Andrew Barker
Andrew Barker
16 Dec 2011
Cascade Avenue to be renovated next semester before spring break
UW-River Falls is going to be affected greatly by the Cascade Avenue renovation come spring break next semester. Contracting for the Cascade Avenue project is scheduled to begin in the middle of February. During this time a final estimate of how much things are going to cost will be available. New lighting is also already […]
16 Dec 2011
Fall 2011 semester filled with challenges, growth
UW-River Falls has had some low points this fall semester, but a lot of growth has also happened and the University is looking forward. The semester started off with Professor Thomas William Barnett being charged with second degree sexual assault, after an alleged incident at the Hudson Theatre. Along with that event the budget repair […]
09 Dec 2011
American Dream seems distant for current college students
UW-River Falls students relate to a new study, which shows how young adults feel about their future compared to their parents’ generation. According to the study “The State of Young America” which was conducted by Dēmos, a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization and the Young Invincibles, a non-partisan, non-profit youth organization, “48 percent […]
02 Dec 2011
Health interns work to market events
UW-River Falls Health Services gives four students a chance to participate in a beneficial internship program while helping fellow students.
18 Nov 2011
Cascade renovations scheduled for March 2012
UW-River Falls is going to be affected greatly by the Cascade Avenue renovation come spring break next semester. Construction on Cascade Avenue is scheduled to begin in mid-March and continue to mid-November 2012. During this time, Cascade will be closed off from Spruce Street through 6th Street. In reference to campus this project will start […]
11 Nov 2011
Falcon Promise initiatives spur growth, progress
UW-River Falls has started the Falcon Promise with hopes to improve student learning in the classroom and increase research opportunities. The Falcon Promise is a “differential tuition initiative that will invest student funds in four initiatives of importance to students and to the success of UWRF,” as defi ned in a UWRF administrative handout that […]
04 Nov 2011
Career Services helps students find jobs around, off campus
UW–River Falls has many on-campus job opportunities that students are utilizing in various departments, and students also have access to various tools to help find these positions. Career Services on the UWRF campus is available for students and helps promote positions on-campus as well as off-campus. One of the ways is to direct students to […]
28 Oct 2011
Health Services gives cold season advice
UW–River Falls Health Services is preparing for the upcoming flu season by promoting various ways to keep faculty and students healthy.
21 Oct 2011
Study abroad reaches China
The UW – River Falls Study Abroad program will soon be offering new opportunities for students to study in China. The UWRF Global Connections office hosts many study abroad chances which include semester long programs and short programs such as over Spring Break and over the summer months. Currently, the program sends between 350 and […]
14 Oct 2011
Professors show concern over budget repair bill changes
Faculty and staff at UW-River Falls have begun to feel the first impacts of Governor Scott Walker’s budget repair bill. Walker’s budget repair bill, which was introduced on Feb. 11, increases faculty and staff’s contribution into both their pension and health insurance. An estimated 5.8 percent of salary will be given to pensions. The health […]