By OTE Staff April 18, 2021 On The Edge (OTE) Advisor and Department of English Instructor Pat Simms died of cancer April 5, 2021. Simms was 75 years old, and we will deeply miss her presence in our newsroom and our lives. She spent more than 40 years as one of the Wisconsin State Journal’s […]
By Mandy Scheuer April 14, 2021 When I read that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services opened the COVID-19 vaccine to Group 1B on March 1, it piqued my curiosity. I had considered trying to get vaccinated but I had to think about it before I made a final decision. Group 1B includes everybody who […]
By Rebecca Dickman April 8, 2021 Edgewood’s Office of Student Inclusion and Involvement (OSII) focused its March Women’s History Month programming on empowering and educating students in gender equity. Events such as online scavenger hunts, movie nights, and Easter-grams were offered in a mix of online and in-person formats, which highlighted women’s issues. Hollie McCrea […]
By Pierce Doyle March 3, 2021 Because the search for a Vice President for Mission, Values, and Inclusion has been extended, two well-known college leaders Tony Garcia and John Leonard have been appointed to take on the role together in the interim. “We’re tag-teaming this work for the semester. And, in the meantime, there’s this […]
By Anna Hansen March 1, 2021 Edgewood College will be in-person and on-campus for the Fall 2021 semester. President Andrew Manion said late Monday in an email to OTE that a Fall 2021 Task Force will prepare the campus for in-person teaching in most classrooms and in-person student services on campus. “I have asked (the […]
By Zack Moncrieff Feb. 28, 2021 The Vilas Neighborhood Association gave a thumbs down to the Vilas Park Master Plan for procedural reasons, a move that could slow down changes to the most visited park on the West Side. Edgewood community members frequent the park for outdoor meetings, stress relief, exercise, and other forms of […]
By Anna Hansen Feb. 28, 2021 The challenges of COVID-19 didn’t stop the college’s Black History Month programming this year, and a leader of the effort said those barriers brought innovations that will make future programs more inclusive for students. “Our Black History Month programming aligns with our commitment to support students from underrepresented communities […]
Feb. 26, 2021 For over thirty years, the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program has been protecting public land in Wisconsin, preserving the quality of our water, funding environmental nonprofits throughout the state, and maintaining state parks and outdoor recreation. The program had been renewed every ten years with widespread support throughout Wisconsin across party lines and regions—until […]
By Mandy Scheuer Feb. 24, 2021 COVID restrictions didn’t stop the Office of Student Involvement and Inclusion (OSII) from welcoming back students after winter break with safe gatherings. The office also is offering activities for Black History Month in the next few weeks. Nikki Charlestin, coordinator for Student Engagement and Leadership, led the Bring it […]
By Anna Hansen Feb. 24, 2021 Edgewood’s Theatre Department held its first diversity panel Feb. 17. The event, a virtual roundtable, was planned and hosted by Alan Lau-Brown, a senior studying theater at Edgewood. Guests featured on the panel included Laura McMillan, an Edgewood alum who now serves as the education manager at Children’s Theatre […]
