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Your Novel Proposal: From Creation to Contract
Saturday, April 28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Lowell Center. Fee: $105.

Instructor: Marshall Cook.

Learn how to publish your short stories and novels. Discover how to target markets and to hone marketing tools like the cover letter and the novel proposal. Whether you’ve never submitted anything or have a trunk of rejections, this workshop can help you get your stories in print and in cyberspace. 262-3447.

The Story Only You Can Tell: New Tools for Autobiography
Saturday, April 21, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Lowell Center. Fee: $105.

Instructor: John Lehman.

Apply techniques and structure of storytelling to your experiences. Use character development, scenes, thematic conflict, drama and dialogue to give shape and meaning to the events of your life and make your story interesting to others. Information: 262-3447.

A Day for Drawing
Saturday, April 28, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Instructor: Susan Farmer, Liberal Studies and the Arts
Lowell Center. Fee: $65.

Begin with basic act of drawing and continue through a series of exercises designed to stimulate powers of observation, memory and imagination. Discover qualities unique to your system and style. The exercises are basic; no experience necessary. Information: 263-6322.

Intellectual Property Conference
The conference “Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment: Exploring the Possibilities” will take place Sunday, May 6, through Wednesday, May 9, at the Monona Terrace Convention Center.

Sponsored by the Law School and School of Education, the conference will begin with an opening reception on Sunday evening, followed by two days of presentations. Two comprehensive post-conference workshops related to copyright and ownership policy are scheduled for Wednesday.

Conference presentations will address:

• Copyright and the Internet: Fair Use in Cyberspace

  n Anticircumvention Issues

• Ownership and Copyright Issues and Distance Education

  n Copyright Infringement and Digital Technologies

• Innovative Edu-Business Partnerships

The keynote speaker is Marybeth Peters, register of the U.S. Copyright Office, Washington, D.C.

Detailed program and other conference information: http://ipconference.education.wisc.edu or lmlivingston@facstaff.wisc.edu, 262-3431.

Student Computer Training
The Student Peer Training program offers free computer training for registered UW–Madison students. SPT also accepts requests from teaching faculty and staff who are using technology in their courses. Through this service, SPT will schedule a class to provide students with software instruction that is specific to a degree-credit course. Instructors may have SPT teach a standard class or customize the topics covered according to class needs. There is no charge for this service, as long as registered UW–Madison students are the primary learners. The program is funded through the student information technology fee, a portion of students’ tuition. For information, contact 265-4615, 265-6699, peertrng@doit.wisc.edu, http://www.wisc.edu/spt/.

Internet Courses
Fifty six-week courses begin the second Wednesday of each month and are appropriate for university staff and the general public. Courses include: Introduction to Windows 2000 Professional; Microsoft Publisher; Windows File and Disk Management; Introduction to the Internet; Creating Web Pages; Advanced Web Pages; Creating Web Graphics; Getting Organized with Outlook; Java Programming for the Web; CGI Programming for the Web; Achieve Top Search Engine Position; JavaScript Programming for the Web; Dreamweaver

Microsoft FrontPage; Introduction to PC Troubleshooting; PhotoShop Basics; Quicken for Windows; Microsoft Excel: Introduction and Intermediate; Microsoft Access: Introduction and Intermediate; Microsoft Word: Introduction, Intermediate and Advanced; Microsoft Publisher; Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint; and Basic A+ Certification: Introduction, Intermediate, Advanced.

Noncomputer classes include: The Craft of Magazine Writing; Personal Financial Planning; A to Z Grant-Writing; Debt Elimination Techniques that Work; Paralegal Certificate Program 1 and 2; Start Your Own Consulting Practice; Start and Operate Your Own Home-Based Business; Marketing for Small Businesses; Practical Financial Management for Small Businesses; Business Communication Using E-mail; Basic Supervision 1 and 2; Project Management Principles 1 and 2; and Customer Service 1, 2 and 3.

A complete description and registration for each course can be found at http://www.ed2go.com/cme/courses.html. The registration link is at the bottom of each course description. For information, contact Rhonda Dix, rkdix@facstaff.wisc.edu.

Continuing Education Catalog
The Winter/Spring 2001 catalog is available. Noncredit personal enrichment and professional development courses for adults in the fields of visual arts, aging and long-term care, clergy programs, communication, dance, developmental disabilities, evaluation and outcome, fitness and movement, history, international languages, literature, marketing, media relations, mediation, mental health, music, nonprofit development, photography, public management, publication design, study skills, theater and drama, travel/study, video production, women’s studies, and writing and editing. Copies available at the information desk in Bascom; at the lobby display at 905 University Ave.; at Dane County public libraries; and from the Division of Continuing Studies, 262-1156; cont.ed@mail.dcs.wisc.edu.

Dance Courses
This winter/spring semester Continuing Studies is offering dance courses, including ballet, African American dance, jazz dance, ballroom dance, Irish dance and Scottish country dancing. New courses focus on contact improvisation and dance turns. Fees: $44-$88. 263-8927; kec@mail.dcs.wisc.edu.

Writing Center at the Multicultural Student Center
The Writing Center and the Multicultural Student Center have teamed up to provide convenient writing instruction. Faculty and staff are encouraged to refer students who use the MSC (in the Red Gym) to make use of this free writing instruction. Instructors are available through exam week on Mondays and Wednesdays, 3-6:30 p.m.; Tuesdays, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; and Sundays, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Students do not need appointments. Writing Center instructors work with students writing many types of papers in a range of disciplines and working on research proposals, application essays, cover letters and resumes and can help at any stage in the writing process, from brainstorming to outlining to revising and rewriting. 263-1992, or visit: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/.

UW-Madison Programs for Youth
Nearly 100 classes, camps, workshops and other activities for children and teens are featured in UW–Madison’s new Programs for Youth directory. The publication includes programs for everyone from preschoolers through high school students. Programs focus on academics, the arts and athletics. Some are for students who are traditionally under-represented in particular academic areas such as science, math and/or computer technology. The majority of programs are in the summer, but many take place at other times of year. For a copy of the Programs for Youth directory, contact the Division of Continuing Studies: phone 262-1156, fax 265-4555. Visit: http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pre/programs/index.html.

Graduate School Seminar Series
The Graduate School announces training opportunities on topics related to the research mission of the UW–Madison. Campus researchers, administrators, educators and support staff can attend free seminars on subjects related to intellectual property, research program management and research funding opportunities. New presentations focusing on finding research funding and administering and managing research awards have been added to the series:

n Administering the Wisconsin Graduate Fellowship Program

• Locating Funding Sources Using the Web

  n Legal Issues in Sponsored Research Agreements

• Proposal Preparation Tips

n Preparing Grant Budgets
The seminars will be presented by representatives of the Graduate School offices of University-Industry Relations and Research and Sponsored Programs in collaboration with the Office of Administrative Legal Services, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and the Business School. Registration requested for most seminars. Information: Jane Sherwood, 263-2840; http://www.wisc.edu/uir/.

Retention Action Project
The Retention Action Project listens to concerns and facilitates dialogue on subjects to educate everyone about differences and multicultural experiences to take action in making the campus community climate more comfortable. In collaboration with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and the Equity and Diversity Resource Center, RAP will bring a meeting to your department or community. Information: 263-4536.

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Emotion Researchers Seek Study Participants
A study of emotion processing is being performed at the Psychology department. The study, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, will explore individual differences in emotional response to pleasant, unpleasant and neutral pictures. The study is being led by Dr. Diane Gooding and Dr. Richard J. Davidson. They hope to recruit 30 study participants between the ages of 25 and 60 who are willing to undergo an interview, fill out questionnaires and wear facial sensors while viewing pictures. A brief phone screening will be required prior to study entry. Qualifying participants will be tested and paid for their time. For information on the emotion study, call 263-2791.

Campus Tours
Prospective student visits: information session followed by tour, Monday-Friday. Reservations and schedule: 262-3318. Walking tour for visitors: Monday-Friday, 3 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, noon, no reservations necessary. All tours leave from the Red Gym. 263-2400, visitor@redgym.wisc.edu.

GUTS Free Tutoring
Stop in if interested in tutoring or if assistance is needed in academic subject or conversational English. 302A Union South. Information: 263-5666.

Jobs at the Union
Dozens of part-time jobs are available for students and nonstudents. Students have flexibility in planning schedules. To see openings, stop by human resources offices, weekdays, 408 Memorial Union, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; or 231 Union South, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Campus Women’s Center
Fourth floor, Memorial Union. 262-8093.

Memorial Library Tours
Conducted on request. Information: 265-2505.

Outdoor Rentals
Boat house, Memorial Union, Monday-Friday until sunset.

Union South Games Room
Pool, bowling, table tennis, air hockey, video games and more. Radioactive bowling. Thursdays-Saturdays. Games Room, Union South. 263-5181 or 263-2614.

Wisconsin Union Travel Center
On-campus guide to work, study and travel abroad. Memorial Union, Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. 262-6200; travlcnt@vms2.macc.wisc.edu.

Libraries Seek Volunteers
Volunteers needed to repair books and sheet music, organize photo archives, assist library users and give tours. Information: 265-2505.

GUTS Seeks Volunteer Tutors
GUTS Tutorial seeks volunteers for conversational English tutoring that matches native English-speaking tutors with international students who want to improve their English skills and learn about American culture. 302A Union South, Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Information: 263-5666.

Higher Ground
Volunteers needed for live radio variety show. Information: 263-2564; engle@wpr.org.

Morgridge Center
Find a volunteer opportunity suiting schedule and interests. Red Gym, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Information: 263-2432.

Wisconsin Public Radio
“Whad ‘Ya Know with Michael Feldman.” Volunteers needed. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Information: 263-2564, engle@wpr.org.