Campus Connection - Dec. 15-31, 2008

Tavern league group shot giving gift to Al Trapp

Tavern leagues have supported the Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex. Pictured from left, veteran Louis Ferris representing the VFW, UW-L Centennial Campaign Leadership Team Co-chair Dyanne Brudos of U.S. Bank, UW-L Development Officer Mike Desmond, Foundation acting President Al Trapp, Dale Clements of the La Crosse Tavern League, Neil Duresky representing the American Legion and Dave Parisey representing the Tavern League.

Tavern leagues support Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex

Dale Clements of the La Crosse Tavern League presented a check for $5,000 to UW-L Foundation acting President Al Trapp for the Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex at UW-L on Dec. 10. The check is the first of five installments totaling a $25,000 gift from the La Crosse Tavern League, the Third District Group of Tavern Leagues and the Tavern League of Wisconsin.

"The gift represents the tavern leagues’ commitment to the community and their desire to honor the Veterans who have served and sacrificed for our country," Trapp says.

To find out more about UW-L's Centennial Campaign, go to www.uwlax.edu/campaign/

UW-L incorporating global responsibility, sustainability principles into curriculum

Global Forum group shot

Approximately 400 attended the first Global Forum for Responsible Management Education at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City Dec. 4 and 5.

The United Nations Global Compact
In 2000, the United Nations Global Compact strategic policy initiative was formed with businesses committed to principles of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. Visit www.unglobalcompact.org/.

Principles for Responsible Management Education
In July 2007, an academic delegation of business school deans and professors presented the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) to the UN Global Compact Office. PRME inspires and champions responsible management education, research and thought leadership globally. Visit: www.unprme.org/.

Global corporate responsibility and sustainability were the focus of the first Global Forum for Responsible Management Education at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City Dec. 4 and 5. UW-L Management Professor John Betton was one of approximately 400 who attended from around the world.

In October, Chancellor Joe Gow signed the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative formalizing UW-L's commitment to global responsibility and sustainability, concepts being incorporated into UW-L's management curriculum and under consideration for adopting them by the College of Business Administration. The management department is a partner in the United Nations Global Compact.

Traditionally, business curriculums focused more on the functional areas of business, such as accounting, finance and marketing. Business leaders at the global forum stressed the importance of students being curious about what's happening worldwide, Betton notes. "They expect business graduates to be familiar with global responsibility issues and sustainability and how they impact business."

A detailed report on the Global Forum will be published on the PRME Web site (www.unprme.org/global-forum/index.php) in January 2009.

To learn more about the forum, global responsibility and sustainability issues, contact Betton at betton.john@uwlax.edu.

taco

All-University Fiesta Luncheon to follow university address

Following the Chancellor's All-University Address at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, in the Graff Main Hall Auditorium, plan to build your own taco, burrito or salad at the All-University Fiesta Luncheon. The fiesta in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition, also includes cheesy nacho chips, Cowboy Caviar and Spanish rice, as well as a beverage and dessert. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Tickets are $7 and go on sale Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, at the Information Counter in Cartwright Center. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 7:45 a.m.-1 p.m. and Monday through Thursday from 3-7 p.m.

You may also mail checks payable to UW-La Crosse with the Fiesta Flier reservation form (download Fiesta Luncheon reservation form at www.uwlax.edu/universityrelations/images/FiestaLunch2009.pdf) to: Reservations Office, Room 223, 1725 State St., La Crosse, WI 54601. Payments received by mail will be processed upon receipt; tickets will not be mailed. Pick up tickets at the ticket table just prior to the luncheon.

Ticket sales end Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. Tickets may be purchased the day of the lunch at the door.

Textbooks on sale through Dec. 19

UW-L's Textbook Services is offering a 20 percent discount on books through Friday, Dec. 19, in the Cartwright Center basement. Holiday hours are:

  • 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13
  • 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, Dec. 15-17
  • 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 18 and 19

Cash, check, Visa, Master Card and TowerOne accepted.

Calkins reception planned for Jan. 6

Murphy Library is hosting a cake and beverage reception for Carol Calkins who is retiring. The reception runs from 1:30-3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in 8 Murphy Library.

Students seek donations, school supplies for Tanzanian children

Sixteen UW-L students are traveling to Tanzania during J-Term to study social responsibility and ethical globalization and participate in service learning projects. They are conducting a donation drive for school supplies — pencils, crayons, notebooks — toothbrushes, dental floss and sports gear for the Tanzanian children they will meet. They also seek monetary donations to purchase textbooks and malaria nets for the schoolchildren. A donation of $10, $25 or $50 would help reach the goal of $500.

Write checks to the UW-L Foundation with "Tanzania Books 2009" in the memo line. Drop off donations with Donna Anderson, economics, in 339D Wimberly Hall, or with Sheri Ross, philosophy, in 245D Wimberly Hall. Or contact any of the students going on the trip. The students include: Heather Burgus, Mariah Conway, Tricia Gantz, Shaheen Gutierrez, Kelli Irish, Krystle Koelker, Kathryn Magnuson, Sheila Oberreuter, Lindsey Polzin, Matt Quade, Stephanie Rohr, Katie Jo Scholl, Kathryn Schumacher, Richard Swatek, John Temple and Leah Walker.

Still time to form Relay for Life team

The sixth annual Relay for Life, "Marga Relei Ville," is Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6 and 7, 2009, in the Recreational Eagle Center. Last year's 92 teams included 1,000 participants and raised $78,708.04 for cancer research. Although the T-shirt deadline was Friday, Dec. 5, you can register a team until Tuesday, Feb.3 , at www.relayforlife.org/laxcolleges.

The next team captain meeting is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, in 339 Cartwright Center. T-shirts will be distributed. Bank night is at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, in Port O’ Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.

The teams spend the night relaying and enjoying entertainment. The night is filled with live music, exercise classes, a dodgeball tournament, a ping pong tournament and a silent auction. There are also several theme laps in which teams dress up including: dude looks like a lady, under the sea, out of towner, Gilligan’s Island, aloha lap, and school spirit. 

Participants who raise over $100 become VIPs, are entered for exclusive drawings, and have access to food, drinks and extra perks all night. The more money participants raise the greater the chance to win prizes. Each time a participant reaches the next VIP level — $100, $500, $1000 — chances to get a price increase.

For more information, e-mail relayforlife@uwlax.edu.

Irish band Gaelic Storm to perform on campus Feb. 20

The popular Irish band Gaelic Storm will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb 20, 2009. Advanced ticket prices are $20 for adults and $15 for students. Tickets go on sale in the Cartwright Center Ticket Office Friday, Jan. 20. The UW-L Concert Choir is sponsoring the event. For more information, contact Gary Walth, music, at 785.8409.

Ireland

Accompany Concert Choir to Ireland in 2009

UW-L faculty, staff, family and friends may accompany UW-L's Concert Choir on its performance tour to Ireland in May 2009. The "Shadow Tour" (offered by Gateway Festivals and Tours from Monticello, Minn.,) is scheduled Monday through Friday, May 18-29, 2009. The tour will follow the Choir as it performs in and explores the cultural highlights of Dublin, Galway, Cork, Limerick, Bantry (La Crosse's Sister City) and, possibly, Belfast. Cost of the tour, including air and land fare, lodging and two meals per day, is approximately $2,500.

A partial payment $1,850 is due Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009. The balance of the tour payment and payment deadlines will be announced then. For more information, contact UW-L Director of Choral Studies Gary Walth at 785.8414 or walth.gary@uwlax.edu or Linda Pfaff at 792.8924 or irishroz_2000@yahoo.com.

kudos

Karolyn Bald, Career Services, was elected to president elect of the Wisconsin Association of Colleges and Employers. She will begin her role on the board immediately and will assume the president's responsibilities in January 2010.

Carl Foster, exercise and sport science, together with colleagues in Spain, published “Time Trial Exertion Traits of Cycling’s Grand Tours” in the December 2008 issue of the International Journal of Sports Medicine.

 

Sondreal, friends celebrate 40 years at UW-L

Linda Sondreal celebrated with friends and co-workers at a retirement party Dec. 10 in Murphy Library's Special Collections and Area Resource Center. She retired after a 40-year career that spanned almost every department in the library. A riverboat cake gave tribute to the time she spent working in Special Collections. With approximately 50,000 photos of inland river steamboats and river scenes, the center has one of the nation's largest collections of the subject.

To find out more about Special Collections, visit www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/departments/photos.html.

 

 

 Linda Sondreal
Linda Sondreal. Photo by Paul Beck.
human resources

New employees

Heidi Haase, office associate, Facilities Planning and Management; and Fedinand Kongnso, IS Data Services Sr., Information Technology; both Dec. 8.

Murphy Library

Murphy Library announces end-of-year hours

Murphy Library has the following hours during the semester break:

Open 9 a.m.-1 p.m.:

  • Thursday and Friday, Dec. 18 and 19
  • Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 22 and 23
  • Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 29 and 30

Closed

  • Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 20 and 21
  • Wednesday through Sunday, Dec. 24-28
  • Wednesday through Sunday, Dec. 31 Jan. 4, 2009

The library has reduced or special hours from Monday, Jan. 5, through Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, but is open Mondays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. View hours at www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/hours/.

Schedule spring library instruction now

The first few weeks of the semester are always hectic for the library’s instruction program, which had almost 6,500 participants last year. Faculty who want to bring classes to Murphy Library or have a librarian visit their classrooms should schedule as soon as possible. Contact Information Literacy Instruction Librarian Cris Prucha at prucha.cris@uwlax.edu or 785.8637 or use the online form at www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/departments/infolit.html.

NCUR

NCUR update

NCUR 2009 campus planning committees are finalizing plans to make room for nearly 3,000 students and faculty advisers who are expected to visit the campus Thursday through Saturday, April 16-18, 2009. To accommodate conference speakers and research participants, planners need to use UW-L classrooms Thursday and Friday during the event.

The conference is an opportunity for the UW-L undergraduate community to participate in world-class research and creative activities. If you are among faculty and staff members whose classrooms are affected by the conference, consider incorporating conference activities into your syllabus. To compensate for missed classroom time, students may attend:

  • Keynote addresses
  • The Graduate School Fair
  • Poster and oral sessions
  • Performing and visual arts sessions

If you choose to use any of these events as a classroom assignment, conference planners have created potential assignments for your students. The assignments and classrooms affected will be sent as attachments via e-mail from the Provost’s office.

UW-L students, faculty and staff may attend any NCUR conference events that do not require a conference badge.

Oral presentation

Tim Parker, master of software engineering candidate, "TOZE: A Graphical Editor for the Object-Z Specification Language with Syntax and Type Checking Capabilities," 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, 102 Wing Technology Center. Advisers: Kenny Hunt and Kasi Periyasamy, both computer science.

Thanks

Many thanks to all the members of the UW-L community who have shared my professional life here since l987. As Tennyson wrote, "I am a part of all that I have met;/Yet all experience is an arch wherethro'/Gleams that untravell'd world, whose margin fades/For ever and for ever when I move." I leave UW-L with immense joy for the privilege of having worked with so many students and faculty during my teaching years. It has been an unforgettable journey. - Mary Davidson, English

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For sale

Snowboard lessons, at Mt. La Crosse with Larsi Sondreal, includes a free hot cocoa. Lessons begin at $8. Visit www.mtlacrosse.com or call 788.0044 for details and scheduling for ski and snowboard lessons.

Three printer cartridges for use in Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet 5L, 6L, 3100, 3150. $20 each. Contact sociology/archaeology at 785.8457.

Found

"Book of Hope" with leather book cover. Stop in to 124 Mitchell Hall or call 785.8156.

Getting information into the Campus and Eagle Connections

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