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Employee Recognition Ice Cream Social is May 15
All university employees are invited and encouraged to attend the annual Employee Recognition Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, May 15 at 1 p.m. on Bascom Hill.
Radiothon raises $528,507 for sick kids
The three-day, 39-hour radio broadcast hosted by Tracy Dixon and Mike Heller of Clear Channel Radio station 96.3 Star Country ended Friday night with the announcement of the grand total.
15th annual Jazzin’ benefit supports campus child care
The campus community is invited to enjoy an evening of great jazz music while supporting campus early childhood care and educational programs for children at UW–Madison. Well-known local jazz singer Jan Wheaton, with the Jan Wheaton Quintet, will perform at the 15th annual Jazzin’ benefit from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, in the Memorial Union’s Tripp Commons, 800 Langdon St.
Wisconsin Union Theater celebrates history on eve of renovations
As the Wisconsin Union Theater closes for a two-year renovation, staffers are opening doors to the public in two farewell events.
DARE celebrates completion at ‘shindy’
It was a whoopensocker of a night at the Madison Club last Friday, where the people behind the Dictionary of American Regional English, as well as friends of the project, came together to celebrate its completion.
Two honored with McDowell Alumni Achievement Awards
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Multicultural Student Center will name John Francis and Kabzuag Vaj as the 2012 honorees of the McDowell Alumni Achievement Award at this year's Multicultural Leadership Awards and Graduation Celebration.
International urban movement conference returns to Madison
Urban dance competitors from around the world will converge on Madison from May 9 to 13 for the ninth annual International Festival of Urban Movement: Breakin’ the Law & Breaking Ground, gathering at venues from the Capitol square to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
HR Design sets more campus engagement sessions in May
The campus community will get a chance to learn more and share ideas about the HR Design project at several events scheduled for this month.
Native American student organization hosts annual spring pow-wow
Wunk Sheek, a Native American student organization at UW–Madison, will welcome the campus community and the general public to the 29th annual Wunk Sheek Spring Pow-Wow on Saturday, May 5.
Berquam: If you attend Mifflin, be safe, smart
University of Wisconsin–Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam is hoping students decide to skip the Mifflin Street block party this weekend. But if they do attend, she's suggesting they listen closely to public safety officials and remember that dangerous behavior can have long-lasting consequences.
Bartz to address graduates at spring commencement
Carol Bartz, the former CEO and president of Autodesk and Yahoo!, is returning to her alma mater to deliver the charge to the graduates at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's four commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20 at the Kohl Center.
Dogs at the UW to visit eight campus locations May 1-15
It won’t be long before final exams, commencement, and the end of the spring semester, and it can be a very stressful time for students.
Beginning farmer school seeks cyclists, pledges for Ride to Farm fundraiser
Dozens of cyclists will be riding through the rolling hills of rural Dane and Green counties on Saturday, June 2 in support of the next generation of farmers.
Neil deGrasse Tyson makes UW appearance
Neil deGrasse Tyson, a world-renowned science orator known for dreaming the impossible and urging it into reality, will be the keynote speaker for UW–Madison's inaugural Senior Day on Thursday, May 10.
Memorial Union Terrace adds “Mendota Blue” chairs to mark transformation
The palette of the Memorial Union Terrace gained another vivid color on Sunday, April 29, as 300 “Mendota Blue” Terrace chairs joined the traditional orange, green and yellow chairs.
Students compete for start-up cash in G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition
Eighty-two undergraduate and graduate students from 31 majors across the University of Wisconsin–Madison will vie for start-up capital as part of the annual G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition at the Wisconsin School of Business on Friday, April 27.
Patel to further interfaith discussion at UW–Madison
Eboo Patel likes to tell the story of how Martin Luther King Jr. learned in seminary school about Gandhi's inspiration to create a nonviolent social reform movement.
Madison proclaims April 28 Chican@ Latin@ Studies Day
Mayor Paul Soglin has signed a proclamation designating this Saturday, April 28, as Chican@ Latin@ Studies Day in the city of Madison. It is the 35th anniversary of the program.