at the College of Letters & Science
A message from Dean John Karl Scholz: September is one of my favorite times of the year. UW–Madison is buzzing with excitement. Students are on campus, some for the first time, full of hopes and dreams. Just a couple weeks ago, I had the pleasure of welcoming thousands of first-year students to the College as …
Professor Greg Downey on how our career development course, Inter-LS 210: Taking Initiative, prepares students for a rapidly changing workforce. It’s the first day of our one-credit career reflection and preparation course, Inter-LS 210: Taking Initiative. The slide on the screen at the front of the lecture hall shows a photo that most of my …
Inter-LS 210: Taking Initiative, the career development course taught by Professor Greg Downey, helps students reflect on their strengths, degrees and the valuable skills they are acquiring here at UW–Madison. This experience builds our students’ confidence that regardless of their major, they have the opportunity to achieve great things after graduation. An overwhelming majority of …