Campus Connection - March 15-21, 2010

UW-L closed for mandatory furlough Monday, March 15.

UW-L on spring break March 13 through March 21. Classes resume March 22.

UW-L raises more than $3,200 for Haiti

UW-L raised more than $3,200 March 3 at UW-L’s Haiti: Day of Action events.

Donations continue to trickle in, says UW-L Student Association President Erik Kahl.

“The groups want to get the funds to Haiti as soon as possible and put them to use,” says Kahl. “I am really appreciative of the students, the faculty, the staff, the administration and the community that came out to support Haiti: Day of Action. To have a full day of action took a lot of coordinated efforts and to see the entire campus community rally around a cause like this was truly great to see. It reaffirms that UW-La Crosse and the surrounding community are very special.”

The Student Association spearheaded and organized fundraising efforts and plans to present a check to a local representative for Doctors Without Borders.

Fundraising efforts included a jeans day for faculty and staff, a FurLow Riders benefit concert, food donations and a pancake dinner hosted by Drake Hall. Money also was raised with raffle ticket purchases for a chance to throw pies at various faculty, staff and students.

Erik Kahl with pie on his face. FurLow Riders performing at Cartwright Center.
UW-L Student Association President Erik Kahl "took one for the team." Raffle ticket winners throughout the FurLow Rider Benefit Concert March 3 won the chance to throw pies at Kahl and others to raise funds for Haiti. Photo by UW-L senior Jonathan Ringdahl. The FurLow Riders performed a benefit concert March 3 for the Haiti: Day of Action fundraiser. From left, Carmen Wilson, Chancellor's Office, keyboard and bagpipes; Chancellor Joe Gow, guitar and vocals; Bart Vanvoorhis, Psychology, drums; Betsy Valentine, vocals; and Nizam Arain, Political Science/Public Administration, bass guitar. Photo by UW-L senior Jonathan Ringdahl. For more on the FurLow Riders, visit www.furlowriders.com/newsite/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See more photos of the event by student photographer Jonathan Ringdahl at http://picasaweb.google.com/sueellenlee0/FurLowRidersBenefitConcertPhotosByJonathanRingdahl#.

See photos of the event by Racquet photographer KaWai Hui at www.flickr.com/photos/theracquet/sets/72157617053333074/.

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UW-L basketball teams teach skills in 'Hoops For All' program

Members of UW-L's women’s and men’s basketball teams taught basketball skills one evening to children ages 8 to 17 with disabilities in the "Hoops For All" program. The eight-week program held in the Mathy Center Boys and Girls Club started Feb. 1 and runs through March 29. UW-L's Center on Disability Health and Adapted Physical Activity collaborates with the Boys and Girls Club of La Crosse to teach children basketball skills. UW-L students in the Adapted Physical Education teaching minor obtain valuable service learning experiences.

Find out more about UW-L's Physical Activity Mentoring Program for Persons with Disabilities at www.uwlax.edu/sah/ESS/mentor/files/newsletters/2009_12.pdf. Find out more about adapted physical education at UW-L at www.uwlax.edu/sah/ess/sape/html/spp.htm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Announcements and notices

 

 

 

 

Todd Weaver is featured speaker at March 15 bioresearch forum

Todd Weaver, Chemistry, will present the La Crosse BioResearch Forum discussion "Inhibition of Template-Assisted Hemolysis via Negative Design Theory" at 12:15 p.m. Monday, March 15, in the Overholt Auditorium, Gundersen Lutheran.

Download a flier with all the 2010 La Crosse BioResearch Forum at www.uwlax.edu/universityrelations/images/2010/spring/Bioforumflier.pdf.

Campus Kudos

 

 

 

Mark W. Chavalas, History, exhibited "Getting a Word in Wedgewise: Learning Mesopotamian Cuneiform’" for the Archaeological Institute of America-Milwaukee Society and the Milwaukee Public Museum Archaeology Fair in Milwaukee March 6.

UW-L students Dan Laurent, Mike Schmitz and Bebeto Yewah won national championships in their respective weight classes at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III National Wrestling Championships. It is Laurent's third national championship. Wrestlers Matt Mauseth and Andy Moore were named NCAA Academic All Americans. The wrestling team finished second in the overall team championships. Head Coach Dave Malecek was named National Coach of the Year. See www.uwlathletics.com/.

Víctor M. Macías-González, History and Institute for Latina/o and Latin American Studies, published a review of Jeffrey M. Pilcher's "The Sausage Rebellion: Public Health, Private Enterprise and Meat in Mexico City," 1890-1917 (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2006) in LABOR: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas vol. 6, no. 4 (Winter 2009): 135-137.

Jim Jorstad, Educational Technologies, presented the plenary address “Lost in Space — Setting Your Course” at Central New Mexico Community College at the “Passport to Excellence in Tutoring” ACE Conference. He also presented sessions “Technology Support in a Collaborative Environment” and “Engagement Through Collaborative Learning.” Central New Mexico is located in Albuquerque and has a student population of nearly 30,000.

Human Resources

 

 

 

Transfer opportunity

UW-L has a transfer on campus for a 50 percent physical therapy assistant position in the Student Health Center. Physical Therapy Assistant Certification is required by the time of appointment. This is a WSEU Technical Bargaining Union, represented position in pay schedule and range 06/14.

Those at or above the pay range indicated may apply by contacting Kathy Ring at ring.kath@uwlax.edu or 785.6499. For additional information including a full position description, visit www.uwlax.edu/hr, select "employment opportunities," then click "classified positions." Deadline to sign up for transfer is noon Tuesday, March 23.

Retirement

Shirley Shufelt, academic department associate in Biology, June 4.

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Help UW-L win national recycling competition

UW-L is recycling its way to an impressive standing during the second year as a participant in RecycleMania, a nationwide friendly competition between colleges and universities to see which campus can reduce, reuse and recycle the most campus waste.

This year’s competition ends March 27.  Through week six of the competition, UW-L is doing well compared to peers within the UW System.   

UW Campus

Cumulative Recyclables Pounds/Person/Week

Cumulative Waste Pounds/Person/Week

Cumulative Recycling Rate (%)

Eau Claire

5.05

24.00

21.05

Green Bay

6.17

33.77

18.27

La Crosse

5.70

17.55

32.46

Madison

5.84

21.90

26.68

Oshkosh

4.95

No Data

46.37

River Falls

5.69

No Data

37.30

Stevens Point

3.35

17.08

19.60

Stout

3.92

18.80

20.88

Whitewater

1.92

7.60

25.33

Help UW-L be No. 1. Recycle paper, cardboard, plastics (No. 1-No. 7), glass, aluminum and tin cans. 

For information on UW-L’s recycling program, methods and materials, visit www.uwlax.edu/fpm/recycling/. For questions related to UW-L’s recycling program, contact Landscape and Solid Waste Supervisor Kim Tiber at tiber.kimb@uwlax.edu or 785.8581.

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Wanted

Baby swing, preferably with long supporting legs. Call Guy at 785.8653 or Susan at 793.1069.