Campus Connection - Sept. 8-13, 2009
- UW-L centennial celebration begins with Chancellor's address, Centennial Hall groundbreaking
- UW-L to dedicate stadium Sept. 12
- Join the OCW Steppin' Out in Pink team
- Learn more about UW-L at 'Discover the Silent City Cemetery Tour' Sept. 12
- Academic Staff Council 'Campus Kick-off' event is Sept. 14
- Women in Pakistan subject of Sept. 12 AAUW meeting
- Artists' books featured in UW-L exhibit
- 'Go On. Do Something Different.' Involvement Fest 2009 is Sept. 15
- GLBTIQQAA social set for Sept. 15
- UW-L sets part-time, seasonal job fair for all area college students
- Department of Modern Languages celebrates 25 years of international department assistants
- Academic Advising
- Campus Kudos
- New weekly HUB column begins in Campus Connection
- Human Resources
- In the news
- Murphy Library Notes
- Notices
- Thanks
- Classified ads
UW-L centennial celebration begins with Chancellor's address, Centennial Hall groundbreaking
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| Faculty Emeritus Kip Zirkel got a bird's eye view of UW-L's All-University Address Sept. 3. "Attached is photo of what appears to be your speech to the faculty in the stadium," says Zirkel in an e-mail to Chancellor Joe Gow. "I was flying over on the way back to the airport after a morning of aerial photography and shot this pic of you holding forth! Sorry if I created too much noise." |
'F' words present challenge, opportunity
Chancellor Joe Gow shared a list of “f” words in his annual University Address Sept. 2. Gow referred to three “f” challenges: furloughs, flu and finances. He also outlined three positive “f’s”: facilities, faculty (and staff), and the future. Gow said two additional “f’s” will help the university prevail — faith in the university’s new mission statement and friends. “Let’s be good colleagues and good friends and let’s celebrate the 100th birthday of this fine old university and go into the new year energized to do great things,” he concluded.
Centennial Hall: 'Heart of the campus and the academic enterprise'
The official groundbreaking ceremony for Centennial Hall was held Sept. 2 following Chancellor Gow’s annual University Address. “This [Centennial Hall] will be the heart of the campus and the academic enterprise,” predicted Gow at the ceremony. “This building will be used by every UW-L student for a very long time.” Gow said the building will be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver Certified, making it the first LEED building on a four-year UW campus. He says only $700,000 of private money needs to be raised for the $44 million project expected to be completed in mid-2011.
View, download and share photos of the All-University Address and Centennial Hall Groundbreaking at http://picasaweb.google.com/sueellenlee0/UWLAllUniversityAddressAndCentennialHallGroundbreaking# and http://picasaweb.google.com/sueellenlee0/UWLAllUniversityAddressCentennialHallGroundbreaking2#.
See also: "Gow notes challenges raised by 'f' words," La Crosse Tribune, Sept. 3 at http://www.lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_7b3bc060-983c-11de-b9a0-001cc4c03286.html.
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Above: Chancellor Joe Gow made history by giving the first Chancellor's Address in the new UW-L Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex. Below: Another historical event followed: the groundbreaking of UW-L's Centennial Hall Ceremony. Those breaking ground, included, from left, Val Schute, River Architects; Larry Earll, Division of Wisconsin State Facilities representative; U.S. Representative Ron Kind; UW Regent Brett Smith; UW-L Student Association President Erik Kahl; Centennial Hall Major Donor Duncan Cameron, '69; UW-L Chancellor Joe Gow; UW-L Foundation President Al Trapp; City of La Crosse Mayor Matt Harter; Wisconsin State Sen. Dan Kapanke; and UW-L Executive Director of Facilities, Planning and Management Matt Lewis. |
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UW-L to dedicate stadium Sept. 12
After years of planning and a successful capital campaign, the $16.6 million UW-La Crosse Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex has become a reality. Area residents are welcome to join in the dedication of the impressive facility.
The celebration gets underway at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, in the Stadium Parking lot. The historic event, open to the public, will honor veterans and recognize donors and volunteers who helped make the project possible.
The Traveling Tomb of the Unknown Solider, a replica of the memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, will be displayed in the parking lot throughout the day.
Following the dedication, the UW-L football team takes on Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) in the team’s home opener at 1 p.m. UW-L leads the all-time series 2-1 after Azusa Pacific recorded a 13-10 victory in 2008 at a game played in Winona. For ticket information, contact the UW-L Athletics Office at 785.8898. For more on UW-L athletics, visit Athletics www.uwlax.edu/athletics/.
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| Budget: $16,508,921.00 Seating Capacity: 6,513 in stands ADA Seating: 58 wheelchair accessible Size of the Site: 20.02 Acres Elevation at Press Box Level: 739.5 FT Elevation at Field Level: 675.5 FT Construction Time: Started June 9, 2008; Track & Fields completed by June 5, 2009; Project completed by Sept. 1, 2009 Architect: HSR Associates, La Crosse, WI Football Playing Surface (Type and Amount of Space): Field Turf Synthetic Surface, 76,438 SF Ticket Windows: 8 |
Track Surface (Type and Amount of Space): Beynon Elastomeric Polyurethane with Embedded Granules, 92,044 Total SF, Track only 55,832 SF Soccer Surface (Type and Amount of Space): Natural Grass, 93,100 SF Size of Locker Rooms: Home Team Meeting Room: 1,681 SF; Visitor Team Meeting Room: 671 SF Size of Athletic Training Room: 658 SF Veterans Hall of Honor: 1,151 SF Dedicated Space, with Special Finish Package Number of Women’s Restrooms: 44 Stalls Number of Men’s Restrooms: 10 Stalls, 11 Urinals Concession Points of Sale: 4 Windows, 910 SF of Concession Space |
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Join the OCW Steppin' Out in Pink team for Sept. 12 walk
The Organization of Campus Women invites UW-L employees, students and friends of UW-L join the OCW team for Gundersen Lutheran’s Steppin’ Out In Pink Walk for breast cancer research and awareness at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept 12. To register for the five-mile walk as a member of Team UWL OCW, go to http://www.gundluth.org/steppinout/. Once registered individually, go back to the main page and follow the instructions for "joining a team." The cost is $25. If you can’t make the walk, but would like to pledge a walker, contact Team Captain Becky Yoshizumi at yoshizum.beck@uwlax.edu or 785.6805.
Find out more about OCW at www.uwlax.edu/ocw/.
Learn more about UW-L at 'Discover the Silent City Cemetery Tour' Sept. 12
Find out more about UW-L's 100 years by attending the La Crosse County Historical Society's "Discover the Silent City Cemetery Tour." Tours leave the Oak Grove Cemetery chapel approximately every 15 minutes starting 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. Each tour lasts approximately two hours. Tours continue rain or shine.
Tickets are $4 for students with ID, $7 for others. Children 12 and under are free with paid adult admission. LCHS members receive a $1 discount. Free parking is available by the cemetery offices.
Find out more about LCHS events at http://www.lchsweb.org/upcoming.html.
Artists' books featured in UW-L exhibit
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| A collection of artists’ books will be the first exhibit of the new academic year at the UW-L Art Gallery. The exhibit opens Friday, Sept. 18, and runs through Saturday, Oct. 10. |
A collection of artists’ books will fill the UW-L Art Gallery to open the 2009-10 season.
“Books of Note: Artists Books Collected by Jody Williams” opens with a reception from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, in the University Art Gallery, located on the first floor of the UW-L Center for the Arts. The exhibit runs through Saturday, Oct. 10. The reception and exhibit are free.
The exhibit is from the collection of Jody Williams who teaches printmaking and book arts at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. She has taught workshops and presented lectures at museums and colleges across the U.S. and Europe.
| If you go— Who: Minneapolis artist Jody Williams What: “Books of Note: Artists Books Collected by Jody Williams” When: Opening reception from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18; exhibit runs through Saturday, Oct. 10. Where: University Art Gallery, Center for the Arts. Admission: Free |
Her work is in the collections of the Walker Art Center, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Minnesota Historical Society, and numerous other museums, universities and libraries. Get more information at http://flyingpaperpress.com.
Regular gallery hours are noon-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and during Toland Theatre events. The gallery also opens for appointments by calling the UW-L Art Department 785.8230.
Department of Modern Languages celebrates 25 years of international department assistants
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| Photo left: New Amity interns Pilar Pino,Spain, left; and Stevy Claire, France, second from right; chat with 2007-08 interns Salka Blotz, Germany: and Julien Neola, France; during a La Crosse Queen Excursion Aug. 28. Photo right, from left: New intern Jorge Franco, Colombia; and 1992-93 intern Jana Eggert, Germany. | |
For each of the last 25 years the Department of Modern Languages has sponsored five international students to work in the department as native-speaker language assistants. On Aug. 28 and 29, the department hosted approximately a dozen past interns, as well as this year’s new arrivals to celebrate this 25th anniversary. The event included an excursion on the La Crosse Queen, tours of the campus and a cook out at the home of Barbara Rusterholz's, Modern Languages.
Many Amity Scholars have remained in the U.S. to finish their graduate education. At least two currently serve as chairs of departments of modern languages at American universities. Most have returned to their home countries where many teach in a variety of educational settings.
The Amity Scholars Program has provided an enrichment opportunity for the Department of Modern Languages, students in the programs of this department, the university and the greater La Crosse community, says UW-L Faculty Emeritus John Magerus, former dean of the College of Liberal Studies.
Five Amity Scholars are at UW-L for the 2009-10 academic year representing Colombia, France, Germany and Spain. Find out more about the Amity Program and its history at UW-L at http://www.uwlax.edu/universityrelations/images/2009/fall/sept/Amity.jpg. View more photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/sueellenlee0/AmityReunionFall2009?pli=1&gsessionid=7VtMbsP0vajJRb7UwD_w_A#.
UW-L sets part-time, seasonal job fair for all area college students
La Crosse area college students looking for part-time work can get some leads at UW-L's Part-Time and Seasonal Job Fair for College Students from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11.
The fair in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition, connects students looking for part-time and seasonal employment with employers. A mix of both on and off campus employers are expected to attend. The fair is open to college students from UW-L, Viterbo University and Western Technical College.
The fair, co-sponsored by UW-L Career Services and Financial Aid offices, is a bi-annual forum to help students and employers connect efficiently. A similar event is planned during the spring semester Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010. The spring event includes employers from summer camps nationwide to help facilitate summer employment for students.
Refer questions about the job fair to Recruitment Coordinator Gloria J. Wiener in Career Services at wiener.glor@uwlax.edu or 785.8362.
Women in Pakistan subject of Sept. 12 AAUW meeting
Since its first meeting in 1881, American Association of University Women has served as a catalyst for change. Today, with more than 100,000 members, 1,000 branches and 500 college and university partners, AAUW contributes to a more promising future and provides a powerful voice for women and girls. Find more at www.aauw.org.
The La Crosse Branch of the AAUW maintains an active and meaningful agenda of meetings and projects. Last year, it distributed approximately $40,000 in scholarships and awards to local students. This year's first meeting on Saturday, Sept. 12, will focus on women in Pakistan.
As one of the major sponsors, AAUW joined with other groups to bring Greg Mortenson to discuss his education projects and his book "Three Cups of Tea" on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Viterbo College (see www.viterbo.edu/news_events.aspx). UW-L's OCW Book Club will discuss the book at noon Thursday, Sept. 24, in Murphy's Mug.
For more information about AAUW membership, contact UW-L's local AAUW Board Liaison Robert Richardson. (Yes, men belong to the AAUW.) Contact Richardson at 785.8663 or at richards.rob2@uwlax.edu.
Academic Staff Council 'Campus Kick-off' event is Sept. 14
Chancellor to present excellence award
Join members of the Academic Staff Council and other campus leaders for this year’s Kickoff Event at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, in the Recreational Eagle Center. The event begins with a social gathering and poster session of previous academic staff award winners and continues with a brief program at 3:30 with the presentation of the 2009 Academic Staff Excellence Award to Sue Wrobel, Campus Child Center. The award is given annually to a member of the non-instructional academic staff who has excelled in performance and service (see www.uwlax.edu/AcademicStaff/excellence.htm). Light refreshments will be provided.
For more information, contact co-chairs Terry Wirkus at 785.8049 or Catherine Kolkmeier at 785.5151.
For more on the Academic Staff Council, visit www.uwlax.edu/academicstaff/.
'Go On. Do Something Different' Involvement Fest 2009 is Sept. 15
“Go On. Do Something Different” at the Involvement Fest 2009 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.
Join student organizations and clubs. Learn about volunteer opportunities on campus and in the community.
Typically over 75 student organizations and 40 community agencies participate. Get involved. Meet — and befriend — UW-L students, faculty and staff and others from other agencies and organizations.
For more information, contact the Leadership & Involvement Center in 221 Cartwright Center or visit www.uwlax.edu/uc/involvement/ for additional information.
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Welcome or welcome back.
My name is Charlene Holler and my title is Academic Specialist. You may be thinking, “Couldn’t almost everyone here at UW-L call themselves an ‘academic specialist’?" The distinction I make is that I do not specialize in any one academic discipline, but in the area of learning theory and study skills. In very precise language, if you do not feel you are getting the best results from your study time, I can help. Each week I will provide a study suggestion in this newsletter. Because of the limited space my suggestion may seem simplistic, and you may want more specifics.
If you have questions or want a more personal discussion about your study techniques, stop by the Counseling and Testing Center, 170 Morris Hall, call 785.8073, or e-mail me at holler.char@uwlax.edu. I will be calling my weekly newsletter suggestion “Take Note.” I hope you find some of the strategies helpful. I welcome your feedback and would be happy to meet with you.
Charlene Holler
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Patricia Ardovino, Recreation Management and Therapeutic Recreation, had the article “The Impact of Today’s War on Recreation" published in the summer 2009 Texas Recreation and Park Society Magazine.
Cecilia Manrique, Political Science/Public Administration, had a peer-reviewed review of the book "Simulation-Based Engineering of Complex Systems" (second edition) by John R. Clymer published in the July 31 issue of Computing Reviews.
UW-L Golden Key Chapter presents at international conferenceStory and photos submitted by Cecilia Manrique, Political Science/Public Administration |
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HUB Spokes
Not sure where to go for help and understanding or where to begin with a concern or question?
Welcome to HUB Spokes. HUB, "Help, Understanding, where to Begin," is a collaborative effort among Equal Opportunity Specialist Judith Albert; Joy Gutknecht and Jennifer Wilson, both Human Resources; Disability Resource Services Director June Reinert; Associate Dean of Campus Climate and Diversity Barbara Stewart and Affirmative Action Officer Carmen Wilson.
Watch the Campus Connection for weekly HUB Spokes columns on current issues and questions about campus climate. If you have questions or topics to be covered, e-mail Wilson at wilson.carm@uwlax.edu.
You may also visit the new HUB Web site at http://www.uwlax.edu/HUB/ to find out where to go for . . . well, help and understanding and where to begin with a concern or question, and for online training.
To improve your skills further and learn more about topics of concern, plan to attend “Inclusive Friday” brown bag lunches offered from noon-1 p.m. the third Friday each month in Wing Technology Center. Or, if it's more convenient, ask that we bring sessions to your unit or department. The first session, on Sept. 18, will address working with students with disabilities.
We look forward to working with you and wish you a wonderful start to the year.
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Transfer opportunity
UW-L has the current transfer opportunity on campus for a 98 percent University Services Associate 1 in the Counseling and Testing Center. Pay Schedule Range is 02/09.
Interested people at or above the pay ranges indicated may apply by contacting Kathy Ring at ring.kath@uwlax.edu or at 785.6499. For additional information including a full position description, visit www.uwlax.edu/hr/employment. Deadline to sign up for transfer is noon, Tuesday, Sept. 15.
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"UW-L professor, students help document every species on Earth," La Crosse Tribune, Aug. 31. A UW-L professor and his students are part of a worldwide effort to document all life on the planet on one Web site. That is a large undertaking, considering there are about 1.8 million known species on Earth, said UW-L biology professor Tom Volk. Full story: www.lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_dd6851b8-95e9-11de-a054-001cc4c002e0.html
"Record enrollment at La Crosse colleges," La Crosse Tribune, Sept. 2. La Crosse's three higher education institutions all report having a record number of students attending classes this semester, officials said ... UW-L as of Tuesday had about 8,700 full-time and part-time undergraduate students enrolled, more than any year in the past two decades, which is as far back as UW System data goes, said Teri Hinds, UW-L director of institutional research. Full story: www.lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_cd6c88de-9778-11de-990c-001cc4c002e0.html
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The entire run of the UW-L yearbook is now digitized (1911-1990). Library staff have also digitized the Racquet newspaper 1910/11-1939/40, 1946/47-1959-60 & 2000/01-current. (The gap 1940/41-1945/46 issues are being digitized now). The URL for the UW-L digitized pages is available at: http://www.lacrossehistory.org/education/uwl.htm |
Library instruction
Now is a great time to schedule a library instruction session for fall semester classes. Last year, the library’s instruction program had almost 6,500 participants in 276 sessions.
Faculty and staff may bring classes to Murphy Library or have a librarian visit the classroom. Classes can cover general topics or specific databases and can be scheduled for an entire class period or for a partial class period.
The instruction program is always busy at the beginning of the semester, so faculty and staff are encouraged to 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.
Library tours
At the beginning of each semester, the library offers quick tours for students, faculty and staff. These are walk-in tours with no registration required. Tours start in the library lobby at:
- 4 p.m., Tuesday, Sept.8
- 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 12
- 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 12
- 2:15 p.m., Friday, Sept. 11
- 2:15 p.m., Friday, Sept. 18
NOTICES
What: 2009 Interim Faculty & Staff Directory |
Faculty/staff: There’s still time to make changes to the official university directory
Changes are due Friday, Sept. 11
There’s still time to make changes to the official 2009-10 UW-L Student & Staff Directory.
The 2009 Interim Faculty/Staff Directory was distributed via e-mail to all employees as a PDF last week. Make any correction now. (See the PDF online at www.uwlax.edu/universityrelations/images/2009/fall/august/IntDirect09.pdf.) Changes are due by 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11. This is the only opportunity to make changes to the directory being published in October.
H1N1 update
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C.S. Lewis discussion group on Christianity to form
A C.S. Lewis discussion group is now forming. Students interested in discussing Christianity in the C.S. Lewis manner (apologetics) should contact Dean Stroud at stroud.dean@uwlax.edu for details.
Auditions for UW-L's Kinesis Dance Theatre set for Sept. 18
Auditions for UW-L's Kinesis Dance Theatre are set for 3 p.m. ,Friday, Sept. 18, in 103A Mitchell Hall Dance Studio. Artistic Director Kathy Gorman will direct a short modern dance combination. For more information, contact Gorman at 785.8180 or gorman.kath@uwlax.edu.
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Thank you for remembering my family and me at the time of my father’s funeral. We appreciated receiving the cards and good thoughts, as well as the quiet support you provided during this sad time. — Study Abroad Coordinator Sandy Sieber.
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For sale
Taking MTH145 Statistics? Need a TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator? Why pay $100 for a new one. I used mine for one semester and I'll sell it for $50. johnson.nels@students.uwlax.edu or 782. 3480.
North side La Crosse Condo. Two bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, two secure parking places, boat dock, appliances. Lots of storage and 1017 sq. ft. of living space. $107,000. Linda at 608.386.1913.
Two main floor tickets for "100 Years of Broadway." $35 each. 780.6646.
Three front row seats to "The Elvis Explosion," 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, in the La Crosse Center. Three front row seats to "The Great Pretenders," 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. Purchased for $40.35 each. Make an offer. 769.0898.
For rent
One bedroom apartment. Lots of character, floor to ceiling windows. 8.5' ceilings, ceiling fans, dining room with built-in china cabinet, classic chandelier and sconces, updated kitchen. Rent includes heat, water, trash and washer/dryer in basement. Extra storage available. Off-street parking. Pets considered. $750/month. Al at 782.4702.