Michelle Behnke Elected to Capitol Bank’s Board of Directors

Madison, WI: Ken Thompson, President and CEO of Capitol Bank, is pleased to announce the election of Michelle Behnke to the Board of Directors of Capitol Bank. Michelle accepted the position in September and will serve a three-year term. She serves as Principal of Michelle Behnke & Associates in Madison, a legal firm specializing in business law, real estate law and estate planning services since 1998. UW–Madison and University of Wisconsin Law School are where Michelle obtained her undergraduate and law degrees, respectively.

“Michelle’s experience as a business owner and 30 years of practicing law, along with her active leadership in our community, will provide invaluable insight to future strategic initiatives,” said Thompson.

Michelle has spent her career giving back to the community through board positions and volunteerism. She most recently served as treasurer of the American Bar Association and on its Board of Governors, and also recently served on the SSM Healthcare of Wisconsin, Inc. Board. Since 2005, Michelle has consistently been named to the list of Best Lawyers in America.

About Capitol Bank: Capitol Bank, locally owned and operated, is committed to serving the communities in which we live, work and do business. We are proud of the partnerships we have established with organizations, businesses and individuals in the Madison and Verona communities. Our philosophy of community support is demonstrated at the corporate level, as well as in the time and energy our employees devote to our community each year. Capitol Bank is Member FDIC.

Suttle-Straus Announces Webinar on Converting Website Visitors Into Leads

Suttle-Straus, a commercial printing and marketing services provider in Waunakee, is hosting a complimentary webinar titled “Convert Website Visitors Into Leads and Revenue.”

Did you know you can create a list of leads from your website WITHOUT having visitors complete a single form field?

According to Google Analytics, 96% of the people visiting your website leave without taking any action. If all of your marketing channels are driving traffic to your website but only convert 4% of the visitors, how can you find out who these visitors are and send them relevant offers quickly?

In this webinar you can learn how to grab anonymous website visitors, retarget them with direct mail, and return them to convert on abandoned shopping carts, non-profit donation campaigns, or repeat loyalty purchases.

This webinar will cover:

• How to capture visitors to your website and get their address, without the use of a single form
• How you can use time, date and pages visited by the individual to create an urgent call to action
• What retargeted direct mail is
• How retargeted direct mail can help increase average order size, decrease abandoned shopping carts and drive a 9-18% response rate

Convert Your Website Visitors Into Leads and Revenue
Speaker: The Suttle-Straus Direct Mail Team
Date/Time: November 12, 2020 Noon Central Time
Cost: Complimentary
Register here: https://www.suttle-straus.com/getleads

About Suttle-Straus (www.suttle-straus.com)
Suttle-Straus provides comprehensive marketing solutions including creative design, mailing, fulfillment, distribution, displays, signage, promotional products, conventional and digital printing. Our S4 Marketing Resource Center print-on-demand technology advances the execution speed of local marketing for distributed networks. Through long-term, collaborative client partnerships, Suttle-Straus delivers marketing solutions that help our customers win.

Virtual 2nd Black Arts Matter Festival Will Raise Up Black Voices and Art Around the Country

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 26, 2020

Contact Information:
Shauna Breneman, Communications Director
Phone: (608) 262-8862
Email: sbreneman@wisc.edu

VIRTUAL 2ND BLACK ARTS MATTER FESTIVAL WILL RAISE UP BLACK VOICES AND ART AROUND THE COUNTRY

MADISON – The Black Arts Matter (BAM) Festival will return to raise up Black voices and art virtually Nov. 5, 12 and 19 with three events curated and co-produced by interdisciplinary artist, slam poet and UW-Madison alumna Shasparay Irvin ‘20 and the Wisconsin Union Theater.

During the first event on Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. CDT, spoken word and performance artist Ebony Stewart will perform her critically acclaimed one-woman show, called “Ocean.” The award-winning play includes themes of maternal love, motherhood and womanhood. Stewart will take part in a live question-and-answer session immediately following her performance.

Then, on Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. CDT, saxophonist and singer Braxton Cook will perform a live concert, participate in a Q&A, and hold a workshop about looping, which is a short segment of music played seamlessly on repeat. Some may refer to Cook’s music as jazz, but his sound has also been heralded as all its own, combining jazz, soul, R&B, and alternative music.

The Festival will continue on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. CDT with a poetry slam during which eight artists from around the country will compete for cash prizes and the honor of being named the winner of the 2nd Annual Black Arts Matter Festival poetry slam.

Irvin created the Black Arts Matter Festival as a UW-Madison student and debuted the first Festival in March 2019 to hundreds of attendees. She founded the BAM Festival with the mission of building a community around Black artistry by uplifting Black art and Black voices in white-dominated spaces. The idea arose as she observed a lack of diversity in Madison area arts performances.

“I decided to create this festival to prioritize Black voices in a predominantly white space, especially a white-centric arts space,” Irvin said.

The Wisconsin Union Theater joins Irvin in the planning and implementing of this year’s festival in a collaborative effort to raise up Black voices around the country.

“I have such high respect for Shasparay who, when she saw a need for something, created it herself. When I learned about her work in 2019, I knew immediately that I wanted to find a way to support her artistry and her vision even before joining the Wisconsin Union Theater,” Wisconsin Union Theater Director Elizabeth Snodgrass said. “I’m thrilled to be working with her on the Festival, because it is so aligned with the Theater’s programming goals. We are working to create space for what has been too often absent on stages, including Black art.”

The team aims for all of its spaces, including online ones, to be accessible. Those that need accommodations can reach out to the Wisconsin Union Theater team at wisconsinuniontheater@union.wisc.edu.

The Wisconsin Union Theater has provided a variety of arts events, from music to dance to plays in its more than 75 years on the UW-Madison campus. The student organization, called the Wisconsin Union Directorate Performing Arts Committee participates in the planning of many Theater events, including the BAM Festival.

Presenting programming like the BAM Festival reflects part of a lived promise by the Wisconsin Union Theater to take action in standing against racial inequities and in decentering whiteness. For a full statement on the Theater’s stance and efforts, click here.

This series is made possible with financial support from Dane Arts, the Wisconsin Arts Board, the Joel Skornica Fund, the Frautschi Fund, and the Hodgin Fund as well as in-kind support from The Capital City Hues.

For more information about the Festival and to sign-up to receive Festival updates, click here. 

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About the Wisconsin Union Theater

For more than 75 years, the Wisconsin Union Theater has served as a center for cultural activity in the heart of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Theater hosts performances in multiple locations, including Memorial Union, and has an expansive history of remarkable performances. The Wisconsin Union Theater is part of the Wisconsin Union, a membership organization that blends study and leisure to create unique out-of-classroom opportunities. Learn more about the Theater: union.wisc.edu/visit/wisconsin-union-theater.

About the Wisconsin Union Directorate Performing Arts Committee

The Wisconsin Union Directorate Performing Arts Committee plans and promotes events for the historic Wisconsin Union Theater stages. The student-led committee programs a variety of events to provide a diverse and cultural experience for students, faculty, alumni, community members and visitors. Learn more: union.wisc.edu/get-involved/wud/performing-arts.

To read this release online, visit union.wisc.edu/black-arts-matter.

Madison College: Senior Digital Marketing Strategist, DEADLINE EXTENDED

Madison College is excited to introduce a Sr. Digital Marketing Strategist to our Marketing and Public Relations department.  We are seeking a candidate with strong email campaign, digital analytics and assessment, and SEO experience. This work can be done on campus or from a remote location. If you are looking for a fulfilling career that can display all of these skills, apply now!

Madison College’s dedication to promoting equity, inclusion and diversity is reflected in our Mission, Vision, and Values. Hiring an inclusive workforce that mirrors our student population is more than just a commitment at Madison College—it is the foundation of what we are striving to do. Come be part of our great team!

Read the full job description here

Wisconsin Union Directorate Holding Rise Up Week

Contact Information:
Shauna Breneman, Wisconsin Union
Phone: (608) 262-8862
Email: sbreneman@wisc.edu

WISCONSIN UNION DIRECTORATE HOLDING RISE UP WEEK

MADISON – The Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) will hold education opportunities on many issues, such as racial justice, during WUD’s first-ever Rise Up Week Oct. 26-30, including some events in collaboration with campus partners.

WUD invites Rise Up Week participants to add their voices to the events and activities and encourages attendees to use their voices and to take action.

Rise Up Week will include a variety of events, including a lecture by a political science expert, a film showing, a photography exhibition, and more.

The full lineup is as follows:

• Oct. 26, 6 p.m., online: premiere of cooking demonstration and discussion on history behind election cakes, presented by the WUD Cuisine Committee
• Oct. 26, 7-8 p.m., online: lecture called “The Power of the Next President” by Vanderbilt University Associate Professor of Political Science Sharece Thrower, presented by WUD, the American Civil Liberties Union Student Alliance, Associated Students of Madison, and the BIPOC Coalition
• Oct. 26-30, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Gallery 1308 at Union South: “We Still Here” protest photography exhibition by Kenechi Unachukwu, presented by the WUD Art Committee
• Oct. 26-27, noon-6 p.m., Wheelhouse Studios at Memorial Union: therapeutic collaging, presented by the WUD Art and Alternative Breaks Committees
• Oct. 26, on-demand, online: streaming premiere of lecture by LaTosha Brown on voter suppression in the 21st century (available to UW-Madison students, staff and faculty only), presented by the WUD Distinguished Lecture Series Committee
• Oct. 26-30, online: Rise Up Week drawing to win a Terrace chair, presented by WUD
• Oct. 26-30, on-demand, online: showing of the film “Resisterhood,” presented by the WUD Film Committee with support from The James
• Oct. 27, on-demand, online: launch of PUBCAST, with an episode addressing the history and issues of voter suppression with student leaders and BIPOC Coalition, presented by the WUD Publications Committee
• Oct. 28 beginning at 4 p.m.-Oct. 29 at 4 p.m., on-demand, online: showing of the film “The Fight,” presented by the WUD Film Committee and the American Civil Liberties Union Student Alliance
• Oct. 28, 6-7 p.m., online: Rise Up with Dr. Lori Lopez: “The Intersection Of Media & Modern Day Social Justice Movements,” presented by the WUD Global Connections Committee
• Oct. 28, on-demand, online: streaming premiere of lecture called, “How to Heal the Nation with Dr. Celine Gounder” (available to UW-Madison students, staff and faculty only), presented by the WUD Distinguished Lecture Series Committee
• Oct. 29, 6-7 p.m., online: discussions on “The Fight” with American Civil Liberties Union Student Alliance at UW-Madison and on rights, presented by the WUD Film Committee and the American Civil Liberties Union Student Alliance
• Oct. 30, 7-9 p.m., online: Rock the Vote concert featuring Disq and Alexander Kain, presented by the WUD Society and Politics, Performing Arts, and Music Committees
• Oct. 30, 2-3 p.m. at Library Mall and 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Dejope lawn: “Rise Up for Environmental Justice,” presented by the Wisconsin Hoofers
• Oct. 30, 4-5 p.m., online: Voter Q&A With Madison Deputy City Clerk Jim Verbick, presented by the WUD Publications Committee
• Oct. 30, on-demand, online: streaming premiere of discussion on sexual and domestic violence survivors’ rights with Amanda Nguyen and Beverly Gooden (available to UW-Madison students, staff and faculty only), presented by the WUD Distinguished Lecture Series Committee

“With the most consequential election of our generation around the corner, WUD decided to focus efforts on covering a wide range of topics, including the pandemic as well as racial and social justice,” Wisconsin Union Vice President of External Relations Pradyumna Rao said. “Rise Up Week will serve as a springboard for many of our education efforts that WUD will continue the rest of the year.”

WUD includes 11 student-run committees and six Wisconsin Hoofers clubs that plan, organize and host a wide variety of programs and events.

For more information about Rise Up Week, visit union.wisc.edu/riseup.

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About the Wisconsin Union Directorate
The Wisconsin Union Directorate is the programming and leadership board of the Wisconsin Union. The Directorate’s student leaders plan, promote and implement more than 1,000 events and activities each year. Learn more about how the Wisconsin Union Directorate creates experiences and leads at union.wisc.edu/wud.

UW–Madison encourages students to be civically active and engaged. The university does not endorse candidates or political parties.

To read this release online, visit union.wisc.edu/news/riseup.