by News Bureau | Aug 18, 2010 | Headlines, Sustainability
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh continues to be recognized as one of the nation’s leading green campuses. This week, the Sierra Club released its annual Cool Schools rankings, based on the “greenness” of participating universities. UW Oshkosh ranked 35th in the...
by Jaslyn Gilbert | Apr 23, 2010 | In Photo, Sustainability
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh celebrates the 40th anniversary of Earth Day with a week of sustainability-oriented activities. UW Oshkosh students, Los Angeles-based organization RuckusRoots and artist Robin Guttman created a “TRASH-formation,” using...
by Contributor | Apr 22, 2010 | Headlines, Sustainability
The following was submitted by Stephen Kercher, associate professor of history at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh: It was raining April 21, 1970, and the students gathered in the Environmental Crisis Organization office in Clow Faculty were concerned that bad...
by Natalie Johnson | Apr 22, 2010 | Alumni News, Headlines, Sustainability
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh alumnus Dave Forman ’73, shares his memories of the loss of four UWO students and professor Jacob Shapiro, who died in a car accident while on their way to an Earth Day planning meeting in 1970. In commemoration of the 40th...
by News Bureau | Apr 21, 2010 | Headlines, Sustainability
Just in time for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, April 22, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh was recognized as a one of the country’s most green universities by both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and The Princeton Review. On April 19, the EPA released...
