Denise Corner-Sciano

Denise Corner-Sciano, a Cedarburg, WI native, studied education at UW Oshkosh from 1976-1981. Corner-Sciano grew up in a small town and chose UWO because she felt that UW Madison was too large. Her parents were educators who stressed the importance of education but had limited means, so Corner-Sciano worked herself through school. She waitressed on the weekends and served as a Community Advisor (CA) her junior and senior years. In this interview, Corner-Sciano discusses her favorite courses, least favorite professors, and campus drinking culture. She speaks about her experiences as a CA in detail, including dorm programs she put on, dealing with troublesome residents, navigating being a CA in the early years of coed floors, and handling St. Patrick’s Day as a CA. Corner-Sciano also shares vibrant anecdotes about her beater of a car and meeting her husband on her first day on campus. She enjoyed her time at UWO but feels as though as a female she wasn’t given the tools to decide what she really wanted to do while growing up. Corner-Sciano believes that the most important lesson a college student can learn is how to effectively balance all of the things that life throws at you.