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Pope Wright Memorial Scholarship extends legacy of former professor, supports underrepresented studeMonday, December 10, 2018The University of Wisconsin-Superior Foundation has announced the continuation of the Pope Wright Memorial Scholarship as part of its efforts to extend the legacy of former professor, William “Pope” Wright Jr. and support underrepresented minority groups. The scholarship was established as a one-time memorial scholarship by friends and family of Wright when he passed in 2015 and an award was ...read moreCategories: Education, EventsThursday, December 06, 2018University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjacket student-athletes will be going door-to-door throughout Superior tonight from 6:30 to 8 as part of the Caroling for Cans event. Donations will benefit the food shelf at St. Vincent de Paul.“Last year was our best year in terms of food donations, and we were able to donate almost 1,000 pounds of food to the food shelf,” said Nick Bursik, UW-Superior ...read moreCategories: Community Happenings, Education, EventsTuesday, December 04, 2018The University of Wisconsin-Superior Foundation has introduced a new scholarship opportunity to support Native American students. The Maawanji’idiwin - “The Place Where We Come Together” Scholarship was named after the newly constructed medicine wheel on campus, and was announced at a dedication ceremony for the medicine wheel in September.The Maawanji’idiwin Scholarship will provide funding ...read moreCategories: Events, Community Happenings, GeneralMonday, November 26, 2018The University of Wisconsin-Superior honored employees receiving promotions or tenure at the Promotion and Tenure Celebration and Social on November 15 in the Yellowjacket Union Great Room.“Congratulations to faculty and staff who came together to celebrate their advancement through tenure and promotion,” said Molly Smith, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. “Chancellor Wachter and I ...read moreCategories: Community Happenings, Education, EventsWednesday, November 21, 2018The Holiday Sampler, hosted by Superior Public Museums, is an annual holiday wine tasting event at Fairlawn Mansion in Superior, Wisconsin. This year it will be held on December 6th from 5-8pm. The event usually draws about 150 people and has sold out the last several years. If anyone wants to attend the Holiday Sampler event, tickets are $30 each (or 4 for $110) in advance, or $30 at the door. ...read moreCategories: Community Happenings, General, Events
Wednesday, November 14, 2018Travel Superior is inviting residents to drop off new or gently used coats, sweaters, hats, mittens and other warm clothing items as part of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism’s Big Bundle Up campaign. The Big Bundle Up is a statewide collection program running Nov. 15, 2018 – Jan. 2, 2019.This is the eighth year of the Big Bundle Up. To date, the program has collected 134,441 warm winter items ...read moreCategories: Community Happenings, General, Events
