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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

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 17, 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 UWO's 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...

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