UW-La Crosse Chancellor Steps Down News | August 31, 2023 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy The chancellor at UW-La Crosse is stepping down. Chancellor Joe Gow yesterday said he is leaving the job at the end of this school year. Gow isn’t leaving UW-La Crosse, he will remain on as a professor in the communications department. Gow is the longest-serving chancellor in the UW System, and is the second longest-serving chancellor in UW-La Crosse history. The school will start looking for a new chancellor in a few months.