative Legal Services.
Research and Grant Management
Thursday, April 13, 10-11:30 a.m., 350 Bascom Hall.
Seminar topics include: applying for Graduate School grants and the types of research activities supported; policies and procedures for administering Graduate School research grants and extramural awards, including unique policies that apply to Graduate School awards; and new policies and procedures that will assist in the processing of payrolls and requisitions. Intended audience: department administrators, secretaries and other administrative support staff. Faculty and research staff who manage research grants are also welcome to attend. Presenter: Jim Knickmeyer, assistant dean, Graduate School.
Research and Grant Management: Consulting Agreements
Thursday, April 27, 3-4 p.m., 1610 Engineering Hall.
Consulting agreements can potentially impact faculty duties and responsibilities and even research conducted at the university. The purpose of this seminar is to discuss problematic areas and wording in consulting agreements that faculty and staff should be aware of when engaging in consulting activities. A practical example from consulting activities will be presented. Intended audience: faculty and staff performing or interested in outside consulting. Presenters: Kathleen Irwin, Administrative Legal Services; and Mark Cook, professor of animal science.
Edson Lectures
Thursday, May 4-Saturday, May 6, The Pyle Center.
Department of History, UW–Madison. Inaugural Lecture: “Excavations on the Red Sea – New Light on Roman Trade with India.” Roger Bagnall, Columbia University; Thursday, May 4, 3:30 p.m., William Linn Westermann, “The Making of an Ancient Historian;” Friday, May 5, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Presiding: Roger Bagnall. “Ancient History at Berlin, ca. 1900,” Alexander Demandt, Freie Universitat Berlin; “The Making of a History Department: Frederick Jackson Turner’s Wisconsin Years,” E. David Cronon, UW–Madison; “Academics on the Fringes of the Woodrow Wilson Administration,” John Cooper, UW–Madison; and “Westermann’s Role in the Development of Ancient History in America,” Glen Bowersock, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.
Etc.
Free ESL Classes
This spring, the English as a Second Language Program is offering free English communication classes to non-student members of the university community; visiting scholars, spouses and their families; and Madison residents who are non-native speakers of English and interested in improving their English. Current students enrolled at the UW–Madison are not eligible for these classes. These free classes for adults will be taught by teachers-in-training enrolled in English 335 (ESL Techniques and Materials) under the supervision of the English 335 instructor. Classes will be held on campus and will begin the week of Feb. 14 and continue until May 5. If you are interested in participating, fill out a form in the ESL office, 5134 Helen C. White. Instructor: Gail Ibele, gkibele@facstaff.wisc.edu.
UW Teaching Academy
The UW Teaching Academy carries a Teaching Ideas Network on its site at: http://www.wisc.edu/teaching-academy/teaching_ideas_network.html.
Members listed at this site are interested in working with faculty and staff who are searching for assistance with any aspect of their teaching, such as tips on effective teaching with 200-plus students, cultivating interest and commitment in non-major courses, tailoring reading and assignment loads, effective use of instructional technologies, and how to make the most of small group work. The network is an outgrowth of recommendations included in a task force report, “Perspectives on Being New and Teacher Scholar Preparation,” recently presented to the Faculty Senate.
PLATO Seeks Members
For $50 per person per year, enjoy exciting lectures, friendly discussions (10 weeks and over 15 topics) and a host of activities with this group of intellectually curious retirees or soon-to-be-retired participants. Membership application: 262-3309.
Weightlifting Program
Learn how to start a proper weightlifting exercise program of your own as part of a research project. The Department of Kinesiology at UW–Madison is conducting a study on the effects of weightlifting on blood sugar responses. Volunteers are needed to participate; there is no cost and all results are confidential.
Volunteers must be postmenopausal women who are not currently engaging in a regular exercise program.
If interested, contact Joel in the Biodynamics Lab, Department of Kinesiology, 263-6308.