I thought you might enjoy some photographs from the 1958 Class Reunion on Friday, October 24, and the Homecoming parade and game the next day.
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Recently, UW-Whitewater purchased our first Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV), and I had the opportunity to take it for a spin. Made by e-ride Industries, our UW-W NEV is powered by nine 8-volt batteries. It has a maximum speed of 25 mph and a maximum range of 55 miles. If you compared the NEV to fossil-fueled vehicles, the NEV greenhouse gas emissions are 70% less and annual costs to operate are 80% less. For more information about e-ride NEV, go to
I thought you might enjoy some photos taken that day.
I thought you might be interested in some photos from Make A Difference Day on Friday, October 3.
On Saturday, October 4, UW-Whitewater set a record for attendance at Perkins Stadium for a football game with 11,028. These pictures show the attendance at a game in 2005, as well as the attendance on October 4th.
Perkins Stadium 2005
Perkins Stadium 2008
Perkins Stadium 2008
On Tuesday, September 16th, I attended the first punt, pass, and kick competition held to celebrate the beginning of the annual United Way Campaigns. I thought you’d enjoy looking at some of the photos taken that day.
Yesterday, I attended two on-campus celebrations. I was pleased with the newly remodeled bookstore, and enjoyed the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “The Lay of the Land,” sculpted by artist Susan Falkman, was installed just north of the University Center.
I thought you’d be interested in these photos, and I hope you have a chance to stop by the new bookstore and the sculpture.
Club U Dub Dub, the 2008 Fall Convocation for new freshmen celebrated with Thursday’s spirit rally and tradition-building event, R U Purple. I’ve attached some pictures from the event that began in the DLK/Kachel Fieldhouse, followed by a march to Perkins Stadium, a rally in the stadium, and the painting of Warhawk Drive. I thought you’d enjoy looking at some pictures of the event.
I thought you’d be interested in some pictures from Freshmen Move-In Day.
Yesterday, August 6th, was the Chancellor’s Facilities Picnic at the Coulthart Family Pavilion. We enjoyed good food and conversation, as well as some nice door prizes. Thanks to Tara Boyette and the rest of the folks in Human Resources and Diversity for organizing this event. A special thanks to all the folks who work on our facilities. The buildings and grounds continue to look wonderful. When I encounter visitors to the campus, they often comment on the attractiveness of our campus. Even with our construction challenges and our heating plant incident, the campus is beautiful and exceptionally well cared for. Thanks again.
On Wednesday, July 23rd, I had the privilege of flying on an educator orientation flight with the 128 Air Refueling Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard. After a briefing at the Wisconsin Air National Guard at General Mitchell International Airport, we took a three and one half hour flight. During the flight, we watched as the KC-135R Stratotanker refueled two B-2 “Stealth” bombers. I’ve attached several pictures, one inside the plane and three showing the B-2 being refueled.
