Professor to Explain Wisconsin Folk Humor at Rockford Alumni Event
Jan. 23, 2008
Contact: Kate Dixon, Wisconsin Alumni Association, (608) 265-8769, news@uwalumni.com
MADISON, Wis. - University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni in the Rockford area will celebrate the founding of the university with a lecture from an expert on upper Midwestern culture on Wednesday, Jan. 30.
James P. Leary, professor of folklore and Scandanavian studies at UW-Madison, will present his lecture, Wisconsin's Folk Humor, at the Wisconsin Alumni Association: Rockford Chapter Founders' Day event.
The Founders' Day event will start at 6 p.m. at the University Club, 945 North Main Street in Rockford. News media are welcome to attend. For more details, visit uwalumni.com/rockford.
Born and raised in Rice Lake, Wis., Leary has been studying the folklore of the diverse ethnic groups who settled the upper Midwest for the past three decades. He has also researched and produced numerous festivals, museum exhibits, radio programs and films about the folk artistry of upper Midwesterners. Leary's publications include Wisconsin Folklore and So Ole Says to Lena: Folk Humor of the Upper Midwest.
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: Rockford 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 the Rockford area will celebrate the founding of the university with a lecture from an expert on upper Midwestern culture on Wednesday, Jan. 30.
James P. Leary, professor of folklore and Scandanavian studies at UW-Madison, will present his lecture, Wisconsin's Folk Humor, at the Wisconsin Alumni Association: Rockford Chapter Founders' Day event.
The Founders' Day event will start at 6 p.m. at the University Club, 945 North Main Street in Rockford. News media are welcome to attend. For more details, visit uwalumni.com/rockford.
Born and raised in Rice Lake, Wis., Leary has been studying the folklore of the diverse ethnic groups who settled the upper Midwest for the past three decades. He has also researched and produced numerous festivals, museum exhibits, radio programs and films about the folk artistry of upper Midwesterners. Leary's publications include Wisconsin Folklore and So Ole Says to Lena: Folk Humor of the Upper Midwest.
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: Rockford 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.
