Two University of Wisconsin-Platteville engineering students are studying the effects of anti-icing on concrete and will present their findings at the 19th annual Research in the Rotunda on March 8 in the state Capitol. Senior Dylan Notsch and sophomore Will Straka are assisting Dr. Danny Xiao, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, on the project titled, “Impact of Anti-Icing on the Durability of Concrete Infrastructure.”

Three University of Wisconsin-Platteville students are looking at biochar as a way to reduce ammonia emissions and odors off of manure storages, which many farms in Wisconsin use.

According to the students’ research, manure storages are good for many environmental reasons, but are also a source of odor and greenhouse gas emissions. Jeffrey Smolinski, Zach Flitsch and Davin Dahl wanted to look at using biochar as a cover over the manure to reduce emissions. Biochar, which looks similar to charcoal, is a carbon-based material produced by heating biomass at high temperatures with limited oxygen.

For the past several years, University of Wisconsin-Platteville students and faculty in the Environmental Sciences and Society and History programs have helped establish a sugarbush on the Platte Mound, by tapping maple trees to boil maple syrup and maple sugar as a way to connect with and learn about the history and land in important ways. On Wednesday, March 8, Jon Greendeer, former president of the Ho-Chunk Nation, will help mark the start of the sugarbush season with events open to the campus and community. Greendeer will deliver a guest lecture in Nohr Gallery, Ullsvik Hall on Land and Indigenous Knowledge at 11 a.m. At 2:30 p.m., he will lead the sugarbush opening event at the Platte Mound.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture recently hosted its inaugural Healthcare Scholarship event, awarding $1,000 scholarships to seven students who have been admitted for fall 2023.

The event’s creators, Dr. Wayne Weber, interim provost; Dr. Jodi McDermott, assistant dean of the College of BILSA; and Dr. Amanda Trewin, chair of the Department of Biology, hoped to bring awareness to UW-Platteville’s growing healthcare programs. UW-Platteville recruitment staff reached out to schools in the tri-state area and asked biology teachers to nominate outstanding seniors who have voiced an interest in attending UW-Platteville. The scholarship committee initially planned to award four scholarships, but after reviewing the nominations, extended it to seven.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Student Chapter spent nearly two weeks in West Africa to examine the land in Adumasa, Ghana, with the goal of building a new school this summer. Six engineering students, Tara Abramson, Emma Ball, Cade Femrite, Bailee Mergen, Noah Miller and David Ranft, and faculty members Dr. Samuel Owusu-Ababio and Dr. Austin Polebitski traveled to Ghana in January to embark on the project. The students described their experience as once in a lifetime.

Last semester, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Aspiring Educators organization was awarded a grant by the National Education Association to purchase outdoor gear for children in need in the Platteville School District. The student group recently completed the grant work when they delivered the coats, snow pants, hats, mittens and more to the school.

“This was the first grant our organization had written,” said Ryan Ladd-Winders, president of UW-Platteville Aspiring Educators. “The fact that we completed it in such a fantastic way makes me excited for the future of Aspiring Educators.”

Next month, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Symphony Orchestra and choirs will join together to perform Haydn’s “Mass in D Minor,” also known as the “Lord Nelson Mass.” The concert will take place Sunday, March 5 at 3 p.m. in the Richard and Helen Brodbeck Concert Hall in the Center for the Arts.

Megan Maddaleno oversees the UW-Platteville Symphony Orchestra and will conduct the performance. The Chamber Choir, led by Bob Demaree, and the University Singers, led by Stephanie Klein, will combine to serve as the chorus.

“This mass is performed regularly by professional ensembles around the world, and we are so lucky to be putting on such an event,” said Maddaleno. “We are even more excited to share the featured soloists on this concert are recent UW-Platteville alumni who are out in the professional world, making us proud.”

The opening reception for “Root Causes: A UW-Platteville Art Faculty Exhibition” will take place on Wednesday, March 1, from 3-4:30 p.m. in Nohr Gallery. The annual art faculty exhibition features contemporary artworks created by UW-Platteville’s practicing studio art faculty and staff. This year’s exhibition will feature works by Jacob Bautista, Letha Kelsey, Greg Nelson and Scott Steder.

“Historically, the 'Faculty Show' has been an assemblage of the work the art faculty and staff have completed recently,” said Associate Professor of Art History Dr. Tyler Ostergaard. “The art program has faculty and staff with specializations in various areas of studio art and design. All of our studio faculty retain active practices, so the show has featured a variety of interesting and challenging work across media.”

One University of Wisconsin-Platteville student spent her summer learning about bats and researching whether the species of bat Nycticeius humeralis, commonly referred to as the evening bat—which has historically stayed south of Wisconsin—may now be found in the Platteville area.

Kirsten Magedanz’s research, titled “A New Horizon for the Evening Bat?” will be showcased at the 19th annual Research in the Rotunda, held on Wednesday, March 8 in the state Capitol. Magedanz will present her findings to legislators, state leaders and peers from across the UW System.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Construction Management program announced the official kickoff of its Construction Lab Campaign, thanks to lead donations from Findorff and Portzen Construction, including monetary support, equipment and scholarships.

UW-Platteville is home to a one-of-a-kind Commercial Construction Lab that provides students an opportunity, each year, to build a two-story commercial building from architect- and engineer-designed plans. Students experience operating and working around heavy equipment, fabrication, welding, scaffolding and other common practices, as well as work with industry-standard safety equipment and project management software.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville College of Liberal Arts and Education 2022-2023 Faculty Forum Series will continue on Thursday, March 2 with a presentation by Dr. Chris Schulenburg and Dr. Alyssa Holan, titled “Business as Usual? Black Bodies Empowered in Nuestra Señora De La Noche.”

Schulenburg’s presentation will focus on the literary bodily image of Isabel Luberza, a famous Puerto Rican madame of the twentieth century. “I will speak about her depiction in the Puerto Rican novelist Mayra Santos-Febres’ 2006 novel ‘Nuestra Señora De La Noche’ and the ways in which this bodily representation challenges cultural conceptions of control and power in the Caribbean,” said Schulenburg, professor of Spanish.

Schulenburg will also have a more general conversation about novelistic manipulations of the female body in Latin America, as a whole, to provide context for Santos-Febres’ novel.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville hosted the inaugural Southern Wisconsin Business Education Summit on Feb. 15. Organized by UW-Platteville’s School of Business, the event welcomed business and technology teachers from 18 area schools, who discussed current and future trends in business and how they impact their approach to teaching high school students.

Les Hollingsworth, director of the School of Business, discussed the skills that high school students should focus on to prepare them for college studies and business careers. Additional School of Business faculty discussed their area of expertise: Mary Bartling, associate professor, discussed supply chain, production operations and data analysis; Dr. George Krueger, professor, discussed marketing and entrepreneurship; Daniel Nugent, assistant professor, discussed finance and accounting; and Dr. Caryn Stanley, associate professor, discussed management and human resources.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville School of Education and Department of Performing and Visual Arts will welcome guest lecturer Dr. Nnenna Ogwo on Wednesday, March 1 at 6 p.m. in the Brodbeck Concert Hall, Center for the Arts, for the lecture-recital “Acts of Daring: Embracing the Complex Challenges of Identity and Forging a Distinctive Path in Music, the Arts and Education.” The event is free and open to the public.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Alumni Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for candidates for the 2023 awards. The award categories include Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni; Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni; College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture alumni awards; College of Liberal Arts and Education alumni awards; and the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science alumni awards.

The deadline for all award nominations is Wednesday, March 15. The Outstanding and Distinguished Alumni Association Awards will be presented in the fall. The College of BILSA, College of LAE and College of EMS alumni award presentations will take place at Homecoming.

Outstanding Alumni Association Award Criteria:

More than a dozen University of Wisconsin-Platteville students traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border in January to participate in the TRIO, Student Support Services Border Immersion Trip to El Paso, Texas. Throughout the trip, students met with refugees, lawyers, federal agencies and nonprofit organizations to learn more about immigration policies and the legal system. The students described their 10-day trip as impactful while gaining new perspectives.

When Alex Walechka and Rebecca Koble enrolled in the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s online Master of Science in Engineering program in 2021, they went in with the expectation that most graduate students do. Namely, to attain an advanced degree in their area of specialty to improve their current careers and future job prospects.

Walechka and Koble both accomplished this, earning their diplomas this past December, but they also found something more than advanced learning during their time in the program. Something that could have easily never been, but once discovered, enriched both their academic and personal lives because of it.

Dr. Phillip Gordon, associate professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, has helped facilitate the release of a new edition of a 1948 novel, “The Welcome,” by Hubert Creekmore. The novel, which has been out of print for more than 50 years, is being re-issued by the University Press of Mississippi this week and includes an introduction by Gordon.

Dozens of University of Wisconsin-Platteville Performing and Visual Arts students traveled across the pond to embark on short-term faculty led trips to Europe over winterim. Dr. Tyler Ostergaard, associate professor of art, and Gregory Nelson, professor of art and art program coordinator, led the Art Study Abroad to Rome. Dr. Bob Demaree, director of choral activities, and Stephanie Klein, associate director of choral activities, organized the Chamber Choir London Tour. Dr.

This summer, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville will welcome an estimated 400 students and guests from across the country as it hosts the 36th annual American Society of Civil Engineers Concrete Canoe Competition.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Black Student Union will host the 18th annual Ebony Weekend Conference Friday and Saturday, Feb. 17-18.

"Ebony Weekend is one of Black Student Union's biggest events and every year we look to make it bigger and more exciting than the last,” said Sydney Byas, BSU president who is serving her third year on the board. “This year is very special as we are celebrating Black Student Union's 55th anniversary on campus.”

Byas noted that when it came to choosing the theme, she wanted it to be something that would not only make attendees dive into deep conversation, but would also be something that could be celebrated.

The theme this year is "The Skin I'm In," based on the book by Sharon G. Flake, about a young girl that is bullied for the color of her skin and the journey she takes to ultimately love her skin and everything that comes with it.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Dean of Students Office and University Counseling Services are rolling out a new initiative for students called YOU at UW-Platteville.

YOU is an online well-being platform, offering 24/7 access and support while maintaining privacy and anonymity. The portal is personalized so that it will adapt to changing student experiences, such as stressors, needs and lifestyle. Its goal is to help students succeed in academics and career readiness, thrive in areas of personal wellness and get students motivated and involved. In each of these core areas, users can take confidential questionnaires to assess their current strengths and challenges. Then, the system delivers on-campus resources, wellness tips, modules and other helpful tools based on individual needs.

University of Wisconsin-Platteville senior Maddie Gehl never foresaw herself conducting undergraduate research, but after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, it sparked an interest of wanting to see how the ruling would affect college students and dating apps. Now, her research will be showcased at the 19th annual Research in the Rotunda, held on March 8 in the state Capitol. Gehl will present her findings to legislators, state leaders and peers from across the UW System.

Staff at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville congratulate the fall 2022 graduates of its distance education and master's degree programs. The fall 2022 commencement occurred on Dec. 17, 2022, with more than 560 candidates receiving their diplomas in three ceremonies. This included 21 master's degree candidates who received their master's hoods at their ceremony. UW-Platteville's distance education and graduate programs are fully online, with students from around the globe. In total, 61 students received their master's degree in fall 2022. Additionally, 16 undergraduate distance students earned their bachelor's degrees, and four more earned their associate degrees. In addition to the in-person ceremonies, the Office of Professional Program Support (OPPS) invited distance and graduate education graduates and their guests to a reception to celebrate with other graduates, faculty, and staff.

As millions of people from around the world prepare to watch the Super Bowl on Feb. 12, one University of Wisconsin-Platteville student will be showcasing his talents and sharing his culture with football fans in Glendale, Arizona. The NFL invited Nedallas Hammill, the 2020 teen world champion Native American hoop dancer, to perform Super Bowl weekend. In the coming days, Hammill a native of New River, Arizona, will travel home to prepare for his upcoming performance.

“I’m excited to go back to Arizona. It will be one of the bigger shows I have done. I’m nervous and excited to get my name out there,” said Hammill, a sophomore business administration major. “I will hoop dance and my uncle will be doing the singing.”

Dr. David Gillota, associate professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, has been named editor of the “Studies in American Humor” (StAH), a peer-reviewed scholarly journal. For the past seven years, Gillota has worked on the journal in the roles of book review editor and as the associate editor. StAH is the official journal of the American Humor Studies Association.

“I’ve been part of a community of scholars who work in American humor for a long time now, so it’s nice to have the trust of that community to run the journal moving forward,” said Gillota. “It’s exciting to be able to play an active role in the direction of the field.”

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science is once again bringing real-world engineering projects to students, faculty and friends of the university with the spring 2023 EMS Engineering Seminar Series. Free and open to the public, the series will highlight four engineering projects and insight from experts in the field.

The UW-Platteville Chancellor Search and Screen committee has begun reviewing the applicants for the permanent chancellor position. The priority deadline for applications was Jan. 17, 2023 for the next leader of the university. 

On-campus interviews are tentatively planned for late March, after spring break. Exact dates and times will be announced once they are scheduled. The goal is to have the chancellor announced by the end of April. More information on the process may be found at https://www.uwplatt.edu/chancellor-search.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville was recognized at RENEW Wisconsin’s 12th annual Renewable Energy Summit, held yesterday in Madison, Wisconsin, where the university’s solar array project was selected for the organization’s Clean Energy Honor Roll.

“As an institute of higher education, it is important that we lead by example,” said Dr. Tammy Evetovich, interim chancellor at UW-Platteville. “I am thankful for the tireless work of many people across campus – including our students – that turned our vision for a solar array into a reality. This recognition from RENEW Wisconsin reaffirms our university’s commitment to sustainability and also, I hope, inspires others in the state to pursue similar sustainability initiatives.”

When you think of project management, you likely think about the processes required to complete a project successfully. But University of Wisconsin-Platteville alumnus Anthony Toglia knows that the people involved are just as crucial.

Toglia was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Temple University, earning a degree in anthropology with a human biology track in 1987. After graduation, he worked at the Temple University Hospital as an analyst and IT project manager. It was here that he developed an interest in and talent for project management, and he made it into a career. He’s since served as project manager for several healthcare organizations in North Carolina, California and New Mexico.

For more than a century, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville has distinguished itself in the realm of engineering education, cultivating a widely respected reputation in the process. Recently, the university's prestige was bolstered by earning several top rankings from College Factual, an independent data analytics firm based in New York. College Factual's rankings took into consideration more than 20 factors, such as quality, cost, diversity, value and graduate outcomes.

With careers spanning some combined 60-plus years in the education field, Jon and Dr. Tori Erickson have had an insider’s look at higher education – both the challenges students can face and the opportunities an education can provide. That’s why they hope their recent gift to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Foundation to establish an endowed scholarship will help more students access an education.

“We wanted to establish this scholarship because we believe that everyone has a right to an education,” said Tori. “However, there are barriers that students have to face, and one of those is the financial aspect of higher education. We hope to eliminate at least one of those barriers with this scholarship.”

The Jon and Tori Erickson Scholarship will be awarded to underrepresented students and students facing hardships or overcoming obstacles.

Nearly 100 University of Wisconsin-Platteville faculty and staff attended the second Transformational Education Conference on Jan. 12 at the Markee Pioneer Student Center. The event was sponsored by the Teaching and Technology Center (TTC). UW-Platteville instructors presented topics related to adaptable pedagogy, and Dr. Mary Beth Leibham, professor of Psychology at UW-Eau Claire, delivered the keynote address.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville College of Liberal Arts and Education Faculty Forum Series will start the year with a presentation on Thursday, Feb. 2 by Dr. Patrick Solar and Dr. Frank King, Jr., titled “The War on Drugs: Effective Crime Control or Racism in Action.”

“The 1994 crime bill was the latest iteration of ‘get tough on crime’ public policy. It has been put forth as a great example of effective crime control, despite the fact that crime rates were already dropping precipitously in the early 1990s,” said Solar, associate professor of Criminal Justice at UW-Platteville, who will discuss whether he believes the crime bill was effective or an excuse for the federal government to spend billions without regard to the possible impact it would have on poor communities of color, for example mass incarceration.

As a first-generation college graduate and often the only woman in her engineering courses, University of Wisconsin-Platteville alumna Michelle (Schleusener) Rogers is continuing to break barriers through the Michelle Rogers Women in Engineering Scholarship endowed fund. The scholarship is intended for incoming or continuing female students pursuing a degree in engineering.

“Women are capable of thriving and succeeding in the engineering field. The focus of this scholarship is to financially support this trajectory toward meaningful representation,” said Rogers, a 1991 industrial engineering graduate. “To include more women in an engineering function, removing barriers is key. If I can support women down the road on their journey, it’s a way I can make an impact.”

To Corey Kaiser, a 2018 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, “Midwest Nice” is more than just a slogan.

“To me, ‘Midwest Nice’ means we would rather see people do well,” said Kaiser. “That’s something that has always resonated with me, whether throughout my business career or my personal life.”

Kaiser and his wife, Teah, expressed this sentiment with their recent pledge of $1 million, through the Kaiser Family Foundation Corporation, to the UW-Platteville Foundation to support facility upgrades on campus.

The University of Wisconsin-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.

“This Construction Safety Summit aims to bring the culture of safety in the construction field to the forefront,” said Gretchen Bockenhauer, program coordinator and assistant professor of building construction management and lead organizer of the summit. “We hear from everyone in industry how important it is to create a culture of safety and the mindset of leadership will follow.”

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville 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. A public reception with the artist will be held on Jan. 27 from 3-4:30 p.m.

“Costume design and production is a multi-faceted endeavor, one that takes a variety of skills and a breadth of knowledge that spans fashion history, psychology, dramatic literature, pop culture, anthropology, geometry, textiles, illustration and sculpture,” said Strange. “Costume designers are investigators. We intensely study the script, the historical context of the play, the playwright, the socioeconomic background of the characters, their cultural backgrounds and modes of dress, and the aesthetic that will best serve the telling of the story.”

A University of Wisconsin-Platteville engineering senior design team rolled out a new solution to help a startup company stabilize their bicycles. Company sponsor Boogie Bikes, based out of Sheboygan County, asked group members Mackenzie Darkow, Max Kisting, Ryan Leskela and Sierra Schellpfeffer to develop an electric bike more stable than a standard two-wheel bicycle. According to Schellpfeffer, Boogie Bikes has been receiving requests from senior citizens for a more balanced unit.

This semester marked the official start of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s 2.4-megawatt solar array generating energy, which continues to set UW-Platteville apart as a leader in sustainability. The solar array became active in August, and university officials say that during its first few operational months, it’s making good progress towards the institution’s sustainability goals.

“We can see that the electrical generation of the new solar array is within the parameters of its design,” said Alan Burr, the university’s sustainability coordinator. 

The solar array feeds directly into the main electricity meter connected to all university buildings, generating electricity in real time, rather than sending it back to the grid. This provides the greatest financial benefit to the university. 

The University of Wisconsin-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.

“This is the first grant I have ever applied for,” said Ryan Ladd-Winders, president of UW-Platteville Aspiring Educators. “I was beyond excited that we were awarded the grant, because we are going to be able to help the students of the area stay warm.”

Ladd-Winders, a senior technology education major from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, first learned of the grant from state liaison Nathan Ugoretz and said that deciding what to do was a natural choice.

The University of Wisconsin-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. The three ceremonies took place inside Williams Fieldhouse.   

Jay O. Rothman, president of the University of Wisconsin System, delivered the principal speaker address for all three ceremonies. He encouraged the graduates to become leaders, to be proactive and to identify their passion and purpose.

University of Wisconsin-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.

UW-Platteville’s Senior Design program pairs student groups with industry and community sponsors to solve real problems or create new products. Supervised by an industry and faculty advisor, the students explore every aspect of the project – from creative development and project management to engineering ethics, product safety, copyrights and patents and more.

One University of Wisconsin-Platteville student is volunteering his time while raising money for UW-Platteville’s Robotics Club.

Junior Scott McDermott, a Platteville native, has worked part-time at John Deere in a student position since 2021 while pursuing a mechanical engineering degree. McDermott works on John Deere’s electrification team, which essentially takes traditionally diesel-powered hydraulically-driven machines and works on electrifying them, switching the propulsion system to electric motors.

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. The program allows employees to earn a cash reward for each hour they volunteer, which they then donate to a cause of their choice.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Chancellor Scholarship is a prestigious award given to a selected number of incoming freshmen which covers the cost of tuition and fees. The scholarship is renewable and is focused on leadership, academics and community involvement opportunities. The current Chancellor Scholars represent all three colleges, with a quarter of the students being involved in the Department of Performing and Visual Arts. Seniors Devon Lee, Isabelle Sander, Jenny Spence and junior Guin Diehl all expressed how ecstatic they are to have continued to be Chancellor Scholars throughout their collegiate career, while also being able to participate in activities outside of their respective majors.

“The Green Bandana Project is about raising awareness about mental health,” said Daniel Mincemoyer, University of Wisconsin-Platteville chapter president. “It’s okay to not be okay.”

The activism the group shows on campus is why University Counseling Services honored the Green Bandana Project and the Dean of Students Office with the 2022 Mental Health Matters Award. The award recognizes individuals, groups or departments on campus who have made addressing and responding to mental health a priority to reduce the stigma associated with asking for help.

University of Wisconsin-Platteville alumnus Dr. Ronald Meissen and his wife, Eileen, are supporting engineering students through their newly established endowed Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE) Scholarship fund. Meissen, a member of the UW-Platteville Foundation Board of Directors, presented his idea of creating the scholarship to the CSSE advisory board to help recruit and retain students to the program. After his announcement, an advisory board member matched the Meissens’ donation of $25,000.

The University of Wisconsin-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. UW-Platteville team members also placed individually at each contest.

UW-Platteville students participating in the events were Hannah Lemeke, Kylee Sanderson and Mandi Schick. Ben Acheson, April Molitor, Bre Broers, Jack Lichte and Jay Long were team alternates. The team was coached by Dawn Lee, Pioneer Greenhouse supervisor and lecturer in the School of Agriculture, and Dr. Roger Higgs, professor emeritus.

In a ceremony today, officials from the University of Wisconsin-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.

Madison College is an official UW-Platteville Engineering Partnerships (UW-PEP) site. Designed for working adults and students unable to move to Platteville, UW-PEP provides an opportunity for students to complete their degree in mechanical, electrical  – and now industrial and systems – engineering from a distance, through a unique delivery model that includes both online courses and hands-on lab experiences.

The University of Wisconsin-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. All ceremonies will take place in Williams Fieldhouse.

Jay O. Rothman, president of the University of Wisconsin System will deliver the principal speaker address for all three ceremonies. Rothman began his tenure as the ninth president of the UW System on June 1. He previously served as the chairman and CEO of the law firm Foley and Lardner LLP. Rothman earned his bachelor’s degree from Marquette University and his law degree from Harvard Law School.

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.

“This collection of artworks is really something to be proud of for these young up-and-coming artists,” said Nohr Gallery Manager Cameren Hill. “This exhibition provides regional high school teachers the opportunity to work with their students and give them a taste of what it’s like to exhibit their artwork in a professional gallery setting.”

The reception will allow the high school students, their families and their communities to see their work and share in their success. Participating high schools include: