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Calendar highlights
Film series features black filmmakers “Cooley High” showing Friday, Nov. 17, is part of the fall film series “Black Hollywood,…
Elsewhere
(Elsewhere summarizes developments on other UW System campuses and in the system administration. For more system news, visit: http://www.uwsa.edu/univ_rel/wn.htm.)…
Events Bulletin
Learning Global Visual Cultures A conference organized by the UW–Madison Research Circle on Media, Performance, and Identity, Pyle Center Nov. 10-12…
Food, glorious food!
Each day in the Memorial Union kitchen, a crew of 50 or more workers prepares lunch fare by the truckload for distribution to 20…
For the Record
Grants and fellowships Named Professorships Nominations are invited at this time for Hilldale, Vilas and Evjue-Bascom (Humanities) professorships, as well as…
Milestones
Milestones covers awards, honors and major publications by faculty and staff. Send your items to Wisconsin Week, 19 Bascom Hall, or e-mail:…
News in brief
ON CAMPUS History in the Making: Conference planned Oct. 27-28 Imagine an art history exam that doesn’t mention female artists.
Politics as usual: Campus buzzes with activities
Political activity is humming at and around the university as the presidential election looms closer.
Recent sightings
Kansas City artist Larry Kirkwood covers volunteer Lindsey Dickinson with plaster for an upcoming art exhibit, “Body Image: “Beauty’ as a…
SECC proceeds fund many important services
A state employee charity campaign now under way raises money for programs of family support, community development, social justice, and environmental stewardship, to name a few. SECC co-chair Greg Zalesak, a Medical School administrator, sees the "Partners in Giving" effort as an opportunity for employees to support charitable groups in their vital work.
Who Knew?
Q. Why are squirrels being trapped in the Arboretum, and what is being done with them? A. No, it’s not…
WAA’s Cabinet 99 honors Douthitt
Cabinet 99, the women's initiative of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, will present Interim Dean of the School of Human Ecology Robin Douthitt with its $10,000 Faculty and Staff Recognition Award at its biennial symposium Nov. 3.
Distinguished Lecture Series set for 2000-01
This year's list of the Distinguished Lecture Series speakers features a whistle-blower, a boxer, two trailblazing politicians and two mothers who have lost a son and have transformed their grief into positive action.
Calendar raises money for scholarships
The 2001 university calendar features 27 full-color photos of some of the most beautiful places on campus -- and buying the calendar will help support students who attend the university.
UW-Madison partners to help the homeless
Community Housing and Services, the largest sole provider of single-room-occupancy housing for both men and women in Dane County, is closely tied to the university through a number of formal and informal service learning and volunteer initiatives with students and faculty.
Library sale offers 15,000 books
More than 15,000 books on almost any subject and a collection of long-playing records will be put on sale in a fund-raiser for the Friends of the Libraries Oct. 25-28.
‘Cinefest Nuestra’ spotlights Latino cinema Nov. 16-19
Recent Central American, Chicano/a and Latino/a films will be showcased in Madison Nov.16-19, in the 2nd Annual Madison CineFest Nuestra, "Sin Fronteras: Films from Greater Mexico."