By Reed Schroeder Residence Life would like the students of Edgewood College to stop urinating in the sinks in their dorm rooms. In a recent email, Residence Life asked the residents of West Regina Hall to stop peeing in their sinks because it damages the pipes by clogging them with calcium. The email from Residence Life said, “The plumbing in […]
By Jena Emmert Edgewood College has publicized plans to build a new athletic campus in Fitchburg, but the state has yet to approve the plan. Approval will take up to 16 months after it’s submitted in January. In a guest column on Wisconsin State Journal, interim President Sister Mary Ellen Gevelinger referred to “promising discussions with Fitchburg officials” about purchasing 40 acres of […]
By Alyssa Allemand At a faculty meeting on Nov. 25, Dean Pribbenow, vice president for academic affairs and academic dean, announced that the college will be offering voluntary separation packages to tenure and tenure-track faculty in “areas identified through program prioritization, restructuring, and our ongoing study of enrollments and loads.” Pribbenow said Human Resources will send out emails with specific details to around 50 eligible faculty […]
By Santi Elbow Edgewood College hosted a hunger banquet on Nov. 18 to spread awareness and demonstrate how world hunger and poverty affects all social classes. Katie Lange, a freshman at Edgewood and one of the organizers of this event, said that hunger banquets “are interactive events in the way poverty and wealth and the distribution […]
By Maddie Budner Edgewood Campus School held a student gallery night with artwork by students ranging from kindergarten through Grade 8 on Friday, Nov. 9. Assistant Principal Lauren Costello, who organized the event, said the school is raising money for what they are calling a “refresh project.” “We have this beautiful building, but it looks a little dated from the inside, so […]
By Mimi Wells Gina Adams’ critically acclaimed exhibit “Its Honor Is Hereby Pledged” at Edgewood College’s art gallery Nov. 1 to Dec. 15 exposes injustices done to indigenous peoples throughout history through treaties made with white settlers sewn onto colonial quilts. David Wells, director of the Edgewood College Gallery and Ernest Hüpeden’s Painted Forest, said he is always looking for top-quality […]
By Alyssa Allemand and Jena Emmert Program prioritization and faculty layoff plans have not yet been approved despite a November 14 deadline and board of trustees meeting, leaving faculty frustrated. “We were all hoping we would be farther along,” said Interim President Sister Mary Ellen Gevelinger, “and we just aren’t.” Faculty who attended the November […]
By Alyssa Allemand Faculty voted on program prioritization recommendations at the Faculty Association meeting on Nov. 11. Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean Dean Pribbenow will bring the faculty vote to interim President Sister Mary Ellen Gevelinger, O.P., who may veto the decisions, and she will bring her proposal to the board of trustees meeting on […]
By Anna Hansen Edgewood College hosted representatives from the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County (BGCDC) to finalize their established partnership on Nov 6. The college is the first four-year institution to make the partnership. Edgewood’s involvement with the BGCDC includes the dedication of $15,000 to ensure “enriched learning and high impact practices” for scholars enrolled […]
By Hannah Devyor Edgewood College has developed its brand through the “Bring It” marketing campaign. The college is partnering with Rippe Keane Marketing to execute the project. Edgewood officials are hopeful the campaign will make incoming students aware of the educational opportunities at the college. “We have to have brand awareness,” Vice President for Enrollment Amber Schultz […]
