By Rachel Gomoll The Edgewood College Student Senate’s plans for this semester include on-campus voting, bringing back doughnuts with the dean, and creating more accessible financial aid scholarships for students through Edgewood Central. Sydney Wilcox, president of the student senate, said she is excited to bring back early voting to campus. In previous elections there […]
By Kali Azzara More than 80 people have applied for the Edgewood College presidency since former President Scott Flanagan left last summer. “We are impressed with the diversity of the applications and the caliber of talented leaders who are interested in the position,” said Mary Schmoeger, one of the college board members who is leading the search for a new president. The […]
By Kenzie Carlson A total of 26 Edgewood College students this semester are already benefitting from a $450,000 grant over a three-year period from the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation. The Inclusive Internship Project is open to any Edgewood student who wants to gain the experience of an internship, while also alleviating financial burdens. Along with the […]
By Santi Elbow The Edgewood College theatre department is preparing to perform the 2005 play “columbinus,” a production based on the 1999 Columbine High School shooting. But before the theatre department was able to begin work on “columbinus,” it had to contact Edgewood security and inform them of the play’s triggering topics of mass shootings and gun control. Trigger warnings were put on […]
By Nikole Jaramillo Some beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at Edgewood College feel the administration doesn’t offer them enough support. Edgewood College is a small campus where some students find it difficult to get to know each other. The small portion of undocumented students on campus also find it difficult to […]
By Anna Hansen Following last semester’s student protest and meetings, Edgewood College administrators say they are working toward getting student voices involved in the conversation surrounding diversity. But specific dates and events are not set, said Edgewood Diversity Officer Willie Larkin. He said administrators are “piloting things” such as workshops and roundtables on diversity and inclusion. In a […]
By Jonathon Lund After 12 years and 12 volumes under the name of Edgewood Review, Edgewood College’s student creative arts magazine has rebranded as LOST/FOUND. Assistant Professor of English Adam Fell, advisor to Edgewood College’s student creative arts magazine, said the Edgewood Review under the watch of now-retired English professor David Young was a wonderful anthology […]
By Maria Chacin The Edgewood College student organization Women Empowerment held its first meeting on Feb. 10. The club – which is still in its early stages – discussed its future plans and goals. Women Empowerment President Ellie Olbinski said she was surprised by how the meeting went and is excited about what’s next. Olbinski said there was a good turnout, though not as many students attended as she […]
By Ari Ebert-Standard Update: Karen Ball did not win the school board seat. She received 24.1% of votes, according to Channel3000. Karen Ball, Edgewood College director of academic success, is running for the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) Board Seat 6. Ball, a 2005 Edgewood College graduate, said running is something she is passionate about. She announced her campaign on Jan. 2. Ball said […]
By Alyssa Allemand Margaret Noreuil, Edgewood College interim vice president for academic affairs (VPAA) and academic dean, said she hopes to “build bridges” between professional programs and the liberal arts as the college restructures into two academic schools. Noreuil, who was previously dean of the School of Nursing at Edgewood College, took over for Dean […]
