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Giving Day is back Posted 8:23 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 Supporters of UWL will once again have ‘one day to make a difference’ Read

To mark the 50th year of UWL’s College of Business Administration, Gillies is donating $50,000 to help increase international education and engagement within the CBA.

Major gift for a major milestone Posted 8:19 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 Ron Gillies, ’84, donates $50,000 for CBA’s 50th Read

UW-La Crosse retired faculty member Joyce Grill will join former colleagues and students to perform some of her compositions, as well as songs from Broadway shows she accompanied. The gala is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, in Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts. A virtual viewing is also available. Details at: https://www.uwlax.edu/alumni/events/music-gala/

Piano performance Posted 8:01 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021 UWL faculty emeritus returns for scholarship benefit Read

Alums Kristine Mason (left) and her partner, Jane Schley, during a bike ride in the 1990s. After Mason died in 2001 at age 50, Schley established a scholarship fund in her honor, supporting School of Education students with a financial need.

A love of learning lives on Posted 10:44 a.m. Thursday, July 29, 2021 Kristine A. Mason Scholarship Fund supports SOE students with a financial need Read

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

From noon on Dec. 1 until noon on Dec. 2, 1,407 donors united to raise $228,348 to transform lives at UWL, supporting funds for more than 50 causes — including scholarships, research, academic programming, athletics and more.

Surpassing the goal Posted 2:35 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 Inaugural Giving Day raises more than $228,000 Read

Bob and Janet Roth, longtime supporters of UW-La Crosse, have agreed to match up to $5,000 in donations to the Music Department on UWL's inaugural Giving Day.

Leading the way on Giving Day Posted 12:52 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 Donors share reasons behind supporting UWL Read

Rollo Taylor, '56, was a longtime physical education professor and assistant men's basketball coach at UWL. To honor his memory, Taylor's family created the Rollo Taylor Endowment Fund for Men's Basketball — one of many funds and causes people can support during UWL's inaugural Giving Day Tuesday, Dec. 1.

Honoring a beloved teacher, coach Posted 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 UWL Giving Day offers many ways to give back Read

Michele Thorman, retired director of UWL’s Physical Therapy program, started the Thorman Family Pay It Forward Scholarship supporting PT students who have overcome adversity. Thorman also served on the UWL Foundation Board of Directors for nine years and chaired its scholarship.

PT shot in the arm Posted 6 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020 Leaving a Legacy: Family scholarship supports students overcoming adversity Read

UWL student Matthew Wright says researching stress effects on the gut with Biology Professor Sumei Liu isn’t like taking a class where problems tend to work out. In research, failure and error are common. “I've learned to handle mistakes and solve problems because of this,” Wright explains. “The experience has taught me the importance of drive and grit.”

Apprentice awarded Posted 8 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 Leaving a Legacy: Gift supports student dreams, recruitment of top students Read

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