Campus Stories

February 21, 2025

J.F. Brennan, a fourth-generation, family-owned marine construction firm based in La Crosse, specializes in environmental remediation, dam construction, commercial diving, harbor management and submarine cable services. It is also a top employer of UW-La Crosse students.  Students in Colin Belby’s Geospatial Field Methods course (GEO 410) recently gained hands-on experience in hydrographic surveying through a unique […]

February 20, 2025

UW-Whitewater Chancellor Corey King and university mascot Willie Warhawk recently visited eight Whitewater area businesses/organizations, expressing gratitude for their support of the university and the Universities of Wisconsin. These visits — documented on video and being shared on social media this week — demonstrate the mutually beneficial relationships that exist between the university and the […]

February 19, 2025

For Megan Glaser, the path to the University of Wisconsin-Superior was filled with twists and turns, but it’s a journey she is glad she traveled. An exercise science major with a minor in psychology and a self-designed minor in advocating wellness – Glaser had a difficult start as a full-time student at UW-Superior. “My dad and my family dog were both […]

February 18, 2025

Emma Gunderson is a lively, happy one-and-a-half-year-old who, despite her blindness and limited hearing, finds comfort in one place: her bouncy chair. “It’s hard to put into words just how important this chair is for Emma,” said her mother, Rachel Gunderson. “She spends about a third of her day in it—it’s her safe space. She […]

February 17, 2025

Foster Boom traces his first memories of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater back to a field trip taken as an eighth-grade student at Mahone Middle School in Kenosha. “I think we extracted strawberry or corn DNA,” Boom said. “UW-Whitewater was always in the back of my mind.” After graduating from Libertyville High School in Illinois, Boom […]

February 14, 2025

Name the community challenge: addiction, abuse, food insecurity, housing instability, neighborhood cohesion… In Oshkosh, often not too far from the physical borders of the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh campus, Titans are helping agencies in the community confront them. And, in several cases, UWO graduates are leading these organizations, teams and missions. A quick scan of the […]

February 13, 2025

  A food recovery program that repackages leftover food from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire dining services is expanding in spring semester to help feed more students. The program, piloted in fall 2024, provides repackaged meals to Campus Harvest Food Pantry, where they are frozen and available for free to students. The program is a collaborative […]

February 12, 2025

Two centuries ago, intrepid sailors transported barrels of pork, whiskey, fish and flour on the slow, uncertain journey to military outposts along the Great Lakes. Soon, drones will be dropping purchases at the feet of customers. Supply is no longer a chain but a complex, interconnected network of suppliers, warehouses and distribution centers, all working […]

February 11, 2025

The energy was palpable as UW-Platteville Chancellor Tammy Evetovich and the university’s mascot, Pioneer Pete, travelled off campus to visit a local business with deep university roots: WCC Brands Custom Apparel. The visit marked the launch of the Universities of Wisconsin’s “Mascots on Main” campaign, a statewide initiative highlighting the vital connections between UW universities […]

February 10, 2025

From Classroom to Community: UW-Parkside Graduate Carly Nieman’s Journey to Serve South Africa On Saturday, Dec. 14, over 400 University of Wisconsin-Parkside students officially completed their degrees and celebrated the beginning of the next part of their journey. Carly Nieman’s path combines business acumen with a passion for international service. While deciding what to do […]