BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Letters & Science - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Letters & Science X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Letters & Science REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T183000 DTSTAMP:20260519T043159 CREATED:20260319T185516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T185516Z UID:10018432-1775581200-1775586600@uwm.edu SUMMARY:En-Vision Embodied Writing Workshop DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Center for 21st Century Studies and Queer Zine Archive Project (QZAP) co-founder Milo Miller\, this workshop will blend mindfulness and creative writing to explore themes of slowing down\, radical self-care\, critical disability studies\, and fostering networks of mutual support and caregiving. The workshop will include time for creative exploration through collaging\, blackout poetry\, and more. Supplies will be provided\, but participants are welcome to bring their own collage\, paper\, and zine-making materials to share. \nWorkshop participants and the broader campus community are invited to submit artwork and creative writing pieces to a collaborative community zine project on a queer ethics of slow care. Those interested in submitting to the En-Vision Zine can find more information and submission requirements here. \nThis event is a part of the Center for 21st Century Studies’ inaugural graduate-led public humanities program En-Vision: Toward a Queer Ethics of Slow Care. “En-Vision” explores creative practices and embodied experiences of slow care for individuals living with chronic illness and impairments. \nFree and open to the public. Held in-person and online. Food and light snacks will be provided for in-person attendees. Prior registration is requested. \nClick here for information about directions\, parking\, and accessibility. URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/event/en-vision-embodied-writing-workshop/ LOCATION:UWM Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex\, Room 1150\, 3135 N. Maryland Ave.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53211\, United States CATEGORIES:Alumni & Community,Arts and Culture,Lectures Conferences and Symposiums,Public,Students,UWM Campus Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2026/03/EnVision_Workshop.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Center for 21st Century Studies":MAILTO:c21@uwm.edu X-TRIBE-STATUS: GEO:43.075447;-87.8828677 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=UWM Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex Room 1150 3135 N. Maryland Ave. Milwaukee WI 53211 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3135 N. Maryland Ave.:geo:-87.8828677,43.075447 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T173000 DTSTAMP:20260519T043159 CREATED:20260309T145406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T164141Z UID:10017576-1775752200-1775755800@uwm.edu SUMMARY:Marden Lecture Series Presents: Juggling Counts DESCRIPTION:Presented by Prof. Steve Butler\, Morrill\, Professor of Mathematics at Iowa State University \nMathematics is a language which can help us describe and explore patterns. One source of patterns that mathematicians have been exploring comes from juggling (the tossing of objects\, usually balls or clubs). We will look at multiple ways to describe juggling patterns that allow us to find new juggling patterns\, and to count how many possible patterns exist. We can compare answers to various problems to give a combinatorial proof of Worpitzky’s identity. We will also look at a few juggling-based problems that mathematics has not yet succeeded in answering. \nThis event is a part of the Marden Lecture Series\, each Spring the Department of Mathematical Sciences invites a distinguished mathematician to lecture to a general audience. The Marden Lecture honors Morris Marden (1905 – 1991)\, who founded our graduate program and made our department a research department. The Marden lecture is funded through the Miriam and Morris Marden Fund and is co-sponsored by the Department of Mathematical Sciences. URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/event/marden-lecture-series-presents-juggling-counts/ LOCATION:UWM Lubar Hall\, Room N140\, 3202 N. Maryland Ave.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53211\, United States CATEGORIES:Alumni & Community,Lectures Conferences and Symposiums,Natural Sciences,Public,Students,UWM Campus Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2026/03/marden_calender_720x480px.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Mathematical Sciences Department":MAILTO:math-staff@uwm.edu X-TRIBE-STATUS: GEO:43.0761608;-87.8822351 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=UWM Lubar Hall Room N140 3202 N. Maryland Ave. Milwaukee WI 53211 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=3202 N. Maryland Ave.:geo:-87.8822351,43.0761608 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T180000 DTSTAMP:20260519T043159 CREATED:20260304T001602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T180236Z UID:10017574-1775754000-1775757600@uwm.edu SUMMARY:Dean's Distinguished Lecture in the Natural Sciences: Artificial Intelligence\, Citizen Science and the Future of Conservation DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Ian Owens\nThursday\, April 9\, 2026\n5:00-6:00 pm\, Reception to Follow\nBall Room – UWM Student Union\n2200 East Kenwood Blvd.\n> RSVP Encouraged\nIt’s an exciting time to be a natural historian! New technologies are revolutionizing how we discover\, monitor\, and conserve nature. Amateur naturalists\, armed with cell phones and Apps\, are collecting data at a rate that would have seemed impossible only a few years ago\, and there is now the prospect of using similar technologies to understand how populations are changing in even the most remote forests and deepest oceans. And tens of millions of people are getting excited about what the spring sounds like. Ian Owens will ask what the next 10 years will look like in this fast-moving area\, drawing on examples from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and other leaders in the field. \n\nIan Owens is a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University. As an ornithologist\, he focuses on the ecology\, evolution\, and conservation of birds\, using their appeal to engage the public in critical scientific and sustainability issues. Since 2021\, he has served as the Louis Agassiz Fuertes Executive Director of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology\, a leading scientific institute that integrates major programs in technology\, research\, education\, communication\, and global bird conservation. The Cornell Lab is not only a hub for research and training but also enjoys a prominent public profile as the home of several citizen science projects\, apps\, and websites. Notable initiatives include eBird\, Merlin\, All About Birds\, Bird Cams\, Celebrate Urban Birds\, Birds of the World\, and the Macaulay Library of sound recordings. \n\n  URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/event/deans-distinguished-lecture-in-the-natural-sciences-artificial-intelligence-citizen-science-and-the-future-of-conservation/ LOCATION:UWM Union Ballroom\, 2200 East Kenwood Blvd.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53211\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures Conferences and Symposiums,Natural Sciences,UWM Campus Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2026/03/Dr-Ian-Owens-1.webp X-TRIBE-STATUS: GEO:43.0752308;-87.881425 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=UWM Union Ballroom 2200 East Kenwood Blvd. Milwaukee WI 53211 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2200 East Kenwood Blvd.:geo:-87.881425,43.0752308 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260416T200000 DTSTAMP:20260519T043159 CREATED:20260407T184219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T184219Z UID:10018435-1776366000-1776369600@uwm.edu SUMMARY:Climate Change: Science and Faith Perspectives DESCRIPTION:Bart Adrian\, Senior Lecturer in Atmospheric Science and Mathematics\, will be speaking on the topic Climate Change: Science and Faith Perspectives. \nBart will be presenting at the meeting of the Greater Milwaukee Chapter of the American Meteorological Society on Thursday\, April 16\, starting at 7:00pm in EMS E180 on the UWM campus. \nThis event is free and open to the public. URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/event/climate-change-science-and-faith-perspectives/ LOCATION:UWM EMS Building\, Room 180\, 3200 N. Cramer Street\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53211\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures Conferences and Symposiums,Natural Sciences,Public,UWM Campus Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2026/04/adrianb.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Mathematical Sciences Department":MAILTO:math-staff@uwm.edu X-TRIBE-STATUS: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260417T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260417T140000 DTSTAMP:20260519T043159 CREATED:20260309T190852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T190852Z UID:10017577-1776420000-1776434400@uwm.edu SUMMARY:Exploring Majors Fair DESCRIPTION:The College of Letters & Science is hosting an exploring majors fair this spring! \nCome learn more about the programs in the College of Letters & Science. We offer a broad range of programs – natural science\, humanities\, and social science majors\, minors\, certificate programs\, and pre-professional pathways. \nDuring the majors fair\, faculty and current students will be available to provide more information about programs\, classes\, internships\, and research opportunities. This is a great way to learn more about the areas of study you are interested in and what you can do at UWM! \nWe hope to see you there! URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/event/exploring-majors-fair/ LOCATION:UWM Zelazo Center\, Room 250\, 2419 East Kenwood Blvd.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53211\, United States CATEGORIES:Academic Dates and Deadlines,Career and Leadership Development,Students,UWM Campus Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2026/03/EMF_Event.webp ORGANIZER;CN="College of Letters &%3B Science":MAILTO:let-sci@uwm.edu X-TRIBE-STATUS: GEO:43.0743299;-87.8811249 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=UWM Zelazo Center Room 250 2419 East Kenwood Blvd. Milwaukee WI 53211 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2419 East Kenwood Blvd.:geo:-87.8811249,43.0743299 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260417T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260417T130000 DTSTAMP:20260519T043159 CREATED:20260415T152657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T153311Z UID:10018438-1776427200-1776430800@uwm.edu SUMMARY:WLC Speaker Series\, Davorin J. Odrcic\, “The Law Behind Mass ICE Arrests and Detention” DESCRIPTION:WLC Speaker Series \nDavorin J. Odrcic \n”The Law Behind Mass ICE Arrests and Detention” \nSince January of 2025 the manner and intensity of ICE arrests and detention have changed dramatically compared to prior administrations. Attorney Odrcic will explain the legal underpinnings to these significant events in immigration law and policy. \nCRT 175 \n12-1pm URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/event/wlc-speaker-series-davorin-j-odrcic-the-law-behind-mass-ice-arrests-and-detention/ LOCATION:Curtin Hall 175 CATEGORIES:Faculty and Staff,Lectures Conferences and Symposiums,Public,Student Life,Students,UWM Campus Events X-TRIBE-STATUS: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260417T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260417T180000 DTSTAMP:20260519T043159 CREATED:20260304T003157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T194857Z UID:10017575-1776443400-1776448800@uwm.edu SUMMARY:Dean's Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities: Black City-Builders: Reinforcing the Case for Reparatory Justice in America DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Joe Trotter Jr.\nFriday\, April 17\, 2026\n4:30 – 6:00 p.m.\, Reception to Follow\nAlumni Fireside Lounge – UWM Student Union\n2200 East Kenwood Blvd.\nDr. Joe William Trotter\, Jr. is the Giant Eagle University Professor of History and Social Justice and past History Department Chair at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania. He is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; the director and founder of Carnegie Mellon’s Center for Africanamerican Urban Studies and the Economy (CAUSE) and past president of both the Urban History Association and the Labor and Working Class History Association. \nThis lecture is based upon Dr. Trotter’s recent book\, Building the Black City: The Transformation of American Life (California\, 2024).  While contemporary urban and labor studies acknowledge the impact of Black labor on the built environment of American cities\, both  scholars and the larger public have found it more difficult to conceptualize predominantly poor and working class Black urbanites as “City-Builders.”  Hence\, this talk will underscore how African Americans double-taxed their own labor and built their own city within the city to serve their own needs.  Whereas the case for reparations is usually based on land dispossession\, unpaid and underpaid labor\, this lecture will move the notion of a “Black City” from the periphery to the center of the case for reparatory justice for descendants of African people “enslaved” and later “Jim Crowed” in the United States of America.  As such\, the case for reparations\, he concludes\, must also include a focus on the creativity of Black people as “City-Builders” in their own interests as well as exploited workers. \nThe Dean’s Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities is made possible by generous funding from the Vilas Trust. URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/event/building-the-black-city-expanding-the-case-for-reparations-for-descendants-of-african-people-enslaved-in-america/ LOCATION:UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge\, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53211\, United States CATEGORIES:Lectures Conferences and Symposiums,UWM Campus Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2026/03/Dr.-Joe-Trotter-1.webp X-TRIBE-STATUS: GEO:43.0750689;-87.8813345 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. Milwaukee WI 53211 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.:geo:-87.8813345,43.0750689 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260422T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260422T180000 DTSTAMP:20260519T043159 CREATED:20260414T180505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T180505Z UID:10018437-1776866400-1776880800@uwm.edu SUMMARY:UWM Biological Sciences Greenhouse Open House DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Earth Week\, the NWQ Biological Sciences Greenhouse will hold its 8th annual Open House. Enjoy and explore our unique instructional collection\, look at plants from a new perspective\, and learn about the cutting-edge NSF and USDA funding taking place in the facility. Free plants while they last!  \nFor questions\, email engevold@uwm.edu URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/event/uwm-biological-sciences-greenhouse-open-house/ LOCATION:UWM Greenhouse\, 3209 N Maryland Ave\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53211\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Natural Sciences,Prospective Students,Public,UWM Campus Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2026/04/UWM-Greenhouse-Open-House.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Biology Department":MAILTO:biosci@uwm.edu X-TRIBE-STATUS: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260424T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260424T190000 DTSTAMP:20260519T043159 CREATED:20260330T152231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T152231Z UID:10018434-1777051800-1777057200@uwm.edu SUMMARY:Friends of Art History Guest Lecture - Kim Sajet: What is Art History for? DESCRIPTION:Please join us as we welcome the new Director of the Milwaukee Art Museum! \nSince the dawn of civilization\, people have turned to art to make sense of the world around them. From Pliny the Elder’s account of artistic progress to Xie He’s theory of “spirit resonance” and Giorgio Vasari’s biographical narratives of artistic genius\, writers have theorized and systematized how art develops and why it matters. In 1764\, Johann Joachim Winckelmann first coined the term “history of art\,” helping to formalize the discipline and secure its place within the academy. What began as an effort to elevate the study of art eventually became a marker of cultural refinement. \nYet today\, art history — along with many related humanities disciplines — finds itself increasingly marginalized on university campuses and in public life. Programs shrink\, departments merge\, and scholarship is asked to defend its relevance. If art history is fundamentally the study of visual communication\, why has it struggled to communicate its own purpose? What is art history for? \nIn this talk\, Kim Sajet\, the Donna and Donald Baumgartner Director of the Milwaukee Art Museum\, suggests that the answer lies not in defending old hierarchies or rehearsing inherited canons\, but in reimagining the purpose of studying art itself — less as a means of codifying culture or adjudicating status\, and more as a way of creating community and advancing a shared sense of global humanity. \nLecture is free and open to the public. URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/event/friends-of-art-history-guest-lecture-kim-sajet-what-is-art-history-for/ LOCATION:Curtin Hall 175 CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Humanities,Lectures Conferences and Symposiums,Public,UWM Campus Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2026/03/Sajet-and-Calatrava.webp X-TRIBE-STATUS: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260430T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260430T180000 DTSTAMP:20260519T043159 CREATED:20260420T152318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T152318Z UID:10018440-1777568400-1777572000@uwm.edu SUMMARY:Little Free Library Walking Tour With C21 DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for 21st Century Studies for a walk with the Human Club to explore the Little Free Libraries in our campus community! \nWe will start our journey at the UWM Center for Student Experience and Talent in the Student Union. Then\, we will head north through the campus neighborhoods\, making stops at the Little Free Libraries we find along the way. We will hear from local Little Free Library volunteers about how they set up their libraries and what motivated them to start this project! \nThe Little Free Library motto is\, “Take a Book\, Leave a Book.” In the spirit of this motto\, we ask that you bring a book (or two!) to donate to a library. Your donation will help keep these neighborhood libraries stocked with stories. \nWe invite both pets and children to join us on this adventure. Please be prepared to walk at least a mile as we explore the neighborhood around UWM and share the joy of books! \nMeet outside the SET Offices\, Student Union E153\, 2200 E Kenwood Blvd. \n— \nWhat are Little Free Libraries? \nLittle Free Library is a nonprofit organization based in St. Paul\, Minnesota. Their mission is to be a catalyst for building community\, inspiring readers\, and expanding book access for all through a global network of volunteer-led Little Free Library book-exchange boxes. \nTheir vision is a Little Free Library in every community and a book for every reader. They believe all people are empowered when the opportunity to discover a personally relevant book to read is not limited by time\, space\, or privilege. Through Little Free Library book exchanges\, millions of books are exchanged each year\, profoundly increasing access to books for readers of all ages and backgrounds. \nAbout Human Club \nHuman Club is the Center for 21st Century Studies’ newest initiative\, which features free field trips around Milwaukee and humanities gatherings with your fellow humans. Comes with a membership punch-card! URL:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/event/little-free-library-walking-tour-with-c21/ LOCATION:UWM Union – E153\, 2200 E Kenwood Blvd.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53211\, United States CATEGORIES:Alumni & Community,Arts and Culture,Humanities,Public,Students,UWM Campus Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://uwm.edu/letters-science/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2026/04/little_free_library.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Center for 21st Century Studies":MAILTO:c21@uwm.edu X-TRIBE-STATUS: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR