Madison, Wis. (May 6, 2014) – Edgewood College announced today the lead gift to its endowment fund supporting the visual and performing arts at The Stream, its new center for the arts. The gift from the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation honors Diane Ballweg for her leadership of and generosity to many of Madison’s cultural and arts organizations. At the request ...
There may be a challenge out there that Kristina Santaga ’13 isn’t capable of meeting, we’re just not sure what it is. The Green Bay native graduated with a BS in Biology in 2013. She was two-sport athlete – soccer and track & field – and today she’s in the College’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. On Monday, ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Marketing & Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (April 23, 2014) – Edgewood College is pleased to present ‘Edgewood Engaged: A Research and Creative Inquiry Symposium.’ This year marks the tenth anniversary celebration of student research, scholarship and creative activity. The symposium runs on campus April 23 through April 26. More than 100 students ...
“Congratulations, Noah, and all our students in the Cutting Edge Program!” What is the Cutting-Edge Program? The Cutting-Edge program was initiated in 2007. It is the only program in Wisconsin and one of only about 40 programs nationwide that offers a fully integrated higher education experience for adult learners with intellectual challenges and other developmental disabilities like Down syndrome, autism ...
Madison, Wis. (April 9, 2014) – Edgewood College today announced that The Stream, the College’s visual and theatre arts center, has been awarded LEED® Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the USGBC’s rating system for designing and constructing the world’s greenest, most energy efficient, and highest performing buildings. ...
Madison, Wis. (April 8, 2014) – Pamela Oliver, Ph.D., will deliver the third annual Sr. Esther Heffernan Distinguished Lecture at Edgewood College “The Racial and Class Politics of Mass Incarceration.” This special event takes place Monday, April 14, 2014 in Anderson Auditorium. The evening begins with a reception at 7:00 pm, followed by the lecture at 7:30 pm. Dr. Oliver ...
Madison, Wis. (April 7, 2014) – For the first time in its history, Edgewood College will host a Council of Independent Colleges Woodrow Wilson Fellow. Ms. Florence Reed, President and Founder of Sustainable Harvest International, arrives on campus the week of April 14, 2014. Ms. Reed will present her keynote lecture, “Sustaining the Planet and its People: Sustainable Family Farms ...
(Olsen with her mother, Karen, in 2012, at the Edgewood College Honors Convocation) Katri Olsen ’13 would not have predicted where she finds herself today. “I was apprehensive because I’ve never worked with kids, and never desired to,” she says. “I had never been interested in education or ‘the classroom.’” Despite that sentiment, Katri is working with kids, and it ...
Madison, Wis. (March 25, 2014) – The Board of Trustees of Edgewood College announced today that Dr. Scott Flanagan will serve as the 7th president of Edgewood College. Flanagan, who most recently served as Executive Vice President, has been with Edgewood College for the past 16 years. He will replace Dr. Dan Carey who will retire in August 2014 after 10 years of service to the College.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Marketing & Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (March 26, 2014) – The Henry Predolin School of Nursing at Edgewood College invites candidates to an evening of exploring graduate nursing education. This open house, held at the Deming Way Campus on Madison’s west side, includes refreshments, networking opportunities, and an informational session covering the ...
Madison, Wis. (March 21, 2014) – Selections from the Dennis & Colleen Bindley Ceramics Collection, a survey of contemporary ceramics from the 1970s to the present, is now on view at the Edgewood College Gallery. The exhibition reflects the Bindley’s passion for ceramics as they have slowly built this important collection of contemporary sculpture and vessels for more than 40 ...
Madison, Wis. (March 21, 2014) – The Sonderegger Science Center on the campus of Edgewood College will be filled with opportunities to explore science through hands-on activities for learners of all ages (but mostly for the younger ones!). Many exploration stations allow young minds to investigate a wide variety of physical phenomena, chemical craziness, and biological beauty. This year’s Family ...
Madison, Wis. (March 12, 2014) – Edgewood College is pleased to welcome award-winning writer and producer Curtis Chin for a screening and discussion of his work “Vincent Who?” This remarkable documentary deals with the hate crime murder of Vincent Chin in Detroit in 1982. “Vincent Who?” and Asian-American Empowerment will be presented 4:30 – 6:30 pm, Tuesday, March 25, 2014, ...
Dr. Tim Slekar, Dean of the School of Education at Edgewood College, welcomes C2C students to get the year started. Ms. Doyle, who developed the course, is to his left. By Jaren Sturdevant Former Wisconsin First Lady Jessica Doyle became a member of the Edgewood College community in 2011, when she began volunteering for the Committed to College council. Committed ...
Madison, Wis. (March 7, 2014) – One of the women at the center of a landmark civil rights decision will present the 9th annual Hatheway History Lecture at Edgewood College. Cheryl Brown Henderson, one of the namesakes of Brown v. Board of Education, will speak at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, March 26, 2014, in Anderson Auditorium. The event is free and ...
(March 3, 2014) – At Edgewood College, we understand that people give to people, and you understand that too. Our scholarship program is designed to connect you, our alumni and friends, with the students you support. As a named scholarship donor, you’ll receive a personal letter of thanks from your student scholar. But there’s more. As a donor you’ll ...
Students in Julie Whitaker’s (far left, above) Bridging Borders course spent the first two weeks of January 2014 in the charming colonial city of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Chiapas is the southernmost state in Mexico. It is also the most impoverished and most highly indigenous state of Mexico. Students collaborated with local university students on a project ...
Finalists Announced for Next College President FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Marketing & Communications 608-663-2333 Madison, Wis. (February 18, 2014) – Edgewood College today named three finalists in its Presidential Search process. In September of 2013, Dan Carey, the current President, announced his intention to retire. Dr. Carey will serve through the end of August 2014. Each ...
John Fahey '08 credits preparation and relationships for 'making it' in the NBA.