1. UW-Whitewater to launch master’s program in elementary middle education

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    A leader in teacher education in Wisconsin for more than 150 years, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will launch a Master of Science in Education in Elementary Middle Education starting this fall. The program — which was approved by the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents at a meeting in April and is pending final approval from the […]

  2. Meet Mackenzie Robertson, UW-Whitewater’s first Space Force student

    Photo of Mackenzie Robertson, a master’s student at UW-Whitewater, who competed for four years on the volleyball team during her time as a student in the U.S. Air Force Academy. (Photo courtesy of Air Force Athletics)

    Coming from a military family, Mackenzie Robertson has always focused on service. Robertson, who attended the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) and is currently on active duty, continues her service while building on her education and personal development as a student in the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. “UW-Whitewater stood out to […]

  3. UW-Whitewater Police Department earns national accreditation

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    After an intensive three-year review process, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Police Department received accreditation from a national program considered the gold standard within the profession. The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, or CALEA, has officially recognized the UW-Whitewater Police Department with its accreditation. It is one of only four departments in Wisconsin to hold the […]

  4. Music educator goes to to the ends of the earth to inspire her students

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    A passion for education drives one Wisconsin music teacher to extremes: playing a trumpet while experiencing zero gravity, exploring a Teacher at Sea experience on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship Bell M. Shimada off the coast of northern California, and — yes — traveling to the end of the Earth to participate in […]

  5. Unconditional love and basketball: Warhawk Kacie Carollo builds on family legacy

    Photo of head women's basketball coach Keri Carollo, center, and her husband Joe, an assistant, talking to players. Their daughter Kacie, right, is among the players. The Warhawk women's basketball team defeated UW-Stevens Point, 53-44, on Jan. 10, 2024, in Kachel Gym. With the win, the Warhawks matched their best start in program history with 14 wins and no losses. (UW-Whitewater photo/Craig Schreiner)

    The Carollo family name is synonymous with women’s basketball — and winning — at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. For more than two decades the family has been deeply associated with a team that has a strong legacy at the university and is a household name in NCAA Division III women’s basketball. Keri Carollo was hired […]

  6. UW-Whitewater chemistry professor earns UW Innovation Grant

    Photo of Steven Girard, an associate professor of chemistry at UW-Whitewater, in a university science lab.

    One chemistry professor at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater rang in the new year with a surprise. In early January, Steven Girard, an associate professor of chemistry, was announced as one of three recipients of the 2024 Universities of Wisconsin Innovation Grant for his proposal, “’Sea-Change’ Silicides: Superalloy and Biomedical Coatings from Sustainable and Recycled Feedstocks.” It was a […]

  7. UW-Whitewater’s “Mascots on Main” initiative showcases industry and community ties

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    UW-Whitewater Chancellor Corey King and university mascot Willie Warhawk recently visited eight Whitewater area businesses/organizations, expressing gratitude for their support of the university and the Universities of Wisconsin. These visits — documented on video and being shared on social media this week — demonstrate the mutually beneficial relationships that exist between the university and the […]

  8. UW-Whitewater chemistry student helps land U.S. patent

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    Foster Boom traces his first memories of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater back to a field trip taken as an eighth-grade student at Mahone Middle School in Kenosha. “I think we extracted strawberry or corn DNA,” Boom said. “UW-Whitewater was always in the back of my mind.” After graduating from Libertyville High School in Illinois, Boom […]

  9. Rock County nursing program builds infrastructure, skills

    Photo of a new nursing lab, which opened on the UW-Whitewater at Rock County campus in Janesville, the result of a collaborative nursing degree program with Edgewood College. (UW-Whitewater photo/Craig Schreiner)

    At the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Rock County campus, construction is complete on two state-of-the-art spaces where the next generation of students will earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Edgewood College, the result of a collaborative nursing degree program. These graduates will be primed for high-paying jobs — and ready to fulfill a critical regional […]

  10. Friends thrive together at Rock County and Whitewater campuses

    Photo of Maribel Rodriguez (left) and Alma Diaz-Cosme posing for a photo outside of Hyland Hall on the first day of classes for the fall semester on Sept. 3, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Diaz-Cosme and Rodriguez)

    Two students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater embraced the power of shared experiences — and a resulting fast friendship — to make the most out of their time as Warhawks. Alma Diaz-Cosme and Maribel Rodriguez met as students at UW-Whitewater at Rock County in the fall of 2021. They had each made last-minute decisions to enroll at […]