Wisconsin Idea Symposium

Posted November 2011

November 11, 2011
8:00 amto12:30 pm

UW-Madison Campus, Union South, Varsity Hall 2 and 3

The 2011 Wisconsin Idea Symposium is designed to engage staff, faculty and students in considering the values and purpose of the Wisconsin Idea. Symposium presentations and discussions are designed to provoke new understandings of the Wisconsin Idea that can influence both individual and institutional approaches to outreach and community engagement.

Interim Chancellor David Ward, political science professor Katherine Cramer Walsh and the University of Minnesota’s David Weerts will share research and insights on the emergence and contemporary practice of the Wisconsin Idea, current challenges and future possibilities.

The poster session will include information on the CIAS Eco-Fruit Project.

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