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(Whitewater Middle School submission) Throughout the week of March 1st, sixth graders at Whitewater Middle School (WMS) have been making posters, flyers, and other promotional items to spread the word about the “Iron Giraffe Challenge” in an effort to bring clean and sustainable water access to areas in South Sudan.

This fundraising effort is an extension of a sixth grade Language Arts novel unit at WMS where they read and analyzed A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park.  Throughout the unit, students created water journals which students used to document their water usage and reflect on the idea of water conservation.

In Whitewater Middle School’s first year of participating in the Iron Giraffe Challenge in 2020, students raised $1,123, thus completing the challenge of raising $1,000. As a result, the school was entered to win a number of prizes. In year two, students are hopeful and optimistic that we can make it two years in a row of completing the challenge. For more information, please visit waterforsouthsudan.org or visit Whitewater Middle School’s donation page at classy.org/team/284892.

(Walworth County submission) Programs and services for older adults and adults with disabilities play a major role in the health of our community. The Walworth County Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) is developing a 3-year plan on how best to provide the services that keep older people healthy and independent. This plan will help identify priorities and guide the ADRC staff with providing programs and services that best meet the needs of those living in Walworth County.

To help pinpoint the needs of Walworth County residents most impacted by these services, the Walworth County ADRC is requesting public input. The ADRC would like to know what Walworth County residents think is important for individuals to be as independent as possible and maintain a good quality of life as they age.

A short survey has been created to assist in capturing these thoughts. The survey is available online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ADRC2022-2025. A paper version of the survey may be requested by contacting Kyla Barrows at (262) 741-3378 or emailing kbarrows@co.walworth.wi.us  to make a request.

Learn more about the ADRC at www.co.walworth.wi.us/376/Aging-Disability-Resource-Center.

(Dwight Foster Public Library submission) Jason Miklik, MFA brings this collection of works to the Dwight Foster Public Library for the month of March. Jason is a portrait artist who also explores the nature of human portrait image making.

This collection of abstract portraits will be on display in the Jones Gallery on the second floor of the library. The library is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. The library is requiring anyone in the building to wear a mask and try to limit their visit to 30 minutes. For more on our current Covid policy go to fortlibrary.org/pandemicpolicy/. 

Jason is contributing member of the Whitewater Art Alliance, Cambridge Artists Society, and a previous show-artist at Dwight Foster Library and the Cultural Arts Center in Whitewater.

(Whitewater Food Pantry submission) Throughout the Pandemic, which put everyone in shut-down beginning last March 2020, The Whitewater Community Food Pantry, being essential, has remained open. Every precaution has been taken to keep everyone safe and healthy. Wearing masks, safe distancing and using hand sanitizer has been mandatory and still remains as such.

The Whitewater Community Food Pantry is open every Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 o’clock noon for those in need who live within the Whitewater School District. This past year we served 316 families. The Whitewater community has been very generous through this past year. Many churches, businesses, companies and private citizens have stepped up to support the Whitewater Community Food Pantry making sure the needs for all are met.

Large donations of pizzas came in weekly for over a month last summer. Farmers brought in produce; large donations of milk, cheese and yogurt came in weekly and continues still. Elizabeth Katzman made and sold signs to support dairy. With the money she made she donated ice cream, yogurt, cheese, all the fixings for baked potatoes including the potatoes, cheese spreads, crackers and butter. Stuff The Bus brought in a large donation despite the Covid Pandemic.

Companies donated turkeys for Thanksgiving and hams for Christmas.

Festival Food has been a huge supporter of the pantry donating pallets of items for which we are grateful. Walmart’s weekly donation through Feeding America has been and continues to be very appreciated for our patrons.

Feeding America out of Milwaukee offers many items for free which has been an asset for the food pantry.
We have also received a large donation of cat and dog food.

Many thanks to everyone in the Whitewater Community for your generous support. Many donations are anonymous. All donations are greatly appreciated.

— Co-Managers, Barbara Quast and Pat Chaput.

(Whitewater Public Library submission) The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library offers a new take-and-make craft kit every week! Stop in and pick up your craft kit while the library is open; no need to register! New craft videos are posted every Monday at 11:00 a.m. to the Library’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

(Whitewater Public Library submission) The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library Presents: An Evening with Michael Perry on Wednesday, March 10th at 7:00 p.m. Registration is required. Please email Emily at hplwirefdesk@gmail.com to register and receive the Zoom link.

Michael Perry is a New York Times bestselling author, humorist, playwright, and radio show host from New Auburn, Wisconsin. Perry’s bestselling memoirs include Population: 485 (recently adapted for the stage), Truck: A Love Story, Coop, Visiting Tom, Million Billion, and Peaceful Persistence. Among his other dozen titles are The Scavengers (for young readers) and his novel The Jesus Cow. Raised on a small Midwestern dairy farm, Perry put himself through nursing school while working on a ranch in Wyoming, then detoured into writing. He lives with his wife and two daughters in rural Wisconsin, where he serves on the local volunteer fire and rescue service and has a few chickens. He hosts the nationally-syndicated “Tent Show Radio,” performs widely as a humorist, and tours with his band the Long Beds. His three live humor albums include Never Stand Behind a Sneezing Cow, I Got it From the Cows, and The Clodhopper Monologues. He can be found online at www.sneezingcow.com.

We welcome everyone in the community to attend our meetings and participate in our events. If you require accommodations to make that possible for you, please call the office of the Library Director (473-0530) 72 hours prior to the meeting.

(UW-Whitewater Roberta’s Art Gallery submission) Travel abroad and explore the world without even leaving UW-Whitewater’s campus. The “8th Annual Juried Global Photo Exhibition: Our Global Travelers in These Times” is taking place at Roberta’s Art Gallery from March 3-26.

(UW-Stevens Point submission) The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point conferred degrees to nearly 500 graduates for the fall 2020 semester, including Andrew Gildner, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Forestry – Ecosystem Management.

 

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (February 23, 2021) – The following individuals from your area have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for the Fall 2020 semester. UWM is the second largest university in the State of Wisconsin, with more than 23,000 associate, undergraduate and graduate students.

Whitewater, WI

 Abigail Childs, Letters & Science Undergrad
 Sophie Dern, Associate Degree Undergraduate
 Nicole Frison, Letters & Science Undergrad
 Abigail King, Nursing Undergraduate
 Talia Olson, Letters & Science Undergrad
 Catherine Strait, Education Undergraduate
 Linda Vo, Nursing Undergraduate

(UW-W press release – March 1) Chancellor Dwight Watson today announced five finalists for the position of provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at UW-Whitewater.

An 11-member search and screen committee, co-chaired by Frank Goza, dean of the College of Letters and Sciences, and Artanya Wesley, vice chancellor for student affairs, recommended the slate of finalists to Watson after a national search.

The five candidates will visit the university and participate in public forums, offering opportunities for faculty, staff, students and community members to learn about and interact with the finalists. More information on the format and the specific dates and times of the forums — as well as the mechanism for providing feedback on the candidates — will be shared soon.

Visit the Provost Search page for more information on the position and search process.

FINALISTS (listed in the order they will visit campus)

Jeanine Gangeness

Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs – Rochester, Winona State University

Curriculum vitae >>

Visit: March 7-9

David Travis

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Student Success, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Curriculum vitae >>

Visit: March 10-12

Daniel Moon

Associate Provost for Academic and Student Affairs, University of North Florida

Curriculum vitae >>

Visit: March 14-16

John Chenoweth

Dean of the College of Business and Economics, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Curriculum vitae >>

Visit: March 17-19

La Vonne Cornell-Swanson

Associate Provost for Faculty and Student Affairs, St. Cloud State University

Curriculum vitae >>

Visit: March 21-23

Banner note: Dr. Jeff Cook is currently serving as Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor.