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Sheppard named assistant dean of students
Janice Sheppard, who has served as interim assistant dean of students since 1997, has been named permanently to the post, Dean of Students Mary Rouse announced Thursday, May 13. Read More
Senate resets tenure clock
Campus departments will have more flexibility to determine how long the tenure clock ticks under a proposal approved by the Faculty Senate. Read More
Type of celebration
Silver Buckle Press, the working museum of printing history, caps its silver anniversary year with wood in the form of a new book. "Specimen Book of Wood Type" thoroughly catalogs the museum's more than 80 wood-type holdings. Read More
Morgan picked for Olympic Academy of Sciences
William P. Morgan, professor of kinesiology and an international authority on sport psychology, has been selected to be a founding member of the International Olympic Committee's Olympic Academy of Science. Read More
Software deals in making
There's been a lot of buzz on campus about the UW System's negotiation with Microsoft Corp. over a new software buying agreement, buzz set off by the market domination of Bill Gates' behemoth. Read More
New Terrace T-shirts available
Two new Wisconsin Union T-shirts are now on sale. One is a Picasso-esque design depicting summer fun at the Memorial Union Terrace. The other, a turtle with the Terrace chair-back for a shell, is the first Wisconsin Union T-shirt designed for kids. Read More
Six faculty get Lilly teaching fellowships
New or revised courses in speech, religious studies and physical science will be options for UW–Madison students in the coming academic year through the Lilly Teaching Fellows program. Read More
Adults overcome challenges of returning to school
For both of this year's winners of UW–Madison's Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Awards, the path to graduation has included an extra twist: commuting from a long distance to campus. Read More
International Studies refines procedures for emergencies
The Office of International Studies and Programs has issued new guidelines for managing emergencies involving students in study-abroad programs, if and when they occur. Read More
Campus libraries plan electronic catalog upgrade
A new electronic catalog is coming soon to libraries here and on other UW System campuses - overdue and just in the nick of time. Read More
Workplace learning conference scheduled in Milwaukee
The Fourth Annual Workplace Learning Conference, sponsored by the Center on Education and Work at UW–Madison, will draw more than 1,000 people from 42 states and six nations May 16-18 in Milwaukee. Read More
Honorary degree recipients announced
Distinguished achievers with Wisconsin and global ties will be awarded honorary degrees during commencement ceremonies in May. Read More
Seniors receive Herfurth-Kubly awards
Two UW–Madison seniors have received the Herfurth-Kubly Award based on their academic achievements, degree of self-support, extracurricular activities, communication skills and contribution to the community. Read More
Regents honor Steinberg of UW Press
Elizabeth Steinberg, assistant director of the University of Wisconsin Press, is one of two recipients of the 1999 Regents Administrative and Professional Academic Staff Excellence Award for Outstanding Service. Read More
4,000 to graduate May 14-16
A weekend of beginnings commences Friday, May 14, for the approximately 4,000 university students eligible to graduate this spring. Read More
Learning to eat, eating to learn
In the midst of midterms, while most professors fed students exams, Jack Kloppenburg simply fed them. Read More
Four faculty elected to AAAS
Four UW–Madison faculty have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an honorary society devoted to scholarly work that addresses social problems and needs. Read More
Carpenter receives national lake research award
Limnology professor Steve Carpenter recently received the G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award for excellence in lake research from the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. Read More
Polygon Engineering Council bestows teaching awards
Polygon Engineering Council, the University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering college council of student organizations, announced its annual teaching excellence award winner. Read More
University Book Store honors 20 undergraduates
A grant from the University Book Store allows for 20 Academic Excellence Awards of $1,000 each to University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduate students who best demonstrated excellence by completing a project through independent study. Read More