Welcome to Wisconsin Rural Scholars

We use this Canvas course website as a WiRS resource hub. You can access it at anytime.

Explore the course by clicking Modules on your left.

WiRS Program Contacts:

Tanya Cutsforth (She/Her)
WiRS Director
tanya.cutsforth@wisc.edu
(608) 617-6266

UW Contacts:

UW-Madison Admissions
For questions related to admissions, transfering, or credits/course equivalencies (or other general questions)

OnWisconsin@admissions.wisc.edu

608-262-3961

8:30am to 4:00pm Monday through Friday

CALS Ambassadors, Outreach and Recruitment
For CALS-specific questions

Ambassadors@cals.wisc.edu

or Jane Duffstein, CALS Assistant Dean for Student Recruitment and Outreach, jane.duffstein@wisc.edu

UW Office of Student Financial Aid

For questions about financial aid (at UW-Madison or generally)
https://financialaid.wisc.edu/contact/
finaid@finaid.wisc.edu
608.262.3060

UW-Madison Campus Map

Meet Our Staff

Tanya Cutsforth (She/Her)

Tanya Cutsforth (She/Her)

Hometown: Portage, WI, now Madison, WI

Majors: Agriscience Education (B.S.), Life Sciences Communication (M.S.)

Jackson Banks (He/Him)

Jackson Banks (He/Him)

Hometown: Omro, WI

Major(s): Environmental Sciences

Certificate(s): Educational Policy Studies

Katelyn Kosfeld (She/Her)

Katelyn Kosfeld (She/Her)

Hometown: Brookfield, WI

Major(s): Genetics & Genomics, Molecular & Cell Biology

Certificate(s): Science Communication, Leadership

Ari Kaas (She/Her)

Ari Kaas (She/Her)

Hometown: Pewaukee, WI

Major(s): Microbiology

Certificate(s): Global Health

Naureen Kamal (Sher/Her)

Naureen Kamal (She/Her)

Hometown: Brookfield, WI

Major(s): Genetics & Genomics

Certificate(s): Health Policy, Global Health

Sylvia Neddermeyer (They/Them)

Sylvia Neddermeyer (They/Them)

Hometown: Eagan, MN

Major(s): Biological Systems Engineering

Hannah Pedretti (She/Her)

Hannah Pedretti (She/Her)

Hometown: Westby, WI

Major(s): Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics

Certificate(s): Dance Movement Therapy

Lucas Prange (He/Him)

Lucas Prange (He/Him)

Hometown: Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Major(s): Horticulture, Entomology