It's definitely not business as usual this fall at UW-Whitewater. After all, it's not often you move into a gleaming new $41.5 million dollar state-of-the-art building.

The University is celebrating the new home for the College of Business and Economics -- Timothy J. Hyland Hall. It's an impressive building, well suited for a program that has gained national recognition.

The structure is designed to bring the program's philosophy to life. In this story, see how unique spaces and cutting edge technology come together to draw out the best in students and faculty.

Xiaohong Zhang has always been a talented artist but it wasn't until she merged the old with the new... that she found her unique artistic voice.

Several years ago, Xiao began creating elaborate paper cutting pieces to reconnect with her Chinese roots. And then she discovered she could make the artwork even richer by tapping into her knowledge as a Multimedia Arts professor at UW-Whitewater.

By using the digital techniques she teaches students, Xiao deepens the meaning of her paper cutting creations. Watch the story to see how she blends old and new styles to tell her own distinct story.

Many of them grew up just miles away from each other but their life experiences are worlds apart.

This is the story of what happens when books and case studies come to life for UW-Whitewater social work students in the Urban Experience.

See the life-changing lessons that take place when college students from small-town Wisconsin spend a day with teens at a unique inner-city Milwaukee school.

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