It seems that project management around the world is in dire need of improvement. UW-Madison Visiting Professor Alex Laufer, who is a world-recognized expert in project management, says, “A total of 53 percent of software …
9/11 Memorial: Remember Us By: Bridget Birdsall Eleven years ago today my younger brother, Christopher, who happens to be eleven years younger than myself, had an appointment in the second tower of the World Trade Centers. …
Many kindergarteners bounce with excitement on their first day at school; many more-experienced children whine about the start of a new school year. Adult students tend to be more like kindergartners: thrilled to step into a …
Today, thousands of Milwaukee Metropolitan School District students got up early to start their first day of school–and many of them had been helped to get ready for the big day by UW-Madison Continuing Studies staff! …
by Carly Allard “You can’t travel somewhere without learning something,” said Doug Whittle, director and trip leader for UW-Madison Continuing Studies educational travel program. That’s because travel involves immersing yourself in new traditions, landscapes, culture, …
Merikay Payne exemplifies the lifelong learner that UW-Madison Continuing Studies is tailor-made for. Besides working as a designer of brochures, catalogs, and other marketing materials for Continuing Studies, she is an award-winning (and money-making) artist. …
by Jane Terpstra, Director, Distance Education Professional Development at the Division of Continuing Studies Demand for online learning remains high because of technology advances, diminishing state support, and leaner corporate training budgets. This year, educators are …
For more than 30 years—from the 1950s to the 1980s—thousands of Wisconsin high school students learned about news and feature writing at Newspaper in Education programs led by Prof. Bob Tottingham of Continuing Studies (then UW-Extension). …
A recent national poll revealed that a majority of Americans would prefer to sing a new American anthem than try to warble Francis Scott Key’s musical composition (circa 1814). It seems very few are enamored …
Dr. Suzanna Waters-Castillo, director of UW-Madison Continuing Studies programs on aging, was inducted into UW-Madison’s Teaching Academy this spring. Waters-Castillo joins five other Continuing Studies faculty and academic staff in the Teaching Academy: Sage Goellner (languages), …
by Suzanna Waters-Castillo Many of us have parents, siblings, and friends that are reaching their older years, and we may be concerned about their mental health or mood. As people age, we all need to …
Joining thousands of other students and employees at UW-Madison, Continuing Studies staff and faculty this spring read and discussed the thought-provoking true story and national bestseller Enrique’s Journey by journalist Sonia Nazario. The Continuing Studies experience …