Campus Stories
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UW-Stevens Point Literacy Lab Program: Fostering Young Minds, Shaping Future Educators

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 […]
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Inspiring Minds: The Tri-State Undergraduate Psychology Conference

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 […]
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Small Joys: UW-Superior students gain a new perspective on happiness through Costa Rica Study Away program

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 […]
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UW-Milwaukee guitar students and alumni win major festivals throughout North America

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) […]
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Great teaching: Striving to make college possible and meaningful

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 […]
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UW-River Falls early childhood degree to move fully online in 2025

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 […]
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UW–Madison unveils strategic vision to boost entrepreneurship

November 11, 2024
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is positioning itself to strengthen entrepreneurial pathways, experiences and outcomes, drawing on the findings and recommendations of a study commissioned by Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin. The comprehensive plan outlined in the study aims to create a thriving entrepreneurial environment, leveraging the university’s existing strengths and capabilities along with its ongoing commitment to fostering […]
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UWSP student finds support to start AI business

November 8, 2024
As a first-year student within the Sentry School of Business and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Alex Suscha not only realized an idea for his own business, he also found the support to make it happen. The Sheboygan native and business administration major was taking Organizational Behavior class in fall 2023 with Assistant Professor Sean […]
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Sprinting toward greatness: UWL’s Sam Blaskowski balances family, academics and a passion for track

November 7, 2024
Being a student-athlete opens doors to unique opportunities, and Sam Blaskowski has made the most of each one that has come his way. Blaskowski, a junior majoring in exercise and sport science: sport management, is also a member of the men’s track and field team. His athletic career gained momentum during his senior year at […]
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UW-Whitewater AMA, Enactus students support business development in Guatemala

November 6, 2024
Already among the nation’s most successful college student organizations, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s American Marketing Association and Enactus chapters continued to build on their legacies of entrepreneurship and service over the summer in 2024. Five Warhawks traveled to Antigua, Guatemala, from July 20-27 to continue their work with ProChapina, a nonprofit organization that serves to support, educate, uplift, and empower […]