by News Bureau | May 6, 2010 | Headlines
Twenty-five nurses from throughout northeastern Wisconsin were recognized for their many accomplishments at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s 18th annual Nightingale Dinner held May 5 in the Reeve Memorial Union Ballroom. At the banquet, sponsored by the College...
by Shane Arman | May 4, 2010 | Features, Headlines
Shino Iwashita is the voice behind the computer screen for the department of foreign languages and literatures, recording vocabulary lessons for the Web in Japanese as part of the Student Titan Employment Program (STEP). Name: Shino Iwashita Role: Japanese...
by David Williams | May 4, 2010 | Research
The headline of a parenting blog makes the provocative proclamation: “Learning musical instrument might boost a child’s IQ.” The article explains how the reasoning skills of students who received weekly piano lessons were 34 percent higher than those who received...
by Tim Holdsworth | Apr 30, 2010 | Briefs
On April 27, the College of Education and Human Services (COEHS) hosted its first benefit and silent auction for the Craig Fiedler Memorial Scholarship for special education, raising more than $6,000. An advocate for families of children with disabilities, Fiedler...
by Faculty Advocacy Committee | Apr 30, 2010 | Features, Headlines
The following faculty Q&A was submitted by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Faculty Advocacy Committee, a committee of the Faculty Senate. Tony Palmeri, associate professor of communication, wrote the introduction. Dr. Lori Carrell’s vision is “to educate,...