UW-Fond du Lac Corks & Forks raises $34,000
Joseph Schulz, Regional Editor
April 11, 2019
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The UW-Fond du Lac Foundation raised approximately $48,000 on March 28 at its seventh Corks and Forks fundraising event, featuring creative cuisine to raise money for scholarships. After expenses are paid, the net profit from the night is estimated at $34,000, according to Foundation director Barbara...
‘Moving Past Hate’ and toward forgiveness
Amber Brockman, News Writer
April 11, 2019
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UW Oshkosh hosted “Moving Past Hate” on Monday, which featured a former white supremacist and a witness of a hate crime who shared their story of forgiveness that formed a unique friendship. Authors of “The Gift of Our Wounds” Pardeep Singh Kaleka and Arno Michaelis shared their message in...
Dementia workshop educates campus
Megan Behnke, News Writer
April 11, 2019
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UW Oshkosh Community Education Outreach will be holding a three-part series called Dementia Touches Us All, which will address a variety of issues related to dementia, including its causes, symptoms, behaviors and more. UWO Associate Director for the Center for Community Development, Engagement and...
UWO ranked top in the nation for CMA pass rates
Zack Dion, News Writer
April 11, 2019
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Accounting students at UW Oshkosh ranked first in the nation for first-time pass rates on the international Certified Management Accountant exam with a 95%. The March 2019 issue of Strategic Finance used data from the Institute of Certified Management Accountants spanning from the beginning of 2016...
Case dismissed: Roth v. Board of Regents
Christina Basken, News Editor
April 4, 2019
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UW Oshkosh English professor Christine Roth filed a restraining order against the UW System Board of Regents to block the release of documents requested by a reporter on Nov. 26, 2018. On Wednesday morning at 11 a.m., during an oral hearing before Judge Barbara Key, several of Roth’s motions were...
Lettuce grown hydroponically on campus
Amber Brockman, News writer
April 4, 2019
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UW Oshkosh has partnered with Jericho Road Ministries to hydroponically grow lettuce and give the healthy produce choice to the Lutheran Food Pantry in Oshkosh. Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in a water-based, nutrient-rich solution instead of using soil. Chemistry professor Kevin Crawford...
Banfield McDonald for Students win OSA elections
Christina Basken, News Editor
April 4, 2019
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Banfield, McDonald for Students won the Oshkosh Student Association election for president and vice president positions with 411 votes. Candidates were notified of the results on March 19, although the results were not official until the OSA body approved the election report this Tuesday. Coming...
UWO alumni receive help from HGTV show
Zack Dion, News Writer
April 4, 2019
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HGTV’s House Hunters helped two UW Oshkosh alumni purchase their first home in Waukesha on an episode that premiered March 18. UWO alumni Josh and Alli (Kerwin) Hughes purchased their home in September of 2018. A 2011 UWO graduate of the radio/TV/film program, Josh found the opportunity to be...
RTF students take home 16 awards
Megan Behnke, News writer
April 4, 2019
UW Oshkosh radio/TV/film students took home 16 out of 74 awards on March 6 during the annual Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Conference. Titan TV operations manager Brandon Fuller said the WBA is a trade association that represents and supports all of Wisconsin’s radio and television broadcast...
Tammy Baldwin helps Senate to take on student debt crisis
Nikki Brahm, Assistant News Editor
April 4, 2019
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U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin helped reintroduce the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, which would allow borrowers with existing public or private loans from 2017-2018 to refinance those loans to a 3.76 percent annual interest rate. According to a press release Baldwin sent on March 19,...
