Faculty and professionals who are U.S. citizens may now apply for the Fulbright Scholar Program for 2010-11. The application deadline is Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009. The Fulbright Scholar Program offers grants in more than 125 countries around the world. For…
Wilder Hall coming down
Demolition of Baird, Trowbridge (erected 1959) and Wilder halls is nearing completion. Wilder Hall, below, built in 1951 as the first residence hall on campus, was converted to administrative use in 1971, and housed the offices of Career Services, Counseling…
Smith named interim director of School of Arts and Communication
Ronda Smith, Communication Studies, has been appointed to a 50 percent position as interim director of the School of Arts and Communication for the 2009-10 annual year and assumed duties on July 1. Smith has been chair of Communication Studies,…
Middle-school girls learn about math, science in Girls in Science workshop
Eighty middle-school girls from the La Crosse area and across the state, as well as one from New York and one from California, were on campus June 27-28 for the 11th annual Girls in Science weekend. The workshop included hands-on…
Centennial Gala Celebration planned for Oct. 24 -Reserve tables now
UW-L is celebrating its centennial during the 2009-10 academic year. There have been many obvious changes to the campus since the Normal School doors opened in 1909 but “academic excellence” has been a hallmark for all 100 years. There will…
Centennial Hall construction map updated
Demolition of Baird, Trowbridge and Wilder halls is underway and the contractor needs to begin running new utilities to the site. In order to tie the new steam lines that will feed Centennial Hall into the existing campus steam distribution…