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November at UWL

November at UWL

Relive the month through our favorite images

Posted 9:07 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024

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Honoring our veterans, chasing a championship and getting into the holiday spirit. Take a look at some of our favorite photos from November at UWL.



Area veterans joined the campus community for the annual 12th-annual Veterans Day Breakfast at UWL. Organized by the UWL Athletics Department and Freedom Honor Flight, the event offers student-athletes a chance to give back to those who have served our country.


The Veterans Day Breakfast brings together people of all ages.
Art major Kierra Krause works on her latest piece. Krause recently earned the Student Award of Excellence at the Between the Bluffs Plein Air Festival.

Read more about the Between the Bluffs Plein Air Festival. 

The UWL Fieldhouse was recently dedicated to Bob Hetzel, who retired this summer after 17 years of distinguished service as vice chancellor for Administration & Finance. Hetzel is giving back by making the largest gift in school history — $2.5 million to support scholarships and athletic programming.

Read more about Hetzel's impact on UWL. 

Reg Hawkins, assistant director for retention in UWL's Office of Multicultural Student Services, spoke during a Couch Conversation as part of Native American Heritage Month. Hawkins shared how he is rediscovering his Choctaw roots while pursuing his passion for equity and student success.


Caitlin Herminath (center), a senior majoring in mathematics education, is one of a handful of students who have benefitted from UWL's new Math Education Teaching Assistant Program. The program allows aspiring educators to gain experience co-leading a general education math course that closely mirrors what they will see in an actual high school.

Read more about the Math Education Teaching Assistant Program.

On Nov. 15, the campus community came together to honor the memory of Charlie "Bubba" Lonning Weber, the son of head women's basketbll Coach Moran Lonning. UWL defeated Bethel 73-57, and all proceeds from the event were donated to Rising Athletes, a local organization supporting youth athletes.


Provost Betsy Morgan and Madam Li Xiangzhi from the Zhoungyuan Institute of Science & Technology in China sign a memorandum of understanding, laying the foundation for future partnerships between the two schools.


The Zhoungyuan delegation came bearing gifts: a tea set for Chancellor Beeby.


Checking their notes at the 13th-annual College Writing Symposium.
Freshman Chuck Vater matching the competition stride for stride at the NCAA Division III cross country championships in Terre Haute, Indiana.
The UWL men's cross country team captured the NCAA Division III title — the 77th national championship in school history.

Read more about the men's cross country national championship.

Chancellor Beeby chats with students at the second-annual holiday tree lighting outside the Student Union.
Warm drinks on a cold day — the perfect way to kick off the holiday season.

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