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National Survey of Student Engagement seeks student participation

February 10, 2020

Dear UW-W Campus, The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) will be administered on campus during February. It is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and is administered at UW-W every three...

AAUP Chapter says Evers will improve quality of UW System

Elena Levy-Navarro, Vice President of UW-Whitewater AAUP Chapter • October 29, 2018

We, the UW-W chapter of the AAUP join the AFT-WI, in endorsing Tony Evers for Governor of Wisconsin. As professionals dedicated to the university and our students, we write to urge you to vote in the...

UW System restructuring official

Nicole Aimone, News Editor • November 15, 2017

The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted to continue forward with the restructuring of the University of Wisconsin-Systems during a Nov. 9 meeting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Chancellor...

Prelim numbers show overall enrollment drop

Nicole Aimone, News Editor • October 17, 2017

Preliminary numbers for Fall 2017 semester were released on the 10th day of classes, showed a total drop of 262, with 12,366 total enrolled students. These numbers include both undergraduate and graduate...

UW System president proposes UW Colleges merger

UW-Rock County would join UW-W under proposal

Nicole Aimone, News Editor • October 11, 2017

University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross is proposing a restructuring of the system’s 35 universities and colleges. He announced the proposal in an Oct. 11 news release. The proposal...

Speech bill may lead to student discipline

Kimberly Wethal , Editor-in-Chief • September 12, 2017

A free speech bill that would hand down suspension and expulsion punishments for students who violate the free speech of others has passed the Wisconsin State Assembly and was prepared Monday for a Senate...

Survey finds drop with recycling trend

Data shows students’ recycling beliefs, behaviors don’t match

Brian Schanen and Katie Zwiefelhofer, Contributors • May 3, 2017

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students’ positive attitude towards recycling efforts does not appear to line up with behavioral intent regarding waste products, a public opinion course survey has...