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More learning, More Earning, particularly in STEM fields

DataPoints: More education, more earnings, but…. iStock BY MATTHEW DEMBICKI OCTOBER 13, 2021    PRINT In general, the higher the degree earned, the higher the earnings. For example, an associate degree increases lifetime earnings over a high school diploma by 25%, according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. Two-year degree holders earn a median of $2 million during their lifetimes, averaging $50,000 annually. However, factors such as field of study and occupation play a role in earnings. […] https://www.neweraonline.org/news/more-learning-more-earning-particularly-in-stem-fields/

Criminal justice faculty finds positive signs in alumnus’ teen sexting intervention program

Bryan Wright '09, created a teen sexting intervention program and reconnected with the UW Oshkosh criminal justice department to test its effectiveness.

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https://uwosh.edu/today/100192/criminal-justice-faculty-finds-positive-signs-in-alumnus-teen-sexting-intervention-program/

As UWO hosts Regents, Chancellor stresses significance of ‘affordable, accessible’ higher ed

Amid a fall full of sesquicentennial celebrations, UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andy Leavitt and the university community welcomed the UW System Board of Regents to the Oshkosh campus for its two-day October meeting.

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https://uwosh.edu/today/100112/as-uwo-hosts-regents-chancellor-stresses-significance-of-affordable-accessible-higher-ed/

FVTC Foundation Reaches a Giving…

Fox Valley Technical College Foundation, Inc. has reached a milestone by giving out more than $10 million in scholarships... https://www.fvtc.edu/news/story/fvtc-foundation-reaches-a-giving-milestone

WiSys names UW-Green Bay’s Susan Gallagher-Lepak ‘Innovation Champion’

By Alicia Artus  |  Success Stories, News, Press Releases  |  UW-Green Bay GREEN BAY—Dr. Susan Gallagher-Lepak’s work expanding opportunities for students and facilitating innovation in the UW-Green Bay community make her a 2021 WiSys Innovation Champion. The WiSys award recognizes UW System leaders, faculty, staff, students or community partners who have played an integral role in building a culture of innovation at a UW System regional institution. ADVOCATE FOR STUDENT INNOVATION Even before becoming the Dean of the College of Health, Education and Social Welfare, Gallagher-Lepak found […] https://www.neweraonline.org/news/wisys-names-uw-green-bays-susan-gallagher-lepak-innovation-champion/

Chancellor Alexander’s Installation commentary is an invitation to change in higher education

Chancellor Michael Alexander’s Installation message: Northeast Wisconsin Needs a Healthy Educational Ecosystem to Thrive and Rise BY SUE BODILLY · SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 Chancellor Michael Alexander, Interim UW System President Tommy Thompson point to region’s changing needs, opportunities that higher education must meet Green Bay, Wis.—Leaders from Wisconsin’s education, business, non-profit and government communities, including Interim UW System President Tommy Thompson, gathered today for the formal investiture of Michael Alexander as the seventh chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The event, filled with academic tradition […] https://www.neweraonline.org/news/chancellor-alexanders-installation-commentary-is-an-invitation-to-change-in-higher-education/

Hands-on Training at the Crack of Dawn

FVTC students in Natural Resources program volunteer to help band waterfowl. https://www.fvtc.edu/news/story/hands-on-training-at-the-crack-of-dawn

UW Oshkosh hosts an Evening with President Thompson Oct. 6

The public is invited to An Evening with President Thompson hosted by UW Oshkosh from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6.

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https://uwosh.edu/today/99915/uw-oshkosh-hosts-an-evening-with-president-thompson-oct-6/

UWO’s new Whitburn Center for Governance and Policy Research set to strengthen Wisconsin’s ‘good government’ tradition

UW Oshkosh’s new Whitburn Center for Governance and Policy Research seeks to reinvigorate Wisconsin’s “good government” tradition by embodying the public service ideals of its founding benefactor, alumnus Gerald Whitburn ’66.

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https://uwosh.edu/today/99780/uwos-new-whitburn-center-for-governance-and-policy-research-set-to-strengthen-wisconsins-good-government-tradition/

Doors Open for the 2021 Open House

We're excited to welcome future students on campus again this October for our in-person Open House. https://www.fvtc.edu/news/story/doors-open-for-the-2021-open-house