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Author Archives: Barbara
Watch WI agency budget briefings Mar 3-4
WisconsinEye provides you with the opportunity to livestream state agency budget briefings to the Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance. These are briefings by representatives of the agencies, not public testimony. Here’s the schedule: Tuesday, March 3 (9:00 a.m.) Department … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, government information, state agencies, state government, web sites, wisconsin
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Title IX student focus groups Mar 3-4
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is currently reviewing UW-Whitewater’s compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which is the federal law that prohibits sexual harassment. Sexual violence, including rape, is a form of … Continue reading
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Tagged campus climate, federal government, focus groups, government information, opinion, rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual violence, title ix
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International Education Week
The first week of March is International Education Week! There are several events planned on campus, including Celebrating Indigenous Nations on Mon., Mar. 2nd, from 4-6pm in the UC Hamilton Room, the International Education Week’s Opening Reception sponsored by the … Continue reading
Friday Fun: Yodeling!
Friday fun: Yodeling with Annette Funicello from Adventure in Dairyland, which was filmed in Wisconsin and aired on television as part of The Mickey Mouse Club show! Thank you, Becky, for bringing this to my attention. [youtube]http://youtu.be/kApDKLzt0QA[/youtube] Believe it or … Continue reading
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Tagged audio recordings, books, CDs, culture, ebooks, festivals, Films on Demand, fun stuff, music, sound recordings, Swiss, Switzerland, video, websites, world music, yodeling, youtube
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Science in television and movies
The UWW Chem Club is sponsoring a free live webinar “Chemistry on the Silver Screen” on Tues., Feb. 24, at 5:45 p.m. in Upham room 140. The webinar will feature science advisors to Breaking Bad and other entertainment like the … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, biology, books, chemistry, fun stuff, mathematics, motion pictures, movies, physics, science, STEM, student engagement, teaching, television
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UW-W History alumna’s article in Wisconsin Magazine of History
The Wisconsin Magazine of History‘s Winter 2014-2015 issue features the article “The farm at Ten Chimneys: A closer look at the home of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne” (pp.38-49), written by Erika Laabs, who received her bachelor’s degree in history … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, alumni, articles, arts, biography, books, farming, fun stuff, government information, history, preservation, Ten Chimneys, theatre, wisconsin, wisconsin documents, Wisconsin Historical Society
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Global Cafe – Scotland, Spain, and Jamaica
Would you like to know more about Scotland, Spain, and Jamaica? You’re in luck! There’s a Global Café on Wed., Feb. 18, from 5-6 p.m. in the Old Main Ballroom (UC 275A). Presentations at Global Cafes are given by international, … Continue reading
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Tagged countries, databases, fun stuff, international students, jamaica, lectures, Scotland, spain, study abroad, travel study
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Dog Days in Andersen Library
Oh, those lovely pet therapy dogs who visit us in Andersen Library, always happy to see us. When can we see them again? Here’s a list of the days we expect to have dogs in Andersen Library (in front of … Continue reading
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Tagged dogs, fun stuff, library events, pet therapy
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It’s On Us…
It’s on us to make sure UW-Whitewater is a community in which everyone is safe and supported. Watch the video, share it with your friends, and let’s work together to eliminate sexual assault from our campus. [youtube]http://youtu.be/WfoIn_AkWVU[/youtube] Andersen Library can … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, books, campus climate, colleges, date rape, domestic violence, federal government, government info, interpersonal relationships, personal safety, relationships, research, safety, sexual assault, sexual harassment, universities, videos, youtube
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The Importance of Everything – Feb. 16
Dr. Mireya Mayor, Fulbright Scholar and National Science Foundation Fellow who appears as a featured host on Nat Geo (National Geographic) WILD network, will talk about The Importance of Everything: The Interconnectedness of Wildlife, Humankind, and Our Shared Habitat in … Continue reading
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Tagged anumal rights, biosphere, conservation, contemporary issues lecture series, habitat, lectures, lemur, Madagascar, mouse lemur, primates, species, wildlife
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