“The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.” --Marcus Tullius Cicero
Year of Mexico events today celebrate Day of the Dead
Taeyeob Kim works a desk in the UC to promote the International Student Services Sugar Skull Painting event today in 102 Hagestad from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. to celebrate the Day of the Dead, part of the Year of Mexico campus initiative. Learn more about the Day of the Dead at https://youtu.be/s14cLrye4zc. Also happening today is Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) event (10 a.m.-7 p.m. in the Falls Room, UC) celebrating and remembering friends and family members who have passed away. This holiday is celebrated throughout Mexico by building private altars called ofrendas, honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, favorite foods and mementos of remembrance. The Falls Room is set up as a space in which university faculty, staff and students can participate in a Dia de los Muertos celebration. Photo by Kathy M Helgeson.
UW System strategic planning process final UWRF Open Forum today
Faculty, staff and students at each institution in the UW System are invited to participate in the UW System’s strategic planning process. At the final open forum today at 3 p.m. in the St. Croix Room, UC, you will have the chance to preview and discuss the draft UWRF response to UW System, based on input gathered in the first Open Forum and through the survey tool.
Annual holiday plant sale pre-orders
The UWRF Horticulture Society is taking pre-orders for their annual Holiday Plant Sale. Available for pre-order are a variety of poinsettias, cyclamen, also Norfolk pine and Christmas cactus. These plants, along with a selection of houseplants, will also be available for purchase at the sale Dec. 1 in Ag Science, and Dec. 2-3 in the UC. The links to both the pre-order form and the document displaying poinsettia colors are on the CAFES homepage at http://www.uwrf.edu/CAFES/Index.cfm under news and events.
Upcoming Events
Coffee With a Cop, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 8 a.m., 129 RDI. Join your neighbors and police officers for coffee and conversation. No agenda or speeches, just a chance to aask questions, voice concerns, and get to know the officers in your neighborhood.
The UWRF Society of Physics Students (SPS) invites you to join their weekly meeting to a presentation Wednesday Nov. 4, 12:15-1 p.m. in 152 CSH by Nick Hamel, St. Paul Central site director for the Breakthrough Twin Cities program. Breakthrough Twin Cities prepares under-resourced students for college success and cultivates the next generation of educators. Learn about the work they are doing and about opportunities for paid summer internships and hang–out with physics majors. Feel free to bring your lunch to the presentation. Visit www.breakthroughtwincities.org for more information and a link to the Teaching Fellowship internship application. The application is now open, and the Early Action deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 12. Regular decision deadline is Tuesday, Feb. 23. For more information, email [log in to unmask].
Don't Forget
Monday, Nov. 2
Day of the Dead Free Sugar Skull Face Painting, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 102 Hagestad Hall. Hosted by UWRF International Student Services as part of the Year of Mexico campus initiative.
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) event 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Falls Room, UC. celebrating and remembering friends and family members who have passed away. This holiday is celebrated throughout Mexico by building private altars called ofrendas, honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, favorite foods and mementos of remembrance. The Falls Room is set up as a space in which university faculty, staff and students can participate in a Dia de los Muertos celebration. An ofrenda, put together by the Spanish Club, will be near the entrance to the room. Within the Falls Room there will be a number of tables on which individuals can set up a small ofrenda with pictures, mementos, flowers, or simply a card with the name of a deceased friend or family member. Some flowers and cards will be available that you are welcome to use. Please help us put the word out to students regarding this event and come celebrate Dia de los Muertos with us. This beautiful Mexican holiday is a gesture of love as we celebrate those we love who have gone before us by honoring their lives and their memory.
UW System strategic planning process final UWRF Open Forum, 3 p.m., St. Croix Room, UC. Faculty, staff and students at each institution in the UW System are invited to participate in the UW System’s strategic planning process. At the open forum today, you will have the chance to preview and discuss the draft UWRF response to UW System, based on input gathered in the first Open Forum and through the survey tool.
Now You Know
International Student Services has posted a video on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s14cLrye4zc&feature=youtu.beexplaining the history, significance, and celebration of the Mexican holiday Dia De Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. As part of the Year of Mexico initiative on campus, UWRF has several events to take part in today, Nov. 2, to celebrate this holiday.
Education News
“Is the Wisconsin System Chief Backtracking on Tenure?” Inside Higher Ed, Nov. 2.
“In Case You Missed It: Rebecca Blank says UW Systems prez at Cross purposes with faculty,” The Capital Times, Oct. 30.
“Rebecca Blank: UW officials undermined push to write new tenure rules,” Wisconsin State Journal, Oct. 31.
“Getting What You Pay For,” Inside Higher Ed, Oct. 30.
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