by Amanda Munger | Mar 17, 2010 | Alumni News, Headlines
When Chungyia Thao ’01, was a senior at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, he helped translate for Hmong community members at doctor’s visits, hospitals and county offices as an intern with the Oshkosh Hmong Association. After his internship, the association...
by Amanda Munger | Feb 12, 2010 | Alumni News, Headlines
When the volunteers arrived at the medical site in Haiti, the nurses on duty left for a break. Most of them didn’t come back. “It was just so chaotic that nurses were getting burned out,” said Emily Akright, a 2009 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Nursing...
by Natalie Johnson | Feb 9, 2010 | Alumni News, Headlines
As the world watches snowboarders defy gravity and ice dancers twirl in perfect unison this month, former University of Wisconsin Oshkosh scholar-athlete Vanessa Virbitsky ’08, will enjoy her own Olympic moment in Vancouver. The UW Oshkosh spring 2008 commencement...
by Natalie Johnson | Sep 15, 2009 | Alumni News, Headlines
Since graduating from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 1999, V.J. “Brad” Zibung’s success in founding a satirical tabloid for long-suffering Chicago Cub fans has been no joke. In 2003, he started The Heckler, which today reaches 65,000 readers in more than 40...
by Natalie Johnson | Sep 4, 2009 | Alumni News, Headlines
As the highest-ranking dental program official with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh alumnus Timothy Ward ’70, is responsible for the oral health of more than 5 million veterans seeking medical care. In his role as assistant...