BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T093158 UID:217927@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260325 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260326 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Exhibition at the Mandelb aum &\; Albert Family Vision Gallery. An exhibition sharing artworks th at combine individual components into visual units using collage and const ruction\, assemblage\, and mosaic techniques. Featuring artists Eugenia Sh erman Brown\, Jane Foos\, Angela Johnson\, Dan Ott\, Stacey Stewartson\, a nd Peggy Flora Zalucha. Gallery hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm\n\nCONTACT: 239-324 3\, gmstirr@wisc.edu LOCATION:9th floor Vision Gallery\, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Resear ch SUMMARY:SYNTHESIS -- Bits and Pieces END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T093158 UID:219441@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260325 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260326 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n March 3 – April 18. Rec eption: Friday\, March 13\, 6-8pm. Sita and Other Sisters is a 15–30 min utes live\, multimodal performance that weaves together poetry\, embodied gesture\, and audience participation. At its center is the figure of Sita\ , the heroine of the Ramayana epic\, whose story has circulated across Sou th and Southeast Asia in countless retellings. There will be a performance starting at 7:00pm during the Reception\, and on two other Saturdays thro ughout the Exhibition\, dates TBD.\n\nCONTACT: 590-9358\, liz@artlitlab.or g\n\nURL: https://artlitlab.org/events/sita-other-sisters LOCATION:Arts + Literature Laboratory\, 111 S Livingston St\, Ste 100\, Mad ison\, WI SUMMARY:Sita & Other Sisters by BLUE NAGA URL;VALUE=URI:https://artlitlab.org/events/sita-other-sisters END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T093158 UID:216179@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T100000 DESCRIPTION:This informational session is primarily for high school student s and their families to learn more about our Traditional BS in Nursing pro gram\, although anyone is welcome to attend. Pre-registration is required .\n\nCONTACT: 263-5180\, admissions@nursing.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://apps. admissions.wisc.edu/visitbucky/event_view.php?eid=22545 LOCATION:1227 Signe Skott Cooper Hall SUMMARY:School of Nursing Information Session and Building Tour URL;VALUE=URI:https://apps.admissions.wisc.edu/visitbucky/event_view.php?ei d=22545 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T093158 UID:209353@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T160000 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:20260407T093158 UID:218466@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T160000 DESCRIPTION:In Irish Gaelic\, there is no direct way to say “I miss you ” or “I miss ___.” Instead\, the language prioritizes the act of fee ling and the object of that missing over the primary subject. It highlight s the distance between the person feeling the loss of another. Utilizing n ets and lace to create an installation around the abstraction of grief and memory\, Noa Rickey creates a space showing the distance between an indiv idual and the person\, place\, or thing that they are missing.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/mothaig h-thu-uaim-feeling-you-from-me/ LOCATION:Ruth Davis Design Gallery\, Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Mothaígh Thú Uaim — Feeling You From Me URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/mothaigh-thu-uaim-feeling-you-fro m-me/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T093158 UID:219587@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T170000 DESCRIPTION:Early voting is formally known as in-person absentee voting in Wisconsin. If you're voting in Wisconsin\, you can register or re-register to vote (if you need to) and complete your ballot at the same time during early voting.\n\nCONTACT: 239-5041\, badgersvote@mailplus.wisc.edu\n\nURL : https://vote.wisc.edu LOCATION:Eagle Heights Community Center SUMMARY:Early voting at Eagle Heights Community Center\, including same-day voter registration URL;VALUE=URI:https://vote.wisc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T093158 UID:218781@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T160000 DESCRIPTION:MFA Qualifier Exhibition. Inspired by her experiences living in several disparate environments\, Alexandra Riesco creates records of plac e &\; movement through printed and handmade paper pieces. In images tha t oscillate between abstract &\; representational\, microscopic &\; macroscopic\, she studies the ground closely through a scientific lens\, e xploring the idea of home in a time of uncertainty and the integral connec tion between humans and the environment. Feb 27-Mar 27\, 2026. Reception: Friday\, March 6 5-8pm at Tandem Press.\n\nCONTACT: 263-3437\, info@tandem press.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://tandempress.wisc.edu/exhibitions/alexandra- riesco-pathways/ LOCATION:Tandem Press\, 1743 Commercial Ave\, Madison\, WI 53704 SUMMARY:Alexandra Riesco: Pathways URL;VALUE=URI:https://tandempress.wisc.edu/exhibitions/alexandra-riesco-pat hways/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T093158 UID:218796@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T130000 DESCRIPTION:In this roundtable talk\, members of The SoulFolk Collective wi ll share key findings from their community-based oral history project abou t the spaces that Black Madison residents reported as Black-affirming. The y will explore how a Black geographies theoretical framework allows them t o see how Black folks have co-constructed space to have meaning and a sens e of belonging in Madison\, revealing the freedom practices and spatial kn owledge that challenge dominant narratives of exclusion and erasure.\n\nCO NTACT: lesley.fisher@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://www.talent.wisc.edu/Catalog/ Default.aspx?CK=81789 SUMMARY:University Roundtable: The SoulFolk Collective: Black Study as Free dom Practice URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.talent.wisc.edu/Catalog/Default.aspx?CK=81789 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T093158 UID:212776@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T130000 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:20260407T093158 UID:219551@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T170000 DESCRIPTION:Early voting is formally known as in-person absentee voting in Wisconsin. If you're voting in Wisconsin\, you can register or re-register to vote (if you need to) and complete your ballot at the same time during early voting.\n\nCONTACT: 239-5041\, badgersvote@mailplus.wisc.edu\n\nURL : https://vote.wisc.edu LOCATION:TITU\, Union South SUMMARY:Early voting at Union South\, including same-day voter registration URL;VALUE=URI:https://vote.wisc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T093158 UID:219569@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T170000 DESCRIPTION:Early voting is formally known as in-person absentee voting in Wisconsin. If you're voting in Wisconsin\, you can register or re-register to vote (if you need to) and complete your ballot at the same time during early voting.\n\nCONTACT: 239-5041\, badgersvote@mailplus.wisc.edu\n\nURL : https://vote.wisc.edu LOCATION:Signe Skott Cooper Hall SUMMARY:Early voting at School of Nursing\, including same-day voter regist ration URL;VALUE=URI:https://vote.wisc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T093158 UID:219578@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T173000 DESCRIPTION:Early voting is formally known as in-person absentee voting in Wisconsin. If you're voting in Wisconsin\, you can register or re-register to vote (if you need to) and complete your ballot at the same time during early voting.\n\nCONTACT: 239-5041\, badgersvote@mailplus.wisc.edu\n\nURL : https://vote.wisc.edu LOCATION:Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Early voting at School of Human Ecology\, including same-day voter registration URL;VALUE=URI:https://vote.wisc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T093158 UID:219560@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T173000 DESCRIPTION:Early voting is formally known as in-person absentee voting in Wisconsin. If you're voting in Wisconsin\, you can register or re-register to vote (if you need to) and complete your ballot at the same time during early voting.\n\nCONTACT: 239-5041\, badgersvote@mailplus.wisc.edu\n\nURL : https://vote.wisc.edu LOCATION:Rathskeller\, Memorial Union SUMMARY:Early voting at Memorial Union\, including same-day voter registrat ion URL;VALUE=URI:https://vote.wisc.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T093158 UID:217864@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T160000 DESCRIPTION:Are you looking for a relaxing space to recharge and relax in t he afternoon? Join us in The Well every Wednesday from 12 pm - 4 pm where you can participate in various low-key activities! Our "Creative Corner" w ill be set up which includes construction paper\, collage supplies\, color ing pages\, origami\, and more! You can also enjoy our "Tea &\; Mindful ness" station complete with complimentary tea\, relaxing music\, puzzles\, and meditation prompts.\n\nCONTACT: mmichaels2@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://u nion.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/wellness-wednesda ys-0 LOCATION:The Well - Room 233 (scan in with your Wiscard)\, Union South SUMMARY:Wellness Wednesdays URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/wellness-wednesdays-0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T093158 UID:217114@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T123000 DESCRIPTION:**Only open to UW students and Rec Well members**Registration i s required. Research has shown that a regular mindfulness practice increas es resiliency\, focus\, awareness\, and attention. Our in-person meditatio n classes are a time to unwind and focus on the present moment. We will in corporate elements of guided meditation\, mindfulness\, and relaxation pra ctices. No previous meditation experience is required.\n\nCONTACT: wellbei ng@recwell.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://services.recwell.wisc.edu/Program/GetP rogramDetails?courseId=6f781664-274e-42a2-b6bb-e17995644732&\;semesterI d=27ca61ce-c04f-4360-82a0-291e6837404e LOCATION:Balance room\, Nicholas Recreation Center SUMMARY:Mindful Meditation URL;VALUE=URI:https://services.recwell.wisc.edu/Program/GetProgramDetails?c ourseId=6f781664-274e-42a2-b6bb-e17995644732&semesterId=27ca61ce-c04f-4360 -82a0-291e6837404e END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T093158 UID:217676@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T130000 DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:B317 Van Vleck Hall SUMMARY:Graduate Algebraic Geometry Seminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T093158 UID:219192@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T124500 DESCRIPTION:UW-Madison Continuing Studies. Please join us for this free web inar\, which previews our upcoming course\, Mastering Modern Presentation Skills\, offered online this spring through UW–Madison Continuing Studie s. In this webinar\, we focus on impromptu presentations – those frequen t engagements that underscore how often we present in our everyday lives. Gain insights on preparation\, structure\, and tips for channeling nervous energy.\n\nCONTACT: online@dcs.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://explore.wisc.edu/ impromptu-presentations-signup\n\nONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/9465 5912273\\ LOCATION: (Online) SUMMARY:Free Course Preview! Impromptu Presentations: A Building Block for Mastering Modern Presentation Skills URL;VALUE=URI:https://explore.wisc.edu/impromptu-presentations-signup END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T093158 UID:216934@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T130000 DESCRIPTION:Amanda Clayton — Associate Professor\, Department of Politica l Science\, University of California\, Berkeley. Gender quotas have been o ne of the most popular legislative reforms of the 21st Century. In Namibia \, the ruling party abruptly adopted a gender parity quota\, increasing wo men’s representation by 16 percentage points in one electoral cycle and dramatically changing the chamber’s composition. Using complete parliame ntary transcripts from 2004 to 2023\, we examine how this leap in women’ s presence changed both the tone and substance of legislative debates.\n\n CONTACT: 262-2380\, asp@africa.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://africa.wisc.edu/ev ent/do-gender-quotas-change-politics-evidence-from-the-namibian-parliament /\n\nONLINE: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/92324178981?pwd=ixRAMDAgKVZMnW5fH LadfmYp4bdpuP.1 LOCATION:206 Ingraham Hall (Also offered online) SUMMARY:Do Gender Quotas Change Politics? Evidence from the Namibian Parlia ment URL;VALUE=URI:https://africa.wisc.edu/event/do-gender-quotas-change-politic s-evidence-from-the-namibian-parliament/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T093158 UID:211500@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T130000 DESCRIPTION:American Indian &\; Indigenous Studies hosts a monthly collo quium series where researchers and community leaders are invited to share specific research or engagement projects. This series serves as an excelle nt venue to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and provides an import ant space for sharing the diversity of research and community-engaged proj ects.\n\nColloquiums are open to anyone interested in American Indian & \; Indigenous Studies including students\, faculty\, staff 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:20260407T093158 UID:218919@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T120500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260325T125500 DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jenell Johnson - Professor\, Dept. of Communication Ar ts\, UW-Madison. Drawing on twenty semi-structured interviews with dark sk y advocates across ten countries\, Johnson will explain their communicatio n strategies and focus on how they attempt to invert the deep emotional as sociation of light with safety and darkness with danger.\n\nCONTACT: cnall ey@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://lsc.wisc.edu/2026/01/27/lsc-announces-2026-sci ence-communication-colloquium-speaker-lineup-from-ai-and-science-reporting -to-boosting-farmers-markets/ LOCATION:1420 Microbial Sciences SUMMARY:The Most Challenging Argument to Make: Feelings of Safety in Dark S ky Advocacy URL;VALUE=URI:https://lsc.wisc.edu/2026/01/27/lsc-announces-2026-science-co mmunication-colloquium-speaker-lineup-from-ai-and-science-reporting-to-boo sting-farmers-markets/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR