So Much Left to Learn
September 4, 2015 Feature StoriesA 10-day summer trip to Peru yielded new insights and future learning potential for student Pauline Chavez-Hemaidan and faculty member Dr. Amie Dragoo.
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Gary Klein Earns Fundraising Distinction
September 3, 2015 NewsMadison, Wis. (September 3, 2015) – Edgewood College is pleased to share that Certified Fund Raising Executives International (CFRE) has named Gary L. Klein as a Certified Fund Raising Executive.
Author Alice Goffman at Heffernan Lecture
August 31, 2015 NewsMadison, Wis. (August 31, 2015) – Edgewood College is pleased to welcome author Alice Goffman as the speaker for the 4 th Annual Heffernan Lecture.
Edgewood College Recognized by ‘Washington Monthly’ Magazine
August 27, 2015 NewsMadison, Wis. (August 27, 2015) – Edgewood College is honored to be recognized on the National Universities list in the Washington Monthly 2015 College Guide.
‘War is Always With Us’ Opens in Edgewood College Gallery
August 25, 2015 NewsMadison, Wis. (August 25, 2015) – War is Always With Us, an exhibition of paintings by David Byrd, paintings and prints by Shawn Ganther, and prints from Yvette Pino’s Veteran Print Project, opens Wednesday, August 26, at the Edgewood College Gallery. The exhibition runs through Sunday, October 4.
Freshmen Arrive Saturday, August 22
August 19, 2015 AlumniThis year’s freshman class of more than three hundred students arrives Saturday, August 22. This year’s group is the third largest incoming freshman class in school history, and continues a trend of high academic achievement. Twenty-three incoming students earned a 4.0 grade point average in high school.
Edgewood College Named “Best in the Midwest” By The Princeton Review
August 10, 2015 NewsEdgewood College is one of the best colleges in the Midwest according to The Princeton Review. The well-known education services company lists the college among its “Best in the Midwest” recommended schools in its “2016 Best Colleges: Region by Region” website feature that posted on August 3, 2015. Only 159 colleges in twelve Midwestern states made The Princeton Review’s “Best in the Midwest” list for 2016.
Choral Director Leads ‘People’s Chorus’
August 7, 2015 NewsMadison, Wis. (August 7, 2015) – Edgewood College Assistant Professor Sergei Pavlov is bringing his talent to a unique stage. He is one of two conductors for the ‘People’s Chorus,’ a performance to bring awareness to the problem of homelessness in Greater Madison.
Independence and Confidence
August 4, 2015 Feature StoriesStudying abroad wasn’t always part of Ashley Ligman’s college plans. “Applying…was sort of an impulsive decision, but it led to one of the best experiences of my life,” she says. In the spring of 2015, Ashley, a senior from Stevens Point, Wis., spent four months studying in Australia. Initially she wasn’t sure about spending a semester away from campus, but was sold once she discovered that she could still graduate on schedule.
“It Opened My Eyes”
July 17, 2015 Feature StoriesAdam Driscoll, ‘09 graduated with a B.S. degree in Computing and Information Sciences. He has been back on campus numerous times, speaking with current CIS majors about the rapidly-moving field of information technology.
Edgewood College Announces New VP for Student Development
July 7, 2015 NewsMadison, Wis. (July 7, 2015) – Edgewood College today announced that Anthony Chambers has been named Vice President for Student Development.
National Honor for Student Satisfaction
June 25, 2015 AlumniRuffalo Noel Levitz, the leading provider of technology-enabled services, software, and consulting for higher education enrollment management and fundraising, has named Edgewood College as one of only three winners of the 2015 Lee Noel and Randi Levitz Retention Excellence Awards.
Spring Alumni Events
June 22, 2015 AlumniThis spring offered a variety of opportunities for alumni to reconnect, mingle, and have fun!
Heavy Hearts at Tragic Loss of Student
June 11, 2015 NewsMadison, Wis. (June 11, 2015) – With heavy hearts Edgewood College shares sad news about one of our undergraduate students, Mohammad “Hamood” Bagabir, age 22. Hamood died while swimming in Madison on Saturday evening, June 6, 2015.
Leadership Opportunities Make the Difference
June 2, 2015 Feature StoriesIf you’re looking for an example of a young person making the most out of life’s opportunities, look no further than Nick Hefty.
Meier-Rao Selected for National Interfaith Seminar
June 2, 2015 NewsMadison, Wis. (June 2, 2015) – Edgewood College is pleased to announce that Rebecca Meier-Rao, Lecturer in the Religious Studies Department, has been selected from a nationwide pool of nominees to participate in a faculty seminar on the teaching of interfaith understanding. The seminar is offered by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC), with support from the Henry Luce Foundation.
Megan Waltz MBA ’15
June 1, 2015 Feature StoriesFor Megan Waltz, getting a master’s degree has been long time in the making. She says, “I talked about getting my MBA for the past fifteen years and finally took the plunge!” Waltz jumped in to the MBA in Health Systems Leadership program at Edgewood College in Spring 2012 and graduated this May, as part of the program’s first-ever graduating class.
Professor Bill Duddleston to Retire After 45 Years
May 27, 2015 AlumniLongtime Social Science Department faculty member Bill Duddleston is retiring after 45 years of dedicated teaching to thousands of students at Edgewood College.
Groundbreaking for New Residence Hall May 28
May 22, 2015 NewsMadison, Wis. (May 22, 2015) – Edgewood College will hold a special groundbreaking ceremony for a new residence hall on campus at 4:00 pm, Thursday, May 28, 2015 .
2015 Scholarships for Graduate Business Programs Available
May 20, 2015 NewsMadison, Wis. (May 20, 2015) – For the second consecutive year, 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 once again through the support of Madison-based accounting firm Smith & Gesteland.