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Category Archives: campus connection
See the Library @ LEAP DAY! Feb 29
Andersen Library is involved with three of the posters that will be displayed in the University Center for the first ever observance of LEAP (Liberal Education America’s Promise) Day on Feb. 29. See the full schedule of events online. Although … Continue reading
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Tagged blogs, core courses, critical thinking, events, general education, information literacy, LEAP, liberal education, Liberal Education America's Promise
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Campus Cornerstones goes online
Campus cornerstones, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: Biographical sketches of the people for whom buildings & facilities are named, a publication authored by emeritus professor of history Richard C. Haney, has been digitized and is part of the University of Wisconsin Digital … Continue reading
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Tagged books, emeriti, faculty, history, memorials, publications, university archives, UW-Whitewater
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Operation Beautiful & the Library
No, this operation doesn’t involve the construction going on here. Operation Beautiful, the powerful project focused on changing negative body image, has taken over the library. You may come across post-it notes in not only mirrors, but books, magazines, and … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, body image, eating disorders, marketing, operation beautiful, psychology
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Huckleberry Finn
On Feb. 18, 1885, Mark Twain‘s novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published in the United States. How many of us have gone along on Huck and Jim’s trip down the Mississippi? How many of us have studied this novel … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, articles, banned books, big read, books, Clemens, Hal Holbrook, history, Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, novels, Samuel Clemens, Young Auditorium
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Global Café Wed., Feb. 15, 5pm
The Center for Global Education’s Spring 2012 Global Café series continues on Wed., Feb. 15th, from 5-6pm with a focus on England, China, and Thailand (location: Andersen Library’s big-screen TV area, near the Food for Thought café). In this series, … Continue reading
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Tagged China, England, events, global cafe, international study, lectures, presentations, speakers, Thailand, travel study
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Darwin Day lecture on whales Feb 9
Hans Thewissen, professor of anatomy and expert on the evolution of whales, will deliver a talk called “Happy Birthday, Mr. Darwin! Documenting Macroevolution in the Origin of Whales” on Thurs., Feb. 9, at 6:30pm in Hyland Hall’s Timmerman Auditorium. This … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, articles, Charles Darwin, Darwin, Darwin Day, evolution, fossils, lectures, paleontology, web sites, whales
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MLA, APA training, anyone?
Could you use some training on formatting your paper and your citations in either MLA or APA style? Well, you’re in luck! You can reserve a spot in workshops being offered by the Academic Support staff. All of the workshops … Continue reading
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Tagged Academic Support Center, APA, citation, documentation, MLA, style, training, workhops
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Young and Female in the U.S. Army
Kayla Williams, former sergeant and Arabic linguist in an Army intelligence unit, will give a talk called “Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army” on Mon., Feb. 6th, at 7pm in the Irvin L. … Continue reading
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Tagged army, articles, authors, blogs, books, databases, federal government, gender, government info, lectures. web sites, memoirs, military, servicewomen, veterans, video, women in the military, women soldiers
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Lecture series: Brazil, Russia, India, China
The Spring 2012 Fairhaven Lecture Series has the theme “B.R.I.C. (Brazil, Russia, India, China)” and will help you learn about these emerging economies and how they are affecting world power relations. All lectures in this series are free, open to … Continue reading
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Tagged art, articles, Brazil, China, countries, economics, globalization, india, lectures, music, oil, politics, Russia, South Africa, trade, world power
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Global Cafe Series – 11/30
Global Café is a monthly informal gathering of students, faculty and staff that promotes cross-cultural awareness through the exchange of ideas and experiences. Presentations will be given by international, travel study and study abroad students. If you’re interested in global … Continue reading
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