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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 p.m. Thursday, July 16, 2020 Alum finds success — and ways to give back — running La Crosse brewery. Read more about Brewing up business Along with her research, UWL English Professor Kelly Sultzbach went on several, all-day, 10-mile hikes with a club made up of Liverpudlians. Read more → Global experiences Posted 3:07 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities students and faculty make connections across the world Read more about Global experiences Mary Hamman, an associate professor in the UW-La Crosse Economics Department, has been named the first UWL College of Business Administration Swenson Baier Engaged Faculty Fellow. The fellowship, funded by 1985 CBA graduate Scott Swenson and his spouse, Cynthia Baier, is UWL’s first philanthropically-funded faculty fellowship supporting the vision and recognition of business faculty who are industry-engaged. Read more → Faculty fellow Posted 4:08 p.m. Saturday, July 11, 2020 College of Business Administration names Hamman first campus fellow. Read more about Faculty fellow StateUniversity.com has ranked UW-La Crosse as the No. 2 public university in Wisconsin. Read more → No. 2 in Wisconsin Posted 3:07 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 StateUniversity.com gives UWL high marks for student-to-faculty ratio, retention, test scores. Read more about No. 2 in Wisconsin Taggert “TJ” Brooks, a professor of economics and current chair of the UWL Economics and Finance departments (left), has been appointed interim dean of the college for the next two years starting, Aug. 3. Brooks replaces Laura Milner (right), who recently announced her retirement following five years as CBA dean. Read more → TJ Brooks named interim dean Posted 11:46 a.m. Thursday, July 9, 2020 Laura Milner retiring after 5 years of leading UWL College of Business Administration. Read more about TJ Brooks named interim dean 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

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