Ceremony marks Wisconsin’s most historic labor incident

The Commemoration of the 125^th Anniversary of the Bay View Tragedy takes on heightened significance this year as the State of Wisconsin is in the midst of an upheaval of activity surrounding the rights of working people and their unions. (For downloadable flyer, click here.)

The event is to be held at 4 p.m., Sunday, May 1, 2011 at the Bay View Rolling Mills State Historical marker site at S. Superior St. and E. Russell Ave., on Milwaukee’s lakefront.  It commemorates the tragedy of May 5, 1886 when the State Militia shot into some 1,500 workers marching in an 8-hour-day rally and killed seven in front of the old Bay View Rolling Mills, then Milwaukee’s largest manufacturing plant.

The large demonstrations of workers and supporters in Madison and elsewhere this year seeking to protect long-won rights for collective bargaining and worker benefits will likely be referenced by the speakers and presentations at the ceremony which has become a tradition over the last 25 years.

Vince Lowery of Humanistic Studies (History) has published a guest column in the Green Bay Press Gazette marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War by examining its significance to southern culture.  To read the column, click here.

Congratulations, Professor Lowery!

Andy Kersten, Professor of Social Change and Development (History) has received this year’s Instructional Development Council’s student nominated teaching award.  Students nominated 28 UWGB faculty and each year the award is given to one experienced teacher, in this case Andy, and one teacher beginning his or her teaching career.

Congratulations, Professor Kersten!

Kevin Kain has been selected to participate in the NEH summer institute program, “America Engages Eurasia, 19th Century – Present: Studies, Teaching, and Resources”, which will take place June 13 – July 1, 2011.  To read more about the Institute, click here .

Congratulations, Professor Kain!