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UWL students in Professor Laurie Harmon’s Environmental Interpretation course collaborate with local wildlife experts to develop digital interpretive signs highlighting Hintgen Island’s environment, history and biodiversity.

Lessons on the river Posted 1:07 p.m. Friday, April 24, 2026 Students, wildlife experts team up to create interpretative signs on Hintgen Island Read

UWL has joined the newly formed Corn Belt Ports Rural Logistics & Maritime Training & Education Consortium, leveraging its expertise in freshwater education to support the maritime workforce in the Midwest.

Taking the helm in water education Posted 9 a.m. Friday, April 24, 2026 UWL joins new consortium supporting Midwest's water workforce Read

UWL Early Childhood and Elementary Middle Education preservice teachers partnered with Summit Elementary to teach hands-on lessons on Wisconsin maple syrup production.

A sweet partnership Posted 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Education students get taste of teaching through Summit Elementary maple syrup project Read

UW-La Crosse's Community Engaged Learning Program has grown and accelerated in its 5 years of existence. Pictured above is the Walk with an Eagle initative.

Five years forward Posted 2:33 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2026 UWL’s Community Engaged Learning Program celebrates five years of partnerships between classroom, community Read

Chancellor James Beeby thanks leaders from Emplify Health by Gundersen and Mayo Clinic Health System for their longtime support of UWL during a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 11. Emplify and Mayo received the UW Regents Business Partnership Award, highlighting innovative campus-community relationships.

Collaborating for better care Posted 1:43 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 UWL celebrates transformative partnerships with Emplify, Mayo Read

Students in Jaspreet Kaur’s Conservation Biology course got their hands dirty this fall, working with community partners to restore sections of critical prairie habitat in and around La Crosse. The partnership was part of UWL's Community Engaged Learning program.

Prairie protectors Posted 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026 Conservation Biology students partner with community to restore crucial habitats Read

Students in Zamparutti’s grant-writing course collaborate on real community projects, turning classroom learning into meaningful local impact.

Writing with impact Posted 1:57 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025 Students support community projects through grant writing course Read

From left, Lisa Klein, UWL Community Engagement director; Marie Moeller, associate dean of the College of Arts, Social Sciences & Humanities; Betsy Morgan, UWL provost; and Whitney George, associate dean of the College of Science & Health. Moeller, George and Morgan are principal investigators for the NSF grant. Klein has grown many community partnerships across campus in her role.

Preparing talent for the AI era Posted 2:01 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 UWL receives $400,000 NSF grant to grow innovation-driven business partnerships Read

An aerial view of the UW-La Crosse campus. UWL is ranked No. 3 among Top Public Regional Universities in the Midwest, tied with the University of Michigan–Dearborn.

UWL among Midwest’s best Posted 7:54 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 University ranked No. 3 public regional university in the Midwest; No. 1 public regional in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois Read

Three UWL alumni are leading Oktoberfest, carrying forward a tradition that unites and strengthens the La Crosse community.

Leading the Fest Posted 11:53 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 UWL alumni play key roles in La Crosse’s Oktoberfest celebration Read

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