On The Edge News

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 […]

By Anna Hansen  John Leonard, chairperson of the Edgewood College religious studies program, says it’s not the right time to eliminate low-enrolled majors.  Leonard who has worked for Edgewood for 25 years, said it’s important for the college to evolve, but a lot of change is proposed at Edgewood.   “While everything on Earth has to change in order to live, and new academic disciplines can […]

By Alyssa Allemand    Edgewood College Faculty Association will vote on program recommendations on Nov. 11.   The vote can be vetoed by Dean Pribbenow, Edgewood College vice president for academic affairs (VPAA) and academic dean. Pribbenow’s decisions can be vetoed by interim President Sister Mary Ellen Gevelinger. Gevelinger will then bring the recommendations to the Board of Trustees meeting on […]