The UW-Parkside College of Arts and Humanities is pleased to announce that 2020Howard Brown Guest Artist-in-Residence Rachel Velvikis will be performing at UW-Parksideon March 7 at 7 p.m. in Bedford Concert Hall of the Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center of Arts and Humanities. Tickets are $5 for students and seniors and $10 for general admission. […]
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Carthage College Awarded $15,000 Grant To Support Student Veterans
Carthage College has received a $15,000 grant from the William Dean Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee to provide Green Zone training for faculty and staff. Green Zone training aims to build a network of supportive allies who know the concerns of military veteran students and will assist them in navigating the complexities of […]
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Committee Begins Receiving Applications For Gateway Board Of Trustees Seats
The Board Appointment Committee for the Gateway Technical College District Board of Trustees will accept applications from district residents seeking appointment to the board. Deadline to apply for the appointment is noon, Feb. 14. Three seats are open for appointment which begins July 1 and will end June 30, 2023. Those holding the three seats […]
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Gateway To Hold Informational Workshops About Promise, Promise 2 Finish Programs
Gateway Technical College will hold workshops to guide interested students through the Promise or Promise 2 Finish application process at workshops held in February and March on all three of its campuses – Racine, Kenosha, and Elkhorn. These programs are an effort to fill the gap between financial aid and the cost of tuition and […]
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Carthage College Receives Grant From Racine Community Foundation
Carthage College’s music department received a $47,000 grant from the Racine Community Foundation to support the school’s Performing Arts Series. The grant will fund guest performing artists on campus, as well as chamber music partnerships between the music department, Lakeshore Youth Philharmonic, and schools in Kenosha and Racine Counties. “This grant has really deepened our ability to engage with the […]
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UW-Parkside to Host New Exhibit by Sky Hopinka
The UW-Parkside College of Arts and Humanities is pleased to announce a new exhibition to be hosted beginning this February. From February 4 through March 20, 2020, a series of videos showing Sky Hopinka’s works will be shown in the Mathis Gallery in the Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts & Humanities at Parkside. […]
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Prominent Anti-Racism Author And Educator Tim Wise To Speak At Carthage
Educator and anti-racism author Tim Wise will visit Carthage College on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. in the Todd Wehr Center Jockey Rooms to give a lecture titled, “Great White Hoax: Challenging Racism and Denial in the Age of Trump.” Wise’s presentation will examine the ways racism has been embedded in America. “Tim Wise […]
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RUSD To Sell Monthly City Bus Passes For Students
RACINE, WI — Citing a need to help middle and high school students who live less than two miles from school, Racine Unified School District Officials have now partnered with the City of Racine to sell monthly city bus passes to students. Currently, if a student lives closer than two miles from school, they’re not […]
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UW-Parkside Science Night Returns for Spring 2020
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is proud to present the return of the Science Night series for the spring 2020 semester. On Wednesday, Feb. 12, Dr. Bryan Lewis will host, “So… you want to go to medical school: What students need to know to make them competitive applicants.” The presentation will be held from 7 to […]
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UW-Parkside Criminal Justice Department To Offer New Winterim Course
The Criminal Justice Department at the University of Wisconsin Parkside is offering for the very first time a Winterim college course on Critical Thinking in Death Scene Investigation. The course is being offered by Dr. Jana-Marie Truesdell, PHD (Cultural and Social Anthropology with an emphasis in Forensic Anthropology). Dr. Truesdell is a member of the […]
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Yorkville Students to Participate in Mad Hot Tap Competition
In an effort to promote social-emotional learning and provide instruction in the fine arts to all students, Yorkville School has combined efforts with Danceworks to allow all 4th-grade students to participate in Mad Hot Tap. The program seeks to build students’ self-confidence, improve students’ sense of respect for themselves and one another, and improve students’ […]
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Gateway To Continue Popular Fine Dining Shifts To Luncheon Experience
Gateway Technical College’s Culinary Arts program will put a new spin on its Fine Dining meals for the Spring 2020 semester. The format will shift from nighttime to noontime as a way to provide an even more enhanced learning experience for the students while still offering the high-quality entrees and service many have enjoyed at […]
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Best High School Teachers In Wisconsin For 2020
The end of the school year is a good time to find out how teachers in your district compare with others as a group, whether you’re sending your children to school for the first time or if they’re ready to graduate. A ranking specialist that rates everything in education, including schools, has created a list […]
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Gateway To Start New Esports Club, Team In January
Gateway Technical College will be one of two technical colleges in Wisconsin to offer esports, providing a way for students to engage in structured video gaming competitions and meet and interact with others who also enjoy this popular event. College officials made the announcement during the college’s Board of Trustees meeting Dec. 19 in Burlington […]
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UW-Parkside Understanding Sikhism Event a Resounding Success
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside hosted “Understanding Sikhism,” a series of lectures and talks focused on describing Sikh beliefs and customs, on Friday, Dec. 6, in the UW-Parkside Student Center Cinema. The event was met with an impressive response from the campus and the local community. Approximately 200 people attended, half of those being UW-Parkside students. […]
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