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Great weather, great win: UW Oshkosh celebrates Homecoming ’22
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh hosted its annual Homecoming celebration Saturday, featuring the gathering of countless alumni, students, family and friends on the Oshkosh campus on a beauty of a fall day. Festivities included Titan Tailgate in Reeve Memorial Union in the morning, followed by the Titans coming up victorious in the afternoon football game at Titan Stadium.
—Photos by Pat Flood and Andrew Bott, University Marketing and Communications
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Flag football fun part of UWO Homecoming week activities
Students gathered at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Rec Plex outdoor turf field Thursday night for some flag football fun under the lights.
Homecoming activities took place throughout the week and included window painting, Homecoming spoons, a scavenger hunt, a comedian and lip syncing.
Family Day activities around campus and a Titan Tailgate celebration Saturday with free food and beverages at Reeve Union will build excitement to the Titans football game at 1:30 p.m. versus UW-Stout. The new Titan Thunder Marching Band will showcase its performance at halftime and Homecoming royalty court will be announced on the field.
—Photos by Andrew Bott, University Marketing and Communications
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UWO hosts Run With the Cops to benefit Special Olympics Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh hosted the annual Run With the Cops event Thursday, with several hundred participants coming together to benefit Special Olympics Wisconsin. The fun run on the Oshkosh campus includes glow stations, an interactive law enforcement vehicle expo, doughnut eating contest and community-building with law enforcement.
About 25 law enforcement agencies were represented from around Wisconsin and the event brought in about $30,000. Overall Run With the Cops has raised more than $350,000 for Special Olympics Wisconsin in recent years.
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UWO student explores financial opportunity among generations
James Gaffney, of Appleton, became interested in the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh when he learned that the College of Business supported the educational path he was interested in. “I’ve been trying to get into analytics, so when I found out that UW Oshkosh had an analytics minor, I decided to jump on it,” he said.
As a junior majoring in information systems, Gaffney undertook a research project with UWO assistant economics professor Joshua Foster. The two of them applied for and earned a grant from the Office of Student Research and Creative Activity in order to explore the differences in financial opportunity among generations.
Although it is a commonly-held belief that certain generations had an easier or harder time accumulating wealth than others, Gaffney said the evidence he collected doesn’t point to any such conclusion.
“I don’t believe that there’s necessarily a generation that had it any easier or any harder. I think we just all have our own hardships and our own things that make it a little easier to live in the generations we live in,” Gaffney said.
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Top UWO alumni share advice with current students
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Alumni Association honored extraordinary graduates during Homecoming at its annual Alumni Awards Celebration on Oct. 18. Many of the alumni award winners took time prior to the celebration to reflect on advice they would offer to current UWO students.
Watch the video below to learn their advice.
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A look back at Homecoming 2019
Another year, another unforgettable Homecoming is in the books.
The 2019 Homecoming celebration on the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campus featured food, games and fun for all.
Check out the video below for the highlights.
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Corporate connections: Alumni events strengthen Titan community
Every year, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Alumni Relations Office hosts a variety of alumni events that allow graduates to grow their sense of Titan community, connect with fellow alumni and build their professional networks.
Recently, there has been a renewed focus on corporate alumni events centered on strengthening partnerships between the University and companies that employ UW Oshkosh graduates.
“Our goal with these events is to strengthen our relationships with local businesses that employ a significant number of our alumni. We also are reconnecting with alumni who may have lost touch with UWO and are working to reengage with them,” said Carrie Rule ’15, UWO alumni relations outreach coordinator.
Society Insurance, which currently employs over 50 UWO graduates and offers numerous internships for students, hosted a corporate alumni event on Nov. 3 at the company’s headquarters in Fond du Lac.
Among the lineup of guest speakers for the event was Chancellor Andy Leavitt, who spoke about the importance of partnership between UWO and Society Insurance.
“UWO has the most employable graduates in the area, and it’s all thanks to the partnerships we have with local businesses. It’s exceedingly important to have internship opportunities like the ones offered through our partnership with Society Insurance,” Leavitt said.
Many of the alumni who attended the event began their careers with Society Insurance through an internship while in college.
Taylor (Moret) Vande Vyver, a 2016 interactive web management graduate from Prairie du Chien and current marketing specialist for Society Insurance, expressed gratitude for her internship and shared how it helped her get to where she is today.
“I’m thankful that UWO students are required to have an internship to graduate because otherwise I would have just continued working jobs that wouldn’t have gotten me anywhere after college. Instead, I was able to find my career,” Vande Vyver said.
Leavitt praised the alumni in attendance and encouraged them to stay involved with their alma mater. “We hope you all stay engaged. Come visit campus occasionally and show your Titan pride,” he said.
Alumni Director Chris Gantner spoke about the importance of alumni involvement and the need for guest speakers to return to campus classrooms and talk about their career paths.
“It’s great to be here with Titans like you. It’s so important to have involved alumni on campus, speaking with students and sharing your experiences,” Gantner said.
UWO alumni at the event agreed that getting together right at their company helps build a sense of community and pride for their alma mater.
Joelle Winter, a 2014 human resources management graduate from Oshkosh and current human resources generalist at Society Insurance, said, “It’s nice to see how the partnership between Society and UWO has grown and how many alumni are still working here today.”
“These events bring people together. They allow us to learn more about each other and the path that we took to get to where we currently are. It’s fun!” Vande Vyver said.
Other recent corporate events have been held at Northwestern Mutual and Jewelers Mutual Group. Rule said there will be more to come at a variety of regional employers as she works to get events scheduled for the future.
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UWO’s Dan Brosman named young professional of the year by Oshkosh Chamber
Dan Brosman, director of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s Small Business Development Center and Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, received the Propel Young Professional of the Year Award from the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce.
Dan Brosman
- The award was presented Jan. 18 during the Chamber’s annual meeting. It is given each year to a person between the ages of 21 and 40 who is making a difference in the community. The winner is selected by the board of directors of Propel Oshkosh, a development and networking group of young professionals.
Some background: Brosman earned a business administration bachelor’s degree in 2015 and master’s in 2021, both from UW Oshkosh. Along with his work at the University, he’s been a significant contributor to the Propel group and is an entrepreneur himself, having recently launched the Oshkosh Pedal Trolley.
- “Through his ventures, he demonstrates leadership and is an inspiration to Oshkosh’s future leaders and entrepreneurs,” the Propel board wrote.
What he said: “I am humbled and grateful to be recognized as the Young Professional of the Year,” Brosman said. “It’s an honor to connect and grow with other like-minded individuals through Propel, as well as be a part of such a vibrant community.”
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UW Oshkosh associate director for student involvement elected to international college unions board
A leader at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh recently began a two-year term on the Association for College Unions International (ACUI) Board of Trustees.
Missy Burgess
Missy Burgess, associate director for student involvement at UWO, said in a statement of candidacy that the world has changed dramatically in the last nearly three years and ACUI has the opportunity to be a thought leader on the “new normal” and to stay relevant for its membership.
“It is an honor to be selected by my peers to represent our members at this level,” Burgess said. “I am excited for the challenge and opportunity to shape our strategic future.”
Burgess said conversations of diversity and inclusion are pressing matters for the world as well as ACUI and leaders will need to look internally to make sure policies and practices create an association that is welcoming to all. Ongoing educational opportunities for members will be part of the conversation.
As a board member, Burgess will actively engage with ACUI strategies, finances and governance to further enhance the community and lead the future of ACUI and the college union field.
UWO is one of 450 institutional ACUI members from around the United States and abroad.
Burgess, who has been at UWO since October 2013, earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, a master’s degree in college student personnel from Kansas State University, and a doctor of philosophy in educational leadership from the University of North Dakota.
Top notch Abby O’Neil earns January STAR Award
Abby O’Neil, a University of Wisconsin Oshkosh custodian, has been named the recipient of the January 2023 STAR Award.
She was nominated by Cindy Schultz, an administrative assistant in journalism department:
“Abby is the best. We wound up having her temporarily assigned to Sage Hall third floor in February 2022. She hit the ground running. We had someone in place prior to her that was not doing their job. Within eight hours, we found a vast difference — everything already was starting to look so clean.
“Abby brings a positive attitude to her job. She is always incredibly helpful and is always communicating with the department if we have any specific needs. She always has a smile on her face and is so very easy to communicate with.
“This was an email that I sent to her supervisor recently: ‘I just want to say THANK YOU for allowing Ms. Abby O’Neil to manage the third floor of Sage Hall. She is the BEST!!! I love her energy, her desire to make and keep this place looking great and her attitude! Absolutely TOP NOTCH!!!’
“We just recently found out that we get to keep Abby on a more ‘permanent’ basis. I LOVE that we have been able to develop a relationship with our custodian. They truly what make this University work so smoothly! We would be lost without them!”
UWO special events manager named to Fair Trade leadership team
Kathy Strong Langolf
Kathy Strong Langolf, the special events manager at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Fond du Lac campus, has been named to the National Leadership Team with Fair Trade Campaigns.
Team members help grow Fair Trade Campaigns through coaching/mentoring, outreach and communications support and leveraging their personal networks to raise awareness of fair trade.
UWO was the First Fair Trade University; the Fond du Lac campus was the 38th to join. Langolf was part of that effort. She also was an original volunteer member of the drive to have the city of Fond du Lac designated a Fair Trade Town.
As the special events manager at the Fond du Lac campus, Langolf assists internal and external clients secure spaces appropriate for their meeting and events and supports them in creating unique and successful experiences. She also manages the Prairie Theater and the campus art galleries. In addition, she serves as the Multicultural Club/Fair Trade University Club adviser.
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