by Grace McMurtrie | Dec 18, 2007 | Features
At Polk Library, the first scene one might notice are students hunched over study materials, cramming for an exam or organizing a research project. But there are others whose hard work often go unnoticed. Best friends and co-workers Gustav Heinecke and Mark Gajewski...
by Grace McMurtrie | Dec 13, 2007 | Headlines
Don’t assume students darting around campus with the telltale earbuds are rockin’ out to their favorite band — it might be a professor at the top of their playlist. With the application of the podcasting initiative, facilitated through the Instructional Resource...
by Grace McMurtrie | Dec 6, 2007 | Headlines
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is linking the past to the future, using cutting-edge technology to put historical records at the tiny fingertips of Menasha third-graders. With the aid of a Teaching Academy for the Study of American History (TASAH) grant, UW...
by Grace McMurtrie | Dec 3, 2007 | Features
As a University of Wisconsin Oshkosh math professor, Steve Szydlik is no stranger to addition, subtraction and multiplication, but it was an Ironman triathlon that taught him to divide and conquer. For nearly 11 hours, Szydlik pushed his body to the brink of...
by Grace McMurtrie | Nov 29, 2007 | Headlines
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh students are giving their lips a rest and letting their hands do the talking. According to assistant professors Denise Clark and Tom Fischer, UW Oshkosh Sign Language Club advisers, interest in the organization has increased...