By Hayley Nau Faculty at Edgewood college have found creative ways to move second semester classes online during the COVID-19 outbreak. Using many different virtual tools, lessons, labs and more, faculty and students have moved to an online classroom setting. “They use a variety of live tools to engage students, ask students to share online presentations, play interactive online games related to their content areas […]
By Nikole Jaramillo Students displaced from campus will be able to return for an “optional move-out process” from April 27 to May 15, excluding weekends. There will be three time slots on each day: 8-10:30 a.m., 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., and 2-4:30 p.m. This was announced on April 21 in an email from Residence Life. According […]
By Maria Chacin and Rachel Gomoll Elections for the Student Senate Executive Board ended on April 17, at 11:00 p.m. Results were sent a few minutes later to the Edgewood College community. The following students were chosen to assume leadership positions: President: Alejandra Torres, Vice President: Shawn Padley, Clerk: Kate Martinez, Outreach Chair: Marie Treleven, […]
By Lexi DeMinter On-campus workers are being kept to a minimum at Edgewood College during the COVID-19 pandemic. Edgewood switched to virtual classes for the rest of spring to avoid the spread of COVID-19. There are still faculty and student-staff who work on campus. Ed Taylor, director of strategic communications at Edgewood College, said there are on-campus facilities that require a “presence on campus.” Business Office functions, the Mail Center, and the […]
By Kenzie Carlson Despite COVID-19 related problems, students will still receive their guaranteed internship stipends through the Inclusive Internship Project. Edgewood College understood the financial burdens that students are faced with and wanted students to find comfort in knowing their stipends still hold true even though many of the participating organizations have gone remote, cut hours, or ended completely, said Richelle Kasten, inclusive internship project coordinator. Wisconsin […]
By Rachel Gomoll Despite the pandemic and quarantine, student organizations have been active— English Association held a fundraiser, raising over $800 for the River Food Pantry. In the English Association fundraiser “Poetry for the Pantry,” EA members wrote poems for those who donated to the River Food Pantry of Dane County. The River Food Pantry established a COVID-19 emergency food fund […]
By OTE staff Edgewood College President-in-waiting Andrew Manion has declined to be interviewed by OTE until he officially takes office June 1. But he did say he is honored to be the ninth president of Edgewood College. “We will be an innovative, student-centered community committed to providing an excellent educational experience, pursuing truth, and fighting for social and economic […]
Shoutout! to the Edgewood College crew for their commitment to the community, keeping everybody moving forward during these terrible moments. The unity and fraternity are the keys to success in crisis times and Edgewood keeps us in it through a permanent communication system. My respect and appreciation for all that you are doing. -Maria Nuñez I’m grateful for the opportunity to say congratulations and farewell to the class of 2020. It has been a great honor […]
By Santi Elbow The Writing Center will be implementing WCOnline in the Fall 2020 semester. Deb Kruse-Field, the Writing Center director, has worked with the Technology Assistance Center to start testing WCOnline this spring while shifting to online tutoring during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Ever since I started in this position back in August, I’ve wanted to get an online Writing Center […]
By Alyssa Allemand The deadline for Edgewood College’s academic restructuring plan remains July 1, though the new college president, Andrew Manion, will begin on June 1. It has been decided that the college will merge its current five schools into two. The schools do not have official titles yet, but one will consist of arts and […]
