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Editor’s note: The following press release was received from UW-Whitewater.

The 2024 U.S. News and World Report Best Online Programs rankings were announced February 7, 2024. One Wisconsin college is the top-ranked, single-business college in all business school categories. That school is the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater College of Business and Economics. UW-Whitewater is Wisconsin’s Best Online Business Graduate Program, Best Online Business Undergraduate Program, Best Business Program for Veterans, and Wisconsin’s highest ranked, single school for Best Online MBA.

The College of Business and Economics is also nationally ranked in all five categories.

• No. 31 Veterans- MBA Programs
• No. 38 Online Undergraduate Business
• No. 37 Online Graduate Business
• No. 55 Online MBA

These rankings are more impressive knowing that this year’s edition of the U.S. News report evaluates more than 1,750 online bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. U.S. News assessed schools based on a variety of objective factors, such as student engagement, faculty credentials, and services and technologies.

Dean of the College of Business and Economics, Dr. Paul Ambrose, commented, “our repeat performance as the best online business school in Wisconsin is just one of the reasons why we are also the state’s largest business college and why the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is in the top 2% of the world’s business schools.”  Ambrose continued, “Our student-first, online business program has been created to fit into people’s busy lives. It allows students to work, connect with their friends and families, and still pursue higher education.”

For more information on the rankings, readers are encouraged to visit U.S. News & World Report.

About UW-Whitewater College of Business and Economics

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater College of Business and Economics (CoBE) is Wisconsin’s largest business college. It is home to the #1 ranked online, single school Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program in the State and is the only college in Wisconsin that offers an AACSB-accredited Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) degree program.  CoBE is in the top 2% of the world’s business schools having earned both AACSB and AACSB Accounting Accreditation. For more information on the College of Business and Economics, visit uww.edu/cobe or email cobe@uww.edu.

About U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report is the global leader in quality rankings that empower consumers, business leaders and policy officials to make better, more decisions about important issues affecting their lives and communities. A multifaceted digital media company with Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars, News, Real Estate and 360 Reviews platforms, U.S. News provides rankings, independent reporting, data journalism, consumer advice and U.S. News Live events. More than 40 million people visit USNews.com each month for research and guidance. Founded in 1933, U.S. News is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

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Editor’s note: The following press release was received from Edgerton Hospital.

Edgerton Hospital and Health Services has opened a new, walk-in, healthcare option, in downtown Edgerton, WI.

The Edgerton Hospital Quick Care, located at 4 Burdick Street (next to Edward Jones), is a convenient option for people dealing with non-emergency ailments, who are unable to be seen within 1-2 days by their primary care provider.  No appointment is needed, and most patients are expected to be seen and, on their way, within about an hour.

Quick Care is very similar to Urgent Care. Services include stiches and wound repair, testing for strep, UTIs, STDs, and common upper respiratory viruses.  Quick Care patients needing x-ray, or other radiological services, will be referred to the emergency department at nearby Edgerton Hospital.

Edgerton Hospital CEO, Marc Augsburger noted the importance of this transition.  “We are excited to open the new Quick Care in a historical building in downtown Edgerton, and to transition our walk-in, non-emergency services to a new location.  The Emergency Department will continue to handle all your emergency care needs, 24/7.  We look forward to serving community members with quality, walk-in, non-emergency medical services at our new Quick Care.”

The Edgerton Hospital Quick Care is staffed by medical professionals experienced in Urgent Care services, including a Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant, and Certified Medical Assistants.

Quick Care details:

Name: Edgerton Hospital Quick Care

Location:  4 Burdick St., Edgerton, WI 53534
Hours:  Monday-Friday (11a.m. – 7p.m.)

Scheduling:  No Appointment Needed

*For more information on the difference between quick care services and emergency care services, please visit the Quick Care page at edgertonhospital.com.

Editor’s note: The Banner appreciates having permission to use the image on the homepage by Victoria from Pixabay.

The Wild Ones Kettle Moraine Chapter: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes,  presents:
Natural Areas Management and Protection in Light of Climate Change

Presented by Zachary Kron, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission

Zach will discuss the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission’s amendments to the Regional Natural Areas and Critical Species Habitat Protection and Management Plan for Southeastern Wisconsin (Planning Report 42). The goal of this plan is to identify the remaining remnant natural communities and prioritize them for protection and management. P.R. 42 was updated in 2010, but no significant updates have been made since. The presentation summarizes upcoming changes to the plan including designation changes for individual sites and recommendations to manage for climate resilience.

Zach is a Senior Specialist-Biologist at the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. He earned a Bachelor’s in Natural Resource and Environmental Sciences and a Master’s in Plant Biology from the University of Illinois Urbana – Champaign in 2009 and 2011 respectively. Prior to his position at the Commission, Zach worked for the Illinois Natural History Survey, private restoration contractors, non-profit conservation organizations, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

WHEN:  Saturday, February 17 2024, at 10 a.m.

WHERE:  South Kettle Moraine State Forest Headquarters, Eagle

      S91W39091 Highway 59; One mile west of Eagle, on Highway 59

Open to the Public.  No admission fee.

Editor’s note: The Banner appreciates having permission to use the image on the homepage by  Rosy / Bad Homburg / Germany from Pixabay.

Editor’s note: The following was submitted by Justin Kamp, Middle School band teacher.

The Whitewater Unified School District Band Program held its Annual Bandorama Concert on Saturday, February 10 under the direction of Sam Averill (WHS Bands), Justin Kamp (WMS Bands) and Zach Jacobson (5th Grade Band).  The students in grades 5th-12th and the Jazz Ensembles at Whitewater Middle School and Whitewater High School performed showcasing the growth of musicianship from beginners in 5th grade to our Seniors at the high school!  This year, the 8th grade band joined the High School Bands for a combined piece called “Lightning Field” by John Mackey, the WMS and WHS Jazz Ensembles combined to perform “Jump Jive ‘An Wail” by Louis Prima, and the grand finale of the concert was “Let’s Go Band!” by Andrew Ballent performed by ALL students 5th-12th grade together, with guest conductors, Whitewater Middle School Administration: Chris Fountain and Caitlin Dowden. Photo credit: Cory Christensen

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announces its Dean’s List, honoring those full-time students who earned high honors in the fall 2023 semester.

College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture and the College of Liberal Arts and Education require grade-point averages of 3.75 and above for Dean’s List honors, while the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science requires students to reach at least a 3.50. 

Students from this area on the Dean’s List include: 

NAME, MAJOR, CAMPUS
Whitewater, WI

 David Cushman, Mathematics BS, UW-Platteville
 Allison Heckert*, Health & Human Performance BS, UW-Platteville
 Andrea Kuhl, Reclamation, Environment and Conservation BS, UW-Platteville
 Sydney Treder, Industrial Engineering BS, UW-Platteville
 Evie Troxel, Health & Human Performance BS, UW-Platteville

*Allison Heckert was also recognized for Chancellor’s Honors, having achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester.

Editor’s note: The following announcement was received from Whitewater High School.

Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine,^[1] is celebrated annually on February 14.^[2] It originated as a Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and, through later folk traditions, has become a significant cultural, religious, and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world.^[3]

There are a number of martyrdom stories associated with various Valentines connected to February 14,^[4] including an account of the imprisonment of Saint Valentine of Rome for ministering to Christians persecuted under the Roman Empire in the third century.^[5][6] According to an early tradition, Saint Valentine restored sight to the blind daughter of his jailer.^[7] Numerous later additions to the legend have better related it to the theme of love: an 18th-century embellishment to the legend claims he wrote the jailer’s daughter a letter signed “Your Valentine” as a farewell before his execution;^[8] another tradition posits that Saint Valentine performed weddings for Christian soldiers who were forbidden to marry.^[6]

There is a tradition that the Feast of Saint Valentine was established by Pope Gelasius I in AD 496 to be celebrated on February 14 in honour of Saint Valentine of Rome, who died on that date in AD 269.^[9][10] The feast is found in the Gelasian Sacramentary (which was compiled after Gelasius), meaning that is has been observed since at least the eighth century.^[11] The day became associated with romantic love in the 14th and 15th centuries when notions of courtly love flourished, apparently by association with the “lovebirds” of early spring. In 18th-century England, it grew into an occasion in which couples expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as “valentines”). Valentine’s Day symbols that are used today include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.^[12] In Italy, Saint Valentine’s Keys are given to lovers “as a romantic symbol and an invitation to unlock the giver’s heart”, as well as to children to ward off epilepsy (called Saint Valentine’s Malady).^[13]

Saint Valentine’s Day is not a public holiday in any country, although it is an official feast day in the Anglican Communion^[14] and the Lutheran Church.^[15] Many parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church also celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day on July 6 in honor of Roman presbyter Saint Valentine, and on July 30 in honor of Hieromartyr Valentine, the Bishop of Interamna (modern Terni).^[16]

(From Wikipedia)

All are welcome to this service, which will include Holy Communion.

Editor’s note: This announcement was provided by First United Methodist Church, 145 S. Prairie Street, Whitewater.