Campus Connection - March 2-8, 2009

Faculty, staff donations do make a difference

The scholarship ‘helped me so much’

Stephanie Gilland by Cleary Center fireplace
Stephanie Gilland, a senior from Hudson, says the Faculty and Staff Scholarship helped her a lot. “It allowed me to enhance my skills through having time to study, do undergraduate research, and have an internship, instead of worrying about how to pay for school,” she explains.

Stephanie Gilland is having a less stressful final year of college thanks to faculty and staff. It’s not because they’re being easy on her. Rather, it’s because of a scholarship she received from the UW-La Crosse Foundation with the support of faculty and staff.

“The Faculty and Staff Scholarship helped me so much,” says Gilland, a senior from Hudson majoring in psychology. “It allowed me to enhance my skills through having time to study, do undergraduate research, and have an internship, instead of worrying about how to pay for school.”

The Faculty and Staff Scholarship is given each year with the award and number of awards varying annually depending upon donations received from faculty and staff. The amount collected each spring is added to funds generated from the endowment for the scholarship. For 2008-09, one $800 scholarship was awarded.

Gilland, who plans to graduate in May, encourages faculty and staff to support the scholarship. “It means so much to a student to receive a scholarship,” she explains. “College is expensive and students truly appreciate financial help. It allows them to focus more on their education. Receiving a scholarship is a great honor and most students recognize this, so they will work hard to show that they deserve this award.”

Donate now to help fund the Faculty
and Staff Student Scholarship

Gilland says the scholarship also gives students pride. “This scholarship also shows the student how much both the faculty and staff at UW-La Crosse support us and our academic achievements,” she says. “This scholarship really meant a lot to me and I know that the next student will really appreciate it.”

To donate, simply send a check to the UW-L Foundation, 615 East Ave N., La Crosse, with “Faculty and Staff Scholarship” in the memo. Or donate online at: https://foundation.uwlax.edu/cgi-bin/funds

Jim Lafky
Faculty Emeritus Jim Lafky

Jim Lafky's friends and family create Lafky Loan

"Jim made a great contribution to this world," says friend Rita Oldenburg, '82 & '86, of Faculty Emeritus Jim Lafky who died on Thanksgiving Day. To honor his life and work, Lafky's friends and family have established the Lafky Loan, an emergency loan for UW-L minority students.

Lafky came to UW-L in 1961 as an English teacher interested in civil rights. He introduced the first minority literature class on campus and taught English at UW-L until retiring in 1987.

In 1986, Lafky received the first Outstanding Human Relations Educator Award from the Wisconsin State Human Relations Association. The award honors a state educator who has been "working toward a positively valued multicultural, non-sexist, non-racist and humanistic society."

To donate to the Lafky Loan fund, send a check to the UW-L Foundation, 615 East Ave. N., La Crosse, with “Lafky Loan” in the memo. Or donate online at: https://foundation.uwlax.edu/cgi-bin/funds. Minority students who are in financial need may contact the UW-L Foundation at 785.8489.

A memorial service for Lafky will be held this summer . Watch the Connection for further details.

Dean's List

Fall Dean’s List posted online

You can see the 2008 Fall Semester Dean’s List online. Qualification for the Dean’s List is limited to students who have attained outstanding academic achievement. To be eligible, students must have earned not less than a 3.5 semester grade point average and have carried a minimum of 12 semester credits. Congratulations, students, for your fine work! See the list at: www.uwlax.edu/universityrelations/deanslist/2008/fall/index.html.

Students wanted for Awareness through Performance troupe

The Campus Climate Office is currently accepting student applications for the fall 2009 Awareness through Performance troupe. If you know of any students who have expressed an interest in ATP or if you can identify any students who would make a great addition to the team, spread the word. Students can access an application by clicking on “Join the ATP Team” at www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate/atp. The deadline to submit an application is 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 22.

Employees who are interested in helping with faculty/staff ATP performances should contact Amanda Goodenough at goodenou.aman@uwlax.edu or at 785.5093.

The next ATP production is set for 7 p.m. Monday, March 2, in Graff Main Hall auditorium.

Poster-making workshop planned

Creating posters for UW-L's Celebration of Student Research and Creativity on Friday, April 3, or the National Conference on Undergraduate Research set for Thursday through Saturday, April 16-18? Get some pointers at a poster-making workshop for both undergraduate and graduate students at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, in 17 Wing Technology Center. The workshop covers general poster making tips and guidelines.

For more information, contact Student Research Consultant Amery Bodelson at 785.8050 or bodelson.amer@uwlax.edu.

State to hold two veterans’ campus outreach events in La Crosse

The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) will co-host two outreach events in early March in the La Crosse Area. A campus Veterans’ Benefits Open House will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, on the Western Technical College La Crosse campus in the Kumm Building, 400 6th St. N. A second Veterans’ Benefits Open House is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, in the vestibule near Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.

The open houses provide information on and assistance with federal and state veterans’ education and other benefits, programs and services. Service providers will include health care staff from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to address the needs of veterans recently returned from active military service. WDVA staff and school veterans’ officials will provide information and be available to discuss federal and state education programs and services, and to assist veterans in applying for benefits. Additional representatives will include the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and the La Crosse County Veterans Service Office, as well as various veterans’ service organizations. Current and prospective student-veterans and veterans from the surrounding areas, as well as their families, are encouraged to attend.

For more information on federal and state veterans’ benefits, programs, and services, visit www.WisVets.com or contact the WDVA toll free at 1.800.WIS.VETS (1.800.947.8387).

George Watsky
George Watsky performs at UW-L Thursday, March 5

Performer George Watsky at UW-L

A writer and performer who believes in the equal power of tears and belly laughs is coming to UW-L.

George Watsky, who aims to cross-pollinate the stage, screen and stereo with work that speaks to both humor and frustrations of life, performs at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.

Born and raised in San Francisco and based in Boston, Watsky was featured on the sixth season of “Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry” on HBO. He was the 2006 Youth Speaks Grand Slam Poetry Champion, 2006 Brave New Voices International Poetry Slam Champion, and performed in a record six consecutive Youth Speaks Grand Slam Finals.

Touring while finishing college, Watsky has performed at conferences and universities in more than half the states and two in Australia. He has shared billing with, among others, Talib Kweli, Mos Def and Bonnie Raitt.

If you go—
Who: George Watsky
What: Performance
When: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 5
Where: Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.
Admission: Free for UW-L students, $3 for UW-L employees and $5 for others.

Admission is free for UW-L students, $3 for UW-L employees and $5 for others. For tickets or more information, contact the Cartwright Center Information Counter at 785.8898 or visit www.uwlax.edu/cab.

 

 

Sports medicine theme of March 5 lectures

Two sports-related workshops will be held on campus. UW-Madison's Men's Basketball Team Physician David Bernhardt will discuss "Concussions: What We Know Now That We Didn't Know Then" and Green Bay Packers Head Athletic Trainer Pepper Burrus will present "The Obvious and Not So Obvious: Sports Medicine in the NFL." Lectures begin at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 5, in the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. This event is sponsored by UW-L's Pre-Med Club, Athletic Trainers' Association and physical therapy program. A grant from the UW-L Student Association assisted with funding the event.

Western to host exhibit on Russian Gulag prison

A piece of Russian history and political repression is coming to the La Crosse area in March when Western Technical College hosts the “Gulag – History of a Camp” exhibit presented by the Midwest Institute and Gulag Museum at Perm-36.

The exhibit will be on display Thursday, March 5, through Wednesday, March 25, in the college’s library, second floor of the Academic Resource Center, 400 7th St. N., La Crosse. An opening presentation and reception will be held from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5, in the library.

Admission to the exhibit and the reception is free and open to the public. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; Friday from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; and Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

The Gulag Museum at Perm-36 preserves, documents and interprets a Gulag camp built under Joseph Stalin in 1946 near the city of Perm in Russia. Known as Perm-36, the camp served initially as a regular timber production labor camp. Later, the camp became a particularly isolated and severe facility for high government officials. In 1972, it served as the primary facility in the country for persons charged with political crimes. Many of the Soviet Union’s prominent dissidents, including Vladimir Bukovsky, Sergei Kovalev and Anatoly Marchenko, served their sentences there. The camp remained open until 1987, when President Mikhail Gorbachev declared it closed as part of Glasnost, making it the last of over 12,000 labor camps to close.

Lesky retirement party planned

A retirement celebration for Residence Life Custodial Supervisor Al Lesky will be held from 1:30-3 p.m. Thursday, March 5, at Koehler’s in Coate Hall. Lesky has worked on campus for 30 years.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development focus of March 6 talk

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Cara McDaniel of Kenyon College will kick off the Economics Department Seminar Series for the spring with “Hours Worked in the OECD: Driving Forces and Propagation Mechanisms.” The free session is set for 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 6, in 230 Wimberly Hall and is open to the public.

Women's Studies Student Association hosts open house and documentary presentation on life of National Organization for Women co-founder

Celebrate Women's History Month and find out more about Kathryn Frederick Clarenbach, the woman who co-founded The National Organization for Women, at an open house from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, March 8, in Port O’ Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.

At 2 p.m., Sparta High Point School students Chloe Miller Hansen, Emily Culver and Alison Toetz will present a documentary on Clarenbach's life, along with photo essays and a timeline of national and local events in the Women’s Rights Movement.

UW-L's Women's Studies Student Association (WSSA) is organizing the event. Find out more about WSSA at www.uwlax.edu/wssa/.

Faculty committee preference forms due

Faculty committee preference forms (emerald green in color) are due in the Senate Office by 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 13.

If you go—
Who: 27 7 Rivers Regions artists
What: Cabin Fever Art Show & Sale
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 14
Where: Cleary Alumni & Friends Center
Admission: Free

UW-L art show, sale set for March 14

An art show and sale at UW-L will highlight 27 established and emerging 7 Rivers Region artists.

The Cabin Fever Art Show & Sale runs from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. Admission is free.

The fine art and craft exhibition will showcase the work and vision of the area artists, along with a guest artist from Wisconsin Rapids. The wide range of original artwork shown will include paintings, photography, pottery, stain glass, jewelry, quilts and more.

Exhibitors in the show include: Jen Ash, Jeannie Bush, Alesa De Jager, Joyce Diveley, Jean Donohoe, Minx Hanson, Cheri Haug, Jamie Heiden, Jean Hayden, Nancy Horton, Christine Johnson, Cheryl Keeffe, Michelle Lanzel, Amanda McConnell, Suzanne Merkl, Sandra Musolf, Mary Olson, Linda Raymer, Laura Reichenbach, Elizabeth Rose, Nick Smolen, Marianne Stanke, Mary Louise Thompson, Deloras Vind, Gary Wiste, Carol Witt-Smith and Mary Yerhot.

The exhibitors will also celebrate their participation in professional development programs for artists developed and offered by UW-L Continuing Education and Extension and the UW-L Small Business Development Center.

For more information visit www.uwlax.edu/sbdc/ or www.CabinFeverArtShow.blogspot.com.

Ragamala
Ragamala performs at UW-L March 11.

‘Ragamala’ to perform on campus

East meets west in an upcoming dance performance at UW-L. Ragamala takes the stage at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, in Toland Theater in the Center for the Arts.

Ragamala uses dance poetry and music from a blend of many cultures. The dance is based in Bharatanatyam, the ancient dance of Southern India. Ragamala has had over 250 performances and continues to draw large audiences. With bright clothing and expressive dance, the dancers continue to captivate audiences all over the world.

Tickets are $4 for UW-L students, $8 for UW-L employees, and $10 for others. For tickets to or more information about the Campus Activities Board event, contact the Cartwright Center Information Center at 785.8898 or visit www.uwlax.edu/cab.

If you go—
Who: Ragamala
What: Eastern Indian Dance
When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 11
Where: Toland Theater, Center For the Arts
Admission: $4 for students, $8 for UW-L employees, and $10 for others. For tickets call the Cartwright Center Information Center at 785.8898
Mortarboard and diploma

Intend to graduate forms due

Students graduating in May or summer 2009 must complete the online Intend to Graduate form immediately. They can access the form at https://talon.uwlax.edu/webRegistration/LoginServlet

Students unsure if they will graduate in May or summer 2009 should complete the form anyway. It can be changed, if necessary. Students with questions about degree completion, should make an appointment with the assistant to the dean of their college.

Students who intend to graduate December 2009, may complete the online form now or immediately after registering for the fall 2009 semester.

Deadline for study abroad program applications extended to March 23

The application deadline for most summer and fall 2009 study abroad programs has been extended to Monday, March 23. For program-specific information, go to www.uwlax.edu/oie/ or visit the Study Abroad Office, 223 Graff Main Hall.

Recyclemania

UW-L contender in RecycleMania competition

UW-L is reducing, reusing and recycling its way to an impressive standing during the first year as a participant in the RecycleMania competition.

RecycleMania is a nationwide friendly competition between colleges and universities to see who can reduce, reuse, and recycle the most campus waste. Over a 10-week period from Jan. 18-March 28, UW-L will be among 510 schools measuring the success of their recycling and waste prevention efforts.

Recycled materials in the competition include paper, cardboard, plastics, glass, aluminum and tin cans. For details on how UW-L compares to its peers, visit, www.uwlax.edu/universityrelations/images/2009/spring/march/Recyclemania.pdf

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'Office Beasties and Bullies' topic of OCW spring symposium

"Office Beasties and Bullies" is the topic of the Organization for Campus Women Spring 2009 Symposium from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. UW-Madison's Staff Education and Training Officer Dawn Rekoske will explore workplace beasties and bullies, the harm they can cause and practical strategies for staying healthy, positive and confident in a workplace with a beastie or bully.

To register, complete the form at www.uwlax.edu/universityrelations/images/2009/spring/march/ocwSymp.pdf and mail it to Carmen Boortz, 243 Graff Main Hall, or e-mail boortz.carm@uwlax.edu. The registration deadline is Tuesday, March 24.

Students post Web sites for organismal biology class

Organismal biology students are posting Web pages as a requirement for their class. Students choose an organism and write a Web page about it. Their pages are assembled into the Web page http://multipleorganisms.net.

"For many organisms, these pages have become the definitive place for information on their lives, their diseases and everything about them," says Thomas Volk, who teaches the class with Greg Sandland, both biology, Saundy Solum, Training and Support, sets up page locations for the students and instructs them on making the pages.

UW-L student Rick Geske had a page on tapeworms. Visit http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/geske_rich/index.html. "Rick did a great job on his page," says Volk. "Many other students have also gotten very positive feedback about their student pages."

This will be the third year of the project. Students had a Christmas/Hanukah/Kwanza/New Year’s theme this year, and all the organisms will have some connection to these holidays.
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Academic Advising Center seeks peer advisers

Pass the word. The Academic Advising Center is accepting applications for peer advisers for the 2009-10 academic year. Students in all majors are wanted. Peer advisers work in the center guiding students to reach present and future goals. This includes exploring careers, majors, minors, graduate schools and more. Peer advisers answer students' questions about registration, job shadowing and UW-L.

Peer advisers build communication skills, make connections on campus, add a great experience to their resume, meet new people and have fun.

Applications are available in the center, lower level Cartwright Center. Or visit www.uwlax.edu/advising and click on “Peer Advising” link. Applications are due Friday, March 13. For more information, contact Sharie Brunk, 785.6950.

Kudos

Nuclear Medicine Technology students excel on national exam

Nuclear Medicine Technology (NMT) majors are tops in the nation. When they graduate from UW-L, they must take a national certification exam. UW-L's NMT program has a record of a 100 percent pass rate on the exams over the 40-year history of the program (almost 700 graduates). The 2008 NMT graduates not only all passed, their average score ranked in the 99th percentile nationwide. Over 1,700 students took the national exam in 2008.

Matthew Cashion, English, had his poem, "An Hour After Breakfast," selected for the anthology "The Mysterious Life of the Heart: Writings from The Sun about Passion, Longing, and Love" (Chapel Hill: The Sun Publishing Co. 2009).

Dennis Fater and Tom Kernozek, health professions, published the manuscript “Comparison of Cervical Vertebral Separation in Supine and Seated Positions Using Home Traction Unit” in Physiotherapy Theory and Practice.

Víctor M. Macías-González, history and Institute for Latina/o and Latin American Studies, published the article "Las Amistades Apasionadas y la Homosociabilidad en la Primera Mitad del Siglo XIX," Historia y Grafía 31 (2008): 19-48. Macías-González was guest editor of this special issue of Historia y Grafía devoted to the history of gender and sexuality in Mexico, and also authored the preliminary notes discussing the historiography on the subject and its reception in the Mexican academy.

Professor Emeritus Delores Heiden, educational studies, contributed the chapter "Perspectives on Standards from a Literacy Teacher Educator" to the just-released book, Visions for Teacher Educators (2009), edited by C.L. Klecka, S.J. Odell, W.R. Houston, & R. H. McBee, published by Rowman and Littlefield Education.

Cecilia G. Manrique, political science/public administration, introduced the keynote speaker, Donald Martin, at the Golden Key International Honour Society Region 5 leadership conference in Chicago Feb. 20-22. She also led a workshop discussion of member benefits and scholarships.

Patrick T. Randolph, English as a Second Language Institute, presented the workshop "Discovering the Wonders of Creative Writing and Critical Thinking" and Brian Udermann, Online Education, presented the workshop "Common Health Myths & Misconceptions" at the 103rd Annual Western Wisconsin Education Conference at the La Crosse Center Feb 20.

Gwyn Straker, health professions, has been elected to the Ethics Committee of the Wisconsin Physical Therapy Association.

Gary L. Willhite, educational studies, has been awarded an Emerging Technology Grant from the UW System Learning Technology Development Council for spring 2009. The project, "Reflective Digital Storytelling," is designed for Department of Educational Studies Professional Development School Teacher Candidates to learn how to use enhanced Smart Board technology, blogs, wikis and digital storytelling as viable teaching strategies.

Gary L. Willhite and Kathy Thomas Willhite, both educational studies, published the article "The Development and Implementation of a Year-long Undergraduate Teaching Internship Program in School-University Partnerships," Willhite, G.L., McIntyre, D.J., & Willhite, K.T. (2009), in The Journal of the National Association for Professional Development Schools. V.2.#2. 69-76.

Six papers were presented at the 2009 Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association in February:
  • Tom Kernozek and Paul Reuteman, both health professions, "Strength Differences of Hip External Rotators Using Two Different Methods of Assessing Isometric Strength."
  • Lori Webster-Dahl and Tom Kernozek, both health professions, "Biomechanics of the Lower Extremity During a Single-Leg Drop Landing: A Comparison of Female Subjects With Weak Versus Strong Hip Abductors."
  • Thomas Greiner, health professions, and physical therapy students Briton DuBois and Mike Herlihy, "The Clinical Relevance of Anatomical Variations of the Popliteus Muscle."
  • Paul Reuteman, health professions, "A Combined Approach of Pharmacological Agents With Physical Therapy for an Individual With an Acute Cervical Disc Herniation."
  • John Greany and Tom Kernozek, health professions; and Jeanne Halderson and Liz Ramsay, La Crosse Public Schools, Longfellow Middle School; "Effects of NIKE + iPod Sport Training Kit on Fitness and Muscular Performance in Seventh Grade Children."
  • Tom Kernozek and John Willson, both health professions, "Effects of Gender and Catching a Ball on Biomechanics of a Side-cut Maneuver."

Women's swimming and diving team and wrestling team bring home WIAC titles

UW-L's women's swimming and diving team, coached by Rich Pein, won the WIAC Championship Meet Feb. 20 in Brown Deer. This is the 11th WIAC title for the team. UW-L's Chelsea Hoff was named WIAC "Swimmer of the Meet" for the second year in a row. Pein was named WIAC Coach of the Year. Read more at www.uwlax.edu/athletics/wswim/. See also www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2009/02/22/sports/3colrdp.txt

UW-L's wrestling team, coached by Dave Malecek, won the WIAC Championships Feb. 22 in Oshkosh. This is the team's 12th straight WIAC title. UW-L's Dan Laurent became the fifth wrestler in WIAC history to win his weight class championship three times in a row. Malecek was named WIAC Coach of the Year.

Read more at www.uwlax.edu/athletics/mwrestle/. See also www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2009/02/23/sports/01uwlwrestling.txt.

Milkbone with owner
Winston, a two-year-old Great Dane owned by UW-L graduates Matt and Melisa Ruppert, was chosen as Milk-Bone®'s SpokesDog from thousands of dogs who entered the competition.

Dog of UW-L alums named Milk-Bone Spokesdog®

Winston, a two-year-old Great Dane owned by UW-L graduates Matt and Melisa Ruppert has been named the first-ever SpokesDog for Milk-Bone®.

Del Monte Foods named the SpokesDog in honor of the iconic brand’s 100th anniversary. Winston won the first prize in the Make a Milk-Bone Moment™ contest — a search for moments of joy that strengthen the bond between a pet and his or her owner.

Owners across the country uploaded a photo or video, combined with a short story about how they and their dog shared a Milk-Bone Moment™. Winston received the most votes online by the Nov. 18 deadline for this Milk-Bone Moment:

A "Great" Dane Gift: "Winston was a gift from my husband on our one-year wedding anniversary. He (Winston, not my husband) is such a clown. Not a day goes by that he does not make us laugh. Winston brings tremendous joy to our lives and is full of Milk-Bone moments!"

Along with his new-found fame, Winston, will receive a $100,000 contract to serve as the first-ever Milk-Bone® SpokesDog. Winston will be featured on packaging later in the year and take part in several marketing initiatives for 2009.  He will also serve as an advocate for the Milk-Bone® Canine Heroes™ program, a longstanding, national-outreach program that provides canine assistance dogs to individuals with disabilities, as well as police dogs to law enforcement organizations. Read more at http://milkbone.icmodus.com/

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Join the celebration. Visit UW-L's Centennial Web site

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Gaelic Storm with UW-L choir

Irish band Gaelic Storm with UW-L Concert Choir at the Feb. 20 UW-L concert. Photo by Jim Jorstad, Educational Technologies. UW-L's Concert Choir will be on a performance tour in Ireland in May.

View photographs from the 1911 Racquet Yearbook. Hear Irish band Gaelic Storm wish UW-L a happy 100th birthday. Mark Friday through Sunday, Oct. 23-25, on your calendar to celebrate UW-L’s centennial! In the meantime, stay tuned to the Centennial Web site at www.uwlax.edu/100years.

Watch for video vignettes of UW-L alumni as they share their favorite reminiscences. And, if you're an alum, share yours. Contact Jim Jorstad at jorstad.jame@uwlax.edu or at 785.8048.

 

 

 

Human Resources

 

 

 

State Civil Service centered exam process

Pre-registration for Wisconsin State Civil Service Exam Centers will soon be required. Applicants are required to pre-register online for the Office Support exam beginning March 2009.

Applicants may register online at www.Wisc.Jobs or by calling the pre-registration phone line at 608.266.1536. Applicants will receive a confirmation letter after registering. The deadline for pre-registration will be posted in the job announcement.

Only pre-registered applicants will be guaranteed an exam booklet. Walk-in applicants may be allowed to take the exam if extra exam booklets and seats are available.

Applicants are encouraged to carefully read the “How to Apply” section in the job announcement on the Wisc.Jobs Web site to find out which exams will require pre-registration in the future.

If you have questions after visiting the Wisc.Jobs Web site, contact Kathy Ring at 785.6499.

Classified exam opportunity

Facilities Management is currently recruiting for a 100 percent time power plant superintendent. This is a non-represented position in pay schedule and range 81-03. For more information, including a full position description and information on how to apply, visit www.uwlax.edu/hr/employment. If you have trouble accessing the site, contact Kathy Ring at ring.kath@uwlax.edu or at 785.6499. Deadline to apply is 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 16.

Notice of Classified Exam Center opportunity

The next monthly exam center is scheduled for Saturday, March 14. To view the list of exams being administered, the test center location(s) and the application procedures for the monthly exam center, visit https://wiscjobs.state.wi.us/public/links_summary_page.asp?catid=70.

Transfer opportunity

UW-L has the current transfer opportunities on campus: information system business automation analyst in Records & Registration and in Financial Aid Office. Pay schedule and range 07-04. Interested individuals at or above the pay range 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 the transfer is noon Monday, March 9.

Change in classified time sheets

Classified time sheets are now due at 10 a.m. Mondays following the end of the pay period, or the first Monday morning after pay day, in the Human Resources Office, 144 Graff Main Hall. Revised time sheets must be turned in to the Human Resources Office no later than noon Wednesday of the same week. If you cannot make the deadline, contact Mary Dixon at 785.6495 or dixon.mary@uwlax.edu.

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UW System

"Three years to finish school," Badger Herald, Feb. 27 ... In an effort to make college more financially accessible during the recession, Hartwick College in New York has implemented a three-year degree programs to cut costs and save time for students ... The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has considered instituting similar programs, said Vice President Chuck Pruitt. "About two months ago (UW System) President Reilly announced that three-year degrees were one of the things we were going to aggressively be looking at and exploring as part of a series of economic measures to benefit students," Pruitt said ... Full story: http://badgerherald.com/news/2009/02/27/three_years_to_finis.php.

National

"Obama aims high for higher education," USA Today, Feb. 27. Here's what's perhaps most unusual about President Obama's big budget proposals for higher education: That he's thinking about higher education at all ... Full story: http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-02-26-educationbudget_N.htm.

"Obama's Budget Blockbuster," Inside Higher Ed, Feb. 27. The 2010 budget blueprint released by the Obama administration Thursday was decidedly bare bones, lacking detailed numbers for most federal programs and clocking in at about one-tenth the normal number of pages of explanatory material. But while the administration's proposal might have skimped on specifics, its proposal for the Education Department had no shortage of blockbuster ideas that, taken together, would begin to radically transform federal higher education programs ... Full story: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/02/27/budget.

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Pat Stephens
Pat Stephens, '71

Stephens named interim executive director of L-Club

UW-L Director of Collegiate Gifts Pat Stephens, '71, is assuming duties as interim executive director of the L-Club. Mike Desmond, executive director, resigned after his February retirement from UW-L to become executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse.

Although Stephens can't quite "make the weight" he did when he wrestled at 168 pounds for UW-L from 1966-70, he says his enthusiasm for UW-L athletics has not diminished. Stephens has supported UW-L athletics as a member of the Quarterback and Sports Spirit clubs and was one of the founding members of UW-L's L-Club, launched in July 2005 to combine athletic fundraising into one organization. Funds are used to sustain UW-L’s quality athletic programs by increasing the private support needed for equipment, recruitment, professional development of staff and other essential expenses. Annual gifts to the L-Club can be made in the form of a restricted gift to an individual sport or unrestricted to support the total athletic program.

Find out more about L-Club at www.uwlax.edu/Athletics/traditions/lclub/lclubinformation.html.

Murphy Library

Major literature database added

Literature Criticism Online (Gale) is one of the world’s premier collections of literature resources. Winner of the Choice Outstanding Academic Titles for 2009 Award, this collection integrates 10 individual, award-winning literature resources. It accurately reproduces, adds to and enhances what would be a print equivalent of 230 feet of shelf space.

Literature Criticism Online contains tens of thousands of essays that cover centuries of critiques of authors and their works. Users can browse by topic, work or author. The collection can also be searched by keyword, full text, author’s name or by work. Cross linking allows users to link right to pages that discuss related titles within the entry.

Literature Criticism Online includes the following databases:

  • Contemporary Literary Criticism®
  • Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism®
  • Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism®
  • Shakespearean Criticism
  • Literature Criticism from 1400–1800
  • Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism
  • Poetry Criticism
  • Short Story Criticism
  • Drama Criticism
  • Children's Literature Review

Libraries throughout the UW System are able to provide this excellent resource without additional direct costs thanks to creative licensing agreements with the vendor by UW-Madison and the CIC consortium of universities.

Find Literature Criticism Online featured on the library home page (www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary) and throughout the library Web site on appropriate database and subject pages.

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NCUR Graduate and Professional School Fair set for April 16

UW-L students are invited to attend the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) Graduate and Professional School Fair from 1-5 p.m. Thursday, April 16, in the Mitchell Hall Field House. The fair provides an opportunity for students to interact with a distinguished array of higher education programs from a wide variety of locations and disciplines. A list of programs registered to participate is available at www.uwlax.edu/careerservices/ncur/NCUR_Program.pdf. If you would like to see your alma mater on the list of participants, contact Gloria Wiener in the Career Services Office at wiener.glor@uwlax.edu or 785.8362.

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Arctic Air-Air Hockey table. $400/OBO. Retail $1,799.00. Cindi at 785.8722 or Deak at 608.304.2281.

Floral sofa, very good condition. $125. Cream-colored, cotton, overstuffed chair, very good condition. $75. Gray velour office chair, like new $50. Call 608.386.5125.

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