The New Constellation Series

University of Wisconsin-Madison

April-December, 2007

 

April 23: David Nelson, Dept of Biochemistry: “Education & Outreach in the WID/MIR Building”

 

May 21: Steve Amundson, Campus Visitor Information Programs, "Campus-wide Visitor Programs"

 

June 4: Tricia Dickinson, University Communications, "The Wisconsin Idea in Branding UW-Madison"

 

June 11: Mark Guthier, Wisconsin Union, "Science at the Crossroads: The New Union South and WID/MIR"

 

June 18: Sarah Schutt, Wisconsin Alumni Association and DCS: "Connecting with Alumni and Lifelong Learners Through the New Constellation Venues"

 

July 16: Deb Archer, Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau: "Educational Tourism: Making UW-Madison a Destination for Exploration"

 

Sept 10: Jo Handelsman, Dept of Bacteriology: "Science for the People"

 

Sept 17: Andrew Taylor, Bolz Center for Arts Administration: "We Shape Our Buildings, and Then They Shape Us"

 

Sept 24: Tom Still, Wisconsin Technology Council: "An Inventive Wisconsin: Ingenuity, Enterprise, and the Knowledge Economy"

 

Oct 8: Shawn Rowe (Oregon State University) and Carol Warkentein (Ohio State University): Science Outreach at OSU and OSU

 

Oct 15: Lance Lunsway, Transportation Services: "The Roles of Campus Transportation in Science Outreach"

 

Oct 22: Ruth Shelly, Madison Children's Museum: "Never Too Young: Science at Madison Children's Museum"

 

Oct 29: Jessica McCarty, Campus Visitor & Information Programs: "The Campus Visit Program: Promoting UW as an Educational Destination"

 

Oct 30: Marsha M. Seltzer, Interim Director, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery: "The Evolution of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery"

 

Nov 5: Dolly Ledin, Center for Biology Education: "Here at Home: Science Outreach Opportunities with Schools in Dane County"

 

Nov 12: Alan Fish, Facilities and Planning Management: "Designing Facilities to Building Campus and Public Communities"

 

Nov 19: Michael Cox, Dept of Biochemistry: "The Renovation of Old Biochemistry"

 

Nov 26: Cathy Vrentas, Cellular and Molecular Biology; and Laurel Norris, Life Science Communications: "Looking to the New Constellation to Develop the Future Stars of Outreach"

 

Dec 3: Annual Summary for 2007, and New Constellation Prospectus for 2008: David Nelson, Noel Radomski, Tom Zinnen, and ideas from the group.

 

Dec 10: Margaret Lewis and Millard Susman, Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters: “The Wisconsin Idea at the Wisconsin Academy”

 

Dec 17: Mark Lefebvre, Vice President, UW Foundation: “Wisconsin at the Crossroads: Outreach and Private Support”