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Pictured left to right are Clint Brickl, associate principal at Baraboo High School; Glenn Bildsten, principal at Baraboo High School; and Gus Bonow, academic advisor and coach at UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County.

Baraboo Sauk County campus and Baraboo High School seek strong connection

Written By: John Christensen | Published On: Jan 11, 2023 | Featured in: Baraboo Sauk County

Leadership from UW-Platteville's College of EMS came to UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County campus on Jan. 10, meeting with administrators from Baraboo High School, as well as campus faculty and student support staff, as part of efforts expanding the reach of UW-Platteville’s Associate in Pre-Engineering degree and other UW-Platteville programs to more students in and around Sauk County.

UW-Platteville to host inaugural Construction Safety Summit, welcome professionals from across country

Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Jan 11, 2023 | Featured in: Applied Engineering Technology Management, Construction Management, Press Release

UW-Platteville, along with industry partners, is hosting the inaugural Construction Safety Summit, March 27-30. The event is open to construction safety professionals at any stage in their career, as well as manufacturers and distributors in the safety field.

UW-Platteville costume director brings ‘A Decade of Design’ to Nohr Gallery

Written By: Ann Farrelly | Published On: Jan 10, 2023 | Featured in: Arts & Culture

The Department of Performing and Visual Arts will open the 2023 art gallery season with an exhibition of the work of Sarah Strange, UW-Platteville senior lecturer and costume director. “A Decade of Design” will run Jan. 27-Feb. 22 in the Harry and Laura Nohr Gallery.

Senior design team creates prototype for Boogie Bikes

Written By: Ruth Wendlandt | Published On: Jan 09, 2023 | Featured in: STEM

An engineering senior design team recently rolled out a new solution to help a startup company stabilize their bicycles. The team worked with company sponsor Boogie Bikes to develop an electric bike more stable than a standard two-wheel bicycle.

Solar array makes good progress towards sustainability goals after first full semester

Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Dec 21, 2022 | Featured in: Environmental Sciences

This semester marked the official start of the UW-Platteville’s 2.4-megawatt solar array generating energy, which continues to set UW-Platteville apart as a leader in sustainability.

Aspiring Educators awarded grant, help children in need

Written By: Kristie Reynolds | Published On: Dec 20, 2022 | Featured in: Education

The UW-Platteville Aspiring Educators was recently awarded a grant by the National Education Association to purchase outdoor gear, such as coats, snow pants, hats and mittens, for children in need in the Platteville School District.

UW-Platteville celebrates 209th commencement

Written By: Ruth Wendlandt | Published On: Dec 17, 2022 | Featured in: Campus & Community

UW-Platteville celebrated the fall class of 2022, as more than 560 candidates walked across the stage to receive their diplomas and hoods at the 209th commencement held on Dec. 17.

Capstone engineering projects to be highlighted at open house

Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Dec 15, 2022 | Featured in: STEM

UW-Platteville’s bi-annual Senior Design Open House will be held Monday, Dec. 19. Open to the public, the event is an opportunity for engineering students to showcase their capstone Senior Design projects.

Student raises money for UW-Platteville through John Deere’s Dollars for Doers

Written By: Kristie Reynolds | Published On: Dec 14, 2022 | Featured in: Campus & Community, STEM

One student is volunteering his time while raising money for UW-Platteville’s Robotics Club. Junior Scott McDermott has worked part-time at John Deere in a student position since 2021 while pursuing a mechanical engineering degree. This past year, McDermott has donated $3,000 to the UW-Platteville’s Robotics Club through John Deere’s employee giving program, Dollars for Doers.

Isabelle Sander is a Chancellor's Scholar and a fine arts-theatre and English-professional writing double major.

Chancellor Scholars excel in more than their major, find creative outlet in performing arts

Written By: Ruth Wendlandt | Published On: Dec 13, 2022 | Featured in: Campus & Community, Arts & Culture

The Chancellor Scholarship is a prestigious award given to a selected number of incoming freshmen. Current Chancellor Scholars represent all three colleges, and a quarter of them are involved in the Department of Performing and Visual Arts, finding creative outlets to express themselves.

Pictured left to right are Teresa Miller, Daniel Mincemoyer and Deirdre Dalsing.

Green Bandana Project receives Mental Health Matters Award

Written By: Ruth Wendlandt | Published On: Dec 12, 2022 | Featured in: Campus & Community

The student group, the Green Bandana Project, which raises awareness about mental health, was recently honored with University Counseling Services' 2022 Mental Health Matters Award.

Leaders share updates and explore new opportunities at UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County

Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Dec 09, 2022 | Featured in: Baraboo Sauk County

UW-Platteville Interim Chancellor Dr. Tammy Evetovich, along with Interim Provost Dr. Wayne Weber, shared updates at a Campus and Community Leadership Listening Session at UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County today.

Dr. Ronald Meissen and his wife, Eileen, are supporting engineering students through their newly established endowed Computer Science and Software Engineering Scholarship fund.

Engineering alumnus creates CSSE scholarship fund

Written By: Ruth Wendlandt | Published On: Dec 08, 2022 | Featured in: Alumni, STEM

UW-Platteville alumnus Dr. Ronald Meissen and his wife, Eileen, are supporting engineering students through their newly established endowed Computer Science and Software Engineering Scholarship fund.

Students place third overall in the 93rd annual National Chicago Collegiate Crops Contest.

UW-Platteville Collegiate Crops Team places at two national contests

Written By: Kristie Reynolds | Published On: Dec 07, 2022 | Featured in: Agriculture

The UW-Platteville Collegiate Crops Team took fourth place overall in the 88th annual National American Royal Kansas City Collegiate Crops Contest and third place overall in the 93rd annual National Chicago Collegiate Crops Contest last month.

Signing ceremony with Madison College in Sesquicentennial Hall

UW-Platteville, Madison College expand engineering partnership

Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Dec 05, 2022 | Featured in: Press Release, STEM

In a ceremony today, officials from UW-Platteville and Madison College signed an updated agreement to expand engineering offerings to Madison College students. The new agreement will add UW-Platteville’s Bachelor of Science in industrial and systems engineering to the existing offerings for Madison College students.

UW-Platteville to celebrate 209th commencement

Written By: Ruth Wendlandt | Published On: Dec 05, 2022 | Featured in: Campus & Community

UW-Platteville will hold its 209th commencement on Saturday, Dec. 17. The ceremony will start at 9 a.m. with the College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture. The College of Liberal Arts and Education, associate and graduate programs will hold their ceremonies at 12:30 p.m.; followed by the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science at 4 p.m.

Nohr Gallery to celebrate regional high school artists

Written By: | Published On: Dec 01, 2022 | Featured in: Arts & Culture

Nohr Gallery will host a reception and award ceremony for the 2022 Regional Statewide Teen Art Mentor Program (STAMP) High School Art Show on Wednesday, Dec. 14 from 5-6 p.m. in the gallery. Forty-five artworks created by 40 regional high school students will be celebrated during the event.

Busy December for Baraboo Sauk County performing arts programs

Written By: John Christensen | Published On: Nov 30, 2022 | Featured in: Baraboo Sauk County

The UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County music and theatre programs have a full slate of public events in December, with the Campus and Community Choir, Theatre Department, and Campus and Community Band all offering their fall term productions and performances as the semester finishes.

Aspiring Educators host teacher panel

Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Nov 30, 2022 | Featured in: Education

Organized by students, a recent event at UW-Platteville welcomed a panel of local teachers to share experiences and offer advice to future educators.

Call to Serve: Alum's unique path leads to M.S. in Organizational Change Leadership degree

Written By: Stephen Kelley | Published On: Nov 30, 2022 | Featured in: Alumni, Online Education, Master’s Degree Programs, Business

A call to serve has fueled Ray LaVoie his entire life. That need to help others has led the M.S. in Organizational Change Leadership graduate to support his country by working for the Government Accountability Office (GAO) – although his journey to this career has been unique.

Pictured from left to right are DATCP Secretary Randy Romanski; Dr. Charles Steiner, interim dean, College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture; Dr. Krista Eiseman, assistant professor of animal science; Dr. Tammy Evetovich, interim chancellor; Kevin Ladwig, president of MSAB Capital; and Dr. Wayne Weber, interim provost.

DATCP, UW-Platteville announce new meat programming

Written By: Sam Otterson, Wisconsin DATCP | Published On: Nov 29, 2022 | Featured in: Agriculture

UW-Platteville and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced the Beginning a Career in the Meat Industry programming, a half-day course designed for college and high school students who want to learn more about careers in the meat sector.

Students participate in annual Holiday Toy Hack, donating 55 modified toys

Written By: Ruth Wendlandt | Published On: Nov 28, 2022 | Featured in: Campus & Community, STEM

Dozens of students from across all three colleges at UW-Platteville came together for the fifth annual Holiday Toy Hack, to modify electronic toys for children with special needs. Fifty students participated and ‘hacked’ 55 toys which will be donated to area families, organizations and clinics.

School of Education instructors present at the National Rural Education Association convention

Written By: Ruth Wendlandt | Published On: Nov 28, 2022 | Featured in: Education

Faculty from the School of Education delivered three presentations at the 2022 National Rural Education Association’s (NREA) Convention and Research Symposium.

Howell returns to UW-Platteville, discusses importance of diversity and representation in mental health counseling

Written By: Ruth Wendlandt | Published On: Nov 18, 2022 | Featured in: Campus & Community

Brittany Howell, a licensed professional counselor, earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UW-Platteville and returned to her alma mater in December 2021, with the focus of providing counseling services to minority student populations.

Students visit Taliesin to explore place-based education

Written By: Kristie Reynolds | Published On: Nov 17, 2022 | Featured in: Education

School of Education students enrolled in Community Based Learning recently traveled to architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin for a tour and lab day. The experience was a lesson in place-based education, which focuses on using students’ own communities, including the history, culture and environment, as a primary resource for learning.

Clay Club to host 4th annual Empty Bowls, proceeds support local food pantries

Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Nov 17, 2022 | Featured in: Campus & Community, Arts & Culture

The Clay Club at UW-Platteville is hosting the fourth annual Platteville Empty Bowls and Chili Cook-Off event on Saturday, Nov. 19 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Platteville City Hall Council Chambers. All proceeds support local food pantries.

UW-Platteville Foundation recognized with National Philanthropy Day Award

Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Nov 16, 2022 | Featured in: Alumni, Press Release

The UW-Platteville Foundation was honored yesterday with the National Philanthropy Day Award by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Tri-State Chapter.

M.S. Criminal Justice program named one of nation's best online master's degrees

Written By: Stephen Kelley | Published On: Nov 15, 2022 | Featured in: Online Education, Master’s Degree Programs, Press Release, Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation

UW-Platteville's Master of Science in Criminal Justice program was recently recognized as one of the Top 10 Online Criminal Justice Master's programs in the nation by Online Schools Guide. The rankings were based on affordability and reputation.

UW-Platteville dedicates Vietnam Veterans Memorial, honors students and alumni killed in action

Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Nov 11, 2022 | Featured in: Campus & Community, Press Release

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville dedicated a Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2022. The memorial honors 12 UW-Platteville students and alumni who were killed in action in the Vietnam War. Nearly 300 people were in attendance at the dedication ceremony, including next of kin and friends of the 12 veterans being honored.

Pokorny, U.S. Presidential Scholar, finds next opportunities with UW-Platteville engineering

Written By: Kristie Reynolds | Published On: Nov 10, 2022 | Featured in: STEM

The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program is one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students, recognizing up to 161 students each year. Among the 2022 honorees is Cameron Pokorny, now a freshman software engineering major at UW-Platteville.

Pioneer Players presents Shakespeare’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’

Written By: Ann Dillon Farrelly | Published On: Nov 09, 2022 | Featured in: Arts & Culture

UW-Platteville’s Department of Performing and Visual Arts-Theatre and Pioneer Players will present William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, “Macbeth.” Performances are Nov. 16 at 11 a.m., Nov. 16-19 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 20 at 2 p.m.

Duke Ellington’s The Nutcracker Suite Comes to the Center for the Arts

Written By: Ann Farrelly | Published On: Nov 03, 2022 | Featured in: Arts & Culture

The Department of Performing and Visual Arts and the Performing Arts Series will present Duke Ellington’s The Nutcracker Suite on Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Richard and Helen Brodbeck Concert Hall. Performed by Madison’s Darren Sterud Orchestra, the event will feature legendary jazz musician, LeRoy Jones.

UW-Platteville named state's top university for online student services

Written By: Stephen Kelley | Published On: Nov 01, 2022 | Featured in: Online Education, Master’s Degree Programs, Press Release

UW-Platteville is being recognized as offering the best online student services in the state by Intelligent.com.

American Players Theatre credits UW-Platteville senior design team with renovation project

Written By: Ruth Wendlandt | Published On: Oct 31, 2022 | Featured in: STEM

In 2020, four senior design civil engineering students were tasked with the project of solving the parking lot concerns at the American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wisconsin. The students presented their findings to the company, not realizing a couple years later APT would be receiving a nearly $1 million Tourism Capital Investment Grant from the state to embark on those parking lot improvements.

Annual November Show exhibition scheduled to open Nov. 6

Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Oct 31, 2022 | Featured in: Arts & Culture

The Department of Performing and Visual Arts will host its annual November Show in the Art Building from Nov. 6 through Dec. 16, with an opening reception on Wednesday, Nov. 16 from 4-6 p.m.

Former Chancellor House listed for sale

Written By: Paul Erickson | Published On: Oct 28, 2022 | Featured in: Campus & Community

The former University of Wisconsin-Platteville Chancellor House, located at 895 W. Main St., is now listed for sale.

Listening sessions added to chancellor search and screen

Written By: Paul Erickson | Published On: Oct 26, 2022 | Featured in: Campus & Community

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville chancellor search and screen committee has added listening sessions on each branch campus, adding to those already announced on the main campus. Sessions will be November 3 at UW-Platteville Richland and November 9 at UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County.

Dr. Douglas Adams and Dr. Edina Haslauer

November LAE Faculty Forum to explore rurally-responsive education

Written By: Kristie Reynolds | Published On: Oct 26, 2022 | Featured in: Education

The College of Liberal Arts and Education Faculty Forum Series will continue on Thursday, Nov. 3 with a presentation by Dr. Douglas Adams and Dr. Edina Haslauer titled “Building a Rurally Responsive Place-Based Education Program.”

UW-Platteville to welcome president, CEO of the national Associated Builders and Contractors organization

Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Oct 26, 2022 | Featured in: Applied Engineering Technology Management

The Department of Industrial Studies will host Mike Bellaman, president and CEO of the national Associated Builders and Contractors organization, on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. in Room 103, Doudna Hall.

Hensel Phelps shares special partnership with UW-Platteville

Written By: Kristie Reynolds | Published On: Oct 25, 2022 | Featured in: Corporate Relations, Applied Engineering Technology Management

UW-Platteville has a big supporter in Hensel Phelps – a commercial contractor and construction company headquartered in Colorado. The company comes to construction events, career fairs and has partnered with the university to speak to classes and host alumni Zoom events, providing faculty and students with insight into the construction industry and what the changes and challenges are.

Pictured left to right are Ethan Neumann, Isaac Nollen, Nicole Plenty, Abby Field, Hope Saroka, Tresa Jo Koopmeiners, Brooklynn Hill and Dr. Chris Baxter.

UW-Platteville wins 65th Region 3 Soils Contest

Written By: Dr. Chris Baxter | Published On: Oct 25, 2022 | Featured in: Agriculture

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Collegiate Soils Team took first place overall in the 65th annual Region 3 Collegiate Soils Contest, held Oct. 18-21. The event was held in Champaign, Piatt and McClean counties in Illinois and was hosted by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Two from UW-Platteville selected as student ambassadors for national conference

Written By: Kristie Reynolds | Published On: Oct 25, 2022 | Featured in: Agriculture

Two UW-Platteville environmental horticulture students, Kassidy Kleeber and Braden Meyers, attended the ELEVATE conference last month in Orlando, Florida, as student ambassadors.

UW-Platteville Chancellor Search Update

Written By: UW System | Published On: Oct 19, 2022 | Featured in: Campus & Community

The UW-Platteville Search and Screen Committee will hold listening sessions on the main campus October 31 and November 1, 2022.

UW-Platteville collaborates to launch women in criminal justice mentor program

Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Oct 17, 2022 | Featured in: Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville recently rolled out its first women-focused mentoring program for criminal justice majors, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the UW-Madison Center for Law, Society, and Justice.

Hanner receives Dr. P.B. Poorman Award, first UW-Platteville student

Written By: Ruth Wendlandt | Published On: Oct 17, 2022 | Featured in: Press Release

Senior Beck Hanner is being honored with the 2022 Dr. P.B. Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LGBTQ People – UW-Platteville's first student to win the annual award, which recognizes UW System faculty, staff, students or community members for their excellence in advocacy, research, teaching or service on behalf of the LGBTQ+ communities.

UW-Platteville receives $1.3 million grant for transformational McNair Scholars Program

Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Oct 13, 2022 | Featured in: Press Release

UW-Platteville is the recipient of a highly-selective McNair Scholars Program Grant that will award a total of more than $1.3 million over a five-year period to fund projects designed to support diverse, first-generation, low-income students with effective preparation for doctoral studies.

2022 Pioneers Day of Giving raises over $166,000

Written By: Kristie Reynolds | Published On: Oct 13, 2022 | Featured in: Alumni, Campus & Community

The seventh annual Pioneers Day of Giving, held Oct. 6-7, received over 675 donations totaling more than $166,000 from students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends and corporate partners.

UW-Platteville Foundation receives legacy gift of more than $1 million from alumnus Gerald Gunderson

Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Oct 13, 2022 | Featured in: Alumni, Campus & Community

Gerald Gunderson, a 1965 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, has been described by those who knew him as living modestly and giving generously to others. Gunderson passed away in 2021, but his generosity will continue to impact UW-Platteville students for generations to come, thanks to a more than $1 million estate gift – one of the largest estate gifts in the UW-Platteville Foundation’s history.

UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County shares updates on new opportunities for students

Written By: John Christensen | Published On: Oct 10, 2022 | Featured in: Baraboo Sauk County

Interim Chancellor Dr. Tammy Evetovich and other university leaders recently celebrated the successful rollout of the first University of Wisconsin-Platteville bachelor’s degree program at a branch campus. Students can now complete a UW-Platteville Bachelor of Business Administration in Management at the UW-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County campus in Baraboo.

UW-Platteville, NICC sign three new transfer agreements for students pursuing agriculture

Written By: Alison Parkins | Published On: Oct 06, 2022 | Featured in: Press Release, Agriculture

UW-Platteville and Northeast Iowa Community College recently signed three new articulation agreements that will streamline transfer opportunities for students pursuing agriculture.