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The 2016 Oktoberfest parade marshals are Brad Quarberg, ’85, left, and Louie Ferris, ’68. Read more → Oktoberfest honors Posted 4:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 2016 parade marshals are UWL alums with long histories of community service. Read more about Oktoberfest honors Alumnus to speak on ‘$150 Trillion Financial Disruption’ Posted 10:54 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 First in a series of College of Business Administration Executive Lectures. Read more about Alumnus to speak on ‘$150 Trillion Financial Disruption’ How does working to eliminate global inequality affect children? In the early 1990s, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was written (UNCRC). This human rights agreement focuses on promoting the social, health, cultural, political and economic rights of children around the world. The UNCRC has been signed by every UN member nation except the U.S. Poverty is often an unfortunate mitigating factor that leads to the violation of children’s right to an education. Children are often kept out of school in order to work to economically support their families, which is why this young 14-year-old Bolivian miner was taken out of school in 4th grade. His income not only feeds his family, but allows his older brother to go to school to become a teacher. His brother’s income as a teacher will then be used to help supplement the overall family income. Read more → ‘The Search for Economic Justice’ Posted 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 Art exhibit details new course. Read more about ‘The Search for Economic Justice’ UWL students Bekah Kienzle, left, and Julie Pleshe stand in front of their mural while they work on it in the UWL Center for the Arts Building. The piece of art will be revealed on Monday, Sept. 26, at the southside Oktoberfest grounds. Read more → “La Crosse Greetings” Posted noon Friday, Sept. 23, 2016 Students take advantage of opportunity to leave lasting mark on the city. Read more about “La Crosse Greetings” Read more → New school on the block Posted 9:02 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 Coulee Region Chinese School on campus. Read more about New school on the block The UWL Screaming Eagles Marching Band leads new first-year students through campus during Welcome Week. Read more → Welcoming more to UWL Posted 4:19 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 First-year student enrollment is highest in nearly three decades Read more about Welcoming more to UWL The Freedom to Read-Read Out will once again be held at UW-La Crosse as part of Banned Books Week. The event runs from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, on the first-floor landing of Murphy Library’s central staircase. Read more → Banned Books Week Posted 2:52 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 Events to include re-out, selfies, pizza. Read more about Banned Books Week UWL Art Professor Linda Levinson, No. 19: The Museum of Jurassic Technology, No One May Ever Have the Same Knowledge Again, Mr. Wilson’s Cabinet of Wonder, from the series “The Hidden Souls of Books,” 2016. Read more → State show Posted p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 Art Professor Linda Levinson to exhibit in the Wisconsin ‘Triennial 2016.' Read more about State show TEDxUWLaCrosse Salon Series Posted 12:10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, 2016 Associate professor to present on ‘Failure as Feedback.’ Read more about TEDxUWLaCrosse Salon Series Chelsea Hetzel, ’14, founded a self-help and fashion blog, Inspiration Indulgence, which reaches more than 130,000 people a month worldwide. Read more → Tackling transitions Posted 10:15 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19, 2016 Alumna Chelsea Hetzel, ’14, who founded a blog about inspiration, offers tips to succeed during a time of transition. Read more about Tackling transitions

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