In This Issue / December 2014
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 While international students attending UWRF hail from 23 countries, with double-digit delegations from China and Korea, it is 171 Brazilian students that account for most of the rapid increase in international enrollment. UWRF now enrolls more Brazilian students than any other campus in the UW System. Read more.
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More than 850 scholarships were awarded to UWRF students in the past year, totaling more than $925,000 in financial support. Both the number of scholarships and the total dollars distributed were record setting numbers. Read more.
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Case IH and Value Implement received the 2014 Outstanding Service Award at the fall Commencement ceremony held Dec. 13. The award is the highest honor given to an individual or organization outside of UW-River Falls. Read more.
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 According to the American Physics Society, UWRF is one of the top ten producers of undergraduate degrees in physics. UWRF granted an average of 19 undergraduate physics degrees per year between 2010 and 2012, which tied UWRF for seventh place with American University and Bethel University. Read more.
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UWRF student Brittany Statz talked with classmates who plan to return to the family farm or become farmers when they complete their education. Story and photo courtesy of Statz and The Country Today, Dec. 15. Read more.
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