University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

About 150 students from the University of Wisconsin System presented undergraduate research at the State Capitol in Madison on April 17. The annual event, known as "Posters in the Rotunda," allows students and their faculty advisers to share their findings on a variety of important topics with legislators, state leaders, alumni, and other supporters.

Suzanne Knight, a social work major from Mount Prospect, Ill., has been named Intern of the Month at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Knight works as an administrative intern for the Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Divisions of the Rock County Department of Human Services in Janesville.

The Hawk Squad provides orientation programming for new students and their families. Duties include leading tours, holding small group meetings with students during Plan-It Purple (summer orientation and registration program), and participating in family programming and other campus events.

At the NCAA Division III championships, held March 20-23 in Shenandoah, Texas, Spaay, from Neenah, Wis., became the first UW-Whitewater swimmer or diver to win a national title.

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnastics team won the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championship held March 22-23 at Kachel Gym in Whitewater, Wis.

The following students were named to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater softball team for the 2012-13 season.

The following students were named to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team for the 2012-13 season.

UW-Whitewater Warhawks bring home the title for the second consecutive year after defeating Alabama on March 9 in the National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament.

Months of research in science laboratories, dance studios, classrooms and libraries will be on display as the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater celebrates spring Undergraduate Research Day. The following students where granted an achievement for participating in undergraduate research at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater:

Kelsey Welke, an international journalism major from Burlington, Wis., has been named University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Intern of the Month for February 2013. Welke worked with Andrejka Photography as an assistant photographer and personal assistant on Mackinac Island over the summer.

Students received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater during the winter commencement celebration on Dec. 15, including the following local students:

When it comes to performance venues, it doesn’t get much bigger than this. Student musicians at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater have been invited to play at Carnegie Hall, the prestigious concert auditorium in New York City. “This opportunity pushes us into the top tier of wind band programs,” said Glenn Hayes, conductor and professor of music. “Carnegie Hall is one of the most renowned performance sites in the entire world, especially for classical music. The stage is legendary. I could not be more proud of how students have worked.” These 54 students, who make up the Symphonic Wind Ensemble at UW-Whitewater, will perform Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 8 p.m. as part of the New York Wind Band Festival. The following local students will be performing:

The following students have been named to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Dean’s List for the fall semester of 2012.

The following local students were named to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s basketball team for the 2012-13 season.

The following local students were named to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team for the 2012-13 season.

The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference recently released its selections for 2012 fall All-Conference athletes. Thirty-eight athletes at UW-Whitewater were named. “Being named WIAC All-Conference is special because not only do these individuals have great athletic skill, but they also need to stay healthy throughout the season, have a strong sense of teamwork and be suited to handle the pressure of being good,” said Paul Plinske, UW-Whitewater athletic director. Whitewater is well-known throughout the state and the country for producing championship athletes, and this season proved to be no different. Among those named were:

The following students were named to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wrestling team for the 2012-13 season.

The Warhawk men’s soccer team recently wrapped up their season, finishing 8-5-3 overall, and 2-1-1 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Local athletes included:

The Warhawk women bowlers, ranked 14th in the National Tenpin Coaches Association Top 20 preseason poll, have finished in the top five in every competition this season. Head Coach Leann Eimermann is excited to see how far her team can go. “This is the first season that we have a chance to make it to the NCAA Nationals because the women have the experience and talent needed to compete with the top teams in the nation,” Eimermann said. Local athletes include:

The UW-Whitewater men’s swimming and diving team started off the 2012 season winning its first four meets of the year versus Carthage College, UW-Oshkosh, Luther College and Lawrence University. Local athletes include:

The UW-Whitewater women’s swimming and diving team has a young but talented roster ready to compete in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The team, which finished fourth in the conference last season, is looking to improve that ranking. Local athletes include:

Nicole Thalacker, a public relations major from Janesville, Wis., was named Intern of the Month for September at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She interns with the Milwaukee Brewers as a consumer relations assistant.

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has announced the roster for the 2012-13 Warhawk men’s tennis team. “This season we have assembled the most raw talent that we’ve seen in recent years. The schedule is by far the toughest, which will be a good test for us when nationals roll around. I am very excited to see how far these men can go,” said Frank Barnes, men’s tennis coach. Local athletes include:

Katelyn Wurtz, a special education major from Woodstock, Ill., has been named Intern of the Month for November at UW-Whitewater. Wurtz works with SEAL, the Student Entertainment Awareness League, as a management intern.

After winning its conference championship, the UW-Whitewater women’s tennis team hopes to keep the momentum going into the spring season. The team, which went 10-0, won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament with the fourth most dominating performance in WIAC history. This is the sixth consecutive WIAC championship for the Warhawks. Local athletes include:

The following students have been named Team Transfer Leaders for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

After lively campaigning, the UW-Whitewater student body has elected new senators to the Whitewater Student Government (WSG) Esker, Drumlin and off-campus senate districts. They include the following local residents:

Andrew Hoeft took his job working at a grocery store and turned it into an innovation that could change the industry. That is the opinion of the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization (CEO), which awarded Hoeft the first-ever Disruptive Student Innovator of the Year award at its national conference in Chicago.

The following local students have been selected as University of Wisconsin-Whitewater McNair Scholars.

A select number of student-athletes from around the nation were chosen to attend the prestigious NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum in Dallas in November, including the following students from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: