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News for Education
Tuesday, October 22, 2019The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department will host the Ragtime Recital Series featuring UW-Superior’s Jeffrey Madison, senior lecturer of voice and music history, and Alexander Sandor, senior lecturer of piano and class piano, on Saturday, November 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Webb Recital Hall.The audience will be treated to a fun and informative concert featuring an exploration of comedic ...read moreCategories: Education, Community Happenings, EventsFriday, October 18, 2019In response to the rapidly aging population in Northwestern Wisconsin, WITC-Superior faculty and staff will receive dementia-friendly business training on Tuesday, October 22 from 10:45 – 11:45. The participants learn how to create a dementia capable environment for all community members at the WITC-Superior campus.The objectives for the training are to understand what dementia is, recognize the ...read moreCategories: Community Happenings, EducationWednesday, October 16, 2019The University of Wisconsin-Superior welcomed eight new full-time assistant professors and lecturers to campus this fall. The group represents four departments: the Department of Education, the School of Business and Economics, Health and Human Performance, and Human Behavior, Justice and Diversity. Each new faculty member brings not only a wealth of expertise and teaching experience to the ...read moreCategories: Education, Community HappeningsTuesday, October 15, 2019University of Wisconsin-Superior students will again open their residence halls to Halloween trick-or-treaters from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 31.For the 26th year, students living in the Ross-Hawkes, Crownhart, Curran-McNeill and Ostrander residence halls along Catlin Avenue will decorate their hallways and be ready to hand out treats as children through sixth grade are guided by a ...read moreCategories: Community Happenings, Education, Events, GeneralMonday, October 14, 2019Twenty University of Wisconsin-Superior students who have completed research or creative projects will present their work at the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Swenson Hall.Project topics range from women’s experience in fiction to how the criminal justice system is treating individuals struggling with additions, big-box retail and its impacts on ...read moreCategories: General, Events, EducationMonday, October 14, 2019The University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Center for Continuing Education will offer the free workshop Developing Collaborations that Work: Results, Relationships, Resilience on Friday, November 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Yellowjacket Union Great Room.Leaders in the public and nonprofit sectors as well as private industry are invited to come together to strengthen existing or planned ...read moreCategories: Events, Education, GeneralWednesday, October 09, 2019The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department will host several faculty members and a special guest for its University Recital Series: Faculty Winds concert on Tuesday, October 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Webb Recital Hall.The performance will feature faculty members Kimberlie Dillon, oboe; Deborah Rausch, horn; Pamela Bustos, clarinet; Brett Jones, marimba; Derek Bromme, trombone; and special ...read moreCategories: General, Community Happenings, EducationMonday, October 07, 2019College Goal Wisconsin is a financial aid event available to any person planning to attend any U.S. college. Attendees will receive free onsite professional assistance completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Anyone who is planning to pursue a post-secondary education in the 2020-21 academic year should complete the FAFSA. The FAFSA is the form that must be submitted in ...read moreCategories: Education, Community Happenings, GeneralMonday, October 07, 2019The University of Wisconsin-Superior has been named among the best colleges in two categories by U.S. News & World Report. UW-Superior received high marks in rankings for National Liberal Arts Colleges and Top Performers on Social Mobility.According to U.S. News, schools are ranked according to performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Factors included outcomes, faculty ...read moreCategories: Education, Community Happenings, GeneralThursday, October 03, 2019The University of Wisconsin-Superior will hold a celebration for Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, October 14, beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Maawanji’idiwin – “The Place Where We Come Together” Medicine Wheel and Community Gathering Area located in the courtyard near the Yellowjacket Union. In the event of inclement weather, this celebration will move indoors to the Yellowjacket Union Shippar ...read moreCategories: Community Happenings, Education, EventsWednesday, October 02, 2019Six University of Wisconsin-Superior alumni began their service to the Alumni Association Board of Directors on Friday, September 27.Linda Studniski Cadotte, Class of 1999, is the director of Parks, Recreation & Forestry for the City of Superior.Carl Crawford, Class of 2008, is the Human Rights officer for the City of Duluth.Loralee Olson-Arcand, Class of 1990, is a publication production manager ...read moreCategories: Education, General
Tuesday, October 01, 2019The University of Wisconsin-Superior has named Allison Willingham, assistant professor of criminal justice, the recipient of the Dr. P.B. Poorman Award.“As a criminologist, I see that the LGBTQ+ community continues to be a marginalized group that does not have their voices and stories heard on many issues in our justice system,” said Willingham. “As a qualitative researcher, I have tried for ...read moreCategories: General, Community Happenings, EducationMonday, September 30, 2019The University of Wisconsin-Superior will host a Wisconsin Education Fair for high school students and parents and prospective adult students on Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Yellowjacket Union Great Room. This event will provide an opportunity to gain information about the programs of different post-secondary schools. Representatives of community colleges, universities and colleges, ...read moreCategories: Education, Community Happenings, EventsMonday, September 30, 2019The University of Wisconsin-Superior will host more than 100 of the best high school musicians from throughout the Northland for the Tri-State Band Festival on Thursday, Oct. 17.Students will rehearse with guest clinician Ed Kiefer. He served as the director of bands at East Davidson High School in Thomasville, N.C., for 28 years and as director of instrumental music at Pfeiffer University for six ...read moreCategories: Education, Community Happenings, EventsWednesday, September 25, 2019The University of Wisconsin-Superior Visual Arts Department will host artists John Sebelius and Chris King for an art exhibition and series of events celebrating humor in art and our role in creation. The artists will present a public workshop geared toward area veterans on Thursday, Oct. 10, from 2 to 4 p.m. in UW-Superior’s Kruk Gallery. A public artist talk will take place Friday, Oct. 11, ...read moreCategories: Events, Community Happenings, EducationTuesday, September 24, 2019The University of Wisconsin-Superior Music Department will hold its Honors Orchestra Concert on Tuesday, October 1, at 5 p.m. in the Thorpe Langley Auditorium.“This is our annual Honors Orchestra Festival that showcases the talented high school string students from around the Twin Ports area and beyond,” said Erin Aldridge, Professor of Orchestra and Violin at UW-Superior.The four seasons will be ...read moreCategories: Education, Community Happenings, EventsMonday, September 23, 2019The University of Wisconsin-Superior will host many of the best high school jazz musicians from throughout the Northland for the Tri-State Jazz Festival on Tuesday, Oct. 8.“It’s a really fun event, and it’s not just me saying that,” said Greg Kehl Moore, UW-Superior professor of Jazz Ensembles and Saxophone. “Everyone involved feels the students grow a lot from the experience at the festival and ...read moreCategories: Events, Community Happenings, Education
