CLEVELAND, Wisconsin, July 17 -- Lakeshore Technical College issued the following news release: The American Association of Community Colleges named three Lakeshore Technical College vice presidents to AACC commissions. Dr. Tanya Boman, vice president of student success, was named to the Commission on Student Success. Kristy Liphart, vice president of institutional advancement, was named to the Commission on Small and Rural Colleges. Heidi Soodsma, vice president of strategic development,   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 16 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: At first glance, you wouldn't guess that fire plays such an important role in shaping the wild beauty of the Biocore Prairie in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Lakeshore Nature Preserve. Since 1997, students, staff and volunteers have worked to restore what were once agricultural fields near Picnic Point to a vibrant tall grass prairie. Prescribed burns have been used as a tool to support  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 16 -- Alliant Energy issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: Alliant Energy (NASDAQ: LNT) today announced John Larsen, current executive chairman and chairman of the board, has submitted his intention to retire from his executive position with the company on or before January 1, 2025. Larsen will continue as Chairman of the Board. "On behalf of the Alliant Energy board of directors, I want to thank John for his outstanding leadership. His track record in de  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Today in Milwaukee, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler, and Biden-Harris 2024 Deputy Campaign Manager Quentin Fulks hosted a press conference calling out Donald Trump and J.D. Vance's extreme Project 2025 agenda to rip away health care access, slash Social Security and Medicare, and rig the economy for the ultra-wealthy and big corporations  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 17 -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: * * * Leavitt School of Health aims to add 3,000 new nurses to the workforce by 2027. * * * Western Governors University's (WGU) Michael O. Leavitt School of Health (LSH), today announced the expansion of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Prelicensure) program to seven new states -- Arkansas, Minnesota, Mississippi, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin -- t  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 16 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction today announced its selected reading fundamental skills screening assessment and universal screening assessment, aligning with the requirements of 2023 Wisconsin Act 20. aimswebPlus by NCS Pearson provides Wisconsin schools with the opportunity to efficiently identify young students in need of additional reading support  more

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, July 16 -- Conduent, a business process services and solutions company, issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: * * * Conduent will replace the state's legacy system with an advanced solution for managing child support cases, to include enhanced features for parents New contract builds upon Conduent's ongoing work with Wisconsin's state child support program, helping children and families in need * * * Conduent Incorporated (Nasdaq: CNDT), a global tech  more