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Summer at UWL

Check out our favorite images from an action-packed summer

Posted 7 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1, 2025

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State track, summer sights and mounting excitement as the fall semester approaches. Take a look at some of our favorite photos from summer at UWL.



A full house on day one of the WIAA State Track and Field Championships. UWL has hosted the championships every year since 1990.
Summer blooms outside Graff Main Hall.
Peonies soak up the sunshine outside Wing Technology Center.
Members of the UWL men's track and field team celebrate their first-place finish at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Geneva, Ohio, at the end of May.
Elation for UWL's Sam Blaskowski as he crosses the finish line for the national title in the 200-meter.
Men's Track & Field Coach Josh Buchholtz celebrates with the national championship trophy.
Hoeschler Tower glistens in a golden sunset on a hot summer evening.
Incoming first-year students and their families walk to their respective counselor meetings during Student Advising, Registration and Transition.
A student mural in Wentz Hall produces a veritable rainbow. These paintings are being removed as part of a larger construction project, but the memories they hold will last forever.
An aerial view of the "steel eagle" sculpture in Riverside Park, looking east toward downtown La Crosse and the UWL campus.
John Kelly, associate professor of geography and environmental science, serves as a conservation easement monitor in his spare time, ensuring local protected lands are stewarded with care.

Read more about Kelly's efforts to protect the environment.

The mighty Mississippi is one of many natural areas where students, families and community members can take advantage of beautiful summer weather.
From the top of the bluffs, a view of Hetzel Fieldhouse and Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex.
Ilee Smith, a public health and community health education major, co-led a REAL Girls running and leadership program at Southern Bluffs Elementary School this spring. Inspired by faculty who emphasize community engagement, Smith says the experience will help prepare her for a future in leading health initiatives.

Read more about Smith's work with local students.

UWL's Caleb Colon-Rivera, Neal Meier and Jake Speer discuss accessible technology during a Couch Conversation for campus and community members — part of Disability Pride Month at UWL.
Assistant Vice Chancellor Nevin J. Heard shares his thoughts during the Couch Conversation on accessible technology.
Kelly O’Connor, center, reconnects with math faculty Tushar Das and Whitney George — both of whom were impactful mentors during her time as a student at UWL. This fall, O'Connor is returning as a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics.

Read more about O’Connor's full-cricle path to UWL.


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