April 6, 2026 | LU's Ascent Summer Program, Brian Rasmussen, REACH Counseling, History Museum at the Castle
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Focus Fox Valley delivers a community-focused hour highlighting transformative local initiatives and personal journeys. The episode kicks off with Lawrence University’s Ascent Summer Institute, a week-long residential and day program for high schoolers exploring video game design, theater, aviation, and GIS mapping—offering hands-on experiences with faculty and industry partners. Brian Rasmussen shares his emotional journey as a published author, discussing his book 'Today You Will,' which blends personal redemption with five life principles inspired by his son’s battle with cancer. His message of intentional living resonates across audiences, from students to business leaders. REACH Counseling marks its 50th anniversary with a powerful focus on Sexual Assault Awareness Month, emphasizing prevention education from elementary to high school, survivor support, and offender rehabilitation. The History Museum at the Castle unveils its new Prehistoric Wisconsin exhibit, a reimagined collection from the former Weiss Earth Science Museum, featuring 50,000 specimens including a cast of the famous Stan the T-Rex and a 420-million-year-old trilobite parade. The episode celebrates local resilience, education, and healing through storytelling, science, and community connection.
Lawrence University’s Ascent Summer Institute offers immersive, multidisciplinary programs in video games, theater, aviation, and GIS mapping for rising high schoolers, with both residential and day options.
Brian Rasmussen’s book 'Today You Will' is a powerful story of redemption and purpose, inspired by his son’s illness, and promotes five principles for intentional living.
REACH Counseling celebrates 50 years of service, offering 24/7 advocacy, trauma-informed education from kindergarten to high school, and offender counseling to break cycles of violence.
The History Museum at the Castle now hosts the Prehistoric Wisconsin exhibit, featuring 50,000 fossils from the former Weiss Earth Science Museum, including a trilobite parade and Stan the T-Rex cast.
Community engagement is central: events like the Authors Among Us book fair, the Excellence in Leadership Luncheon, and REACH’s art gallery and tattoo flash fundraiser all invite public participation.
Welcome & Sponsorship: Mosquito Squad & Sturtevant and Associates
The episode opens with promotional segments for Mosquito Squad and Sturtevant and Associates, setting the tone for community-focused content and local business support.
Lawrence University’s Ascent Summer Institute: Exploring Futures
“We're really trying to give high school students a really broad breadth experience of lots of different, again, multidisciplinary. It's who we are at Lawrence, that liberal arts experience.”
Brian Rasmussen: From Publisher to Author and Speaker
“My son teaches at Notre Dame. My older son, Noah, he teaches at Notre Dame Academy up in Green Bay and he said, Dad, can I leave some copies of the book in the lunchroom, which he did.”
REACH Counseling: 50 Years of Healing and Advocacy
“We truly believe that if we don't go to the root cause, which is the folks perpetrating the violence, that we really aren't going to stop the issue.”
History Museum at the Castle: Prehistoric Wisconsin Exhibit
“The oldest specimens in that museum are about 3.1 billion years old. Yikes. That's incredible.”
“We truly believe that if we don't go to the root cause, which is the folks perpetrating the violence, that we really aren't going to stop the issue.”
“My son teaches at Notre Dame. My older son, Noah, he teaches at Notre Dame Academy up in Green Bay and he said, Dad, can I leave some copies of the book in the lunchroom, which he did.”
“The idea of the story of Ezra, which I had always carried, and then the situation with Ian and the importance of today, Ian becomes the closing portion of the book.”
Host
Guests
Brian Rasmussen
person
REACH Counseling
organization
History Museum at the Castle
organization
Lawrence University
organization
Marianne Radley-Wellhouse
person
Ascent Summer Institute
other
Today You Will
book
Chase Shelburne
person
Weiss Earth Science Museum
organization
Dustin Mack
person
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