Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion

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Mencius The Works of Mencius, Books 1 & 2, translated by James Legge. (ca. 300 BCE) No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected texts. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION If you think you …

Celebrate Black Art

Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons, Golda Meir Library

An exhibition, "Celebrate Black Art,” is on view in the Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons February 1-29, 2024. Join us in commemorating Black History Month as we pay tribute to the rich heritage of Black Art and Artists. February's exhibit …

Black History Month Pop Up Exhibits

Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Come celebrate and learn with us at our Black History Month pop up exhibits in the American Geographical Society Library, Archives, and Special Collections! The exhibits are open Monday through Friday, February 1 through February 29, during the three collections' …

Writing for the Underground: A Talk by Neil Horsky

American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Neil Horsky -- an artist and an adjunct instructor at UWM and at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design -- will talk about his work as an arts journalist at an independent newspaper, The Boston Compass, and how audience demographics …

Great Books Virtual Roundtable Discussion

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Anne Frank The Diary of a Young Girl, 12 June - 22 December 1942, translated by Susan Massotty, 1997. (1947) No expertise or prerequisites are required. We only ask that you read the selected text. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ZOOM SESSION …

Geek Week at the Library, March 4-8

Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons, Golda Meir Library

If You Build It . . . You’ll Have Fun. Create structures, tap into your inner builder, and be an architect of your own amusement. All week long in the Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons you can get creative with …

UWM’s Academic Adventurers Talk — Pedestrian Safety at Night: Illuminating the Problem and Strategies for Safer Streets

American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

Presented by Robert J. Schneider, Ph.D., Professor and Co-Chair, Department of Urban Planning, UWM. US pedestrian fatalities increased by 51% between 2010 and 2020 (4,302 to 6,516 fatalities per year), and nearly all of the additional pedestrian fatalities that occurred …

Visual Essays Using Digital Archives: Juncture and IIF

Room E272, Golda Meir Library

Presented by Ann Hanlon and Jie Chen, UWM Libraries Juncture is an open-source framework to build multimedia exhibits that enables authors to build simple or complex narratives, building on other open tools. Tap into existing digital collections and incorporate high resolution …

Introduction to OER Adoption Virtual Workshop 

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This virtual workshop on Wednesday, March 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. will introduce faculty to open textbooks — a type of open educational resource (OER) — and the benefits these textbooks offer: affordability, pedagogical practice, student learning, and …