UW–Madison alumna Erin Roberge shared her experience as the first female, full-time athletic trainer (AT) for the Green Bay Packers recently on ABC News. Roberge graduated from the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology in 2021 with a BS in athletic training. She began an internship with the Packers in 2020, and was hired full-time in January …
Do you enjoy sports and physical activity, the human body, solving problems, caring for patients, and working with people? If so, have you considered pursuing a career in athletic training? The Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program at UW–Madison is a 24-month program that prepares students seeking a health care career in athletic training. Athletic …
To celebrate our alumni excellence across the arts, health, and education, the School of Education has selected three trailblazing UW–Madison alumni to honor with a Distinguished Alumni Award. The awards will recognize these talented alumni who have made outstanding contributions to their field. The School of Education will be honoring the three recipients with an …
By Kari Dickinson This week UW–Madison’s Adapted Fitness program is celebrating the grand opening of the spectacular new Conway Adapted Fitness facility. Located in the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center, the Conway Adapted Fitness facility was made possible by a gift from Virginia “Ginny” (‘78) and Mike (‘78) Conway. Ginny Conway is an alumna of the School …
By Todd Finkelmeyer UW–Madison’s Luis Columna played a leading role in hosting a consortium on campus for students and young professionals interested in learning how to conduct research in the field of adapted physical education and adapted physical activity. This was done in collaboration with Samuel R. Hodge, a professor of kinesiology at The Ohio …
By Kari Dickinson This past summer, the UW–Madison School of Education launched four short-term, faculty-led study abroad programs tied to School of Education majors. These programs offered students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to expand their worldview and build cultural awareness, all while learning valuable course content and earning credit towards their degrees. Nearly one hundred students …
UW–Madison students Abigail Kattre and Andrew Gumieny, both who are pursuing majors in the School of Education, shared about their summer internship experience through the Wisconsin Idea Internship Program in a recent UW Extension story. The Wisconsin Idea Internship Program (WIIP) connects UW–Madison students with the Division of Extension’s programming and research efforts to explore …
Karla Ausderau, an associate professor of occupational therapy with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, was featured in a recent WMTV report about an innovative program that helps teen parents graduate from high school. The Capital High Parenting Program, which receives support from UW–Madison occupational therapy students, is the focus of the report. Ausderau …
The UW–Madison Graduate School has selected four project teams to receive funding through the Partnership Program in Graduate Excellence to bolster partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). Among the funded initiatives is a School of Education partnership with Northeastern Illinois University. The program, now in its second year, seeks to create long-term and mutually beneficial …
The UW–Madison School of Education is bringing another talented and diverse cohort of new faculty members to campus for the start of the upcoming fall semester. To welcome these newest members of our community — and to reconnect with colleagues and celebrate the start of the upcoming 2023-24 academic year — the School is hosting …