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Building bridges: Hessen Wisconsin partnership brings UW-River Falls and German university THM together
A longstanding partnership between Wisconsin and the German state of Hessen will help provide rich academic and cultural experiences for students and faculty at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM), a university of applied sciences in the city of Giessen. Established in 1976, the Hessen Wisconsin partnership is the longest-running U.S.-German sister-state partnership. Originally an economic trade relationship, it was later expanded to include culture and
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Falcon Futures: UW-River Falls biochemistry student gets an early start on career
When Annie Loss from Brainerd, Minn., began working on her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, she was expecting to have a bit of a wait to find work in her field. “I was well prepared for two to three years after graduation to not have a job in chemistry and still be supporting myself as a server,” Loss said. “The job market is so competitive.” With one year to go before earning her degree, she learned that Crystal Finishing Systems (CFS) in River Falls was
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Keeping an eye out for AI: UW-River Falls professor offers media literacy tips to spot fake news
What content are you scrolling through? Where is it leading you? Is any of what you see real? Those are some of the questions University of Wisconsin-River Falls Stage and Screen Arts Professor Erik Johnson would like people to think about. The idea of media literacy is not new, but fast-changing technology means we are now faced with a constant barrage of information. “I think it has only become more a part of our lives with smartphones and social media,” Johnson said. In his media literacy classes
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Falcon Futures: First-generation college student Stephanie Garcia Villagomez is making her mark at UW-River Falls, gaining experience through summer internship
Stephanie Garcia Villagomez of Rogers, Minn., a finance major at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, is not passing up any opportunity to prepare for a successful career in business. Having just completed her junior year, Garcia has already worked an on-campus job for three years, served as president of the UWRF Women in Business Club and is working this summer as a business technology intern with the Metropolitan Council, the planning organization covering Minnesota’s seven-county Twin Cities
Falcon Futures: UW-River Falls student puts finance, economics and math skills to work for internship at Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Mason Steele of Hudson, a triple major in finance, economics and mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, had a goal in his junior year: to land a competitive summer internship at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. “This was something I was working toward for a while,” Steele said. “I applied last year also, but I wasn’t successful that time.” As one of more than 5,000 students applying for around 45 positions, Steele was not alone. Fewer than 1% of applicants are accepted. Steele
Traveling with a purpose: UW-River Falls and nonprofit team up to bring speech and hearing help to children in Jamaica
When Sarah Smits and Tonja Lesmeister first became acquainted in River Falls as parents of kids around the same age, it may have been hard to imagine that their chats would lead to bringing much needed hearing and speech services to children in need thousands of miles away. “It literally started over a cup of coffee,” said Smits, who is director of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Speech-Language and Hearing Clinics, graduate program director and co-chair of the Communication Sciences and
UW-River Falls staff recognized with Chancellor’s Employee Excellence Awards
Seven University of Wisconsin-River Falls staff members have been honored with the Chancellor’s Employee Excellence Awards for outstanding service to the university. The awards recognize employees who go above and beyond expectations, actively contribute outside their primary duties and demonstrate helpfulness, teamwork, customer service, a positive attitude and strong work ethic in supporting the fulfillment of the UWRF mission. Recipients of the UWRF Chancellor’s Employee Excellence Awards
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Scholarship supports internship opportunities for UW-River Falls political science and international studies students
In 2023, University of Wisconsin-River Falls Political Science Professors Moira Lynch and Davida Alperin (now retired), recognized a need. “Political science and international studies majors recognize the important value of completing an internship while earning their degree at UWRF,” Lynch said. “Internship opportunities bridge the gap between the educational and professional work worlds, but for students in these majors, internship opportunities are often out of reach due to financial
