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News for General
Friday, October 18, 2019Husky Energy continues to make steady progress towards a return to full operations at the Superior Refinery. The Company has received the required permit approvals to begin reconstruction activities at the site and work is expected to begin immediately. Demolition of damaged equipment resulting from a fire in April of 2018 is now largely complete and the rebuild will take place over the next two ...read moreCategories: Community Happenings, GeneralTuesday, 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: General, Events, Community Happenings, EducationMonday, 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: Education, Events, GeneralMonday, 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: Education, General, EventsWednesday, 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: Community Happenings, Education, 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, GeneralWednesday, October 02, 2019Bagged Leaf Pickup begins November 1 Leaves are beginning to fall! City of Superior crews will be picking up bagged leaves beginning November 1st. Click here to see the full schedule.This pick up is for bagged leaves only. If you have brush to dispose of, you may bring that to the landfill, free of charge during Free Landfill Days, October 19th & 26th.Please note the following regulations ...read moreCategories: Events, GeneralWednesday, 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: General, EducationWednesday, October 02, 2019Free Landfill Days for City of Superior Residents Two free landfill days have been scheduled for City of Superior residents. The dates are October 19th & October 26th from 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Please read the flyer on the landfill web page to see what you can and cannot dispose of and find out where you can dispose of items that are not accepted at the landfill.As always, please consider ...read moreCategories: General, Community Happenings
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: Education, Community Happenings, General
Tuesday, October 01, 2019Congratulations to Scott Yost, the new owner of "National Audio Visual" in Duluth from Steve Bragg, Business Broker. Scott has worked as the manager at National for several years and has been a driving force in national Audio Visual's Reputation as a leader in customer service and quality equipment for local conferences and events. Moving forward, he is excited to continue to set the high ...read moreCategories: M 2 M, General
