tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565Thu, 15 May 2008 16:19:48 +0000http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/noreply@blogger.com (Daniel M. Frommelt)Blogger2481125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-2858222121844131487Thu, 15 May 2008 14:40:00 +00002008-05-15T11:19:48.556-05:00 PLATTEVILLE- Even though Ullsvik Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville has a new look, one piece of it has remained unchanged. The original six and a half foot stained glass university seal is displayed on the second floor above the main entrance. Dennis Palmer from Auxiliary Services, commissioned Rita Elver and Pauline Fenrick in 1982 to build the piece to preserve some of http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/piece-of-history-remains-at-ullsvik.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-5064183456184912989Thu, 15 May 2008 14:38:00 +00002008-05-15T09:40:24.877-05:00 PLATTEVILLE- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville's Pioneer National Agri-Marketing Association received the second place John Deere Signature Award and was awarded $2,000 at the national Agri-Marketing Conference and Trade Show in Kansas City, Kan. "We were surprised and honored to be chosen for this award," said Samantha Schiesl, president of Pioneer NAMA. The John Deere Signature Awardhttp://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/uwp-pioneer-national-agri-marketing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-7731371565113818077Thu, 15 May 2008 14:35:00 +00002008-05-15T09:38:21.706-05:00 PLATTEVILLE- Even though it was their first time competing in the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville team received a gold award. The contest was held recently in Madison. Team members were Chad Baker, Orangeville, Ill.; Johnathan Lawfer, Kent, Ill.; Scott Jeanquart, Forestville; Carl Weier, Dodgeville; head coach Micheal Mee, professor of http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/uwp-dairy-team-gets-gold-at-north.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-8896990734321452042Mon, 12 May 2008 13:25:00 +00002008-05-12T08:26:43.769-05:00 PLATTEVILLE - With increased demands for energy putting stress on current infrastructure, the state of Wisconsin implemented a program called "Focus On Energy" to encourage Wisconsin businesses and individuals to be more energy efficient. Majid Tabrizi, director of the Center for Plastics Processing Technology in the department of industrial studies at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/uwp-works-with-state-to-reduce-energy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-6324162666492451094Mon, 12 May 2008 13:22:00 +00002008-05-12T08:29:57.116-05:00 PLATTEVILLE - The University of Wisconsin-Platteville was recognized by the American Red Cross in a small presentation put on by Frank Moullet, a UWP student, on May 7. Moullet coordinated the recognition ceremony with the help of the Badger-Hawkeye Region of the Red Cross. "Being a student and a volunteer for the Red Cross, I had a chance to see how great this relationship [between UWP and http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/red-cross-honors-uwp-for-30-years-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-5922975821419738412Fri, 09 May 2008 16:21:00 +00002008-05-09T11:23:04.405-05:00 PLATTEVILLE - Danen M. Detloff will serve as the senior valedictorian for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's 2 p.m. commencement ceremony on May 10. Detloff is a 2003 graduate of Geneseo High School. She "found" UWP at the young age of 14. She attended UWP's Women in Engineering Summer Camp twice before making her decision to pursue her college career at UWP. A high quality industrial http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/detloff-selected-as-senior.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-3395460705142811161Fri, 09 May 2008 16:19:00 +00002008-05-09T11:21:05.962-05:00 PLATTEVILLE - Michael A. Jansen will serve as the principal speaker for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's 2 p.m. commencement ceremony on May 10. Jansen is chief executive officer at IIW Engineers and Surveyors, P.C. in Dubuque, Iowa. He has responsibility for the management of this 60 person professional consulting firm, providing leadership for strategic planning, operations, firm http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/jansen-selected-as-principal-speaker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-9137971462712757811Fri, 09 May 2008 16:17:00 +00002008-05-09T11:19:11.887-05:00 PLATTEVILLE - Anthony J. Manoni will serve as the senior valedictorian for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's 9:30 a.m. commencement ceremony on May 10. A graduate of Port Washington High School, Manoni matriculated at UWP in the fall of 2003. He had visited a number of college campuses during his junior year of high school. He reports that he chose UWP based on its excellent reputationhttp://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/manoni-selected-as-senior-valedictorian.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-3342522971577051884Fri, 09 May 2008 15:54:00 +00002008-05-09T11:17:29.744-05:00 PLATTEVILLE - David G. Walsh will serve as the principal speaker for the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's 9:30 a.m. commencement ceremony on May 10. Walsh was appointed to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents in 2003 by Governor Jim Doyle. He is a spokesperson and leader for public higher education in the state of Wisconsin. Walsh serves on the board of regents executive http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/walsh-selected-as-principal-speaker-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-5502373184891934949Thu, 08 May 2008 15:37:00 +00002008-05-08T10:41:18.649-05:00 PLATTEVILLE- Four students from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville won the video studio or live performance segment category in the National Broadcasting Society National Undergraduate Student Electronic Media Competition. This is the third time in a row that UWP has won. "It's extremely difficult to win the grand prize because there's only one in each category. To do it three times in a http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/uwp-students-win-national-broadcasting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-8948823689572170148Thu, 08 May 2008 15:31:00 +00002008-05-08T10:37:08.810-05:00 PLATTEVILLE- To fund their outreach activities, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Society of Physics Students recently received the Marsh W. White Award. The award is given by the National Society of Physics Students to deserving chapters to support projects designed to promote an interest in physics among students. It is given in honor of Marsh W. White for his service to Sigma Pihttp://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/uwp-society-of-physics-students-receive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-7352332251970120749Wed, 07 May 2008 15:28:00 +00002008-05-08T10:30:40.380-05:00 PLATTEVILLE - Each year graduating college students from around the country attend the Oshkosh Placement Exchange at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh where employers meet and interview students for positions primarily in the field of higher education housing and student affairs. Several students from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville attended the annual event this year as part of http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/uwp-students-attend-oshkosh-placement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-8042142175282973032Wed, 07 May 2008 13:46:00 +00002008-05-07T08:52:41.105-05:00Mary Robinson Wagner PLATTEVILLE- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Women in Engineering Program is the only formal program in Wisconsin dedicated to recruitment and retention of women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). For the past three years, UWP Women in Engineering has partnered with Durrant to put on a banquet, celebrating women in the STEM fields. This year's http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/uwp-women-in-science-technology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-1532815558696257574Wed, 07 May 2008 13:37:00 +00002008-05-07T08:45:30.652-05:00 PLATTEVILLE- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Department of Business and Accounting is experiencing growth as it institutes new classes and programs. Over the past two years, the number of incoming freshmen enrolled in the department has increased by over 100 in business and increased by 30 in accounting. Students in business land careers in retail management, sales, human resources, http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/uwp-department-of-business-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-3394872398001052893Tue, 06 May 2008 15:23:00 +00002008-05-06T10:27:34.241-05:00 PLATTEVILLE - As the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's pilot year of First Year Experience comes to a close, the director of FYE, Joanne Wilson, reports that two measures in particular have shown great success and will be at the forefront of next year's programming. The Introduction to College Life course has proven to be particularly successful and will be expanded and provided more http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/first-year-experience-programming-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-1114902518380405808Tue, 06 May 2008 15:21:00 +00002008-05-06T10:23:39.410-05:00 PLATTEVILLE - The University of Wisconsin-Platteville will hold its spring 2008 commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 10 in the Williams Fieldhouse on the UWP campus. The 180th ceremonies will begin with the first ceremony at 9:30 a.m., which will honor students from the College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture and School of Graduate Studies. The second ceremony will take http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/uwp-celebrates-180th-commencement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-2237397756648944750Tue, 06 May 2008 15:17:00 +00002008-05-06T10:19:51.255-05:00 PLATTEVILLE- To celebrate the life of Matt Anderson, former University of Wisconsin-Platteville student, a tree at Pioneer Farm will be dedicated in his memory. A dedication ceremony will be held today at 6:30 p.m. at the Agriculture Technology Center at Pioneer Farm. Anderson, a junior in agribusiness at UWP, 12 season athlete and president of the Wisconsin FFA Association, died in a farm http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/collegiate-ffa-dedicates-tree-in-memory.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-4497961077352632965Fri, 02 May 2008 13:40:00 +00002008-05-02T08:45:45.817-05:00 PLATTEVILLE- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville is hosting a room dedication and open house Tuesday, May 13 for the Art Building. The room dedication honoring Mary Jean Dochnahl Hlavac will be at 2:15 p.m. with an open house to follow until 6 p.m. Self-guided tours are available at that time. Renovations began with new windows and doors in the Art Building during the summer of 2006. http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/uwp-will-have-room-dedication-in-art.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-8338145086256189193Fri, 02 May 2008 13:40:00 +00002008-05-02T08:41:42.359-05:00 PLATTEVILLE- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville has scheduled a ribbon cutting and program Tuesday, May 13 at 4:30 p.m. for Ullsvik Hall. An open house is also scheduled that day in Ullsvik Hall from 4 to 6 p.m. Self-guided tours will be available during that time. The renovation project of Ullsvik Hall began in June of 2006 and was completed in time for departments and offices to move inhttp://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/ullsvik-hall-ribbon-cutting-and-open.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-8366820284045095612Fri, 02 May 2008 13:38:00 +00002008-05-02T08:39:57.148-05:00 PLATTEVILLE-Robert G. Ehlenfeldt was born in Beaver Dam to Robert D. and Alice Ehlenfeldt. After serving in the United States Army, during which time he fought in the Vietnam War, Ehlenfeldt decided to attend college and pursue pre-veterinarian requirements, a degree in biology or both. Wanting to avoid a large university, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, after receiving http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/robert-g-ehlenfeldt-is-distinguished.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-8191019511868857142Fri, 02 May 2008 13:36:00 +00002008-05-02T08:38:14.302-05:00 PLATTEVILLE-Thomas C. Leamer was born in a Pennsylvania town more than 750 miles from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, where he matriculated in 1960. Due to the distance and his participation on the school wrestling team, as well as his job on the Pioneer Farm, he was unable to return home during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Yet, there would prove to be a silver lining to http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/thomas-c-leamer-is-distinguished-uwp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-8045910939147942100Fri, 02 May 2008 13:32:00 +00002008-05-02T08:34:32.877-05:00 PLATTEVILLE-James Chitwood was born on a farm in Boscobel to Keith and Ruby Chitwood, who stressed to him the importance of a higher education. He spent his high school years in nearby Blue River, where through his participation in various school activities he became acquainted with the University of Wisconsin-Platteville (then known as Wisconsin State University-Platteville). When it came timehttp://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/james-chitwood-is-distinguished-uwp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-8174669163292904316Fri, 02 May 2008 13:31:00 +00002008-05-02T08:32:36.547-05:00 PLATTEVILLE - Kifle G. Gebremedhin was born in Adi-Ugri, Eritrea (on the African continent) to parents Tsegeweini Habtu and Gebremedhin Andemariam. Prior to his arrival at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Gebremedhin received an engineering diploma with honors in May of 1970 from Building College in Addis-Abeba, Ethiopia. After obtaining the degree, he served as district engineer for http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/uwps-distinguished-alumnus-is-kifle-g.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-1789320003764606387Fri, 02 May 2008 13:27:00 +00002008-05-02T08:30:28.361-05:00 PLATTEVILLE - At the University of Wisconsin-Platteville spring 2008 commencement ceremony, the UW-Platteville Alumni Association will honor several outstanding graduates with the Honorary Lifetime Pioneer Award. This spring, UW-Platteville students Lisa McLean, Alisha Slowey, Mollie Allred, Kenny Brotheridge, Abby Felix and Jonathan M. Schendt were recipients of the award. The selection http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/uw-platteville-alumni-association.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573565.post-8696584703953739218Thu, 01 May 2008 13:19:00 +00002008-05-01T08:25:49.565-05:00PLATTEVILLE- The department of industrial studies at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville recently received a scaffolding donation for the building construction management house by ThyssenKrupp Safway Inc. in Waukesha. For the class, Construction Laboratory, students build an entire house under the instruction of Marc Shelstrom, associate professor of building construction management. Their http://www.uwplatt.edu/news/2008/05/thyssenkrupp-safway-inc-donates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lee S. Jadaan)