GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Governor welcomes visitors to Wisconsin Bioenergy Summit
• CALS partners with athletic dept. on “carbon-neutral” game
• Impact of the economic downturn on UW endowments
• Three UW projects receive funding through USDA Speciality Crop Research Initiative
• In memoriam: Steven Clark
•  CALS in the News –  Oct. 13-17 and

CONGRATULATIONS
• Three entomology students win awards
• Grad student’s science photo takes 2nd in national contest
• LSC senior Landry wins NCAS Academic Momentum Award

EVENTS
• LSC lecture: Personal Story Telling in a Media Age – Oct. 28
• Rough-cut screening of documentary film on kids and food politics, Oct. 29
• Cultivating sustainable ag in Wisconsin higher ed programs – Oct. 31-Nov. 1
• Nov. 5 — Integrating Production and Environmental Goals on Working Lands
• Nov. 5-6 Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium for investors, companies, entreprenuers
• Second annual Midwest Alternative Energy Venture Forum Nov. 6
• National Geographic editor talks about energy and climate at Nov. 13

EXTENSION AND OUTREACH
• Dairy Situation and Outlook, Oct. 20, 2008

RESEARCH
• Research FAQ’s and Hot Topics
• NSF Proposal and Award Policy Revision
• Federal funding and non-federal funding opportunities

TEACHING AND ADVISING
• State Fair Dairy Promotion Board Seeks Summer Intern

NTERNATIONAL
• CALS launches Indian rural development project under the Khorana Program

LIBRARIES
• Licensing deals provide greater access to professional journals

HUMAN RESOURCES
• Classified Safety Shoe Allowance Payments
• Additional sexual harassment info sessions Oct. 27 and 30

BUSINESS SERVICES
• Reminder on Pharmacy Benefit Manager (Navitus) ID Cards
• UW Purchasing Department offers training
• Dec. 1 is deadline for dependent verification for health plans
• Retirement planning resources
• Pay plan implementations for some classified employees

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• UW-Madison IT Policy Forum – Nov. 3