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Wisconsin Lutheran College hosted events last fall that allowed friends, donors, alumni, parents, and students to celebrate expanded and remodeled spaces on campus. Thanks to generous donors, several new and refreshed spaces have been made available to WLC students in both the Recreation Complex and Generac Hall. Additional gifts enabled the college to resurface its track & field facilities and enhance its nursing labs. On September 26, the WLC School of Nursing hosted “A Shower to Welcome Victoria” – an open house in recognition of the program’s newest patient simulator, Victoria. Attendees explored the updated nursing labs, interacted with students and alumni, and witnessed a labor and delivery simulation. The shower also featured a “gift registry” where attendees could support the needs of the School of Nursing. An anonymous donor made a gift to purchase “Nursing Anne Simulator,” an advanced nursing simulator that will be a tremendous resource for students and faculty. 4 | Winter 2020
On September 27, the college dedicated the Sports Performance Center. Located in the lower level of the Recreation Complex, the new space – along with a relocated and remodeled fitness center and year-round training areas for golf, baseball, and softball – will give WLC’s growing student-athlete population much-needed facilities to prepare for competition. During the same event, WLC held a ribbon-cutting in the lower level of Generac Hall. Two areas for students to enjoy were created from space that included a former
parking garage. One of the new gathering spaces was named “Treffert Commons” in honor of longtime college supporters Bill and Sam Treffert. New classrooms and labs for sport and exercise science as well as anatomy and physiology also were built. During the Warriors’ Homecoming football game versus Benedictine on October 19, President Johnson – with help from mascot Victor E. Warrior – cut the ribbon for the new Catalyst Track in Raabe Stadium at the college’s Outdoor Athletic Complex.
