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March 2023

Annual Wellness Fair is April 5
March 27, 2023- UW-River Falls Student Health and Counseling Services will host its annual Wellness Fair on Wednesday, April 5, from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. in the Riverview Ballroom of the University Center.
 
Award-winning investigative reporter to speak at UW-River Falls March 9
March 6, 2023 - Randy Travis, an award-winning investigative reporter for the FOX 5 television station in Atlanta, Ga., is this semester's speaker for the Communication and Media Seminar at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. His topic will be "Investigative Journalism: American Patriotism."
 
Chancellor Gallo statement on UW System Tuition Increase
March 31, 2023 - Chancellor Gallo statement on UW System Tuition Increase
 
Chancellor Gallo to discuss leadership challenges facing women
March 8, 2023 - Any way you look at it, Maria Gallo has found professional success, making her way from a child in a middle-class family to the head of two universities.
 
Community invited to roundtable discussion at UW-River Falls April 10
March 29, 2023 - Campus and community members are invited to participate in a roundtable discussion at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on the book “The Education Myth, How Human Capital Trumped Social Democracy,” written by UW-Green Bay Professor Jon Shelton.
 
Getting into gaming: UW-River Falls hosts successful esports state tournament
March 21, 2023 - Hunched forward in his chair, Hunter Wrezinski stared intently at the screen in front of him as his thumbs clicked his video game controller with rapid-fire precision.
 
In their own words: UW-River Falls students tell university’s story through ‘The College Tour’ TV series
March 9, 2023 - Season seven of a popular streaming television series will feature all that makes the University of Wisconsin-River Falls a special institution in western Wisconsin.
 
Making their pitch: UWRF students showcase research at WiSys event
March 15, 2023 – Her presentation of research to better control an invasive species causing havoc in waterways earned University of Wisconsin-River Falls student Devon Mares the first-place award in the March 1 WiSys Quick Pitch event on campus. 
 
Marching Band returns to UW-River Falls after 30 years
March 29, 2023 - More than three decades after it last appeared on campus, the University of Wisconsin-River Falls is getting ready to strike up the marching band again.
 
Minneapolis-based artist Gregory J. Rose to judge the Juried Student Exhibition
March 9, 2023 - Minneapolis-based artist and college educator Gregory J. Rose will judge and present awards for the Juried Student Exhibition in Gallery 101 of the Kleinpell Fine Arts building at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Monday, March 20, at 3:30 p.m.
 
Nilsestuen Legacy Event addresses agribusiness issues under a changing economic and political landscape
March 9, 2023 - The University of Wisconsin-River Falls will host the 11th annual Rod Nilsestuen Legacy Event on Thursday, March 23, from 2-3:15 p.m. in the Riverview Ballroom of the University Center and via livestream at https://bit.ly/nilsestuen2023. The event is free and open to the public.
 
Research in the Rotunda event challenges students, offers valuable experience
March 2, 2023 - When Yihong Deng decided to get involved with a high-level research project to develop a biodegradable film used in packaging, she feared she might be getting in over her head when she agreed to participate in the Research in the Rotunda event.
 
Speakers to highlight Women’s History Month
March 2, 2023 - Three women, including University of Wisconsin-River Falls Chancellor Maria Gallo, will be featured speakers as part of the university’s Women’s History Month celebration this month.
 
Stage and Screen Productions to present ‘Alice in Wonderland’
March 14, 2023 - Stage and Screen Productions at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls will present “Alice in Wonderland” March 30-April 1 at 7:30 p.m. and April 1 and 2 at noon in the Blanche Davis Theatre in the Kleinpell Fine Arts building.
 
Student newspaper garners nine statewide print journalism awards
March 28, 2023 - The Student Voice, the student newspaper at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, recently won nine awards in the annual Better Collegiate Newspaper Contest sponsored by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation.
 
Students gain confidence, make connections at Research in the Rotunda event
March 16, 2023 - As the nine University of Wisconsin-River Falls students presenting their research projects at Wisconsin’s state Capitol in Madison on March 8 entered the ornate building that is home to state government, feelings of trepidation and awe washed over them.
 
UW Farm and Industry Short Course returns, other Short Course offerings expanded for 2023-24
March 7, 2023 - The University of Wisconsin System’s oldest training program in the agricultural sector, the Farm and Industry Short Course, will be returning in fall 2023 with the traditional 16-week residential program hosted by UW-River Falls on their campus in collaboration with UW-Madison and UW-Platteville.
 
UWRF Giving Day to showcase donations that address wide range of needs
March 30, 2023 - It doesn’t garner splashy headlines, and it doesn’t result in a name on a building. But the Falcon Annual Fund provides money for a wide range of initiatives at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls that are at the core of the university’s mission: providing students with a high-quality education.
 
UW-River Falls office works to raise awareness about sexual assaults
March 30, 2023 - Three upcoming events organized in part by the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Student Health and Counseling Services Office are designed to raise awareness about sexual assaults and provide support for victims as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April.
 
UW-River Falls recognized as Military Friendly School
March 9, 2023 - The University of Wisconsin-River Falls has again been recognized as a Military Friendly School for the 2023-24 school year in the small public institution category, according to a survey of higher education institutions.

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