Enjoy your Homecoming Week, Warhawks! In case you missed it, we distributed a special Homecoming edition of Warhawk Weekly last week. Find it in your email inbox or here.
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National Transfer Student Week |
UW-Whitewater is a home of transfer student success. More than 650 first-year students joined the Warhawk family after starting at other colleges and universities. This week, UW-Whitewater joins institutions around the country to celebrate National Transfer Student Week.
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This week: Check your holds
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Students, prepare for the spring 2026 registration period by checking your holds — barriers to your academic progress — between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. this Monday-Friday, Oct. 20-24, at One Stop, located in room 129 of the University Center. Staff members are ready to assist you with navigating holds on your account so you can register for the spring semester.
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Join us Monday, Oct. 20, from 1-3 p.m. to celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights — a vibrant Hindu festival that honors the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and good over evil. Reflect on light, growth, and new beginnings. Decorate your own candle with provided supplies. Learn about Diwali traditions. Free for UWW students, faculty, and staff.
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| Tuesday: Vehicle safety and maintenance
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Get hands-on experience with an experienced mechanic and learn how to perform vehicle maintenance operations like changing a tire, jump-starting the battery, filling car fluids, and so much more! Join the Women in Business Institute and Student Safety Organization this Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 3:30-4:45 p.m. outside of Upham Hall.
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Tuesday: Check-In Chat with campus leaders
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Your voice matters! Stop by this Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 1-2:30 p.m. outside Roberta’s Art Gallery for a Check-In Chat to connect with campus leaders Kristin Fillhouer, vice chancellor for student affairs, and Robin Fox, interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Enjoy light refreshments and enter giveaways. Let’s chat, Warhawks!
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| Wednesday: Film screening with UWW faculty
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Join us Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 5 p.m. for a film screening and discussion of "Welcome Poets" with Nicholas Gulig, associate professor of literature, writing, and film, former Wisconsin Poet Laureate and the film's writer, along with Colin Crowly, producer and director of the film. Film screening followed by Q&A. Free and open to the public.
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Please join us at the Crossman Gallery in the Greenhill Center of the Arts Thursday, Oct. 23, from 5-6:30 p.m. for this year's Juried Student Art Exhibition reception and awards ceremony. Parking is free in Lot 1 during the event and light refreshments will be provided. Also, the Crossman Gallery is thrilled to announce that as a result of over 500 students casting their vote in the third annual “WOTA Collects Art,” the university is acquiring Shahzia Sikander’s print “Orbit” (2012). "Orbit" will be on view in the Center of the Arts atrium for the remainder of the 2025-26 academic year.
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We distribute dozens of achievements through our Merit platform each year. Is there a student achievement out there that you believe is worthy of further recognition? Please e-mail umc@uww.edu to submit your idea.
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Swimming teams, bowling team reveal 2025-26 rosters
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| UW-Whitewater reveals 2025-26 Warhawk Marching Band
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A total of 138 UW-Whitewater students are members of the Warhawk Marching Band for the 2025-26 academic year. The band performed at American Family Field in Milwaukee last month.
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| 2025 Homecoming Steering Committee
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A total of 16 students serve in key leadership roles as part of the UW-Whitewater's 2025 Homecoming Steering Committee.
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Kudos to Jennifer Motszko, library associate director, who presented at the Rock County Genealogical Society Scholarship Conference on Oct. 4 in Milton. Jennifer Motszko »
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Kudos to Alicia de Gregorio, professor of world languages and cultures, who chaired the committee of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language for the revision of the Nueva Gramática de la Lengua Española. Published by the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language and the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language (ASALE), the new edition is a collaborative work, shaped by reports from ASALE's 23 academies. Alicia de Gregorio »
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He Li and Yuan Yuan, associate professors of finance and business law, were each recently featured in WalletHub articles. He Li » | Yuan Yuan »
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Quinn Moldenhauer, a marketing major from Holmen, Wisconsin, was highlighted in a News8Now story for her work to support the Coulee Region Humane Society in La Crosse. Quinn Moldenhauer »
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Learn about Stellic, your new academic planning tool, at an upcoming workshop:
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 3-4 p.m., University Center room 259
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 6-7 p.m., virtually via WebEx
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 3:30-4:30 p.m., University Center room 261
Make sure to check your email for your spring 2026 course registration date and time!
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Student part of winning team at national conference
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Guadalupe Bustos (second from left in photo), a finance major from Janesville, Wisconsin, was part of the winning team at the 2025 Certified Financial Planner Board Connections Conference student competition. The team’s success was a showcase of their financial planning knowledge and teamwork. National Conference »
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Business faculty member honored
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Andy Yu, professor of management, received the Best Paper Award from the Management Consulting Division at the 2025 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, held in Copenhagen, Denmark (July 25–29). The conference welcomed over 13,400 attendees from around the world. The coauthored paper — “Can D&O Insurance and CEO Types Encourage Exploratory Innovation in Family Firms?” — was also nominated for the prestigious all-academy Carolyn B. Dexter Award, which recognizes outstanding international scholarship across all divisions.
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