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By Alyssa Allemand and Jena Emmert Edgewood College has circulated another round of voluntary separation incentive payments (VSIPs) to continue erasing the 2019-20 $6.1 million deficit.   The college announced VSIPs for Spring 2020 on May 1. Nine packages were offered this round.  Faculty were to apply for VSIPs by May 13, said Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) Margaret Noreuil at a […]

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Edgewood College cancelled the commencement ceremonies scheduled for the weekend of May 16. 2020 graduates are instead invited to the 2021 ceremony and can arrange private ceremonies with president-elect Andrew Manion this summer. Here are some thoughts from this spring’s graduates. Hello fellow Edgewood College community,  To put very simply, since […]

By Santi Elbow I started working with On The Edge News when I was a sophomore at Edgewood College in 2016 through a partnered paid internship with the Cutting Edge Program. Over the course of the four years I have worked with OTE, I have covered various topics for different articles. I built connections with […]

By Santi Elbow and Alyssa Allemand  The Cutting Edge Program has put together a video to honor its graduating students. The video will be sent on May 15 for students and their families to watch at their convenience.   All Cutting Edge graduates were asked to send a reflection of their time at Edgewood College. “Each of those speeches will be highlighted in the video,” […]

By Maria Chacin Despite the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, Edgewood College Vice President for Enrollment Amber Schultz says the college’s Fall 2020 enrollment numbers are still better than they were a year ago.   “In the enrollment world, it’s always hard to know the exact impact on Fall until a few days after the semester has started,” said Schultz. “Right […]

By Anna Hansen Edgewood students are asking the college to consider partial tuition refunds following the campus’s switch to online classes spring semester. Ciara Smith, finance chair of the Edgewood College Student Senate, has started a petition in hopes administration will consider these refunds. The petition currently has 77 views and 12 signatures. Student petitions […]

By Alyssa Allemand Current Edgewood sophomore Kaya Mondry has been selected as one of 119 Ernest F. Hollings undergraduate scholars. This scholarship is awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which is a sub-organization of NASA.  The NOAA website says that “scholars receive a two-year academic scholarship for their junior and senior years, […]

On The Edge is proud to announce we have earned six awards at the 2019 Wisconsin Newspaper Association Collegiate Better Newspaper Contest. Three of the awards are first-place.  Awards First place: Breaking News Reporting for the series “Planned Parenthood controversy divides Catholic college” (Alyssa Allemand, editor; Robin Gee, media editor; Anna Hansen, assistant editor; Jena Emmert, […]

By Jena Emmert Seniors graduating this spring will not be walking the stage until May 2021, according to an email sent this afternoon from Interim President Sister Mary Ellen Gevelinger.   The class of 2020 has been invited to return for the May 2021 ceremony, where they can be honored alongside the graduating class of 2021. “We will […]