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Nikki Miller, a former patrol officer for the UW-La Crosse Police Department, has been promoted to the rank of sergeant — likely the first woman to hold that role within the department. “We have a great team here, and I’m excited to continue working with students, faculty, staff and community members who live around our campus,” she says. Read more → New position, same passion Posted 11:23 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Police Sgt. Nikki Miller felt a ‘calling’ to law enforcement. Read more about New position, same passion Tyler McDiarmid, ’03, primarily works as a music engineer which includes mixing both live and recorded music to create the best sound quality possible. He’s on the team of music engineers tasked with overseeing the sound quality of “Saturday Night Live’s” visiting artists. Read more → ‘Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!’ Posted 12:55 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 Alum works behind the scenes for iconic sketch comedy show Read more about ‘Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!’ Tom Owens, ‘88, has managed Johnston Honey in Rochester with his wife, Heidi, for the past five years. They keep roughly 3 million bees, which can produce as much as 10,000 pounds of honey in a single season. Credit: Ken Klotzbach, Post Bulletin Read more → Hooked on honey Posted 12:59 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 For Tom Owens, beekeeping offers sweet rewards. Read more about Hooked on honey Jocelyn Zolna-Pitts (center) and Bryan Pitts (right), both UWL alums, were featured in an episode of HGTV’s “House Hunters” last year. The Chicago-based couple wanted a larger house for their growing family. Read more → Home sweet home Posted 1:09 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 Alums featured on HGTV’s ‘House Hunters.’ Read more about Home sweet home Read more → Class notes Posted 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 Catch up on the latest on alumni. Read more about Class notes Read more → Alumni golf outing Aug. 12 Posted 1:22 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 Event to be modified due to COVID-19. Read more about Alumni golf outing Aug. 12 Tami Plourde, ’98, is a psychology major and English minor turned brewer. Plourde credits those studies at UWL for her success as being part owner of Pearl Street Brewing Co., a craft brewery in La Crosse. Read more → Brewing up business Posted 12:53 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 Alum finds success — and ways to give back — running La Crosse brewery. Read more about Brewing up business UWL Director of Admissions, Corey Sjoquist, ’96 & ’03, welcomes incoming new students to the university’s first virtual orientation and registration — START — June 15. But moving online didn’t mean the new students found it impersonal. In fact, in some ways it was even more personal than face-to-face. Read more → START offers a new start Posted 1:14 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 Virtual new student registration provides new opportunities. Read more about START offers a new start Read more → Favorite places Posted 12:46 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 Photos of popular hangouts and study spots at UW-La Crosse. Read more about Favorite places Carl Foster, an exercise and sport science professor at UW-La Crosse, has been named to the U.S. Speed Skating Hall of Fame. Foster is being inducted as a contributor to the sport after spending three decades as an exercise physiologist for Team USA. Read more → A Hall of Fame career — on ice Posted 8 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2020 UWL’s Carl Foster honored for scientific contributions to speed skating Read more about A Hall of Fame career — on ice

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