Campus Connection - Feb. 23-March 1, 2009

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Members of the VFW and Ladies Auxiliary presented Acting President of the UW-L Foundation Al Trapp with two checks and a print on Feb. 16 in support of the Veterans Hall of Honor. Pictured, front, from left, Dorothy Watson, Harlan Thompson and Avis Frederick. Back, from left, Bob Heilman, Kenneth Espenses, Louie Ferris, Trapp and Linda Gloede.

Veterans' support of Veterans Hall of Honor includes Iwo Jima print

On Feb. 16, members of the VFW, Thomas Rooney Post 1530, Veterans of Foreign Wars, La Crosse — representing about 1,000 members — presented Acting President of the UW-L Foundation Al Trapp with a $700 check in support of the Veterans Hall of Honor. The Ladies Auxiliary presented Trapp with a $300 check in its support. Kenneth Espenses donated a print to be displayed in the hall.

The limited edition print of U.S. Marines raising the U.S. flag in the Feb. 23, 1945, battle for Iwo Jima depicts the first flag raising, which occurred shortly after U.S. Marines gained the top of Mt. Suribachi. Pictures and photos of a second flag raising are better known. The original flag was deemed too small to be easily seen from the base of the mountain, so a second, larger flag was raised. Espenses was in the first platoon to summit the mountain. He may be the only survivor.

The Hall of Honor will be housed in UW-L's Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex and will serve as a gathering place and meeting room and as a place to honor, recognize and thank U.S. veterans.

To find out more about the Veterans Hall of Honor and how to make a donation to it, contact Veterans Hall of Honor Coordinator Pat Stephens at 785.8153 or stephens.patr@uwlax.edu.

Campus Stores to hold surplus sale

A Campus Stores Surplus Sale runs from 8 a.m.-noon Monday, Feb. 23, in Maintenance and Stores, 855 East Ave. North. Items in the sale include office and lounge furniture and miscellaneous items. Cash or certified checks only.

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Ash Wednesday services, mass held Feb. 25

Ecumenical Ash Wednesday services will be held at noon and 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the Roncalli Newman Center, located across the street from Cartwright Center. The Newman Center will also hold mass at 7 a.m., 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The ecumenical services are sponsored by Crossroads Campus Ministry, Lutheran Campus Ministry and the Roncalli Newman Center.

Teatime/Soapbox discussion features first American woman to earn a doctorate in math

Learn more about the first American woman to earn a doctorate in mathematics at the Teatime/Soapbox discussion at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, in 432 Wimberly Hall. Sue Kelly will present "She Opened Doors," a discussion on Winifred Edgerton Merrill.

Merrill was born in Ripon in 1862. Her family moved to the east coast where she was first educated by private tutors and later attended and graduated from Wellesley College. After graduating from Wellesley, Merrill was permitted to take mathematics and astronomy courses at Columbia College, an all-male school at the time. She graduated from Columbia in 1886, becoming the first female graduate of Columbia College and the first American woman to receive a doctoral degree in mathematics.

Merrill gained her education when colleges open to women were first emerging in this country. After graduating, she worked to expand opportunities for women. The talk presents events and accomplishments in her life in the context of women’s history of the late 1800s and early 1900s.

The discussion is sponsored by the mathematics and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality departments.

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Etiquette for Networking tickets available

Make plans to attend Etiquette for Networking from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, at the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. The program includes tips on networking at a reception, dining etiquette, thinking on your feet, preparing for interviews and communication confidence with body language. Tickets are $10 and must be purchased in advance at the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. Cash, check and credit cards are accepted. For more information, contact the Alumni Association at 785.8494.

Attend Student Support Services open house, celebrate National TRIO Day

Celebrate National TRIO Day with Student Support Services (SSS) and Upward Bound at the SSS open house in its new location from 2-4:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 26, in 270 Murphy Library. Refreshments will be served.

SSS is part of the federally-funded TRIO program. The program provides academic, financial and career support to students who are first generation college students, have a low family income or have a disability. National TRIO Day is Saturday, Feb. 28. Visit www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/trio/index.html.

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Big Band Cabaret celebrates its 22nd year

Concert at UW-L recreates sights and sounds of the swing era

The 17-piece UW-L “Tuxedo Dance Orchestra” will recreate the sights and sounds of the swing era. The band directed by UW-La Crosse Music Professor Greg Balfany will play the songs of Glenn Miller, Les Brown, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and more during the 22nd annual Big Band Cabaret at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.

Joining the Tuxedo Big Band will be the La Crosse Jazz Swingtet, the UW-L “Black Coat Orchestra” directed by UW-L Music Department Faculty Member Karyn Quinn and featured guest artists, trumpeter Tom Brown, vocalist Tim Henke, pianist Chris Frye and guest artist, Chancellor Joe Gow. Among selections performed will be Benny Goodman’s “Let’s Dance,” Frank Sinatra’s “Goody Goody” and Glenn Miller’s “In The Mood.” In addition to many swing era Classics the bands will perform special sets of waltzes, Latin music and polkas.

Admission is $10 for students, $14 for senior citizens and $15 for others. The concert is Cabaret style seating with candle lit tables, large dance floor, and full beverage service. For ticket reservations call 785.8415.

If you go—
Who: The 17-piece UW-L “Tuxedo Dance Orchestra” and more
What: 22nd annual Big Band Cabaret
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28
Where: Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition
Admission: $10 for students, $14 for senior citizens and $15 for others
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'Privilege Unplugged III' set for March 2

The Awareness through Performance (ATP) "Privilege Unplugged III" presentation is at 7 p.m. Monday, March 2, in Graff Main Hall Auditorium.

ATP first debuted on campus in spring 2006. The ATP Performance Troupe includes students who share a passion for diversity and social justice issue. They hope to further explore the dynamics of how these issues shape the world. Using the stage as their forum for educating, performers creatively explore, the performers examine and dissect issues present in today’s society.

To learn more about ATP, visit www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate/atp/index.htm.

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'Wisconsin in the World' free lecture on campus March 3

Join Badgers in the La Crosse area for a new program that explores world issues with a Wisconsin perspective.

"Wisconsin in the World: Prospects for Peace in the Middle East" is set for Tuesday, March 3, in the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. Check-in begins at 6 p.m. The lecture begins at 6:15 p.m.

UW-Madison Professor and Chair of the Middle East Studies and Central Asian Studies Programs Uli Schamiloglu will share his views at this free lecture. To register, RSVP to uwalumni.com/uwforyou by Tuesday, Feb. 24. For more information, contact Wisconsin Alumni Association's Amira Ismail at aismail@waastaff.com or 608.262.8445.

This event is sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association: La Crosse Chapter, UW for You, the UW-Madison divisions of Continuing Studies and International Studies, and the UW-La Crosse Alumni Association, with support from Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment.

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Award-winning documentary on international women to be shown at UW-L

“A Powerful Noise” will be shown from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, in 260 Graff Main Hall Auditorium in celebration of International Women's Day, March 8. The award-winning documentary takes you inside the lives of three international women to witness their daily efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, champion girls’ education and unite ethnically divided communities. The showing is free; however, donations will be accepted for CARE’s work to fight global poverty. Find out more about the documentary at www.apowerfulnoise.org/. Find out more about International Women's Day at www.internationalwomensday.com/default.asp.

Kudos

Stephen Brokaw, marketing, has been recognized as a “2009 Hormel Meritorious Teacher” by the Marketing Management Association. The award goes to the top 10 nominees as evaluated by a panel of marketing academics and professionals. He will be recognized at the association’s annual conference in March.

Gary D. Gilmore, graduate community health programs, was re-elected vice chair of the Wisconsin Public Health Council Feb. 13. Gilmore has served on the council since its inception in 2004 as an appointee by Gov. Jim Doyle.

Karl Kattchee, mathematics, participated in the Exhibition of Mathematical Art at the annual Joint Mathematics Meetings Jan. 5-8 in Washington, D.C. His work, "A Strange Dream," was an oil pastel drawing.

Víctor M. Macías-González, history and Institute for Latina/o and Latin American Studies, published the article "The Case of the Murdering Beauty: Narrative Construction, Beauty Pageants, and the Postrevolutionary Mexican National Myth (1921-1931)," in "True Stories of Crime in Modern Mexico," edited by Robert Buffington and Pablo Piccato (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2009). Visit: www.unmpress.com/Book.php?id=10504291117548. It is part of the Diálogos Latin American Series.

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More than 200 school social workers, guidance counselors, nurses, principals and psychologists from around the state will attend the Wisconsin School Psychologists Convention, Wednesday through Friday, March 4-6, in Stevens Point. The program is offered in partnership with Assistant Professor Rob Dixon, Wisconsin School Psychologists Association and Continuing Education.

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Tax Sheltered Annuity Program annual fee

Note:  The annual $9 administrative fee for all active participants in the Tax Sheltered Annuity (TSA) program will be deducted from the following scheduled pay dates:

  • Unclassified staff:  Friday, Feb. 27.               
  • Classified Staff: Thursday, March 12.

If you have any questions regarding the annual service fee deduction, contact Cedric Steine, , at 785.6497 or at steine.cedr@uwlax.edu. 

Classified transfer opportunities

The following departments currently have open positions for transfer:

  • Recreation management and therapeutic recreation has a 92 percent academic department associate. This is a WSEU, Administrative Support, represented position in pay schedule and range 02/11.
  • Health professions has a 92 percent student status examiner-Sr. This is a WSEU, administrative support, represented position pay schedule and range 02/12.

For information on how to apply, including a complete job description, visit www.uwlax.edu/hr/employment. Contact Kathy Ring at ring.kath@uwlax.edu or 785.6499. Deadline to apply for the above positions is 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 2.

Retirement

Jean Lindberg, academic department associate, recreation management and therapeutic recreation, March 14.

Murphy Library

EBSCOhost databases

Many of Murphy Library’s subscription databases are delivered through the EBSCOhost interface. EBSCOhost makes it easy to refine searches; to discover subject and thesaurus terms related to a topic; and to save, e-mail, or share searches, articles and their respective URLs.

The following are the top 10 (of more than 40) most-used EBSCOhost databases and total number of searches during the fiscal year 2008.

  • Academic Search Premier: 163,837 searches
  • ERIC (Education): 33,640 searches
  • Communication & Mass Media Complete: 31,282 searches
  • Medline: 26,215 searches
  • CINAHL Plus with Full Text: 21,213 searches
  • MasterFILE Premier: 13,718 searches
  • Business Source Elite: 12,979 searches
  • America: History & Life: 5,768 searches
  • Historical Abstracts: 3,872 searches
  • Library, Information Science, & Tech Abs: 3,471 searches

Find EBSCOhost databases throughout the Murphy Library Web site. To find a list of all EBSCOhost databases, go to the “E” section of the library’s list of all databases by title or go to: http://libdata.uwlax.edu/link.phtml?page_id=35&element_id=723.

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Peoplesoft Campus Solutions update

The project team is celebrating two successful go-lives. PeopleSoft Campus Solutions for Financial Aid went “live” Feb. 16. Applications for financial aid for the summer and fall 2009 sessions are now being loaded into Campus Solutions. All new and continuing students will be granted their financial aid awards during the month of March in the new system. Business Services went “live” Feb. 17 with e-Payments and CashNet. New graduate and transfer students are the first to be able to pay on-line by ACH or credit card in the new system.

The next PeopleSoft Modules to be implemented will be Student Records and Student Financials, which is scheduled in March 2009.

Here are a few additional highlights from the Project Team:

  • The Student Senate had an opportunity to view the new WINGS Student Center (replaces TALON) and is excited about the new Web-based, user-friendly, modern look to self-service.
  • Millions of student and staff records have been converted from the legacy system to PeopleSoft Campus Solutions; most of this work is accomplished on weekends to avoid disruptions to the campus business activities.
  • A searchable class schedule (time table) for summer 2009 course offerings will soon be available.
  • Training plans are being developed for the campus later this spring. A just-in-time training model is being used; come to training, go back to your office and start working in PeopleSoft.
  • The new WINGS Faculty Center will make its debut sometime in late March/early April. Training will be provided.
  • There will be a transition period this spring as the campus moves to PeopleSoft; some activities for the spring 2009 semester will need to be completed in the legacy system (for example, entering grades for the spring semester) while activities starting with summer 2009 will be completed in Campus Solutions (for example, class enrollments for the summer).

These are just a few highlights of some of the things coming up in the near future. The SIS Project Team appreciates your patience as it continues working on the implementation of PeopleSoft Campus Solutions. The timeline for this implementation is an aggressive one and everyone is working very hard to make it successful for the campus. Refer any questions regarding the project to Debbie Veglahn, project manager, at 785.8635. For more information on the PeopleSoft Student Information System implementation project, go to www.uwlax.edu/peoplesoft.

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Wanted

Vanguards. Remember your first campus tour? Have you thought of being a campus tour guide? To help prospective students learn about UW-L, apply for Vanguard. Vanguard is a volunteer student public relations organization that represents the UW-L's student body during campus tours, Campus Close-Up programs, college fairs, high school visits and freshman registration. Apply now! Applications for Vanguard are due by 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, in the Admissions Office, 115 Graff Main Hall.

For sale

2006 Honda Civic Hybrid with navigation, 52,000 miles, loaded, excellent condition, 40 mpg city. Tough times, must sell. $16,500. Call 608.386.7842.

Magellan GPS Roadmate 3000, plus accessories, $115. Men's right handed new Striker 3-PW iron set with graphite shafts $110. Assorted new, right handed, drivers, $45 each. Call Bob 781.3695 after 6 p.m.

Wooden loft that fits residence hall bed, great condition, $50. Contact Kim at 608.789.4093.

Free

17" CRT computer monitor. Dell model number D1025HTX, 1280 x 1024 resolution. Call Mark at 788.1031.

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