Theodore Tollefson

08 May 2019

Faculty meet to discuss liberal arts academic future at RLA event

The Reimagining the Liberal Arts initiative has been an ongoing project in the College of Arts and Sciences throughout the 2018-2019 academic year. A few panels have been hosted, featuring current UW-River Falls students and alumni speaking on the importance of a liberal arts education after college.

17 Apr 2019

Alumni speak at second RLA panel

The second panel of the Reimagining the Liberal Arts initiative hosted five alumni of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls speaking to faculty and staff about the important skills students need to bring into the workforce after they graduate with their bachelor’s degree.

13 Apr 2019

Lt. Gov. Barnes visits River Falls for budget discussion

Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor, Mandela Barnes, and Wisconsin District 10 State Senator Patty Schachtner, visited the University of Wisconsin-River Falls campus on Monday, March 18. The visit was to talk with students, faculty and community members on the importance of expanding healthcare coverage for the state of Wisconsin the biennial state budget for 2019-2021.

04 Apr 2019

Senior Thesis Art Exhibition being held in KFA

University of Wisconsin-River Falls seniors Ashley Andrews, Justine Backes, Casey Beck, Jame Cofield, Elliot Corbett, Saraphina Grimaldi, Tori Johnson, Mitchell Kile, Anjelica Kinney, Kelsey Meyer, Jeffrey Perkins, Rachel Vack, and Lauren Zimitsch will be presenting their Bachelor of Fine Arts […]

13 Mar 2019

Reimagining Liberal Arts initiative at UWRF

The Reimagining Liberal Arts is an initiative that has been put together by the University of Wisconsin-River Falls College of Arts and Sciences in order to help gain a general and collective understanding of what a liberal arts education means. This program is designed for students who are graduating with a liberal arts degree.

24 Feb 2019

Student Senate members lobby in Madison for UW System

On January 15-17, two members of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Student Government Association had the opportunity to travel to Madison, Wisconsin to lobby for the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. The two members of Student Senate who traveled to Madison were SGA President Rosie Pechous, and Oversight and Rules Director Evan Pankow.

16 Feb 2019

Staff predicts Oscar outcomes

The Academy Awards, also known to many as the Oscars, are the oldest worldwide entertainment award ceremony, going on its 91st iteration. The first award was presented back in 1929, and has been a staple of film achievement ever since. Many categories have come and gone over the years, however the Best Director category has been around since the beginning.

27 Jan 2019

Van Galen reflects on decade as chancellor

Since the turn of the 21st century, the University of Wisconsin-River Falls has had six different people as chancellor. Out of those six people, Dean Van Galen, the current chancellor of UW-River Falls, has been in the position for ten years.

17 Dec 2018

Cleveland's strange offseason sign for Twins to spend big

With Joe Mauer's massive contract of their hands, the Minnesota Twins have vital options to out spend their divisional opponents, the Cleveland Indians, in the remaining two months of the 2018-19 offseason.

13 Dec 2018

'It’s a Wonderful Life' is timeless classic for all generations

There’s a classic saying that people like saying this time of year, “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings.” Not too many students on a college campus would be hearing this though, unless they’re spending a lot of time around people in their 70s.