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ArtsCore welcomes MisEducation of HipHop to Reeve Union
ArtsCore, a partnership between the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, the Paine Art Center and Gardens and regional public school districts designed to support pre-service and early career teachers in their efforts to teach in and through the arts, welcomed the MisEducation of HipHop to Reeve Union on the Oshkosh campus this week for a presentation titled Healing and Transforming Through HipHop. MisEducation of HipHop, aka MisEd, is a Chicago music-based youth development nonprofit focused on self-acceptance, healing traumas and dream-building.
The presentation, which was open to UW Oshkosh students and particularly aimed for education majors, was about educators and students being able to bridge cultural differences in order to effectively engage in the classroom. Through the workshop, participants learned to understand the importance of the cypher and the power of the individual in developing a collaborative and unified space.
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UWO students build connections at Career Fair on the Fox
Hundreds of students took the opportunity this week to meet with employers about job opportunities, internships, co-ops and more at Career Fair on the Fox, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Career & Professional Development and held at Kolf Physical Education and Sports Center.
Students also had the chance to identify employers based on their career interests, explore educational opportunities and practice their personal pitch as they networked. Representatives of nearly 200 companies, organizations and educational institutions took part in the event.
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The Honors College kicks off academic year with Honors Convocation
The Honors College at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh held its Honors Convocation this week on the Oshkosh campus. It’s the first time the usually annual event has been held since the start of the pandemic. Courtney Bauder, director of the social justice program in the College of Letters and Science and an Honors College instructor, delivered the keynote address.
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UWO parents share words of wisdom with their students
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh will celebrate Homecoming this weekend on Oct. 18–19. On Saturday, students and their families can take part in Family Day, a collection of events to help Titan families reconnect and explore campus and the Oshkosh community.
Titan parents and family members recently responded to a survey about their students and the changes that have taken place since their students started college at UW Oshkosh. Those students were then invited to react to their parents’ survey responses in a video.
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UWO student explores psychology of romantic song cycle
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh senior Molly Hennig, of New Ulm, Minnesota, earned a summer grant from the Office of Student Research and Creative Activity to delve into the history, psychology and performance of Robert Schumann’s Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42.
Schumann wrote the song cycle Frauenliebe und Leben in 1840, right before he was married to his wife Clara. Hennig’s research revolves around Schumann’s life and emotions while he was writing the piece.
“I believe (Schumann), maybe even unintentionally, reflected a lot of his worries, hopes and fears for his married life with Clara in this series of poems set to music,” Hennig said.
Earning a summer grant from OSRCA allowed Molly to perform in-depth research on the song cycle and learn how to perform it accurately.
“I wanted to do something bigger and more intense for my senior recital,” Hennig said. “It gave me the opportunity to focus in on a piece of music like I haven’t been able to before.”
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Geology major sinks her teeth into T. rex research
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh senior geology major Shannon Brink, of Wisconsin Dells, traveled to New York this summer to perform research on the bite force of juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex. She and UWO vertebrate paleontologist Joseph Peterson are now analyzing the data she collected under a collaborative grant from the Office of Student Research and Creative Activity.
Brink and Peterson hope to fill gaps in the knowledge about what the world was like when T. rex walked the earth.
“We’re starting to get an idea of how fast T. rex grew up, and even how strong its bite force was,” Peterson said. “But what we don’t know is how that bite force changed as the animal was growing up.”
Peterson and Brink are working with a particular fossilized T. rex skull that was found with four bite marks in it. They believe the bite marks came from another T. rex, and they are conducting research on how much force was required to make the marks.
“We’re trying to recreate those bite marks with a metal cast of a tooth in a hydraulic press and puncturing into cow long bones,” Brink said.
Determining the bite force of juvenile T. rex would help to paint a picture of what the animals were eating throughout their lifespans.
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UWO’s Jay Anderson earns December STAR Award
Jay Anderson, who works in the College of Letters and Science Dean’s Office at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, has been named the recipient of the December 2022 STAR Award.
Anderson was nominated by Sarah Adelson from the Cooperative Academic Partnership Program office:
“Jay was invaluable during the COLS Dean’s Office move to Sage Hall. She worked in detail to find each faculty/staff member an appropriate office and to make sure everyone’s needs were met. At times it truly seemed like a puzzle, moving people here and there for the right fit. She put a lot of physical labor into the packing and organizing of the old office, making sure things could be unpacked easily once they were moved over. All of this work on top of her already busy duties with the COLS Dean’s Office and CAPP! Our move would not have been nearly as simple without Jay’s dedication and hard work. Awesome job Jay!
“During the pandemic transition to online, Jay was also vital to the process of moving many things to digital. She put in a lot of extra effort and took meetings with several outside offices to help the Dean’s Office and faculty with the transition, and the new processes that resulted from the transition. On top of just the COLS side, Jay was also still working with the CAPP Office, digitizing our processes as well, most notably moving the new adjunct application process (which was entirely paper based) to fully online routing.”
Now accepting nominations for the 2023 Nightingale Awards
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Nursing (CON) and Board of Visitors will recognize several outstanding nurses and nurse leaders at the Nightingale Awards Dinner, set for April 20 at the Culver Family Welcome Center.
Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing Practice
Nominations for nurses will be accepted through Jan. 31 for the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing Practice. Staff-level registered nurses (RN) or licensed practical nurses (LPN) actively employed in Wisconsin who demonstrate clinical excellence and spend the majority of their time in patient care are eligible.
Nightingale Award for Nurse Leaders
Nominations for nurse leaders will be accepted through Jan. 31 for the Nightingale Nurse Leader Award. Nurse leaders who demonstrate exceptional leadership, guidance and service to their healthcare organizations and to the profession of nursing within the state of Wisconsin are eligible.
Nominations can be submitted by colleagues, other healthcare providers, patients, clients, the general public or self-nomination. Nominees do not need to be UW Oshkosh alumni to be considered for the award.
Winners of the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing Practice and the Nightingale Nurse Leader Award will be announced during the event. They will receive a commemorative award for their outstanding contributions to the nursing profession, as well as a $1,000 scholarship.
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UWO Fond du Lac student-soldier marches 14 miles to campus in honor of Veterans Day
Matt Toeller, a first-year student on the Fond du Lac campus, captured several moments along his Nov. 11 journey.
A University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Fond du Lac campus student-soldier marched 14 miles to school with a 50-pound pack as he considered his service to the country on Veterans Day.
Matt Toeller left his home in Eden at 5:30 a.m. Nov. 11 as he made his way on a route that brought him to County Trunk V and eventually to Fond du Lac Avenue/U.S. Highway 45 on the southeast entrance to the city of Fond du Lac. He continued the ruck march with the heavy pack on his back to Johnson Street and finally to Campus Drive.
“I have served in the Army for five years—three years active duty in California and two years here as a Reservist,” Toeller said, adding that it was the first time he’s rucked to that extent in three years. “I did it for Veterans Day, to get back to the experience, and to sort of relive what it was like just rucking, and to kind of think about how my service to this country matters.”
Ruck marching has military origins. Soldiers often carry rucksacks—sturdy backpacks designed to carry heavy loads—as they hike to a destination.
Toeller is in his first year working toward an associate degree at the Fond du Lac campus. He is still undecided on a major as he moves toward a bachelor’s degree.
He earned a diploma at the Challenge Academy at Fort McCoy and a high school diploma from Campbellsport High School.
He began military training at Fort Benning, Georgia, as an infantryman, followed by three years at Fort Irwin, considered a top Army training facility in San Bernardino County, California. Interestingly, during a portion of his time at Fort Irwin’s Armored Calvary Regiment, he was part of a horse detachment—a special ceremonial unit tasked with preserving the history and traditions of the original mounted Calvary Troopers—and trained other soldiers in horse-riding.
After his tour at Fort Irwin, he joined the Army Reserve’s 102nd MP (military police) company based in Fond du Lac. He trained at Fort Hunter Liggett, a specialized training center in California, to become a military police officer.
The Specialist (E4) is hopeful to earn his Sergeant (E5) rank in the near future.
“Service members like Matt are a great reminder that most of us join and serve of our own accord without the need for recognition or praise,” said Aaron Kloss, Veterans Resource Center coordinator. “Rather than asking what he can do to honor veterans or waiting for someone else to take the lead, Matt took the initiative and set a great example for the rest of us to follow.”
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‘Stellar’ Rob Clancy earns UW Oshkosh November STAR award
Rob Clancy, who works in Information Technology at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, has been named the recipient of the November 2022 STAR Award.
Clancy was nominated by biology faculty members Dana Merriman, Shelly Michalski and Sabrina Mueller-Spitz:
“Rob Clancy is a stellar employee. When the campus switched from D2L to Canvas, Rob Clancy and Brian Ledwell ran education sessions to teach us the basics of the new classroom management software.
“Rob was unfailingly patient and informative and he calmly educated faculty of all skill levels, listening patiently to our concerns and invited us to contact him outside of class time with questions and issues.
“Rob’s helpfulness stepped up even more during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rob has met with us in-person, virtually and via e mail to teach us how to post virtual lectures, assignments and quizzes. Again, in every circumstance, Rob was knowledgeable, helpful, and patient.
“Additionally, there have been countless times that Rob has ‘saved’ us in face-to-face classroom situations in which the UWO media equipment consternates us. He shows up quickly and he calmly works through the issue, using the situation as a teaching moment to show frazzled faculty what to do when things don’t work. In every instance he invites us to contact him if there are any more problems. We wish that our campus had 10 Rob Clancys, but since we don’t, we treasure the one Rob Clancy that we do have.”
UW Oshkosh tops statewide energy challenge
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh placed first in Focus on Energy’s Higher Education Kit Challenge, which provided off-campus students and staff members the opportunity to order free energy-efficient care packages containing LEDs, showerheads, power strips and more.
Each energy-saving pack ordered resulted in points earned for the school. In total, UW Oshkosh students and staff ordered over 240 kits, which reduced their energy use by over 14,000 kWh. This is the equivalent of saving the greenhouse gas emissions from two gasoline-powered cars driven for an entire year.
“Our campus had a great time participating in this challenge,” said Brad Spanbauer, UWO sustainability director. “Any way we can be good stewards of our resources and educate future generations on ways to lower their monthly water and electric bills will go a long way in creating a cultural environment where sustainability is at the forefront.”
In addition to the energy savings UWO received, Focus on Energy is providing the University with a check for $5,000 that will go towards energy efficiency-related projects on campus.
“The goal of this competition was to bring greater awareness to making smart energy choices,” said Bill Plamann, a Focus on Energy energy adviser. “For some, this challenge might be the first step in their energy savings journey. Understanding the charges behind your utility bills will ultimately lay the foundation for better managing future energy consumption.”
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