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UW-Parkside Students Win Big With Big Ideas

A total of 16 students participated in the 2019-20 UW-Parkside Big Idea Innovation Challenge, an annual competition designed to provide funding opportunities for UW-Parkside students to develop innovative ideas and start-up initiatives. After an extensive review by the selection committee, the first place winner is Mariana Nelson and the second place winners are Thomas Stirrat, […]

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Howard Brown Guest Artist-in-Residence To Perform At UW-Parkside

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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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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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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UW-Parkside Police Part Of Drive Sober Campaign

During the holiday season, social gatherings with family and friends appear on everyone’s calendar. Each year, however, the good times at these events have the potential to become devastating times for families and communities. To help keep the upcoming holiday season safe on our roadways, officers from the UW Parkside Police and Public Safety Department […]

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MetLife Executive Vice President Susan Podlogar (’84) to address UW-Parkside Winter Commencement

More than 380 students are eligible to participate in the University of Wisconsin-Parkside 2019 Winter Commencement held in the Alfred and Bernice De Simone Gymnasium inside the Sports & Activity Center at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 14. Susan Podlogar, a 1984 UW-Parkside graduate and chief human resources officer for MetLife, is the featured commencement speaker. […]

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UW-Parkside Receives Platinum Seal For Excellence In Student Voter Engagement

At the 2019 ALL IN Challenge Awards Ceremony held to recognize colleges and universities committed to increasing college student voting rates, University of Wisconsin-Parkside received a platinum seal for achieving a student rate above 50%. A full list of seal awardees can be viewed here. “I am very pleased to report that as a participating […]

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UW-Parkside To Host Educational Workshop About Sikhism

University of Wisconsin-Parkside is proud to present “Understanding Sikhism” on Friday, December 6th at UW-Parkside in the Student Center Cinema. Understanding Sikhism is a series of lectures describing Sikh beliefs and characteristics. Although the Sikh religion is the world’s fifth-largest, and roughly a half-million Sikhs live in the United States, misconceptions about Sikhs and Sikhism […]

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Haribo and UW-Parkside Announce 10-Year Partnership to Benefit Student Success

Officials representing HARIBO of America, Inc. and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside today announced a 10-year, wide-ranging partnership that will provide more access to higher education for students, create internship and career opportunities, and jumpstart an impactful facility enhancement. During the announcement on the Alfred and Bernice De Simone Gymnasium competition court – which will be […]

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Art Exhibits “Triple Double” and “Straight Laced” Show at UW-Parkside

Documentation of a performance by Marcela Torres The intersection of art, sports, and culture meet in the following exhibits currently at UW-Parkside: Triple Double: Artists Using Sport to Influence Culture Dylan Miner, Marcela Torres, Nicolas Lampert, and Vedale Hill Fine Arts Gallery University of Wisconsin-Parkside Sept. 3 – Oct. 25 Reception: Thursday, Sept. 19, 4-6 […]

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UW-Parkside to feature several talented musical acts this fall

UW-Parkside’s Jazz Studies Program has lined up an extraordinary series of jazz concerts for all to enjoy this fall. Among a group of extremely talented musicians is a native son, Gerald Cannon, bass player extraordinaire.  Other heavy cats include Christine Fawsom, Ralph Alessi, and Tomeka Reid. Mark your calendars. At noon, Friday, Sept. 20, NYC […]

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UW-Parkside Holds Auditions for New Singers

SOMERS – University of Wisconsin-Parkside Music Professor Dr. James Kinchen invites area vocalists to audition for the university’s Master Singers choral group and the opportunity to perform during the choir’s 30th ANNIVERSARY SEASON. Auditions will be held on two successive Mondays — September 9 and 16 at 6:30 p.m. Appointments are helpful but walk-ins are […]

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Akademisch Bläservereinigung , “AkaBlas,” to perform at UW-Parkside in September

SOMERS – In September, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside Bands will host the Akademisch Bläservereinigung (Academic Brass Band – AkaBlas for short) from TU Braunschweig (Braunschweig Technical University), Germany. AkaBlas will perform in Bedford Concert Hall in the Rita Tallent Picken Regional Center for Arts and Humanities at 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 15, 2019. The […]

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