Alumni and friends of UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) now have a new communications tool to stay connected and informed. An email newsletter and an associated web site were launched recently to help CALS alumni stay informed of college activities, learn more about their fellow graduates and participate in upcoming events. (more…)
You are invited to two events associated with Farm Technology Days, July 15-17 in Brown County. All UW-Madison alumni and friends are invited to stop by the U.W. System Alumni Tent between 12:30 and 1:45 p.m. each day of the event and on July 16, the Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association is hosting a picnic. For a PDF flyer with map and directions download this flyer. (more…)
The newest group of CALS alumni celebrated their accomplishments with Dean Jahn and representatives from the college (as well as Bucky Badger and members of the UW-Madison Marching Band) at the CALS Commencement Reception. The reception took place in the Nicholas-Johnson Pavilion following the 10:00am commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 17, 2008. Over 650 people attended the reception including 106 graduates who were asked to share their plans for next year. (more…)
For the past, ten weeks, the Participatory Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO) and CALS offered a discussion group focusing on Food, Health, Agriculture and the Environment. The course explored a variety of topics with a knowledgeable and engaging line-up of guest speakers. (more…)
CALS will launch an alumni edition of eCALS this summer to share college and campus news, promote involvement opportunities, and give alumni a chance to share their news as well. Please submit articles for the first issue of Alumni eCALS by Monday, June 2, 2008 to alumni@cals.wisc.edu. Suggestions for articles include: (more…)
Join CALS for “The Science of Beer” presented by Miller Brewing Company. Miller’s beer experts will be giving a presentation on brewing, beer styles, and beer quality attributes. It will take place this Friday, May 9, 2008 at 10:00am in the Ebling Symposium Center, Microbial Sciences (1550 Linden Drive). A discussion will follow the presentation providing an opportunity to ask questions and test the experts. Please let us know if you plan to attend by responding to alumni@cals.wisc.edu or 608-262-5784. We hope to see you there!
The 2008 Alumni Profiles are now available online at http://apa.wisc.edu/Alumni/alumni_profiles.html. Alumni Profiles answer some broad questions about where undergraduate alumni live, if they are employed or enrolled in educational programs, and how much they value their UW-Madison education. Alumni Profiles are available for schools and colleges and for undergraduate majors. Among UW-Madison alumni who graduated within the past 10 years: (more…)
Here’s the schedule for Alumni Day on Campus, Friday, May 9 at the Pyle Center. Click here for additional details. Two CALS professors are on the program: Rich Hartel (food science), speaking on the science of candymaking, and Randy Fortenbery (ag and applied economics), speaking on challenges and opportunities related to biofuels. (more…)