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Community Engagement involves fostering mutually beneficial partnerships that enhance student learning, address societal concerns, and improve quality of life by co-creating partnerships that meet community needs.

Get involved and give back!

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There are many opportunities to engage with the community. UWL staff can continue to make a positive difference in the greater La Crosse area. Here are a couple of ways to get involved and give back:

Search for volunteer opportunities and sign up at UGetConnected.
Sign up to be on the UWL Community Engagement Ambassador contact list.

Community Engagement exhibit display kit

Reserve the kit for your next community event!

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UW-La Crosse recreation students worked with City Of La Crosse officials and others during the pandemic in 2021 to help determine options for a collaborative tennis court facility at Green Island Park in La Crosse. The university’s efforts to expand real-world, hands-on learning experiences for students while helping area businesses has received national distinction.

National distinction Posted 7 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, 2022 American higher ed organization honors UW-La Crosse community program Read

UW-La Crosse Professor of Archaeology David Anderson shows his students how to use ground-penetrating radar at the Crooked Creek Germany Pioneer Cemetery in rural Houston County, Minnesota. Anderson and his students are searching the area for unmarked graves — an important step in the cemetery's restoration.

Old cemetery gets new life Posted 7 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022 UW-La Crosse archaeology class helps family reclaim its roots Read

UW-La Crosse Professor of Educational Studies Heather Linville helps local middle school student Julia Bacalso on her digital storytelling project. Through the

Building skills and stories Posted 8 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022 UW-La Crosse digital storytelling project amplifies diverse voices Read

The four Democratic candidates took part in a debate on campus July 20. Pictured, from right, Assistant Professor Anthony Chergosky, Rebecca Cooke, Mark Neuman, Deb Baldus McGrath, Brad Pfaff and the area reporters asking the questions.

Primary debate Posted 10:59 a.m. Friday, July 22, 2022 Campus holds 3rd Congressional forum Read

A rendering of Research Vessel Prairie Springs that will equip the River Studies Center. The earliest possible delivery date for the new research vessel would be July 2023.

Water power Posted 9:59 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2022 Research partnership gets students on the Mississippi using future workforce technology Read