Meet CDMC’s New Producer-in-Residence
Gianofer Fields, veteran radio producer and storyteller, joins the CDMC in new role as Producer-in-Residence.
Author Archives: Linda Zwicker
Partners in Giving: Last Call for 2020
Deadline to e-pledge – DECEMBER 15 2020 We want to send a big THANK YOU to everyone who participated this year! Each and every dollar raised is very appreciated by the organizations and will go to good use in making our world a better place because we are Stronger, Together! Through this campaign you can […]
Innovation in Teaching & Celebrating Donors: Transforming the Second Floor
Details on construction to run February through August 2020 Innovation Lab: Fostering tomorrow’s breakthroughs A successful learning environment for innovation fosters creativity and brings together groups of students and faculty to collaborate, exchange ideas, feel engaged, and be a part of a team. Starting February 2020 construction on the new Innovation Lab will begin, transforming […]
Give Hope: Partners in Giving Underway
Because we care – we act! Give now at www.giving.wi.gov To all our fellow Human Ecologists: It’s time to sign up for Partners in Giving once again. For 45 years, Partners in Giving has allowed Wisconsin state employees to make a difference by supporting hundreds of local, state, national, and international charities that have met […]
Wild Turnips for White Corn Project
Building Tribal Food Sovereignty on the Fort Peck Reservation Using Oral History and Digitally Mapped Trade Networks Indigenous food sovereignty is about more than just getting healthy, local food into urban Native centers and onto reservations. Indigenous food sovereignty works to rebuild and strengthen communities’ relationships to the land. For centuries, settler colonialism disrupted the […]
The Psychology of Shopping
By Robert Chappell for Badger Vibes, celebrating the diverse UW Experience, a partnership with Madison 365 for content creation — March 28, 2019 You’ve surely enjoyed a bit of people-watching at the mall. Nancy Wong takes it to another level, though. Wong is the chair of the Department of Consumer Science at UW–Madison’s School of Human […]
The Dark Horse that is SoHE: Day of the Badger
What. A. Day. The School of Human Ecology (SoHE) had a truly remarkable day on April 9. Nancy Nicholas Hall was filled with energy and excitement, our alumni and friends online from around the country shared their love for our School, and SoHE was the talk of campus and the Foundation for a majority of […]
SoHE News and Events: March 15-21
Fairbanks Work Brings Enrichment to Public Transportation | Robb comments on Passion vs. Profit | Wong Reflects on Savings and Spending | Assistant Professor Marianne Fairbanks was selected by the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority to create a new art bus wrap, connecting weaving, math and technology. Zigs Zags, Zags Zig, “… pays homage […]
HDFS Grad Student Etta Joins Bouchet Society
Congratulations are in order for Roxanne Etta, graduate student in Human Development and Family Studies for induction into the prestigious Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. The Bouchet Society recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate. According to the UW-Madison Graduate School announcement, individuals were selected for […]
SoHE Grad Student Receives Campus Honor
Update October 28, 2019: Mariela Victoria Quesada Centeno has also just been awarded the UW System-wide Outstanding Woman of Color award. Mariela Victoria Quesada Centeno, MPH, doctoral student in Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) was honored on March 5 ,2019, as part of UW-Madison Outstanding Women of Color Award celebration. The award, now in […]
Knit-In for the 50th: What a Night!
Members of the Madison Knitting Guild gathered in the Robin’s Nest Cafe on Thursday evening, February 28th, to lead a knit-in, where members of the SoHE community could learn to knit. More than 50 people – students, administrators, colleagues, amateur and expert knitters -came together on a cold night to practice one of the world’s […]
Dr. Sarah Anne Carter Joins SoHE & Center for Design and Material Culture
Dr. Sarah Anne Carter has accepted a two-year position as Visiting Executive Director of the Center for Design and Material Culture (CDMC) and Visiting Assistant Professor in Design Studies in the School of Human Ecology. Effective March 1 2019 Dr. Carter will begin working part time, on loan from the Chipstone Foundation until the position […]
Croegaert Begins New Position in SoHE
To the SoHE Community: I am excited to announce that Danielle Croegaert will join the Student Academic Affairs & Career Development Office in the School of Human Ecology (SoHE) as our new Employer Relations Coordinator/Career Advisor effective February 1 2019. This is a brand new position for SoHE that will help coordinate and manage employer […]
A Model of Leadership: Yolanda Jenkins
Yolanda Jenkins, chair of the School of Human Ecology Board of Visitors (BoV), was honored for her thoughtful leadership and dedicated service during the annual fall meeting of the BoV. Since joining the board of visitors in 2012, Jenkins has held a variety of positions and led teams aimed at improving the work and effort […]
The Ecology of Well-being: New Faculty Hires Underway
The University of Wisconsin—Madison School of Nursing, School of Human Ecology, and Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies are currently searching for three new faculty members who are interested in creating meaningful and mutually beneficial partnerships with tribal communities and sovereign Native Nations through interdisciplinary research and outreach. While each school has a unique set of requirements […]
Culture Keepers/Elder-in-Residence Begins Next Week
A new initiative at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will seek to improve the experience of American Indian and Alaskan Native students by hosting Native elders on campus for extended visits and educational exchanges. The inaugural participant will be Ada Deer, a nationally recognized social worker, community organizer, political leader and champion of Indian rights. Deer […]
CFS Receives Funding for Research on Financially Vulnerable
Building on the strengths of its affiliates and partners, the Center for Financial Security (CFS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has been awarded a five-year cooperative agreement with the Social Security Administration’s Retirement and Disability Research Consortium (RDRC). The multidisciplinary center, housed in the School of Human Ecology, received the award along with three other […]
Remembering Elizabeth Schar: A Bright and Shining Light
If you want to be a Badger, just come along with me, By the light, by the light, by the light of the moon. If you want to be a Badger, just come along with me, By the bright shining light of the moon. Human Ecology Board of Visitors Chair Emerita and All Ways Forward […]
Meet New Professor Kasey Keeler
The Native American Nations of the United States, and those of Wisconsin, have demonstrated marked resilience over several decades. In a rapidly changing world, they also face complex contemporary challenges that need attention. SoHE, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin Extension and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and others, continues to work closely […]
New Faculty Director for CCFW
Earlier this spring the Center for Child and Family Well-Being launched a process to seek feedback about its future direction and opportunities to support high-impact research and, particularly in partnership with UW-Extension and community partners, advance the Wisconsin Idea. During this time the Center collected helpful insights through “town hall meetings” and one-on-one conversations from a […]
Flanagan Awarded $1.19M to evaluate “doing STEM”
Associate Dean and Professor Connie Flanagan has been awarded a $1.19M 3-year grant from the National Science Foundation’s ITEST (Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers) program. As the Principal Investigator for this project, “Strategies: Urban STEM Stewards: Expanding Career Interests through Citizen‐Science with Community Partners” Flanagan will assess the effectiveness of a community environmental science […]
Detention at a “Tender Age”
Even though we may have all breathed a sigh of relief on June 20 with President Trump’s Executive Order ending family separations, the crisis has not ended. Even before arriving at our borders, the children in the headlines and heart-wrenching photos in the news this week were already acutely vulnerable. It is often extreme violence […]
Enhancing Jail Visits through Interdisciplinary Intervention
In the United States today, roughly 1 in 25 children has a parent behind bars. Millions of children visit their mother and father in prison each year. Understanding that parent-child visits have the potential to lead to increased behavior problems and anxiety in children, an interdisciplinary team of faculty is setting out to change that. […]
Your Role in the New Job Description Process
The Title and Total Compensation Study is holding Job Description Orientation sessions the week of April 23. These sessions will introduce employees to the job description process. In the coming months, each college, school or division will provide additional training and/or information specific to the TTC job description process to further prepare you for the […]