Stories indexed under: Diversity

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  • ‘Expand Your Horizons’ gets young women thinking about science careers Oct. 26, 2005 In the early 1990s, Cara Wall Scheffler attended an Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) conference as a middle school student in Seattle. She met talented scientists, got a taste of electrical engineering by making extension cords, and saw that a career in science was a definite option. Now, Wall Scheffler will be returning to EYH, as one of 65 presenters in a daylong workshop on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Union South at UW-Madison.
  • Presentations from Sept. 29 forum available online Oct. 21, 2005
  • 2005 freshman class includes 426 students ranked No. 1 Oct. 18, 2005 UW-Madison continually attracts freshman classes made up of talented scholars, athletes, musicians and activists. Of those, the incoming Class of 2009 is one of the most distinguished in the institution's history.
  • Second Plan 2008 forum scheduled for Nov. 3 Oct. 18, 2005 The second half of the Creating Community Plan 2008 Forum will be held from 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, at Memorial Union. The forum will focus on skill-building for students, faculty and staff working to improve campus climate. A breakout session will be held from 1:30-3:30 p.m. with information and guidelines on dealing with sexual harassment.
  • ‘Youth Speaks’ initiative will be foundation for next class of leaders Oct. 11, 2005 UW-Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley is announcing a new initiative to strengthen the links between the university's multicultural programming and community outreach. The initiative will enhance and complement other campus-based diversity activities under the umbrella of Plan 2008, but be distinctive in its programming and goals.
  • Bazzell shares background, importance of diversity Oct. 4, 2005 On the issue of diversity and community, Darrell Bazzell is in a hurry.
  • ‘Community’ encourages contribution to inclusive campus Oct. 4, 2005 A unique problem about crises is that they often hold valuable lessons. “I asked myself what kinds of things create community and I came up with a sad answer. Crisis creates community,’”says Bernice Durand, associate vice chancellor for diversity and climate. “How do we generate and sustain that bonding, which grows out of the thought, empathy and generosity of a crisis?’”Durand posed this query among many other questions to faculty, staff and students last week at the Multicultural Campus Forum on Creating Community held at the Memorial Union.
  • Counseling psychology honored for minority achievement Oct. 4, 2005 The Department of Counseling Psychology in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education has received the 2005 Suinn Minority Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association (APA) in recognition of the department's exemplary recruitment, retention and graduation of racial and ethnic minority students.
  • UW-Madison students of color to connect with alumni Sept. 28, 2005 UW-Madison alumni will share their real-world experiences with current students of color at a special Career Links reception on Thursday, Oct. 6.
  • Chancellor Wiley launches effort to review workplace policies Sept. 28, 2005 After a summer of controversy over university personnel matters, UW-Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley said the campus community needs to do a better job of protecting those who report wrongdoing and re-evaluate a number of workplace policies.
  • School of Business, ASM forum to explore ‘creating inclusive communities’ Sept. 21, 2005 The UW-Madison School of Business, in conjunction with Associated Students of Madison (ASM), will host an interactive forum on Sept. 30 for the university community called 'Creating Inclusive Communities in the Classroom, Boardroom, and Beyond.'
  • Environment of acceptance is her goal Sept. 20, 2005 Linda Denise "LD" Oakley, professor of nursing and Diversity Oversight Committee chair, has made a career out of studying behavior and methods of bringing about change.
  • Campus Plan 2008 forum set for Sept. 29 Sept. 12, 2005 Students, faculty and staff are invited to spend Thursday, Sept. 29 and Thursday, Nov. 3 discussing ideas and inspiration for UW-Madison's efforts to improve diversity and campus climate. The sixth annual Plan 2008 Campus Forum will be held over two days, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Memorial Union (TITU). All sessions are free and the entire Madison community is invited.
  • Conference to explore changing face of discrimination Sept. 8, 2005 The conference "Looking Toward the Future: Discrimination and Prejudice in the 21st Century" will be held at the Wisconsin Union on Sept. 15-18 and will feature more than 30 national researchers on the topic.
  • Hurricane relief effort announced for Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium Sept. 2, 2005 Badger football fans will have an opportunity to share their generous spirit in support of people affected by Hurricane Katrina. Fans can make monetary donations to the American Red Cross at Camp Randall Stadium before the season-opener against Bowling Green on Saturday, Sept 3.
  • Camp Randall ‘Red Carpet’ rolling for a second season Aug. 30, 2005 After a highly successful inaugural campaign, UW-Madison will be "Rolling Out the Red Carpet" for a second time for fans and visitors to Camp Randall Stadium.
  • PEOPLE completes summer programs with public events July 26, 2005 Two events will mark the final week of the summer 2005 Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) Program on the UW-Madison campus. More than 800 PEOPLE students have participated on campus over the past three months.
  • Promising graduate students to visit campus July 12, 2005 Meet at least ten new people. That's the charge awaiting nearly 650 undergraduate students attending the 2005 Summer Research Opportunity (SROP) Conference, presented by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) and hosted this year by the Graduate School.
  • Hong leaving UW-Madison for Arizona State campus June 13, 2005 Luoluo Hong, dean of students at the UW-Madison, has accepted a position at Arizona State University beginning Aug. 1, Chancellor John. D. Wiley announced today (June 13).
  • Morgridge Center's Rouse reflects on service May 17, 2005 After 38 years of distinguished service to UW-Madison, Mary Rouse will retire at the end of June.