Each semester the University Roundtable features 3 lunch programs with a talk or program by a member of the university community. Roundtable programs are open to members of the university community and their guests.
- Roundtable events are held in Varsity Hall in Union South
- Roundtables begin at 11:30 a.m. and end by 1:00 p.m.
- The registration cost for each event is $15 and includes lunch
- Registration and payment must be received in advance; there will be no day-of registration
- Registration deadline is 15 days prior to each event
- Register online at: https://www.talent.wisc.edu/catalog/ or via the direct links below
- If you are experiencing difficulty registering, please call LTD (Learning and Talent Development, formerly OHRD) at 608-262-7107 or e-mail registrations2@ohr.wisc.edu
- Payment must be received by the registration deadline, or your registration will be cancelled
- We are not able to offer refunds after the registration deadline has passed; if you are no longer able to attend, you may let someone else attend in your place
- If you would like to pay by credit card or pay for multiple individuals once they are registered, please call 608-262-7107
- Checks should be made payable to UW Roundtable and can be sent to: Learning and Talent Development, UW-Madison, Suite 5101, 21 N. Park St., Madison, WI 53715
Spring 2025 Programming
February 26
Investing in the Future: the Potential of Rural Training for OBGYNs
Ryan Spencer
Ryan Spencer, Associate Professor (CHS), Residency Program Director, and Fellowship Program Director in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology, will discuss the current state of training OBGYNs in the United States and how patients in rural areas are not being served by this model. Dr. Spencer will explore opportunities and programs to increase the flow of OBGYN physicians into rural America – highlighting the OBGYN Rural Track at the University of Wisconsin.
March 19
How the Ho-Chunk Thwarted Removal from Wisconsin
Stephen Kantrowitz
During the mid-nineteenth century the United States and its settlers stripped the Ho-Chunk people of legal title to their ancestral homeland and repeatedly forced them into exile west of the Mississippi River. Despite this, a significant fraction of the Ho-Chunk population never left Wisconsin or quickly returned to it; today, their descendants are citizens of the Ho-Chunk Nation, headquartered in Black River Falls. Stephen Kantrowitz, Professor in the Department of History, will explore how Ho-Chunk people resisted the forces that sought to expel them and turned the tools of colonization to their own advantage.
April 23
Excellence at the Tap: Report Cards for Wisconsin’s Drinking Water Utilities
Manny Teodoro
Most people know little about the water utilities that serve them; the La Follette School’s Wisconsin Waterworks Excellence Project (WWEP) aims to change that. By publishing report cards for 572 regulated drinking water utilities, the WWEP seeks to make the performance and condition of these critical systems more visible to Wisconsin residents. In this talk, Professor Manny Teodoro will discuss the WWEP’s goals and methods, summarize its initial findings, and discuss their implications for Wisconsin communities.
Have ideas or questions?
If you have ideas for speakers for University Roundtable or questions about the program, please contact Lesley Fisher at roundtable@soas.wisc.edu or 263-1011.