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Black History Month

Join us monthly as we celebrate a different community on campus. UWL Celebration Months amplifies voices from the many vibrant cultures and communities on campus. Join us throughout the year as we celebrate our friends and neighbors and gain a deeper understanding of our community.

The purpose of this project is to give others on our campus, in the surrounding community, and anyone that visits the UWL website a chance to learn more about different experiences and perspectives of the community that we are celebrating on any given month.

Allies and advocates are invited to share their stories.

UWL Celebrates

Black History Month

About Black History Month

“Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month, the event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating Black history."

Source: (History.com (Ed.). (2010, January 14). Black history month. History.com) 

UWL Celebrates: Black History Month

Keynote Panelists: Dr. Richard Breaux and Sergeant Nicole Miller

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thu, Feb. 29

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Hear from UWL alumni who have made significant contributions to campus and beyond

Celebrating stories of Black history

Alfonzo Thurman, '71, received two alumni awards from UWL, the Graff Distinguished Alumni Award and the Parker Distinguished Multicultural Alumni Award. Celebrating Black history Posted 1:52 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 UWL Alumnus Alfonzo Thurman played a pivotal role in creating a stronger community for Black students on campus in the 1960s Read more about Celebrating Black history Orby Moss Jr. graduated from UWL in 1963 and went on to a career that included teaching high school physical education and later becoming the athletic director for seven different college campuses over 30 years. He is in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame.  Celebrating Black history Posted 7:04 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023 UWL alumnus Orby Moss Jr. pursues career dream despite discouragement, later becoming a national hall of fame inductee  Read more about Celebrating Black history UWL Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion Barbara Stewart is receiving a 2022 UW System Board of Regents Diversity Award. The honor is given to a change agent who has significantly promoted equity in educational outcomes for historically underrepresented student populations. It’s something those who have worked with her at UWL have known for years. Regents Diversity Award Posted 2:01 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2022 UWL’s Barbara Stewart earns statewide recognition for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts Read more about Regents Diversity Award Antoiwana Williams, director of the Office of Multicultural Student Services at UW-La Crosse, is this year's recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award. The award is given annually to a La Crosse community member who demonstrates King’s legacy of creating positive change from one generation to the next. Committed to community Posted 7:05 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 UWL’s Antoiwana Williams receives 2022 MLK Leadership Award  Read more about Committed to community Powerful potential Powerful potential Posted 10:49 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Alums inspire next generation through Upward Bound program Read more about Powerful potential
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Alfonzo Thurman, '71, received two alumni awards from UWL, the Graff Distinguished Alumni Award and the Parker Distinguished Multicultural Alumni Award. Celebrating Black history Posted 1:52 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 UWL Alumnus Alfonzo Thurman played a pivotal role in creating a stronger community for Black students on campus in the 1960s Read more about Celebrating Black history Orby Moss Jr. graduated from UWL in 1963 and went on to a career that included teaching high school physical education and later becoming the athletic director for seven different college campuses over 30 years. He is in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame.  Celebrating Black history Posted 7:04 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023 UWL alumnus Orby Moss Jr. pursues career dream despite discouragement, later becoming a national hall of fame inductee  Read more about Celebrating Black history Antoiwana Williams, director of the Office of Multicultural Student Services at UW-La Crosse, is this year's recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award. The award is given annually to a La Crosse community member who demonstrates King’s legacy of creating positive change from one generation to the next. Committed to community Posted 7:05 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 UWL’s Antoiwana Williams receives 2022 MLK Leadership Award  Read more about Committed to community Powerful potential Powerful potential Posted 10:49 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Alums inspire next generation through Upward Bound program Read more about Powerful potential
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