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UW-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow gives his opening remarks for the spring semester Wednesday, Jan. 19, in the Bluffs room of the Student Union. Gow announced the largest donation in school history — a $2.2 million estate gift from Bill and Yvonne Hyde, supporting the English Department and Murphy Library.

Groundbreaking gift Posted 1:54 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 Gow’s address highlighted by largest donation in school history Read

Scott Geary, ’11, was recently named executive director of the Georgia Professional Golf Association. In this position, Geary oversees the state’s roughly 900 golf professionals, as well as fundraising efforts designed in part to get children, people of color and veterans interested in the game. :thumbsup: 1

Growing the game Posted 2:26 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022 Geary shares his love of golf as executive director of Georgia PGA Read Story from Lantern

Christine Starshak, a first-year student majoring in biology (biomedical science concentration), won the WiSys Quick Pitch competition at UWL this fall. The contest challenges students to present their research to a panel of judges in three minutes or less.

Quick Pitch Posted 11:32 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021 UWL’s Christine Starshak takes first place with presentation on skin graft donors Read

UW-La Crosse student Ka Zang Lee shared her literacy narrative as part of the College Writing Symposium in fall 2021.

My identity as a bilingual learner Posted 3:56 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 Student shares her struggles with literacy and what she wishes educators knew about being bilingual Read

For UWL's Michael Quintero Bungert, who will graduate Sunday with a bachelor's degree in social studies education, college has been a time of self-reflection and self-exploration. “Coming from a small town in Minnesota, it was hard for me to fully develop or express my identity as both Mexican and American,

Finding himself Posted 1:56 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 UWL helped December grad explore his identity, prepare for his future Read

87 % of 2015 graduates were satisfied with their careers five years after graduation. This is higher than peer and national averages. Source: National Alumni Career Mobility Survey.

Does UWL prepare graduates? Posted 3:11 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 Study shows UWL graduates are prepared and satisfied with careers five and ten years out Read

Karin Wright, a student in UWL's Physician Assistant Program, took first place in this year's Say it in 6 contest through Graduate & Extended Learning. The judges said Wright's submission — “We study today to serve tomorrow” — best captured a day in the life of a graduate student.

Say it in 6 Posted 1:04 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 Karin Wright captures grad student experience in six award-winning words Read

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