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Titan gymnasts return home as national champs

Titan gymnasts return home as national champs

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh women’s gymnastics team returned to the Oshkosh campus after a weekend in Ithaca, New York, where the Titans captured the fifth national championship in the program’s history and 48th overall for the University. The victorious student-athletes and coaches were welcomed back at Kolf Sports Center by a group of UW Oshkosh administrators, faculty and staff, the Bolt Band and other faithful Titan supporters.

Gymnastics national title win welcome home March 28, 2022
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UW Oshkosh education students make connections at career fair

UW Oshkosh education students make connections at career fair

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh education students looking to make connections for full-time employment or networking in the industry this week took advantage of an education career fair with representatives from nearly 40 area school districts. UW Oshkosh Career and Professional Development organized the event for upcoming educators at Reeve Memorial Union.

Almost alumni job fair March 17, 2022

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Ready for the Madness

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh men’s and women’s basketball teams are hard at work preparing for their opening round games of the NCAA Division III Championships.

Clash the Titan is too.  

Madness is coming

Madness is coming

March Madness has hit both UW Oshkosh basketball programs. The Titan men’s basketball team and women’s basketball begin their NCAA Championship postseason runs on Friday, March 1.  

Clash the Titan and the UW Oshkosh campus are excited for the ‘Madness’ to arrive. 

UWO psych student researches false memories

UWO psych student researches false memories

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh psychology student Amy Hodel, of Omro, paired with assistant professor Justyna Olszewska on a 2018-2019 Undergraduate Student-Faculty Collaborative grant project, “Perceptual similarity of concrete and abstract images and false memories formation.”

Olszewska is interested in the constructive nature of memory and the scientific understanding of memory errors that arise in both short- and long-term memory.

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UW Oshkosh names Linnea Kangas new sports information director

Linnea Kangas

Linnea Kangas was named the new sports information director at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Athletic Director Darryl Sims announced this week following a national search.

“It was clear to me after meeting with Linnea she was a standout candidate and would fit well in our department and take our athletics communication to the next level,” Sims said. “I am happy to welcome Linnea to the Titan family.”

Previously, Kangas served as the sports information director at Wartburg College. She was responsible for spearheading the overall communication efforts for all 23 sports. She also coordinated media relations when they hosted the NCAA Regional Volleyball Tournament and provided coverage for 10 teams who made appearances in the NCAA tournament.

Prior to Wartburg, Kangas worked at Presentation College. Some of her accomplishments included redesigning the Presentation College athletic department website and overseeing the streaming efforts for live events.

Kangas received a bachelor’s degree in public relations in 2017 and a master’s degree in mass communication in 2019, both from Northern Iowa. During her time at UNI, Kangas served as a student-assistant sports information director and oversaw women’s soccer, swim and dive, and tennis. She also completed internships with the PGA and a minor league basketball team.

Kangas said that she is excited to be joining a program with such a long tradition of athletic and academic excellence.

“I’m thrilled to be joining the Titan family,” she said. “I want to thank Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Darryl Sims, Assistant Athletic Director Abby Gildernick, and the search committee for their time during this process. I am excited to continue telling the stories of the outstanding student-athletes, coaches, and staff that make up UW Oshkosh as athletic communications moves into a new age.”

Highway 23 at Pioneer Road in Fond du Lac to close five days for paving

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Fond du Lac campus community should be aware that road construction is expected to close a main Fond du Lac thoroughfare for five days beginning late next week.

Concrete paving operations will necessitate closure of Highway 23/Johnson Street in both directions in the vicinity of Pioneer Road (the frontage road east of Highway 41) and in front of the former Forest Mall property.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Northeast Region is warning motorists to plan ahead for the critical road closure on the western part of the city, beginning at 5 a.m. Thursday, July 21. The roadway is expected to be closed through midnight, Tuesday, July 26.

Eastbound traffic on Highway 23 can detour by traveling I-41 southbound to Highway 151 northbound and connecting at Highway 23.

Westbound traffic on Highway 23 can detour by taking Highway 151 southbound to I-41 northbound and connecting at Highway 23.

 

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Highway 23 and County VV (Pioneer Road) improvements

Teaching and learning associate honored with UWO’s July STAR award

Christina Kleinheinz, who works as a university services associate for the teaching and learning department at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, has been named the recipient of the July 2022 STAR Award.

Kleinheinz was nominated by two colleagues from the department, Brian Ramsay and Michael Beeth.

Ramsay writes: “Chris began working during COVID-19. Through this tough time, Chris made a smooth, seamless transition with excellent communication. She learned her job while working remotely and little interaction with those on campus. Not only did she begin the job in January and a pandemic, but I also had to attend to my own health for the month of January, Chris did not skip a beat and filled in for my duties as the teaching and learning university services associate with help from the College of Education and Human Services.”

Beeth writes: “Chris Kleinheinz was hired as a university services associate 2 to provide administrative support for the graduate coordinator in teaching and learning. Most of her duties in the position description involved working on campus with faculty, staff and other administrative offices to ensure courses are built in Titan Web and information is filed or recorded correctly with the appropriate campus office.

“Chris has gone above and beyond these administrative duties by taking it upon herself to reorganize a database of all of the records for students in our graduate programs (roughly 150 students) so she could communicate with them individually about issues, such as which courses are available to them each semester, when to enroll, and what they should be doing now to ensure they stay on track to graduate on time.

“Chris knows what each student in our graduate programs needs and she tailors messages to them about course options available for a coming semester and when it is time to apply for candidacy or graduation through the graduate office. Her efforts to improve our recordkeeping system allow her to track students and customize information that ensures smooth operations of the overall program but, more importantly, it ensure that all students are receiving critical information they need at the appropriate times in their graduate programs. The additional services students receive as a result of Chris’ efforts have been recognized by them and are a hallmark of how she has gone above her basic duties to provide exceptional customer service.

“Chris started working in January 2021. At the time she started, the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing, forcing her to learn new job responsibilities from home working with her supervisor. Chris excelled at mastering new administrative tasks that acquainted her with the campus offices and staff without the benefits of any hands-on training or face-to-face interactions that people beginning a new job typically receive.

“In the same month Chris started and on top of the chaos caused by the COVID pandemic, our academic department associate, Brian, needed to be completely away from the office due to a major health issue. With Brian being gone for an extended time, Chris was asked to step in and she agreed to help cover his duties as she was learning the duties for her own position. Not only did she need to learn tasks that were not in her job description for which she was hired, she needed to work collaboratively with a second supervisor. Chris went well above and beyond customary expectations in the earliest days of her appointment to ensure that departmental needs for two different positions, two supervisors and students at undergraduate and graduate levels all received the attention they deserved. By all accounts, Chris went far above and beyond when we needed her most.”

UW Oshkosh alumni board elects new officers, members

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Alumni Association’s board of directors elected two new members and elected new officers to serve starting July 1.

The 24-member volunteer board works to build connections among alumni, students and the University.

The elected alumni board officers for 2022 are Kevin Jaklin ’85 and MBA ’95, of Green Bay, president; Katie O’Dell ’09 and MSW ’16, of Waukesha, vice president; and Tom Wagner ’86, of Oshkosh, treasurer; and Terleen Cheslock ’98, of Neenah, secretary.

Kevin Jaklin

President

Katie O'Dell

Vice President

Terleen Cheslock

Secretary

Tom Wagner

Treasurer

Theresa Parker

Board member

Jake Timm

Board member

Jaklin is an associate lecturer in corporate finance for the Austin E. Cofrin School of Business at UW-Green Bay and manager of the Wille D. Davis Finance and Investment Laboratory, while O’Dell is a victim services specialist-crimes against children with the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

Wagner is an account service manager at Castle Pierce and Cheslock is an organizational and staff development manager at Fox Valley Technical College.

The new board members include Teresa Parker ’02, of Oshkosh, and Jake Timm ’13, of Manawa.

The new board members take over for the following members who fulfilled their terms: Tara (Vanden Heuvel) Gagne ’93 and MS ’98 and David Tolpingrud ’71. After successfully completing her term as president, Brooke (Buntrock) Tabbert ’04, of Menomonee Falls, will remain on the board for one year as past president.

Teresa Parker is the owner and CEO of Crossroads Technical Consulting. She has a bachelor of business administration degree in management information systems. She is proud to have a daughter who also is a graduate of UWO and participates in alumni events whenever possible.

Jake Timm earned his bachelor’s degree in radio tv film, and was involved in Titan TV, WRST-FM, National Broadcasters Society and intramural sports.

“We are thrilled to welcome two new members to our alumni board of directors, as well as welcome new board leadership via our elected officers,” said alumni director Christine Gantner. “I look forward to working with them to engage fellow alumni and support their alma mater.”

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Tarmann named acting police chief at UWO

Chris Tarmann

Capt. Chris Tarmann has been appointed acting University of Wisconsin Oshkosh police chief. Tarmann will serve in this role due to Chief Kurt Leibold’s recent appointment as acting vice chancellor of University Affairs.

“Chris has been employed by the UWO Police Department for about 15 years and has been instrumental in developing a culture of proactive preparedness for emergency situations by sharing his training, experience and knowledge with the community,” Leibold said in an announcement to the campus community. “I know he will ensure the police department will continue its mission with a solid emphasis on relationships, problem solving and crime prevention.”

Tarmann graduated with a bachelor’s degree in human services and began his UW Oshkosh career as a community service officer in 2001. Tarmann then rejoined the UW Oshkosh Police Department as a police officer in 2008, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in 2011.

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