March 27, 2008
Contact: Kate Dixon, Wisconsin Alumni Association, (608) 265-8769, news@uwalumni.com
MADISON, Wis. -- University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni in the Washington, D.C. area will celebrate the founding of the university with a talk from an expert on political analysis and polling on Thursday, April 3.
Charles Franklin, a professor of political science, will present his lecture, "The Dynamics of the Presidential Primaries, 2008" at the Wisconsin Alumni Association: Washington D.C. Chapter Founders' Day event.
The Founders' Day event will start at 6 p.m. at the Rotunda, 101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Eighth Floor, in Washington, D.C. News media are welcome to attend. For more details, visit
uwalumni.com/ washingtondc.
Franklin is a co-developer of Pollster.com, a Web site that presents nonpartisan analysis of polls over time and at all levels of elections. He specializes in the analysis of polling and elections using sophisticated statistical methods and graphical displays. He also serves as an election-night consultant and statistical analyst for ABC News' exit poll Decision Desk.
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: Washington D.C. 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.