The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Veteran and Military Service member Committee invites the greater community to join in celebrating Veteran and Service member Recognition Week.
Activities for the week are set to begin Saturday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. with the Veteran Recognition football game (UW-Whitewater vs. UW-Stevens Point) at Perkins Stadium and conclude on Thursday, Nov. 13 with a poetry reading by faculty, staff and students, “Doomed Youth: Poetry from the Great War,” in Luarentide Hall, 3rd floor living room.
The Veterans Day recognition ceremony will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. in the Hamilton Room of the James R. Connor University Center and will feature community and campus speakers, including current and alumni student veterans, as well as the ceremonial firing of three volleys and playing of Taps by UW-Whitewater ROTC.
Other events will include:
• World War I displays in the Andersen Library through Nov. 30;
• A memorial to fallen veterans from the American Revolution to today on the Drumlin outside of the James R. Connor University Center Nov. 8 to 14;
• “Working Warriors: Military Life Beyond Combat” exhibit at Roberta’s Gallery in the James R. Connor University Center Nov. 8-20;
• A LEARN Center session entitled “Veterans and Higher Education” in the James R. Connor University Center, Room 266, Nov. 13;
• Free bowling and billiards for veterans, service members and their families at Warhawk Alley in the James R. Connor University Center Nov. 8 to 14, and;
• A veteran and service member organization and resource fair Nov. 12.
Veteran and Service member Recognition Week is a time for the UW-Whitewater community to give thanks to the students, staff, and community members who have proudly served in the United States Armed Forces. In addition to the Veterans Week festivities, UW-Whitewater supports its student veterans with a designated lounge and study space in the library, key staff members to assist in the transition to college, and ongoing programming to increase student veteran success.
The mission of the Veteran and Service member Committee is to promote UWW as a military friendly school, assess the needs of students and staff in order to provide effective programming, and strengthen relationships with the UW-System, veteran service organizations, and surrounding communities.
Sponsors include: Chancellor’s Veterans and Military Service members Committee, James R. Connor University Center, LEARN Center, Veteran Student Organization, UW-Whitewater ROTC, University Dining Services, Andersen Library, The Chancellor’s Office, Warhawk Athletics, Roberta’s Gallery, Wisconsin Veterans Museum, UW-W College Democrats, UW-W College Republicans, Facilities, Planning and Management, UW-W Music Department, Wisconsin Humanities Council
