Adija Greer-Smith, owner of Confectionately Yours at the Sherman Phoenix shared the origins of her business with the 2019 Wisconsin Idea Seminar. Learn more from her interview with The Shepherd Express.
River Tour 2019
WIS’19 Alumnus Fields Writes About Korea DMZ for The Washington Post
David P. Fields, associate director of the Center for East Asian Studies at UW-Madison, authored “How Korea was divided and why the aftershocks still haunt us today” in The Washington Post. “Understanding who divided Korea …
Looking Back at Video Summary of 2019 Seminar
The Wisconsin Idea Seminar’s 2019 River Tour was five days packed full with so much learning about Wisconsin life. Rivers provided our narrative frame as we discussed and experienced the cultural, educational, industrial, social, and …
WIS Collaborator Leads Creative Placemaking Summer Workshop
Sherry Wagner-Henry, director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration at UW-Madison, and her team will lead a creative placemaking workshop this summer for artists, arts and cultural leaders and workers, urban and rural planners, …
Milwaukeeist Adam Carr creates past and present stories of his city
Adam Carr, a self-described Milwaukeeist, works at the intersection of community and communication. Carr joined hands with the Wisconsin Idea Seminar team to craft a special tour of Milwaukee’s Fond du Lac Avenue. Adam shares …
“Agvocate” Integrates the Wisconsin Idea into Her Farm and Career
Rosy-Lane Holsteins owner and partner Daphne Holterman will welcome the Wisconsin Idea Seminar in May and give a tour of their 900-cow operation. In advance of our visit–and in between a number of international speaking …
WIS’18 Alumna Jennifer Van Os Helps Cool Cows
Jennifer Van Os, an assistant professor of dairy science, visits milk producers around the state to study cow comfort. In May, she will accompany the Wisconsin Idea Seminar to Rosy-Lane Holsteins in Watertown, Wisconsin, …