University of Wisconsin Parkside News

COLBY -- Bob Kann was born Nov. 11, 1953, in Chicago, but it happened so long ago that he remembers nothing of the event.

Edgewood College: Gregory Metzler of New Franken, son of Thomas and Linda Metzler, graduated from Edgewood College last month with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance.

Adopting a green lifestyle has become more than a trend. Now, many can do more than simply live a green lifestyle, they can get a college degree in it.

A detail of the cover of "Perspectives on Milwaukee's Past," published by University of Illinois Press.

Twenty-six contestants and their fans, family and friends will be hitting Oshkosh this week for the annual pageantry events that culminate in the crowning of a new Miss Wisconsin.

NEW EXECS: Consumers Credit Union has added three new executive positions. James Scalzo of Kenosha has been named vice president of commercial lending; Michael Cubelic of Crystal Lake, the credit union's first director of underwriting; and Barry Budzynski of Park Ridge, investment representative.

Failing to see the forest for the trees may be causing us to overlook the declining health of Wisconsin's forest ecosystems.

Ecologists are finding that the ecological health of patches of southern Wisconsin's forests are strongly impacted by the number of nearby farm fields, buildings , and roads .

A second top official at the University of West Florida is heading to the Wisconsin university system.

State Rep. Jim Ott, R-Mequon, will be in Fond du Lac Monday, June 1, for a free global warming forum at the Ramada Plaza Hotel titled "How Much of Global Warming is Hot Air?" The free forum will begin at 7 p.m. in the Ramada Renaissance room, 1 N. Main St., and is sponsored by the Fond du Lac County Republican Party.

He has a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of Wisconsin at Parkside and is the proud owner of a 1988 Pontiac Fiero.

ORCHIDS to all of our veterans. We can't begin to express our thanks for all you do and have done, so we'll simply say, thank you, thank you, thank you.

Deborah Ford has been selected to become chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside as of Aug.

The school's teacher preparation program admitted students who didn't pass a required exam and allowed them to student teach without passing necessary courses and a second mandatory exam, according to the Department of Public Instruction report.

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside has not been properly preparing students to become licensed teachers and is at risk of losing its state certification, according to a report released Wednesday.

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside Teacher Education Program has allowed some students to student-teach without passing required tests or completing necessary field hours, an investigation by the state Department of Public Instruction has found.

The Department of Public Instruction says the University of Wisconsin-Parkside has not been properly educating students to become licensed teachers.

Energy independence and an educated workforce are critical to a prosperous future for Wisconsin.

Stout and UW-River Falls are joining UW-Extension and two other UW System campuses to offer the nation's first online bachelor's degree in sustainable management.

Lake Image Systems, the worldwide leader in vision control and verification systems, has expanded its North American sales staff, in response to unprecedented demand for its products.