David Susskind was raised in a Jewish family. He graduated from Brookline High School in Massachusetts and entered the University of Wisconsin at Madison. During WWII, he joined the US Navy and was assigned as …
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Spread It Around
It was on 24 June, 1965, that advocates of colored Oleo Margarine won a significant battle at the State Capitol. Oleo margarine was available to Wisconsin consumers, but in a pale white variety, so as …
Come Home, America
On 18 January, 1972, US Senator George McGovern (D-SD), announced his candidacy for the Presidency of the United States. Prior to his election to the US Senate, McGovern had served in the US House of …
Haute Cuisine
When Chancellor Blank needs to provide a tempting menu at celebratory events, she relies on the talents of University Staff. The Division of Housing was called upon twice this week to serve the culinary needs …
April Congress Meeting
On 16 April, The University Staff Congress convened for it’s monthly meeting. Among other issues, Congress adopted a Resolution proposed by the Appointments Committee (which was represented by Court Maney, pictured above) to request that …
Women’s Day – Celebrated!
It was a full house, and then some, at Varsity Hall in Union South when University Staff gathered together to celebrate International Women’s Day. The crowd heard an address from UWPD Chief Kristen Roman and …
February Congress Meeting
Members of the University Staff Congress gathered in Bascom Hall for their February meeting. Leslie Orrantia, Director of Community Relations, briefed the Congress on the role of her office and her strategy for strengthening community …
January Congress Meeting
The University Staff Congress held their January meeting this week and started off the year with a full Agenda. Congressional Representatives heard presentations from the OMBUDS Office as well as from the Employee Assistance Office. …
Bow-WOW!
To celebrate the coming ‘Year of the Dog’ in 2018, we had Rich Gassen and his team at Digital Printing and Publishing design a Chinese calendar for our office to give away. They proved to …
November Congress Meeting
At their November meeting, members of Congress were fortunate to have the opportunity to hear from and ask question of, Vice Provost for Diversity, Patrick Sims. During his presentation, Vice Provost Sims thanked the Congress …