1. UW-Whitewater’s Nicholas Gulig wants to share his love of literature after being named new State Poet Laureate of Wisconsin

    Photo of Wisconsin Poet Laureate Nick Gulig, left, leading a discussion with an advanced writing class on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (UW-Whitewater Photos/Craig Schreiner)

    As a child, Nicholas Gulig gained a deep love of poetry through a variety of pivotal experiences. In the years since, he has aspired to share his passion and wants to further the mission as he settles into a new honorary role. Gulig, an associate professor of languages and literatures at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, was recently […]

  2. UW-Whitewater at Rock County offers new nursing degree program

    Photo of Instructors and students from Edgewood College engaging in teaching and learning. UW-Whitewater at Rock County will soon offer a pathway to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing that can be earned at the Rock County campus through a partnership with Edgewood. (Photo courtesy of Edgewood College/Rachel Icke)

    Residents of southeastern Wisconsin will now have an opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing while remaining in the region. A unique new program brings Edgewood College’s nursing program to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at Rock County campus, complete with a full faculty, clinical coordination expertise, and an innovative curriculum that integrates classroom instruction with […]

  3. Stoughton Trailers and Wahlin Foundation partner with UW-Whitewater to ready tomorrow’s supply chain and business professionals

    Photo of Stoughton Trailers and Wahlin Foundation partnering with UW-Whitewater to ready tomorrow’s supply chain and business professionals

    Stoughton Trailers LLC, a leading Wisconsin-based semi-trailer manufacturer and sales organization, together with the Wahlin Foundation, a private foundation supporting Stoughton Trailers communities, has partnered with the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater College of Business and Economics to support business education. A combination of student scholarships and faculty fellowships at UW-Whitewater, the program is designed to promote […]

  4. UW-Whitewater students ‘excel’ in international challenge testing their prowess in spreadsheet applications

    Photo of UW-Whitewater's Excel challenge team

    Excel spreadsheets and the ever-popular phenomena of Esports might seem like an unlikely pair, but both are key concepts in a new global competition that two University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students placed in this fall. In recent years, an organization known as Financial Modeling World Cup has been holding international Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge competitions that […]

  5. UW-Whitewater to host Special Olympics in 2023

    Photo of Special Olympics (submitted photo)

    More than 1,800 Special Olympics Wisconsin athletes and coaches will gather at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater to compete in the 2023 State Summer Games. The event is scheduled to take place June 8-10 and will include competitions in powerlifting, gymnastics, track and field, tennis, soccer and cornhole. “We are honored to serve as the host […]

  6. New Warhawk Marching Band uniforms take wing

    Photo of the UW-Whitewater Marching band debuting new, redesigned uniforms at the home opener football game at Perkins Stadium where the Warhawks defeated Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday, Sept.10, 2022. (UW-Whitewater photo/Craig Schreiner)

    For the first time in 13 years, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawk Marching Band soared into Perkins Stadium with new uniforms, thanks to Glenn Hayes, professor of music, and uniform designer and alumnus Michael Cesario. The new uniforms, which feature a design that evokes the wings of a hawk, is the latest the two have collaborated on over […]

  7. UW-Whitewater lands $9.1 million grant to help transform state’s behavior health system

    Photo of Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and others announcing health grant to UW-Whitewater

    Since its inception five years ago, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Center for Inclusive Transition, Education and Employment (CITEE), a department within the Division of Student Affairs, has been working to help people from all walks of life as they explore education and career opportunities. A new, sizable grant will help in furthering that mission. Governor Tony Evers […]

  8. High schoolers explore research and careers at Freshwater Camp at UW-Parkside and UW-Whitewater

    Photo of high school students in a weeklong Freshwater Camp jointly presented by UW-Parkside and UW-Whitewater.

    As the school year cooled down, Freshwater Camp at UW-Parkside and UW-Whitewater was heating up. High school juniors and seniors from Wisconsin and northern Illinois took part in a week-long exploration of freshwater careers while enjoying recreational opportunities that Wisconsin’s waterways provide. “Freshwater Camp provided the opportunity for students to visit a variety of freshwater […]

  9. Leading international publisher highlights UW-Whitewater student, faculty research on invasive plants

    Photo of biological sciences professor Nic Tippery collecting Japanese knotweed roots from a thick stand of plants in downtown Whitewater as field team member Charles Rowley holds aside plants on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. (UW-Whitewater photo/Craig Schreiner)

    Cambridge University Press has published a study with implications for public and private land management strategies co-authored by Nic Tippery, an associate professor of biology at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and two undergraduate researchers, Alyssa L. Olson and Jenni L. Wendtlandt. The study, “Using the nuclear ‘LEAFY’ gene to reconstruct phylogenetic relationships among invasive knotweed (Reynoutria, Polygonaceae) populations,” was […]

  10. UW-Whitewater Paralympian John Boie honored by President Biden at White House

    Photo of President Joe Biden, standing, shaking John Boie’s hand at a special ceremony at the Whitewater. (Photo courtesy of the White House)

    Flanked by his fellow athletes from the U.S. Paralympic and Olympic teams, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wheelchair basketball player and gold medalist John Boie was recognized by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at a special ceremony at the White House on May 4. Boie, a UW-Whitewater alum from the Class of 2014 who also earned an MBA in 2019, […]