The Wisconsin Week Wire — Nov. 4, 2009
Top News
First employee seasonal flu clinics begin
UW–Madison is offering a series of seasonal influenza vaccine clinics for faculty and staff.
Faculty Senate OKs slower research overhaul
A proposed reorganization of the Graduate School will be slowed down until university administrators have responded to an upcoming review of the plan, under a resolution overwhelmingly approved Nov. 2 by the Faculty Senate.
Research
Fifty years of expanding math, science for girls
Julie Grove vividly remembers the day she discovered the field that would become her career.
Features
Programs make a case for global engagement
UW–Madison houses the most national resource centers in the country, training high-level area-studies experts in disciplines ranging from history and political science to law, as well as strategic regional languages.
Producing knowledge through print culture
Event before the Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America began in 1992, Jim Danky followed all points of the print culture cycle.
On Campus
Events calendar
Book nominations sought for Go Big Read
Planning has begun for Go Big Read’s sophomore year, and nominations are now being accepted for next year’s book selection.
Course guide now available
The Office of the Registrar and the Division of Information Technology announce a new resource for campus: Course Guide.
Academic Staff nominating committee encourages involvement
Although the academic year is well under way, the Academic Staff nominating committee is already working to identify academic staff members for committee terms beginning July 1, 2010.
Celebrate the season with Wisconsin Union Tudor holiday concerts
Enjoy a night of fine dining, old English pageantry and choral presentations at the Wisconsin Union Dec. 2–6 and 8–9.
‘On, Wisconsin!’ anniversary events to continue
It wouldn’t be an occasion without cake, song, proclamations and merriment, and two events continuing the “On, Wisconsin!” anniversary celebrations will satisfy those requirements.
Portraits reveal stories behind Vietnam veteran experiences
Nearly 30 photos of Vietnam veterans make up an exhibit at the Chazen Museum of Art.