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May 2005
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- Wednesday, May 25, 2005
- 2005-06 Diversity Program Development Initiative Grants Announced
- Amy Pikalek
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The University of Wisconsin-Extension Division of Outreach and E-Learning Extension has announced five recipients of Diversity Program Development Initiative (DPDI) funding for the 2005-2006 fiscal year. The DPDI provides funds for Continuing Education units at the UW institutions to develop and implement new diversity ventures that are consistent with the goals and initiatives of UW-Extension's Plan 2008. The 2005-06 DPDI recipients are:
- School for Workers Celebrates 80 Years
- Amy Pikalek
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In 1925, the University of Wisconsin-Extension and the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) launched the first of several “Summer Schools for Working Women” by bringing women factory workers from the Milwaukee area to the University of Wisconsin—Madison for a summer course in labor economics, labor law and principles of trade unionism. In 1927, the Wisconsin Federation of Labor agreed to sponsor these summer schools at the university and began to actively recruit male students.
- Thursday, May 19, 2005
- Memorial Day starts with vacation food safety
- Barbara Ingham
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MADISON, Wis.— This vacation season, whether you travel by car or recreational vehicle, whether you are headed for the beach or a mountainside, be sure to include food safety in your travel plans.
- Monday, May 16, 2005
- THE SIX MOST EXCITING DAYS ON TV RETURN -- THE WPT AUCTION
- Lynn Brockmeyer
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Join the bidding fun May 31-June 5 when the exciting, fast-paced, Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) Auction airs on WPT.
- Friday, May 13, 2005
- Sustaining Wisconsin Forests & Woodlands to Strengthen our Economy
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Workshop offered to help communities maintain viable forests
- Monday, May 02, 2005
- WPT WORLD WAR II AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMS WIN STATEWIDE AWARDS
- Moira Harrington
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At the Milwaukee Press Club annual award ceremony late last week, Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) took home eight awards - four first-place and four second-place honors.
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