HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 7 -- Trinity College issued the following news: Tom Johnson's generosity to Trinity and other organizations comes, in part, from lessons he learned early in life. Born and raised in Racine, Wisconsin, as a child he recalls hearing his mother say to his father, "I hope such and such check will arrive so that we can make payroll." Johnson's father, H. Norman Johnson, owned and operated his own small luggage manufacturing company after his former employer, Hartman Lug  more

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wisconsin, Oct. 8 -- Mid-State Technical College issued the following news: Mid-State Technical College will host the 2024 Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership (WWHEL) Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 13, and Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Wisconsin Rapids Campus. All who work in higher education and interested in career advancement and networking are invited to attend. This year's WWHEL Conference, The CEO of You: Pairing Balance with the Life You Desire, will focus on wor  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 7 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Icy (Yunyi) Zhang: Assistant professor of learning sciences, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education Hometown: Suzhou, China Educational/professional background: BA in psychology, University of California, Los Angeles; PhD in psychology, University of California, Los Angeles Icy Zhang What is your field of research, and how did you get into it? Growing up influenced by my gr  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 7 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: The City of Portage's downtown will soon see multiple new businesses open. Photo by Abigail Becker/UniverCity When it comes to community planning, Steve Sobiek, the director of business development and planning for the City of Portage, is always thinking ahead. "What do we want Portage to look like in 10 to 20 years?" Sobiek said. As part of a partnership between UniverCity Alliance and Columb  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 7 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: View in: English Spanish Hmong bod-skd Tibetan Zhong Wen Chinese nepaalii Nepali Beginning January 1, 2025, all University Staff at UW-Madison will begin the transition to receive vacation and personal holiday hours on a new schedule. The new leave schedule aligns with the university's fiscal year, which starts on July 1 and ends on June 30. This effort aligns University Staff with Fac  more

WHITEWATER, Wisconsin, Oct. 7 -- The University of Wisconsin Whitewater campus issued the following news release: The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is the state's top college or university for student experience, a Wall Street Journal study has found. The study was part of the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S. ranking, developed and executed in collaboration with its research partners College Pulse and Statista. In a survey, more than 50,000 students and rec  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 8 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the city of Thorp is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of lead service lines in the city of Thorp. Activities related to this project are minor actions under Chapter NR 150, Wis. Admin  more