UW-P Alumni

The Month in Review

April is a funny month around here.  While the students are essentially winding down to the end of the semester (and some ending their undergraduate career!) a number of staff members are winding ‘up’!  We’re getting everything set for commencement and closing out the semester/year.  An Orientation has already taken place…so; really we’re already looking ahead to Fall!  (Welcome new students!!)

It’s basically a month of transition!

Today, I heard a presentation by a few Sociology/Anthropology students reporting on an alumni survey that was done in 2007.  They had a reasonable response rate of 25%, so I want to thank the folks that took the time to give them the feedback they were looking for.  It was also interesting to hear what the alumni had to say.  The information was more directly focused on the department, and it was obvious to me that the faculty there were listening to the information and would talk about how to use it! 

I appreciate the students and the department seeking information from our alumni…a valuable resource! 

I appreciate the alumni for giving these students a great learning opportunity…thanks for giving back!

On my schedule today was also a meeting to make plans for the university’s 40^th Anniversary!  We hope to have a nice array of celebratory events for you to take part in!  I'll keep you posted! (Or, send me ideas!)

A little bit of the past, some of the present, and looking toward the future!  Just another day at UW-P!

The Week in Review

Earlier this week I attended the RAMAC (Racine Area Manufacturers and Commerce) Annual Dinner.  The event features Business in Excellence Awards, and as always, there was UW-P representation!  The Business Person of the Year is Bob Toeppe '73.  Bob is President of Wisconsin Plating Works.  Congratulations, Bob!  You can see a profile about Bob on our website at http://www.uwp.edu/news/daily.communique/newstemp.cfm?personID=27&storyid=2304.

Within RAMAC there is the Racine Technology Organization which presents a Technology Partnership Award.  This award went to Alliance Enterprises for a new product they developed.  Alumna Jacquelyn Brandenburg '07 was an integral part of that project.

I also ran into other alumni at the event...It was nice to catch up with Jeff '04 and Tabitha '07.  There were others in the crowd of 428, but just not enough time to chat with everyone!

By this time you should have received your Perspective magazine in the mail.*  I hope you've read it front to back!  Don't worry, there won't be a quiz....it's just packed with lots of great info!  Please, keep us posted on anything that's new with you, so we can list it in future issues or let us know if you move, so Perspective can arrive in your new mailbox!

*If you did not receive Perspective, we must not have your current address, please use the update form on the alumni web page or email university.advancement@uwp.edu with your current info.

   

Sending off the Seniors

Our semesterly tradition called Senior Send Off took place last week!  It's our time to check in with the Seniors just before they graduate!  I have the fun part...I get to welcome them to the Alumni Association!  Usually, I also try to have a prize or something fun for them.  This time, a treasure chest with UW-P flash drives in it!  They just had to pick a key and hope that it was the one to unlock the box!  On the first day, the odds were about one in twenty.  I had one winner.  The second day, the odds got as high as 50%...and it took SEVEN tries to get a winner! 

There were a total of four winners...see the pics in the photo album and congrats to Kerry, Kim, Gadeer and my friend who didn't want her photo taken!  Congrats to ALL of the seniors...only one more month to go! 

Special thanks to the seniors who told me they are already watching the alumni website AND are reading my blog!  Yay!

Get ready world, there are over 450 Parksidians (I made that up and really like it!) about to dazzle you!  Let the countdown begin!