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Political debates set at UW-La Crosse Posted 3:49 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 The UW-La Crosse Political Science and Public Administration Department will hold debates on campus between candidates for four area races. Read

Attorney tackles immigration issues during presentations at UW-L, Viterbo Posted 3:26 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012 Read

Learn about ‘Guyland’ during UW-L lecture Oct. 10 Posted 1:21 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 Read

Take Note Oct. 1, 2012 Posted 3:41 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 Advice for students. Read

Engineering the play: Coach builds players up for success in college, life Posted 10:28 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 UW-L Football Head Coach Joel Dettwiler recalls the day he picked up the phone — covered with dust after a long day working at a landfill. He was a construction engineer for a firm based in Madison when he got the call from UW-Platteville asking if he’d rather be a coach. “It was a spontaneous decision,” he says. “I was following my heart so to speak. What I yearned for was togetherness. That’s what I loved about football.” Read

Upcoming events and reunions Posted 8:42 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 Read about upcoming College of Business Administration Alumni events in Milwaukee and Madison as well as three planned reunions: 50 year reunion group Oct. 19-21, Concert Choir reunion group Oct. 19-21, and the Beta Sigma Chi Breakfast. Read

Campus Connection Oct. 1, 2012 Posted 7:23 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 This week's news and events. Read

Journalist known for investigations of fraud in vaccine research to speak at UW-L Posted 6:37 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 Read

A pattern of success Posted 10:22 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 Business Alum Dan Robson recalls the day his wife let out a shrill scream from the back corner office of their quilt shop in Forest City, Iowa. “I thought there was a mouse back there,” he recalls. Dan, ’88, hurried to the back, passing heaps of quilt patterns and brightly colored fabric decorating the 4,400-square-foot space. For nearly 15 years, his wife, Shelley, ‘89, had expanded the shop, gradually increasing fabric choices, inventory and staff. She studied up on the trendiest quilt patterns and eventually designed her own to be printed professionally and shipped all over the U.S. and Canada. Read

UW-L alum makes run for president of Somalia Posted 9:42 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 Ahmed Samatar was an inquisitive UW-La Crosse student from Somalia. He loved to learn, pursue political debate and explore international relations, recalls Political Science Professor Joe Heim. Today Samatar, ’78, is taking those interests to the political landscape of his native Somalia where he recently made a run for president. Read

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