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Six faculty have received a 2021 Eagle Teaching Excellence Award

Top teachers of 2021 Posted 8:12 a.m. Tuesday, June 29, 2021 UWL recognizes outstanding educators Read

Carl Klubertanz, director of facilities for the La Crosse Area Family YMCA, will be among the first students to graduate from UWL's Recreation Management - Professional Development master's program. Klubertanz says the program prepared him to take the next step in his career.

Taking the next step Posted 8:57 a.m. Friday, June 4, 2021 Recreation Management master’s program helps alum unlock his future Read

With over 250 miles of road along or near the beautiful Mississippi River, travelers along the Great River Road see bluffs, wildlife, beautiful sunsets and much more.

Summer fun Posted 3:23 p.m. Wednesday, June 16, 2021 The top 5 outdoor summer ‘must-dos’ Read

Brian Kumm-Schaley, an assistant professor of recreation management and therapeutic recreation, is one of six UWL faculty to earn this year's Eagle Teaching Excellence Award.

Finding joy in teaching, learning Posted 8:45 a.m. Monday, June 14, 2021 Brian Kumm-Schaley wins 2021 Eagle Teaching Excellence Award Read

UWL student Maggie Lombardi reacts during one of the sessions with a resident at Norseland Nursing Home in Westby. The “Happiness Project” helped students learn more about telecommunicating with older residents, while making those residents feel more comfortable meeting virtually with the students and family members during COVID visit restrictions.

A happy project Posted 6 a.m. Sunday, May 23, 2021 UWL students, Westby nursing home residents benefit from telehealth Read

Dick Hebert, ’83, retired from the Chippewa Falls Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department in March after a nearly four-decade career. “Parks and recreation is not for everybody,” he says. “It’s a lot of work, and occasionally, you have to work nights and weekends. But I really enjoyed making the community I grew up in a better place to live, work and play.”

Passion for parks Posted 2:57 p.m. Monday, May 10, 2021 Hebert leaves lasting mark on Chippewa Falls parks system Read

Recreation students take part in an outdoor activity in the 2017 event. Students in the upper-level recreation management and therapeutic recreation class have created five programs focusing on physical, social, spiritual, environmental and occupational well-being. They will hold the event for an introductory general rec class on Saturday, April 24.

Day of well-being Posted 8:16 a.m. Monday, April 19, 2021 UWL recreation class offers fellow students ideas for wellness Read

Students in Dan Plunkett’s REC 351 class are working with city officials and other local stakeholders to gauge public opinion toward plans for an indoor tennis complex at Green Island Park. The partnership is a kickoff to UWL’s new Community Engaged Learning program, which matches faculty experts and their students with organizations working to address issues in the community.

Class lends time, talents to city tennis project Posted 8 a.m. Monday, March 22, 2021 Community engaged learning puts ball in students’ court Read

Harmon, a professor in UW-La Crosse’s Recreation Management & Therapeutic Recreation Department, will present on the connection between recreation and overall health and well-being during the February installment of the UWL Alumni Association’s What’s New Wednesdays series.

Winter wellness Posted 11:26 a.m. Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 What’s New Wednesdays to cover winter recreation activities Read

Assistant Professor Brian E. Kumm-Schaley, shown here leading the rec class in 2019, says students have had to become creative while planning community activities this fall. Changes have included adapting communication strategies, while maintaining a sense of humor. “It has definitely been challenging, but it has also been an opportunity,” he says.

Family fun Posted 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020 UWL rec class sets three events Read

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