Campus Stories
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Accounting in the real world: UWL students gain hands-on experience through partnership with Mid-City Steel
May 31, 2023
UW-La Crosse accounting students are gaining invaluable experience they could never obtain from a textbook. Through UWL’s Community Engaged Learning program, Assistant Professor Mehtap Eklund’s cost accounting class (ACC 325) is offering financial guidance to Mid-City Steel, a La Crosse-based steel fabricator. The partnership allows students to discover and address accounting challenges that often arise in the […]
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UW-Stout game design and animation programs ranked among best in country
May 30, 2023
Three programs from UW-Stout’s School of Art and Design are the best in the state, according to new national rankings. Ranked No. 1 in Wisconsin are two Bachelor of Fine Arts programs: game design and development-art; and animation and digital media, along with the Master of Fine Arts in design. The rankings are by Princeton […]
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Help from afar: Bike ride aims to help Afghan students at UWM
May 26, 2023
A young woman from Nepal is reaching out from Minnesota to organize a bike ride to support a group of Afghan women at UWM. Anita Tamang, who just graduated from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and now works as a community health coordinator and researcher in Duluth, heard about the students who had fled from Afghanistan when […]
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Car and writer: UWM journalism grad lands a job at storied auto magazine
May 25, 2023
Jack Fitzgerald’s grandfather was an engineer with Corvette Racing, and he passed his love of cars to his grandsons. Fitzgerald remembers picking up old editions of Car and Driver magazine and reading the articles on his grandfather’s couch. These days, Fitzgerald is the one writing the articles. Fitzgerald, who graduated from UWM in 2022, is a […]
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UW-Parkside students recognized for research communication skills at WiSys Quick Pitch competition
May 24, 2023
UW-Parkside students Elise Zevitz and Elisa Kurber were recognized for their outstanding research communication skills in the WiSys Quick Pitch @ UW-Parkside on April 19. The student “pitch” competition challenges UW System students to consider the impact of their research and effectively communicate it to the public. Participants have three minutes to impress a panel […]
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UW-Platteville Project Management master’s program named nation’s top value for third straight year
May 22, 2023
For the third straight year, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Master of Science in Project Management program has been named the nation’s top value by GreatValueSchools.org. The rankings were based on several metrics, prioritizing yearly tuition and graduation rate. Project managers provide countless benefits to any organization, including leading and organizing teams, improving communication and collaboration, and increasing efficiency […]
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Badgers win national debate championship
May 19, 2023
You don’t hear “Jump Around” blasted at many debate tournaments. That changed when a team of Badgers won the national championship at the annual Yaatly Online Debating League in Denver on April 8-9, setting off a raucous celebration from the UW–Madison contingent, including the song best known for rocking Camp Randall Stadium during football games. Six […]
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Nonprofit professionals gain education and insight at inaugural spring conference
May 18, 2023
The inaugural Nonprofit Education & Development Network Conference, held on April 5, 2023, at Lambeau Field was a sold-out event! The event, ‘Nonprofit Resilience: Reset, Renew & Inspire,’ brought together more than 250 talented thought leaders and community members from the nonprofit sector to focus on building resilience and helping to inspire industry professionals. The one-day event […]
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UWM engineering students create solution that saves company $840,000 per year
May 17, 2023
The three UWM senior engineering students stood on the workroom floor of a Wisconsin manufacturing company, about to tell 70 older, experienced machinists how to improve their inventory system. Easton Dobson, Colin Haagensen and Ryan O’Day promised their audience that the idea they were about to hear — an idea that originated with management and […]
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Ready to act: UWO student nurses lead on-campus emergency intervention training
May 16, 2023
Knowing what to do in an emergency can mean the difference between life and death. University of Wisconsin Oshkosh senior nursing students recently shared lifesaving skills with faculty and staff and several students at UW Oshkosh’s Fond du Lac and Fox Cities campuses. The presentations on the use of automated external defibrillators (AED) and Stop […]