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UW-Rock County holds commencement ceremony
UW-Rock County held their commencement ceremony on May 18th.
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Preserving Pathways series highlights important issues faced by rural communities
UW Colleges and UW-Extension partnered with Northern Wisconsin communities, organizations and government agencies to host Preserving Pathways: A Neighborhood Conversation Series. The series of three roundtables—held May 30, May 31 and June 1— focused on the topics of education, healthcare and the economy.
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UW Extension and Green Bay Packers: The Green Bay Veterans Garden
Earlier this month UW Colleges and Extension partnered with the Green Bay Packers to begin building a Veterans’ Garden in the heart of Brown County. Veterans, UW-Extension employees, volunteers and Packer affiliates alike worked together to break ground on this special collaboration.
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UW-Barron County Rube Goldberg team wins national competition
When professor Christa James-Brynes traveled with her group of four students from UW-Barron County to the national Rube Goldberg competition in Columbus, Ohio, they were taken aback by the countless team members that competing schools had brought with them.
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Girls, Engineering, Math & Science at UW-Waukesha
The Girls, Engineering, Math & Science program at UW-Waukesha is already in its ninth year, but the program continues to reach capacity time and time again.
Holly Wehrhahn, Southeast Director of Continuing Education for UW Colleges, has seen the program grow from its small initial iteration to today, where space is at a premium.
Holly Wehrhahn, Southeast Director of Continuing Education for UW Colleges, has seen the program grow from its small initial iteration to today, where space is at a premium.
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UW-Marshfield/ Wood County grad Graham Pearce wins national scholarship
For Graham Pearce, the May commencement ceremony at the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County brought a big surprise. UW Colleges and UW-Extension Chancellor Cathy Sandeen announced at the event that Pearce has been named a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholar. Pearce will receive up to $40,000 per year (for up to three years) toward tuition, living expenses, books, and fees when he continues his studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison this fall.
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Posters in the Rotunda
Twenty-six students from UW Colleges campuses around the state presented their research at the 13th annual UW System Posters in the Rotunda event. At the undergraduate research showcase, students shared their research findings on a variety of important topics with legislators, state leaders, UW alumni, and other supporters.
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UW Colleges 2016 Commencements
Commencement is a seminal moment in any graduate’s life, representing the end of one chapter and the start of another.