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UWRF Students Receive 2008 Chancellor's Award
MAY 2, 2008--Nine University of Wisconsin-River Falls students received the 2008 Chancellor's Award on May 1. ... [more]
Tuchtenhagen Re-Elected to ACT Post
MAY 2, 2008--Alan Tuchtenhagen, associate vice chancellor for enrollment services at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, has been re-elected to a second three-year term as Wisconsin's representative to ACT. ... [more]
CAFES Annual Awards Banquet Honors Students, Faculty
MAY 2, 2008--The University of Wisconsin-River Falls College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) held its 42nd annual Awards Banquet on April 24. ... [more]
CAFES Names Outstanding Teacher
MAY 2, 2008--University of Wisconsin-River Falls College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science Dean Dale Gallenberg presented plant and earth science Professor Michael Kaltenberg with the CAFES 2008 Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award at the 42nd CAFES Awards Banquet on April 24. ... [more]
CAFES Names Distinguished Agriculturalist
MAY 2, 2008--The UW-River Falls College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences presented Shaun DuVall with the 2008 Wisconsin Distinguished Agriculturalist Award at the college's annual banquet held on April 24. ... [more]
NCASC Awarded "Club of the Year" Award
MAY 2, 2008--The National Communication Association Student Club at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls has been honored by receiving the "Club of the Year" award. The award was given to the group by the National Communication Association, a national organization for students in communication. ... [more]
Floral Evaluation Team Earns 2nd Place Finish Nationally
MAY 2, 2008--The UW-River Falls Floral Evaluation Team took second place at the 2008 National Intercollegiate Floral Crop Quality Evaluation and Design Competition held at the UW-Platteville in April. ... [more]
UWRF Mathematical Modeling Team Wins High Designation at International Competition
MAY 2, 2008--In February, the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Mathematical Modeling Team competed against 1,162 teams at the 2008 Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP)-sponsored Mathematical Modeling Contest and won the designation "Meritorious," the second highest placement offered. ... [more]
UWRF to Receive Re-Accreditation Recommendation
APRIL 25, 2008--The University of Wisconsin-River Falls will be recommended for the 10-year maximum re-accreditation to the Higher Learning Commission, University officials learned this week. ... [more]
Distinguished Teacher Named at UWRF
APRIL 25, 2008--Psychology Associate Professor Travis Tubré has been named the 2008 University of Wisconsin-River Falls Distinguished Teacher. ... [more]
College of Business and Economics Hosts Awards Ceremony
APRIL 25, 2008--The University of Wisconsin-River Falls College of Business and Economics named 2007-08 award recipients at its annual awards reception April 21. ... [more]
Farm Day Is a Success
APRIL 25, 2008---More than 500 local elementary students learned about the agriculture industry, participated in agricultural art projects, and enjoyed a petting zoo on April 18 at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls' annual Farm Day. ... [more]
UWRF Faculty Authors Make a Splash in Literary World
APRIL 25, 2008--Sitting in a classroom or listening to a lecture, students often think about an upcoming test, an assignment due, or plans for the weekend. What they don't realize is that in many cases at UW-River Falls, the professor that they are listening to is a published author. ... [more]
Perpich Center Dance Students Work with UWRF and Visiting Composer
APRIL 25, 2008--On April 9, dance students from the Perpich Center for Arts Education in Golden Valley, Minn., traveled to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls to meet with New York visiting composer Marc Mellits ... [more]
Investment Fund Expert to Receive Honorary Doctorate from Alma Mater
APRIL 21, 2008--An internationally renowned institutional fund investment expert who has managed one of the most successful higher education endowments in the nation is the recipient of an honorary doctorate at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. ... [more]
Arts Events
Student-Directors Present One-Acts Plays in May
APRIL 25, 2008--Students in the Directing I class at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls will showcase their semesters' work of directing and producing one-act plays through a special festival, "Two Knights of One Axe," at 7 p.m. May 7-8 in the Blanche Davis Theatre in the Kleinpell Fine Arts Building on campus. ... [more]
Spring Music Round-Up
APRIL 14, 2008--The University of Wisconsin-River Falls music department is presenting a host of concerts in the Kleinpell Fine Arts Building this spring. ... [more]
'Look Back In Anger' Director Offers Comments
APRIL 4, 2008--The University of Wisconsin-River Falls University Theatre welcomes Guthrie Theatre actor Sean Dooley as director of its spring show "Look Back in Anger." ... [more]
Conferences & Events
Real Estate Expert is Business Speaker
APRIL 25, 2008--Steve Mooney, a professor of real estate and holder of the Minnesota chair in real estate at St. Cloud State University, will speak about the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls College of Business and Economics Third Thursday luncheon on May 15 ... [more]
Hospitality Industry 'Green' Luncheon Set in May
APRIL 25, 2008--Sustainability issues for the hospitality and tourism industry in the St. Croix Valley will be explored over a noon luncheon on May 14. ... [more]
Classes,
Workshops, Tours & Camps
Summer Classes, Tours Offered
APRIL 14, 2008 - College students, working professionals and community members can to register for accelerated summer courses at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. ... [more]
Enrollment Now Open for Discover U Summer Classes
MARCH 28, 2008--Registration is now open for Discover U, a summer program at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, which is open to all students entering grades 4 through 9. ... [more]
