Madison, Wis. (May 16, 2023) – Gary Oftedahl, who has served as the Edgewood College Eagles golf coach for 23 years, and as an assistant coach for the Eagles women’s basketball program for two years prior, has announced his retirement as the 2022-23 academic year ends.
Madison, Wis. (May 10, 2023) –Edgewood College will honor more than two hundred and fifty candidates for both undergraduate and graduate degrees during two outdoor Commencement ceremonies on campus on Saturday, May 13, 2023.
Madison, Wis. (May 4, 2023) – Dr. Ken Kavajacz has been honored with the 2023 Underkofler Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award at Edgewood College. “You will never find Dr. Kavajacz in his office when he is not teaching,” Victoria Palmisano, Associate Dean for Business, Communications, and Innovation, said. “He’s most often found in Wingra Commons, where he works on his courses and grading, and ensures that he is available for students to ask for help.”
Madison, Wis. (April 20, 2023) – Edgewood College is responding to students affected by the recent announcement that Cardinal Stritch University will close this year at the end of the spring semester. “This hits close to home both literally, as they are only about 90 miles from here, and symbolically, as they are a fellow WAICU institution,” President Andrew Manion, said.
Madison, Wis. (March 6, 2023) – Henry J. Predolin Foundation is pleased to announce a grant of $1,165,000 to Edgewood College. This grant—a record high amount among their 15 years of annual grants to the College—will provide scholarships for approximately 166 students—incoming first-year, upper-level, and transfer students to Edgewood College.
Madison, Wis. (February 25, 2023) - Edgewood College is partnering with Madison Country Day School (MCDS) to host their second annual Summer Research Academy.
Madison, Wis. (February 22, 2023) - Continuing an annual tradition, contributors from throughout the community of Edgewood College have created Reflections for the Season of Lent 2023.
Madison, Wis. (February 9, 2023) - Edgewood College has named the students who have earned a place on the Dean’s List, or on the Semester Honors List, for the Fall 2022 Semester.
Madison, Wis. (February 3, 2023) – Janet McCord, Ph.D., F.T., Director of MS Thanatology Program, is set to join 'The Larry Meiller Show' on Monday, February 6 at 11:45 am.
Madison, Wis. (January 31, 2023) – Edgewood College has entered into a business partnership with upGrad, a global leader in online higher education. The partnership gives Edgewood College access to upGrad’s expertise in emerging technologies in online education, and will enable the College to expand the work begun by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa in the Fall of 1927, the first year Edgewood Junior College began educating students.
Madison, Wis. (January 27, 2023) – Residents of southeastern Wisconsin will now have an opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing while remaining in the region. A unique new program brings the Nursing program at Edgewood College to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at Rock County campus, complete with a full faculty, clinical coordination expertise, and an innovative curriculum that integrates classroom instruction with hands-on clinical and simulation experiences.
Madison, Wis. (January 13, 2023) - After a hiatus one year ago, the the Annual MLK Tribute and Celebration has returned for 2023. The event is hosted by Jonathan Overby ’03, MA ’09, Ed.D. ’11, a distinguished alum of Edgewood College.
Madison, Wis. (December 8, 2022) – Ruth Foundation for the Arts (Ruth Arts) has announced a grant of $75,000 to Edgewood College for Ernest Hüpeden’s Painted Forest Art Environment in Valton, Wisconsin. This grant, as part of their total $11.5 million in gifts to 138 arts organizations this fall, came from the new Ruth DeYoung Kohler (RDK) Legacy Fund.
Madison, Wis. (November 27, 2022) - In what has become a much-loved tradition, students, faculty, staff, and other members of the Community of Edgewood College have created Reflections for the Season of Advent 2022.
Madison, Wis. (November 22, 2022) – Edgewood College is pleased to announce a new agreement with Madison College that provides a unique, direct path for associate degree nursing students to complete an advanced degree in Nursing. The articulation agreement has been in planning since prior to the pandemic.
Madison, Wis. (November 10, 2022) – Edgewood College has appointed Suann Saltzberry, Associate Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator, as its next Director of Athletics. Her appointment is effective immediately. “I look forward to engaging with student-athletes and coaches in this new role. I would like to thank President Manion for extending this incredible opportunity to lead the Eagles Athletic programs,” Saltzberry said. “I'm grateful for all the opportunities while serving under Al Brisack’ s leadership.”
Madison, Wis. (November 2, 2022) - Dr. Amy Schiebel has been honored with the 2022 Stemmy Individual Award. Dr. Schiebel created the Office of Science Outreach (OSO) in 2008 to provide expert-level, fully accessible, and research-based science education programming for historically underrepresented communities in STEAM.
Madison, Wis. (April 26, 2022) – On Earth Day, April 22, 2022, President Andrew Manion made official the College’s commitment to participate in Pope Francis’ Laudato Si: A 7-Year Journey Towards Integral Ecology.
Madison, Wis. (April 13, 2022) – Edgewood College is now enrolling students in a new Master of Science in Thanatology program, which will begin in fall 2022. The new advanced degree is offered in a fully-online format. The program will equip graduates to serve their communities and organizations as specialists who are knowledgeable about the dying and grieving process.
Madison, Wis. (March 14, 2022) – Edgewood College is now enrolling students in a new Master of Art in Art Therapy program, which will begin in fall 2022. The degree is offered in a fully-online format, and includes in-person and in-clinic residencies.