ANNUAL EVENTS
CERTIFICATE IN CELTIC STUDIES
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Kick off the Semester Céilí
Reading “The Dead”
Each September, The Center for Celtic Studies starts off the new academic year with this gathering that includes Irish Group dancing (instruction provided) to live music. This event provides a festive opportunity for students, faculty, and members of the community to get (re) acquainted and be (re)introduced to the Center’s programs and activities.
The Center for Celtic Studies and Milwaukee Irish Arts celebrate the holiday spirit in December with the reading of James Joyce’s famous short story “The Dead” which captures the hospitality of a Dublin Christmas in times past.
Samhain (pronounced Sow-en) – October 31st This event includes a variety of academic and popular entertainment ranging from lectures on appropriate themes to live music, story-telling, mumming, short movies, and traditional fortune telling. Seasonal refreshments from around the Celtic world are provided, and costumes are encouraged and rewarded.
Chuck Ward Memorial Lecture Each November, The Center for Celtic Studies invites a guest speaker to present the Chuck Ward Memorial Lecture. Past lecturers have been writers and/or academics- each an authority in their field- who present an informative talk on all things Irish. This annual event honors the memory of Chuck Ward. Not only was he the founder of Milwaukee Irish Fest, he served as president of the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin and lived a life of dedication to the community through his work with Milwaukee County Stadium, Summer Fest, and Discovery World.
Celtic Immersion Weekend Every spring, The Center for Celtic Studies organizes the Tionól Gaeilge or Irish Language Immersion Weekend. This gives students and community members the opportunity to take part in classes in Irish language (beginner, intermediate, and advanced) taught by qualified instructors from around the US and Ireland. Other related offerings include singing and dancing workshops, an Irish language bookshop, and Irish language games. The weekend also features the annual Douglas Hyde Lecture on a topic related to Irish language and tradition. The language weekend is free for UWM students.
Celts on Campus Join us in a pre-St. Patrick’s day celebration in the UWM concourse with Irish dance demonstrations, shamrock cookies and soda bread tastings, and maybe learning a phrase or two in Irish Gaelic.
Center for Celtic Studies Awards Ceremony Every May, we celebrate the end of the academic year and congratulate our certificate graduates with food and live music.
“THERE’S NO SUCH UNCERTAINTY AS A SURE THING.”
“WE ARE ALL IN THE GUTTER, BUT SOME OF US ARE LOOKING AT THE STARS.”
–Robert Burns (Scotland)
–Oscar Wilde (Ireland)
“RAGE, RAGE AGAINST THE DYING OF THE LIGHT.”
“THREE THINGS TO BE WARY OF: HOOF OF A HORSE, HORN OF A BULL, SMILE OF AN ENGLISHMAN.”
–Dylan Thomas (Wales)
–Gaelic Proverb
The Celtic Studies Certificate can be taken with a language emphasis or a cultural emphasis and requires 18 credits of coursework in at least three different academic areas (archaeology, literature, history, etc.). It is open to all UWM undergraduates regardless of major and to those already holding a bachelor's degree.
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