Map of Wisconsin from 1870, the year the Wisconsin Academy was founded. Map image courtesy of davidrumsey.com.
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The Wisconsin Academy connects people and ideas across the state by bringing the public together with our leading experts, researchers, scholars, and artists to share cutting-edge knowledge in a wide range of fields, highlight our achievements, and address our common problems. In this spirit, we offer Academy Evenings presentations at various locations throughout the state. This season, we'll be in the following areas:
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Ashland
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Hudson
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Milwaukee
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Sheboygan
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Wausau
If you can't attend an Academy Evenings presentation, please check our
Multimedia Viewing Opportunities page for television and online viewing options. If you would like to host an Academy Evenings presentation in your area, please contact
at 608-263-1692 x21.
Statewide Academy Evenings are sponsored by the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, M&I Bank, the Evjue Foundation, and the Lubar Family Foundation.
GEORGE ARCHIBALD
The Once and Future Life of Whooping Cranes: The Challenges of Reintroducing a Species
April 20, 2010, from 6:00-7:30 pm at the Alvord Theater, Northland College, 1411 Ellis Ave.
Join us for an evening with ornithologist
George Archibald, co-founder of the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, at Northland College's Alvord Theater. Co-sponsored by Northland College.
STAN GRUSZYNSKI
The Future of Farming and Rural Life: Reconnecting with Wisconsin Values and the Lost Art of Citizenship
October 13, 2009, from 7:00-8:30 pm at the Phipps Center for the Arts, 109 Locust St.
Stan Gruszynski discusses the birth of the Future of Farming and Rural Life Project and shares his stories (some humorous) from the road regarding civic engagement, fundraising, and the issuance of the final report. Co-sponsored by UW-River Falls and the Phipps Center.
SPECIAL TICKETED EVENT
Green Jobs: Growing Wisconsin Employment
September 29, 2009, 7:30-8:45 am at Discovery World, 500 North Harbor Drive
A distinguished panel of researchers and industry representatives assesses the future of Wisconsin's "green jobs" market. Panelists include
Thomas Boldt,
Molly Jahn,
Michael Lovell, and
Clay G. Nesler. Co-sponsored by WisPolitics/WisBusiness.com, UW-Milwaukee, and the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce. This is a special, ticketed event and Wisconsin Academy members received a discounted admission of $20 ($30 general public). Admission includes continental breakfast. E-mail
Debra Jordan or call 414-287-4127 to reserve your space.
WARRINGTON COLESCOTT
Living Dangerously: The Art of Visual Satire
July 8, 2010, from 6:15-8:00 pm at the Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive
Visual artist and UW-Madison professor emeritus
Warrington Colescott discusses his past and future works in conjunction with his retrospective exhibition at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Presented in partnership with the Milwaukee Art Museum.
KERRY TRASK
Coming of Age: Lincoln, the Civil War, and the Transformation of Wisconsin and the Midwest
April 27, 2010, from 7:00-8:30 pm, at the Mead Public Library, 710 N. 8th St.
Historian and author
Kerry Trask discusses how the Civil War produced the generation that most shaped Wisconsin's collective character and identity and eventually transformed the Midwest Region (of the Old Northwest Territories) into a mature and creative society.
JOEL ROGERS
Cities are the Answer: Taking the High Road in Wisconsin
October 22, 2009, from 7:00-8:30 pm at Dudley Tower, 500 1st Street
Cities are home to most of the world's economy, half its population, and three quarters of its carbon dioxide emissions. Their density of people and economic activity, as well as higher levels of public goods and popular organization--and generally more progressive politics and social inclusion--make them the answer to the question,
How will we live in the future? Joel Rogers shares his vision for the high-road--high-wage, low-waste, democratically
accountable--economy of tomorrow.
