1. UW-Whitewater at Rock County adds soccer, volleyball teams as program offerings continue to grow

    Photo of soccer players scrimmaging in Frank Holt Gymnasium at the UW-Whitewater Rock County campus on April 18, 2024. (UW-Whitewater photo/Craig Schreiner)

    The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at Rock County continues to expand its offerings to students looking to unleash their potential in competitive athletics. After fielding the school’s first competitive volleyball team since 2018 this past fall, the Warhawks will add men’s soccer in 2024. Both teams are provisional members of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 4 and […]

  2. UW-Whitewater safety students earn national scholarship

    Photo of UW-Whitewater Safety Intern Fair

    Two students from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s occupational and environmental safety and health (OESH) major were named recipients of the 2023 Qualified Academic Program Scholarship by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP). Christopher Gomez of Reeseville and James Groehler of Oconomowoc were among the 40 students nationwide to earn the scholarship, which was awarded to students at […]

  3. After winding journey to college, Maria Pacheco evolves into leader at URock

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    Maria Pacheco is one of many 2020 high school graduates who’ve made the most of their time in higher education, after the COVID-19 pandemic changed the world just before she earned her diploma. Pacheco, whose family moved to the United States from Mexico, was going through the process of acquiring permanent residency as a senior […]

  4. UW-Whitewater men’s wheelchair basketball wins national championship

    Photo of UW-Whitewater men's wheelchair basketball team

    The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s wheelchair basketball team earned its 14th national title in program history by winning the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Men’s College Championship on March 14-16, 2024, at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minnesota. The Warhawks punctuated a perfect 3-0 record through the tournament with a 74-67 victory against top-seeded Arizona in the final game […]

  5. UW-Whitewater Costa Rica travel-study changes students’ lives

    Photo of UW-Whitewater students and faculty on the road in January during a 12-day travel-study class for aspiring health care professionals in Costa Rica. (Photo courtesy Jodie Parys.)

    Danijela Gallo found the affirmation she was looking for. Montana Petersen found new perspectives on the pace of life. Billy Williams found an experience he describes as “home.” The three University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students were part of a 12-day faculty-led travel study class for students interested in health and aging. The course, held in Atenas, Costa Rica, […]

  6. Strings and service: UW-Whitewater’s Charlie Shilhavy earns national music award

    Photo of Charlie Shilhavy, a UW-Whitewater music major from Racine, who was named the 2024 recipient of the Student Exemplary Service Award from the American String Teachers Association as part of the organization’s Student Chapter Awards. (Craig Schreiner/UW-Whitewater)

    What started as a hobby became a lifestyle for University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student Charlie Shilhavy. “I wake up and I think about music, I go to sleep thinking about music,” said Shilhavy, who plays bass. “It’s something that brings me joy and gives me purpose – to be able to create, perform and learn. It’s […]

  7. Tumbarello recognized as UW-Whitewater housing keeps students feeling at home

    Photo of Terry Tumbarello

    Terry Tumbarello’s typical day at the office is often atypical to any other day he’s had in his 26 years on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus. On a November morning following the Thanksgiving break, his meeting topics included esports, university dining, budget, and a discussion with a student about the heating in their residence hall […]

  8. Building a Better Response to PFAS Contamination

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    A career in water or the environment never occurred to AJ Jeninga until she took a winter break course to Yellowstone as an undergraduate. Now a double alumna of the Universities of Wisconsin, Jeninga was hired as the first-ever emerging contaminant outreach specialist at the University of Wisconsin – Extension’s Natural Resources Institute. She works […]

  9. Launching excellence in the lab: Warhawk Nick Barmore earns NASA grant

    Photo of Nick Barmore, right, a chemistry student from Evansville, who is working on an undergraduate research project with Steven Girard, left, associate professor of chemistry. Barmore has been awarded $4,000 for his ongoing research on sensor materials. The grant comes from NASA and the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC). He is shown in Girard's lab on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (UW-Whitewater photo/Craig Schreiner)

    From stargazing as a child in his hometown of Evansville to working as an undergraduate researcher inside the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Upham Hall, Nick Barmore has always had an interest in space. That passion, combined with the support of UW-Whitewater’s chemistry department, earned Barmore a prestigious $4,000 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Wisconsin Space […]

  10. Warhawk Angie Carchesi earns national award for audio feature

    Photo of Angela Carchesi, UW-Whitewater student

    Angie Carchesi has shown impressive versatility and talent in digital media during her time at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. In her three-plus years on campus, she has won four awards each from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association and the Wisconsin Community Media for her TV and radio work. She recently added a national award to an already impressive list of […]