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Mattie Mae Krause, a biomedical major on the pre-med track, has received the inaugural scholarship from the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. Krause was named Miss La Crosse Oktoberfest in 2016 and has been active in numerous campus and community organizations. Read more → A scholar leader Posted 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Student earns scholarship from Thompson Center on Public Leadership. Read more about A scholar leader Mark Moralez, political science and public administration major, aims to pursue graduate school in public affairs with the goal of becoming a professor or administrator in higher education. Read more → A shared experience Posted 8 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 Donor, recipient share similar path into leadership in advocating for social justice in higher education. Read more about A shared experience Kay Taylor, Rollo’s wife presented UWL Men’s Basketball Coach Kent Dernbach with a plaque that will list freshman award recipients. Read more → Leaving a legacy Posted 8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 Former UWL coach being remembered for his impact. Read more about Leaving a legacy Kathleen Hawkes, assistant professor of art, smiles as she sees the original print “Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park” by Photographer Ansel Adams. Read more → Art donation is inspiring Posted 3:26 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 Alumna’s collection of prints, financial gifts to change student lives Read more about Art donation is inspiring Ron and Jane Rada will receive honorary doctorates during UWL’s Winter Commencement Sunday, Dec.15. Read more → Honorary doctorates Posted 3:29 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 Ron and Jane Rada to receive UWL honors. Read more about Honorary doctorates Alice Svec, ’59, is giving back in her field of elementary education. She taught third and fourth grade in Janesville, Wisconsin, and South St. Paul, before becoming a nurses aide for 51 years. Read more → A woman of many hats Posted 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019 Alumna's estate gift will support future educators forever. Read more about A woman of many hats Kay Taylor, Rollo’s wife presented UWL Men’s Basketball Coach Kent Dernbach with a plaque that will list freshman award recipients. Read more → He loved UWL Posted 3:31 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, 2019 Coach Taylor being remembered for his impact on many. Read more about He loved UWL The Applied HRM Service Learning Externship Team with its advisor. The team continues HR management outreach to non-profit organizations this semester. From left: Alexa Thurmes; Advisor Christa Kiersch; Ashley Smits; Kaitlyn Robbeloth; Jenna Lee and Morgan Brzank. The team earned an undergraduate research grant to continue their work during the spring 2020 semester. Read more → Connecting research to practice Posted 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, 2019 Students work on solutions to regional, non-profit human resources management challenges. Read more about Connecting research to practice Ethan Lucas, who plans to major in geography with a concentration in Geographic Information Systems, shares his personal and academic interests is in his scholarship applications, including his love of upper-level geography courses and his excitement about the potential of a GIS career path that will provide opportunities in diverse fields. Read more → UWL celebrates Maroon Tycoons Posted 3:53 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019 Group of 53 students earned $10,000 or more during the past year in scholarships. Read more about UWL celebrates Maroon Tycoons Joel Pfeiffer, 1972 art education graduate, is an artist and ceramics teacher in Hartland, Wisconsin. He has organized more than 100 Clay Stomps around the world. Here he mixes with community at the 30th anniversary of American-Soviet Clay Stomp in Hartland, Wisconsin. Read more → Building community from clay Posted 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, 2019 What started in one alum’s backyard became a worldwide way to share culture, strengthen community, create art. Read more about Building community from clay

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