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Ginny Moore, ’83, with her 28 dozen of eggs laid by her 40 hens, prior to taking them to the food pantry in Richland Center. Read more → A good egg-ample Posted 4:45 p.m. Friday, April 17, 2020 UWL alum’s donation serves up meals, more in Richland County. Read more about A good egg-ample UWL students often do their part to clean up the environment, including on Neighbors Day in 2018, shown in this photo. La Crosse’s annual Earth Day Marsh Cleanup was canceled due to COVID-19, but UWL professor Colin Belby says it is still an opportune time to think about protecting the Earth. Read more → A different kind of Earth Day Posted 1:53 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 Pandemic offers lessons on sustainability, UWL professor says Read more about A different kind of Earth Day White House correspondent and columnist Kenneth Walsh will lead a UWL virtual program at noon-1:15 p.m. Thursday, April 23. The program is free but to participate, you must register in advance: https://www.uwlax.edu/go/webinar-uwl-kwalsh Read more → Presidents in crisis Posted 12:24 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 UWL virtual talk: White House reporter on leadership in crisis Read more about Presidents in crisis Read more → Community engagement Posted p.m. Monday, April 13, 2020 UWL acts as a resource. Read more about Community engagement Brittany Jacob, who oversees sewing for Olympus Group in Milwaukee, is leading the company’s efforts to produce masks and face shields in hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Jacob is a 2009 graduate of UWL. Read more → Making a difference, one mask at a time Posted 12:17 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 UWL alumna leads company's efforts to provide face protection Read more about Making a difference, one mask at a time La Crosse Normal President Fassett E. Cotton, seated in the center, organized and led the school band. With many men headed to war, there weren’t enough interested from the Normal School in 1918 to form a band, so Cotton recruited young men from Central High School and formed a group of about 40 musicians. Here they are posing for a practice session in the spring on the campus grounds in front of the unfinished physical education building, which was eventually named Wittich Hall. While construction started on the building in 1916, it was stopped during WWI and the building opened in 1920. The university closed in mid-October 1918 due to the Spanish flu epidemic. Photo taken from the 1919 yearbook, page 80, courtesy of UWL Murphy Library Special Collections. Read more → Learning from history Posted 12:21 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2020 UWL archival holdings reveal Spanish flu message similar to today: Stay home. Read more about Learning from history Read more → Video: "Moving our university forward." Posted 4:05 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 UWL Chancellor Joe Gow shares a message of thanks to the campus community during the first week of online instruction. Read more about Video: "Moving our university forward." Read more → Community engagement Posted p.m. Monday, April 6, 2020 UWL provides entertainment. Read more about Community engagement Read more → College and COVID-19 Posted 5:56 a.m. Saturday, April 4, 2020 La Crosse County shares what college students should know. Read more about College and COVID-19 Jaralee Richter, the assistant director of University Centers at UW-La Crosse, walks her dog, Echo, near her home in La Crosse. Richter is recovering from a rare autoimmune disease after receiving a kidney transplant from Kari Treadway, a family friend and UWL alumna. Read more → The gift of life Posted 11:44 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 Jaralee Richter receives new kidney from old friend. Read more about The gift of life

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