Campus Stories

November 22, 2024

In 2010 when the $43 million, gleaming Jarvis Hall Science Wing addition was dedicated at UW-Stout, Gov. Jim Doyle and others called it the finest science facility in the state. By at least one measure, the building with state-of-the-art lab equipment and classrooms is living up to its lofty billing: It has turned out dozens […]

November 21, 2024

Aidan Funk’s mother had him when she was 19. As a single mother of two boys, she put aside her own dreams for college, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Junior and first-generation college student said. “Our whole life, our mom was telling us that she was going to put us through college,” Funk said.  With the […]

November 20, 2024

If a student asks her a question in Swahili, Pauline Kanyiva Mwendwa will try to answer. Likewise, if she gets a question in Spanish, she can help. Mwendwa, a graduate student in the UWM School of Education, is an English-bilingual teacher for juniors and seniors at Pulaski High School in Milwaukee. “We have students from […]

November 19, 2024

Nate Vannatta’s journey in physical therapy has come full circle.   Vannatta graduated from UWL’s Physical Therapy (PT) program in 2014. As a student, Vannatta was most interested in orthopedics and research coursework, leading him to pursue clinical research at the La Crosse Institute for Movement Science (LIMS) lab under the guidance of Professor Tom Kernozek. Today, Vannatta serves as both a clinician […]

November 18, 2024

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) Literacy Lab program is making a significant impact on the local community by empowering both young students and aspiring educators. This innovative program involves multiple cohorts of UWSP students traveling to local elementary schools to provide essential literacy instruction to elementary school students. A Unique Partnership at Jefferson Elementary […]

November 18, 2024

University of Wisconsin-Platteville will host the Tri-State Undergraduate Psychology Conference on Saturday, Nov. 16. Each year, the regional conference rotates between UW-Platteville, Coe College, Rockford University and Loras College. Around 100 attendees are expected to attend, including students, faculty and staff from the participating universities. The Tri-State Undergraduate Psychology Conference provides students studying psychology with […]

November 15, 2024

Sunsets, coasts, the charging and receding waves of a blue sea. A Costa Rican way of life; natural, intentional and beautiful. “Is my life real?” wonders University of Wisconsin-Superior social work student Riley Rourke as she finds herself surrounded by jungle as far as the eye can see. UW-Superior’s social work study away program in Costa Rica revealed itself […]

November 14, 2024

UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts guitar students and alumni took center stage over the summer at a variety of festivals throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. And several of those artists found great success and brought accolades back to Milwaukee. Alum takes top prize at biggest international guitar competition Leonela Alejandro (BFA 2020, Music) […]

November 13, 2024

Soon after Anneke Lisberg came to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 13 years ago, she began to realize she had a front-row seat to her students every day — along with an opportunity to help make college doable, possible and meaningful for them. Lisberg, an associate professor of biology, was interested in student success beyond her […]

November 12, 2024

Change will allow for expansion to additional students The University of Wisconsin-River Falls will move its early childhood degree completion program fully online beginning in January 2025. The program’s change to an online delivery method is tailored to accommodate the diverse needs of working adults, transfer students and those who are balancing family commitments. The […]