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.
DON’T BE SHEEPISH, KEEP IN TOUCH! uwm.edu/celtic-studies facebook.com/celticstudies P: 414-229-6520 E: celtic-studies@uwm.edu
THE CENTER FOR
CELTIC
STUDIES
uwm.edu/celtic-studies
WHAT WE TEACH
LEARN A LANGUAGE
The Celtic culture lives and breathes at UWM (Céad míle fáilte chuig UWM)
WHO WE ARE The Center for Celtic Studies at UWM provides enrichment for both UWM students and the community at large through its Certificate Program and its myriad of social and educational activities and events scheduled through the year. Its mission is to further Irish culture and language on campus and throughout SE Wisconsin. Our program embraces the cultures of peoples, groups and nations including the early Continental Celts; the Breton, Cornish, Galician, Irish, Manx, Scots, and Welsh peoples; and the Celtic diaspora. The Center for Celtic Studies (CCS) provides information and research in Celtic language, history, culture, politics, and the arts. Our program includes courses taught by UWM and visiting international faculty, as well as study-abroad options in Ireland and Celtic Europe.
DID YOU
KNOW?
1,000,000 people can speak Irish (Gaelic) as a second language in the Republic.
Students concentrate their studies on the Celtic culture and language, both spoken and written and investigate the broader themes of the Celtic world from the Anthropology of the Celts to folklore; from art to literature; from the culture of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales to Irish American studies, and from Galician Culture to the Northern Ireland conflict and quest for peace.
The Irish language is alive and well at UWM (Tá Gaeilge againn) As part of its language revitalization project, the Irish government provides the UWM Center for Celtic Studies funds for the teaching of the Irish Gaelic language. Students and community members can enroll in beginning, intermediate, and advanced language classes on the UWM campus. And once a year, the program launches its immersion weekend where native Irish speakers and Irish language learners from around the country come to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a weekend filled with lessons, games, food, and lectures on all things Celtic.
STUDY ABROAD UWM’s Center for Celtic Studies offers two opportunities to study in Ireland.
Dia duit! (Hello)
Cén chaoi ‘bhfuil tú? (How are you?)
Slán go fóill!
(Goodbye for now)
Ireland Summer Program: Irish Language and Culture
Dia ‘s Muire duit (Hello reply)
Tá mé go maith (Okay)
This three-week program provides a unique opportunity to experience life in a culturally rich community on one of Ireland’s most beautiful Atlantic peninsulas. Friendly people with vibrant folk traditions, intriguing stone-age dolmens and court cairns, and the highest sea cliffs in Europe are among the many attractions of Gleann Cholm Cille / Glencolumbkille in County Donegal. The program includes language classes, optional evening sessions in music, poetry, dance, and field trips to places of historical interest.
Ireland Colmcille Semester Program This English-speaking, semesterlong study abroad program is divided into modules of varying duration between Gleann Cholm Cille / Glencolumbkille – a small coastal valley community in the Donegal Highlands in the Northwest corner of the Republic of Ireland, and at the Ulster University - Magee Campus, Derry – the second largest city in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. These program sites and the general structure of the program are selected to give students a diverse glimpse of Irish life.
WHAT WE TEACH
LEARN A LANGUAGE
The Celtic culture lives and breathes at UWM (Céad míle fáilte chuig UWM)
WHO WE ARE The Center for Celtic Studies at UWM provides enrichment for both UWM students and the community at large through its Certificate Program and its myriad of social and educational activities and events scheduled through the year. Its mission is to further Irish culture and language on campus and throughout SE Wisconsin. Our program embraces the cultures of peoples, groups and nations including the early Continental Celts; the Breton, Cornish, Galician, Irish, Manx, Scots, and Welsh peoples; and the Celtic diaspora. The Center for Celtic Studies (CCS) provides information and research in Celtic language, history, culture, politics, and the arts. Our program includes courses taught by UWM and visiting international faculty, as well as study-abroad options in Ireland and Celtic Europe.
DID YOU
KNOW?
1,000,000 people can speak Irish (Gaelic) as a second language in the Republic.
Students concentrate their studies on the Celtic culture and language, both spoken and written and investigate the broader themes of the Celtic world from the Anthropology of the Celts to folklore; from art to literature; from the culture of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales to Irish American studies, and from Galician Culture to the Northern Ireland conflict and quest for peace.
The Irish language is alive and well at UWM (Tá Gaeilge againn) As part of its language revitalization project, the Irish government provides the UWM Center for Celtic Studies funds for the teaching of the Irish Gaelic language. Students and community members can enroll in beginning, intermediate, and advanced language classes on the UWM campus. And once a year, the program launches its immersion weekend where native Irish speakers and Irish language learners from around the country come to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a weekend filled with lessons, games, food, and lectures on all things Celtic.
STUDY ABROAD UWM’s Center for Celtic Studies offers two opportunities to study in Ireland.
Dia duit! (Hello)
Cén chaoi ‘bhfuil tú? (How are you?)
Slán go fóill!
(Goodbye for now)
Ireland Summer Program: Irish Language and Culture
Dia ‘s Muire duit (Hello reply)
Tá mé go maith (Okay)
This three-week program provides a unique opportunity to experience life in a culturally rich community on one of Ireland’s most beautiful Atlantic peninsulas. Friendly people with vibrant folk traditions, intriguing stone-age dolmens and court cairns, and the highest sea cliffs in Europe are among the many attractions of Gleann Cholm Cille / Glencolumbkille in County Donegal. The program includes language classes, optional evening sessions in music, poetry, dance, and field trips to places of historical interest.
Ireland Colmcille Semester Program This English-speaking, semesterlong study abroad program is divided into modules of varying duration between Gleann Cholm Cille / Glencolumbkille – a small coastal valley community in the Donegal Highlands in the Northwest corner of the Republic of Ireland, and at the Ulster University - Magee Campus, Derry – the second largest city in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. These program sites and the general structure of the program are selected to give students a diverse glimpse of Irish life.
WHAT WE TEACH
LEARN A LANGUAGE
The Celtic culture lives and breathes at UWM (Céad míle fáilte chuig UWM)
WHO WE ARE The Center for Celtic Studies at UWM provides enrichment for both UWM students and the community at large through its Certificate Program and its myriad of social and educational activities and events scheduled through the year. Its mission is to further Irish culture and language on campus and throughout SE Wisconsin. Our program embraces the cultures of peoples, groups and nations including the early Continental Celts; the Breton, Cornish, Galician, Irish, Manx, Scots, and Welsh peoples; and the Celtic diaspora. The Center for Celtic Studies (CCS) provides information and research in Celtic language, history, culture, politics, and the arts. Our program includes courses taught by UWM and visiting international faculty, as well as study-abroad options in Ireland and Celtic Europe.
DID YOU
KNOW?
1,000,000 people can speak Irish (Gaelic) as a second language in the Republic.
Students concentrate their studies on the Celtic culture and language, both spoken and written and investigate the broader themes of the Celtic world from the Anthropology of the Celts to folklore; from art to literature; from the culture of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales to Irish American studies, and from Galician Culture to the Northern Ireland conflict and quest for peace.
The Irish language is alive and well at UWM (Tá Gaeilge againn) As part of its language revitalization project, the Irish government provides the UWM Center for Celtic Studies funds for the teaching of the Irish Gaelic language. Students and community members can enroll in beginning, intermediate, and advanced language classes on the UWM campus. And once a year, the program launches its immersion weekend where native Irish speakers and Irish language learners from around the country come to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a weekend filled with lessons, games, food, and lectures on all things Celtic.
STUDY ABROAD UWM’s Center for Celtic Studies offers two opportunities to study in Ireland.
Dia duit! (Hello)
Cén chaoi ‘bhfuil tú? (How are you?)
Slán go fóill!
(Goodbye for now)
Ireland Summer Program: Irish Language and Culture
Dia ‘s Muire duit (Hello reply)
Tá mé go maith (Okay)
This three-week program provides a unique opportunity to experience life in a culturally rich community on one of Ireland’s most beautiful Atlantic peninsulas. Friendly people with vibrant folk traditions, intriguing stone-age dolmens and court cairns, and the highest sea cliffs in Europe are among the many attractions of Gleann Cholm Cille / Glencolumbkille in County Donegal. The program includes language classes, optional evening sessions in music, poetry, dance, and field trips to places of historical interest.
Ireland Colmcille Semester Program This English-speaking, semesterlong study abroad program is divided into modules of varying duration between Gleann Cholm Cille / Glencolumbkille – a small coastal valley community in the Donegal Highlands in the Northwest corner of the Republic of Ireland, and at the Ulster University - Magee Campus, Derry – the second largest city in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. These program sites and the general structure of the program are selected to give students a diverse glimpse of Irish life.
WHAT WE TEACH
LEARN A LANGUAGE
The Celtic culture lives and breathes at UWM (Céad míle fáilte chuig UWM)
WHO WE ARE The Center for Celtic Studies at UWM provides enrichment for both UWM students and the community at large through its Certificate Program and its myriad of social and educational activities and events scheduled through the year. Its mission is to further Irish culture and language on campus and throughout SE Wisconsin. Our program embraces the cultures of peoples, groups and nations including the early Continental Celts; the Breton, Cornish, Galician, Irish, Manx, Scots, and Welsh peoples; and the Celtic diaspora. The Center for Celtic Studies (CCS) provides information and research in Celtic language, history, culture, politics, and the arts. Our program includes courses taught by UWM and visiting international faculty, as well as study-abroad options in Ireland and Celtic Europe.
DID YOU
KNOW?
1,000,000 people can speak Irish (Gaelic) as a second language in the Republic.
Students concentrate their studies on the Celtic culture and language, both spoken and written and investigate the broader themes of the Celtic world from the Anthropology of the Celts to folklore; from art to literature; from the culture of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales to Irish American studies, and from Galician Culture to the Northern Ireland conflict and quest for peace.
The Irish language is alive and well at UWM (Tá Gaeilge againn) As part of its language revitalization project, the Irish government provides the UWM Center for Celtic Studies funds for the teaching of the Irish Gaelic language. Students and community members can enroll in beginning, intermediate, and advanced language classes on the UWM campus. And once a year, the program launches its immersion weekend where native Irish speakers and Irish language learners from around the country come to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for a weekend filled with lessons, games, food, and lectures on all things Celtic.
STUDY ABROAD UWM’s Center for Celtic Studies offers two opportunities to study in Ireland.
Dia duit! (Hello)
Cén chaoi ‘bhfuil tú? (How are you?)
Slán go fóill!
(Goodbye for now)
Ireland Summer Program: Irish Language and Culture
Dia ‘s Muire duit (Hello reply)
Tá mé go maith (Okay)
This three-week program provides a unique opportunity to experience life in a culturally rich community on one of Ireland’s most beautiful Atlantic peninsulas. Friendly people with vibrant folk traditions, intriguing stone-age dolmens and court cairns, and the highest sea cliffs in Europe are among the many attractions of Gleann Cholm Cille / Glencolumbkille in County Donegal. The program includes language classes, optional evening sessions in music, poetry, dance, and field trips to places of historical interest.
Ireland Colmcille Semester Program This English-speaking, semesterlong study abroad program is divided into modules of varying duration between Gleann Cholm Cille / Glencolumbkille – a small coastal valley community in the Donegal Highlands in the Northwest corner of the Republic of Ireland, and at the Ulster University - Magee Campus, Derry – the second largest city in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. These program sites and the general structure of the program are selected to give students a diverse glimpse of Irish life.
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.
DON’T BE SHEEPISH, KEEP IN TOUCH! uwm.edu/celtic-studies facebook.com/celticstudies P: 414-229-6520 E: celtic-studies@uwm.edu
THE CENTER FOR
CELTIC
STUDIES
uwm.edu/celtic-studies
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.
DON’T BE SHEEPISH, KEEP IN TOUCH! uwm.edu/celtic-studies facebook.com/celticstudies P: 414-229-6520 E: celtic-studies@uwm.edu
THE CENTER FOR
CELTIC
STUDIES
uwm.edu/celtic-studies
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.
DON’T BE SHEEPISH, KEEP IN TOUCH! uwm.edu/celtic-studies facebook.com/celticstudies P: 414-229-6520 E: celtic-studies@uwm.edu
THE CENTER FOR
CELTIC
STUDIES
uwm.edu/celtic-studies