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LASO members pose for a photo during the 2021-22 academic year. ‘A community I could connect and relate to’ Posted 2:36 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 UWL’s Latin American Student Organization provides clarity, community and cultural awareness  Read more about ‘A community I could connect and relate to’ An altar created for El Día de Los Muertos celebration on campus in fall 2021. The event was organized by Latin American Student Organization (LASO). LASO is planning another Día de Los Muertos celebration this fall. Hispanic Heritage Month events Posted 11:06 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 Celebrate this year's Hispanic Heritage Month with UW-La Crosse activities Read more about Hispanic Heritage Month events A new podcast from UWL Associate Professor Omar Granados and WPR host Maureen McCollum explores the arrival of nearly 15,000 Cuban refugees at Fort McCoy in 1980. In the four decades since, many have made La Crosse or greater Wisconsin their permanent home. Photo courtesy Murphy Library Special Collections/ARC and the La Crosse Tribune ‘Uprooted’ Posted 5:04 a.m. Friday, July 29, 2022 Podcast explores Wisconsin’s complicated history with Cuban refugees Read more about ‘Uprooted’ Ally Hetto, '21, will teach English as a Second Language to students in South Africa thanks to a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship. She hopes the experience will strengthen her intercultural skills and provide insight into best teaching practices. Educational expedition Posted 2:24 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2022 Alum Ally Hetto to teach English as a Second Language in South Africa Read more about Educational expedition A third community event organized by UW-La Crosse, Viterbo University and Western Technical College will explore the history of refugees in the United States and the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan.  Understanding our history with refugees Posted 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, 2021 Nov. 9 panel to shed light on past refugee resettlements, Afghanistan conflict Read more about Understanding our history with refugees Students can get an array of information during the Global Cultures & Languages Advising Day Wednesday, Oct. 27. Students can receive guidance picking classes for spring 2022 ; learn about majors, minors and certificates; get help on how to enroll in language classes; and find out which class to enroll in to fulfill General Education requirements. (Photo date, 2018) Say, what? Posted 1:51 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 Global Cultures & Languages sets advising day Read more about Say, what? UWL Associate Professor of Music Jonathan Borja performs in 2016 at UW-La Crosse. During this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, Borja will join guest pianist Lindsay Garritson in a recital of flute music from Mexico. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Posted 3:40 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 Events, free and open to the public, run through Oct. 15 Read more about Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Benjamin Levelius, '10, is a Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. State Department. His work has exposed him to all kinds of cultures, people and experiences. A man of the world Posted 10:49 a.m. Thursday, July 29, 2021 Alum finds fulfillment serving State Department Read more about A man of the world Second cousins Lauren Gruber, ’17 (left), and McKenna Gruber, ’16 (right), have created a scholarship to honor their late grandfathers. The Nodz and Peewee Gruber Memorial Scholarship will be awarded annually to a UWL sophomore, junior or senior planning to pursue a career in healthcare. Grateful for their grandfathers Posted 8:55 a.m. Friday, June 4, 2021 Alums honor grandfathers with new healthcare scholarship Read more about Grateful for their grandfathers UW-La Crosse lecturer Natalia Roberts, shown in this 2020 photo pre-COVID-19, teaches Russian through the UW System's Collaborative Language Program. The program was recently included in the America’s Languages Guide to Exemplary Programs and Practices in U.S. Language Education — a list of exemplary and accessible language programs at all U.S. education levels. Language listing Posted 11:48 a.m. Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 Collaborative Language Program earns prestigious distinction Read more about Language listing

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