Since its creation in 2006, the Distance Education Alumni Board has been committed to supporting alumni and students of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s distance education programs. The board represents the Distance Learning Alumni Chapter of the university’s Alumni Association, whose mission is to foster connections between the university and alumni. They work closely together to fulfill that mission, however, their overall impact spreads much farther than that. 

Dr. Holly Attenborough, associate professor of mathematics at UW-Platteville, was recently honored with the 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award from the Wisconsin Section of the Mathematical Association of America.

The Wisconsin Section Distinguished Teaching Award was established in 1991 to emphasize the high importance that colleges and universities in Wisconsin place on teaching mathematics. Winning nominees must display extraordinary success in teaching mathematics. At most, one award is given per year. Attenborough is the 25th recipient in the 30-year history of the award, and the fourth from UW-Platteville. 

L. Joseph Barnes, assistant professor in the School of Business at UW-Platteville, decided to pursue academia after the encouragement from friends. “I was told I should try teaching because they thought I was passionate, had good subject matter knowledge and thought I was good with young people,” he said. “I was doing something different at the time, looking for a career change and someone suggested teaching based on those three attributes.”

Barnes received his undergraduate degree in accounting from Howard University. He earned his master’s degree in finance from Duke University and is currently working on his doctorate of business administration from UW-Whitewater. Barnes is also a level two certified financial analyst candidate.

Justine Horst, a senior electrical engineering major from Hartford, Wisconsin, recently had a paper published for the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Integrated STEM Education Conference. Horst’s paper, “STEM Code Using Drones,” is based off of her undergraduate research and describes a methodology of STEM education that would utilize programmable drones. Horst’s research shows that by integrating a programmable real-world element into the curriculum, this method can intersect the line between visual and gamified learning and increase engagement with the student body.

How was your experience conducting the research for this paper?

University of Wisconsin-Platteville alumna Morgan Hartman, a 2018 industrial engineering graduate, credits her experience as a student-athlete with giving her the tools to become a marketing engineer for centrifugal water-cooled chillers at Trane Technologies in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Hartman describes her position as a multi-faceted role where she provides pre-sale support, meets with customers and helps the sales force team strategize and understand the market. 

This summer, elementary through high school students will have the opportunity to learn by doing, as the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Continuing Education Institute announces its How-To Summer Series youth programming. 

The Making a Case for College series continues with two panels over the next two weeks. The idea for the program was born out of the desire to connect directly with students and show them the education, career, and life benefits of attending a University of Wisconsin-Platteville campus.

"Making a Case for College is part of a larger program, Campus Connections. I'm excited to be a part of the program because it's a new way for us to connect with students, parents, and schools and make them aware of all the ways our three campuses are working for student success," said Marnie Dresser, interim director of academic outreach. "Specifically, we're able to communicate how Platteville emphasizes advising and coaching, which creates greater academic success and a richer college experience."

When talking to Belinda Sain-Cronin ’73, or “Bella” as her friends call her, it won’t take long before you find a connection. Whether it’s swapping recipes or discovering a love of the same small-town pizza place, Cronin speaks with passion and draws stories out of whomever she’s speaking to. It’s a talent she’s spent a lifetime developing - including when she was a fine arts major at UW-Platteville.

“Throughout the day, I write little notes to myself or my husband, Jon, and a recent one was ‘You’ve been the saving grace in my life…since Steve’s Pizza,’” Cronin said. “UW-Platteville played a huge part in my life and I made friends there, many of whom I am still friends with today. My relationship with the college has changed over time, but the connections stay strong.” 

With construction of Sesquicentennial Hall underway, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Foundation is offering alumni, friends, students, faculty, staff and corporate partners the opportunity to be a visible part of its engineering legacy by sponsoring an engraved paver along the walkways and patios surrounding Sesquicentennial Hall and Busby Hall – formerly Engineering Hall. 

Three sizes of pavers are available for sponsorship. Each sponsorship directly supports undergraduate research opportunities in UW-Platteville’s College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science. Participation in research is one of the most impactful opportunities students find at UW-Platteville, allowing them to build connections with faculty, clarify their area of interest, contribute their knowledge to solve real-world problems, and prepare for the workforce or continued education.  

A group of University of Wisconsin-Platteville students are gaining a valuable experience in the health care field, while making an impact in local communities’ response against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Travis Clary, a senior biology major from Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, is one of four students interning with the Grant County or Lafayette County health departments this semester. Clary works up to 16 hours each week for the Grant County Health Department, doing COVID-19 contact tracing, assisting at vaccination clinics and answering questions from the public. 

Forty-four University of Wisconsin-Platteville students were recently inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, an honor society that recognizes academic achievement of top students in all majors. 

Selection of students is made on the basis of academic achievement supported by good character and is designed to promote academic excellence in higher education and recognize outstanding achievements.

Two $500 scholarships were awarded this year, supported by the scholarship fund of the late Chancellor Emeritus Bjarne Ullsvik and Lucille Ullsvik. This year’s scholarship recipients were Brook Gassman, a junior from Platteville, majoring in psychology, and Michael Pliner, a junior from Lone Rock, Wisconsin, majoring in criminal justice. 

It has been less than a year since Katie Koenig graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and her career is already reaching new heights – from job sites in Washington and New Mexico to the occasional top of a wind turbine. Koenig, a field engineer for Blattner Energy, attributes much of her success to opportunities UW-Platteville gave her to discover her interests and build her skills, both inside and outside the classroom. 

Originally from Wausau, Wisconsin, Koenig began her college career at UW-Madison. She made the decision to transfer to UW-Platteville her junior year, where she continued studying mechanical engineering.

In honor of Earth Day, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville will be hosting a virtual event, Pioneers Protecting the Planet and Transforming Campus, from 1-2 p.m. on Thursday, April 22.

Faculty and staff who are actively engaged in environmental programs on and off-campus will discuss the active sustainability programs on campus, as well as building renovations at Boebel Hall and Sesquicentennial Hall.

Among those presenting is Amy Seeboth-Wilson, UW-Platteville’s sustainability coordinator, who will speak about UW-Platteville’s solar array, which is scheduled to be operational by fall 2021. It will be the largest state-owned solar array in Wisconsin and make the university the sixth-highest on-site producer of renewable energy among higher education institutions in the nation.

Michelle Laucke is a professional of many talents and interests. 

As a continuous improvement analyst at Ortho Molecular Inc., a nutraceutical company, Laucke works as a project manager in company teams, trying to reduce waste in core processes. It’s a job Laucke loves, as it not only makes use of her Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification, but also her master’s degree of engineering management and project management certification, both earned from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Laucke’s journey to UW-Platteville started when she was working at a power plant in 2008, whereupon discovering her enjoyment of the work, she decided to pursue an advanced degree.

More than a dozen students recently completed the new five-week workshop, “Building Leaders Through the Prioritization of Self,” hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. Created in response to the specific needs of underrepresented minority students at UW-Platteville, the workshop – developed and led by OMSA Advisor Samantha Lopez – takes a unique approach to leadership development as it explores the interconnected nature of self-care, mental health and leadership.

In her initial outline of the workshop, Lopez considered the traditional topics of a leadership program, such as business attire, time management and a leader’s role in the community. However, Lopez said when her supervisor challenged her to do something different, she began to re-focus on the particular needs of the students at this time. 

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville will host three panels that will connect prospective students with academic experts, business and community leaders, and alumni. During the lively discussions, the experts will explain how the new and ongoing education pathways at UW-Platteville and its branch campuses in Richland and Baraboo Sauk County continue to set students up for personal, educational and professional success.



Each online panel features faculty explaining the academic pathway for their respective degree programs and the transfer paths toward further study. Regional business leaders will address the value of a degree in their industry. Those attending the panels will also get the chance to speak directly to a current or recent graduate, who will share their experiences with the program at UW-Platteville.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Continuing Education Institute announces the launch of its new Supply Chain Management certificate program.

The program offers a curriculum designed to introduce students to the ever-expanding world of global supply chain management and the many processes comprising it. The course content emphasizes lessons in Inventory, Management, Distribution and Production Planning.

Program instructor Mary Bartling is interested to see what students gravitate toward and hopes the chosen content serves as an informative welcome to the industry.

“Supply Chain Management is everything in today’s world,” said Bartling. “From an Amazon package to anything you pick up at a retail store, there are numerous processes involved in bringing a product to the consumer’s hand. I hope by taking this program students will see the big picture.”

Growing up, Dr. Bob Demaree, Director of Choral Activities at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville was surrounded by music. His dad was a professional musician and a professor at Indiana University at South Bend. Although Demaree was raised in a musical household, he had many interests and began his collegiate journey at Indiana University as a chemistry major.  

“I was in their honors chem program. I had an amazing high school chemistry teacher, and I loved it. I loved the ideas of chemistry and problem solving. I made a mistake, because at that point in my life, I didn’t know what engineering was and Indiana was not an engineering school,” he said. “I was still active in music, and after a couple of years, I realized it was what I knew best and what I felt most strongly about. I switched to choral music.”

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville will host Pathway to Progress: A Panel Discussion on the importance of Diversity in the Engineering, Construction, and Safety Industries on Wednesday, April 14, from 5:15-6:45 p.m. The virtual event is free and open to the public. 

“This panel directly supports a UW-Platteville Strategic Plan goal of enhancing students’ diversity, equity, and inclusion competencies through the curriculum,” said Dr. Kristina Fields, professor of civil engineering at UW-Platteville and an organizer of the event. “The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Industrial Studies have been partnering this past year to develop curriculum in hopes of increasing students’ confidence in construction.” 

UW-Platteville offers five construction specific degrees: civil engineering, environmental engineering, construction management, construction safety management, and occupational safety. 

As Trevor Wavrunek, a senior engineering physics major, prepares for graduation from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville this May, he credits his experience as an undergraduate researcher with helping him with his next academic goal. “I’m planning to go to grad school and earn a Ph.D. in material science engineering,” he said. “The skills I have learned will transfer directly after I graduate.”

One of the main objectives of Dr. Timothy Swenson’s class, Practicum in Adapted Physical Education, is to provide students a field experience in teaching students with disabilities within a physical education setting. The experience benefits UW-Platteville students by allowing them to apply what they have learned in their classes to student teaching, gain confidence in teaching students with a variety of disabilities, and modify instruction to meet the learning needs of students.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in students making the transition to virtually teaching students with disabilities for their service learning experiences. As part of their field experiences, Swenson’s students are teaching physical education lessons through Zoom on a weekly basis, sometimes to one student with severe autism, sometimes to a group of 25 third graders.

With near-record cold stretches and snow accumulation this winter, de-icing of Wisconsin roads and highways is a common sight, but a research project at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville is studying the long-term impacts of these treatments on concrete durability. After receiving the Undergraduate Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity Scholarship his freshman year at UW-Platteville, Dylan Notsch, now a sophomore, is working on this research with Dr. Danny Xiao, assistant professor of civil engineering.

Jesse Ward, a senior, civil engineering major from Ladora, Iowa, was recently honored by the Wisconsin Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers with the Outstanding Senior Civil Engineering Student Award. The recognition is awarded annually to one senior-level civil engineering student who has made significant contributions both to the organization, their own academic career and the career of their fellow students. 

Ward works as a student assistant in the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science, assisting professors with grading. He has been an active member of ASCE since 2018, acting as the organization’s vice president during 2020, as well as a member of various committees, including the Planning Committee for concrete canoe competitions. 

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville will host Dr. Salman Khan as the latest speaker in its Distinguished Lecturer series. The event is open to UW-Platteville students, faculty and staff, and will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, April 14, from 10-11 a.m.

Khan is the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a free online learning platform meant to provide anyone with an internet connection the resources for a meaningful education. Inspired by his time tutoring his cousin over the internet, Khan began producing the nonprofit’s video tutorials and posting them online. As these gained a large amount of traction, he shifted to doing this full time, eventually releasing 6,500 video tutorials on diverse topics across the spectrum of STEM and beyond.

WiSys, the technology transfer arm of the 11 UW System regional comprehensive campuses, was recently awarded U.S. patents for inventions disclosed by two College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science faculty at UW-Platteville. Dr. Hal Evensen, professor of engineering physics and co-inventor Charles Nelson, a 2018 UW-Platteville electrical engineering graduate, created the “Planar Field Emission Transistor.” Dr. Thomas Zolper, associate professor of mechanical engineering, and his team, which included alumnus Corey Flores, a 2016 mechanical engineering graduate, invented the “Variable Volume Flow Injection Nozzle.” 

The work of Dr. Chris Schulenburg, University of Wisconsin-Platteville professor of Spanish, will be published in the forthcoming issue of the journal, Studies in the 20th & 21st Century Literature. His article, "Inés del alma mía or How to Retrain the Chronicle," uses Chilean novelist Isabel Allende's book "Inés del alma mía" to create a new model for the Latin American chronicle. 

Allende’s novel strays from the traditional Latin American chronicle, which is typically a first-person, European male’s version of the conquest of Latin America. The novelist retells Inés Suárez's part in the invasion and occupation of Chile with Pedro de Valdivia. Schulenburg’s essay investigates how Allende questions traditional figures of heroes as well as the unflattering Euro-centric perspective of Indigenous civilizations in Latin America. 

Dr. Songqing (Joshua) Yue is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at UW-Platteville. This fall, Yue will be teaching courses in the new undergraduate cybersecurity program. 

“I would encourage prospective students to step up and choose a career in cybersecurity to help make the world a better place by combating the ever-growing cybercrime,” he said.

Yue earned his Ph.D. and master’s degrees in computer science from the University of Alabama. His research interests include cybersecurity in IoT, security risk management, and software engineering with a special focus on program transformation systems and domain-specific language.

Why is it important for UW-Platteville to offer the new undergraduate degree in cybersecurity?

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Master of Science in Organizational Change Leadership program is once again recognized as one of the best and affordable master's degree programs in the nation, according to the 2021 BestValueCollege.org ratings. The rankings were based on several metrics, most notably tuition per credit and funding availability.  

This is the second top value recognition this year that the M.S. Organizational Change Leadership program has earned. Program Coordinator Caryn Stanley said the combination of competitive pricing and comprehensive curriculum helps elevate UW-Platteville's program.

Triston King is the associate director in the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at UW-Platteville. The Milwaukee native earned his undergraduate degree in communication with a minor in women and gender studies from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and his master’s degree in student affairs of higher education from Marquette University.

What was it like starting in your position in March 2020, just before campus went remote?

It was quite an unexpected experience. I am blessed to work with a staff who puts both students’ needs and our own needs into consideration as we work virtually. I do miss having organic conversations with students who just happen to pass by in person, so once things are safe to return, I'm excited to have people around.

What is the most rewarding part of your job?

Elizabeth Larrison always loved hearing and telling stories. When she was quite young, she realized that history was essentially the telling of others’ stories, and her interests in the subject continued to grow throughout her education. Larrison graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 2017 as a history major and political science minor and is currently studying history in Ireland in a yearlong master’s program at the National University of Ireland-Galway. She will be completing her program in August 2021.

Larrison could not have anticipated what her experience would be like studying abroad. Ireland has been on at least a level three lockdown since she arrived in August. Since the beginning of this year, it has been at a level five lockdown, meaning everything is shut down except for essential businesses. Most retail shops are closed if they do not sell food items.

University of Wisconsin-Platteville alumna Dr. Ann Schulte is impacting future Pioneer educators through her new textbook Teaching in Rural Places: Thriving in Classrooms, Schools, and Communities. Starting this fall, the School of Education will unveil its new K-9th grade, place-based rurally responsive teacher preparation program and will be using Schulte’s book.

Melanie Bisbach, a cross-disciplinary fine arts major at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, is turning her passion into an undergraduate research project titled, “Understanding Porcelains and Ceramic Materials.” Bisbach, a sophomore from Dodgeville, Wisconsin, is developing her own porcelain recipes. She is focusing on the chemical compositions of the individual ingredients found in the ceramic material. 

“I’m studying what happens at certain temperatures to certain clay bodies,” said Bisbach. “What makes a clay body stable? What makes it a clay body plastic? How can I make pure white porcelains or what adds to the translucent nature of porcelains?” 

After growing up in rural Sabula, Iowa, Nicole Ruchotzke attended the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, earning a degree in biology. From there, she went on to earn her master’s in public health at Concordia University before returning to her alma mater in 2017, where she joined the Office of Professional Program Support as an advisor.  

“As a college student my favorite thing to do was plan out my class schedule,” said Ruchotzke. “The opportunities to learn new subjects and try new things always seemed wide open when it came to registration season. Therefore, when the advisor position was posted, I thought it would be awesome to be able to do this for a living.”

Ruchotzke now lives out her passion every day as she helps a diverse range of students accomplish their academic goals. 

What does a typical workday look like for you?

Dr. Yanwei Wu is an associate professor in Computer Science and Software Engineering at UW-Platteville. Wu earned her undergraduate and master’s degrees in computer science from Tianjin University in Tianjin, China, before attending Illinois Institute of Technology to pursue her Ph.D. Prior to joining UW-Platteville, Wu taught computer science at Minnesota State University-Mankato and Western Oregon University. She is one of the faculty who will be teaching in the new Bachelor of Science in cybersecurity program this fall.

Why is it important for UW-Platteville to offer the new undergraduate degree in cybersecurity?

There is a severe shortage and an urgent need for cybersecurity professionals in government and private sectors. By providing a cybersecurity major, UW-Platteville is filling the gap by providing much needed cybersecurity professionals.

During the COVID-19 crisis, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Continuing Education Institute has risen to the challenge by implementing new ways students can further their education. The latest result of this determination comes in the form of a new certificate program: Foundations of Project Management Practice.

The online program was developed in conjunction with the UW-Platteville School of Business, and offers a curriculum designed to help students sharpen their project management skills without the obligations of a full degree program. The School of Business isn’t the only party helping with the project, however. Jim Martin, a senior project manager with experience as an associate professor of aerospace studies at UW-Madison, recently signed on as co-instructor for the program.

Growing up in Platteville, Tyler Vargo knows firsthand the beauty and diversity of Southwest Wisconsin, but like many rural areas, the region is significantly underrepresented on digital mapping platforms, like Google Maps. Through a project sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Undergraduate Research and Scholarly and Creative Activity program, Vargo is setting out to change this one location at a time.

Working with Jessica Brogley, lecturer in the School of Education, Vargo is researching and selecting sites in Southwest Wisconsin that he considers to be underrepresented, yet educationally, scientifically or historically significant. Each week, he travels to one or two sites, takes several 360-degree photos and uploads them to Google Maps.

In the fall of 2019, Megan Bunyer, a University of Wisconsin-Platteville senior psychology major from Shannon, Illinois, began exploring potential research topics, guided by particular interests she had in emotion, memory and sense of control. When the pandemic hit last spring, it presented Bunyer with the opportunity to explore these interests in a much more timely and novel project, as she set out to examine the relationship between knowledge surrounding the Covid-19 outbreak and emotion and sense of control. 

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville, in partnership with the Southwestern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, has selected Jeremiah “Maia” Donohue as the inaugural leader of the new Innovation Driving Entrepreneurship Accelerator Hub, known as the IDEA Hub.  

The IDEA Hub was funded in part by a highly competitive grant received by UW-Platteville and SWWRPC last September. The U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Build to Scale Program’s Venture Challenge grant promises to bring nearly $1.1 million of new investment to the region. The IDEA Hub will support innovators and entrepreneurs translate ideas into action with a goal of creating more high tech jobs and increasing economic vibrancy of Southwest Wisconsin communities.  

As families continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Physical Education Homeschool Program is providing virtual instruction to area children and school districts. The program allows UW-Platteville students to design lesson plans and teach children about physical activity and health. Susanna Swenson, lecturer of health and human performance, introduced the virtual element into the homeschool program, which ties into her method courses. She implemented the idea in summer and continued the virtual instruction into the school year. 

Nearly 150 tri-state area residents listened to a panel of experts at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville discuss the latest information regarding the coronavirus and vaccines on March 11. A recording of the virtual COVID-19: Vaccines, Variants and Community Health panel is available for viewing at https://youtu.be/rjQ-IuJJFvs.  

When Michelle DeVoe opened her family childcare business in Black Earth, Wisconsin, she never imagined the challenges she would face.

She started her family childcare program because she wanted to provide a quality early learning environment for kids. Dedicated to quality, DeVoe decided to go back to school to make sure she had a handle on early childhood education best practices. 

"I knew that I was providing a loving, home-like daycare, but I found myself frequently questioned about my capabilities," DeVoe said. "I knew that I wanted to create a continually engaging daycare space and curriculum, and I wanted to stay current with the learning standards for young children. So, I decided that I would go back to college and earn my Child Care Administrator Credential from UW-Platteville."

Going back to college while working full time, parenting and running a childcare business is not easy. 

University of Wisconsin-Platteville freshman Eliot Driessen, an electrical engineering major from Appleton, Wisconsin, is embarking on his first year of undergraduate research. After being awarded the Undergraduate Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity Scholarship, Driessen has been assisting Dr. Hal Evensen, professor of engineering physics with his research in the nano lab. 

“During my first semester, I learned about the fabrication steps to making a transistor. I made a transistor out of carbon nanotubes and got to test it,” said Driessen. “This semester we are working on more advanced materials with field emissions from nanotubes.”

Becky Digman, a 2011 alumna of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville who earned her degree in business administration, returned to her alma mater in 2018 as a financial specialist in the Cashier’s Office. She currently works in the Financial Aid Office as the scholarship coordinator and financial aid counselor.

“I love working in higher education – who doesn’t want to work at their alma mater,” said Digman. “I love the fact that I can relate to students as I went through the same experiences, and it is very rewarding to me to give back to my alma mater.”  

Digman connects with current and future Pioneers about scholarship opportunities and financial aid packages. Digman said she enjoys that her workday is never the same. 

This spring, in an effort to build a more inclusive visit program and connect students with similar interests and backgrounds, the UW-Platteville Welcome Center is offering a variety of different specialty visit opportunities.

“We are excited to offer some new specialty visit options for our prospective students that are unique to them and connect with different resources and departments here at UW-Platteville,” said Nicole Mitchell, campus visit specialist at UW-Platteville. “Creating a more inclusive visit program allows us to take steps to follow through on our mission. We are hoping these new options will meet students where they are at as a result of COVID-19.”

Among the new specialty visit options are First-Generation Fridays and multicultural visit days.

Dating back to its origins as the state’s first teacher preparation institute and the Wisconsin Mining Trade School, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville has long been known for its tradition of providing a hands-on education that extends beyond the classroom. That tradition continues to grow stronger today as new and renovated buildings, along with expanding commitments to undergraduate research and internship opportunities, promise students a transformational education that translates to success in the workforce.

Often reserved for upperclass students at many universities, research has been a part of Kaylee Finseth’s college experience since nearly the time she first stepped foot on campus at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Now a junior, the Verona, Wisconsin native has been engaged in several research projects involving plant-microbe symbioses for the past three years. 

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville will host a panel of experts to discuss the latest information regarding the coronavirus and vaccine. The event – COVID-19: Vaccines, Variants and Community Health – will take place virtually on Thursday, March 11, from 5–6:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. 

“When you are doing research every single thing matters,” said Jacob Wehler, a University of Wisconsin-Platteville criminal justice major. “If you don’t pay attention to all the little details, you could be missing a whole plethora of conclusions or details that could sway your results.”

This semester, Wehler, a senior from Black Earth, Wisconsin, received the Undergraduate Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity Scholarship. He is examining the relationship between participation engagement through written assignments with drug and OWI court participants in the Grant County treatment court system. 

Dr. Andrey Ivanov, associate professor of history at UW-Platteville, recently published “Escape from Rome: Teofan Prokopovych and Ukrainian Orthodox Ties to the Eternal City.” The scholarly article appeared in the latest volume of the Harvard Ukrainian Studies Journal. 

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville has long been known as a pioneer in affordable online education. Now, the  Master’s of Science in Project Management is recognized as the best value in the country in 2021, according to BestValueCollege.org. The rankings were based on several metrics, with priority given to yearly tuition and graduation rate.  



The skills of an educated, trained project manager are vital for nearly every business and industry, from government to defense contracting, financial services to media and design, and IT/software development to engineering. Project Management Program Coordinator Bill Haskins said the program’s challenging curriculum is uniquely crafted by experts in the field, with a focus on real-world applications.