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The U.S. Census Bureau is ramping up its national recruiting efforts to hire up to 500,000 temporary, part-time census takers for the 2020 Census in communities across the country to reach its goal of more than 2 million applicants.

The positions offer competitive pay, flexible hours, paid training, and weekly paychecks. To determine the pay rate in a specific area, learn more about these positions, or apply for one of the temporary jobs, visit 2020census.gov/jobs.

“Whether you’re looking to earn some extra cash, pay down your student debt, or offset holiday season spending, our part-time positions are a great way to do that,” said Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham. “What better way to earn some extra money and help shape the future of your community for the next 10 years than with the 2020 Census?”

Anyone age 18 and older, such as recent high school graduates, college students, veterans, retirees, military spouses, seasonal workers and people who are bilingual are highly encouraged to apply. People who already have jobs and want to earn extra income evenings and weekends are also encouraged to apply. The selection process begins this month, with paid training occurring in March and April. After paid training, most positions work between May and early July.

In addition, the Census Bureau released a new interactive map to help partners and job seekers identify areas where hiring is taking place. The Census Bureau needs more applicants in all 50 states, especially in Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The Census Bureau makes every effort to hire locally so census takers are familiar with the neighborhoods they are assigned to work.

“Aside from Puerto Rico, that has already received enough applicants to fill all jobs in the Commonwealth, every other area throughout the nation needs more applicants right now,” said Timothy Olson, Census Bureau associate director for Field Operations. “With low unemployment, the Census Bureau is taking extraordinary efforts to attract enough applicants to fill nearly 500,000 positions this spring.”

Census takers are critical for their communities during the 2020 Census — going door to door to collect responses from households who have not responded online, by phone or by mail.

 “Our aim is to reach interested applicants right now, inform them of updated pay rates in their area, and get them into the applicant pool to be considered for these critical jobs,” said Olson. “The hiring process occurs in stages, and we are encouraging everyone to apply right now before selections begin in January and February. Most census taker jobs begin training and work this spring.”

The U.S. Constitution mandates that a census of the population be conducted every 10 years. Census statistics are used to determine the number of seats each state holds in the U.S. House of Representatives and inform how state, local and federal lawmakers will allocate billions of dollars in federal funds to local communities every year for the next 10 years.

For more information about the 2020 Census, visit the Census Bureau website.  

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Southwestern, south-central, northwestern, central and north-central Wisconsin recruiting events: 11 – 18 January 2020:

Date	Time	Location	Address
Saturday, Jan. 11	9 a.m. – Noon	Whitewater Winter Market	431 W. Center St.Whitewater, WI
Saturday, Jan. 11	11 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Red Barn Tavern	7539 N County Rd. MEvansville, WI
Saturday, Jan. 11	1 p.m. – 4 p.m.	Mineral Point Library	137 High Street Suite 2Mineral Point, WI
Saturday, Jan. 11	5:30 p.m.	Mount Cavalry Church – Movie Night	2940 Mineral Point AveJanesville, WI
Monday, Jan. 13	9 a.m. – 1 p.m.	Job Center of Wisconsin – Wisconsin Rapids	320 W Grand Ave.Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Monday, Jan. 13	10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	Cambridge Community Library	191 Spring Water AlleyCambridge, WI
Monday, Jan. 13	2 p.m. – 4 p.m.	Sun Prairie Public Library	1350 Linnerud DriveSun Prairie, WI
Tuesday, Jan. 14	11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.	Woodson YMCA –The Landing	707 N. 3rd St.Wausau, WI
Tuesday, Jan. 14	2 p.m. – 4 p.m.	Johnson Public Library	131 E. Johnson St.Darlington, WI
Wednesday, Jan. 15	1 p.m. – 2 p.m.	Shawano County Job Center	607 E. Elizabeth St.Shawano, WI
Wednesday, Jan. 15	3 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.	South Madison Library	2222 S Park St.Madison, WI
Thursday, Jan. 16	3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.	Owen-Withee High School	832 W. 3rd St.Withee, WI
Friday, Jan. 17	8 a.m. – 4 p.m.	Eau Claire County Government Center	721 Oxford Ave.Eau Claire,WI
Saturday, Jan. 18	9 a.m. – Noon	Whitewater Winter Market	431 W. Center St.Whitewater, Wi

Robert O. Giblin, Media Specialist – Wisconsin
U.S. Census Bureau
Chicago Region
M:  920-573-5263
Robert.o.giblin@2020census.gov
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The following students were named to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Dean’s List for the 2019 fall semester:

– Whitewater, WI: Nathan Feeney

– Whitewater, WI: Jessica Gardner

– Whitewater, WI: Lindsey Persinger

– Whitewater, WI: Gage Sugden

– Whitewater, WI: Courtney Decker

– Whitewater, WI: Jessica Dittner

– Whitewater, WI: Jamison DuClos

– Whitewater, WI: Elizabeth Farrey

– Whitewater, WI: Tyler Hill

– Whitewater, WI: Jacob Hollenbeck

– Whitewater, WI: Abigail Galindo Strzyzewski

– Yiwu, China: Yingying Lin

– Whitewater, WI: Jacob Partoll

– Whitewater, WI: Daniela Porras

– Whitewater, WI: Amanda Rados

– Whitewater, WI: Kailey Reynolds

– Whitewater, WI: Jonathan Roberts

– Whitewater, WI: Jacob Stricker

– Whitewater, WI: Gwenna Yakes

– Whitewater, WI: Serra-Maire Anderson

– Whitewater, WI: Bridget Lynch

– Whitewater, WI: Anthony DeRose

– Whitewater, WI: Kira Elmer

– Whitewater, WI: Mackenzie Freeman

– Whitewater, WI: Carlie Gard

– Whitewater, WI: Kyle Graff

– Whitewater, WI: Kelsey Herold

– Whitewater, WI: Abigail Hummel

– Whitewater, WI: Tessa Jaskolski

– Whitewater, WI: Benjamin Lamberty

– Whitewater, WI: Andie Laube

– Whitewater, WI: Kelly Mandry

– Whitewater, WI: Tyler Marinkovic

Whitewater, WI: Isaac McCready

– Whitewater, WI: Molly Micheal

– Whitewater, WI: Sean Murphy

– Whitewater, WI: Kelly O’Hara

– Whitewater, WI: Ryon Riggan

– Whitewater, WI: Rebekah Schumacher

– Whitewater, WI: Ryder Sigler

– Whitewater, WI: Graham Soetenga

– Whitewater, WI: Madisen Stender

– Whitewater, WI: Autumn Tracy

– Whitewater, WI: Chase Trickey

– Whitewater, WI: Samuel Wanezek

– Whitewater, WI: Megan Wicke

– Whitewater, WI: Nicole Zajakowski

– Whitewater, WI: Drew Larsen

– Whitewater, WI: Benjamin Bernasek

– Whitewater, WI: Gracie Blechl

– Whitewater, WI: Ashley Bueschel

– Whitewater, WI: Connor Calebaugh

– Whitewater, WI: Garrett Calebaugh

– Whitewater, WI: Abimelec Cano

– Whitewater, WI: Grace Ejnik

– Whitewater, WI: Adrienne Elvord

– Whitewater, WI: Adam Fowler

– Whitewater, WI: Andrea Fox

– Whitewater, WI: Kyle Grotenhuis

– Whitewater, WI: Chelsea Harris

– Whitewater, WI: Nick Jelich

– Whitewater, WI: David Jones

– Whitewater, WI: Elijia Knight

– Whitewater, WI: Sean Krupa

– Whitewater, WI: Farit Kuri-Azamar

– Whitewater, WI: Max Lehner

– Whitewater, WI: Bailey McDonald

– Whitewater, WI: Sidney Moerchen

– Whitewater, WI: Hope Montey

– Whitewater, WI: Miriam Navejas

– Whitewater, WI: Anai Parker

– Whitewater, WI: Billie Jo Parker

– Whitewater, WI: Brodie Peyer

– Whitewater, WI: Brianna Pope

– Whitewater, WI: Peyton Penner

– Whitewater, WI: Emma Sellnow

– Whitewater, WI: Olimpia Soto

– Whitewater, WI: Whitney Treder

– Whitewater, WI: Hannah Tuinstra

– Whitewater, WI: Armon Ware

– Whitewater, WI: Cole Weber

– Whitewater, WI: Turner Wedge

– Whitewater, WI: Anna Yeazel

– Whitewater, WI: Komi Yenkey

– Whitewater, WI: Kayla Zilisch

– Whitewater, WI: Rachel Stone

– Whitewater, WI: Max Aslin

– Whitewater, WI: Demetrius Barnes

– Whitewater, WI: Alyssa Beidle

– Whitewater, WI: Kara Bennett

– Whitewater, WI: Emily Bourbeau

– Whitewater, WI: Harrison Dilts

– Whitewater, WI: Taylor DiRienzo

– Whitewater, WI: Austin Draper

– Whitewater, WI: Cody Foreman

– Whitewater, WI: Demeka Goldsmith

– Whitewater, WI: Cami Gregoire

– Whitewater, WI: Josie Hammes

– Whitewater, WI: Jacob Hartshorn

– Whitewater, WI: Tristan Herber

– Whitewater, WI: Mariah Hummer

– Whitewater, WI: Natalie LaBreche

– Whitewater, WI: Brendan McCluskey

– Whitewater, WI: Dylan McCool

– Whitewater, WI: LaDae’meona McDowell

– Whitewater, WI: Elizabeth Miller

– Whitewater, WI: Morgan Radaj

– Whitewater, WI: Alyssa Reigstad

– Whitewater, WI: Michael Rogers

– Whitewater, WI: Mackenzie Schimberg

– Whitewater, WI: Casey Skindingsrude

– Whitewater, WI: Mialee St. Peter

– Whitewater, WI: Ryan Tevis

– Whitewater, WI: Catherine Yang

– Whitewater, WI: Jon Zheng

– Whitewater, WI: Asobo Afah Annah

– Whitewater, WI: Esther Dibo

– Whitewater, WI: Keira Kuhnke

– Whitewater, WI: Alex Tenhagen

– Whitewater, WI: Hannah Keziah Agustin

– Whitewater, WI: Claire Allen

– Whitewater, WI: Destine Bauschke

– Whitewater, WI: Joshua Bezzo

– Whitewater, WI: Caryana Dominguez

– Whitewater, WI: Nancy Espana

– Whitewater, WI: Steffi Farrey

– Whitewater, WI: Devin Fitzer

– Whitewater, WI: Arturo Franco

– Whitewater, WI: Mitchel Fry

– Whitewater, WI: Jacob Gasser

– Whitewater, WI: Cally Julson

– Whitewater, WI: Sam Kiernan

– Whitewater, WI: Will Lawton

– Whitewater, WI: Jon Lotti

– Whitewater, WI: Jacob Penner

– Whitewater, WI: Alyssa Riley

– Whitewater, WI: Lukas Schreiber

– Whitewater, WI: Emma Sullivan

These students have demonstrated their academic abilities by receiving a grade point average of 3.4 or above in a single semester.

“We’re proud to congratulate all those hardworking students who earned Dean’s List recognition for the fall semester,” said interim Provost Greg Cook. “UW-Whitewater is a university that strives for excellence, and these students have embraced that mindset. Their placement on the Dean’s List is a reflection of their strong record of academic achievement in classrooms, laboratories and out in the field.”

The Registrar’s Office reports 3,755 students were selected for the Dean’s List for the fall semester. About 12,400 students are currently enrolled at the university’s Whitewater and Rock County campuses.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized the following Whitewater students named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2019-2020 academic year:

Jesenia Cuevas, School of Education, Dean’s List
 James Dedrick, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List
 Jaden Henneman, Col of Agricultural & Life Sci, Dean’s List
 Alan Jaime, School of Education, Dean’s List
 Meghan Kehoe, School of Education, Dean’s List
 Nick Kuzoff, College of Letters and Science, Dean’s List
 Rebecca Littlefield, Col of Agricultural & Life Sci, Dean’s List
 Jan Maroske, College of Engineering, Dean’s Honor List

Students who achieve at a high level academically are recognized by the dean at the close of each semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must complete a minimum of 12 graded degree credits in that semester. Each university school or college sets its own GPA requirements for students to be eligible to receive the distinction.

 

State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski and Rep. Don Vruwink (D-Milton) will hold a forum on Wednesday, January 15^th to hear from community members and business owners in the 43^rd Assembly District on the impact of student loan debt.

The 43^rd Assembly District includes much of Rock County and parts of Walworth County, Jefferson County, and Dane County.  The forum will be hosted jointly by Forward Janesville and the Milton Area Chamber of Commerce.

WHAT: Student Loan Debt Forum with State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski & Rep. Don Vruwink

WHEN: Wednesday, January 15^th, 2019

TIME: Noon to 1 p.m.

WHERE: Culver’s Restaurant, 571 E Richardson Springs Rd, Edgerton (Newville)

State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski and Rep. Don Vruwink will hold a forum to discuss strategies to help borrowers refinance at lower interest rates, help lenders build public-private partnerships, and help create new consumer protections. Since becoming State Treasurer, Godlewski has made economic security a top priority, holding listening sessions statewide to hear personal stories and potential solutions to reducing the burden of student loan debt on Wisconsinites.

Wisconsin has a $24.4 billion student loan debt problem, according to a report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Another report by The Institute for College Access and Success shows Wisconsin ranks 13^th highest in average debt when looking at a graduate from the class of 2018.

“How can we expect Wisconsinites to get ahead when they start from behind with student loan debt at high interest rates?” said State Treasurer Godlewski. “This is about giving people a chance at financial security while also helping our state’s economy.”

“Helping our young people get out from under student debt will not be an easy undertaking, but we are up to the challenge,” Vruwink said. “I look forward to hearing from people in the communities I represent.”

Sophomore Julia Bezzo’s stippling piece, The Iguana, won a Silver Key in the Scholastic Art Competition for Drawing and Illustration. This is a prestigious award; thousands of students enter this competition, and colleges will take this into consideration when determining admissions. Her piece will be on display at the Milwaukee Art Museum in the Schroeder Galleria from February 1st through March 15th. The awards ceremony is February 8th at the Milwaukee Art Museum. 

Congratulations, Julia! #TheWhippetWay

The School District Boundary Appeal Board (SDBAB) denied the dissolution of the Palmyra-Eagle Area School District (PEASD) Thursday evening, January 9. In doing so, PEASD will be expected to continue operating for the 2020-21 school year and beyond. The dissolution process began after PEASD failed to pass an operating referendum in April 2019 and after the PEASD School Board took action first to consider dissolving and a second time to order dissolution. After the second vote, the SDBAB was charged with making the final decision.

The SDBAB began meeting in November 2019 to decide the fate of PEASD and was required to make their decision by January 15, 2020. Of the seven SDBAB members, six voted to deny the dissolution.

Casey Judd, WUSD School Board President, said, “I hope that the Palmyra-Eagle Area School District can find a way to do what is in the best interest of their students. Schools are a cornerstone of any community, and every school district should have the resources and community support to provide a quality education.”

For Wisconsin State Journal article, “Palmyra-Eagle School District survives, but possibility of massive budget cuts loom,” click here.

For Daily Jefferson County Union article, “Board denies dissolving Palmyra-Eagle Area School District,” click here.

Fort Community Credit Union has announced that they will be awarding $10,000 in scholarship money for the 2019-2020 school year. Five current high school seniors heading off to a 4-year university or a 2-year technical or trade school in the fall, will be selected to receive $2,000. Reflecting the mission statement of FCCU, “To help our members be in a better financial position than when we met them,” the scholarship program was designed in 2018 to help their members achieve their educational dreams.

To be considered for a scholarship, the student must meet the following criteria:

• Be the primary owner of an active account (savings or checking) at Fort Community Credit Union for a minimum of 3 months. Current FCCU staff, directors and scholarship committee members and their immediate family members are not eligible.

• Be enrolled in a Jefferson, Walworth, Rock, Dodge, Dane or Waukesha County high school. Students participating in a home-based educational program, privately operated correspondence or virtual school must reside in the qualifying counties listed above. Applicants attending these programs must also provide proof of enrollment with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for the 2018-2019 school year, ACT or SAT scores, and any records relating to curriculum and academic progress.

• Be eligible for graduation at the end of the 2019-2020 school year.

• Applications must be submitted online by March 1st, 2020 along with the high school transcript through first semester senior year and a letter of recommendation from a non-related teacher, coach, school administrator, community member or employer.

To apply online, please visit the ‘Planning & Tools’ section on the FCCU website. All applications, transcripts, and letters of recommendation are due no later than March 1, 2020.

About FCCU: Established in 1940, FCCU is a member-owned financial cooperative open to anyone living or working in Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Rock, Walworth or Waukesha counties, any employee of this credit union and any member of the immediate family of any other eligible person. Fort Community holds over $260 million in assets and has more than 21,000 members. For more information, visit fortcommunity.com or call (920)563-7305