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UW-Whitewater Women’s Basketball to Host WIAC Semifinal Thursday, 2/27

The No. 4 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team will host a semifinal of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship (Presented by Culver’s) this Thursday, Feb. 27, against the lowest remaining seed.

Tip-off for Thursday’s game is slated for 7 p.m. inside Kachel Gymnasium.

The Warhawks (23-2 overall) are the tournament’s top seed after winning the WIAC regular season championship for the ninth time in program history with a 13-1 league record.

The winner of Thursday’s game will advance to Saturday’s final, which will take place at the home of the highest remaining seed.
 
Tickets for Thursday’s game are available online at tickets.uww.edu and at the door approximately 90 minutes prior to tip-off. Cost of admission is $9 for adults, $6 for youth and seniors, and free for WIAC students with identification.

Potential opponents for Thursday’s game include UW-Oshkosh, UW-Stout and UW-Stevens Point. No. 4 seed UW-Oshkosh hosts No. 5 seed UW-Stout Tuesday at 7 p.m., while No. 6 seed UW-Stevens Point visits third-seeded UW-La Crosse Tuesday at 6 p.m.

UW-W Awarded Nearly $2 Million Federal Cybersecurity Grant

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is one of 28 recipients of a U.S. Department of Labor grant totaling nearly $100 million through the Apprenticeship: Closing the Skills Gap grant program. The funding will support large-scale expansions of apprenticeship in industries including advanced manufacturing, healthcare and information technology.

UW-Whitewater’s award, which totals $1,999,961, will support apprenticeships in cybersecurity and related areas. The grant focuses on unemployed and underemployed Wisconsin residents — especially veterans and Native Americans — with a total of 1,600 apprentices expected to be credentialed and trained.  

The grant is a result of a collaboration among the College of Business and Economics, which houses the university’s new cybersecurity program, the Department of Computer Science in the College of Letters and Sciences, and the university’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. Brian Dennis, the director of the Cyber Security Center for Small Businesses, Roger Yin, professor of information technology and supply chain management, Kevin Kaufman, director of the Small Business Development Center, and Jiazhen Zhou, associate professor of computer science, will be among the key personnel implementing the grant.

“We are excited to provide training in the growing cybersecurity field for the people of Wisconsin,” said Kaufman. “Approximately 4,900 open jobs are unfilled in the state right now, and we hope that with this program we can provide residents with the critical training and skills they need to fill a good portion of them.”

Under the grant, the university will develop and deploy a curriculum to train and credential cybersecurity apprentices over the coming four years. The program will develop content, standards, and services aimed at filling cybersecurity jobs in Wisconsin.

As a starting point, the apprenticeship program will partner with approximately 700 private companies and public and K-12 sectors to identify where specific skills gaps exist. All 1,600 participants will be enrolled in education and training programs to prepare them for entry level positions in cybersecurity careers. In addition, the program will provide an eight-week online educational training course with weekend computer classroom experiential learning lab exercises to the recruited apprentices. After the training, the apprentices should possess the basic body of knowledge to study for the CompTIA Security+ certification, a critical industry credential.

Questions about the grant, which is expected to be active between March 1, 2020 and Feb. 29, 2024, should be directed to Brian Dennis, the director of the Cyber Security Center for Small Businesses, at dennisb@uww.edu or 262-472-3936.

Carroll University’s Fall Dean’s List Includes Maci Parrish & Maddy Elworthy

Maci Parrish and Maddy Elworthy are among the honorees on the Carroll University Dean’s list for Fall 2019.

Many colleges and universities provide the Banner the names of Whitewater students who have received academic honors. Unfortunately Carroll University indicates that they no longer provide this service. If there are other Carroll students from Whitewater who achieved this honor, please notify us at whitewaterbanner@gmail.com. The same goes for the future, not only for Carroll students, but also for any other educational institutions whose honors may not be sent to us.

Basketball Results 2/22/20 – Women: No. 4 UW-Whitewater 65, UW-Stout 56 Men: UW-Stout 84, UW-Whitewater 82

Official Basketball Box Score
Wis.-Whitewater vs Wis.-Stout
02/22/20 3:00 pm at Menomonie, WI

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VISITORS: Wis.-Whitewater 23-2,13-1 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
33 Grundahl, Aleah..... f  5-7    0-0    0-0    1  6  7   2  10  0  0  1  0  22
40 Taylor, Johanna..... c  4-7    0-0    1-2    2  7  9   2   9  4  3  2  0  34
13 Raeder, Becky....... g  5-10   3-6    6-8    0  1  1   2  19  2  5  1  0  40
14 Schumacher, Rebekah. g  3-7    3-6    0-0    1  2  3   4   9  2  1  0  0  22
15 Kieres, Veronica.... g  2-7    0-2    0-0    0  2  2   2   4  3  1  0  1  25
03 Sto. Domingo, Yssa..    3-7    1-4    0-0    0  1  1   3   7  1  0  0  3  23
22 Green, Adriana......    1-3    1-3    0-0    0  1  1   0   3  0  0  0  0   9
25 Simmons, Erika......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   2
30 Oomens, Courtney....    1-7    0-0    0-0    1  5  6   1   2  0  1  0  0  12
44 Belschner, Abby.....    0-2    0-0    2-2    1  0  1   0   2  1  0  1  0  11
   TEAM................                         1  5  6
   Totals..............   24-57   8-21   9-12   7 30 37  16  65 13 11  5  4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-30 43.3%   2nd Half: 11-27 40.7%   Game: 42.1%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  7-14 50.0%   2nd Half:  1-7  14.3%   Game: 38.1%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-4  75.0%   2nd Half:  6-8  75.0%   Game: 75.0%    1


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HOME TEAM: Wis.-Stout 15-10,6-8 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
44 Emily Jacques....... f  1-5    1-2    0-0    3  5  8   0   3  0  1  0  0  32
41 Amber Fabeck........ c  3-15   1-6    0-0    4  4  8   3   7  0  1  0  1  24
04 Becky Fesenmaier.... g  1-4    0-1    1-2    3  1  4   0   3  1  0  0  0  20
11 Shannan Watkins..... g  7-20   1-2    5-6    1  6  7   3  20  1  2  0  2  37
14 Kelsey Kainz........ g  0-2    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  1  0  0  1   6
01 Liz Oswald..........    1-5    0-3    2-4    0  1  1   0   4  1  1  0  1  23
02 Lindsey Johnson.....    1-5    1-1    0-2    5  2  7   0   3  1  0  0  1  16
10 Haylee Yaeger.......    2-2    0-0    0-0    2  0  2   1   4  0  1  0  0   9
20 Lizzy Olsem.........    3-6    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   2   6  0  2  0  0  15
21 Katie Christopherson    2-10   0-4    2-2    1  3  4   5   6  2  1  0  1  18
22 Alexa Neilitz.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0+
   TEAM................                         7  4 11             4
   Totals..............   21-74   4-20  10-16  26 28 54  14  56  7 13  0  7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  9-39 23.1%   2nd Half: 12-35 34.3%   Game: 28.4%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-9  22.2%   2nd Half:  2-11 18.2%   Game: 20.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-10 50.0%   2nd Half:  5-6  83.3%   Game: 62.5%    3


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Officials: Todd Armstrong,Tim Widiker,MJ Wagenson
Technical fouls: Wis.-Whitewater-None. Wis.-Stout-None.
Attendance:
Score by Periods                1st  2nd  3rd  4th   Total
Wis.-Whitewater...............   14   22   12   17  -   65
Wis.-Stout....................   13   12   14   17  -   56
2019-20 Women's Basketball. Round: 0. Wis.-Stout vs Wis.-Whitewater. Played at
Official Basketball Box Score
Wis.-Stout vs Wis.-Whitewater
02/22/20 3:00 pm at Whitewater, WI

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VISITORS: Wis.-Stout 6-19,2-12 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
03 TYreese Alexander... f  6-11   0-0    3-4    5  5 10   0  15  0  0  1  0  37
05 Jon Ciriacks........ f  4-10   1-4    4-4    1  5  6   5  13  3  3  1  0  24
04 Luke Geiger......... g  7-17   4-10   8-8    1  7  8   0  26  4  3  0  1  39
10 Josh Mericle........ g  3-5    0-1    3-4    0  3  3   2   9  4  1  0  2  30
23 Cliff McCray........ g  5-9    3-5    0-0    1  1  2   4  13  2  0  0  2  18
00 Jake Horton.........    0-2    0-1    1-2    1  2  3   0   1  0  0  0  0  10
01 Kyle  Jackson.......    0-2    0-1    0-0    0  2  2   1   0  1  3  0  0   8
12 Preston Briggs......    0-0    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   0   0  1  1  0  0   4
20 Marcus Hill.........    1-4    0-1    0-0    1  3  4   3   2  0  2  0  0  15
24 Kaden Koski.........    2-5    1-4    0-0    0  1  1   3   5  0  1  0  0  13
44 Brady Booth.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  1  0  0   2
   TEAM................                         2  3  5             1
   Totals..............   28-65   9-27  19-22  13 33 46  18  84 15 16  2  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-29 44.8%   2nd Half: 15-36 41.7%   Game: 43.1%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  5-13 38.5%   2nd Half:  4-14 28.6%   Game: 33.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 11-13 84.6%   2nd Half:  8-9  88.9%   Game: 86.4%   1,1


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HOME TEAM: Wis.-Whitewater 7-18,2-12 WIAC
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
15 Hunt, Breontae...... f  2-7    0-4    2-2    0  4  4   3   6  2  1  0  0  28
25 Jensen, Riley....... c  2-5    0-0    1-2    4  4  8   3   5  1  1  1  0  19
10 Spicer Jr., Ricky... g  1-1    0-0    3-4    0  1  1   1   5  2  1  0  0  25
21 Gates, Austin....... g  2-6    2-4    1-2    2  3  5   4   7  1  2  2  2  35
23 Ards, Equan......... g 21-38   4-9    3-7    4  5  9   1  49  1  0  0  0  34
11 Conaghan, Brian.....    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   3   0  1  1  0  0  12
24 Brahm, Jack.........    1-2    0-0    0-0    2  2  4   1   2  1  0  0  0   9
33 Chislom, Trevon.....    3-10   0-2    2-5    1  2  3   1   8  1  2  1  0  22
34 Martinez, Rocky.....    0-3    0-2    0-0    0  2  2   0   0  1  0  0  1  15
35 Grintjes, David.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  1  0  0   1
   TEAM................                            2  2
   Totals..............   32-73   6-22  12-22  13 26 39  18  82 11  9  4  3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 18-41 43.9%   2nd Half: 14-32 43.8%   Game: 43.8%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  5-15 33.3%   2nd Half:  1-7  14.3%   Game: 27.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-8  62.5%   2nd Half:  7-14 50.0%   Game: 54.5%    4


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Officials:
Technical fouls: Wis.-Stout-TEAM. Wis.-Whitewater-Hunt, Breontae.
Attendance: 608
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Wis.-Stout....................   42   42  -   84
Wis.-Whitewater...............   46   36  -   82
2019-20 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. Wis.-Stout vs Wis.-Whitewater. Played at W

UW-W Stages “The Addams Family Musical” this Tuesday through Saturday

The following students are members of UW-Whitewater’s production of “The Addams Family Musical.” The production runs Feb. 25-28 in Barnett Theatre in the Greenhill Center of the Arts. Curtain on Tuesday through Friday is at 7:30 p.m., and on Saturday at 2 p.m. Remaining tickets for the Friday and Saturday performances are limited.

  • Whitewater, WI: Abrya Schneeberg, who is studying Theatre, is a member of the Creative Team, serving in the role of Costume Designer (Ancestors)
  • Whitewater, WI: Jon Lotti, who is studying Theatre, is a member of the Cast, serving in the role of Lurch

The spotlight of this musical focuses on Wednesday Addams, the princess of darkness, who asks her father, Gomez, to keep the secret of her love interest from her mother, Morticia, whom he shares everything with. When The Addams Family and the family of Wednesday’s love interest meet for dinner, madness and hilarity unfold.

“This is an oddly wonderful show. Despite its Gothic tone, the Addams Family checks all of the boxes for classic, Golden-Age musical fun. Beneath the monster-movie motif burbles the familiar impetuous whirlwind of young love and the fond and affectionate misunderstandings that families can fall into,” said Bruce Cohen, director and assistant professor of theatre/dance. “Indeed, for a show that has mined the pop culture ocean so deeply for inspiration, this is also a unique story of adorable characters who are well supported with an excellent score by award-winner Andrew Lippa and a very witty book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. We have a stage full of energetic, young performers, lovely voices under Robert Gehrenbeck’s expert direction and captivating dancers translating Piper Morgan Hayes’ effervescent choreography. Thank you for joining us for all the creepy kooky, mysteriously spooky and charming, heartwarming oookiness of it all!”

For ticket information and pricing please visit tickets.uww.edu or call 262-472-2222, Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For additional information about the UW-Whitewater Theatre/Dance Department visit at uww.edu/cac/theatre-dance.

Winter Graduates from Whitewater at UW-W Listed

WHITEWATER, WI (02/18/2020)– The following students earned degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at winter commencement on December 21, 2019.

Whitewater, WI, — Jeremy Alexander graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing

Whitewater, WI, — Joseph Bullis graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education in physical education

Whitewater, WI, — Connor Calebaugh graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing

Whitewater, WI, — Stephen Carlus graduated with a Bachelor of Science in communication

Whitewater, WI, — Micheal Carter graduated with a Bachelor of Science in sociology

Whitewater, WI, — Lindsay Chase graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education in elementary education

Whitewater, WI, — Nicole Christen graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology

Whitewater, WI, — Alex Doud graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education in physical education

Whitewater, WI, — Ashley Evans graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration in human resource management

Whitewater, WI, — Elizabeth Farrey graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in history

Whitewater, WI, — Steffi Farrey graduated with an Associate of Arts and Sciences in liberal arts

Whitewater, WI, — Emmanuella Fox graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in communication

Whitewater, WI, — Luke Francis graduated with a Master of Science in applied economics

Whitewater, WI, — Mckinlee Franke graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting

Whitewater, WI, — Rhiannon Gregoire graduated with a Bachelor of Science in biology

Whitewater, WI, — Kaitlyn Guzman graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in communication

Whitewater, WI, — Moises Hernandez graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance

Whitewater, WI, — Alex Hines graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in general management

Whitewater, WI, — Tiffani Johansen graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education in elementary education

Whitewater, WI, — David Jones graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in history

Whitewater, WI, — Elliot Klim graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance

Whitewater, WI, — Alec Kretschman graduated with a Bachelor of Music in music

Whitewater, WI, — William Krupa graduated with a Bachelor of Science in biology

Whitewater, WI, — James Kuckkan graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English

Whitewater, WI, — Andrew Lambrecht graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history

Whitewater, WI, — Joseph Lemerond graduated with an Associate of Arts in liberal arts

Whitewater, WI, — Krystal Leon graduated with an Associate of Arts in liberal arts

Whitewater, WI, — Tyler Mapson graduated with a Bachelor of Science in computer science

Whitewater, WI, — Isaac McCready graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in biology

Whitewater, WI, — Christopher Micklitz graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in general business

Whitewater, WI, — Selena Mixon-Perez graduated with an Associate of Arts in liberal arts

Whitewater, WI, — Olivia Moorhouse graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism

Whitewater, WI, — Alexandra Nelson graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in international business

Whitewater, WI, — Dakota Nufer graduated with a Bachelor of Science in physics

Whitewater, WI, — Jacob Partoll graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting

Whitewater, WI, — Amanda Rados graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in communication sciences and disorders

Whitewater, WI, — Dwayne Redler graduated with an Associate of Arts in liberal arts

Whitewater, WI, — Abdoul-Aziz Savadogo graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology

Whitewater, WI, — Brenna Schultz graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in music

Whitewater, WI, — Evan Seghers graduated with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics

Whitewater, WI, — Merritt Stott graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance

Whitewater, WI, — Shelby Tienor graduated with a Bachelor of Science in political science

Whitewater, WI, — Ian Toutloff graduated with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics

Whitewater, WI, — Lori Vang graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in communication

Whitewater, WI, — Colleen Weisbrod graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education in physical education

Whitewater, WI, — Carmen Wells graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Music in music

Whitewater, WI, — Kayla White graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in political science

Whitewater, WI, — Zachary Wussow graduated with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics

More than 757 graduates crossed the stage at Kachel Fieldhouse. The ceremony recognized 82 undergraduates from the College of Arts and Communication, 226 from the College of Business and Economics, 149 from the College of Education and Professional Studes and 198 from the College of Letters and Sciences. Of the 647 undergraduate degrees awarded, 13 were completed online. The School of Graduate Studies awarded 110 degrees, including 100 master’s degrees and 10 doctorates.

The graduating class included 51 veterans, 13 international students and 147 nontraditional undergraduate students, defined as students who are 25 years of age or older. In addition, 57 self-identified students with disabilities received degrees.

UW-Oshkosh Honors Earned by Hannah Allen & Lizbeth Rodriguez

 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh officials have announced students who qualified for the University Dean’s List and Honor Roll in the fall of 2019 across its three campuses (Fond du Lac, Fox Cities and Oshkosh).

To qualify for the honor roll on UW Oshkosh campuses, a student must take at least 12 credits and earn a grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.3 (out of a possible 4.0). Those with a GPA of 3.75 or better qualify for the Dean’s List.

Whitewater, WI

 Hannah Allen, Dean’s List
 Lizbeth Rodriguez, Honor Roll

Kari Heidenreich Named UW-W Legislative Liaison

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor’s Office has announced that Kari Heidenreich, the chief of staff for Chancellor Dwight C. Watson, has been named as legislative liaison for the campus effective Feb. 1, 2020.

“I am pleased that Kari has agreed to take on this critical role in addition to her work as the chief of staff,” said Watson. “Since the departure of our previous legislative liaison in early 2019, she has been leading our government relations efforts, including annual events such as Coffee at the Capitol and our Legislative Breakfast, and coordinating legislator visits. We are proud of our strong relationships with state legislators and other state and local government leaders, and look forward to forging even stronger partnerships.”

Heidenreich has served in the Office of the Chancellor since 2015, and has worked at UW-Whitewater since 2012. She has more than 20 years of customer service experience in both the public and private sectors.

Heidenreich earned a B.S. in public policy and administration with an emphasis in legal studies from UW-Whitewater in 2015 and is currently completing an executive education certificate program in change management from Michigan State University.

Buffalo Gives Lance Leipold 5-year Contract Extension

AMHERST, N.Y. — Former Warhawks football coach Lance Leipold has agreed to a new five-year contract with the University at Buffalo for the second consecutive season, this time after leading the Bulls to their first bowl victory in school history. Leipold’s new contract runs through the 2024 season, extending his previous deal by one year.

For the complete story on espn.com, click here.