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 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...

Graphic courtesy of UW-Stout

UW System calls for civic engagement among students

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor October 4, 2023

After a 2022 survey found only 12% of students in the UW System said they were interested in having their views challenged, a panel discussed how students can engage in difficult conversations in Reeve...

Nolan Swenson / The Advance-Titan

Club Spotlight: The Beekeeping Club

Nolan Swenson, Sports Co-Editor October 4, 2023

UW Oshkosh’s Sustainable Beekeeping Club was formed to generate student interest in ecosystem sustainability in beekeeping. The club began as a capstone project and it turned into a club. This year...

Craftivism on Campus

Craftivism on Campus

Mattie Beck, Arts & Entertainment Editor October 4, 2023

The Women’s Center on campus holds many events throughout the semester to get students involved throughout the semester, which feature joining the staff and other members of the community over coffee,...

UWO theatre department to sink its teeth into ‘Dracula’ production

Brandon Cobb, Staff Writer October 4, 2023

The UW Oshkosh theatre program makes its final preparations for its rendition of the play “Dracula” by Steven Dietz, set to open Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. A thriller play that has a plethora of supernatural...

ResLife Pub Crawl Policy

Nolan Swenson, Sports Co-Editor October 4, 2023

Due to safety concerns regarding Pub Crawl on Oct.13-15, UW Oshkosh Residence Life will adjust security policies for the weekend. Only UWO students and residential students at Fox Valley Technical College...

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