Campus Stories

  1. How UW-Stout helped these twins find their perfect paths: Ava and Emma Cinealis

    Photo of twins and UW-Stout graduates Ava and Emma Cinealis

    September 24, 2024

    This past spring, twin sisters Ava and Emma talked about their unique paths at UW-Stout They may be twins, but Ava and Emma Cinealis of Sheboygan, Wis., couldn’t have charted more distinct courses at UW-Stout. Both sisters graduated this spring, crediting UW-Stout’s unique polytechnic approach for giving them the foundation for their success, even while […]

  2. Musician’s life prompts challenge support for UW-Parkside Scholarship

    Photo of UW-Parkside alumnus and musician George F. Baumgardt

    September 23, 2024

    When George F. Baumgardt suddenly passed away in February, a community was left reeling. Not only was his loss devastating to his wife, five children and grandchildren, but to hundreds of musicians, singers and churchgoers who played, sang or worshipped under George’s musical direction. As a tribute to his talent, Spirit of Racine Music Makers, […]

  3. Driving forward: UW-Platteville student Kyle Quinn’s adapted golf and teaching journey

    Photo of Kyle Quinn, who has been working in the Lacoma Golf Shop for the past four seasons.

    September 20, 2024

    As students traverse the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, each arrives with a unique story and background all their own. Many come seeking skills and experiences to launch them into a world beyond the university. Yet there are students who, simply by their presence, impart profound lessons themselves. This is the story known to […]

  4. UW Oshkosh freshwater experience gives college, career view for high school students

    Photo of Maddie Murphy, who hails from the Chicagoland area. Maddie plans to study environmental science after finishing high school.

    September 19, 2024

    Young people interested in freshwater resources had a virtual “laboratory” of options to explore this month on Lake Winnebago and the Fox River, within a stone’s throw from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The first class in a new program offered in a partnership with Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, was based at UWO’s Environmental Research […]

  5. UW-Superior Department of Education announces more student choice

    Photo of UW-Superior student-teacher

    September 18, 2024

    The University of Wisconsin-Superior Department of Education announces more student choice while earning an elementary education, early childhood, special education, or early childhood special education license. In the past, these licenses have required testing related to candidate content area knowledge centered solely on the Praxis assessment. Recent changes give teacher candidates their choice using content area GPA (based on specified courses embedded in […]

  6. Local foundation’s gift will enhance music programs, scholarships at UW-Stevens Point

    Photo of members of the Copernicus Foundation Board of Directors including (from left) Lawrence Leviton, John Kolinski, Chrismary Pacyna, Paul Anderson and Tom Mrozinski, as well as Aber Suzuki Center Director AnnMarie Novak, Music Chair and Professor Mathew Buchman, COFAC Dean Valerie Cisler and Music Associate Professor Andrew Moran.

    September 17, 2024

    The Aber Suzuki Center and students within the Department of Music at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will benefit from gifts from a local foundation funded by notable Stevens Point businessman Edmund Bukolt. The Copernicus Cultural Foundation of Stevens Point gifted the UW-Stevens Point College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) with $130,000, with $80,000 […]

  7. Lululemon for the gold: UW-Stout alum helps develop Canada’s Olympics apparel

    Photo of Kirby Hanson, with her husband and fellow alum, Tyler, and their sons / Kirby Hanson

    September 16, 2024

    Kirby Hanson proud to see her team’s product come to life on international athletics stage As UW-Stout alum Kirby Hanson watched the Summer Olympics in Paris from her home in Vancouver, British Columbia, she and her family had a more personal reason to cheer on their nation’s athletes. Hanson, an apparel design and development 2007 graduate, is the […]

  8. UWM alum uses art to promote mental health awareness across the country

    Photo of the work of UWM alum Sarah McGinnis showcased on Kleenex boxes nationwide, carrying uplifting messages of hope. (Submitted photo)

    September 13, 2024

    The next time you reach for a tissue, you might see an uplifting message and cheery artwork on the box thanks to UWM alum Sarah McGinnis. Work by McGinnis is showcased in Target stores nationwide as a featured artist in an ongoing collaboration between Kleenex and Self Care is for Everyone, a collective working to […]

  9. UW-Platteville School of Agriculture receives grant from CHS Foundation to enhance precision agriculture curriculum

    Photo of UW-Platteville researcher demonstrating precision agriculture. “Precision agriculture is all about software and mapping the field,” said Dr. Joseph Sanford, assistant professor of soil and crop science. “We aim to introduce common industry software to give our students familiarity with it, so they’re well-prepared when they start their new jobs.”

    September 12, 2024

    The University of Wisconsin-Platteville School of Agriculture faculty Dr. Joe Sanford, Dr. Chris Baxter and David Heimerdinger have been awarded a substantial grant from the CHS Foundation to advance the university’s precision agriculture initiatives. The grant will specifically support the enhancement of the precision agriculture course curriculum and the potential development of a precision agriculture […]

  10. UW-River Falls faculty member, students lauded for research efforts

    Photo of WiSys President Arjun Sanga presenting Grace Lewis, assistant professor of animal and food science at UW-River Falls, with the Carl E. Gulbrandson Innovator of the Year Award during a ceremony Thursday at UW-Superior. The award honors the research efforts of Lewis and five of her students. Contributed photo.

    September 11, 2024

    WiSys award recognizes work to develop multiple food products A University of Wisconsin-River Falls faculty member and five of her students are being recognized for their creative, award-winning research that has led to a pending patent for a tasty food product they created. Grace Lewis, assistant professor of animal and food science, and students Yihong […]

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