Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Courtesy of the RTF Department - Lauren Terrill (left) and Megan Kitzman (right) accept the award
for best script at the Milwaukee short film festival.

RTF student film brings home award

Anya Kelley, News Editor October 25, 2023

Over and over again, UW Oshkosh’s radio/TV/film (RTF) majors have proven to be among the best student filmmakers in the state. Through the summer and into the beginning of fall semester, RTF majors have...

Graphic by Katie Pulvermacher

Rebuilding trust and reputation at UWO

Aubrie Selsmeyer, Opinion Editor October 25, 2023

“We’re trying to put together this big puzzle on what our reality is going to be come spring semester, but we don’t have any idea where all the pieces are because they’re scattered everywhere,”...

Advance-Titan File Photo - A UWO student looks at art displayed on campus at the Allen Priebe and Annex Galleries.

SAC moves student org budget timeline to spring

Katie Pulvermacher, Editor-in-Chief October 25, 2023

The Student Allocations Committee (SAC) on Wednesday morning again moved the deadline for student organizations to request funding after some organizations reported problems that would result with a fall...

Michael Buckner / Advance-Titan - The chancellor’s office announced in an email that many UWO employees have accepted the voluntary retirement offer and over 30 vacant positions will remain unfilled. This brings the total number
of positions affected by layoffs, voluntary retirements and open positions to about 250.

Minimal impact on students?

Aubrie Selsmeyer, Opinion Editor October 18, 2023

On Oct. 16, the chancellor’s office sent out an email explaining the layoffs of 140 employees. Later in the email, Chancellor Andrew Leavitt said, “The actions we are taking are structured with stewardship:...

Eli Yonder / Advance-Titan - Pub Crawl, like Oktoberfest in La Crosse and Mifflin in Madison, draws students from all of the Universities of Wisconsin for a weekend of debaucherous fun. Eli Yonder took all unattributed photos in this slideshow.

UWO’s biannual Pub Crawl

Jessica Duch, Writer October 18, 2023

College students from around Wisconsin traveled to Oshkosh last weekend to participate in the Oshkosh Pub Crawl celebration. The bi-annual event has been happening for years and is a gathering for students...

Courtesy of UWO Flickr / An empty classroom and open area on the Fond du Lac access campus. Low enrollment, accompanied with decreased state funding, has led to cuts across nearly all of the UW System campuses.  The Fond du Lac campus’ enrollment this semester is 238 students.

Fond du Lac access campus set to close in June 2024

Katie Pulvermacher, Editor-In-Chief October 18, 2023

UW Oshkosh’s access campus in Fond du Lac will discontinue in-person education by June 30, 2024, Chancellor Andrew Leavitt announced Tuesday. This leaves students unsure of where to go next with...

Graphic Illustration by Josh Lehner

Staff layoffs stun campus

Josh Lehner and Anya Kelley October 17, 2023

A total of 140 UW Oshkosh employees received layoff notices on Monday in an effort to curb the university’s $18 million deficit. The layoffs are part of the university’s realignment plan, which also...

Anya Kelley / The Advance-Titan - The UWO community has many concerns and questions following the announcement of UWO’s $18 million budget deficit. The university has released various documents and letters from upper administration in response, but questions still linger.

How will UWO rebuild trust?

Anya Kelley, News Editor October 11, 2023

UW Oshkosh administrators are facing backlash as UWO is being confronted with 200+ layoffs and furlough assignments due to an $18 million deficit. The Universities of Wisconsin, formerly called the...

Two students walk the hallways of UW Oshkosh at Fox Cities, one of UWOs two branch campuses.

Protect our access campuses

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor October 11, 2023

My first day of college, I was convinced I had shown up on the wrong day. The parking lot was mostly empty, only a few other students were in sight and all of the promotional flyers were dated from...

Willem Flaugher / Advance-Titan — A scene from the last Pub Crawl as UWO students participate in yard games.

It’s that time of year: the semiannual crawl

Aubrie Selsmeyer, Opinion Editor October 11, 2023

UWO students – drum roll please – it is that time of year: the semiannual fall Pub Crawl. The weekend when college students drink from sunrise to sundown as soon as that final class gets out on Friday...

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