U. of Wis. Police Chief to Speak at North Texas Alumni Event
Feb. 11, 2008
Contact: Kate Dixon, Wisconsin Alumni Association, (608) 265-8769, news@uwalumni.com
MADISON, Wis. - University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni in North Texas will celebrate the founding of the university with a talk from the police chief at their alma mater on Saturday, Feb. 16.
Susan Riseling, chief of police and associate vice chancellor at UW-Madison, will present her lecture, "The Great Donut Chase: The Trials and Tribulations of University Policing" at the Wisconsin Alumni Association: North Texas Chapter Founders' Day event.
The Founders' Day event will start at 7:30 p.m. at Maggiano's Little Italy - Northpark, 205 Northpark Center, 8687 North Central Expressway in Dallas. News media are welcome to attend. For more details, visit uwalumni.com/northtexas.
Riseling became UW-Madison's police chief in 1991, where her active campus involvement has brought international, national and statewide recognition of the UW police department. In 2003, Riseling's duties expanded to include her role as associate vice chancellor for protective services. Riseling was honored as Woman Law Enforcement Executive of the Year in 2003 by the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Officers and Motorola, and she was the first woman and the first university chief ever to serve as president of the Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association.
Founders' Day 2008 is presented in cities nationwide by the Wisconsin Alumni Association, a nonprofit organization, in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin Foundation.
These events are hosted annually by UW-Madison alumni chapters to bring the latest in University of Wisconsin research to alumni in their hometowns, raise funds for student scholarships and celebrate the founding of the university. Proceeds from the Wisconsin Alumni Association: North Texas Chapter Founders' Day event will benefit the chapter's local scholarship fund.
Participation and membership in the Wisconsin Alumni Association and its chapters are open to all alumni, students and friends of UW-Madison.
Founded in 1861, WAA offers UW alumni and friends a wide variety of services, including the award-winning On Wisconsin Magazine, Badger Insider Magazine, career services, international travel opportunities and lifelong learning events. Learn more at uwalumni.com.
Contact: Kate Dixon, Wisconsin Alumni Association, (608) 265-8769, news@uwalumni.com
MADISON, Wis. - University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni in North Texas will celebrate the founding of the university with a talk from the police chief at their alma mater on Saturday, Feb. 16.
Susan Riseling, chief of police and associate vice chancellor at UW-Madison, will present her lecture, "The Great Donut Chase: The Trials and Tribulations of University Policing" at the Wisconsin Alumni Association: North Texas Chapter Founders' Day event.
The Founders' Day event will start at 7:30 p.m. at Maggiano's Little Italy - Northpark, 205 Northpark Center, 8687 North Central Expressway in Dallas. News media are welcome to attend. For more details, visit uwalumni.com/northtexas.
Riseling became UW-Madison's police chief in 1991, where her active campus involvement has brought international, national and statewide recognition of the UW police department. In 2003, Riseling's duties expanded to include her role as associate vice chancellor for protective services. Riseling was honored as Woman Law Enforcement Executive of the Year in 2003 by the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Officers and Motorola, and she was the first woman and the first university chief ever to serve as president of the Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association.
Founders' Day 2008 is presented in cities nationwide by the Wisconsin Alumni Association, a nonprofit organization, in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin Foundation.
These events are hosted annually by UW-Madison alumni chapters to bring the latest in University of Wisconsin research to alumni in their hometowns, raise funds for student scholarships and celebrate the founding of the university. Proceeds from the Wisconsin Alumni Association: North Texas Chapter Founders' Day event will benefit the chapter's local scholarship fund.
Participation and membership in the Wisconsin Alumni Association and its chapters are open to all alumni, students and friends of UW-Madison.
Founded in 1861, WAA offers UW alumni and friends a wide variety of services, including the award-winning On Wisconsin Magazine, Badger Insider Magazine, career services, international travel opportunities and lifelong learning events. Learn more at uwalumni.com.
