Campus Connection - March 16-22, 2009
- UW-L Wind Symphony to perform at Onalaska High School
- Middle, high school students to take part in History Day at UW-L
- Comedian Louis Ramey to perform on campus
- Bender retirement reception is March 27
- Math department to host fun run/walk
- Campus Climate and Diversity
- Campus Kudos
- Human Resources
- Obituary: Maureen Smith-Gaffney
- Classified ads
- Getting information into the Campus and Eagle Connections
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UW-L Wind Symphony to perform at Onalaska High School
UW-L's Wind Symphony will give a special concert in Onalaska. The performance is at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22, in the Onalaska High School Auditorium.
The concert will begin with a performance by the Onalaska High School Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dawson Strutt.
The UW-L Wind Symphony will then present a consortium premier performance of “Symphony No. 3” by Kim Archer. This 30-minute work for wind ensemble is the result of a consortium spearheaded by La Crosse Central High School Band Director, Chris Werner. Members of the consortium are given the first opportunity to perform the new piece of music before it becomes available for purchase. So far the piece has been performed by Central High School, Logan High School, Illinois State University, and the University of Nebraska.
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The piece involves numerous “color” instruments, including string bass, harp, grand piano, English horn, hand bells and extensive use of percussion. Featured artists playing with the ensemble include Chris Frye, professor of music at UW-L, Maribeth Hensel, principal oboe of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, and Jim Knutson, Onalaska High School Band Director.
The UW-L Wind Symphony, under the direction of Tammy Fisher, is an auditioned concert band representing the best wind and percussion players on campus. The ensemble includes music majors and minors, as well as students from other academic disciplines.
Admission is $4 for students and $8 for others. For more information regarding the concert or the band program at UW-La Crosse, contact Tammy Fisher at 785.8411.
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Middle, high school students to take part in History Day at UW-L
‘The Individual in History’ is theme of this year’s competition
More than 300 middle school and high school students from 10 western Wisconsin school districts will present results of their historical research projects during National History Day Wednesday, March 25, on campus.
“National History Day engages students in historical research through a variety of contexts,” says UW-L Professor Gregory Wegner, Western Wisconsin Regional Coordinator for National History Day. Students will share their projects relating to the theme of “the individual in history.” Entries expected include biographical presentations on Frank Lloyd Wright, Jane Adams, Eleanor Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler, George Washington and Gen. Douglas McArthur. A presentation on Kathryn Clarenbach, a founding member of the National Organization for Women who lived in Sparta, will draw local interest, predicts Wegner.
The event begins at 8 a.m. in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Student research will be presented through historical papers, Websites, media documentaries, exhibits and performances. Exhibits in Port O’ Call and room 339 will be available for viewing from noon-1 p.m. Performances with media documentaries will run in Valhalla throughout the day.
Qualifiers advancing to the state competition will be announced at 3:30 p.m. The public is invited; admission is free.
For more information, contact Wegner at wegner.greg@uwlax.edu.
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| Comedian Louis Ramey performs on campus Thursday, March 26. |
Comedian Louis Ramey to perform on campus
Standup performer Louis Ramey, will take the stage at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in the Cellar in Cartwright Center.
Ramey began his career in comedy immediately after high school in Atlanta, and then began touring around the United States. He landed a spot as the host of the “Road Crew” for Nick at Nite. Ramey started targeting the college market in 2006 and won the 2007 Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities Best Standup Performer. He is currently one of the final five contestants on the Last Comic Standing.
Admission is free as part of the Campus Activities Board’s Cellar Thursday series. For more information, contact the Cartwright Center Information Counter at 785.8898 or visit www.uwlax.edu/cab.
| If you go— Who: Comedian Louis Ramey When: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 26 Where: Cellar, UW-La Crosse Cartwright Center Admission: Free. |
Bender retirement reception is March 27
A retirement reception for John Bender, Enterprise Computing, is set for 2-4 p.m., Friday, March 27, in 126 Wing Technology Center. Refreshments will be served.
Math department to host fun run/walk
The math department is hosting a ¼k and a 2¼k fun run/walk. The event starts at 7 a.m. Saturday, April 25, in the Marsh Nature Trails beginning at the La Crosse Dog Park. Proceeds will go to help fund the Mathematics Honors Reception. For further information, to register and to order a T-shirt, visit www.uwlax.edu/mathematics/dept/Temp/PI%20K%20Fun%20Run.htm.
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La Crosse Three Rivers Community Pow-Wow set for March 28-29
A parade of dancers begins the La Crosse Three Rivers Community Pow-Wow Saturday, March 28, with a 1 p.m. Grand Entry in Mitchell Hall. Another Grand Entry is set for 7 p.m. The Grand Entry starts at noon Sunday, March 28. Honor songs and an invocation follow. This year's powwow includes performances by head drummer Nizhakisuc Nawana and the Wisconsin Dells Singers, as well as dance competitions. Attendees may join the inter-tribal dance in street clothes. The event runs until 11 p.m. Saturday and until 5 p.m. Sunday and is free with a non-perishable food item for UW-L Food Pantry.
For more information, contact Guy Wolf, Multicultural Student Services, at wolf.guy@uwlax.edu or 785.8838 or visit www.uwlax.edu/native.
The Office of Multicultural Student Services (OMSS), now merged under the Campus Climate and Diversity subdivision, provides services to all students and, in particular, American students of color from multiethnic and economic backgrounds. For more information on OMSS and upcoming multicultural events, visit http://www.uwlax.edu/mss/.
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Chamber honors university, foundation and Heim
UW-L Chancellor Joe Gow and Acting President of the UW-L Foundation Al Trapp accepted the La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce Regional Progress Award on behalf of UW-L and the UW-L Foundation at a recognition dinner March 2 at the La Crosse Center. The award was given for successful efforts to replace the aging UW-L outdoor sports complex.
UW-L political science professor Joe Heim received the chamber's Volunteer of the Year Award at the recognition dinner. He has led the chamber's Cracker Barrel Program for eight years. The program includes a monthly breakfast meeting with the opportunity to have a candid discussion with elected officials.
Athletic feats
UW-L's gymnastics team won this year's Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship March 6 in Winona, Minn. This is the 13th consecutive WIAC title for Coach Barb Gibson and the team. Find out more at www.uwlax.edu/athletics/wgymnastics/.
UW-L senior Mackenzie Hunter, a forward on the women’s basketball team, was selected as one of 42 national finalists for the 2009 State Farm Coaches’ Division III All-America team. Mackenzie won both the WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award and the 2008-09 WIAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year Award, the first UW-L women's basketball player to do so. For more details, visit www.uwlax.edu/athletics/wbasketball/. See also La Crosse Tribune March 11 article "UW-L’s Hunter named a finalist for Division III All-America team," at www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2009/03/11/sports/00hunter.txt.
Two UW-L wrestlers won NCAA Division III National Championships at the Championship Meet in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 7. Sophomore Matt Mauseth won the 149-pound title and junior Dan Laurent took the 285-pound crown for the second year in a row. Read more at www.uwlax.edu/athletics/mwrestle/.
Academic honors
- The Institute of Combinatorics and its Application (the ICA) has chosen Futaba Okamoto, mathematics, as one of two winners of 2008 Kikrman Medals. The ICA awards the Kirkman Medals to recognize outstanding achievements by members who are within four years of receiving a doctoral degree. The medals are awarded on the basis of a solid body of published research.
- John Porcari, exercise and sport science, presented “Exercise Physiology for the Non-Physiologist” at the annual meeting of the Illinois Society for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation March 7 in Naperville, Ill.
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Retirement
Sylvia Wood, university services program associate, Military Science, May 8.
PeopleAdmin workshop set for March 19
Human Resources will provide a workshop on PeopleAdmin, the new electronic recruitment software, at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in 326 Cartwright Center. Additional workshops will be held the week of March 23.
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UW-L Accountancy Professor Maureen Smith-Gaffney died March 8 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Smith-Gaffney had been a UW-L faculty member since January and had only recently learned she had a serious heart condition. Smith-Gaffney earned a doctorate from The Ohio State University and taught at Michigan State, Minnesota, Oakland, Grand Valley State and Bowling Green State universities prior to UW-L. Funeral services were held Saturday, March 14 in Youngstown, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, direct memorials to a local Rescue Mission, Autism Society, United Fund or Heart Association.
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For sale
Twin bed and four-piece bedroom set (bookshelf, three- and five-drawer dresser and nightstand) hardwood pine, very durable. $800. Bill at 785.8465.