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PCE HAS JOINED PARKSIDE WORKS!
Professional and Continuing Education is now part of Parkside Works: Office for Partnership and Workforce Innovation, UW-Parkside’s new hub for aligning education with workforce needs. As a central component of this initiative, PCE will continue to offer career-ready training, professional development, and community-focused programming—now with expanded opportunities to collaborate across industry, government, and nonprofit sectors.
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Hour of AI
EVENT DETAILS: Hosted by Parkside Works in partnership with Microsoft TechSpark and Code.org
DATE: December 11, 2025
LOCATION: UW-Parkside Library, Rooms L140 + L141
TIME: 5:30-7:30 PM
UW-Parkside is excited to participate in a new global movement: the Hour of AI. This learning experience introduces students to the basics of AI — what it is, what it can and can’t do, and how to use and create with it responsibly.
Through hands-on, fun activities, your children will explore how AI can be used to imagine, build, and solve real-world problems. They’ll begin to see AI not as magic, but as a tool they can understand and shape.
Let’s prepare our children for the future, together. To learn more, visit HourofAI.org.
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Associate of Arts and Sciences
Start your journey to a bachelor’s degree with the 100% online Associate of Arts and Sciences program at UW-Parkside. Flexible and designed to fit your needs, this program is perfect for meeting prerequisites, earning your associate degree, or completing coursework faster.
Independent Learning Courses
Universities of Wisconsin Independent Learning program offers flexible, self-paced, and fully online courses designed to fit your schedule and goals. Whether you're earning college credits, finishing a degree, or pursuing personal or professional enrichment, our accessible and transferable programs make high-quality education available anytime, anywhere.
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THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS
Crista Kruse
Director of Professional and Continuing Education
kruse@uwp.edu | 262-595-2240
Crista Kruse Bio
Crista is an experienced professional who is passionate about lifelong learning and helping individuals achieve their own unique personal and professional development goals. Crista is a skilled leader with experience in operations management, training and development, project management, strategic planning, budget management, recruitment and enrollment, and sales and marketing. Crista's specialties include business development, mentoring, nonprofits, event and program management.
Stefanie Stamper
Assistant Director of Noncredit Programs and Continuing Education
stampers@uwp.edu | 262-595-3208
Stefanie Stamper Bio
Stefanie oversees the Workforce and Career Training, ETPL, SHRM, Project Management Flex Certificate, HR Skills Training, Graduate Certificates, and the upcoming Certificate in Cultural and Interpersonal Dynamics.
Stefanie began working at UW-Parkside in January 2020. Before joining UW-Parkside in 2020, Stefanie worked as a Senior Trainer and Organizational Development Specialist in both the financial and healthcare industry.
In November 2022, she was promoted to the Assistant Director of Noncredit Programs. In her current role, she manages development trainings, assists with the development of noncredit-to-credit pathways, customized training contracts for organizations, and arranges community-based personal enrichment classes. Stefanie is the secretary of the Parkside Employee Alumni Group (PEAG), a member of the Leadership Racine Planning Committee (and proud LR23 graduate), and the social media chair on the SRKA Board of Directors. Stefanie is also 2007 graduate of UW-Parkside.
In her spare time, Stefanie teaches Zumba and Strong Nation classes, loves to travel with her family, and enjoys theatre.
Silbi Isein Bio
Silbi is an accomplished higher education professional with extensive experience in student services, financial aid administration, and institutional leadership. With a strong foundation in finance and over a decade of dedicated service in higher education, she has consistently championed student success through equitable access to financial resources and supportive institutional practices.
Silbi holds a Master’s degree in Higher Education and Leadership, which has further strengthened her ability to lead strategic initiatives and develop student-centered solutions. She has served in various leadership roles, leveraging a combination of financial expertise and a deep commitment to educational equity to improve student outcomes and streamline administrative processes.
Known for her collaborative approach and results-driven mindset, Silbi continues to be a trusted advocate for students and a valuable contributor to the advancement of higher education.
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