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Bottling a new business Posted 2:14 p.m. Friday, June 30, 2017 Alumnus prepares for second alcoholic beverage launch. Read

The view from Grandad Bluff looking down at Roger Harring Stadium during the 2017 WIAA State Track Meet.
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Photos: views of the WIAA State Track Meet Posted 2:20 p.m. Friday, June 30, 2017 A photo essay of the views around the 122nd Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Track and Field Championships Friday and Saturday, June 2 and 3, at UWL. Read

Corey Sjoqust, UWL director of Admissions, ’96 and ’03, received the WACAC “Admissions Professional of the Year” award. It honors college/university admission professionals who exemplify excellence and dedication to serving the needs of students in the transition from high school to college.
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Still telling UWL’s story Posted 2:16 p.m. Friday, June 30, 2017 Sjoquist named ‘Admissions Professional of the Year’ Read

Allante Walker, ’17, a broadcast and digital media major and theatre minor, says what made UWL stand out from other colleges was that two of his favorite teachers from high school were UWL alums.
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‘We need to brag’ Posted 2:13 p.m. Friday, June 30, 2017 Some of the most successful college recruiters don’t wear university admissions badges. They are proud UWL alumni who share stories about their alma mater. Read

Retired Chicago Tribune reporter Bill Mullen, who attended UWL from 1963-65, dropped off meeting minutes from the early years of the Circle K Club. The materials will be preserved by Murphy Library’s Special Collections.
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Don’t throw it out! Posted 9:17 a.m. Thursday, June 29, 2017 Historical information about UWL can be donated to Special Collections. Read

UWL archeology students spend the summer days at an Oneota site searching for answers about the prehistoric groups past.
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Photos: Prehistoric pits Posted 3:34 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, 2017 UW-La Crosse archeology students are gaining hands-on field experience doing an excavation this summer south of Holmen. Read

Terri Urbanek will be recognized as the Wisconsin State Star at the national conference of Small Business Development Centers. Urbanek earned an undergraduate degree in accountancy from UWL in 1997 and a master of business administration degree from Upper Iowa University in 2006.
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State star Posted 12:22 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, 2017 Urbanek receives national recognition for her support of the region’s entrepreneurs. Read

Gwen Achenreiner is one of the six UWL faculty members being recognized for excellence in teaching.
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2017 top teachers Posted p.m. Wednesday, June 28, 2017 Sixth in a series of profiles on this year’s Eagle Teaching Excellence Award winners. Read

Chad Erickson Memorial Park, located on La Crosse’s southside, is home to the newest ‘Born Learning Trail’ with an adaptive component, thanks to a UWL class.
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Adaptive adventure Posted 10:58 a.m. Sunday, June 25, 2017 UWL class adds accessibility to learning trail. Read

Melanie Bawek, an eighth grade science teacher from Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle School, learned how to build, program and run a Lego MINDSTORMS Education EV3 robot during a workshop at UW-La Crosse on Thursday. The activity is one she and other teachers will bring back to to their classrooms.
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Not just a toy Posted p.m. Friday, June 23, 2017 K-12 teachers program Lego robots — one of many teaching tools shared during UWL training. Read

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