Alumni Events

Join the fun in 2009 when you attend an alumni event. See event details and make reservations on our secure website by using the Sign up now link for any event.

St. Paul -- Twin Cities Reception -- Jan. 29 -- The Twin Cities Alumni Chapter invites you to an after-work reception to re-connect and network with fellow alumni in the Twin Cities area. Free appetizers and a cash bar will be available. See details and register.
Superior --An Evening of Wine and Jazz -- Feb. 19 -- Join your friends for an evening of fun at one of our most popular events! Sample from among more than 50 domestic and imported wines and enjoy cheeses, breads, fruits and other delicacies. See details and register.
Scottsdale, Ariz. -- Arizona Reception -- March 5 -- The Alumni Association's Arizona Chapter invites you to a fun evening of meeting friends and exchanging stories at Mabel Murphy's, our favorite Green Bay Packer bar in the Southwest. See details and register.
Southern California -- March 14 -- Save the date for an fun alumni event in Southern California. Details will be announced soon.

All School Reunion 2009
Oct. 9-11

Please plan to join us on campus Oct. 9-11, 2009, when UW-Superior holds its biggest reunion ever. Learn more on the All School Reunion 2009 website.

Wisconsin residents:
Show your pride with 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.

Nominate a former Yellowjacket
to the Hall of Fame!

Nominations are now open for the UW-Superior Hall of Fame Class of 2009.

You can nominate an individual athlete or a team, or you can nominate someone for career achievements. Please visit the Hall of Fame Nominations web page for details and nomination forms.

Nominations must be received by March 31, 2009.

The Hall of Fame Induction Banquet will be held on campus July 16 followed by the Hall of Fame Golf Outing on July 17 at the Nemadji Golf Course in Suuperior.

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

See photos of the construction of the new student center and the renovation of Jim Dan Hill Library in the Photo Gallery. We are adding 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.

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.

Catch the Yellowjackets on television

FSN Wisconsin and Charter OnDemand offer several opportunities to watch your Yellowjackets in action this winter. Find out more and see the schedule.

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

HOOP ALERT: Yellowjacket men's basketball hosts Alumni Day Jan. 31
Alumni of the Yellowjacket men's basketball program are invited back to campus Jan. 31 for Alumni Day. The Yellowjackets host UW-La Crosse in Mortorelli Gym. At halftime, the team will recognize all former Yellowjacket players in attendance. Alumni also will be guests at a special reception following the game. Anyone interested in attending is invited to contact Assistant Coach Greg Polkowski at gpolkows@uwsuper.edu

HOOP ALERT: Join the Yellowjackets Jan. 31 to honor the 1983-84 women's basketball team
At halftime of their Jan. 31 game against UW-La Crosse, the Yelllowjacket women's basketball team will honor members of the 1983-1984 team on the 25th anniversary of their outstanding season. An alumni reception will follow the game in the Health & Wellness Center. For more information, email the Alumni Office at alumni@uwsuper.edu or call toll free 888-893-8593.

Help the Yellowjackets fight cancer at 'Pink the Rink' fund-raiser Feb. 7
Join the Superior Jaycees and UW-Superior at the first PINK THE RINK Fundraiser to support the SMDC-Superior Breast Cancer Research Development Foundation. Read more.

New photos online
See photos from the 2008 Chancellor's Ball as well as photos from alumni events in Denver and Hayward, Wis., in the Photo Gallery.

Class of '95 grad named to elite IT list by Computerworld magazine
Jeremy Meller, a Class of '95 graduate who is chief information officer of the Marshfield Clinic's patient care divisions, recently was recognized by Computerworld magazine as one of its 2009 Premier 100 IT Leaders. Award recipients, selected from around the world, are people who "manage internal IT organizations, mentor and motivate their IT teams with interesting challenges, envision innovative solutions to business problems and efficiently manage and executive IT strategies." You can read an interview with Jeremy in Superior Alumni's Winter Edition due out in February. Meanwhile, read about the 2009 Premier 100 IT Leaders and see Jeremy's profile in the December issue of Computerworld.

Yellowjackets honor basketball great Jim Sevals
Decades after graduating, Jim Sevals of Rice Lake still holds records for Yellowjacket basketball. On Dec. 13, today's Yellowjackets saluted him before their game with Whitewater. Read more.

Class of '98 grad publishes book on cyberbullying
Dr. Justin Patchin, Class of '98, is co-author of a new book on cyberbullying titled "Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying." Patchin is an assistant professor of criminal justice at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He has written articles and made presentations across the country about a variety of topics relating to juvenile justice, school vioilence and other topics. You can learn more about his book and see additional resources on cyberbullying on his website.

See what students and professors are doing today
Curious about the quality of today's students and professors? Check out this web page. You'll also find more news stories about successful students and faculty on the UW-Superior News website.

Too cold? Start thinking about baseball with the Yellowjacket newsletter
Coach Eddy Morgan and his Yellowjacket ballplayers already are preparing for the baseball season. See what they're doing by checking out the baseball newsletter.

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 featured in Smithsonian exhibits
Artwork by the late Fritz Scholder, who attended UW-Superior as a freshman in 1956-1957 before his family moved to the Southwest, is 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 are 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.

Last call for news!

We are gathering news for the Winter Edition of Superior Alumni. 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.