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The UWL Student Union has been selected as a drop-off location for the inaugural Great Rivers United Way and Rotary Lights Community Food Drive. A community effort Posted 11:23 a.m. Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 UWL to accept items for Great Rivers United Way-Rotary Lights food drive Read more about A community effort UW-La Crosse recreation students worked with City Of La Crosse officials and others during the pandemic in 2021 to help determine options for a collaborative tennis court facility at Green Island Park in La Crosse. The university’s efforts to expand real-world, hands-on learning experiences for students while helping area businesses has received national distinction. National distinction Posted 7 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022 American higher ed organization honors UW-La Crosse community program Read more about National distinction Assistant Professor Kristina LaPlant, Political Science and Public Administration, says during the spring semester students in one of her classes collected nearly 700 responses for a La Crosse Community Needs survey. They will share the results from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, in 3310 Student Union. Taking it to the streets Posted 7 a.m. Monday, April 25, 2022 Inaugural campus community learning efforts finding success Read more about Taking it to the streets TEDxUWLaCrosse will explore the theme of renewal at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in The Bluffs, Student Union at UWL. Renewal Posted 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2022 TEDxUWLaCrosse event April 19 features three speakers during a time of change Read more about Renewal The UW-La Crosse Men’s Track and Field team, along with physical education faculty, hosted six sport camps to keep young children active during the first week of January. Photo by U.S. Army. Photo by Spc. Caitlin Wilkins, 50th Public Affairs Detachment. Welcoming our new neighbors Posted 11:36 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 UWL community engagement creates local partnerships to service and support the needs of Afghan people Read more about Welcoming our new neighbors Spencer Reichart, a junior sprinter at UWL, tosses a ball to a child during the youth sports camps at Fort McCoy. The camps are intended to engage Afghan child evacuees while giving UWL students valuable experience working with children. UWL volunteers bring sports camps to Fort McCoy Posted 8:46 a.m. Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 Programs will support Afghan child evacuees Read more about UWL volunteers bring sports camps to Fort McCoy UWL Associate Professor Dan Plunkett's Five benefits of partnering with UWL Posted 7 a.m. Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 Why community organizations and businesses should seek help from students, faculty for special projects  Read more about Five benefits of partnering with UWL Lisa Klein, UWL Community Engagement Coordinator, loads toys collected for Afghan children at Fort McCoy. The two-week, campus-wide effort netted around 400 toys. Play time Posted 10:09 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 Campus toy drive for Afghan children a success Read more about Play time 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 more about Class lends time, talents to city tennis project UWL’s Community Engagement Council has released a Civic Action Plan detailing how the university aims to bolster student education and address critical issues throughout the community. “The purpose of the UWL CAP is to renew the university’s commitment to the Wisconsin Idea … which is a guiding philosophy that education should influence people’s lives beyond the classroom,” explains Lisa Klein, UWL’s community engagement coordinator. Committed to the community Posted 1:11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 Civic Action Plan details UWL community engagement efforts Read more about Committed to the community

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