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UWL Community Engagement

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 ways to carry out community engagement at UWL. UWL staff can continue to make a positive difference in the greater La Crosse area. Here are a couple of ways you can get involved to give back to our La Crosse community:

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

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UW-La Crosse football player Rusty Murphy was worried about the impact of COVID-19 on local K-12 student-athletes. So, he co-founded Rising Athletes, a non-profit that strives to help youth sports programs by organizing, creating and sustaining opportunities for K-12 students. Rising Athletes Posted 6 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021 UW-La Crosse student creates non-profit benefitting K-12 athletes Read more about Rising Athletes Tickets for UWL’s production of “the Revolutionists” go on sale 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29. Box office hours are 1-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour before show times. For tickets visit the Box Office in the Center for the Arts or call 608.785.6696. ‘The Revolutionists’ Posted 2:14 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29, 2021 Theatre to perform wild and raucous ride of politics, art and activism Read more about ‘The Revolutionists’ UWL's biannual Senior Art Exhibition opens with a reception in the University Art Gallery from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, and runs through Sunday, Dec. 19. The gallery is located in the UWL Center for the Arts, 333 N. 16th St. Image: “Storm,” Photoshop digital collage, Stephen Schostok Senior Art Exhibition Posted 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 Graduating UWL art majors showcase works Read more about Senior Art Exhibition The Swinging Yuletide includes performances by the UWL Jazz Orchestra and UWL Jazz Ensemble, along with two UWL jazz combos at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, in the UWL Student Union. Swinging Yuletide Posted 4:13 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22, 2021 Concert tradition returns to UW-La Crosse Read more about Swinging Yuletide Austin Bol, right, with fellow UWL Physician Assistant Student Society members Elise Kreger, left, president, and Allison Riemersma, vice president, with the Little Free Library they presented to the St. Clare Health Mission. Bol has a special connection to the worldwide network of neighborhood libraries — his dad, Todd Bol, founded the organization. ‘A book in every hand’ Posted 10:55 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 Little Free Library has special meaning for UW-La Crosse grad student Read more about ‘A book in every hand’
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