Category Archives: campus connection

Meet Library Director candidate Myrna McCallister

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Barbara

This week we will be interviewing 2 candidates for Library Director. On Wednesday May 7th we will meet Myrna McCallister. You are welcome to come to the campus open session at 3pm in University Center 275A.

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Meet Library Director candidate Laurene Zaporozhetz

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Barbara

This week we will be interviewing 2 candidates for Library Director. On Monday we will meet Laurene Zaporozhetz. You are welcome to come to the campus open session at 3pm in University Center 275B.

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Cinco de Mayo

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Barbara

Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) is the anniversary of the 1862 Battle of Puebla, in which outnumbered Mexican troops defeated Napoleon III’s invading French army (despite this defeat the French weren’t actually stopped until 1867). The date is observed today … Continue reading →

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Undergrad Research posters

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Barbara

A sampling of Undergraduate Research posters is on display in the University Library. Come take a look! You also can browse a small sample of projects online as part of the institutional repository called MINDS@UW. Your poster could be displayed … Continue reading →

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Daniel Maguire @UWW Apr 21

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Barbara

Daniel Maguire, Marquette University Ethics Professor, will present “Paranoia and the Roots of War: Unmasking the Illusions of a ‘Superpower” on Monday April 21st, 7 p.m., in the Hamilton Center (James R. Connor University Center). This is the Political Science … Continue reading →

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Carnivorous Plants presentation

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Barbara

Terre Golembiewski, Laboratory Manager, Biological Sciences, will talk about “Carnivorous Plants: Wonders of the Natural World” on April 21st at 3 pm, the last spring 2008 Fairhaven Lecture. It’s open to everyone at Fairhaven Retirement Community’s Fellowship Hall (435 West … Continue reading →

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Earth Day (April 22)

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Barbara

Every April 22nd we celebrate Earth Day. Information about UWW’s Earth Day conference on April 22nd and other campus events is online. The federal government’s earthday.gov web site has suggestions for things you can do at home, at work or … Continue reading →

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Researching Employers

Posted on April 2, 2008 by kyle

Anything you read about careers, interviewing and landing that first job (or any job for that matter) says that you need to prepare, prepare, prepare. Well, what do you have to do to prepare? If you answered ‘I don’t know’ … Continue reading →

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Robert Putnam @UWW Apr.7

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Barbara

Robert Putnam will lecture on “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community” on Monday, April 7th, at 7 p.m. in the Young Auditorium. Several of his books are available in the University Library, including Bowling alone: the collapse … Continue reading →

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Jody Williams @ UWW Mar. 19

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Barbara

Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize winner and founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, will speak at 7p.m. in the Young Auditorium on Wed., Mar. 19, 2008 on “An Individual’s Impact on Social and Political Change.” You can … Continue reading →

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