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As demand for data-driven decision-making continues to rise across Wisconsin and beyond, the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh is adding a new STEM-designated Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Analytics—designed to prepare the next generation of professionals to turn data into action.  The program was presented to the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents for review and authorization, […]

For most people, parking is something they barely think about—until there’s nowhere to park.  For Hilary Pattermann, making those logistics work has become both a career and a passion. As parking manager for Park Appleton, the City of Appleton’s Parking Utility Division, the 2013 UW-Oshkosh finance graduate oversees three parking ramps, a surface lot, enforcement operations, permits, […]

A graduating ROTC cadet at UW-Oshkosh says the Army program prepares students in many ways—through leadership and development, discipline, communication and professionalism. The skills were something Lydia Hayden of Broomfield, Colorado, used as a member of the elite Titans gymnastics team that earned national championships in three out of her four years on the team. […]

For Brian Borchardt, the path to becoming Neenah’s next mayor did not begin in City Hall. It began on a spring break trip.  As a UW-Oshkosh sophomore in the early 1990s, Borchardt joined a group traveling to Kentucky through the Newman Center for an alternative spring break. Instead of beaches and rest, the group spent […]

When Sienna Isaacson walked across the stage at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh School of Nursing and Health Professions pinning ceremony March 14, she joined 29 classmates in the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program preparing to enter the profession.  Her moment carries an added distinction.  Sienna Isaacson, left, talks with Kim Brundidge, co-director of […]

University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh nursing students are staying a step ahead as they learn the latest technology that allows seamless communication between doctors, nurses and staff. Epic, a Wisconsin-based Electronic Health Record (EHR) company, is well known by patients and healthcare providers. Its newest program offering, Lyceum, gives medical and nursing students a quality introduction to […]

The Greater Oshkosh Economic Development Corporation (GOEDC), in collaboration with the UW-Oshkosh Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED) and the Small Business Development Center at UW-Oshkosh (SBDC), has secured Small Business Technical Assistance grant funding from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to implement the Innovation Foundry program—a structured initiative designed to help established […]

For seven weeks each spring semester, the Sage Hall Finance Trading Room becomes a hands-on classroom. Twice a week, UW-Oshkosh accounting students prepare free tax returns through the federal Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, serving community members while applying what they have learned in real time.  Kazeem Akinyele, an associate professor of accounting at […]

When CNN’s Vital Signs explored how hibernating animals could hold clues to treating cancer, heart disease and even protecting astronauts in space, part of that story traced back to the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. The episode highlighted cutting-edge biomedical research involving hibernating animals, but much of the foundational work behind those discoveries has been taking place quietly for […]

Carbliss, one of Wisconsin’s fastest-growing beverage brands, came to the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh expecting to hear a series of student media proposals. What they didn’t expect was to be leaning forward in their seats as senior Kenny Satori and his teammates unveiled a TouchTunes activation idea that immediately grabbed their attention.  The team’s concept, which […]