Communication Studies News
 October, 2004 
 
Making It Through Your First Years In A New Job
 
The Communication Studies Department, Academic Advising Center, and Public Relations Student Society of America will host a tele-conference on Monday November 15th, 2004 from 2-3p.m in Cartwright Center 326.
 
Chicken Q Fundraiser
 
Comm Club students participated in their Chicken Q fundraiser on Tues., Oct. 19. The fundraiser was held to generate support for a new printer in the CST Resource Room (aka Comm Lab). See the Comm Club page for more info on future activities. 
 
 
 
 
 
Students participate in Humane Society Telethon 
 
CST students will produce and broadcast the sixth annual Coulee Region Humane Society Telethon on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 7 to 9 p.m. on WMCM television. WMCM will team up with KQEG/UPN for the event. Rick Wilson and Ellie St. John, KQEG/UPN owners, will host the two-hour telethon. Students from the CST 374 TV Workshop  class will be on the phone bank and crew the telethon. Last year, more than $5,000 was raised to support Humane Society activities. 
Congressman Ron Kind, his sons, and their dog Libby will be guests on the telethon. 
This year’s telethon producers are Jaclyn Cardin, Gregg Lewison, and Ashley Smeltzer.  Nick Koegl is in charge of fundraising from local businesses.
 
“Purr-Fect Pet” segments airing now
 
Students from CST 374 TV Workshop are taping a 60-second segment each week, “Purr-Fect Pet.” This segment is taped at the Coulee Region Humane Society and features at least three animals up for adoption. Currently, the segment is highlighting cats, since the humane society has an abundance of cats looking for good homes. This segment airs on KQEG/UPN (channel 23, Charter 10) and during WMCM-TV’s weekly programs.
 
Karen King: Our ‘Woman with Vision’
 
The UW-L Program Assistant Professional Development steering committee (including Karen King from CST) made a presentation at the Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership Conference in Eau Claire on Oct. 14 and 15. Their presentation "Women with Vision on a Journey toward Professional Development" was well received by an audience makeup of provosts, deans, department chairs, and system administrators. The presentation included a PowerPoint peer tour and job book preview of the PAPD website and mentoring on the UW-L campus.
The state board for Wisconsin Women in Higher Education is going to recommend that the UW-L group presents it at a national conference. They said that the work is “on the cutting edge for women working in institutions of higher education.”
 
 
[Pictured (L-R) Back row: Lori Hanson, Chemistry; Karen King, CST; Becky Yoshizume, Computer science; Marge Troka, Student Development; Krista Shulka, Theatre. Front row: Jean Bonde, Economics; Susan Butterfield, Advancement, Cleary Center; Shirley Shufelt, Biology; Ingrid Iverson, College of Business.]
 
Telecomm Club ‘Exploratory Meeting’ 
 
The first meeting for the proposed CST Telecommunication Club will be Wed., Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. in Room 208 Wing (TV studio). This will be an informative and exploratory meeting.  One of the ideas that will be discussed is the interest and feasibility of starting a new student-run radio station.  In addition, students are encouraged to bring their own ideas for the future direction of the club.  All Communication Studies students are encouraged to attend.
 
Students Against Cancer Group
 
Dr. Cheri Niedzwiecki is the faculty adviser for a new student group, Students Against Cancer. The group is sponsored by the American Cancer. The purpose of the group is to increase awareness of cancer and ways to prevent it – and to work on breast cancer awareness, tobacco prevention and other specific issues. Dr. Niedzwiecki is part of a panel presentation on Breast Cancer Awareness for the Women's Soapbox/Lunchbox on Wednesday Oct. 6 in the Women's Resource Center on the third floor in Wimberly Hall.
 
 
MacKenzie Vlack and Jessica Corey, students who started the
Colleges Against Cancer student group, interact with
representatives of the American Cancer Society.
 
Dr. Niedzwiecki talking to MacKenzie and Jessica at the panel
on breast cancer prevention Oct. 6 for the Women's Studies
Lunchbox/Soapbox.
 
The Colleges Against Cancer student group has been granted university recognition by the Student Senate. If you would like to know more about this group, contact Dr. Cheri Niedzwiecki.
 
E-mail Exchange
 
Students in Dr. Niedzwiecki’s Intercultural Communication class are involved in an email exchange with students in the Foreign Language Department from Novosibirsk, Russia.  This is the second year for this program.  Students from Russia learn to improve their English while UW-L students get the opportunity to learn about the customs and beliefs of another culture.