Alumni Events

Please join us at an alumni event near you. See event details and make reservations on our secure website by using the Sign up now link for any event.

Rothschild, Wis. -- Oct. 16 -- Reception -- Network with fellow alumni and reconnect with old friends when the Central Wisconsin Alumni Chapter hosts an evening of fun at Tony Roma's restaurant in Rothschild. The evening will include an update on all the news from campus. Sign up now.
Scottsdale, Ariz. -- Oct. 30 -- Reception -- Join alumni and friends from throughout the Grand Canyon State at a reception hosted by the Arizona Alumni Chapter at Mabel Murphy's Pub. Chancellor Julius Erlenbach and Assistant Chancellor Jill Schoer will be on hand to provide the latest update on campus projects. Sign up now.
Superior - Oct. 31-Nov. 1 -- Celebrating 10 Years of Women's Hockey -- All alumni who played for the Yellowjacket women's hockey team receive free tickets to the Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 hockey games in Wessman Arena. and a free weekend pass to the 'Jacket Ice Booster Club Room. A ceremonial puck drop before the Nov. 1 game will commemorate the 10th anniversary of women's intercollegiate hockey at UW-Superior. Socials will be held after both games. No registration required. Go to the Wessman Arena ticket office and identify yourself as a hockey alumna to get your free tickets.
Hayward, Wis. -- Nov. 6 --Reception -- Alumni from around the Hayward area will meet at the Old Hayward Eatery for a relaxing evening of reconnecting with old friends and networking with fellow alumni. Sign up now.
Superior -- Nov. 7-8 -- Men's Hockey Alumni Weekend -- Alumni who played for the Yellowjacket men's hockey team receive free tickets to the Nov. 7 and Nov. 8 hockey games in Wessman Arena. Other events are planned. See details and sign up now.
Denver - Nov. 9 -- Packers vs. Vikings Football Game -- Grab your cheesehead or slap on your horned helmet and join us for an afternoon of fun as we watch the Packers-Vikings game on big-screen TV. This is a good opportunity to watch the game with other fans and network with fellow alumni. Sign up now.
Superior - Dec. 6 -- Chancellor's Ball -- Chancellor and Mrs. Julius Erlenbach and the UW-Superior Alumni Association Board of Directors invite you to join them for evening of dinner and dancing at the Chancellor's Ball. As always, the Silent Auction will offer a variety of fine goods and services for bidding, with the proceeds going to benefits students. For individual tickets, please use our Sign up now link. To reserve a table for your friends, clients or employees, please call toll free at 888-893-8593.

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BuzzNet Connector

Our new BuzzNet Connector web page gives you access to an Alumni Forum for posting messages and reading messages from others, and an Alumni Chat Room to chat live with friends and fellow alumni. Go to the BuzzNet Connector.

Join the BuzzNet volunteers!

Help the UW-Superior Alumni Association reach its goal of recruiting100 new BuzzNet members! Have fun, reconnect with old friends and help your university. Read more about BuzzNet.

LAST CALL FOR ROME!

A limited number of seats remain for this trip.
Call for availability at 800-322-0788, ext. 105.

Rome: January 3-10, 2009
Rome with Malta extension: January 3-14

Join the Alumni Travel Program on an eight-day Rome Winter Getaway with an optional four-day extension to the historic island of Malta.

Our itinerary offers plenty of time to enjoy the attractions of Rome, with optional trips to Pompeii, Assisi and the Borghese Gallery. You also can choose a city tour that includes the catacombs, Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon and other famous locations.

The optional extension to Malta offers an opportunity to see this island located off Sicily. The itinerary includes tours of the Blue Grotto, fishing villages, and the medieval walled city of Mdina.

Visit our Pilgrim Tours website for itinerary, prices and reservation form.

To make your reservation or for more information, contact Alumni Director Tom Bergh at alumni@uwsuper.edu or (715) 394-8081 or toll free at (888) 893-8593

A new era begins at UW-Superior

UW-Superior has begun an exciting new era with construction of a new student center and major renovation of Jim Dan Hill Library. While those projects are still under way, construction is expected to begin next year on a new academic building. When the approximately $64 million worth of work is completed in 2010, the university will look substantially different and offer students an array of state-of-the-art facilities. Read more about these exciting projects and see images of how the buildings will appear when finished.

Be part of the future: Your gifts to Campaign Superior: Higher Expectations are important to the success of these projects. By making a gift now, you help ensure that future generations of UW-Superior students will have the tools they need to succeed. Make a gift now.

Watch the progress of your university: See photos of the construction of the new student center and the renovation of Jim Dan Hill Library in the Photo Gallery. We'll add new photos every week until these projects are complete.

You also can use the new live Construction Cam to view the student center construction site. The live web cam is available during the day. A limited number of people can access the site at one time, so please be patient.

Get Yellowjacket Gear

Shopping for an alumnus? Got a student attending UW-Superior? Want to show your true colors? Get Yellowjacket gear through the UW-Superior Bookstore. Shop online for more than 100 clothing and gifts items featuring the university name, colors and Buzz the Yellowjacket mascot. Go to the bookstore's secure website.

Alumni news

IMPACT: UW-Superior is wealth generator in local economy
The University of Wisconsin-Superior generates approximately $41.2 million in spending and income for Superior and Douglas County, and is responsible for sustaining about 785 full- and part-time jobs for the local economy, according to a new economic impact study commissioned by the UW-Superior Foundation with technical assistance from the UW-Superior Alumni Association. Read the news story and full study.

Eat a steak and help Yellowjacket men's basketball on Nov. 1
Show your support for the Yellowjacket men's basketball program by attending the Steak Fry fundraiser Nov. 1 in the Health & Wellness Center at UW-Superior. Come by yourself or reserve a table for you and your friends. Read more.

Former Yellowjacket wrestler Bill McCreary to enter state wrestling hall of fame
Bill McCreary, a Yellowjacket wrestling standout from the early 1960s and former high school wrestling coach, will be inducted into the Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Asociation's Hall of Fame on Nov. 7 in a ceremony in Green Bay. Bill is featured in the Beloit Daily News. Read more.

New web link makes it easy to buy your Yellowjacket license plates
We've added a link to this page's navigation menu that takes you to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation web page for specialty license plates. The University License Plates program enables Wisconsin vehicle owners to purchase auto, mobile home and truck plates bearing the image of Buzz, the UW-Superior Yellowjacket team mascot. An additional, tax-deductible fee for each plate sold goes toward a fund that provides a scholarship to UW-Superior students. Read more.

UW-Superior alumnus to retire after more than 23 years of leading Wisconsin high school sports
Douglas Chickering, ME '71, announced he will retire next summer after more than 23 years as executive director of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. He's only the fourth director in the association's 113-year history of organizing and leading Wisconsin's high school sports programs. Read more.

Recalling Paul Newman's 1968 visit to UW-Superior
In the wake of actor Paul Newman's death, Aethan Hart, a photojournalist for KARE television in the Twin Cities, recalls Newman's visit to UW-Superior in 1968 to campaign for presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy. Hart talks about how seeing the actor in packed Gates Gym sparked his interest in politics and photojournalism. He includes two photos that he shot that day with his first camera. Read his blog. Read more about Newman's visit, read the reminiscences of alumni Julie Demgen, Avram Segall and Frank Fitzpatrick, and see two more photos in our Photo Gallery.

UW-Superior Alumni Association names Don Shippar its Distinguished Alumnus for 2008
Don Shippar, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Duluth-based ALLETE has been named Distinguished Alumnus for 2008 by the UW-Superior Alumni Association. Read more.

Alumni Association names new award for Edward and Betty Kossak, presents them with first award
The UW-Superior Alumni Association is naming its new service award for Ed and Betty Kossak, a Superior couple who both graduated from the university and taught for many years in local schools. Association Chair Dave Anderson on Sept. 25 presented the first award to Ed and Betty. Read more.

Instructor, alumnus write and perform political satire Oct. 9-11 and Oct. 16-18
Class of '87 alumnus Brian Matuszak's Rubber Chicken Theatre presents the political satire "Bushed," written by Bart Sutter, senior lecturer in UW-Superior's English Department. Details are on the Rubber Chicken website.

Recent grads form Young Alumni Chapter
Recent graduates from across the country have formed the Young Alumni affinity chapter through the UW-Superior Alumni Association. The Young Alumni Chapter is aimed at current students and alumni who have graduated within the past 10 years. The chapter will focus its efforts on providing professional networking and mentoring opportunities. It may also implement a lecture series that brings UW-Superior alumni back to campus to advise students on career matters and encourage mentoring. Read more and find out how you can be part of the new chapter!

Alumnus Fritz Scholder's work to be subject of Smithsonian exhibits starting Nov. 1
Artwork by the late Fritz Scholder, who attended UW-Superior as a freshman in 1956-1957 before his family moved to the Southwest, will be the subject of a comprehensive exhibit by the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., and its George Gustav Heye Center in New York. More than 135 pieces from his 40-year career will be featured. In its news release, the NMAI described Scholder as "one of the most transformative artists of the last half century." Scholder took basic art courses at UW-Superior and recalled in his online biography studying with Art Kruk, Jim Grittner and Richard Gorski. In 1993, the university presented Scholder with an honorary doctor of humane letters degree in recognition of his career achievements. Both NMAI exhibitions begin Nov. 1, ending May 17, 2009, in New York and Aug. 16, 2009, in Washington. Learn more on the NMAI website.

Connect with your college friends

Would you like to get in touch with your friends from college? Here's how we can help:

Contact the Alumni Office and we'll try to find contact information through the Alumni Directory.
Post messages on the Alumni Forum.
Attend an alumni event on campus or in your region. You can see details and make reservations by selecting the Alumni Events and Activities link.
Organize an alumni reunion or reception for your campus organization. Contact the Alumni Office for more information.

Send us your news!

The fall edition of Superior Alumni is at the printer and will be mailed later this month. We are now gathering news for Winter Edition. We (and your friends from campus) want to hear from you! Please send us your news -- new jobs or promotions, new homes, community and church work, recent travels, new children or grandchildren, marriages, awards -- and we will pass it along through the Classmates section of Superior Alumni. Just fill out the convenient Update Your Alumni Information form and we'll do the rest.