Tag Archives: local events

Edgerton Book Festival features “Polar Express” author

For those of you looking for something to do this Saturday, October 23, 2010, why not make the short drive over to Edgerton for their 5th annual Sterling North Book & Film Festival? This year’s featured author is Chris Van … Continue reading

Posted in around wisconsin | Tagged , | Comments Off on Edgerton Book Festival features “Polar Express” author

Local author’s book signing

Whitewater author Dr. Suzanne Popke will give a book reading and signing on Sunday, July 25, at 2pm (location: 143 W. Main St., Whitewater, Office of Wisconsin Community Mental Health Counseling Center & Deeper Insight Art Gallery). Birth of a … Continue reading

Posted in around wisconsin | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Local author’s book signing

Our Natural World lecture series

Each semester UWW faculty/staff provide a lecture series at the Fairhaven Retirement Community’s Fellowship Hall, easily walkable from campus (435 W. Starin Road). Lectures are on Mondays at 3pm, and they are open to the public. The spring series is … Continue reading

Posted in around the world, campus connection | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Our Natural World lecture series

Senior Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr. @UWW Jan. 23

Senior Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr. will speak in the Irvin L. Young Auditorium at 3:30 p.m. on January 23rd. This is the 22nd annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Event on the UWW campus, and you’re all invited! The Honorable … Continue reading

Posted in campus connection | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Senior Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr. @UWW Jan. 23

Terri Jentz on campus Mon., Dec. 3

Terri Jentz will speak about “Strange Piece of Paradise: Violence Hiding in Plain Sight” on Monday, December 3rd, at 7 p.m. in the Young Auditorium as part of the Letters and Sciences Community Reading Initiative. Jentz has written Strange Piece … Continue reading

Posted in campus connection | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Terri Jentz on campus Mon., Dec. 3

Faculty/Staff Scholarship & Creative Achievements

UW-Whitewater faculty and staff scholarship and creative achievements during the period July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007 will be celebrated on November 20-21 in the Crossman Gallery (Greenhill Center for the Arts). The display of books, artwork, articles, and more will … Continue reading

Posted in campus connection | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Gain the Edge to Get the Job

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

Posted in around the library, campus connection | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Gain the Edge to Get the Job

What’s Going On in Whitewater?

What’s going on in Whitewater? How do you find out? One place to look is the official municipal web site (includes links to Whitewater videos, minutes of the Common Council and citizen committees, public service announcements, and more), or the … Continue reading

Posted in around the world | Tagged , , | Comments Off on What’s Going On in Whitewater?

Laurie Lawlor program Nov. 13

Laurie Lawlor, author of This Tender Place: The Story of a Wetland Year, will read from her book on Tuesday, November 13th, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kachel Center. The book, set in southeastern Wisconsin and based on research conducted … Continue reading

Posted in campus connection | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Laurie Lawlor program Nov. 13

Laurie Garrett @ UWW Nov. 5

Author Laurie Garrett will speak at the Young Auditorium on Monday, November 5, at 7 p.m., on “Betrayal of Trust: Critical Issues in Global Health Care.” She is the Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations … Continue reading

Posted in campus connection | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Laurie Garrett @ UWW Nov. 5