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Courses offered in business French, Spanish
Business French and Spanish courses are being offered this fall at the School of Business. The courses will help businesspeople understand another culture and communicate more effectively when conducting business internationally.
Kimberly-Clark to sponsor 15 scholarships
Kimberly-Clark Corp. has pledged $462,000 over the next five years to sponsor 15 annual scholarships and fellowships at the university that are geared primarily towards building a more diverse and better-educated work force.
Growth accelerates in study-abroad programs
After two decades of slow growth, study-abroad blasted off from a 1981-82 plateau of fewer than 200 students to nearly 700 for last year.
Imprisoned writers help students learn about life
A new class this fall will acquaint students with the insight of incarcerated Africans and African Americans around the world.
Lilly awards to yield new, remodeled courses
New or revised courses in literature, women's studies, popular culture, language acquisition and theater education will be options for students soon thanks to the Lilly Teaching Fellows program.
Program offers internships for academic staff
Following on the heels of the successful Academic Staff Mentoring Program is a pilot project offering internships for staff to build new skills and learn more about the university.
South African visitor to address students
The director of the National Research Foundation of South Africa will be a featured speaker at the closing banquet of the Summer Collegiate Experience Thursday, Aug. 3.
Distance education conference set
An international conference Aug. 2-4 organized by the university will examine innovations in distance learning, one of the hottest current topics in education.
Economic outlook briefing scheduled
Continued boom, steady as it goes, or bust? Learn the prospects for the economy in Wisconsin, the Midwest, the nation and the world at 'Economic Outlook: 2001,' a daylong executive briefing sponsored by the School of Business.
U.S. Forest Service chief to keynote forum
Chief Michael Dombeck of the U.S. Forest Service will be in Madison July 19 to deliver the keynote address at the Intelligent Consumption Forum on forest use, a forum and project run by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters.
New tech program targets students of color
Teaching computer and information technology skills to high school students of color is the focus of a new pre-college program at the university.
New round of strategic hiring begins
The university plans to hire 25 new faculty in its latest round of strategic hiring as part of the Madison Initiative, Provost John Wiley says.
African languages institute to open
The country's first institute dedicated to preparing teachers of African languages will culminate Friday, July 7, at the university with a celebration at 5 p.m. in 260 Bascom Hall.
Milwaukee, Racine students come to campus
Minority students from southeastern Wisconsin will travel to the university this weekend for a three-week stay as part of the Milwaukee PEOPLE program.
‘Food as culture’ conference planned
Internationally known chefs, food producers, writers and scientists will gather this September at the university for an all-day conference Friday, Sept. 8, that will focus on the cultural importance of food and about questions concerning genetically modified organisms.
Students pleased with computing
A survey conducted by the university finds that nearly 90 percent of students are satisfied or very satisfied with university computing resources.
Gardening program open to K-2 children
'People to Plants: Living Communities,' a kids gardening program at Lapham Elementary School in Madison, is open this summer to area children who have finished kindergarten through 2nd grades.
Summer Collegiate Experience 2000 kicks off
Several new elements will highlight the university's Summer Collegiate Experience this year.
Hoofer classes promote education, prevention
Hoofers Outdoor Recreation, one of 10 student-run committees of the Wisconsin Union Directorate, is the largest and oldest campus outdoor recreation organization in the nation.
Ancient kiln technology yields modern art
The proof is in the pottery. Proof, that is, of why a wood-fired kiln is worth all the smoke and ashes and interminable stoking. Student and faculty artists anxiously awaited that verdict last week as they unloaded their work from a new Japanese-style kiln constructed on Picnic Point.