BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:213938@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251023 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n A weeklong\, statewide ce lebration of science\, art\, and technology!. The Wisconsin Science Festiv al is a statewide celebration of science\, technology\, engineering\, art\ , and math with activities for people of all ages\, backgrounds\, and inte rests throughout Wisconsin. Events include hands-on science exhibitions\, demonstrations\, performances\, tours\, pub nights\, workshops and more.\n \nCONTACT: 316-4390\, info@wiscifest.org\n\nURL: https://www.wisconsinscie ncefest.org/\n\nONLINE: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/ LOCATION:Statewide in Wisconsin (Also offered online) SUMMARY:Wisconsin Science Festival URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:213949@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251023 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Explore Wisconsin’s Bio diversity with a BioBlitz. Nature Explorers: Join the annual WiSciFest Bio Blitz!\n\nHave you ever wondered how many species exist in our environment ? From the shores of Lake Michigan to the forests of the Northwoods or the soil in your backyard\, Wisconsin is teeming with life – and the Wiscon sin Science Festival is launching a statewide BioBlitz project to learn mo re!\n\nCONTACT: 316-4390\, info@wiscifest.org\n\nURL: https://www.wisconsi nsciencefest.org/bioblitz/\n\nONLINE: https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org /bioblitz/ LOCATION:Statewide in Wisconsin (Also offered online) SUMMARY:Nature Explorers: Join the Wisconsin BioBlitz! URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/bioblitz/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:213881@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251023 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Check out our upcoming le agues &\; tournaments!. It actually is all fun and games here! Intramur al Sports Session B registration is open starting October 12 closes on Oct ober 26. You can do everything through Fusion Play. Here are the sports we are offering: \n\nSession B Leagues\n- Futsal\n- 5v5 Basketball\n- Innert ube Water Polo\n- Broomball\n- Marvel Rivals\n- Counter Strike 2\n- Euchre \n- 2k27\n\nSession B Tournaments\n- Mario Party Jamboree\n- Table Tennis\ n- Long Drive\n- Guitar Hero\n- Just Dance\n- Dodgeball\n- Chess\n\nCONTAC T: 262-8258\, imsports@recwell.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://recwell.wisc.edu/i ntramuralsports/ SUMMARY:Intramural Sports Session B Registration URL;VALUE=URI:https://recwell.wisc.edu/intramuralsports/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:207077@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251023 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Caring for loved ones can be hard and beautiful at the same time. In this exhibit\, we elevate care giver voices to shed light on their care experiences. We invited caregiver s to anonymously share postcard-sized depictions of the joys and challenge s that come with family care giving. The exhibit documents the themes reve aled in their words\, educating viewers about care giving and catalyzing a wareness and conversation about this often invisible population.\n\nCONTAC T: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/in-ca re-of/ LOCATION:Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:In Care Of: Postcard-Sized Portrayals of Caregiving in Wisconsin URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/in-care-of/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:211139@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T161500 DESCRIPTION:Join emerging and advanced leaders within the Madison community for a full day of professional development and networking. Participants w ill walk away with skills that can be applied to their own work\, as well as their teams and organizations. Breakout sessions will focus on career m anagement\; engagement\, inclusion\, and diversity\; leadership\; personal development and workplace skills\; relationship building and communicatio n\; and wellness.\n\nCONTACT: conferences@ohr.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://hr. wisc.edu/leadership-and-management-development-conference/ LOCATION:Union South SUMMARY:Leadership and Management Development Conference URL;VALUE=URI:https://hr.wisc.edu/leadership-and-management-development-con ference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:211123@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T130000 DESCRIPTION:Learn Skills for Research Software Engineering. This session ai ms to introduce the use of Docker containers with the goal of using them t o effect reproducible computational environments. Such environments are us eful for ensuring reproducible research outputs.\n\nCONTACT: facilitator@d atascience.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://uw-madison-datascience.github.io/2025- 10-01-uwmadison-mini/ SUMMARY:Intro to Docker/Podman URL;VALUE=URI:https://uw-madison-datascience.github.io/2025-10-01-uwmadison -mini/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:212893@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T120000 DESCRIPTION:Join our “Getting Started with High Throughput Computing” w orkshop\, where we’ll introduce CHTC’s High Throughput Computing syste m\, components of a job\, and how to handle data. In this workshop\, users will practice how to transfer data\, submit jobs\, and debug simple job e rrors. A basic understanding of the command line is recommended.\n\nCONTAC T: chtc@cs.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://chtc.cs.wisc.edu/events/2025/10/22/htc -workshop-copy LOCATION:3610 Morgridge Hall SUMMARY:Getting Started with High Throughput Computing URL;VALUE=URI:https://chtc.cs.wisc.edu/events/2025/10/22/htc-workshop-copy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:213569@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T160000 DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of prints by Derrick Adams\, a multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn\, New York. His work celebrates and expands the d ialogue around contemporary Black life and culture\, often through intimat e scenes of everyday experience and resilience. He has visited Madison\, W isconsin\, several times since 2019 to create fine art\, limited-edition p rints at Tandem Press.\n\nCONTACT: 263-3437\, info@tandempress.wisc.edu\n\ nURL: https://tandempress.wisc.edu/exhibitions/ LOCATION:Tandem Press\, 1743 Commercial Ave\, Madison\, WI 53704 SUMMARY:Silver Lining: The Prints of Derrick Adams URL;VALUE=URI:https://tandempress.wisc.edu/exhibitions/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:209242@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T160000 DESCRIPTION:Parallel Lines: Quilts and the American Landscape explores the parallel processes of quilt-making within the American home and place-maki ng on the American landscape. Featuring nineteenth- and twentieth-century American quilts drawn from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection\, the exhibit will examine some of the most familiar quilt forms – such as ni ne-patch squares\, eight-pointed stars\, and “log cabin” blocks with c loth strips radiating outward from a central square “hearth”.\n\nCONTA CT: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/para llel-lines-quilts-and-the-american-landscape/ LOCATION:Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery\, Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Parallel Lines: Quilts and the American Landscape URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/parallel-lines-quilts-and-the-ame rican-landscape/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:209401@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T160000 DESCRIPTION:Find Your Quilt invites visitors to make their own personal con nection to at least one quilt on display\, offering a range of ideas and p erspectives through which to make their selection. This bright and bold ex hibition presents quilts and quilted objects that span the globe\, materia ls\, and time periods\, showcasing the breadth and variety of this form.\n \nCONTACT: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cdmc.wisc.edu/eve nt/find-your-quilt/ LOCATION:Ruth Davis Design Gallery\, Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Find Your Quilt URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/find-your-quilt/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:212758@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T130000 DESCRIPTION:Have a question about one of the many Fulbright programs availa ble to UW-Madison students\, faculty\, staff\, and alumni? Heard about "Fu lbright" but aren't sure what it might mean to you? Are you an administrat or trying to assist one of your international Fulbrighters studying here a t UW-Madison? Every Wednesday we'll have drop-in hours where you can have your questions answered\, schedule a more in-depth appointment\, or just l earn more about what "Fulbright" could make possible for you!\n\nCONTACT: 265-6070\, uwfulbright@wisc.edu\n\nONLINE: https://go.wisc.edu/fulbrightdr opin LOCATION:256 Bascom Hall (Also offered online) SUMMARY:Fulbright office hours - virtual & in-person END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:211220@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T114500 DESCRIPTION:\n\nCONTACT: kelli.richards@wisc.edu LOCATION:2305 Signe Skott Cooper Hall SUMMARY:Badger Scholars - TBSN2 & ABSN END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:214579@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T130000 DESCRIPTION:All transfer lunch at the Transfer Engagement Center!. Come one come all! The TTP is throwing a transfer student lunch party for National Transfer Student Week and you're invited! Come join us on Wednesday\, Oct ober 22nd from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm at the Transfer Student Engagement cente r in room 120 and grab a tasty bite to eat!\n\nCONTACT: transfer@studentaf fairs.wisc.edu LOCATION:120 Middleton Building SUMMARY:National Transfer Student Week Celebration Lunch END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:210146@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T130000 DESCRIPTION:Join curator Dr. Sophie Pitman for a tour of Find Your Quilt. D iscuss the quilts on view\, ask questions\, and explore the materials and methods in the exhibit.. Find Your Quilt invites visitors to make their ow n personal connections to the quilts on display by offering a range of ide as and perspectives about the meanings of quilts. This bright and bold exh ibition presents quilts and quilted objects that span the globe\, material s\, and time periods\, showcasing the breadth and variety of this form.\n\ nCONTACT: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cdmc.wisc.edu/even t/public-gallery-tour-find-your-quilt/ LOCATION:Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Public Gallery Tour: Find Your Quilt URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/public-gallery-tour-find-your-qui lt/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:212160@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T130000 DESCRIPTION:Jonas Elbousty\, Senior Lector\, Department of Near Eastern Lan guages and Civilizations\, Yale University. Most studies of Choukri focus on his autobiographical works\, often overlooking his short story collecti ons: Majnūn al-Ward (Flower Crazy) and al-Khayma (The Tent). This talk di scusses these stories through Émile Zola’s idea of the “experimental novel\,” showing how Choukri uses naturalism to avoid exaggeration and i nstead focus on how people’s behavior is shaped by their environment—s pecifically\, the city of Tangier and its history.\n\nCONTACT: 262-2380\, asp@africa.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://africa.wisc.edu/event/narrating-the-ma rgins-mohamed-choukris-short-stories-flower-crazy-and-the-tent/\n\nONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/s/97819133081 LOCATION:206 Ingraham Hall (Also offered online) SUMMARY:Narrating the Margins: Mohamed Choukri’s Short Stories “Flower Crazy” and “The Tent” URL;VALUE=URI:https://africa.wisc.edu/event/narrating-the-margins-mohamed-c houkris-short-stories-flower-crazy-and-the-tent/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:211821@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T131500 DESCRIPTION:Mohamed Choukri’s Short Narratives. This talk explores Mohame d Choukri’s short stories Majnūn al-Ward and al-Khayma through Zola’s “experimental novel\,” showing how Choukri uses naturalism to depict how Tangier’s environment shapes human behavior. Unlike his memoir For B read Alone\, these stories feature diverse narrators and offer raw\, reali st portrayals of marginalized lives. Elbousty\, a Yale scholar and award-w inning educator\, specializes in Maghrebi literature and cultural studies. \n\nCONTACT: middleeaststudies@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://mideast.wisc.edu/e vent/narrating-the-margins-mohamed-choukris-short-stories-flower-crazy-and -the-tent/ LOCATION:206 Ingraham Hall SUMMARY:Narrating the Margins URL;VALUE=URI:https://mideast.wisc.edu/event/narrating-the-margins-mohamed- choukris-short-stories-flower-crazy-and-the-tent/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:211497@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T130000 DESCRIPTION:Sissel Schroeder. American Indian &\; Indigenous Studies hos ts a monthly colloquium series where researchers and community leaders are invited to share specific research or engagement projects. This series se rves as an excellent venue to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and provides an important space for sharing the diversity of research and comm unity-engaged projects.\n\nColloquiums are open to anyone interested in Am erican Indian &\; Indigenous Studies including students\, faculty\, sta ff and community.\n\nCONTACT: 263-5501\, aiis@letsci.wisc.edu SUMMARY:American Indian & Indigenous Studies (AIIS) Colloquium END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:210864@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T130000 DESCRIPTION:Kelly Weight\, Co-Founder and CEO of Brillect. Come join us to meet Kelly Weight\, a powerhouse in entrepreneurship and leadership. With career stops at Microsoft\, Target\, and Salo\, she now leads a $25M+ cons ulting firm that blends finance\, digital\, and HR expertise. Kelly champi ons the idea that people-first businesses are the most successful. A proud UW–Madison grad and community advocate\, she’s passionate about givin g back and helping others thrive. RSVP to https://buswisc.qualtrics.com/jf e/form/SV_da5jrQKEU8swQsK\n\nCONTACT: 262-9040\, lisa.collins@wisc.edu\n\n URL: https://buswisc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_da5jrQKEU8swQsK LOCATION:4151 Grainger Hall SUMMARY:Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch Program URL;VALUE=URI:https://buswisc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_da5jrQKEU8swQsK END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:214680@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T143000 DESCRIPTION:The first Interdisciplinary Arts Community Session for Wisconsi n Union Theater’s Classical Series will be with none other than Richard Goode! Witness this living legend sharing his time and his decades of expe rtise with Mead Witter School of Music students studying piano. Q/A to fol low student engagements\, time permitting. Note: this free event takes pla ce the day before Mr. Goode's performance .\n\nURL: https://union.wisc.ed u/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/iacs-richard-goode LOCATION:Collins Recital Hall\, Hamel Music Center SUMMARY:Interdisciplinary Arts Community Sessions: Richard Goode URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/iacs-richard-goode END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T010151 UID:212692@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T141500 DESCRIPTION:A safe place to practice indigneous languages. An Indigenous La nguage Table supports learners in developing spoken skills beyond the clas sroom\, building community\, strengthening purpose\, and normalizing Indig enous languages through representation. It welcomes former students and on going learners\, community members from classes or self study\, and anyone interested in Indigenous languages and people.\n\nCONTACT: 316-4325\, lre deagle@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://illuminatingdiscovery.wisc.edu/indigenous- language-table/ LOCATION:1145 Discovery Building SUMMARY:Indigenous Language Table URL;VALUE=URI:https://illuminatingdiscovery.wisc.edu/indigenous-language-ta ble/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR