Alumni /news/ en Celebrating the Small: Nohr Gallery connects artists and alumni during annual Small Works Exhibition  /news/celebrating-small-nohr-gallery-connects-artists-and-alumni-during-annual-small-works-exhibition <span property="schema:name">Celebrating the Small: Nohr Gallery connects artists and alumni during annual Small Works Exhibition&nbsp;</span> <div> <a href="/news/celebrating-small-nohr-gallery-connects-artists-and-alumni-during-annual-small-works-exhibition" hreflang="en"><img property="schema:image" loading="lazy" src="/news/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2025-02/Art2.jpg?itok=EF1REjM_" width="220" height="124" alt="&quot;Silenced &quot; by Greg Senn, 2023, 11 x 9 x 3 inches, resin sand, $200" title="&quot;Silenced &quot; by Greg Senn, 2023, 11 x 9 x 3 inches, resin sand, $200" typeof="foaf:Image"> </a> </div> <div property="schema:text"><p>On Tuesday, February 11, regional artists and UW-Platteville alumni gathered to celebrate the third annual Nohr Gallery “Small Works Exhibition.” This juried exhibit features a variety of artworks that measure twelve inches or less in all dimensions and weigh under 45 pounds. While the call for art was open to all artists, the exhibition provides an opportunity for regional artists and UW-Platteville alumni to revisit Nohr Gallery and reminisce on their artistic roots. &nbsp;</p></div> <span rel="schema:author"><span lang about="/news/user/57" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>Christine O Bellport</span></span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2025-02-21T14:54:47+00:00"><time datetime="2025-02-21T08:54:47-06:00" title="Friday, February 21, 2025 - 08:54">Fri, 02/21/2025 - 08:54</time> </span> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/celebrating-small-nohr-gallery-connects-artists-and-alumni-during-annual-small-works-exhibition" rel="tag" title="Celebrating the Small: Nohr Gallery connects artists and alumni during annual Small Works Exhibition&nbsp;" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Celebrating the Small: Nohr Gallery connects artists and alumni during annual Small Works Exhibition&nbsp;</span></a></li><li></li></ul> Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:47 +0000 Christine O Bellport 2890 at /news How a former UW-Platteville football coach is in the zone, proving gender is just a word  /news/how-former-uw-platteville-football-coach-zone-proving-gender-just-word <span property="schema:name">How a former UW-Platteville football coach is in the zone, proving gender is just a word&nbsp;</span> <div> <a href="/news/how-former-uw-platteville-football-coach-zone-proving-gender-just-word" hreflang="en"><img property="schema:image" loading="lazy" src="/news/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-11/TBUWP_0.jpg?itok=nCV5H2RZ" width="220" height="124" alt="Coach Kearstin Schweitzer with former UW-Platteville Defensive Linemen Justin Blazek." title="Coach Kearstin Schweitzer with former UW-Platteville Defensive Linemen Justin Blazek." typeof="foaf:Image"> </a> </div> <div property="schema:text"><p>Kearstin Schweitzer, the first female position coach in Valparaiso University history, is redefining what it means to be a trailblazer in football. From her groundbreaking roles at UW-Platteville to her impactful work with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Schweitzer’s journey is paving the way for the next generation of female coaches in the sport.</p> </div> <span rel="schema:author"><span lang about="/news/user/57" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>Christine O Bellport</span></span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2024-11-09T15:46:32+00:00"><time datetime="2024-11-09T09:46:32-06:00" title="Saturday, November 9, 2024 - 09:46">Sat, 11/09/2024 - 09:46</time> </span> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/how-former-uw-platteville-football-coach-zone-proving-gender-just-word" rel="tag" title="How a former UW-Platteville football coach is in the zone, proving gender is just a word&nbsp;" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about How a former UW-Platteville football coach is in the zone, proving gender is just a word&nbsp;</span></a></li><li></li></ul> Sat, 09 Nov 2024 15:46:32 +0000 Christine O Bellport 2867 at /news Bridging education and law enforcement: The success of UW-Platteville graduates at the Milwaukee Police Department /news/bridging-education-and-law-enforcement-success-uw-platteville-graduates-milwaukee-police-department <span property="schema:name">Bridging education and law enforcement: The success of UW-Platteville graduates at the Milwaukee Police Department</span> <div> <a href="/news/bridging-education-and-law-enforcement-success-uw-platteville-graduates-milwaukee-police-department" hreflang="en"><img property="schema:image" loading="lazy" src="/news/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-10/UWPteam.jpg?itok=XuX9bxSD" width="220" height="124" alt="UW-Platteville graduates: Cassie Strandberg, Evelyn Marx, Whitney Miller, Dondi Stender, Devin Woida, Tyler Krueger and Jacob Brandt. “Each graduate brings their own unique skills, personality and approach to our team,” said Milwaukee Police Forensics Services Director Ryan Orlovsky. " title="UW-Platteville graduates: Cassie Strandberg, Evelyn Marx, Whitney Miller, Dondi Stender, Devin Woida, Tyler Krueger and Jacob Brandt. “Each graduate brings their own unique skills, personality and approach to our team,” said Milwaukee Police Forensics Services Director Ryan Orlovsky. " typeof="foaf:Image"> </a> </div> <div property="schema:text"><p>The Milwaukee Police Department Forensics Division exemplifies the power of teamwork among graduates of UW-Platteville. Their hands-on training and strong educational foundation have positioned them as leaders in forensic investigation, showcasing the university's impact on law enforcement careers.</p> </div> <span rel="schema:author"><span lang about="/news/user/57" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>Christine O Bellport</span></span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2024-10-29T14:03:42+00:00"><time datetime="2024-10-29T09:03:42-05:00" title="Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 09:03">Tue, 10/29/2024 - 09:03</time> </span> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/bridging-education-and-law-enforcement-success-uw-platteville-graduates-milwaukee-police-department" rel="tag" title="Bridging education and law enforcement: The success of UW-Platteville graduates at the Milwaukee Police Department" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Bridging education and law enforcement: The success of UW-Platteville graduates at the Milwaukee Police Department</span></a></li><li></li></ul> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:03:42 +0000 Christine O Bellport 2862 at /news University of Wisconsin-Platteville Foundation and Alumni Association merge to enhance support and engagement /news/university-wisconsin-platteville-foundation-and-alumni-association-merge-enhance-support-and <span property="schema:name">University of Wisconsin-Platteville Foundation and Alumni Association merge to enhance support and engagement </span> <div> <a href="/news/university-wisconsin-platteville-foundation-and-alumni-association-merge-enhance-support-and" hreflang="en"><img property="schema:image" loading="lazy" src="/news/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-07/Alumni.jpg?itok=Hy7Zp8NI" width="220" height="124" alt="Alumni gather to enjoy spending time at their alma mater." title="Alumni gather to enjoy spending time at their alma mater." typeof="foaf:Image"> </a> </div> <div property="schema:text"><p>The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Foundation announces the merger of its Alumni Association board and Foundation board, effective July 2024, forming the unified UW-Platteville Foundation and Alumni Association, Inc. This decision underscores a renewed commitment to alumni engagement and university support, marking a significant milestone in strategic planning and collaboration.&nbsp;</p></div> <span rel="schema:author"><span lang about="/news/user/57" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>Christine O Bellport</span></span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2024-07-23T15:14:08+00:00"><time datetime="2024-07-23T10:14:08-05:00" title="Tuesday, July 23, 2024 - 10:14">Tue, 07/23/2024 - 10:14</time> </span> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/university-wisconsin-platteville-foundation-and-alumni-association-merge-enhance-support-and" rel="tag" title="University of Wisconsin-Platteville Foundation and Alumni Association merge to enhance support and engagement " hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about University of Wisconsin-Platteville Foundation and Alumni Association merge to enhance support and engagement </span></a></li><li></li></ul> Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:14:08 +0000 Christine O Bellport 2826 at /news UW-Platteville Foundation celebrates fifth consecutive year of record fundraising /news/uw-platteville-foundation-celebrates-fifth-consecutive-year-record-fundraising <span property="schema:name">UW-Platteville Foundation celebrates fifth consecutive year of record fundraising </span> <div> <a href="/news/uw-platteville-foundation-celebrates-fifth-consecutive-year-record-fundraising" hreflang="en"><img property="schema:image" loading="lazy" src="/news/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-07/Fundraising.jpg?itok=HEug9AP8" width="220" height="124" alt="Call Center students " typeof="foaf:Image"> </a> </div> <div property="schema:text"><p>The UW-Platteville Foundation proudly announces another historic achievement in philanthropy, raising more than $9.3 million during the 2024 fiscal year.</p> </div> <span rel="schema:author"><span lang about="/news/user/57" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>Christine O Bellport</span></span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2024-07-08T15:33:59+00:00"><time datetime="2024-07-08T10:33:59-05:00" title="Monday, July 8, 2024 - 10:33">Mon, 07/08/2024 - 10:33</time> </span> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/uw-platteville-foundation-celebrates-fifth-consecutive-year-record-fundraising" rel="tag" title="UW-Platteville Foundation celebrates fifth consecutive year of record fundraising " hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about UW-Platteville Foundation celebrates fifth consecutive year of record fundraising </span></a></li><li></li></ul> Mon, 08 Jul 2024 15:33:59 +0000 Christine O Bellport 2819 at /news Estate gift will ensure new opportunities in environmental science, conservation /news/estate-gift-will-ensure-new-opportunities-environmental-science-conservation <span property="schema:name">Estate gift will ensure new opportunities in environmental science, conservation </span> <div> <a href="/news/estate-gift-will-ensure-new-opportunities-environmental-science-conservation" hreflang="en"><img property="schema:image" loading="lazy" src="/news/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-04/Terrence%20Ingram.jpg?itok=8H3tNi6Y" width="220" height="124" alt="Terrence Ingram" typeof="foaf:Image"> </a> </div> <div property="schema:text"><p>Terrence Ingram’s lifelong passion for nature propelled him through a celebrated career in conservationism that spanned more than 60 years. Now, his recent estate gift to the UW-Platteville Foundation will ensure opportunities for the next generation of students to continue his work in this field.</p> </div> <span rel="schema:author"><span lang about="/news/user/14" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>Alison S Parkins</span></span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2024-04-05T16:04:35+00:00"><time datetime="2024-04-05T11:04:35-05:00" title="Friday, April 5, 2024 - 11:04">Fri, 04/05/2024 - 11:04</time> </span> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/estate-gift-will-ensure-new-opportunities-environmental-science-conservation" rel="tag" title="Estate gift will ensure new opportunities in environmental science, conservation " hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Estate gift will ensure new opportunities in environmental science, conservation </span></a></li><li></li></ul> Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:04:35 +0000 Alison S Parkins 2789 at /news Stephenson appointed executive director of Foundation, Development and Alumni Engagement /news/stephenson-appointed-executive-director-foundation-development-and-alumni-engagement <span property="schema:name">Stephenson appointed executive director of Foundation, Development and Alumni Engagement</span> <div> <a href="/news/stephenson-appointed-executive-director-foundation-development-and-alumni-engagement" hreflang="en"><img property="schema:image" loading="lazy" src="/news/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2024-02/Stacia%20Stephenson.jpg?itok=WoOfyZ51" width="220" height="124" alt="Stacia Stephenson" typeof="foaf:Image"> </a> </div> <div property="schema:text"><p>UW-Platteville announces the appointment of Stacia Stephenson as executive director of Development and Alumni Engagement and the UW-Platteville Foundation.</p> </div> <span rel="schema:author"><span lang about="/news/user/14" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>Alison S Parkins</span></span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2024-02-19T15:16:57+00:00"><time datetime="2024-02-19T09:16:57-06:00" title="Monday, February 19, 2024 - 09:16">Mon, 02/19/2024 - 09:16</time> </span> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/stephenson-appointed-executive-director-foundation-development-and-alumni-engagement" rel="tag" title="Stephenson appointed executive director of Foundation, Development and Alumni Engagement" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Stephenson appointed executive director of Foundation, Development and Alumni Engagement</span></a></li><li></li></ul> Mon, 19 Feb 2024 15:16:57 +0000 Alison S Parkins 2772 at /news Alumnus helps NASA return to the moon /news/alumnus-helps-nasa-return-moon <span property="schema:name">Alumnus helps NASA return to the moon</span> <div> <a href="/news/alumnus-helps-nasa-return-moon" hreflang="en"><img property="schema:image" loading="lazy" src="/news/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2023-10/Wyatt%20Fisher.jpg?itok=Wc4qEk-j" width="220" height="124" alt="Wyatt Fisher" title="Wyatt Fisher operates console for the Artemis I mission. Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2022 inside the Orion Mission Evaluation Room while supporting at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo credit: NASA. " typeof="foaf:Image"> </a> </div> <div property="schema:text"><p>While growing up in rural Eastman, Wisconsin, Wyatt Fisher ’06 had interests typical of many kids—dreams of being a pilot and building with LEGOs. But, for Fisher, these interests would eventually spark a career in the aerospace field that is anything but typical, leading him to work on the launch of NASA’s most powerful rocket.</p> </div> <span rel="schema:author"><span lang about="/news/user/14" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>Alison S Parkins</span></span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2023-10-05T13:42:25+00:00"><time datetime="2023-10-05T08:42:25-05:00" title="Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 08:42">Thu, 10/05/2023 - 08:42</time> </span> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/alumnus-helps-nasa-return-moon" rel="tag" title="Alumnus helps NASA return to the moon" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Alumnus helps NASA return to the moon</span></a></li><li></li></ul> Thu, 05 Oct 2023 13:42:25 +0000 Alison S Parkins 2734 at /news Alumnus builds the ‘infrastructure of the future’ at Blue Origin /news/alumnus-builds-infrastructure-future-blue-origin <span property="schema:name">Alumnus builds the ‘infrastructure of the future’ at Blue Origin</span> <div> <a href="/news/alumnus-builds-infrastructure-future-blue-origin" hreflang="en"><img property="schema:image" loading="lazy" src="/news/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2023-10/Marcus%20Jackson2.jpg?itok=XpI_oe49" width="220" height="124" alt="91. Marcus Jackson" title="91. Marcus Jackson stands next to a mockup of one of Blue Origin’s BE-7 engines. " typeof="foaf:Image"> </a> </div> <div property="schema:text"><p>91. Marcus Jackson graduated from UW-Platteville in 2014 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He is currently a materials and process engineer at Blue Origin and part of a team of engineers building rocket engines.</p> </div> <span rel="schema:author"><span lang about="/news/user/14" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>Alison S Parkins</span></span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2023-10-04T14:17:14+00:00"><time datetime="2023-10-04T09:17:14-05:00" title="Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 09:17">Wed, 10/04/2023 - 09:17</time> </span> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/alumnus-builds-infrastructure-future-blue-origin" rel="tag" title="Alumnus builds the ‘infrastructure of the future’ at Blue Origin" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Alumnus builds the ‘infrastructure of the future’ at Blue Origin</span></a></li><li></li></ul> Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:17:14 +0000 Alison S Parkins 2733 at /news Recent grad accelerates career through bachelor’s to master’s pathway /news/recent-grad-accelerates-career-through-bachelors-masters-pathway <span property="schema:name">Recent grad accelerates career through bachelor’s to master’s pathway</span> <div> <a href="/news/recent-grad-accelerates-career-through-bachelors-masters-pathway" hreflang="en"><img property="schema:image" loading="lazy" src="/news/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2023-09/Connor%20Trempe%20Image.png?itok=Y0oIy-mX" width="220" height="124" alt="Connor Trempe" typeof="foaf:Image"> </a> </div> <div property="schema:text"><p>Connor Trempe enrolled in UW-Platteville's Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Pathway, allowing him to graduate with two degrees in just five years and excel his career as a software engineer.</p> </div> <span rel="schema:author"><span lang about="/news/user/14" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype>Alison S Parkins</span></span> <span property="schema:dateCreated" content="2023-09-25T13:49:40+00:00"><time datetime="2023-09-25T08:49:40-05:00" title="Monday, September 25, 2023 - 08:49">Mon, 09/25/2023 - 08:49</time> </span> <ul class="links inline"><li><a href="/news/recent-grad-accelerates-career-through-bachelors-masters-pathway" rel="tag" title="Recent grad accelerates career through bachelor’s to master’s pathway" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Recent grad accelerates career through bachelor’s to master’s pathway</span></a></li><li></li></ul> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:49:40 +0000 Alison S Parkins 2726 at /news