Posted 9:39 a.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Take an Eagle to Breakfast connects students with local businesses
UWL’s Take an Eagle to Breakfast event connected nearly 50 top business students with dozens of alumni and business leaders from across the Coulee Region.
The event, held Feb. 23 in Strzelczyk Great Hall in the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center, was a valuable networking opportunity for students and employers alike. It was organized by the Silver Eagles CBA alumni group; Citizens State Bank was the presenting sponsor.
“Take an Eagle to Breakfast was a wonderful opportunity for the Silver Eagles alumni organization to showcase the best and brightest of our College of Business Administration students,” says Janie Morgan, ’85 & ’86, executive director of the UWL Alumni Association. “It provided an opportunity for alumni and business leaders to connect with students, faculty and staff. The Alumni Association was proud to be a part of it.”
Joe Chilsen, ’87, president of the Silver Eagles, says the event helps businesses identify and ultimately hire young, skilled workers — critical at a time when employers are struggling with hiring. The laid-back atmosphere is also conducive to building relationships, he says.
“This event joins present employers with UWL’s best and brightest students, providing the opportunity to discuss future internship or employment opportunities in a less formal environment,” Chilsen notes. “Students who participate have the opportunity to open doors to their futures, and I am hopeful they will take full advantage.”
Take an Eagle to Breakfast is the most recent iteration of the Take an Eagle to Lunch and Take an Eagle to Dinner programs, which have connected CBA students with local employers for two decades.
Proceeds from the event support the Silver Eagles Endowment Scholarship Fund.
For more information, visit www.uwlax.edu/alumni/events/silver-eagles/.