This year’s freshman class of nearly three hundred students arrives Saturday, August 23. This year’s group continues a trend of both increasing diversity and a rising academic profile.
Dr. Scott Flanagan became the seventh president of Edgewood College on August 1, 2014. He has served Edgewood College since 1998, as Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, Vice President for Planning & Enrollment, and interim Chief Financial Officer.
Madison, Wis. (July 28, 2014) – The Painted Forest in Valton is the setting for a weekend of family fun through art making, August 2-3, 2014. The event includes exploring one of Wisconsin’s fascinating art environments and learning to paint in the plein-air style on a postcard-size canvas. “Plein-air” simply refers to creating art through painting outside
Students in the School of Business don’t just read about global business, they live it. Professor Mark Barnard recently led a group of MBA students to China to visit American, Chinese and joint venture companies, including Franklin Fueling, Mercury Marine and Trek Bicycle. Students spent several hours talking with each company’s executives about business operations, strategy, challenges and opportunities.
Madison, Wis. (June 26, 2014) – Even as many of us enjoy a break this summer, Wisconsin educators are heading back to school. This week marks the opening sessions of the National Institute of Financial and Economic Literacy (NIFEL) at Edgewood College.
Madison, Wis. (June 11, 2014) – Edgewood College today announced that for the fourth consecutive year it has been awarded a grant from the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program. The Henry Predolin School of Nursing is one of 52 schools of nursing that will comprise the final cohort of the program. For the 2014-2015 academic year, the College will receive $50,000 to support traditionally underrepresented students who are making a career switch to nursing through an accelerated baccalaureate or master’s degree program. NCIN is a program of RWJF and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
Madison, Wis. (June 5, 2014) – The U.S. Department of State, Partners of the Americas and NAFSA: Association of International Educators recently announced nine new winners of 100,000 Strong in the Americas innovation grants; Edgewood College is among them.
Fitchburg, Wis. native Shah-Jahan Dodwad ’14 has some good advice for college students, especially incoming freshmen. “Think long-term,” he says. “Your education is a building block for your future."
Madison, Wis. (June 3, 2014) – The School of Business at Edgewood College is pleased to offer scholarships for students seeking degrees in our graduate programs. This unique opportunity is made possible by the support of Madison-based accounting firm Smith & Gesteland.
The Center for Inclusive & Engaged Leadership will be presenting a global leadership summit at the Pyle Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison this summer.
A recent study and resulting article highlights the concept of sustainability leadership as a bridge between more traditional and environmental theories of leadership-- and the growing interest in sustainability leadership programs in higher education.
The dedication, commitment, heart and intelligence that Jim Lorman and Kathryne Auerback have put into the development and evolution of the Sustainability Leadership Program were celebrated when they were named Badger Bioneers for 2013.
The 13 students and three Community Fellows who make up the 2013-2014 SLP cohort have completed two of the four courses of the graduate certificate program.
Beginning this year, Edgewood College will offer a new Master of Arts in Sustainability Leadership in addition to its on-going SL graduate certificate.
American Family Insurance has launched a Zero-Waste Initiative – becoming the first major private employer in Dane County to routinely divert food-related waste from the landfill.
Tom Klein, a graduate of the Sustainability Leadership Certificate Program has recently accepted a position at Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC), Boston, MA. The Center, which houses “more startups than anywhere else on the planet,” serves more than 500 start-ups and small businesses.
Monique Lomax is a Certificate student in the process of developing her capstone project, which integrates the skills and knowledge she has learned in the program to create a community-based project.