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 […]
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 […]
By Anna Hansen Feb. 9, 2021 Edgewood began testing its student athletes who are going to compete this spring for COVID-19 on Feb. 4. Edgewood College President Andrew Manion told OTE in an email that the main purpose of testing athletes is to prevent the spread of COVID from one campus to another during competitions. […]
By Jenna Sanchez Jan. 27, 2021 After my first week of Fall semester, I was scared. I was scared that I wouldn’t find anyone else who looked like me or reminded me of home. The Multicultural Student Lounge was a place I found peace in after my 12 o’clock Spanish class with a Clif Bar […]
By Nora-Kathleen Berryhill Jan. 16, 2021 In 2018, Katherine Gehl and Austin Ramirez worked together to create Democracy Found. Their proposed Final-Five Voting™ system would combine an open “top five primary” and a ranked-choice general election where voters can rank up to five candidates. This past November, OTE met with Democracy Found’s executive director Sara […]
By Anna Hansen Dec. 19, 2020 Edgewood College has canceled 17 low-enrolled course offerings for the spring 2021 semester. The cancellations stem from a top-down mandate changing Edgewood’s student-to-faculty ratio from 8-to-1 to 15-to-1. Edgewood College President Andrew Manion said this change is routine for the college. “The practice of canceling low-enrolled sections is not […]
