Past Events
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Oct 26Fun Run (or Jog!)
Outside the Teacher Education Building
Interested in casual running or jogging with your SoE colleagues? Meet Adeline De Angelis from Curriculum & Instruction outside the Teacher Education Building for a warm-up and introduction, then we’ll take off on a 3-mile loop. All fitness levels and paces are welcome! Space is limited. Registration required. Sign up TODAY!
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Oct 26Stress Management Workshop
Education Building, Room 245
Join Joshua Schiffman from the Employee Assistance Office to focus on stress management from multiple perspectives. You will learn simple but powerful exercises that you can practice in your daily life that will not only reduce stress overall, but also help you better handle those moments where unexpected stress pops up. You’ll also learn ways …
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Oct 26Board, Not Bored!
Wisconsin Idea Room
Join Jason Roth from the Center for Community and Well-Being for an afternoon of fun! We will have several board games from Recreation & Wellbeing, including card and board games for small and large groups. Game on! Space is limited. Registration required. Sign up TODAY!
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Oct 26Mini-Reading Retreat
Cooperative Children's Book Center, TEB 4th floor
Katie Kiekhaefer and the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) team invites you to nurture your inner child with a mini-reading sabbatical. Read a favorite book from your childhood or see what’s new in children’s and young adult literature. You can explore the CCBC’s extensive collection of children’s literature on your own or have a CCBC …
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Oct 26The Joy of Origami: The Art of Paper Folding
MERIT Library, Room 336
Have you ever wanted to try origami? Join James Pustejovsky (Educational Psychology), who has studied origami since childhood, for a relaxed, beginner-friendly introduction to the art of paper folding. All materials will be provided. Come learn a new skill, exercise your creativity, and turn a simple square of paper into something surprising! Skilled origami enthusiasts …
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Oct 26Book Discussion: Custodians of Wonder by Eliot Stein
Education Building, Room 245
Calling all book lovers! Join Alex Phelps from the Center for Community and Well-Being for a discussion of Custodians of Wonder by Eliot Stein. You can request your own copy of this year’s Go Big Read or borrow an audiobook, e-book, or physical copy through UW–Madison Libraries or the Madison Public Library. Space is limited. …
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Oct 26Well-Being Week
Well-Being Week Fall 2026
The Center for Community and Well-Being is bringing back Well-Being Week October 26th to 30th! Well-Being Week is a week-long event for School of Education staff and faculty that aims to strengthen community, foster collaboration, connection, and interpersonal relationships, and build new skills and strategies for growth and well-being in the workplace. Fall 2026 Well-Being Week …
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Oct 14Community Commitments on the Ground
Lauren Kainrath, Sarah Schaefer, and Morgan Shields
Education Building, Room 245
Community Commitments on the Ground aims to (1) provide concrete examples of how each Community Commitment already exists in the School of Education and (2) identify skills and strategies for promoting or developing each Commitment. This session will provide examples of how we already Foster Connection and Community. Lauren Kainrath (Communications & Advancement), Sarah Schaefer (Career Center), and …