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April 2016

Commencement set for May 14

April 29, 2016

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will celebrate the achievements of its graduates Saturday, May 14, 2016, as proud families gather for spring commencement ceremonies.


University collaboration with sensor company yields mutual advantages

April 27, 2016

Founded in 2003, iButtonLink produces and distributes high-quality sensors and solutions that can be used for thousands of purposes, from food storage to field research.


Psychology major wins McGraw Award for Student Excellence

April 25, 2016

When psychology major Katie Barker isn’t in the classroom, she can be found serving as a mentor with the Research Apprenticeship Program, participating as a mentee in the Alumni Mentor Program, or playing intramural volleyball.


UW-Whitewater named a top workplace

April 24, 2016

The regional list, compiled by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, ranks public and private organizations based on employee surveys.


Make a Difference Day activities set for April 22

April 18, 2016

More than 200 students will partner with volunteers from Janesville and Whitewater to tackle several major projects in their respective cities.


UW-Whitewater Sales Team gets impressive results at national competition

April 18, 2016

The Warhawks placed fourth in the nation at the National Collegiate Sales Competition held April 1-4, 2016, at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia.


Live from Bermuda: Travel study course welcomes student via online video

April 18, 2016

When students file in for their Marketing 491 Travel Study class in Hyland Hall on Tuesday evenings, the chairs fill up quickly. Students talk excitedly about their upcoming trip to Belgium and the Netherlands. Instructors Sharon Roy and Curt Weber head to the front of the class to make the necessary arrangements for their student, Caleb, to join the class.


Visionary sets sights on a cure for blindness

April 17, 2016

Students in a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student organization are reaching far to work with a London-based eye surgeon to combat - and potentially eradicate - blindness in Botswana.


Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Sixth Extinction" to speak on campus

April 11, 2016

Elizabeth Kolbert will be the featured speaker on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 7 p.m. in the Young Auditorium.


Geology student wins prestigious Goldwater scholarship

April 11, 2016

Melanie Sorman, a young geologist at UW-Whitewater, is already garnering recognition and awards for her research work and academic achievements.


Workers break ground on Student Success Center

April 11, 2016

Construction is expected to wrap-up on this state- and gift-funded project in December 2016.


American Marketing Association's reign continues

April 11, 2016

The honor marks the program's 13th overall title in 38 years.


UW-Whitewater celebrates 148th anniversary with Founders Day awards

April 10, 2016

The annual Founders Day event, which will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 16, in the James R. Connor University Center, includes the presentation of scholarships to outstanding UW-Whitewater juniors.


Mark E. Fiebrink, 1973, Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement

April 10, 2016

A first-generation college graduate whose father was a cabinetmaker, Fiebrink first saw UW-Whitewater when his parents took him on a trip around the state to visit the various campuses.


Donald R. Hughes, 1985, Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement

April 10, 2016

Through the years, Hughes has maintained strong ties to campus: he is a former chairman of the UW-Whitewater Foundation Board, and served as the commencement speaker for the spring 2014 graduation ceremony.


Patricia E. Rogers, 1979, Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Achievement

April 10, 2016

Rogers keeps active ties to campus by serving as a member of the College of Business and Economics Advisory Board, citing the Innovation Center and the Institute for Water Business as strategic efforts that keep her involved.


Eugene T. Wyka, 1980, and Lucy M. Wyka, 1982, Distinguished Alumni Award for Community Service

April 10, 2016

Gene and Lucy Wyka met through campus friends and would eventually start an organization — Gift of Adoption Fund.


Douglas M. Kiel, 2005, Outstanding Recent Alumnus Award

April 10, 2016

Kiel has worked with a variety of museums and other public history institutions, including the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, the National Park Service, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian, the Milwaukee Public Museum and the Oneida Nation Museum.


Finalists to present at Warhawk Business Plan Competition

April 04, 2016

This event is similar to ABC's "Shark Tank." Students present their products or services in front of a panel of five judges, which includes angel investors and entrepreneurs.