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The annual Say it in 6 competition challenges graduate students to distill big ideas into a single image and just six words. This year's theme: growth. (Pictured, first place winner Megan Vandermause) Saying more with less Posted 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 Say it in 6 competition challenges grad students to rethink communication, reflect on growth Read more about Saying more with less Sarah Arendt-Beyer, '07, received the 2026 Rada Distinguished Alumni Award during an award presentation in April. Helping others thrive Posted noon Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 Sarah Arendt-Beyer receives Rada Distinguished Alumni Award Read more about Helping others thrive At right, Junior Finn Patenaude, a geography major with GIS concentration, presents maps on optimal sites for wildlife crossings and the mass migration of monarch butterflies during UWL’s Geography & Environmental Science Department reverse career fair where students shared their projects with employers. The GIS classes here at UWL give us the tools that both unlock our imagination and allow it to run wild. Showing our creative side in addition to our academic and technical skills allows us as students to share what makes us special and unique with potential employers, he says. Mapping what matters Posted 3:20 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 Students explore commerce, data center suitability, wildlife protection and other real-world questions through GIS Read more about Mapping what matters Abigail Stafslien-Dumale is graduating from UW-La Crosse with a master's degree in public health. She will then go on to medical school to pursue a career as a physician. Graduating with fresh perspective Posted 9:17 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 December grad Abigail Stafslien-Dumale credits UWL for holistic view of healthcare  Read more about Graduating with fresh perspective Bob Allen, UWL planetarium director (right), with former student and current Central High School Planetarium Director Chad Wilkinson. Wilkinson will carry the torch for public planetarium programming in the region. Final orbit for UWL Planetarium Posted 3:23 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 After nearly 50 years of inspiring stargazers, UWL Planetarium marks final season Read more about Final orbit for UWL Planetarium Read more -> November at UWL Posted 2:05 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 Relive the month through our favorite images Read more about November at UWL Find out all you need to know before UWL's winter commencement Sunday, Dec. 14. Winter commencement set for Dec. 14 Posted 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025 UWL to recognize nearly 700 new graduates  Read more about Winter commencement set for Dec. 14 Two climbers on a mountain, with one helping the other up near the summit. Why now is the time to build leadership skills Posted 8:43 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 Experts predict critical need for leadership capabilities by 2030 Read more about Why now is the time to build leadership skills Sophomore biology major Andrew Smerz, right, enrolled in History Professor Gita Pai’s chocolate-themed history course for his love of chocolate. But he soon learned chocolate’s story stretches far beyond flavor, linking La Crosse to a much larger global history. Unwrapping chocolate Posted 11:18 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 Students explore the complex, global history of chocolate from Mesoamerica to today Read more about Unwrapping chocolate Read more -> Upcoming events Posted 10:04 a.m. Friday, Nov. 28, 2025 The Foundation offers ways to engage on campus and in the community Read more about Upcoming events

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