Christine Marriott

04 Feb 2015

North Hall auditorium delay is taken in stride

When spring semester started on Jan. 26, the auditorium renovation in North Hall was supposed to be complete and ready to host classes, but the chairs were absent.

05 Dec 2014

Studies show millennials are more charitable than previous generations

Millennials give and volunteer at a higher rate than previous generations according to Pew Research and “Points of Light,” a non-profit clearing house, and Paul Shepherd, UW-River Falls director of Student Life, agrees.

14 Nov 2014

Ally Training provides safe haven for gender discussion

Ally Training provides a safe environment for students to talk about difficult issues and was presented at the Falcons Nest in the University Center once again this past week.

07 Nov 2014

Learn, Experience, Act and Develop provides leadership, mentoring

Learn, Experience, Act and Develop (LEAD) is a training program developed by UW-River Falls to encourage students in becoming successful leaders both in school and after graduation,

31 Oct 2014

Active Minds starts ‘PostSecretU’ for student health

Active Minds is host to an annual project called "PostSecretU," an anonymous way to get things off your chest or out of your head.

24 Oct 2014

UWRF organization designed to deal with tough gender, sexuality issues

The UW-River Falls Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) invites everyone, regardless of gender and sexual identification, to come to an organizational meeting.

17 Oct 2014

U.S. Supreme Court refuses same-sex marriage law cases

The Supreme Court of the United States failed to act with regards to same-sex marriage this week after refusing to hear cases brought by five states, including Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and the Wisconsin Department of Justice, against same-sex marriage, making same-sex marriage potentially legal in 30 states.

10 Oct 2014

Students advised to prepare for Wednesday’s Career Fair event

Getting a job after graduation can be tough; the job market is often difficult to maneuver, but UW-River Falls Career Services is helping students by inviting them to attend the annual UWRF Career Fair.

03 Oct 2014

UW-River Falls adds the Glow Run to Homecoming 2014 activity list

This year’s Homecoming will have a brand new event: a Glow Run. The Glow Run is an after dark fun run for all, complete with glow sticks, bands and tape provided at check-in.

02 Oct 2014

Ferguson panel discussion sparks important conversation about race

At first, the audience that gathered in the late afternoon of Sept. 22 at the UW-River Falls Kinnickinnic Theater seemed nervous to talk; the theater was sparsely filled, with only 60 seats occupied out of a 150 seat capacity.