Take a look back through some of 2014’s most quotable moments at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
— “I will always remember the people. For as large as the UW Oshkosh student body is, there are a lot of tight-knit relationships here. There are a lot of cool people and you get to have real relationships with your professors. UWO was an awesome place to come to college.” — Tom Beschta, graduating senior, Midyear Commencement 2014: More than 1,100 degrees awarded
— “It [the Green Fund] is a tool for creating needed change. It’s effectiveness will ultimately rest in the imagination and empowerment of students as well as the willingness of our administration to listen to new and potentially radical ideas with an open mind.” — Coty Sorby, OSA Sustainability Director, Innovative ‘Green Fund’ to further student-generated sustainability initiatives approved
— “Our mission at the Business Success Center, and within AeroInnovate, is to harness the knowledge and innovation we have at UW Oshkosh to help supercharge economic development and vitality locally, regionally and throughout Wisconsin.” — Doug Jarmusz, UW Oshkosh Business Success Center Director, UWO’s AeroInnovate earns award at national University Economic Development Association Summit
— “We are excited to see students flourish and the community embrace the program as it weaves a new, high-impact general education experience into the fabric of Oshkosh and the New North. The student projects we will showcase later in the semester will be fantastic to see. The program is truly a win-win-win for our students, for UW Oshkosh and for the communities we call home and serve.” — Mike Lueder, USP coordinator for civic engagement, Like never before, community is classroom: ‘University Studies Program’ enters ‘Quest III’
— “Being a young African American man in America, it seems that odds are always stacked against me. What I try to do is continue to educate myself and knock down barriers as I move along.” — Anthony Miller, 2013 Graduate, 2013 student commencement speaker finds career helping others “beat the odds”
— “Sustainability at UW Oshkosh is serious business,” Kermath said. “It has become a part of the institution’s DNA–it’s who we are, it’s what we do.” — Brian Kermath, UWO Sustainability Director, Sustainability education, initiatives, accolades continue, ‘part of UWO’s DNA’
— “I love being part of the UWO campus community that gives back to the community of Oshkosh that we live in. It is a great way for my family to start the season of Christmas together. It gets our family mentally prepared for the “giving” of the Christmas season. The youth love to do this, because they like to give back to the community and it’s fun. We sing Christmas carols and some youth even play their instruments. It’s a great way to start off the month of December by giving back.” — Jill Milos, University Staff member, University Staff spreads holiday cheer through community involvement
— “The ongoing argument is: ‘It’s easy to be an art major. That’s an insult. Art is my heart. I don’t want to go out and do a job for the money. I want to do what I love.” — Irineo Medina, UW Oshkosh art student, Creating a Place in the World (Engage magazine)
— “I’ve lived the dream. When I left UWO and started my career 17 years ago, never did I imagine that I would have had the privilege to work with multiple Fortune 500 companies… Nor did I think I would shape the strategy of how those companies connected with their consumers.” — Anne Enright, 1997 graduate, director of media and measurement for Starbucks, UWO alumna brews up media attention for Starbucks
— “Stay open to everything and everyone and you’ll learn so many new things,” Alexis said. “At UW Oshkosh you can see that everyone supports each other and includes everyone.” — Alexis Brown, junior marketing major, Father, daughter share UW Oshkosh Titan pride
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