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• Carpooling arrangements available for Ellefson memorial services Oct. 28, 2010 The Division of Student Life is assisting students with carpool arrangements to memorial services for Dylan Ellefson, a UW-Madison student killed in an Oct. 24 car accident.
• Madison Initiative for Undergraduates: Progress and promise mark program's start Oct. 26, 2010 University of Wisconsin-Madison students are beginning to reap the rewards of a campuswide effort to boost the value, quality and affordability of an undergraduate education made possible by the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates.
• Student remembered for laughter, warmth Oct. 25, 2010 Members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus community are remembering Dylan Ellefson as a warm and funny friend who would have made an outstanding Spanish teacher.
• Put safety first this Halloween Oct. 25, 2010 Madison’s Freakfest is coming up this Saturday, Oct. 30, and the Division of Student Life is wishing students a safe and happy Halloween.
• Chancellor Martin forms new student leader panel Oct. 22, 2010
• Recent sightings: ‘Stop the Silence’ vigil Oct. 21, 2010
• Online scholarship sites mark successful first year Oct. 12, 2010 After a hugely successful first year, Scholarships@UW-Madison is looking forward to more success in helping students in the 2010-11 academic year.
• UW-Madison launches anti-bullying efforts Oct. 11, 2010 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's LGBT Campus Center (LGBTCC), a department in the Division of Student Life, is launching "Stop the Silence," an anti-bullying campaign designed to support LGBT students on campus.
• Slide show: Homecoming Parade Oct. 8, 2010
• Slide show: Sinking Feelings Oct. 4, 2010
• Campus safety report now available Oct. 1, 2010 UW-Madison’s 2010 campus safety report and guide is now available on the new Web site of the Division of Student Life, http://students.wisc.edu.
• WUD committee hosts post-Obama discussion Sept. 27, 2010 After President Barack Obama’s rally on Library Mall on Tuesday, Sept. 28, the Wisconsin Union Directorate Society and Politics Committee will host a discussion about the message and its effect on the upcoming elections.
• Diversity forum to address areas of success Sept. 22, 2010 Last year’s diversity forum planted the idea that UW-Madison’s drive toward excellence is tied to the diversity of the institution. This year, organizers will build on that idea, focusing on a theme of “Cultivating Excellence: Nurturing the Seeds of Success.”
• Belly dancers, sword swallowers and fire breathers welcome at auditions Sept. 22, 2010 The third annual UW’s Got Talent competition, held on Thursday, Oct. 7, after Homecoming’s “Yell Like Hell” (approximately 8 p.m.), will bring people together to showcase unique, entertaining talents in a fun evening of unexpected surprises.
• Division of Student Life: New name, new changes Sept. 22, 2010 The Division of Student Life, formerly the Offices of the Dean of Students (ODOS), began the 2010–11 academic year with a new divisional name.
• Campus diversity efforts to focus on achievement gap, shared definition Sept. 22, 2010 As he heads into his third year on the job as vice provost for diversity and climate, Damon Williams is putting into place what he’s learned about UW–Madison since taking his post. One of the first steps was bringing a range of diversity programs from across campus together in his office, a reorganization that happened this summer.
• Slide show: Year of the Arts Takes it to the Streets Sept. 17, 2010
• Go Big Read kicks off another year with events Sept. 13, 2010 The campus community has many opportunities to participate in the second year of the Go Big Read common-reading program, which this year will feature “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot.
• Slide show: Information and Celebration Sept. 7, 2010 For 29 consecutive years, the Multicultural Orientation Reception has woven together a mix of information and celebration.
• Recent sightings: LGBT social Sept. 3, 2010