Masthead-13.EPS Faculty/Staff Newsletter Volume 28, Number 3 April 2007 APRIL IS CAMPAIGN MONTH UWM GIVES TO UWM By Chris Ciancimino, Director of Annual Giving Show your support! UW SYSTEM SPIRIT DAY APRIL 18 UW System Spirit Day on Wednesday, April 18, is an opportunity for alumni, students, members of UW System communities and Wisconsin citizens to celebrate campus allegiances and the many contributions UWS makes to the state. The UWM Alumni Association has organized a trip to the State Capitol on Spirit Day to advocate for the university as elected officials begin to shape the state budget. The day begins with “Posters in the Rotunda,” an opportunity for students from UW System campuses to display their research projects, followed by visits with state legislators. The day ends with a reception with legislators at the nearby Inn on the Park Hotel. Peter Jakubowski For more information or to sign up for the trip, contact the UWMAA’s Panther Advocates Coordinator, John Bartel, at
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