Blake Gandrud
11 Dec 2008
UWRF receives grant to develop safety program
The grant application requested $8,300 from the Wisconsin Bureau of Risk Management and calls for six two-hour training sessions, each covering a different area of farm safety. The sessions will be created by Jonathan Chaplin, an engineering consultant and faculty […]
13 Nov 2008
UWRF TV to transition to digital next summer
The contract for the UW-River Falls cable service provider will be expiring this summer and Student Affairs is taking the opportunity to make the transition to digital television. The current contract with the old cable provider is ending and will […]
30 Oct 2008
‘Valley Vote ‘08’ prepares for live election coverage
“Valley Vote ‘08,” a channel 19 cable TV event being produced by a class of communication studies and theatre arts (CSTA) students, aims to provide live election coverage on Nov. 4. The focus will largely be on the county races […]
16 Oct 2008
New chief information officer brings experience
The new chief information officer of IT Services takes over Oct. 27, bringing a strong background in academics, business and technology to the position. Stephen Reed, the new hire, said that he has always enjoyed integrating technology with academic needs. […]
16 Oct 2008
Bi-annual compost sales face challenges, decline in sales
Behind the new Dairy Learning Center at Mann Valley Farm (Lab Farm II) lie large piles of compost. Here, time and proper tending turns cow manure and wood shavings into a soil amendment. The largest pile is about six feet […]
02 Oct 2008
Alumnus leaves $400,000 to UW System
A donation of $400,000 was made to the UW System by an alumnus that passed away and is to be evenly split between UW-Madison’s department of Bacteriology and UW-River Falls’ College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. The alumnus, Lester […]
25 Sep 2008
Wells hopes to raise awareness about Wisconsin in Scotland study program
Student Life Event Coordinator Karyn Wells has assumed dual responsibilities as she takes on the job of the Wisconsin in Scotland program coordinator. Wisconsin in Scotland is run through the Global Connections office in Hagestad Hall and is one of […]
18 Sep 2008
Former CBE dean Nemecek will make return to classroom
Barbara Nemecek, the former dean of the College of Business and Economics, stepped down from her position as dean and is currently on sabbatical as she prepares to teach a marketing class for the spring semester. Nemecek was the founding […]
