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UW Oshkosh celebrates 100th anniversary Homecoming
A year of historic milestones continued over the Oct. 22-23 weekend at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh with the arrival of the 100th anniversary of Homecoming. The occasion comes as the University is celebrating its sesquicentennial year. Members of the UW Oshkosh community gathered for various events over the weekend, including a dinner honoring outstanding alumni, Titan Tailgate in Reeve Union and then an afternoon football game and an evening women’s soccer game.
Titan Tailgate
Homecoming football game
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11 outstanding alumni honored at Alumni Awards Celebration
The annual Alumni Awards Celebration, hosted by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Alumni Association, was held Oct. 22 at the Culver Family Welcome Center as part of the 100th anniversary Homecoming weekend. The event honored 11 alumni who have had an impact on their community and professional fields and showcase future promise. Five graduates were presented with the Distinguished Alumni Award, five with the Outstanding Young Alumni Award and another alumnus was awarded the first-ever Alumni Outstanding Service Award for making exemplary contributions to UWO through support of the University and volunteer efforts and via energy, leadership, support and/or philanthropic donations.
More information on the 11 honorees is available here.
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UWO football, fans return to Titan Stadium at long last
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Titans football team played its first home game in nearly two years on a sunny Saturday at J. J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium in Oshkosh. Though UW Oshkosh fell to Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival UW-Whitewater 32-13, it was a day of celebration for fans back in the stands cheering on the black and gold after the long pandemic layoff. Not since November 2019 had the Titans kicked off on their home field. UWO, now 3-2 on the season, came into the game ranked No. 18 by D3football.com, while the undefeated Warhawks ranked third.
This week, the Titans host UW-Eau Claire at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23 at Titan Stadium.
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UWO student connects painting and programming with responsive art
There is typically a significant distinction between fine artists and computer programmers, but University of Wisconsin Oshkosh fine arts major Nick Pierson, of Appleton, counts himself among both of these groups.
Funded by a grant from the UW Oshkosh Office of Student Research and Creative Activity, Pierson has created a piece of artwork that shows his prowess as both an artist and a coder.
“I’ve always wanted to incorporate electronics with traditional (artistic) techniques,” Pierson said, “not only in design, but in studio.”
With materials funded by his grant from OSRCA, Pierson embedded a number of LEDs into the canvas of an existing painting by another UW Oshkosh student. In the studio, the LEDs flash and pulse to illuminate the artwork in colorful dancing light.
In addition to the unusual juxtaposition of technology and fine art, Pierson’s piece has an added twist: the viewer can interact with the piece using a controller that triggers even more LEDs to move light throughout the canvas.
Pierson said the purpose of the piece is to encourage a collaboration between the art and the person viewing it.
“I want each person to feel differently about the way that the piece is interacting with them personally,” Pierson said.
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Chancellor, Provost share stories of regalia
University commencement ceremonies are steeped in traditions that date back to the Middle Ages. Each piece of the academic regalia represents a piece of the history of academia–and many times a story.
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt and Interim Provost John Koker discuss the meaning of their regalia.
Faculty, staff and graduates wear academic regalia specific to their degree and discipline during the ceremony. UW Oshkosh follows the ACE academic guide in determining this regalia.
The 53rd-annual Midyear Commencement ceremony at UW Oshkosh begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at Kolf Sports Center, 738 High Ave., on the UW Oshkosh campus. The ceremony will last about two hours.
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UWO graduate student evaluates YMCA program for cancer patients and survivors
When graduate nursing student Molly Schumacher approached University of Wisconsin Oshkosh assistant professor Paula McNiel with an interest in researching cancer treatment, McNiel knew exactly what to recommend.
For some time, McNiel had been acquainted with “LIVESTRONG at the YMCA,” a 12-week exercise program that helps cancer patients and survivors regain their strength and share support with others in their position.
“I knew that, at one point, (the YMCA) had wanted to expand and look more deeply into the results of their program.” Schumacher said. “It was really a nice tie-in, when Molly came forward.”
To collect information about the LIVESTRONG program, Schumacher sits down with participants one-on-one and conducts interviews about their experience with the program. She records what the participants say and later organizes their comments into categories.
The final product of Schumacher’s project will be a manuscript detailing the specific benefits of the LIVESTRONG program on its participants.
“It’s really interesting to collaborate with a student, not only a fellow colleague, but with a student,” McNiel said. “You’re not only helping educate them, but I learn from them as well. It’s a really nice partnership.”
“I’m really hoping that the word gets out in the community about how great the LIVESTRONG prorgram is,” Schumacher said. “There are a lot of benefits shown with exercise and improving overall outcomes for cancer patients and survivors, so I’m hoping that this will increase awareness about the program itself.”
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Dean of Students office manager earns May STAR award
Lindsey DeVries, who works in the Dean of Students Office and Accessibility Center at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh as an office manager, has been named the recipient of the May 2022 STAR Award.
She was nominated by Kiersten Karlsen, associate dean of students:
“Lindsey is there for students. She is often the first contact when a student comes into the Dean of Students Office and Accessibility Center. She is not only caring and supportive in her approach but also has a keen sense of how to best triage student care. She goes the extra mile to find the best resource for students’ individual circumstances and in many cases will walk the student directly to the source to ensure contact is made. We are confident that in the absence of staff members in our department, Lindsey would rise to the occasion and manage the situation while effectively meeting a student’s specific needs whatever the circumstance. Lindsey goes above and beyond by doing extra, following up with students and ensuring follow up from others in the office so that not a single student is left without the utmost care.
“When a new project surfaces for the Dean of Students Office or the Accessibility Center, Lindsey is the first to volunteer no matter whether it is a part of her job description. Specifically, Lindsey has managed COVID compliance coordination through our office, has coordinated a new mentor for first-year and transfer students’ program and wrote the Campus Clery Report when there was no one else available to do it. This year, she is helping to manage the implementation of a new database management system for the Accessibility Center.
“Lindsey upholds University values, especially in the area of equity. She works to identify areas of inequity in processes within our office and makes sure to uplift the voices of students who may not feel heard or that they have a platform from which to speak. Lindsey trained to be an equity coordinator, has served on countless search and screen committees, and participated in the CETL program, specifically focused on equity, mental health and well-being, and support of first- and second- year students.
“Lindsey is a great candidate for the STAR Award as there is no limit to above and beyond in her work and chosen roles as a student and staff advocate and supporter.”
Fox Cities campus staff members honored as 2021-22 White Award winners
Nominated by their colleagues, two staff members from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Fox Cities campus have been selected as 2021-22 White Award winners.
The Marilee White and Larry D. White awards have recognized outstanding employees annually at the campus since 2000. Marilee White was a former lecturer in English, and Larry White formerly was a political science professor.
Anthropology Lecturer Brett Hoffman received the Marilee White Instructional Academic Staff award. Library Assistant Becky Durbin is the Larry White University Staff award winner.
Hoffman’s nomination spoke of his work with students and colleagues:
Brett has been working to reinvigorate the anthropology department. He has been working with a student to advise her on a project to update and revise the anthropology display case in the library. The case has been half empty and contained labels from coursework from during the UWC time. He has been working with the student to allow her to take the lead on developing new signage, researching and finding new specimens to put on display. This is a great opportunity for the student. Brett also has worked hard during the pandemic to teach in multiple modalities and on multiple campuses. He has also stepped up in leadership positions on the Fox Cities campus and is a newly elected academic staff senator representing IAS on the Fox Cities campus. Brett has been an asset on the steering committee and a joy to work with.
Durbin’s nomination spoke of her sincere efforts to assist students:
Becky has gone above and beyond since the pandemic began to help our students feel safe and welcome in the library. This included creating engaging and diverse displays, implementing strict cleaning procedures to keep the library open and safe and making sure that she knows students’ names so they have a personal interaction. In uncertain times she has been a stable and friendly support for students that often needed extra help. She has also gone the extra mile to ensure that students with testing accommodations have the supports they need to be successful.
Both winners will receive an award from the UWO Fox Cities Foundation. The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region holds the investment provided by the Whites.
“Best wishes and congratulations to these two worthy award winners,” said Martin Rudd, assistant chancellor for access campuses, who extended his thanks to the steering committee that received and reviewed nominations.
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UWO anthropology professor’s ‘Cold Case’ podcast on Depies case available now
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Associate Anthropology Professor Jordan Karsten said the new season of his podcast series focuses on Laurie Depies, who vanished from a northeast Wisconsin parking lot almost 30 years ago.
Karsten said the first episode of Season 2 of Cold Case: Frozen Tundra details Depies’ disappearance and provides background on the case. The first episode arrived Tuesday and quickly ranked in the top 150 of Apple podcasts and attracted more than 3,000 unique listeners.
Laurie Depies
Depies was 20 years old when she disappeared on August 19, 1992. She worked a shift at the Fox River Mall, then drove to her boyfriend’s apartment in the Town of Menasha―now known as the village of Fox Crossing. Depies’ friends heard her car pull into the parking lot but she was never seen. The only clue left behind was a cup on top of her locked car.
“We’ve been contacted by many people hoping to share information on the case and we are passing leads on to investigators,” Karsten said, adding that they are working with local and state authorities.
Cold Case: Frozen Tundra is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher, among other services, and at frozentundrapodcast.com.
Starkie Swenson cold case solved
Karsten and his podcast partner, Matt Hiskes, focused the first season of Cold Case: Frozen Tundra on the disappearance of Starkie Swenson. John Andrews was convicted of murdering Swenson in 1983 in Neenah, but until recently Swenson’s body had never been found.
Karsten and his UW Oshkosh anthropology students spent last spring and summer digging and searching at a potential burial site in Omro. Swenson’s remains were found in the fall at High Cliff State Park near Chilton.
Andrews, who is 82 years old, was charged last week in Calumet County Circuit Court, with the felony charge of hiding a corpse.
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Spectrum special ‘Fighting Fentanyl,’ featuring UWO PD’s Kurt Leibold, airs Sunday
Fighting Fentanyl, a half-hour special from Spectrum News 1 featuring University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Police Chief Kurt Leibold, will air at 7 p.m. May 1 on Spectrum News 1 (Channel 1 for Charter or Spectrum cable customers).
It’s an encore presentation of the special that debuted earlier this week. Fighting Fentanyl examines the fentanyl crisis in Wisconsin and includes stories from around the state.
Leibold speaks about UW Oshkosh’s response to the crisis, including becoming the first public university in Wisconsin to install naloxone rescue boxes. These kits, much like AEDs and Stop the Bleed kits, are a proactive measure to be used, if needed, to save a life.
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Fox Valley Concert Band performance set for May 13
The Ukrainian national anthem will open Fox Valley Concert Band’s Spring Concert.
Conducted by Marc Sackman, the concert begins at 7:30 p.m. May 13 in Perry Hall on the Fox Cities campus of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The performance is free and open to the public.
The concert will feature Lawrence University alumnus Stuart Young playing the Concerto for Bassoon by Gordon Jacob and Timothy Albright, Lawrence professor of trombone, who will be soloist on Red Sky by Anthony Barfield and Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie funèbre et triomphale.
The symphony was written in 1840 to honor those who died during the revolution of 1830 and performed when the remains of the fallen were reinterred under the column at Place de la Bastille in Paris.
It is one of the few large works by a major composer created for the wind band prior to the 20th century.
The march for the evening will be the French National Défilé March by Robert Planquette.
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