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CALS and WALSAA invite graduates and their guests to a reception following the commencement ceremony to be recognized for the first time as CALS alumni. The reception will take place on Saturday, May 17, 2008 from noon – 2:00 p.m. in the Skyview Room, Fluno Center (601 University Avenue). Complimentary appetizers will be served. A brief program will take place at 12:30 p.m. with remarks from the college and WALSAA. Representatives from the college are invited attend and extend their congratulations. Please RSVP via email to Bonnie Jaedike at bjaedike@cals.wisc.edu or phone at 608-262-1445 by May 12th.

Every year CALS honors a select group of seniors for their outstanding academic achievement and contributions to the College. This year eight students were recognized; six won the CALS Outstanding Senior Awards and two won the Meyerhoff Award, a prestigious Campus award. The CALS Outstanding Senior Award winners were: Leann Barden, Ashley Gramza, Nicole Helmke, Jennifer Lechowiec, Molly Sauerbry, and Tanya Zimmerman. The Meyerhoff Award winners were Katherine Gielissen and Craig Kohn. Short biographies are included below. (more…)

The following announcement was forwarded from Ivy Brand, a Community Supported Agriculture farm, providing locally grown produce to communities in and around the Annapolis, Maryland area: (more…)

The provost’s office has issued a call for proposals for university assessment funds for 2008-09. These funds are limited and are intended to be a catalyst for promoting assessment of student learning outcomes within and across our academic programs.

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This year’s 100-hour Wiscontrepreneur challenge kicks off in about a week, and we ask that you continue to help us build support and interest in this exciting, campus-wide entrepreneurship activity for our UW-Madison students. If you could, please download the event flyer and forward it to any students you think might be interested, or any faculty or student service workers who might be willing to pass along the information. The Wiscontrepreneur challenge is open to all UW students, and last year sparked interest among undergrads in the arts and humanities, as well as business students, engineering students and students interested in volunteerism and community service. Thanks again for helping to get the word out. More information about the 100-hour Wiscontrepreneur challenge is available at www.wiscontrepreneur.org/challenge

The UW-Madison has two reasons to be proud after the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge held last weekend in Madison. The NAIDC is a management contest to incorporate all phases of a specific dairy business. A UW-Madison team consisting of he UW-Madison Chrissy Wendorf, Linda Behling, Shannon Dwyer and Matt Repinsky (coached by Dairy Science Graduate Student John Goeser) earned a gold award in the event. (more…)

Four CALS students were inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor societies, on April 6. The CALS inductees (with majors) include: Molly Sauerbrey (biology), Matthew Vogt (biochemistry), Trisha Weiland (nutritional Sciences) and Nicholas Zaban (biochemistry).

It’s called CALS Week, but this series of student-organized stretches through two weekends. Here’s the schedule: (more…)

Higher Education for Development (HED), in cooperation with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), anticipates making up to seven awards of up to $250,000 each as part of the US-Mexico Training, Internships, Exchanges, and Scholarships (TIES) Initiative. For details about applying for this competitive award, please click this link: TIES US - Mexico University Partnerships. Applications are due June 20 at 5 p.m. ET. (more…)

You know it’s spring when CALS Week rolls around. Just like the tulips in Allen Centennial Gardens, CALS Week blooms with student activities that range from the silly to the studious. Academics, athletics, science and community service each get a place in the schedule. (more…)