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Spring Events
Join us for a VIP leadership event on Thursday, February 12 from 4:00 – 6:30 pm. The event is: Titans Lead, Leaders for Our Community, sponsored by the Center for Civic and Community Engagement and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Please confirm your registration and attendance here by Wednesday, January 28: REGISTER FOR TITANS LEAD
The event will feature the following panelist, sharing lessons from their leadership journey:
- Dr. Ashok Rai, President and CEO at Prevea Health and UW System Regent
- John Matz, Sheriff of Winnebago County
- Holly Brenner, Senior Vice President of Strategic Development and Marketing at CD Smith Construction on Board Chair of the UW Oshkosh Foundation
- Moderated by Dr. Ed Martini, Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, and Dr. Sarah DeArmond, Professor of Management and Human Resources
The event will be structured as follows:
Date: Thursday, February 12
Time: 4:00 – 6:30 pm
Location: UW-Oshkosh Culver Family Welcome Center
Attire: Business casual
4:00-4:45 pm: reception, appetizers, and table networking
4:45-5:45 pm: leadership panel and Q&A
5:45-6:30 pm: open time for continued networking
Join us for a conversation about the religious faiths of Americans at the time of the American Revolution. With Dr. Loiacono moderating, Dr. Fea will answer questions about the variety of religious faiths among Patriots in the Revolutionary Era, how religious faiths influenced their political decisions, and how they approached the relationships between church and state both at the national and state levels. This is a keynote event in a series of commemorations of the 250th anniversary of United States independence, held at UW–Oshkosh.
February
Wednesday, February 11, 5:30-7:00PM
Engineering Shared Spaces: Public Works and Placemaking
Sage Hall 1210, Pizza and refreshments will be served!
This is part of the FLIPS Academy Public Infrastructure event featuring the Department of Public Works and more, sponsored by the Whitburn Center. Additionally, there is a student discussion event following from 7:15-8:45 pm. Advance registration is required.
Thursday, February 12, 4:00 – 6:30 pm
Titans Lead: Leaders in Our Community
Culver Family Welcome Center
Tuesday, February 17, 7:00 am – 8:00 pm
Spring Primary Election
www.myvote.wi.gov for details
Tuesday, February 17, 1:20 – 3:00 pm
Bridging the Divide: REGISTER HERE
Reeve 227AB
Thursday, February 19, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Blood Drive w/ Community Blood Center
Algoma Entrance of Reeve Union
Wednesday, February 25, 6:00 pm
How Did Faith Shape the Founding of the USA?
Culver Family Welcome Center
*Part of the UWO USA250 Celebration Series
March
Thursday, March 5, 11:00 am-3:00 pm
Blood Drive w/ Community Blood Center
Reeve Union 202
Wednesday, March 11, 6:00-7:30 pm (tentative)
Freedom of Expression Event
Reeve Ballroom
Wednesday, March 18, 5:30-7:00 pm
Beyond Enforcement: Reimagining Public Safety with Community [LS]
Sage Hall 1210
Pizza and refreshments will be served!
This is part of the FLIPS Academy Public Safety event featuring the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, District Attorney’s Office and the Office of the State Public Defender, sponsored by the Whitburn Center. Additionally, there is a student discussion event following from 7:15-8:45 pm. Advance registration is required.
Thursday, March 19, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Bridging the Divide: REGISTER HERE
Reeve 227AB
April
Wednesday, April 1, 11:15 am – 1:30 pm
Local Elections: Meet the Candidates
Reeve Union Concourse
Tuesday, April 7, 7:00 am – 8:00 pm
Spring Election
www.myvote.wi.gov for details
Wednesday, April 8, 5:30-7:00 pm
Co-Creating Quality of Life: Public Health, Human Services, and Humanities [LS]
Sage Hall 1210
Pizza and refreshments will be served!
This is part of the FLIPS Academy Public Health/Public Humanities event featuring the Winnebago County Health Department, Department of Health and Human Services, Oshkosh Public Library, and more, sponsored by the Whitburn Center.
Additionally, there is a student discussion event following from 7:15-8:45 pm. Advance registration is required.
Thursday, April 9, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Bridging the Divide: REGISTER HERE
Reeve 227AB
Thursday, April 21, 11:30-1:30 pm
Bridging the Divide: REGISTER HERE
Reeve Union 202
Monday, April 27, Times TBD
CommUnity Conference at UWO
Hosted by the Whitburn Center for Governance & Policy Research in partnership with UW Madison Center for Community & Nonprofit Studies
Wednesday, May 6, 11:00 am-3:00 pm
Blood Drive w/ Community Blood Center
Reeve Union 202
Past Events
Thursday, September 18
Click here for the recording of “A Constitution Challenged.”
Wednesday, September 24
Click here for the recording of “Drones – the game changers of the War in Ukraine“
Tuesday, October 7
Click here for the recording of “How the Internet Threatens Democracy, and What You Can Do About It“
Thursday, October 23 at 6:00 pm, Reeve Union Ballroom
Join us for Gun Control: Divergent Paths to Meaningful Reform (a Freedom of Expression Event) with speakers Abra Belke (native Montanan and former NRA lobbyist now affiliated with the group 97 Percent) and Emily Amick (former counsel to Sen. Chuck Schumer and co-author of New York Times bestselling book, Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives).
Event Recording:
Gun Control: Divergent Paths to Meaningful Reform Recording
Freedom of Expression Scholarship Contest:
Here are the steps for the scholarship contest
1. Attend the event, watch online, or watch the video following the event.
2. Write your essay and submit it by Sunday, Nov. 9 at midnight. Click here for the essay question.
Thursday, November 6 and Friday, November 7
Click here for the recording of “Academic Integrity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”
