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• Share the Moment through social media during commencement weekend May 17, 2012 Commencement is one of the most joyous times in the life of UW-Madison students and parents.
• Commencement benefits from behind-the-scenes work May 17, 2012 Thousands of graduating students will make their way across the commencement stage this weekend, posing for photos, hearing the hoots from family members high up in the Kohl Center seats and beaming with pride.
• Four HR Design teams offer draft recommendations, more engagement sessions set May 16, 2012 HR Design teams are looking for feedback on a new round of draft recommendations to develop a new, more effective personnel system for UW–Madison.
• New UW-Madison graduates have compelling stories May 15, 2012 Every UW-Madison graduate has a story. Here are eight stories of students who will receive their degrees at commencement ceremonies May 18-20 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Employee Recognition Ice Cream Social is May 15 May 15, 2012 All university employees are invited and encouraged to attend the annual Employee Recognition Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, May 15 at 1 p.m. on Bascom Hill.
• Radiothon raises $528,507 for sick kids May 14, 2012 The three-day, 39-hour radio broadcast hosted by Tracy Dixon and Mike Heller of Clear Channel Radio station 96.3 Star Country ended Friday night with the announcement of the grand total.
• 15th annual Jazzin’ benefit supports campus child care May 10, 2012 The campus community is invited to enjoy an evening of great jazz music while supporting campus early childhood care and educational programs for children at UW-Madison. Well-known local jazz singer Jan Wheaton, with the Jan Wheaton Quintet, will perform at the 15th annual Jazzin’ benefit from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, in the Memorial Union’s Tripp Commons, 800 Langdon St.
• Wisconsin Union Theater celebrates history on eve of renovations May 10, 2012 As the Wisconsin Union Theater closes for a two-year renovation, staffers are opening doors to the public in two farewell events.
• DARE celebrates completion at ‘shindy’ May 8, 2012 It was a whoopensocker of a night at the Madison Club last Friday, where the people behind the Dictionary of American Regional English, as well as friends of the project, came together to celebrate its completion.
• UW-Madison to receive class gift honoring the Wisconsin Idea May 7, 2012 UW-Madison's long tradition of service to the state is being celebrated with a new plaque honoring the Wisconsin Idea, a gift from the Class of 2012 that will be dedicated by class officers and university officials on Wednesday, May 9.
• Two honored with McDowell Alumni Achievement Awards May 7, 2012 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Multicultural Student Center will name John Francis and Kabzuag Vaj as the 2012 honorees of the McDowell Alumni Achievement Award at this year's Multicultural Leadership Awards and Graduation Celebration.
• Native Plant Sale welcomes spring May 4, 2012
• International urban movement conference returns to Madison May 4, 2012 Urban dance competitors from around the world will converge on Madison from May 9 to 13 for the ninth annual International Festival of Urban Movement: Breakin’ the Law & Breaking Ground, gathering at venues from the Capitol square to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
• HR Design sets more campus engagement sessions in May May 3, 2012 The campus community will get a chance to learn more and share ideas about the HR Design project at several events scheduled for this month.
• Native American student organization hosts annual spring pow-wow May 2, 2012 Wunk Sheek, a Native American student organization at UW-Madison, will welcome the campus community and the general public to the 29th annual Wunk Sheek Spring Pow-Wow on Saturday, May 5.
• Berquam: If you attend Mifflin, be safe, smart May 2, 2012 University of Wisconsin-Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam is hoping students decide to skip the Mifflin Street block party this weekend. But if they do attend, she's suggesting they listen closely to public safety officials and remember that dangerous behavior can have long-lasting consequences.
• Bartz to address graduates at spring commencement May 1, 2012 Carol Bartz, the former CEO and president of Autodesk and Yahoo!, is returning to her alma mater to deliver the charge to the graduates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's four commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20 at the Kohl Center.
• Dogs at the UW to visit eight campus locations May 1-15 May 1, 2012 It won’t be long before final exams, commencement, and the end of the spring semester, and it can be a very stressful time for students.
• International urban movement conference returns to Madison May 1, 2012 Urban dance competitors from around the world will converge on Madison from May 9 to 13 for the ninth annual International Festival of Urban Movement: Breakin’ the Law & Breaking Ground, gathering at venues from the Capitol square to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
• Beginning farmer school seeks cyclists, pledges for Ride to Farm fundraiser April 30, 2012 Dozens of cyclists will be riding through the rolling hills of rural Dane and Green counties on Saturday, June 2 in support of the next generation of farmers.