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Choua Vang graduates Sunday, Dec. 17 and will speak during the Graduate Studies Hooding Ceremony. She has been in school throughout most of her children’s lives, starting out earning a medical assistant certificate at Western Technical College before attending UWL. The family is accustomed to sitting around the kitchen table doing homework together, she says. Read more → Gift of health Posted 3:03 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018 Master’s grad collects new data on the health of Wisconsin’s Hmong population. Read more about Gift of health UWL’s Brass Day will feature principal trumpet of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Andrew Balio in a day of master classes, rehearsals along with a performance by Balio. Read more → Cue the brass Posted p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018 Principal trumpeter of the Baltimore Symphony coming to UWL event Read more about Cue the brass Doris Witmer, of La Crosse, started the David R. Witmer Endowed Scholarship in Education in honor of her husband. It provides scholarships to UWL education majors. All three of the Witmer’s children graduated from UWL: Mark, ’79; Jeffrey, ’79; and Laura. ’85, Jeffrey contributed $8,000 to the fund. The first scholarship was awarded in April 2016. Read more → A career and a craft Posted 2:53 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018 Popular professor, life-long learner honored through scholarship. Read more about A career and a craft Robin Clark Mueller, ’78, pictured with his scholarship’s first three recipients. Read more → Leaving a Legacy Posted 2:44 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018 A creative way to give. Read more about Leaving a Legacy Greg Staat pictured with the Vets Club from the 1974 La Crosse yearbook. Image courtesy Murphy Library, Special Collections, UWL. Read more → Returning the gift Posted 2:06 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018 Alum funds scholarship after successful IT career. Read more about Returning the gift Rob and Sue Frey are owners of Guthrie & Frey Water Conditioning LLC., with locations in Hartland and Mequon. Both 1992 UWL grads, Rob majored in biology; Sue, in marketing. They grew their business from the ground up and are now supporting UWL students interested in taking an idea to the market. Read more → Starting something new Posted 1:56 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018 Alumni couple support up-and-coming entrepreneurs — like they once were. Read more about Starting something new UWL students help archive dozens of historic photos and documents for the A.A. Arnold House in Galesville, WI Read more → Captain's collection Posted 2:58 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017 History class creates digital archive of local historic photos, documents. Read more about Captain's collection UWL has received “best value” recognition from Kiplinger’s for more than a decade. Read more → A best college value Posted 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017 UWL makes Kiplinger’s ‘Best College Values’ list for its affordability, quality. Read more about A best college value UWL Student Bailey Hert, a Spanish education major, is excited to travel to Costa Rica spring semester through a U.S. Department of State scholarship. Read more → Gilman Scholar Posted 10:25 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017 Student receives prestigious U.S. Department of State scholarship. Read more about Gilman Scholar From left, Ina-Jo Brosinski, ’90, Carrol Hunder, ’90 & ’17, Emma,’16, represent three generations. They all earned bachelor’s degrees in community health education. Hunder earned her master’s degree in August. “I remember all of them well, particularly their dedication to learning,” says Gary Gilmore, professor, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion and director of Graduate Community Health and Public Health Programs. Read more → Forever learning Posted 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017 Master’s degree pursuit inspires self-growth for this septuagenarian. Read more about Forever learning

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