UW-Whitewater earns national distinction for its support of military and veteran students |
For the eighth consecutive year, UW-Whitewater is a College of Distinction, a national honor that recognizes campuses for exceptional teaching and dedication to student success. This year, the university is one of only three colleges in Wisconsin — and the only public university in the state — to be awarded a badge in military support, one that recognizes an institution’s efforts to support and cultivate the skills that military students bring to the classroom, all while helping them achieve their personal and professional goals.
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Children’s Center earns Academic Staff Excellence Award
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UW-Whitewater’s Children’s Center was recognized at the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting on June 7 as a 2024 winner of the Academic Staff Excellence Award. The Children’s Center, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary this fall, serves a crucial need for accredited childcare in the community.
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| Special Olympics State Summer Games held at UW-Whitewater
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More than 1,400 athletes competed June 6-8 in the 2024 Special Olympics Wisconsin State Summer Games on the Whitewater campus. Chancellor Corey King was joined by Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez at the opening ceremony inside Perkins Stadium.
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Club softball claims national championship
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The UW-Whitewater club softball team earned the 2024 National Club Softball Association Division II national championship on May 19 in Cranberry, Pennsylvania. The Warhawks topped Salisbury 14-4 in the World Series final to claim the program’s first-ever title. Club president Gabby Braatz, a chemistry major from Wausau, was named the tournament’s most valuable player.
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| Warhawk baseball finishes as national runner-up
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The UW-Whitewater baseball team, making its ninth appearance in the World Series, reached the NCAA Division III Championship Series in Eastlake, Ohio. The Warhawks tied a program record for wins in one season (45) after winning the NCAA Super Regional, NCAA Regional, conference regular season, and conference tournament titles in 2024.
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Warhawk Christian Patzka earns two national championships
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Christian Patzka, a history major from Mazomanie, won national titles in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase and men’s 5,000-meter run at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 23-25 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Patzka led the UW-Whitewater men to a tie for sixth place, while the women, paced by two national runner-up finishes, finished tied for 11th.
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Kudos to Corey A. King, chancellor, on earning the 2024 Wisconsin Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel TRIO Achiever award. The WAEOPP is the Wisconsin chapter of the Educational Opportunity Association, whose purpose is to level the playing field of educational opportunity for first-generation, low-income, underrepresented, disabled students and veterans. Read more »
Kudos to Nicholas Lovett, associate professor of economics, who was featured in a WalletHub piece about the best no-credit-check loans. Read more »
Kudos to Keri Carollo, head coach of women’s basketball, associate athletic director and senior woman administrator, who was selected as the state’s 2023-24 NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. Read more »
Kudos to Frank Barnes, head coach of men’s and women’s tennis, who was named the 2024 Wilson Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Coach of the Year for the NCAA Division III men’s tennis. He was also selected Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and Wilson ITA Central Region Men’s Coach of the Year. Read more »
Kudos to John Vodenlich, head coach of baseball, who was named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year for the 11th time in his career in 2024. Read more »
Kudos to Jeff Miller, head coach of cross country and assistant coach of track and field, who earned the 2024 NCAA Division III North Region Men’s Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Year award from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Read more »
Kudos to Cody Marie Busch, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, and Rocio Duchesne-Onoro, associate professor of geography, geology, and environmental science, who were selected as 2024-25 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars by the Universities of Wisconsin. Read more »
Kudos to Gunner Schlender, a physical education major from Brillion, who earned the 2024 NCAA Elite 90 award for NCAA Division III men’s outdoor track and field. Schlender, who competed in the 5,000-meter run and 10,000-meter run at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships, is one of 90 student-athletes in the NCAA – across all divisions – to earn the honor, which is awarded across each of the NCAA’s 90 championships. He is just the second Warhawk to earn the honor in men’s track and field. Read more »
Kudos to Beto Patino Luna, a geography major from Janesville, who earned a 2024 American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) Undergraduate Scholarship. Patino Luna is one of just 10 students in the country to earn the scholarship. Read more »
Kudos to Benjamin Whitcomb, professor of music, whose book, “The Advancing Bassist’s Handbook,” earned a positive review in the most recent issue of The American String Teacher. Read more »
Kudos to Ruth Hansen, assistant professor of management, who co-wrote the chapter “Sector Theorists Should Consider How Social Values Determine Unmet Needs” in the volume “Reimagining Nonprofits: Sector Theory in the Twenty-First Century.” Read more »
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The UW-Whitewater wheelchair basketball teams were highlighted in a CBS 58 story about the upcoming Paralympic Games in Paris, France. Watch » | Read more »
The Janesville Gazette recapped UW-Whitewater at Rock County’s 2024 spring commencement ceremony. JaNia Hall, an AAS graduate from Milwaukee, was quoted in the article. Read more »
Drew Schmitz, a marketing major and member of the Warhawk men’s swimming and diving team from Appleton, was featured in a Spectrum News 1 story about lifeguards at public pools in the Appleton area. Watch »
Paul Nylen, assistant professor of accounting, was quoted in a Wisconsin Public Radio article and interviewed on air about bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Read more »
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Aruna Jha, assistant professor of social work, led a panel discussion on suicide prevention on June 5 that was featured in the Beloit Daily News.
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The Warhawk baseball team was featured in the Janesville Gazette following the conclusion of its record-setting 2024 season.
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Join the UW-Whitewater Wellness Team and WebMD this Tuesday, June 18, at 11:45 a.m. near the water feature outside of the University Center. Warm up and take a walk with Chancellor King and Willie Warhawk and learn more about supporting your well-being.
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From now through June 26, view “The World of AAC” by artist Anastasia Wilson, a UW-Whitewater alum, in Roberta’s Art Gallery. The exhibit showcases paintings of Wilson’s communication device icons that she sees and selects with her eyes for communication due to her experience with cerebral palsy.
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| Kids from Wisconsin: “Larger Than Life: The Great Entertainers”
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Join us at Young Auditorium on Wednesday, June 26, at 7 p.m. as Kids from Wisconsin, a group of 36 of the state’s most talented youth musicians and dancers, holds the premier performance of its 2024 tour.
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Summerfest Show Your College Pride Day
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Join UW-Whitewater at Summerfest on Friday, June 28, at Henry Maier Festival Park in downtown Milwaukee. Wear a UW-Whitewater or Warhawks shirt or hat to Summerfest to get free admission between noon and 3 p.m.
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Food Trailer Tuesdays are back!
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Each Tuesday this summer through August 11 enjoy a variety of cuisine served up at our food truck on the North Mall between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.! In case of inclement weather, food will be available inside the UC.
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Over 100 acres on the northeastern border of the Whitewater campus are being restored and actively managed as a native prairie and woodland. Join one of these free tours to learn more about native plant species found in prairie and savanna ecosystems and the history and future development dreams for the UW-Whitewater Nature Preserve. Advance registration is required.
| | Fall 2024 NCBI Workshop schedule
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UW-Whitewater is one of only two higher education institutions in Wisconsin to provide National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) workshops. Register for a workshop as an individual or group for fall 2024!
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Rock County graduation ceremony
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More than 80 graduates of the College of Integrated Studies were honored on May 14 during UW-Whitewater at Rock County’s 2024 spring commencement ceremony in Wells Cultural Center. The student speaker was Cassandra Breyman, from Janesville, who earned her AAS and is enrolled in the online B.S. in social work on the Whitewater campus.
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| Rock County adds men’s soccer as program offerings continue to grow
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UW-Whitewater at Rock County reinstated volleyball as a varsity sport in the fall of 2023. One year later, the campus will add men’s soccer to its slate of NJCAA intercollegiate athletic programs.
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Warhawks in Motion, a friendly, team step/movement competition encouraging healthy living and exercise, will run June 18-Aug. 13. Get your team together and register today!
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UW-Whitewater recognizes 2023-24 student government leaders
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Two from UW-Whitewater women's tennis named Academic All-Americans
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UW-Whitewater's Aleah Grundahl named Madison Area Sportsperson of the Year
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U Matter
Celebrating new employees and new roles
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Marissa Greuel Hainstock is UW-Whitewater’s new director of Academic Advising and Success. Marissa brings valuable student centered advising and strategic planning experiences to campus, where she earned an MSE in professional studies in 2021. Her first day will be June 17.
Thank you to Kari Pahl for her great leadership as the search and screen chair and to the search and screen committee members for their great work through a busy time of the semester — Kelli Danielski, Susan Johnson, John Tuinstra, Sarah Harvey, Christina Schwab, Heather Chermak, Chris Bornhuetter, Jeremy Lade, Julia Danielson, and Max Yahnke.
Midalis Delacruz is UW-Whitewater’s new bilingual admissions counselor in the admissions department. Midalis graduated with an MSE in higher education leadership in May and previously served as a graduate assistant in the Academic Advising and Exploration Center and as a graduate assistant complex director for university housing. Her first day was June 3.
Gabby Dralle is UW-Whitewater’s new chief of staff and senior strategy and compliance officer working in the Office of the Chancellor. Gabby most recently served as Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator at Carroll University in Waukesha and has been working in higher education for nearly 15 years. Her first day was May 17.
Amy Oeding has been promoted to executive director of alumni relations and annual giving. A 1990 UW-Whitewater graduate, Amy joined the philanthropy and alumni engagement team in 2018. She was among regional winners in the Milwaukee Biz Times “Notable Alumni” class of 2023.
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4-7 p.m., Tuesdays at 301 W. Whitewater St., Whitewater
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| The Community Space, located at 834 E. Milwaukee Street in Whitewater, provides food, clothing, furniture and more to people in a dignified, respectful and joyful manner. All are welcome!
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Save the dates! The Summer Concert Series takes place at Cravath Lakefront Park at 341 S. Fremont Street, Whitewater on Thursday nights at 7 p.m. from July 25-Aug. 22. Line up »
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