UW-Whitewater

May 25, 2021

Six proud Warhawks, the first cohort of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s LIFE Program, successfully completed their two-year program and crossed the stage in cap and gown in May 2021. UW-Whitewater LIFE program participant Sam Craden, left, shakes the hand of Chancellor Dwight C. Watson as he crosses the stage on May 14, 2021. (UW-Whitewater photo/Craig Schreiner) […]

May 12, 2021

In the photograph is a mirror. In the mirror, a man with a weathered face and hands wears a pair of eyeglasses and looks approvingly at his own reflection. The picture was made in Uttar Pradesh, a state in northeastern India, but its meaning is felt by students 12,000 miles away at the University of […]

April 30, 2021

Thomas “TC” Hamilton has had the kind of college experience that many students dream about. A senior psychology major at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, he’s studied abroad, he’s been a Warhawk Ambassador, he’s received a college scholarship, he’s held an on-campus job related to his major, and he’s participated in the kinds of off-campus internships and employment […]

March 30, 2021

After Paul Lauritzen arrived on the Whitewater State College campus in the fall of 1964 to start a special education program in its college of education, he soon found himself providing informal services for students with disabilities through the admissions office. One day he took a call: “I have a student who uses a wheelchair. […]

March 13, 2021

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Center for Students with Disabilities was founded a half a century ago, during the 1970-71 academic year. From that founding, the center has worked with colleagues across campus to make UW-Whitewater a national leader in educating students with disabilities — a college where students of all abilities can find a community, fully participate […]

March 2, 2021

As a first-year student at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Kristen Holtan was assigned to choose from myriad student organizations in the College of Business and Economics and attend at least one meeting. The Appleton native chose the UW-Whitewater chapter of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization, or CEO. Holtan had struggled her first semester at college and felt […]

February 17, 2021

“Many hands make work light; many ideas open the way.” —Hmong proverb The work of many hands and minds has made possible a virtual well of ideas related to Hmong language and culture open to anyone who wishes to drink from it. With help from the Heritage Language Education project at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, teaching professionals […]

January 25, 2021

Brad Miller says his favorite artists are his students. “Some will say that’s cheesy, and I’m okay with that. Every day that I get to see something that a student creates out of their own imagination gives me so much love for the world. It is hard to find many artists today that are excited […]

November 17, 2020

The U.S. Department of Education has named the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater a Green Ribbon School, one of only five colleges nationwide to be so designated in 2020. The award is based on “three pillars” of the green school philosophy, with honorees demonstrating progress in reducing environmental impacts, such as waste, water, energy, greenhouse gases, and transportation in […]

September 11, 2020

Award-winning poet Marilyn Annucci brings us into the moment — bringing to life vivid details of memories — and encouraging us to pause to see the things we might otherwise miss.