WiSys-led partnership wins $1 million NSF grant to make Wisconsin a global leader in sustainable ag | |
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A Wisconsin partnership led by WiSys, a supporting foundation of the University of Wisconsin System that sparks research, innovation and entrepreneurship across the state, has been awarded $999,911 from the U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines (“NSF Engines”) program.

The NSF Engines Development Award, “NSF Engines Development Award: Advancing Sustainable Agriculture in Wisconsin,” will support a partnership of 30 organizations from across the state as they lay the groundwork to develop an ambitious, effective and credible regional innovation engine' that harnesses the region's talent and intellectual capital to make Wisconsin a global leader in sustainable agriculture.
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A Record-Breaking Year for Parkside Day | |
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On April 26, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside celebrated its fifth annual Parkside Day, a day of giving and activities in support of the university, with presenting sponsor HARIBO of America. This year, 1,946 individuals across the nation participated in the day through donating, volunteering, and attending events. Parkside Day generated $220,046 in donations to scholarships, athletics, and programs of the university from 1,139 donors.

The number of donors and dollars raised – 1,139 individuals and businesses making financial contributions – is significant to UW-Parkside, as the highest dollar amount and number of donors to date for the annual Parkside Day.
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UW-Parkside Student Wins Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship | |
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University of Wisconsin-Parkside student Ashli Rose has earned a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study at Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand during the Spring 2024 semester. Rose is majoring in environmental studies with a minor in economics and a concentration in policy. She is from Racine, WI.
The Gilman Scholarship Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State provides students with up to $5,000 in aid towards study abroad program costs. This competitive national scholarship attracts thousands of applications each year and requires students to submit an essay outlining how study abroad will benefit them as well as their home communities.
The Gilman program, which is implemented by the Institute of International Education, “enables American students to gain proficiency in diverse languages and cultures, skills that are critically important to their academic and career development.”
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A Decade of RUSCH at UW-Parkside | |
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By: Chase Fisk, CNHS External Relations & Marketing Graduate Assistant
The Rural and Urban Scholars in Community Health (RUSCH) program, run by the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, encourages pre-medical students and future healthcare professionals and physicians to consider career pathways in rural and underserved areas. This program provides pre-medical students of UW-Parkside with an opportunity to assist in research with the UW-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health as well as gain public health internship experiences in rural and urban areas that are often hard to come by for many undergraduate students.
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Open Nominations: 2023 Outstanding Women of Color and Dr. P.B. Poorman Awards | |
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We are excited to announce open nominations for two important honors to be awarded by UW System: (1) the Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award and (2) the Dr. P.B. Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LGBTQ+ People!
You may submit a letter of recommendation to nominate a well-deserving colleague for either award. UW-Parkside will put forth one individual for each honor. Please see the guidelines for each honor from UW System. All nominations should be sent to Trina Patterson at patterst@uwp.edu by 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 1.
Take advantage of this opportunity to nominate a well-deserving colleague who makes a difference within the institution or the community. Feel free to contact Trina if you have any questions.
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Faculty and Staff Save the Date: In-Service Day Aug. 30! | |
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UW-Parkside is excited to host the first annual In-Service day on Aug. 30 2023. All faculty and staff are invited and highly encouraged to attend. Watch out for more information regarding registration in the coming weeks.
The tentative schedule is:
- Convocation (8:30-10:00, ballroom)
- Keynote speaker (10:30-12:00, ballroom)
- Free Catered Lunch (12:00-1:00, ballroom)
- Breakout session 1 (1:15-2:15, various sites)
- Breakout Session 2 (2:30-3:30, various sites)
Keynote Speaker Dr. Brittany Williams is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration at the University of Vermont. She is a researcher, speaker, and author on issues of social justice and race in higher education. Dr. Wiiliams is a regular guest speaker at UW-Parkside’s Summer Institute.
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Let us know: Communications Needs | |
Effective immediately, please submit any requests or inquiries about stories, press releases, social media posts, or other communication needs through the Let Us Know form and we will respond as soon as possible. Thank you for understanding! | |
Marketing and Design: Project Forms | |
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Greetings from University Marketing and Design!
We have recently become a department of two staff and four students and had to make some adjustments. We need your help. Please use our Marketing and Design Project Request Forms and build a two week turnaround into your planning. There are four forms to provide a streamlined completion process. Just pick the one that seems closest to your needs.
If you have any questions, send us an email at umad@uwp.edu.
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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!

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Updated Policy 99: Recognized Name, Gender, and Pronouns | |
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In Spring 2023, UW-Parkside adopted the Recognized Name, Gender, and Pronoun policy which is an update of the Preferred Name policy (policy 99). Beginning August 2023, students will be able to submit this information via their SOLAR Student Homepage. Faculty and staff will be able to submit this information via Workday beginning in Fall of 2024 (tentative). Any Faculty or Staff who wish to update their information may do so in HRS under the personal information tab. At this time, UW-Parkside has limited access to this data.
This information will be pushed to additional platforms as appropriate. Please review the website for a list of software as it becomes available. Student pronouns will be available on class rosters in SOLAR and in Canvas starting in Fall 2023.
The current policy can be found in the Employee Handbook (revised policy coming soon)- https://www.uwp.edu/explore/offices/humanresources/emphandbook.cfm
Additional information will be provided throughout the summer. A webpage has been created to keep everyone informed as we work through this implementation - https://www.uwp.edu/live/offices/studentaffairs/namegenderpronouns.cfm
UW Parkside is committed to fostering an environment of inclusiveness and supporting student and employees' preferred form of self-identification. Please reach out to Human Resources (262-595-2204 or hr@uwp.edu) with any questions and/or for help in exploring pronouns and other dynamics of gender inclusive language.
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May graduation is coming up and we wanted to reach out to our soon-to-be alumni to hear about their success. If you know student who were hired before graduation, we want to share their story and highlight them on UW-Parkside’s social media accounts! Email us at alumni@uwp.edu for an opportunity to be featured. | |
Chancellor’s Office Hours | |
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Chancellor’s Office Hours for the Spring:
- Wednesday, May 17 12:00-1:00
If you would like to set up a time to talk with Chancellor Ford, email Rachel Stevenson stevensr@uwp.edu
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New Ethics and Compliance Website | |
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The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is committed to upholding our core institutional values, including a commitment to behaving in an ethical manner and treating all people with respect.
All members of our community are expected to fulfill ethical and other professional standards at all times. Additionally, we abide by federal, state, and other regulations in addition to policies set forth by the UW System Board of Regents and the University.
The following workplace conduct expectations apply to all UW System Employees:
- Be fair and respectful to others.
- Protect and preserve UW System resources.
- Act ethically and with integrity.
- Contribute to a safe and healthy workplace.
- Promote a culture of compliance.
As members of the UW-Parkside community, it is important to remain aware of the obligation to report suspected wrongdoing that adversely affects our community. The University is committed to providing an environment that encourages the disclosure of violations of law, policy, and other standards to the Parkside administration, while protecting from reprisal employees who make good-faith disclosures of suspected wrong conduct occurring at the University.
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Ranger Wellness and Fitness! | |
The Ranger Wellness and Fitness committee would like to invite you to join us for planned wellness activities on campus. Check out the activities and more using the link below. | |
Men's Health by KeproTM
June 16 l 11 am-12 pm
Men today have the ability to take action in living longer, healthier lives. Unfortunately, many men today are making poor choices that are leading to increased health risk factors. This class will emphasize the importance of preventive measures for men's health, the current societal barriers to men seeking health care, and provide vital resources for participants to use in creating an action plan with clear steps for success.
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Congratulations to Connie Minton for winning the Ranger Fitness and Wellness gift basket. Thank you to the CNHS team for their generosity for putting together the gift basket for this drawing.
For those who completed three or more campus wellbeing activities, you will be entered into a gift basket drawing on July 31, 2023! If you would like to enter your name, contact Dalinda Galaviz, galaviz@uwp.edu. Good Luck!
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The University of Wisconsin-Parkside seeks to live the Wisconsin Idea as an authentic community partner and steward of place as well as an effective laboratory for its students to learn through community engagement. By signing the Campus Compact Civic Action Statement in November 2015, Chancellor Deborah Ford pledged to develop a plan that deepens and strengthens the campus commitment to community engagement and provides guidance for implementation of action steps to do so. The plan was created through the efforts of a team of faculty, staff, administrators, and community partners who collected input and feedback during 2016. This included focus groups, facilitated discussions, and surveys of students, faculty, staff, and community members. | |
Administrative Transformation Program (ATP) Updates | |
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ATP will conduct Readiness Workshops on a variety of topics monthly, through go-live in July 2024. The Time + Absence for University & Academic Staff is now available for all UW faculty and staff to view with a UW login. Access to the presentation slides and list of Workday terms can be found here as well.
Next Month's ATP Workday Walkthrough, Learning Management, will be held on Thursday, June 8 from 3-4 p.m.
During the session we got a look at the absence calendar, which offers a new click-and-drag feature that will allow us to easily enter and monitor our own requests, as well as view planned time off for our teams. If you are University or Academic Staff who will be reporting time and time off this will be an important session for you to attend. Stay tuned for the recording.
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Support Parkside Athletics! Grab the gear on Amazon! | |
Freshwater Collaborative Updates | |
The Freshwater Opportunities Bulletin is published the first Wednesday of each month. It
provides information about upcoming conferences, employment opportunities, collaborative courses and experiences, and other water-related opportunities for students, faculty, and staff at UW System institutions.
Please share these opportunities widely on our campus. Visit their website for the latest opportunities: freshwater.wisconsin.edu.
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Paws to You is an employee appreciation program designed to offer gratitude to a fellow coworker. Maybe they helped you complete a task or project and it made a large impact on the outcome. 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 here on the Paws to You website. So what are you waiting for? | |
Save Clam Shell Containers for Parkside Community Garden! | |
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Help our community gardeners feed food insecure students and community members by saving your clam shell containers. Bring saved containers to Alex Hobbs in the Student Success and Learning Commons. Thank you!
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HR Update: Summer Flex Program | |
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We are pleased to announce the return of the Summer Flexible Schedule program! Effective June 5, 2023 - August 11, 2023, employees may opt to work a flexible schedule. A flexible schedule must be approved by your supervisor.
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Summer Dining Hours at the Brickstone Grill & Eatery (May 15 – July 28) | |
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Monday – Friday: 9am – 2pm
Weekly Grill Specials! Wednesdays 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Summer Wednesday Grillin’ Specials Are Back
Starting Today May 17th at the Brickstone Grill & Eatery
Grill Deal comes with a bag of chips and fountain soda!
Choice of Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Pickle, Cheese
Stadium Dog $6.49
Brat $7.29
Burger $6.39
Veggie Burger $5.79
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African American Student Open House

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May 20 | 9 AM - 1 PM
African American Student Open House is a visit day for African descent prospective students and their families to meet current students and staff to discover the many real and amazing reasons to Be at Parkside. Attend key informational workshops on things like cost, hear a keynote speaker, engage with a student panel, and receive a campus tour.
Please email/call Joseph Young with any questions - youngj@uwp.edu - 262-595-2496.
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2023 UW-Parkside Faculty, Staff, and Retiree Picnic | |
May 18 | 4-6 pm |
Student Center Terrace
Travel Down Memory Lane. We will highlight our accomplishments and honor our current retirees for the 2022-2023.

- 2022-2023 accomplishments
- Honor our current retirees in 2022-2023
- Receive a gift donated by Educators Credit Union
- Door Prizes and more
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May PARKSIDEGEAR.COM Deals | |
June PARKSIDEGEAR.COM Deals | |
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