By John Chenoweth
Interim Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
RIVER FALLS – Reflecting on my first 12 months as interim chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, I would really like to categorical my gratitude for the extraordinary community support that I’ve witnessed. I’ve been actually moved by the enthusiastic participation of the folks of River Falls and our surrounding communities in campus life.
I’m struck by how actually particular this area is. UWRF is a novel campus, however its energy is drawn straight from the folks who present up for us again and again.
I’ve been impressed by the exceptional community presence at our latest milestones. We deeply admire the tons of of native residents, enterprise house owners, alums and donors, in addition to supporters and alumni nationwide, who joined collectively to rejoice UWRF’s first NCAA Division III nationwide soccer championship. It felt like a wave of constructive momentum, constructing on the rising pleasure our community felt with the back-to-back nationwide championships received by the ladies’s hockey group.
The pleasure the folks right here really feel for UWRF is seen far past the sphere and the ice. While we all know many take pleasure in cheering on athletes in any of our 20 varsity sports activities, we additionally see it within the support and curiosity of neighbors who attend our Undergraduate Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity (URSCA) galas and within the audiences who fill our theaters, live performance halls and artwork galleries to support pupil expertise. It can be seen in the quite a few community members utilizing publicly out there sources like our strolling trails, climbing wall or the Chalmer Davee Library. This stage of community engagement is a testomony to the important “town-and-gown” relationship that makes UWRF a real community campus.
To rejoice this continued partnership, I would really like to invite the general public to the grand opening of the Science and Technology Innovation Center (SciTech) and its University Business Collaboration Center (UBCC) on Tuesday, March 31. There shall be self-paced excursions with alternatives to work together with college students and school from 4-6 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and see how this transformational facility will function a hub for innovation and collaboration for years to come.
We have a lot to rejoice collectively. I encourage our college students and workers to keep engaged within the community and support the native companies that make this area thrive. Likewise, I invite our neighbors and companions to proceed their steadfast support of UWRF and be part of us in shaping a successful future.
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