WAA day on campus turns 40

Day on Campus turns 40 Friday, May 11, and the Wisconsin Alumni Association is marking the continuing education program’s anniversary with a renewed emphasis on the history and future of the university.

Day on Campus will begin at 9 a.m. at the Below Alumni Center. Among six seminars are examinations of the successes and goals of two of the university’s programs: “Twenty-Five Years of Women’s Studies,” conducted by professor Virginia Sapiro, and “The University of Wisconsin Sports Medicine Experience,” led by associate professor David T. Bernhardt.

The other seminars, each conducted by a member of UW–Madison faculty, include:

• “What is Literature For?” by Jan Plug, associate professor of comparative literature.
• “Sampling the Ancestors: Blues, Jazz and Hip-Hop” by Craig Werner, professor of Afro-American studies.
• “The Separation of Church and State: A Historical Perspective” by Charles Cohen, director of the religious studies program.
• “Study of Slow Things from Far Away” by John J. Magnuson, director of the Center for Limnology.

The day’s entertainment will feature pianists Martha Fischer and Bill Lutes, whose performance will include duets by Gilbert and Sullivan. Conference attendees also will have a choice between touring the Elvehjem Museum of Art or the State Historical Society’s library and archives, which emphasize Wisconsin genealogy.

“Continuing education is one of the ways that WAA supports the Wisconsin Idea,” says Paula Bonner, WAA’s executive director. “We’re proud that this program is open to the general public as well as UW–Madison alumni.”

Cost: $25 per person. Deadline: Friday, April 27. For reservations, call WAA’s Sue Miller, (608) 262-9647.

WAA has been serving UW–Madison and its graduates for 140 years. WAA provides an array of services, including On Wisconsin, a quarterly alumni magazine; various online services; an international travel program; a career database program; and an extensive student relations program.