Kudos to Krista McQueeney, associate professor of sociology, criminology and anthropology, whose article "Harassment, Discrimination, and Assault: The Unseen Crisis in Fire Service Professions" was published in the Journal of Student Research. Shelby Perket ’22 co-authored the article. Read more »

Kudos to Paul Wachanga, professor of communication, whose documentary “Making Life Sing in Pursuit of Utu: The Micere Githae Mugo Story” will be launched via Zoom on May 11 at an event hosted by the University of Bayreuth in Germany. Read more »

Kudos to Courtney Luedke, associate professor of higher education leadership, who presented three papers at the American Educational Leadership Association (AERA) conference in Chicago, Illinois. Luedke presented a solo-authored paper titled “Reimagining counterspaces in higher education” and a collaborative paper with Crystal Garcia titled “Purpose-driven involvement for college Students of Color: ‘I had to prioritize differently, schedule differently.’” Luedke's third paper, “Assets of Undocu/DACAmented Latinx students: How and when do institutions recognize, reward, and exploit them?” was co-written with UW-Whitewater HELEAD alumnus Matt Denney, who is a doctoral student at the University of Arizona, and collaborators Stephen Santa-Ramirez and Julian Mendez.

Kudos to the Forensics Team for completing their competitive season at the NFA national tournament — advancing at NFA is considered one of the hardest things to do in college forensics! The team placed ninth overall in the President’s II Division, earning a team award for the first time since 2018. Communication major Amanda Eaton advanced in Program Oral Interpretation, and biology major Megan Ehle made team history being the first freshman to advance in two events: Dramatic Interpretation and Program Oral Interpretation. Other members of the team were elementary education major Kolden Severson and human resource management major Kensington Narkis. The team is coached by Emily Leong and Brian Schanen.