Melissa Thorud

03 Dec 2021

McNair program guides students to advanced degrees

UW-River Falls offers an achievement program for first generation and low-income students based in research-centered degrees. The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program is available through about 150 other universities in the nation and River Falls can offer this option to select students.

21 Apr 2021

Student reports sexual assault near UWRF campus

UW-River Falls Students received an e-mail this evening regarding a sexual assault case that occurred near campus. University Chief of Police, Karl Fleury sent out the email to students about the situation they were notified about yesterday, April 20.

15 Apr 2021

Are online classes providing quality education?

Now that we have been taking many courses through distance learning and online methods, it may be time to look at what we have actually learned during the past 10 months. Though there are many challenges that come about with online learning, in a global pandemic it was necessary. 

31 Mar 2021

UWRF officials hope sci-tech center to get funding

Construction of highly anticipated $117 million Science and Technology Innovation Center for UW-River Falls, part of the state’s capital budget proposed by Gov. Tony Evers, may have to wait just a bit longer.

02 Feb 2021

House explosion in River Falls blocks from Falcon Center

On the evening of Feb. 1 there was a house explosion in the 400 block of River Hills Road. The cause of the explosion is still being investigated, but the city of River Falls stated that it does “not appear to be criminal.” 

15 Dec 2020

UWRF community mourns death of philosophy professor 

Professor of Philosophy Imtiaz Moosa died on Saturday, Dec. 12. Moosa was hospitalized at Abbott Northwestern Medical Center in Minneapolis for a stroke on Monday, Dec. 7.

13 Nov 2020

UW-River Falls announces that all classes move online after Thanksgiving break

UW-River Falls chancellor Constance Foster announced that all classes will move to remote instruction following Thanksgiving break. This decision was made due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in both Pierce and St.Croix counties. 

02 Nov 2020

UW-River Falls cancels spring break due to COVID-19

UW-River Falls announces that spring break in 2021 will be cancelled. Faculty senate vote in favor of the cancellation and follows actions of other UW-System campuses. The cancelation is in effort to limit travel home during the semester to slow the spread of COVID-19. The last day of classes for the 2021 spring semester will be April 30. 

01 Oct 2020

UWRF lifts shelter in place order and resumes hybrid classes

As of Monday, Oct. 3 the shelter in place order on campus at UW-River Falls will be complete. Interim Chancellor Connie Foster explained the next steps that will be taken in an email to students on Tuesday, Sept. 29. “ These efforts have allowed us to slow the spread of COVID-19 and our indicators are showing positivity rates at a much more manageable level,” said Foster. 

12 Mar 2020

Coronavirus leads to class suspensions and alternative classroom methods

UWRF has made the decision Wednesday night to cancel all in-person classes until March 30. In an email sent from the chancellor to the campus community, Dean Van Galen wrote that the main priority is safety on campus.