Civic Participation Series: Now accepting fall engagements

This fall, former Congressmen Tom Petri and Dave Obey will be going on the road to speak to campuses and classes across eastern Wisconsin in a Civic Participation Lecture Series.

North Central WI Local Phosphorus Partnership Summit

The North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (NCWRPC), together with the North Central Wisconsin Stormwater Coalition (NCWSC) and the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy…

Speakers at Dave Obey papers presentation

WIPPS Director Eric Giordano will be among those paying tribute to former Congressman Dave Obey at a formal presentation of Obey’s Congressional papers at 1…

Cultural Engagement Series: Iraq, Back in the Eye of the Storm

Longtime Middle East peace activist Sami Rasouli will present a talk entitled, “Iraq: Back in the Eye of the Storm,” from 6:30 – 8…

Congressman Dave Obey to receive UW-Stevens Point honorary doctorate

Wisconsin’s longest serving congressman, David R. Obey, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree bestowed by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Chancellor Bernie…

Obey-Petri Series: advocate for empowering committee chairs

Source: WisPolitics.com Having spent their careers on opposite sides of the aisle, former Congressmen Dave Obey and Tom Petri have found common ground in…

Appleton summit puts higher education in spotlight

With $300 million in budget cuts looming for the University of Wisconsin System, community leaders and educators met in Appleton April 15 at the first “Future of Higher Ed in Wisconsin public discussion.

Obey-Petri Lecture Series: Civic Participation Lecture Spring Series

Retired U.S. Congressmen Dave Obey, from Wisconsin’s 7th District, and Tom Petri, from Wisconsin’s 6th District, are going on the road to campuses and…

Tackle big idea about education

In light of the the pending state budget which has a proposed $300 million in cuts to the UW System, leaders from a wide variety of business, governmental and educational systems met April 16 in Wausau to discuss the future of higher education in Wisconsin.

Obey-Petri Series to launch April tour

The Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service (WIPPS), David R. Obey Civic Resource Center and Wisconsin Humanities Council present a unique opportunity for…