University News
Caden Stindt stands out as two-time Rocket League champion
Written By: Eric Herbst | Published On: Oct 21, 2019 | Featured in: Campus & Community Despite recently starting his Junior year, Caden Stindt is already making a name for himself at UW-Platteville – but it isn’t in the usual academic, athletic or artistic circles one might expect. Instead, Stindt’s rising fame is due to his remarkable achievement of being crowned a Rocket League® tournament champion – not once, but twice in a row.
Ericksons’ major gift to support future Pioneers
Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Oct 21, 2019 | Featured in: Alumni, Campus & Community Higher education has been a significant part of Jon and Dr. Tori Erickson’s lives, and their recently announced planned gift to support UW-Platteville scholarships will help ensure it is also a part of the lives of future generations of Pioneers. Their estate gift is among the largest bequests the university has ever received. The Ericksons were honored during the Homecoming celebration this past weekend.
Distance Education Alumni board sponsors Virtual 5K
Written By: Cheryl Lange | Published On: Oct 21, 2019 | Featured in: Press Release The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Distance Education Alumni Board puts a unique spin on a 5K with their Virtual Distance Dash 5K Run/Walk and Anti-5K.
Pioneer Spotlight: Dr. Leigh Monhardt
Written By: Laurie Hamer | Published On: Oct 18, 2019 | Featured in: Campus & Community, Education & Wellness Dr. Leigh Monhardt, associate professor of education at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, joined the university in 2007 and teaches all of the elementary and secondary science methods courses offered by the university’s School of Education, including two STEM-integrated science courses.
Pioneers place first in American Marketing Association competition
Written By: Garrison Ledbury | Published On: Oct 17, 2019 | Featured in: Business & Leadership Two UW-Platteville business students placed first in the annual American Marketing Association regional conference, hosted by UW-Whitewater.
Collegiate Soils Team takes top honors at recent competition
Written By: Dr. Chris Baxter | Published On: Oct 14, 2019 | Featured in: Agriculture & DairyThe University of Wisconsin-Platteville Collegiate Soils Team competed in the 63rd annual Region 3 Collegiate Soils Contest Oct. 9–12. The event was held in Portage County, Wisconsin, and was hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Talk on area surface water quality to be held at UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County
Written By: John Christensen | Published On: Oct 14, 2019 | Featured in: Baraboo Sauk County, STEM Professor Stephen Swallen, of UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County, will be joined by Serge Koenig, of the Sauk County Department of Conservation, Planning, and Zoning to discuss their ongoing study of surface water quality in Sauk County at the campus library on Friday, Oct. 18 at 12:30 p.m.
Celik’s research aims to make solar technology more sustainable
Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Oct 11, 2019 | Featured in: STEM In recent years, the United States has witnessed a boom in solar energy use, as trends toward sustainable living grow. But how environmentally-friendly is solar technology when it reaches the end of its life cycle? That is the question Dr. Ilke Celik, assistant professor of sustainability and renewable energy systems, and a team of researchers are hoping to address.
Come to the lab and see what’s on the slab at the Pioneer Players’ production of ‘The Rocky Horror Show’
Written By: Madison Harbour | Published On: Oct 11, 2019 | Featured in: Arts & Culture The Department of Performing and Visual Arts-Theatre and Pioneer Players will begin their 2019-20 season with the cult classic musical, “The Rocky Horror Show.”
Pioneer Spotlight: Katharine Caywood
Written By: Ruth Wendlandt | Published On: Oct 11, 2019 | Featured in: Campus & Community Katherine Caywood is the digital marketing manager at UW-Platteville, a newly created position in the Marketing department. Caywood ’10 is an alumna of UW-Platteville and credits her degree in fine arts with leading her to the marketing field.
Pioneer Day of Giving generates over $121,000 for student support
Written By: Megan Hinderman | Published On: Oct 10, 2019 | Featured in: Campus & Community Thanks to the generous donations of hundreds of alumni, faculty and staff, and other friends of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, the UW-Platteville Foundation raised over $121,000 with its annual Day of Giving.
Strobl joins international team, shares policy ideas with UK Parliament
Written By: Laurie Hamer | Published On: Oct 10, 2019 | Featured in: Law & Justice Dr. Staci Strobl, associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, has been asked to join an international team of scholars convened by the Sectarianism, Proxies and De-sectarianization project, based at the Richardson Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Lancaster in Lancashire, England.
UW Dairy Innovation Hub seeks solutions to challenges facing Wisconsin dairy industry
Written By: UW System | Published On: Oct 09, 2019 | Featured in: Agriculture & Dairy From improving human nutrition to assuring clean water to growing the farm economy while caring for animals, the Dairy Innovation Hub will harness the intellectual and creative power of three University of Wisconsin institutions to address the most complex challenges facing the state’s dairy industry.
Alumnus credits restorative justice experience for career success
Written By: Laurie Hamer | Published On: Oct 09, 2019 | Featured in: Alumni, Law & JusticeThere are moments in life when a decision to explore something new turns out to be life-changing, both personally and professionally.
UW-Platteville hosts Wellness Day for 190 elementary students
Written By: Laurie Hamer | Published On: Oct 09, 2019 | Featured in: Education & Wellness Eleven physical education students recently planned, implemented and continued a 10-year tradition, Wellness Day, for 190 first- and second-grade students from Platteville School District at the university’s Bo-Ryan Court.
UW-Platteville awarded Dubuque Racing Association grant
Written By: Mike Gau | Published On: Oct 09, 2019 | Featured in: Press Release The UW-Platteville Division of Professional Studies was recently awarded a grant from the Dubuque Racing Association. Funds will help upgrade video conference equipment to outfit a conference room that is frequently used for meetings held among on-campus and remote participants.
UW-Platteville to honor alumni at Homecoming
Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Oct 07, 2019 | Featured in: Alumni UW-Platteville will honor its 2019 Distinguished and Outstanding Alumni Award recipients at the University Awards and Recognition Ceremony on Friday, Oct. 18 at 4:30 p.m. in Nohr Gallery, Ullsvik Hall. The ceremony is part of the university’s annual Homecoming celebration weekend.
Pioneers place high in dairy judging competitions
Written By: Garrison Ledbury | Published On: Oct 07, 2019 | Featured in: Agriculture & Dairy Students of the UW-Platteville Dairy Judging Team excelled in three recent competitions.
UW-Platteville to celebrate Homecoming
Written By: Ruth Wendlandt | Published On: Oct 04, 2019 | Featured in: The University of Wisconsin-Platteville will be celebrating Homecoming week from Oct. 13-19 with the theme, “Pioneering Music through the Years.”
Pioneer Spotlight: Timothy Juedes
Written By: Laurie Hamer | Published On: Oct 04, 2019 | Featured in: Campus & Community, Law & Justice Tim Juedes, a lecturer of criminal justice, is a UW-Platteville alumnus and has taught forensic investigation courses at the university since spring 2015. His specialties are fingerprint analysis and criminalistics.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Lecture to feature Paulette Jordan of Coeur d’Alene Nation
Written By: Laurie Hamer | Published On: Oct 03, 2019 | Featured in: HistoryThe University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Department of History will host its fifth annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Lecture on Monday, Oct. 14 in the Nohr Gallery, Ullsvik Hall, UW-Platteville, from 6-7:30 p.m. The lecture is free and open to the public.
School of Business students study abroad in Germany
Written By: Ruth Wendlandt | Published On: Oct 01, 2019 | Featured in: International, Business & Leadership This summer, Les Hollingsworth, director of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville School of Business, led a short-term faculty-led study abroad program to Hochschule Rhein Main in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Idea of turning common weeds into aviation fuel takes flight
Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Oct 01, 2019 | Featured in: STEM, Research The next big idea in green energy may stem from a common Midwestern weed called pennycress, and faculty and students at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville are contributing to this cutting-edge research.
Pioneer Spotlight: Dr. Hao Chen connects marketing with the modern media age
Written By: Garrison Ledbury | Published On: Sep 27, 2019 | Featured in: Campus & Community, Business & LeadershipDr. Hao Chen is celebrating his 10th year at UW-Platteville. Chen found his love of media and advertising at malls in his childhood when living in China. Visiting stores with his parents exposed him to the colorful and eye-catching world of visual marketing, and later, the influence of digital media in relation to business.