We hope your summer has been — and continues to be — filled with rest and relaxation. We sprinkle in some Warhawk pride this month with updates on the university and the students, faculty and staff who make it great.
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UW-Whitewater is a College of Distinction (again) |
For the ninth consecutive year, UW-Whitewater is among the Colleges of Distinction, a national honor that recognizes campuses for exceptional teaching and dedication to student success. The university is one of five public schools in the state to earn the honor and one of two to be awarded specifically for its support of international students.
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Charity softball game tickets available at discount
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Tickets for the Border Brouhaha, a charity softball game benefiting Make-A-Wish Wisconsin this Sunday, July 27, at ABC Supply Stadium in Beloit, are available to UW-Whitewater students, faculty and staff at a discounted rate starting at $25 per ticket. Guests include Green Bay Packers legends Mason Crosby and Jordy Nelson and other Wisconsin celebrities.
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Roberta’s Art Gallery exhibit through Friday
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Experience 40 years of captivating black-and-white photography by alum Fred Noer in "Geneva Lake: A Distant Shore," on display through this Friday, July 25, at Roberta’s Art Gallery.
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| Support Warhawks with a personalized banner
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Celebrate your department, office or team with a personalized Warhawks Way Banner on Carter Mall for the 2025-26 academic year. Banners can honor a milestone, retiree, program or team effort — all while supporting the Warhawks Give Fund.
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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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Students earn three state awards for journalism
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Three Warhawks combined to claim three awards from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association and the Milwaukee Press Club for work done in 2024.
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| Softball players recognized after championship season
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Five members of the UW-Whitewater softball team were honored for leading the Warhawks to conference and NCAA Regional titles in 2025.
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| Students complete first aid/CPR training
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Students from UW-Whitewater recently completed first aid/CPR training with the university's police department.
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Kudos to Rimi Zakaria, professor of management, who was named a Fulbright U.S. scholar for 2025-26 and was selected to the Women in the Academy of International Business (WAIB) Board as secretary/treasurer. Zakaria also authored an article on regenerative business for Sage Business Foundations. Read more about Rimi »
Kudos to Ozgul Kartal, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, and Wade Tillett, professor of curriculum and instruction, on their publication in the International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, a top-tier journal in the field of math education. The title of the article is "Secondary Mathematics Pre-service Teachers’ Patterns of Acceptance and Resistance to Math Modeling and Its Pedagogy." Read more about Kartal and Tillet »
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UW-Whitewater’s Enactus chapter was featured by the Janesville Gazette after claiming the Enactus USA national championship in May. Choton Basu, Enactus advisor and professor of information technology and supply chain management, and students Trevor Erath, an entrepreneurship and innovation major from Sherwood, Ryan Hokanson, an information technology major from Mount Pleasant, and Jaelyn Krohn, an elementary-middle education and Spanish major from Waukesha, are quoted in the article.
Janesville Gazette »
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UW-Whitewater’s Children’s Center was highlighted in the Whitewater Banner after earning a grant from the Whitewater Community Foundation.
Whitewater Banner »
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Did you know that UW-Whitewater’s sports medicine staff provides health care for the Warhawks’ 600 student-athletes who participate in NCAA Division III sports each year? Steve Hillmer, director of sports medicine, was recognized last month as the recipient of the National Athletic Trainers Association-Intercollegiate Sport Medicine Council Doug Boersma New Horizon Award, which honors an athletic trainer who has demonstrated the attributes of a future leader in the profession.
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Students, enjoy the convenience of One Stop’s new online chat function to get your questions answered from our campus experts. If you can’t make it to see us in person in room 129 of the University Center, chat with us live or leave a message that’ll be answered by a One Stop team member during business hours. One Stop »
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Warhawk balances busy schedule on path to degrees
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Cole Mahlkuch, a first-generation college student who graduated magna cum laude with a BSE in physical education, health education, and adapted PE in May, will continue his journey as a UW-Whitewater student in the MSE in higher education leadership (HELEAD) program. Mahlkuch is on track to graduate next May thanks to his unwavering commitment to academic excellence and UW-Whitewater’s flexible path to a master’s degree. Read more about Cole »
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Barnes, Peltier announce retirement
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Two longtime, accomplished members of the Warhawk family recently retired from the university. Frank Barnes, UW-Whitewater’s championship-winning tennis coach, and Jimmy Peltier, an award-winning marketing faculty member in the College of Business and Economics, capped their outstanding careers. Frank Barnes » | Jimmy Peltier »
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