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• Wall Street economist to speak on campus Oct. 10, 2011 University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus Stephen S. Roach, Ph.D, one of Wall Street's most influential economists, will visit campus this week to address the topic of "Pitfalls in a Post-Crisis World: Moment of Truth for Global Rebalancing."
• University, private-sector collaboration brings Bucky Wagon back for Homecoming Oct. 7, 2011 Decades of rust, bent running boards and unreliable cable brakes and steering aren't suitable for a campus icon.
• Pro Arte Quartet turns 100, celebrates with new commissions, free concerts, lectures Oct. 6, 2011 To celebrate its centennial year, the Pro Arte Quartet has commissioned original works from four contemporary composers, all of which will be given their world premieres during the 2011-12 season.
• Graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang to deliver Zolotow Lecture Oct. 5 Oct. 4, 2011
• Chazen Museum of Art announces grand-opening events Oct. 4, 2011 On Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 22 and 23, the Chazen Museum of Art celebrates the grand opening of its expansion with open houses from noon–5 p.m. on both days.
• A fan’s guide to ESPN College GameDay, Camp Randall Stadium, campus traffic Sept. 30, 2011 ESPN’s College GameDay visits Bascom Hill for this weekend’s historic matchup between the Badgers and the Nebraska Cornhuskers and university officials want to make sure that the experience is a safe, fun and enjoyable one for everyone.
• Native American environmental activist gives public talk Sept. 29, 2011 On Thursday, Oct. 6, internationally acclaimed Native American environmental justice activist Winona LaDuke will give a public talk on “Religion, Faith and the Land from a Native Perspective.”
• UW humanities faculty, library share insights, ancient manuscripts with high school teachers Sept. 29, 2011 Rare 16th century editions of works by Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus will be on hand to show teachers participating in the first workshop of the Great World Texts Program on Monday, Oct. 3, in Room 126 of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Memorial Library.
• UW–Madison’s first online degree program celebrates 10 years of success Sept. 29, 2011 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Master of Engineering in Professional Practice (MEPP) program celebrates 10 years of success this October.
• Nobel Prize winner to speak at UW–Madison Sept. 29, 2011 Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrom will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus to deliver a Hilldale Lecture on ecological and social diversity.
• Campus flu-shot clinics start Sept. 30 Sept. 29, 2011 University Health Services (UHS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will once again offer free seasonal influenza immunizations (flu shots) for all registered students, faculty and staff.
• Employees work behind the scenes to make football Saturdays run smoothly Sept. 29, 2011 For these UW–Madison employees, Saturdays and the weekdays leading up to them during football season are packed with action that doesn’t necessarily take place on the field, but that is essential to ensuring the quintessential game-day experience.
• New Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house to be dedicated Sept. 28, 2011 The new Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house will be dedicated at 237 Langdon St. this week, nearly three years after a fire destroyed the original historic building on the same lot.
• Camp Randall FanCam appears at Nebraska game Sept. 28, 2011 More than 80,000 Badger football fans will have a chance to prove they were present when Wisconsin takes on Nebraska this Saturday, Oct. 1 in the first of many Big Ten rivalry matchups, by participating in the “Camp Randall FanCam.”
• Extended hours planned for Badgerville for Saturday's Nebraska game Sept. 27, 2011 To celebrate the start of the Big Ten season, Badgerville, the official tailgate party of Wisconsin Athletics will open at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, prior to the UW vs. Nebraska game which starts at 7 p.m.
• Employee flu shot clinics start Oct. 3 Sept. 27, 2011 This year’s employee flu shot clinics will start Oct. 3 and will run into mid-November.
• Tony Award-winning director, playwright to speak at UW–Madison Sept. 22, 2011 Chicago theater luminary Mary Zimmerman will give a public lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6, in Room L160 of the Chazen Museum of Art.
• Macy’s executive to address record number of Wisconsin industry representatives at E-Business conference Sept. 22, 2011 More than 650 business executives and managers will attend the 13th annual Business Best Practices and Emerging Technologies Conference, which will be hosted Tuesday, Sept. 27, by the University of Wisconsin-Madison E-Business Consortium.
• UW–Madison Morgridge Center celebrates 15 years Sept. 22, 2011 Fifteen years ago, the Morgridge Center for Public Service at the University of Wisconsin–Madison was established with a generous endowment from alumni John and Tashia Morgridge.
• Red Tie Gala to celebrate 150 years of alumni legacy Sept. 20, 2011 Alumni will make a red-carpet entrance this October as they celebrate University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni and traditions at the Red Tie Gala, the capstone event of the Wisconsin Alumni Association's 150th anniversary.