Category Archives: campus connection

International Education Week / Global Café

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Barbara

It’s International Education Week! There are events planned all week, including the next Global Café at Andersen Library on Thurs., Feb. 28, from 5-6 p.m. (2nd floor big-screen TV area straight ahead from the entrance and Circulation Desk). Andersen Library … Continue reading →

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Research on Eating Disorders

Posted on February 25, 2013 by kyle

This week is National Eating Disorders Week, and University Health & Counseling Services is hosting a number of events on campus to raise awareness and reduce the stigma around this issue. Make sure to check them out: Monday, Feb. 25: … Continue reading →

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Global Café Feb. 13

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Barbara

The Global Café series continues during Spring 2013! Join us on Wed., Feb. 13th, from 5-6pm, when the discussion will focus on Ecuador, Thailand, and the Dominican Republic (location: 2nd-floor big screen tv, near the Food for Thought café). In … Continue reading →

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Darwin Day talk Feb 12

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Barbara

Benjamin C. Campbell, UW-Milwaukee Anthropology Dept., will provide the keynote address at UWW’s observance of the annual Darwin Day on Tues., Feb. 12, from 6:30-8pm in Hyland Hall’s Timmerman Auditorium. This year’s focus is on “Darwin’s Unfinished Revolution,” the human … Continue reading →

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Food in Literature

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Barbara

The Spring 2013 Fairhaven Lecture Series has the theme “Food for Thought” and will have us thinking about our relationships with food. Yes, we need food to sustain us, but it has cultural, environmental, economic, and political aspects. All lectures … Continue reading →

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How the World Works talk

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Barbara

Author and journalist Andrew Leonard will talk about How the world works: the interconnections between globalization, energy policy, economics, the environment, and politics… and everything else in between (Wow!) at 7 p.m. on Monday, February 11, in the Irvin L. … Continue reading →

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MLK commemorative event Jan. 23

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Barbara

Rodney Slater will deliver the keynote address at UWW’s 27th annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Event. Please join the campus community at this event on Wed., Jan. 23, at 3:30pm in the UC’s Hamilton Center. Mr. Slater, partner at … Continue reading →

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How old is the Universe? Dec. 7

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Barbara

A talk called “How old is the Universe and how do we know it?” will be presented by Peter Timbie, professor of physics at UW-Madison, on Fri., Dec. 7, at 8 p.m. in Upham 140. It’s the last entry in … Continue reading →

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Immigrant teenagers: Contemporary Issues Lecture Dec 3

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Barbara

Author Brooke Hauser will talk about “The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens” at 7 p.m. on Monday, December 3, in the Irvin L. Young Auditorium. It’s the last Fall 2012 Contemporary … Continue reading →

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How old is the Milky Way and how do we know it? Nov. 30

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Barbara

A talk called “How old is the Milky Way and how do we know it?” will be presented by Dr. Robert Benjamin, associate professor of physics, on Fri., Nov. 30, at 8 p.m. in Upham 140. It’s the penultimate entry … Continue reading →

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