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Campus Open House |
| The University of Wisconsin-Madison had three days of hands-on fun and
education as part of a free Campus Open House Aug.
18-20, 2000. (Click to see original website) |
| The event featured interactive, educational and entertaining activities for people of all ages, says Noel Radomski, director of the Visitor Services program: "Together, our schools, colleges and other units provided visitors with a snapshot of the great discoveries, instructional initiatives, outreach efforts, cultural life and athletic programs of the university." |
 | All events were free and family-oriented. The entire Campus opened its doors with tours, concerts,
special events and freebies. Parking in university lots was free Saturday, and buses shuttled visitors between the major event sites. |
| Events were centered on several major locations and timing was staggered so that people could visit several sites throughout the day. Some of the highlights over the three days included: |
- 56 bronze bells of the 85-foot carillon tower, the politics of the 2000 election, and enjoying a cool neon light show.
- A look inside a state of the art Med Flight emergency helicopter and exploration of the inner workings of the human brain.
- Hands-on fun extracting DNA from wheat germ and
an exploration of the genetic codes of living plants and
bacteria.
- Visits to the milking parlor, a look at the veterinary
school, and learning about butterflies, beetles and bipeds
with the Creepy Crawly Zoo.
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- A tour of Wisconsin's native plant communities and information on healthy fruits and vegetables.
- Viewing art and fabric displays, a coloring
contest of historic buildings, a vintage
cartoons show of Bugs Bunny.
- Learning to play billiards, canoeing Lake Mendota, rock wall climbing, and a polka party.
- A view of high-tech distance learning systems, Internet
movie-making, wireless communications,
videoconferencing and more.
- Hands-on astronomy activities, peeks at the
stars at Washburn Observatory, a look at
Antarctic weather from a satellite, and learning about
past and future climates.
- Neat cars students made, picture sessions taken in front of the famous Engineering Fountain and Heisman Trophy.
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- Greenhouses, gardens, buildings, the arboretum tours, and world music at the Union Terrace.
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| Most events were scheduled Saturday, following this
general schedule: |
- Health and fitness activities and exhibits, 8
a.m.-noon.
- Exhibits and hands-on demonstrations in life
sciences and biotechnology, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
- Geology Museum tours, engineering, weather and space
science exhibits and more, 1-5 p.m.
- Poetry, storytelling, music and dancing, and
bookmaking for kids, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Music on the Union Terrace, 5-11 p.m.
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| On Sunday, Aug. 20, a free soccer clinic was held for kids, 8:30-11 a.m., and the annual Badger Football Family Fun Day at Camp Randall started at 2 p.m. |
| Food was available Saturday and Sunday at the Stock
Pavilion, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Babcock Hall, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Memorial Union, 11 a.m.-midnight; and Union South, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. |  |
| The Campus Open House was sponsored by the UW-Madison
Office of Visitor Services, Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, UW Health, The Wisconsin State Journal, WISC-TV, Wisconsin and Southern Railroad Company, and A to Z RentAll and Sales. |
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