09/21/2022

UW-Parkside Officially Re-opens Wyllie Hall

It was a night of celebration, reflection, and gratitude as UW-Parkside commemorated the completion of the Wyllie Hall renovation project with the Wyllie Hall Grand Re-opening and Open House on Thursday, Sept. 15. Community members, faculty, staff, students, and our many advocates and partners gathered to share stories from the project and explore the new spaces that the hard work has yielded.

Chancellor Debbie Ford emphasized the importance of the project for the mission of the university by quoting Chancellor Irvin Wyllie. Wyllie once said, “The University of Wisconsin-Parkside has been and will continue to be the place where ideas are born, challenged and changed and a learning community that enriches minds, changes lives, and brightens futures.”

This celebration of the recently completed Wyllie Hall Renewal Project was free and open to the public and featured the dedication of Brookwood Foundation Main Place, named in honor of the generous multi-year gift of the Heide Family.

Hispanic Heritage Month

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside recognizes and honors the cultural diversity that our students and community bring to our campus. Hispanic Heritage Month is nationally recognized from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 and aligns with independence days of many Latin American countries. We honor and recognize the history, culture, and achievements of Hispanic/Latin Americans. Hispanic Heritage Month provides the opportunity to come together and celebrate our cultural intricacies via the arts, social connections, music, cultural awareness and various sessions that we offer. Join in and be sure to stay connected through Facebook and Instagram to be in the know or visit the Hispanic Heritage Month website for the full listing of activities and events.

The aim of the Academic and Student Affairs Plan 2025 (ASAP 25) is to continue to focus and align the efforts of the faculty, staff, students, and supporters of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in achieving the Bold Goal set out in its 2025 Strategic Framework to increase the number of graduates annually by 50 percent by 2025.

This is the most powerful promise of the UW-Parkside 2025 Strategic Framework and the ASAP 25 sets out the strategies we must successfully implement to keep this promise. As those historically underserved by higher education continue to make up a larger part of the Southeastern Wisconsin region, achieving this goal requires that we serve more students of color and help them graduate at significantly higher rates. As we continue to do this, we will ensure that the transformative effects of a higher education touch more and more lives in our region and beyond.  

An Evening with James Carville & Mary Matalin

The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership and the College of Social Sciences and Professional Studies are hosting An Evening with James Carville and Mary Matalin: Thriving in Times of Political Polarization. 

Friday, September 30 | 5-7 PM | Student Center Ballroom 

The free event includes dinner and a cash bar; therefore, registration is limited. Visit the website for more information about this dynamic couple.

PEAG Shelter Supply Drive from Oct. 3 to Nov. 14

The Parkside Employee Alumni Group (PEAG) is collecting donations for HALO and the Shalom Center for this upcoming holiday season from Oct. 3 to Nov. 14. Items being collected include: hygiene products, feminine hygiene products, non-perishable food items, diapers and pull ups (sizes 4, 5, and 6), laundry soap, ziplock bags, Clorox wipes, and shower shoes. Look for drop-off bins at various locations around campus! 

Poplar Room, UW-Parkside Student Center | Wednesday, Sept. 29 | 9 AM-2 PM  

Donate blood in September for a chance to win two tickets to a professional home football game and a VIP experience*.  

Thank you for your commitment to Versiti Blood Center - you are re making a connection that will save lives!  

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UW-Parkside Police Department Self-Defense Classes

The UWP Police Department is now offering self-defense classes. The purpose of the UWP PD Self-Defense Program is to provide the UWP Campus Community (Faculty, Staff, and Students) with the EDUCATION of situational awareness and basic self-defense techniques in an active and supportive environment.

Class Dates: 

• Saturday October 1, 8 am - 12 pm SAC L155
• Saturday October 22, 8 am - 12 pm SAC L155
• Saturday November 12, 8 am - 12 pm SAC L155

Bold Leaders - Application is Open!

We are accepting applications for the 2022-23 school year for The Bold Leaders – Women Leaders’ Leadership Program at UW-Parkside. This group aims to inspire and empower women to engage in purposeful, personal and professional development.

Participants will learn to lead change with more conviction and confidence while working to improve our learning environment and the communities we serve. Participants will increase self-knowledge about their own values and vision, as well as enhance their capabilities as a leader, manager, and team contributor. During the year-long program, organized into two terms, participants will examine the opportunities, challenges, trade-offs, and dynamics experienced by women in the workplace, as well as reflect on and practice effective individual behaviors.

In addition, participants will get to know colleagues from across the university as they build leadership skills that will serve them well in any position by engaging in book studies, roundtable discussions with university leaders; leadership workshops; shadowing opportunities and more. Regular meetings will be held every other Tuesday from 1:00-3:00 pm throughout fall semester, starting September 20.

If you want to join the group, talk to your supervisor for permission to participate. Then complete the application on BPLogix and come to the Bold Leaders kick-off meeting on Sept. 20 from 1-3 pm in the Galbraith Room. Email Amy Garrigan at garrigan@uwp.edu with any questions with the subject BOLD LEADERS 2022-23.  

Sixty percent of UW-Parkside students surveyed in 2021 indicated they have some degree of food insecurity 

There are 2 Ways You Can Help!

1) Contribute nonperishable food or funds to the UW-Parkside Sharing Shelves located throughout campus.

• Drop off food donations in the Library at the front desk during regular hours 
• Have food and/or monetary donations ready to be picked up weekly by the Sharing Shelf Committee (Tuesdays between 1-1:30pm). Pick-up locations are: College Deans' Offices, Tallent Hall (HR Office) and the SAC (main office on 2^nd floor) 

2) Donate excess produce from your own garden! Bring your fresh produce to Alex Hobbs in the Student Success and Learning Commons from 9 AM-2PM on Friday, September 23. (Produce will be packaged and distributed at the Parkside Community Garden on Tuesday, September 27, 3:30-5:30 PM.)

With everyone's support, we can lessen the effects of food insecurity on our Parkside students! 

Paws to You

Paws to You is an employee appreciation program designed to offer gratitude to a fellow coworker. Maybe they helped you complete a task or project and it made a large impact on the outcome. You can show them thanks and appreciation by sending them a Paw they are able to display for all to see in their email signature, and a running total of all Paws will be displayed here on the Paws to You website. So what are you waiting for?

Internship and Career Fair Registration Now Open!

October 20 | 11 am-3 pm | UW-Parkside

Join us on the beautiful UW-Parkside campus to engage with students and promote full-time post-graduation jobs and undergraduate academic internships. Sponsored by UW-Parkside, Carthage College, Gateway Technical College, and Herzing University, this career fair is open to all Kenosha-area college students and recent alumni.

Save Clam Shell Containers for Parkside Community Garden!

Help our community gardeners feed food insecure students and community members by saving your clam shell containers. Bring saved containers to Alex Hobbs in the Student Success and Learning Commons. Thank you!

DACAmented and Undocumented Student Resources Committee

University of Wisconsin-Parkside is proud to announce the development of the DREAMers Support Team and the DACAmented and Undocumented Student Resources website. DREAMers are individuals who either have DACA status or are undocumented and reside within the United States. The website provides information for DREAMers and for the campus community as a whole. Allies are encouraged to visit the site to learn more about the experiences of DREAMers and how you can advocate for equity. DREAMers will find University and external resources in the following areas:

• DACA updates
• College admissions
• Financial aid
• Work and career opportunities
• Health and safety
• Legal issues

University of Wisconsin-Parkside stands in solidarity with our DREAMers. Parkside is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive campus experience for all.

If you need support, please contact a member of the DREAMers Support Team.

Support DREAMers at Parkside – visit uwp.edu/dreamers today to learn more and get involved.

CommonSpot Web Training Available

The Parkside website (www.uwp.edu) is available for the public presentation of university content. Users can edit their area's web content after completing training on using our CMS (CommonSpot) and becoming an author.

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ArtRoot Unveils 4th Wall Poem of Racine featuring work of UW-Parkside student and an Alum

Carey Watters’ community-based learning class has created designs for six murals that illustrate poems by Racine poets. One of the mural, being unveiled on Sept. 25, features an excerpt from a poem written by UW-Parkside alum Adwoa Asentu, and was designed by UW-Parkside student Janet Arriaga. Join the celebration where there will be hands-on art and poetry activities for all to enjoy!

When: Sunday, September 25, 2 PM

Where: 814 Memorial Drive, Racine, WI

https://www.artroot.org/wallpoems

This project is supported by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts, Racine Arts Council ArtSeed program, gET bEHIND the aRTS and the Osborne and Scekic Family Foundation.