Campus Connection
Announcements
Community Engaged Learning Proposals are now being accepted for Spring 2027
Driftless IDEA Camp - spots available for middle school students
Communications Corner
No Campus Connection on Monday, May 25
Anthony Chergosky
Political Science & Public Administration
Anthony Chergosky, Political Science & Public Administration, was interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio on May 7. Students in Anthony Cherogsky's class were spotlighted in a show called "Inside Wisconsin Politics" on Wisconsin Public Radio.
Dean Vesperman
History
Dean Vesperman, History, presented "The benefits of NCSS" at Teacher Network Night: Engaging in Professional Organizations" on Monday, May 11 online. Vesperman was invited to participate on a panel of experts from ACTFL and NCTM about the importance of joining professional organizations for new teachers. He presented on the benefits that he and his teacher candidates have received from being members of NCSS and discussed joining state-level teacher organizations such as WCSS and the Oklahoma Council for the Social Studies.
Marissa Eckrote-Nordland
Economics
Marissa Eckrote-Nordland, Economics, presented "Who Teaches Matters: The Impact of Instructor Gender on the Persistence of Women in Economics " at the Eastern Economics Association Annual Meeting on May 7 in La Romana, Dominican Republic.
Sarah Bakken
Murphy Library
Sarah Bakken, Murphy Library, authored the article "AI Literacy Resources" in Public Services Quarterly, published on April 13 by Taylor and Francis. The websites reviewed in this column contain free resources that will help librarians, students and faculty overlay an information literacy lens for the use and evaluation of generative AI tools. In Bakken's contribution to the column, she reviewed the AI Pedagogy Project.
Remembering
Alumna Jane R. Temp, '60, died April 28. For more information see the obituary.
Alumnus Frederick Alfredo "Fred" Marini, '76, died May 6. For more information see the obituary.
Alumnus Kenneth James (K.C.) Cook, '95, died April 16. For more information see the obituary.
Alumna Maria Hildegard Kritchman Holley, '74 died April 28. For more information see the obituary.
Alumnus and Fund Holder Wayne A. Jacobson, '67, died May 2. For more information see the obituary.
Alumna Marion L. (Packman) Maier,' 49, died Jan. 20, 2021. For more information see the obituary.
Alumnus Paul E. Johnson, '70, died Dec. 6, 2020. For more information see the obituary.
Alumnus Theodore W. Lapitz Jr., '55, died Dec. 22, 2008.
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