MEQUON, Wisconsin, Sept. 20 -- Concordia University Wisconsin issued the following news: Students, employees, alumni, church partners, and beyond are invited to grow in wisdom and cultivate higher thought next week by joining in the Presidential Inauguration Speaker Series. For generations in both Mequon and Ann Arbor, thousands upon thousands of students have learned of God's love in Christ and have been equipped in mind, body, and spirit to serve Christ in the church and in the world. The th  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Sept. 20 -- Milwaukee Area Technical College issued the following news: The Milwaukee Area Technical College District Board recently added Tina Owen-Moore, Ed.D., as a board director representing school district superintendents within the college district. Dr. Owen-Moore has served as superintendent of the School District of Cudahy since July 2020, overseeing seven schools, more than 2,100 students and nearly 200 staff members. The district has a strong trades program and  more

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wisconsin, Sept. 20 -- Mid-State Technical College issued the following news: A new pathway to a career in advanced manufacturing is now available to local students, thanks to a partnership between Mid-State Technical College, UW-Stout and the Smart Automation Certification Alliance (SACA). The pathway is designed for high school dual credit students, incumbent workers and traditional college students alike. The first step in the pathway is Mid-State's new Advanced Manufactur  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: By Chris Barncard The risk of incarceration for Black men in the United States was cut nearly in half between 1999 and 2019, according to a new study that assesses the impact of falling rates of imprisonment in each of the 50 states. Incarceration rates have dropped in every state and for every racial, ethnic and gender group (with the exception of white women) on the way to a 20% de  more

MENOMONIE, Wisconsin, Sept. 20 -- The University of Wisconsin's Stout Campus issued the following news: Fourteen master's students in the clinical mental health counseling program at UW-Stout traveled to Lisbon, Portugal, in August to learn firsthand about the nation's coordinated public health model in treating substance use disorders. During the new, nine-day study abroad course, A Public Health Approach to Addiction in Portugal, led by Professor Julie Bates-Maves, students witnessed how Po  more

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, Sept. 20 -- The University of Wisconsin's Oshkosh Campus issued the following news: By Laurie Schlosser A $27 million renovation of the education building at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh's Clow Academic Complex is complete and providing the latest in teaching and learning. A ribbon-cutting and rededication of the Clow building at 845 Algoma Blvd., is planned Thursday, Sept. 28, with University leaders, students, faculty and staff joined by regional and state dignita  more

TWO RIVERS, Wisconsin, Sept. 20 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will celebrate the launch of a new outdoor wheelchair program on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Point Beach State Forest in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. This new program will bring outdoor wheelchairs to various state-owned properties. "These specially designed chairs allow people of all abilities to r  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 20 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news: Ahead of Gov. Evers' special session to address Wisconsin's workforce challenges, child care providers across the state are sounding the alarm about the end of Child Care Counts and the devastating impact it will have on Wisconsin's workforce. Without continued funding for Child Care Counts, more than a quarter of Wisconsin's child care centers could be forced to close their doors, threatening the care th  more