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Wisconsin Union Theater director search resumes
Following the receipt of initial recommendations from a Wisconsin Union Theater self-study group, the search for a new theater director has resumed. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, Sept. 30.
Almanac
Recession: Wisconsin feels the pain Wisconsin workers are still reeling from the impact of the national recession that began in 2001, according to…
Campus, city work together to keep house parties safe
University officials, in cooperation with the Madison Police Department, are stepping up efforts to educate students about how to keep campus-area house parties safe and under control.
University to cover future SEVIS costs
The university will absorb the future costs of operating and maintaining its Student and Exchange Visitor Information System.
Roundtable luncheons kick off
The fall UW–Madison Roundtable luncheon series gets under way Wednesday, Oct. 8, with remarks from Dean of Students Luoluo Hong.
Member of Congress to address science education
Vernon J. Ehlers, one of only two scientists in the U.S. House of Representatives, will be on campus Friday, Sept. 26, to speak about science education.
Researchers to collaborate on biodefense
UW-Madison is part of a collaboration of 11 Midwestern institutions selected as one of the new Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research.
School offers special-edition calendar
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the School of Veterinary Medicine is offering a special-edition 2004 calendar. The calendar will feature full-color images of large and small animals accompanied by faculty, staff, students and clients at the School.
Ironman update: Campus competitors make valiant efforts
The Aug. 27 issue of Wisconsin Week introduced two UW–Madison employees who were training for the Wisconsin Ironman Triathalon, held last Sunday in the Madison area.
Recent Sightings
Just desserts Some 600 enthusiastic students — not the predicted 100 — turned out to sample sweets during a Welcome…
Announcements
Dean Kenneth Davis Review To maintain excellence in administrative practices, the university has implemented a review procedure for all deans and campus administrators.
For the Record
Grants and fellowships Call for Preproposals — Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment The Office of the Provost…
Employee Matters
Accumulated Leave Conversion Credit Program
Milestones
Appointed Lori M. Berquam has been named associate dean of students; her previous position was assistant dean of students. The associate dean…
Projects address critical renovation, space needs
Despite state budget cuts, the campus is dotted with cranes, bulldozers and other signs of construction and renovation this fall as the university addresses outdated and inadequate facility space.
A way with words
In a world in which human communication increasingly takes the form of visual images, abstract logos and material bling bling, actual words would seem to need a champion. And here, conveniently, is Leonard Zwilling, general editor and bibliographer of the Dictionary of American Regional English, a dictionary of words and phrases indigenous to various corners of the country.
Map of construction projects
1) Health Sciences Learning Center 2) Camp Randall 3) Crew House 4) Genetics-Biotechnology Building 5) Weeks Hall…
Federal student privacy law
Nearly every faculty and staff member has heard of FERPA, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. But far fewer may understand the ins and outs of the federal law and its impact on campus life.
Geologist, grad student traveled to China ÷ despite SARS scare
John Valley, a UW–Madison geologist, and Aaron Cavosie, a graduate student in Valley's lab, traveled to Beijing in mid-April, just as the city began to emerge as the hardest hit with reported cases of sudden acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS.
Student technology trends: going online, going mobile
With new technology options at hand, students are using the Internet more and communicating on the move, according to the universityâs 11th annual survey of student computing use.