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8/20/2025

Don't Miss Out! Convocation on Aug. 27 

Dear Campus Community, 

Our 2025-26 Academic year is soon to begin,we ask that you please save the date and join us for Convocation on Wednesday August 27, 2025. 

Our program will include a Keynote address from Chancellor Akey and Faculty and Staff Awards.

Convocation is an excellent opportunity to re-engage with our campus community and colleagues to hear about exciting initiatives and plans for the upcoming year.

Convocation: Wednesday Aug 27, 2025

Location: Student Center Ballroom 

Program

8:30 AM- Light breakfast offerings

9:00 AM- Program Begins

For any questions, please contact the chancellor's office. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Office of the Chancellor

University of Wisconsin-Parkside

gutierrg@uwp.edu | 262-595-2211

Digital Accessibility Drop-In Hours Wednesday, Aug. 27 from 1:00-4:30, Wyllie L140-141

Do you have questions about what the new federal digital accessibility rule means for your role on campus? Are you confused about how to access training or have a question related to your particular area of work? Would you like to learn more about upcoming training and support opportunities available in the fall semester?

Please join the members of the Digital Accessibility Work Group at Wyllie L140-141, the computer labs adjacent to the Book & Brew near the library, and we’ll be here to answer your questions and walk you through your first steps in the lab. Light snacks will be available. For more information about digital accessibility and available resources, please visit this website or watch your email for further training opportunities.

Ranger Welcome Volunteer Opportunities 

It is hard to believe it is August already and that we will soon be starting the fall 2025 semester! Our Ranger Welcome program is set to kick off Sunday August 31 with Move in and runs until Friday September 5. Ranger Welcome is the oldest campus tradition at Parkside and the week is packed with events and resources to welcome new & returning students to campus. In order to ensure these programs run smoothly, we need your help!

Volunteers are needed throughout the week for a variety of tasks including the following:

• Ask Me Tables: Greeting students on the first and second day of classes and helping them find their way to classrooms and answering questions. 
• Move-In Help: Greeting and welcoming students and families at the move-in check in station, checking ID’s, and handing out welcome packets. 
• Parent/Guest Hospitality Tent: Greeting and mingling with families as they move students into Ranger Hall and Pike River Suites. Handing out water bottles and snacks. 
• Kick-Off Speaker: Helping with wayfinding to the Main Stage Theatre for our Kick-Off Speaker, Aaron K. Wilson. 
• New Student Welcome Party: Helping with distributing t-shirts, snow cones, popcorn, and general crowd control. 
• Walk Your Schedule: Walking students through the academic buildings to help them find their classrooms prior to the first day of classes. 
• Welcome Tables: Taking first day of school photos with cut-out props and handing out fruit cups. These tables are next to the Ask Me Tables in the Rita & Student Center, but also go into Ranger Hall & Pike River Suites. 

If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A044BA4AB2CA5FF2-57778760-2025/

For your time, if you are volunteering for an Ask Me Table, you will receive a FREE green Ask Me shirt if you do not already have one. If you are volunteering for a different event, you will receive a FREE green I Picked Parkside t-shirt if you do not already have one. T-shirt pick up will happen on Thursday August 28 and Friday August 29 in Admissions & New Student Services (Student Center D105) from 8:30am – 4:30pm. You will also receive additional volunteer instructions on Monday August 25 regarding your volunteer role, such as where to report and what to expect.

Admissions & New Student Services greatly appreciates your help in making Ranger Welcome a success! Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Thank you all for your time and consideration!

Caitlin Dobson

Campus Visit and

Transition Experience Manager

Mark your Calendar for Homecoming 2025!

Mark your calendars for Homecoming from Thursday, Oct. 2, through Sunday, Oct. 5. 

Join us for a weekend full of fun and family-friendly activities on campus. Activities include volunteer opportunities, a blood drive, tailgating, and a 5K.

Stay tuned for more details or contact Delanie Candela at candela@uwp.edu with any questions!

Quick Reference Guide: 

Service Animals vs. Emotional Support Animals (ESAs)

Individuals with disabilities may use a Service Animal or an Emotional Support Animal for a variety of reasons relative to a disability. 

This page linked below will serve as a quick reference guide for individuals who have questions pertaining to services animals and emotional support animals. 

Marketing and Communications Needs

Due to the high volume of requests to University Relations at this time of the year, please use the forms below to help us better track and complete requests.

2025 Fall Convocation

Aug 27 | 9-11 am | Student Center- Ballroom



The Fall 2025 Convocation will take place in the Student Center Ballroom. 

The program will include highlighting award recognition for Faculty and Staff as well as updates and presentations. 

Convocation will be from 9 AM to 11 AM

A continental breakfast will be available. 

Contact(s):

Gia Gutierrez

262-595-2211

gutierrg@uwp.edu

Homecoming 2025!

Mark your calendars for Homecoming from Thursday, Oct. 2, through Sunday, Oct. 5. 

Join us for a weekend full of fun and family-friendly activities on campus. Activities include volunteer opportunities, a blood drive, tailgating, and a 5K.

Stay tuned for more details or contact Delanie Candela at candela@uwp.edu with any questions!

UW-Parkside Receives Over $320,000 for Green Infrastructure Project

By: Emily Reed, UW-Parkside Sustainability Coordinator

Funding will support innovative stormwater management system to protect Pike River watershed and create educational opportunities

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside has been awarded a $207,426 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Sustain Our Great Lakes 2024 program. This funding, combined with a $26,395 match from the Parkside Foundation and an $89,000 grant awarded by the Fund for Lake Michigan to the community partner Root-Pike WIN, brings the total project funding to $322,821.



The project will implement a regenerative stormwater conveyance (RSC) system on the UW-Parkside campus, the first of six initiatives outlined in the university's Green Infrastructure Concept Plan. This system will feature engineered bioswales with native vegetation designed to capture and infiltrate stormwater runoff from campus parking areas before it reaches the Pike River, a direct tributary to Lake Michigan and currently listed on the EPA's impaired waters list.

Got a Minute? Take the 2025 Stormwater Survey for a Chance to Win One of Five $100 Visa Gift Cards!

Did you know that everyday actions—like skipping car maintenance, leaving trash cans uncovered in the rain, or ignoring pet waste—can contribute to water pollution? The Respect Our Waters program is interested in what you know about water-related topics such as these. Your input will help shape efforts to protect and restore freshwater resources across Southeastern Wisconsin. Complete the survey between Sept. 1 and Nov 30 at midnight and you’ll be entered to WIN one of five $100 Visa Gift Cards!

• No cost to enter
• One entry per person
• Winners notified by Dec. 6 – Gift cards mailed in time for Christmas shopping or gifting
• Must reside in an eligible municipality (list provided in link)

Learn more: respectourwaters.org

*Respect Our Waters is a program of Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to restoring and sustaining the watersheds of Southeastern Wisconsin.

Help Us Share Your News!

There’s always something exciting happening at UW-Parkside, and we need your help to spread the word! Whether it’s an upcoming event, a major achievement, a student success story, or an exciting new initiative, we want to make sure our campus and community know about it.

The Share Your News form is the easiest way to submit details about your news and updates. When you submit, our communications team reviews the information and determines the best way to amplify your message—whether that’s through the university website, social media, newsletters, or other promotional channels.

• What to Share: Events, initiatives, announcements, achievements, student and faculty highlights, and more!
• How to Submit: Complete the Share Your News form with as much detail as possible.
• Timing Matters: To ensure effective promotion, please submit your request at least three weeks before your event date.

Your stories will help showcase the great work happening at UW-Parkside this spring semester!

UW System Regent Policy 4-21 Commitment to Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression

Please take a few minutes to review the policy regarding our commitment to Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression. Please see your immediate supervisor with any questions you may have.

Have you or someone you know experienced foster care, homelessness, kinship care, or any other out-of-home care? You may be eligible to receive support through the Fostering Success program.

The mission of UW-Parkside's Fostering Success Program is to provide personalized guidance and comprehensive resources to support students with backgrounds in environments with a lack of family support, to pursue their higher education goals. Through collaborative efforts with campus resources, we promote self-sufficiency and academic excellence.

10% Discount at Smoothie King

Friendly reminder that all Parkside students, staff and faculty receive a 10% discount when showing their Ranger Card at Smoothie King located at 3667 Market Lane Ste B, Kenosha, WI 53144. Rule the Day and Go Rangers!

Improve Your "AIM"

AIM is the system that faculty and instructional academic staff use to track and record their teaching, research/scholarship/creative work and service activities, and to prepare their Annual Activity Reports. The information you provide in AIM is used to generate your profile on the UW-Parkside website. Your Dean may also use AIM data for reporting and recognition within the college.

From March 24, 2020 to March 24, 2021, there were more than 97,000 unique page visits to AIM profiles!

Save Clam Shell Containers for Parkside Community Garden!

Help our community gardeners feed food insecure students and community members by saving your clam shell containers. Bring saved containers to Anna Fabian (CBE) in Zone 2 of the Student Success and Learning Commons.

Paws to You is an employee appreciation program designed to offer gratitude to a fellow coworker. You can show them thanks and appreciation by sending them a Paw they are able to display for all to see in their email signature, and a running total of all Paws will be displayed on the Paws to You website.

Brickstone Grill & Eatery:

Saturday and Sunday | Closed

Monday – Friday | 7:30 am – 7 pm

Book & Brew:

CLOSED

The Encore:

CLOSED

Wyllie Market Featuring Chilaca & Naan Bread Pizza:

CLOSED

The Den:

CLOSED

Bear Boxes!