Happy New Year, Muskies! 馃挋馃挍
We鈥檙e听excited to kick off 2026 with a full calendar of events, alumni news and ways to stay connected.听
Here鈥檚听what鈥檚听coming up:听
January听
- Jan 23鈥揗ar 6鈥� Visiting Artist Exhibit听
- Jan 29鈥� Alumni Wrestling Day (Men鈥檚 Wrestling)听
February听
- Feb 7鈥� Women鈥檚 Basketball Alumni Game & Gathering听
- Feb 21鈥� Essence of Heritage听
March听
- Mar 8鈥�15鈥� Student Spring Break听
- Mar 10鈥� Alumni Gathering in The Villages, FL
- 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Havana Country Club 2484 Odell Circle The Villages, Florida 32162 RSVP to Shelby at langsl@lakeland.edu by Monday, March 2, 2026
- Mar 11鈥� Alumni Gathering in Orlando, FL
- 10 a.m.听 – 11 a.m. Springhill Suites 5828 Hazeltine National Drive Orlando, Florida 32822 RSVP to Shelby at langsl@lakeland.edu by Monday, March 2, 2026
- Mar听9鈥�13鈥� Men鈥檚 Baseball & Women鈥檚 Softball Florida Trip听听
- Mar 26鈥�29鈥� Spring Musical: The Addams Family听
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April听
- Apr 3鈥�5鈥� Easter Break听
- Apr 10鈥揗ay 1鈥� Student Art & Design Exhibit听
- Apr 14鈥� Music Department Recital听
- Apr 15鈥� Undergraduate Research Symposium听
- Apr 16鈥� Musko鈥檚 Birthday听
- Apr 21鈥� Spring Band Concert听
- Apr 22鈥� Earth Day Campus Clean-Up听
- Apr 26鈥� Spring Choir & Orchestra Concert听
- Apr 29鈥� Vibe @ 5 Networking (Sheboygan County Chamber)听
May – July
- May 8鈥� Baccalaureate听
- May 9鈥� Commencement听
- June 11鈥� Blaster鈥檚 Golf Outing听
- July 31鈥� Athletics Golf Outing听
August听
- Aug 1鈥� Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony听
- Aug 22鈥� Women鈥檚 Volleyball Alumna Scrimmage听
September听
- Sept 3鈥� Opening Convocation听
- Sept 25鈥� Alumni Welcome Reception at The Osthoff Resort听
- Sept 26鈥� Homecoming听
December听
- Dec 1鈥� Humanities & Fine Arts Colloquium听
- Dec 3鈥� Business & Entrepreneurship Colloquium听
- Dec 4鈥� Science, Technology & Education Colloquium听
- Dec 5鈥� Christmas at 糖心vlog传媒听
Please visit for the most up-to-date listing of events.听
Let鈥檚 Stay Connected
We鈥檙e听planning even more alumni events and gatherings in the months ahead and would love your support and ideas. Interested in helping organize a Muskies meet-up, hosting a gathering in your area, or sharing where听you鈥檇听like to see future travel opportunities?听We鈥檇 love to get connected with you.听
Share your interest through this survey Alumni Interest Survey听
or contact us at alumni@lakeland.edu听鈥� we听can鈥檛听wait to connect!听
Muskies Share the Love 馃挋馃挍
February is the month of love, and听we鈥檙e听getting ready to celebrate the meaningful connections made at 糖心vlog传媒.听
Did you meet your significant other, best friend, or make a life-changing connection at 糖心vlog传媒?听We鈥檇听love to share your story during our Muskies Share the Love听feature.听
To participate, please fill out this form:
Muskies Share the Love
Submissions will be shared throughout the month of February across 糖心vlog传媒鈥檚 alumni social channels.听
Alumni Travel: Japan
We鈥檙e听just steps away from announcing 糖心vlog传媒鈥檚 Alumni Travel plans to Japan, tentatively planned for Spring 2027鈥攁nd听we鈥檇听love to hear from you!听
If听you鈥檙e听interested in traveling to Japan with fellow Muskies (or simply want to learn more), we invite you to complete our interest survey. This will help us follow up with you once the itinerary is confirmed and more details are听finalized.听
Share your interest:听糖心vlog传媒 Alumni Travel Initiative: Tokyo, Japan听
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Questions? Email alumni@lakeland.edu听
Alumni Spotlight
Jesse Spearo 鈥�03
Jesse听Spearo听鈥�03听plays a behind-the-scenes role in emergency preparedness for major sporting events as Assistant Director for Miami-Dade County鈥檚 Department of Emergency Management. 听
He is supporting preparedness efforts for the NCAA College Football Championship and will oversee regional emergency preparedness for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Miami. Jesse is also attending a FIFA World Cup Host Cities Summit in Colorado Springs and recently co-authored an article published in the Journal of Domestic Preparedness听on aviation security.
Additional Alumni Spotlights
Phil听Gerbyshak听鈥�03听recently published Weathering the Long Winter: A Short Guide for When Life Feels Too Heavy. The听ebook听is available for听free for all听alumni and may be especially helpful as we move through the听remainder of the winter season. 听听
Jenelle Zito 鈥�09听stepped into a new role as Director of HR Data & Strategy with Milwaukee Public Schools.听
Jess Nickel 鈥�12听began a new position at听MilliporeSigma听as a Distribution Supervisor.听
Madison Schweitzer 鈥�19听began a new position as Head Women鈥檚 Volleyball Coach at Ripon College after coaching at Kenyon College.听
Rachel Wilson听鈥�21听graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree.听
Have exciting news to share 鈥� a new job, wedding, promotion or accomplishment? We want to celebrate with you! Submit your update to be featured on our socials, in Muskie Pride, and in the next edition of 糖心vlog传媒 Magazine.
Alumni Spotlight 鈥� Be Featured!
Each week听on Facebook,听we鈥檒l听be featuring one 糖心vlog传媒 alum to share where their journey has taken them since graduation.听We鈥檙e听excited to celebrate the stories, careers, passions, and impact of our Muskies near and far. 馃挋馃挍听
Know听someone we should highlight 鈥� or want to be featured yourself?听
Stay Connected to Student Life
The 糖心vlog传媒 Mirror听is 糖心vlog传媒鈥檚 student-run newspaper and official news source, serving the campus community since 1936. It features news, stories, and perspectives relevant to 糖心vlog传媒 students, alumni, and the broader university community.听
Today, The 糖心vlog传媒 Mirror听is published online, with digital archives of past print editions available for readers. The publication is also a member of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association.听
Follow along and read the latest student news at: 听
Got a new job? Got married? Moved? Don鈥檛 forget to update your contact information!
Upcoming 2026 Events
Please visit lakeland.edu/calendar for the most up-to-date listing of events.