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Union Theater fills March with music and dance
Known for shattering the laws of physics and motion, Streb! Elizabeth Streb Dance Company will meld dance, extreme sports, stunt work and more this month at the Wisconsin Union Theater.
Students win solos with symphony
Solos with the Symphony Orchestra have been awarded to four music students. In addition, the symphony will perform a piece by a composition student.
Fellowship allows horn player to do his best
Bernhard Scully has most of the concerns of any graduate music student. In his final semester of working toward a master's degree in music, the horn player juggles classes, rehearsals, recitals and performances with the UW–Madison Symphony Orchestra and other school ensembles. He also has four private students and plays in the Madison Symphony Orchestra. One thing he doesn't have to worry about is finances.
Showcase displays ideas, solutions for campus improvements
Barbara Erlenborn, academic department supervisor for botany, has learned a few things from folks in the College of Engineering. After struggling with the complexity of travel expense reports, Erlenborn found enlightenment at Showcase 2004 on Monday, April 5, from 7:45 a.m.-noon at the Fluno Center.
Almanac
CALS program tops nation in advanced degrees granted UW–Madison’s Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics program, an interdepartmental program in the College of Agricultural…
Announcements
Study-Abroad Faculty Sought The Office of International Studies and Programs is accepting applications from faculty who wish to teach during the spring or…
For the Record
AWARDS Student Affairs Recognition Awards The Student Affairs Peer Recognition Awards recognize a Student Affairs employee who has done an outstanding…
Milestones
APPOINTED Victor M. Macaruso, assistant dean and coordinator of advising, College of Letters and Science, has been elected chair of the Assessment…
Recent Sightings
A high note MadHatters member and undergraduate Joe Lee steps up to the spotlight to sing lead vocal during Wiscappella,…
Book smart
Russ Shafer-Landau, professor of philosophy, “Whatever Happened to Good and Evil?,” Oxford University Press, 2004. Mayor Rudy Giuliani, in his address to…
Plan 2008: Some success, some failure at midpoint
Bernice Durand and Mike Thornton have embarked on one of the most difficult, yet potentially rewarding journeys on campus. As the recently installed co-chairs of the Diversity Oversight Committee, both play instrumental roles in coordinating and guiding Plan 2008, a massive effort to create a more diverse and welcoming university community.
Lecture looks at media effects on U.S. culture in wake of Sept. 11
How the American media have, since 9/11, caused American culture to "turn within," re-energizing deeply set patterns of jingoism, narcissism and ethnocentrism will be explored by Susan J. Douglas, a professor of communications at the University of Michigan, in a lecture Thursday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Red Gym.
Former campus leaders, activists to reunite for discussion
A distinguished group of former campus leaders and activists will reunite to discuss UW–Madison's institutional reaction to campus protests and the lessons that can be learned from turbulent times.
Body-mind practitioners to gather
Body-mind exercise methods, conditioning programs and therapeutic techniques to enhance physical expression, internal focus and healing potential will be explored at the Somatic Arts Festival hosted by the Dance Program Thursday-Saturday, March 25-27.
Kutler to lecture on consultant role
Historian and legal scholar Stanley Kutler will explore his experience as a consultant to The History Channel on Tuesday, March 30, at 7 p.m. at the Sequoya branch of the Madison Public Library, 513 S. Midvale Blvd.
Conference to explore apparel trademark, licensing
Issues concerning the manufacture of university-branded apparel will be discussed at the UW Trademark Licensee Conference on Wednesday-Thursday, March 24-25, at the Pyle Center.
Campus to host speech festival
The Wisconsin High School Forensic Association State Speech Festival will take place on campus Friday and Saturday, April 2-3.
Waldrop to be science writer in residence in March
M. Mitchell Waldrop, a prolific science writer and chronicler of the physical sciences, will spend a week on campus as science writer in residence beginning March 22.
Annex in Lot 60 to offer tools, classes to bicyclists
Employees and students who bike to work or class will soon be able to take advantage of the Bike Annex, an on-campus facility that will offer free maintenance classes and an opportunity to work on bikes free of charge by checking out a selection of professional-quality tools.
Library to survey users
A random selection of faculty, staff and students will be will be asked via an e-mail survey this spring to rate campus library services and provide feedback on services, library usage and general satisfaction.