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UW System Interim President Tommy Thompson received the 2020-21 Higher Education Advocate Award from the UWL Student Association on Friday. “I’ve never received an award from students in my whole life,” Thompson said. “This is very, very, very special.”

An ardent advocate Posted 9:11 p.m. Monday, May 17, 2021 President Thompson receives UWL Student Association’s Higher Education Advocate Award Read

Graduating senior Johnathon Jaeger, a double major in philosophy and history: public and policy, is this year’s UWL Student Employee of the Year. As a digital preservation technician, he has been listening to and creating indexes for oral histories from UWL’s vast collection of interviews in the Oral History Program.

Good job! Posted 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Graduating senior takes top award among UWL student workers Read

UWL will celebrate its spring graduates during three commencement ceremonies at the La Crosse Center Saturday, May 15. For health and safety reasons, no spectators will be allowed at the events. Each ceremony will be livestreamed and recorded.

UWL commencement set for May 15 Posted 11:20 a.m. Monday, May 10, 2021 UWL to celebrate more than 1,500 graduates at in-person ceremonies Read

UWL Senior Vanessa Mbuyi Kaja raises the flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo for the first time on campus during a December 2020 ceremony. The flag’s addition to the group of international flags on Badger Street was among the many accomplishments for the International Education & Engagement Office, which has received the state’s 2021 Hong Rost Memorial Leadership Award for Innovation in International Education Student Services.

Best in state Posted 11:17 a.m. Wednesday, May 5, 2021 UWL International Education & Engagement Office earns top honor Read

Faith Fisher, a sociology major and psychology minor, is one of more than 1,500 soon-to-be graduates who will be honored at UW-La Crosse’s commencement Saturday, May 15. “I’ve grown a lot since my freshman year, when I was sometimes scared to put myself out there,

‘I’ve really come out of my shell’ Posted 2:53 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, 2021 UWL May graduate reflects on transformative college experience Read

Laura Zinnel graduates from UWL Saturday, May 15. College has been possible through hard work and scholarships, including a spot on the distinguished “UWL Maroon Tycoon” honor roll for receiving $10,000 in scholarships her senior year.

Making college dreams reality Posted 4:28 p.m. Sunday, May 2, 2021 Despite obstacles, May graduate discovers how to realize childhood ambition to become a scientist Read

Tulips in front of Graff Main Hall bloom on a sunny day.

Photos: Spring blooms Posted 12:34 p.m. Friday, April 30, 2021 Campus, community show signs of new life Read

Former UWL Eagle Vinny Rottino, ’02, has joined the broadcast team of “Brewers Live,” providing pre- and post-game analysis on Bally Sports Wisconsin. “There have been a number of challenges,” Rottino says, “but I’d say the biggest one has been learning to talk about baseball without getting too far into the weeds.”

A whole new ball game Posted 12:33 p.m. Friday, April 30, 2021 Playing days behind him, Rottino takes swing at broadcasting Read

High on books Posted 12:32 p.m. Friday, April 30, 2021 Alum-inspired service brings books to Milwaukee doorsteps Read

Pablo San Emeterio, ’18, is in his second year of a three-year environmental law program at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. He credits his earth science minor at UWL for giving him a deeper understanding of the cases he's studying.

Back to earth (science) Posted 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 30, 2021 Alum’s minor proves useful in law school Read

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