Public Works: Career Diversity Panel

Center for the Humanities, University Club Building, Room 313, 432 E. Campus Mall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Join us to hear from four Wisconsin-based public humanities professionals who pursued non-academic career paths, from academic and nonprofit administration to editorial, fundraising, and community engagement work. This panel will be moderated by Danielle Weindling, Assistant Director, Center …

Breakfast Book Talk: Musa al-Gharbi and the Contemporary Context of DEI

Center for the Humanities, University Club Building, Room 313, 432 E. Campus Mall
@ 9:00 am - 10:00 am

To join: Bagels and coffee will be provided, and seats are limited. To register, please send an email to rsvp@humanities.wisc.edu with your name, title, or affiliation. Faculty, staff, and graduate students are invited to join Musa …

Public Works: Translating Research to Narrative Nonfiction with Aaron Robertson

Center for the Humanities, University Club Building, Room 313, 432 E. Campus Mall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Aaron Robertson is a writer, editor, and translator (from Italian); he was also a judge for the 2024 International Booker Prize. His nonfiction debut, The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in …

Public Works: Measuring Intangible Outcomes: Evaluating Humanities Projects

Center for the Humanities, University Club Building, Room 313, 432 E. Campus Mall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

In this workshop, participants will learn how to evaluate arts and humanities programs and how to use evaluation plans to help inform every step of project development. Evaluation is a process through which one can …

Public Works: Introduction to Asset Mapping with Wisconsin Humanities 

Center for the Humanities, University Club Building, Room 313, 432 E. Campus Mall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

In this workshop, participants will learn how to use asset mapping, both in the form of literal maps and as an organizing tool, to collaboratively organize information, understand community needs, and kickstart community projects. What …

Public Works: Graduate Student Community Engagement Opportunities Mixer

Center for the Humanities, University Club Building, Room 313, 432 E. Campus Mall
@ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Are you a graduate student interested in community engaged approaches to research and teaching? Looking for professional development geared toward pursuing public-facing careers post UW-Madison? Curious about the public possibilities of your knowledge and credentials? …

Public Works: Key Approaches to Pitching Public Humanities Projects with Art History Alumni

Center for the Humanities, University Club Building, Room 313, 432 E. Campus Mall
@ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

This Public Works seminar gives participants a chance to learn about successful approaches and strategies for pitching their academic work to public audiences. In honor of the Department of Art History’s Centennial Celebration, three alumni …

Public Works: Building Your Personal Website with DesignLab 

Center for the Humanities, University Club Building, Room 313, 432 E. Campus Mall
@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

This workshop, in collaboration with DesignLab, will focus on best practices for content organization and design for personal websites and portfolios for academics and early career professionals. Participants will discuss hosting platforms and review examples …