Recent Sightings

Chalk talk
If you could climb to the Carillon Tower roof on a sunny autumn day, you could have your pick of visual delights — the shadows cast by students and their backpacks, or the pastel sidewalk hieroglyphics that announce campus events. Photo: Jeff Miller

Imagine that
Students taking an interdisciplinary course sponsored by the UW Arts Institute donned hard hats to tour the Overture Center construction site this month. Mike Huffman, at right, developer’s representative for the Overture Foundation, showed the students around the huge project, which, when completed, will feature a new 2,254-seat, state-of-the-art performance hall, as well as smaller theaters and gathering, rehearsal and lecture spaces. Gallery area at the Madison Art Center will double to 45,000 square feet. Photo: Michael Forster Rothbart

 

Words of Wisdom
Students in a Native American literature class had a special visitor last week: N. Scott Momaday, an author who has been called “the dean of American Indian writers.” Momaday was on campus for the Chancellor’s Convocation, an event held each fall to welcome new students. He gave an evening address at the Wisconsin Union Theater in addition to sharing his thoughts in the classroom. His visit was made possible by Jerome A. and Simona Chazen, who sponsor the Chazen Fellows program, which brings renowned scholars to campus. Photo: Michael Foster Rothbart