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Spencer Reichart, a junior sprinter at UWL, tosses a ball to a child during the youth sports camps at Fort McCoy. The camps are intended to engage Afghan child evacuees while giving UWL students valuable experience working with children.

UWL volunteers bring sports camps to Fort McCoy Posted 8:46 a.m. Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 Programs will support Afghan child evacuees Read

Image of downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin. A UWL senior capstone course designed and distributed a community needs assessment to pinpoint the biggest areas of need in La Crosse and other parts of the Coulee Region.

Class studies community needs Posted 7 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021 UWL students conduct, analyze survey to understand the most pressing economic, social and health needs Read

The Chancellor’s Volunteer Service Award, to be awarded annually in the spring, will recognize students for their yearly service hours at four levels, ranging from 25 to more than 101 hours.

Campus acclaim Posted 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 Chancellor’s Service Award to recognize student volunteers Read

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Five benefits of partnering with UWL Posted 7 a.m. Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 Why community organizations and businesses should seek help from students, faculty for special projects Read

La Crosse’s higher education institutions will host a virtual discussion Tuesday, Oct. 19, to help the community support and understand our new Afghan neighbors.

Getting to know our Afghan neighbors Posted 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 Virtual event Oct. 19 will explore refugee resettlement Read

Lisa Klein, UWL Community Engagement Coordinator, loads toys collected for Afghan children at Fort McCoy. The two-week, campus-wide effort netted around 400 toys.

Play time Posted 10:09 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 Campus toy drive for Afghan children a success Read

UWL's Menard Family Initiative is seeking examples of how La Crosse businesses and nonprofit organizations are responding to COVID-19 and planning for the future.

UWL’s Menard Initiative seeking stories of resilience, innovation Posted 11:36 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 How have businesses, nonprofits responded to the pandemic? Read

Beginning this fall, UWL will display banners on campus lamp posts to mark the 50th year of the College of Business Administration. UWL alumni and friends can purchase a banner and customize it with a short message.

Marking a milestone Posted 8 a.m. Thursday, July 8, 2021 Alumni, friends can purchase banners for CBA’s 50th Read

UW-La Crosse Police Chief Allen Hill says his department has taken a number of steps to improve its policies and build connections with the community in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in May 2020. “We want the public to trust us and know that, when incidents happen in other departments, it doesn’t reflect the values or policies of our department,” he says.

Purposeful policing Posted 8 a.m. Sunday, June 13, 2021 UWL police embrace opportunity to grow, improve Read

UWL Senior Vanessa Mbuyi Kaja raises the flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo for the first time on campus during a December 2020 ceremony. The flag’s addition to the group of international flags on Badger Street was among the many accomplishments for the International Education & Engagement Office, which has received the state’s 2021 Hong Rost Memorial Leadership Award for Innovation in International Education Student Services.

Best in state Posted 11:17 a.m. Wednesday, May 5, 2021 UWL International Education & Engagement Office earns top honor Read

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