Campus Stories

  1. Bridging education and law enforcement: The success of UW-Platteville graduates at the Milwaukee Police Department

    Photo of UW-Platteville graduates: Cassie Strandberg, Evelyn Marx, Whitney Miller, Dondi Stender, Devin Woida, Tyler Krueger and Jacob Brandt. “Each graduate brings their own unique skills, personality and approach to our team,” said Milwaukee Police Forensics Services Director Ryan Orlovsky.

    December 4, 2024

    To build a solid team, there must be a shared commitment to the mission and a unified vision. At the Milwaukee Police Department, one team exemplifies this: the forensics division. Seven of the 11 members are graduates of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, with 2018 alumna Cassandra Strandberg leading the way as crime scene supervisor. Strandberg’s […]

  2. Illuminating Wisconsin’s past: UWL Archaeologist Heather Walder honored for innovative research and collaborative methods

    Photo of Heather Walder, whose expertise in advanced archaeological techniques has illuminated Indigenous-European interactions during a pivotal time in history. Here Walder is pictured with students during a six-week field program, Gete Anishinaabe Izhichigewin Community Archaeology Project (GAICAP) in Red Cliff, Wisconsin. From left: Kirsten Amann, Kim Thompson, Erin Seliger, Sabrina Neurock, Margaret Hanson, Heather Walder, Faith Kalvig

    December 3, 2024

    Heather Walder, a leading figure in Wisconsin archaeology, is being celebrated for her innovative contributions to the field with the Increase A. Lapham Research Medal, one of the Wisconsin Archeological Society’s highest honors. The award, which recognizes significant achievements in Wisconsin archaeology and anthropology, will be formally presented on Oct. 18 in Milwaukee. A faculty […]

  3. UW-Stevens Point interior architecture professor designed a cultural landscape

    Photo of UW-Stevens Point interior architecture professor

    December 2, 2024

    A public, interpretive park sits on the banks of the Wisconsin River in Stevens Point, filled with lush plants, sculptures, rock formations and artifacts from around the world. Located within Pfiffner Park, the Cultural Commons interactive garden exists to connect people and other cultures, specifically those of Stevens Point’s sister cities and of the native […]

  4. Blugolds prepare to be long-term healthcare leaders

    Photo of UW-Eau Claire Senior healthcare administration major Kami Krumenauer of Eau Claire

    November 27, 2024

    “We know that leadership matters,” says Dr. Jennifer Johs-Artisensi, health care administration (HCAD) program director at UW-Eau Claire. “The person at the top oversees everything, makes sure that rules are being followed. They’re driving the culture; they are setting the tone for what are going to be the core values of this organization. “When you […]

  5. Paws for a cause: Veterans Day speaker highlights the positive impact of service dogs

    Photo of Lani Rethaber, executive director of Patriot K9s of Wisconsin, standing next to his German Shepherd Aisa as UW-River Falls student Michaela Hasapopoulos, left, sings the national anthem at the beginning of a Veterans Day ceremony at the university.

    November 26, 2024

    Patriot K9s of Wisconsin has assisted more than 100 veterans and continues to grow After stints in the Marine Corps and the Wisconsin Army National Guard, Lani Rethaber found himself feeling a mix of anger and depression, emotions that often prevented him from socializing. Then Rethaber found the emotional support he needed in the form […]

  6. Portage attracts residents, businesses, and workers after UniverCity partnership

    Photo of downtown Portage

    November 25, 2024

    When it comes to community planning, Steve Sobiek, the director of business development and planning for the City of Portage, is always thinking ahead. “What do we want Portage to look like in 10 to 20 years?” Sobiek said. As part of a partnership between UniverCity Alliance and Columbia County from 2021-24, Sobiek worked with University of Wisconsin–Madison students, […]

  7. High aspirations: Recent grads leverage Prehealth courses to pursue medical careers

    Photo of Anna Brooks working on a research project in a UW-Stout lab. / UW-Stout

    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 […]

  8. UWO First Scholars program provides hundreds of first-gen students mentoring, skill-building

    Photo of first-generation student Aidan Funk, a junior from Racine majoring in physical education, who serves as a peer mentor to the new class of first-generation students at UWO.

    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 […]

  9. No matter the language, UWM education student helps her MPS students

    Photo of UW-Milwaukee graduate student Pauline Kanyiva Mwendwa

    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 […]

  10. From student to colleague: Alum Nate Vannatta’s career strengthens ties between UWL and Gundersen

    Photo of UWL alum, physical therapist

    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 […]

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