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Kelly O’Connor, center, is pictured with her UWL mathematics mentors Tushar Das, left, and Whitney George. In the 2017 photo at left, O’Connor is a math student at UWL; in the 2025 photo, she visits campus as she prepares to return this fall as a faculty member in the Mathematics Department.

A full-circle solution Posted 2:53 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2025 Math alumna returns to campus to teach this fall Read

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Students pose with Stryker Eagle on the UW-La Crosse campus.

How to make friends in college Posted 2:38 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2025 Nine simple tips to help you build meaningful connections on campus Read

What to bring to college Posted 8:28 a.m. Monday, July 21, 2025 Top ten items to pack, plus the full college packing list Read

Dan Bretl, assistant professor of microbiology, is the inaugural recipient of the Eagle Research & Creativity Mentoring Excellence Award.

Research for the real world Posted 12:02 p.m. Thursday, July 17, 2025 Dan Bretl receives inaugural Eagle Research & Creativity Mentoring Excellence Award Read

Levi and Verna Blackdeer led a workshop on the UW-La Crosse campus demonstrating their Indigenous art of deer hide design.Levi and Verna Blackdeer led a workshop on the UW-La Crosse campus demonstrating their Indigenous art of deer hide design.

Deer hides and heritage Posted 10:01 a.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Ho-Chunk artists bring deer hide art to life during UWL workshop Read

From the classroom to the community Posted 9 a.m. Monday, July 14, 2025 New issue explores impactful partnerships in the College of Science & Health Read

UWL’s new Visual & Performing Arts Living Learning Community (LLC) in Wentz Hall brings together students who share a passion for the arts.

Where art lives Posted 1:55 p.m. Friday, July 11, 2025 UWL’s newest Living Learning Community supports students’ artistic passions Read

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UW-La Crosse Psychology Professor Ryan McKelley recommends no phones in bedrooms overnight as a lack of quality sleep is tied to almost every mental health condition.

Screen time for kids Posted 9:57 a.m. Thursday, May 22, 2025 UWL psychologists share advice for healthier habits navigating technology Read

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An aerial view looking east to the bluffs over the La Crosse State Teachers College with athletic field and fair grounds in the background ca. 1939. Photo courtesy UWL Murphy Library, Special Collections/ARC.

UWL history quiz Posted 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 Take this short quiz spanning UWL’s 114-year history Read

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Did you get paid correctly? Posted 3:53 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2025 View your pay slip in Workday to make sure your pay was accurate. Read

My Insurance Benefits is LIVE! Posted 9:01 a.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Employees of the Universities of Wisconsin (UWs) can now manage their insurance benefits 24/7 with My Insurance Benefits. Read

WorkDay & the Banked Leave Process Posted 11:40 a.m. Monday, July 14, 2025 Please read below for instructions on how to bank leave in WorkDay. Read

UWL Supervisor Training | Enrolling Now for Fall 2025 Posted 8:02 a.m. Monday, July 14, 2025 UWL HR Presents Supervisor Training in August 2025 Read

Approving 7A Pay Period in Workday Posted 9:55 a.m. Friday, July 11, 2025 Approve time for pay period 7A by July 14, 2025 Read

General Announcements

Free faculty/staff cycle class on July 30

Mark your calendars! Rec Sports will be offering FREE group fitness cycle classes for faculty/staff over the summer! No experience or advanced sign-up is necessary.

A class will be offered from 4:45-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, in the REC Conditioning Room (150). Seats are first come-first served. Please arrive a few minutes early for bike set-up.
All you need to do is bring yourself, a water bottle and wear active clothing. Access to showers will not be available unless you already have a REC membership.

Digital accessibility is a campus-wide responsibility

Canvas trainings available for all faculty and staff regarding new accessibility standards

Over the past year, the Universities of Wisconsin’s Americans with Disabilities Act Title II Working Group has been creating resources for our campuses to ensure that we can comply with federal regulations regarding digital accessibility standards. By April 26, 2026, UWL will need to be compliant with these standards. UWL’s approach is to address our process through three pillars:

Culture – creating a shared commitment and responsibility toward digital accessibility
Infrastructure – enhancing our administrative and procurement processes to ensure digital accessibility
Remediation – identifying inaccessible content and making necessary changes to promote digital accessibility

Digital accessibility is a campus-wide effort. Here are three easy steps to get started on your digital accessibility journey!

Step 1 – Start early

Self-enroll into one of the Universities of Wisconsin Digital Accessibility Canvas Courses

Step 2 – Start small

Make one document or course accessible first to get the hang of it, before expanding your work.

Step 3 – Stay optimistic

If you're having difficulty, know that there are people on campus who can assist or guide you.
Visit UWL’s Accessibility Webpage for more information and support

Action for supervisors: please identify your team members who are responsible for any of the following tasks:

Create for-credit or not-for-credit Canvas courses, training, resource sharing site, etc.
Create student-facing or public-facing documents (e.g., Word, PDF, Excel, Powerpoint, Forms, Qualtrics, etc.),
Create student-facing or public-facing multimedia content (e.g., videos, audio clips, podcasts, etc.),
Create web content or social media content,
Send emails to students or members of the public, or,
Work with any third-party web applications.

Follow-up with each individual to ensure they enrolled in and complete their Canvas course.

Thank you for all that you have done and will do to create digitally accessible content for people with disabilities.

In Community,

Digital Accessibility Steering Committee (Andrew Ives, David Kim, Jake Speer, Kristin Koepke, Steven Dennis)

Email us at accessibility@uwlax.edu

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Graduate & Extended Learning thanks members of the CHS Youth Outreach Program Committee and instructors

Thanks members of the CHS Youth Outreach Program Committee and instructors for our Hands-On Science youth program. Multiple children commented that they wished the program lasted longer, so you definitely held their attention! Thank you Polly Berra, Basudeb Bhattacharyya, Jennifer Docktor, Whitney George, Josh Hertel, Shrobona Karkun-Sen, Susan Kelly, John Kelly, Ju Kim, Sumei Liu, and Crystal Vesterman for your hard work and creativity in engaging our audience.
— Graduate & Extended Learning

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David Rorge, '73, Alumnus

Alumnus David Rorge, '73, died July 7.

Margaret "Peggy" Ziemann supporter of UWL Athletics

Margaret "Peggy" Ziemann, a supporter of UWL Athletics, died July 7. For more information see the obituary.

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