The University Staff Blog is a collective effort. We wish to raise the general profile of the staff itself within the campus community, and a diverse blog helps do that. We also strive to better articulate the role of the University Staff on campus and the people who make it up. We have tried to do that by profiling both the types of jobs they do and the extraordinary effort they put forth.
Lastly, we try to show that the interests of the staff are as wide and varied as the staff itself. While we try to pay particular attention to world and historic events that have a tie into working people, the UW, and Wisconsin in general, we also try to cover a large variety of subjects and make the blog a brief stop for people to get a short educational download on a topic they may not have explored before.
Profile in Black History – The Hammer
It has been said that one of the most difficult feats to perform in sports is to hit a pitched baseball with a bat. One athlete was so adept at this task that he was …
February 23, 2021Black History Month Profile – Putting His Own Stamp on It
Georg Olden was a graphic designer who would become the first African-American to design a stamp for the US Postal Service. The stamp was unveiled at a ceremony in the White House by John F. …
February 16, 2021Black History Month Profile – Up From Slavery
In 1856, Booker T. Washington was born a slave in Virginia. He was freed from slavery upon the arrival of Federal troops in his region. Throughout his life, Mr. Washington would work to build a …
February 9, 2021- More News
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