Campus Connection - March 9-15, 2009
- Evening at 'Etiquette for Networking' hones mingling, job hunting skills
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'ACT Together Now' program brings Hmong students, parents to campusThe Eagle Connection newsletter for students will not be published March 18 during spring break.
- Technology on campus unites students, teachers across distances
- Safe Spring Break Party 2009 set for March 10
- UW-L choirs to perform
- Adderall® topic of Just Say KNOW Lecture Series discussion
- 'Gender and Hmong Social Life' topic of Teatime/Soap box presentation
- UW-L Symphonic band sets concert
- Farewell receptions set for La Brosse, Bean-Thompson, Miller
- UW-L Wind Symphony concert to feature marches
- Artifact Show planned at Valley View Mall
- Junior Eagle Volleyball Clinics to be on campus
- Get free compact fluorescent lamps
- Campus Kudos
- Continuing Education
- Grants
- Human Resources
- In the news
- Murphy Library Notes:
- OCW seeks nominations, votes
- OCW Book Club
- Oral Defense: Amy Menchl
- Classified ads
- Getting information into the Campus and Eagle Connections
Evening at 'Etiquette for Networking' hones mingling, job hunting skills
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| UW-L senior Megan Palmersheim, left, and junior Tim Koplin practiced "the handshake," an important skill to get right to make a good first impression. They were among 100 who attended "Etiquette for Networking" Feb. 25 at the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. |
Wear nametags on your right. Keep a napkin under your plate or beverage in your left hand, so your right hand is free for shaking. Don't wear your backpack to a career fair. Always send a thank you note on quality card stock immediately .
These are just a few of the many tips presenter Deborah Thomas-Nininger of DTN Productions International gave to those who attended "Etiquette for Networking" Feb. 25 in the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center.
Students mixed and mingled with recruiters, alumni and other students while receiving instruction on how to effectively network at a reception and other professional functions.
The Alumni Association sponsored "Etiquette for Networking" in conjunction with the Career Expo organized by Career Services. The program also included instruction on interview preparation, proper attire and tips on dining.
Find more etiquette tips at http://dtn-productions.com/. Find out more about Alumni Association events at www.uwlalumni.org/.
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| Central High School junior Ka Xiong was on campus March 2, along with other Hmong high school students and their parents, to learn about the college experience, including the admission process, available financial assistance, ACT test preparation and others resources. |
'ACT Together Now' program brings Hmong students, parents to campus
"You have a lot of work to do," said UW-L Ethnic and Racial Studies Assistant Professor Vincent Her to a group of Hmong high school students at the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. "You, the younger people, need to fulfill not only your dreams, but the dreams of your parents."
The group and their parents were on campus March 2 as part of ACT Together Now, a six-week program that also provides ACT test preparation. Students learn test-taking strategies and strengthen their academic skills for the ACT, which includes four curriculum-based tests that measure academic achievement in English, reading, math and science. Preparing for the ACT can help students improve test performance, which is important for college admission and obtaining scholarships.
The School District of La Crosse and UW-L’s Office of Continuing Education and Extension jointly coordinate and present the program. The event introduced participants and their families to resources and opportunities available at UW-L and included a tour led by Vanguards and lunch at Cartwright Center. Comments by speakers were translated into Hmong, since some students do not have English-speaking parents.
To find out more about ACT Together Now, visit www.uwlax.edu/conted/youth/hmongactprep.html. ACT Together Now is funded in part by a grant from the La Crosse Community Foundation. Additional support is provided by Cambridge Educational Services, People’s Food Coop and Quillins IGA.
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Safe Spring Break Party 2009 set for March 10
Students will get ready for a safe spring break. The Safe Spring Break Party 2009 runs from 5 p.m. to midnight, Tuesday, March 10, in Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. The event includes prizes, a DJ starting at 9 p.m., "mocktails," and self defense training and education. To download a poster, go to www.uwlax.edu/universityrelations/images/2009/spring/march/springbreakposter.jpg.
The free event is sponsored by the Wellness Resource Center, Eta Sigma Gamma, the Residence Hall Association Center and the Violence Prevention Office.
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UW-L choirs to perform
Three choirs at the UW-L will join to give “A Winter Choral Encounter.”
Mannerchor, the Vocal Jazz Ensemble and the Concert Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, in Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts.
The choirs, all conducted by Gary Kent Walth, will perform a variety of choral music selections. Repertoire highlights include Männerchor’s performance of Gyorgy Orban’s “Damon Irrepit Callidus,” “The Rhythm of Life” from the musical Sweet Charity and a tribute to pop artist Billy Joel. The Vocal Jazz Ensemble will perform selections by vocal jazz artists “The Real Group,” Walth’s arrangement of the southern hymn “Wondrous Love” and a setting of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The Concert Choir’s portion of the concert will include Giacchino Rossini’s “Cum Sancto Spiritu,” Irish composer Charles Stanford’s “The Bluebird” and selections from Bernstein’s “West Side Story.”
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Music Department at 785.8409.
Adderall® is topic of Just Say KNOW Lecture Series March 11 discussion
Bring lunch and a friend and learn about Adderall® at a Just say Know Lecture Series at noon Wednesday, March 11, in Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.
The lecture is hosted by the Students for Sensible Drug Policy and the Wellness Resource Center.
'Gender and Hmong Social Life' topic of Teatime/Soap box presentation
UW-L Ethnic and Racial Studies Assistant Professor Vincent Her will present "Gender and Hmong Social Life" at the Teatime/Soap box discussion from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, in 432 Wimberly Hall.
The presentation is co-sponsored by the Institute for Ethnic and Racial Studies and the women’s, gender and sexuality studies department.
Her has a doctorate degree in cultural anthropology from UW-Milwaukee. His research focuses on Hmong American funeral text, songs and performances as cultural memory. He has presented on a wide range of topics related to the Hmong American experience.
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UW-L Symphonic band sets concert
UW-L's Symphonic Band will give its first concert of the spring semester at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, in Annett Recital Hall in the Center for the Arts. Admission is free; donations for scholarships will be accepted at the door.
Selections for the concert include: “Fanfare and Flourishes” by James Curnow, “A Festival Prelude” by Alfred Reed, “Rhosymedre” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, “Joy Revisited” by Frank Ticheli and “American Folk Rhapsody No. 3” by Glare Grundman.
The concert will feature three student guest conductors. Senior music education majors Jennifer Pfeffer, Erin Cook and Leif Larson have each rehearsed a song with the band and will take the podium for a performance. The conducting provides additional training for the music education students as they prepare for student teaching.
The Symphonic Band, under the direction of Tammy Fisher, is a non-auditioned concert band. The band includes 55 students with varying academic interests and unique personalities from throughout campus. The ensemble also provides music majors with an opportunity to perform a secondary instrument. The focus of the ensemble is to explore and perform a repertoire balanced with standard concert band music and contemporary works.
For more information about band programs at UW-L, contact Fisher at 785.8411.
Farewell receptions set for La Brosse, Bean-Thompson, Miller
A retirement celebration for Power Plant Superintendent Steve La Brosse will be held from 2-3 p.m. Thursday, March 12, in the Maintenance and Stores building. La Brosse retires from UW-L March 13.
A farewell reception for Telitha Bean-Thompson will be held from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in the Ward Room, Cartwright Center. A short program will begin at 4 p.m. Bean-Thompson is the coordinator for academic skills and retention in the Multicultural Student Services Office. She has been at UW-L since 1997 and will leave UW-L in early April to join her husband, former Affirmative Action Director Al Thompson, in Cheney, Wash.
Purchasing Supervisor Barry Miller's farewell reception runs from 2:30 4 p.m. Friday, March 27, in the Ward Room, Cartwright Center. Miller retires from UW-L March 31.
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UW-L Wind Symphony concert to feature marches
UW-L's Wind Symphony will be “Marching into Spring” for its concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12.
As the title suggests, several of the pieces performed will feature classic concert marches. The concert begins with Samuel Barber’s “Commando March,” followed by a masterpiece of band literature, “Second Suite in F” by Gustav Holst. This four-movement work is based entirely on material from folk songs and morris dances.
For a change of pace, the third piece features a warm, peaceful arrangement of Lauriden’s great choral work “O Magnum Mysterium.” Next, “Molly on the Shore” by Percy Grainger will combine the melodies of two cork reels taken from the Complete Petrie Collection of Ancient Irish Music. Grainger, a prolific composer of band music, used British folk music as a main resource of his work. Music department faculty Greg Balfany, soprano saxophone, and Karyn Quinn, string bass, will join the ensemble in the piece. The concert will conclude with a popular concert march from John Philip Sousa.
The Wind Symphony, under the direction of Tammy Fisher, is an auditioned concert band representing the most talented wind and percussion players on campus. The ensemble includes music majors and minors, as well as students from other academic disciplines.
The concert is in Annett Recital Hall in the Center for the Arts. Admission is free; donations for scholarships will be accepted at the door.
| If you go— What: The annual UW-L Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center Artifact Show When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 14 Where: Center Court of Valley View Mall, La Crosse Admission: Free |
Artifact Show planned at La Crosse’s Valley View Mall
Artifacts unearthed last year along Sand Lake Road in Onalaska will be featured in the annual UW-L Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center Artifact Show. The show runs from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 14, in the Center Court of Valley View Mall in La Crosse.
Along with the recently found artifacts, private collections of up to 20 regional collectors will be displayed. The collections include pottery, arrow and spear heads, and other artifacts from throughout the Coulee Region. Joe Tiffany, executive director of MVAC, says the public will see a wide range of artifacts from the private collections dating from the time of the French Fur Trade back to Native American artifacts up to 10,000 years ago.
Also, archeologists at the show will offer free artifact identification. Those who have possible artifacts can bring in the objects to have them identified on the spot by professional archaeologists from MVAC. Often it is possible to tell how old an artifact is, which culture made it, and even where the material to make the artifact originally came from. Appraisals of the value of artifacts will not be made.
The show is free and open to the public. For more information, contact MVAC at 785.8463.
About MVAC
Contact MVAC at 785.8463 or www.uwlax.edu/mvac. |
Junior Eagle Volleyball Clinics set on campus
UW-L Volleyball is hosting Junior Eagle Volleyball Clinics this spring. Student athletes and coaches train students in grades 2-9 and 9-12 in volleyball fundamentals. For grades 9-12 there will be setter training session and a hitter training session. The setter and hitter training sessions are limited to the first 10 registered. The clinic is being held from 6-8 p.m. Sundays, March 29 and April 5 and 19, in Mitchell Hall. For more information call 785.6544 or 785.8170 or www.uwlcamps.com.
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How much of an impact could the CFLs have at UW-L?
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Help the environment; help UW-L save money
Get free compact fluorescent lamps
UW-L faculty and staff can now replace all incandescent bulbs in their UW-L work spaces with energy efficient Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) for free. Through a donation from Focus on Energy, UW-L acquired roughly 1,700 CFLs. The available CFLs are equivalent to a 75 watt incandescent bulb.
The free CFLs can be used interchangeably with incandescent bulbs; however, the free CFLs are not designed for lighting fixtures that include dimmer switches, three-way switches or exterior use.
Designate one person in each department or work group to request free CFLs for the entire department or work group. Send an e-mail request to Heidi Haase. Include CFL quantity, requestor’s name, building and room. The free CFLs must be used on campus.
Since fluorescent bulbs contain a trace amount of mercury, use care to prevent breakage. When a fluorescent bulb no longer functions, provide the entire intact bulb to a building custodian for recycling. Do not place the fluorescent bulb in a trash or recycling container.
Some hesitation exists to use fluorescent bulbs because of the presence of mercury; however, the net effect is CFLs reduce mercury, carbon dioxide and other power plant emissions that result from electrical generation. Reduced pollution results from less fuel being consumed to make electricity. For more information, contact Dan Sweetman, 785.6800.
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Women's and men's indoor track and field teams defend WIAC championships
On March 1, women's and men's indoor track and field teams, under the leadership of Coach Josh Buchholtz and Coach Pat Healy, respectively, defended their Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships. This is the third consecutive WIAC title, and 19th overall, for the women's team. It's the eighth WIAC championship win in a row for the men and 34th overall — the most in WIAC history.
See also www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2009/03/02/sports/01uwl.txt.
Carl Foster, exercise and sport science, together with colleagues in Spain, published the paper “Is There an Optimum Endurance Polygenic Profile?” in the March 2009 issue of Journal of Physiology.
Patrick T. Randolph, English as a Second Language Institute, recently had his poem “Haluk by the Sea” accepted for the May Issue of the Istanbul Literary Review. His poem “Covered in Noise” was published by the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets and will appear in a future anthology.
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- A Study Tour to Canada offers opportunities to explore the Canadian health care, health education and health promotion systems. The overall goal is to foster more health-related insights and linkages between the U.S. and Canada. Tour co-directors are Gary Gilmore, health education/health promotion, and Lawrence Green, University of California-San Francisco. The tour runs Thursday through Friday, March 12-20.
- STEM Saturdays: Science, Technology. Engineering and Math (STEM), designed to provide youth with opportunities to advance their interests and abilities in science and technology, continues Saturday, March 21, with "Color, Candy and Cabbage."
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UW-L Foundation Small Grants Call for Proposals
The UW-L Foundation announces a call for small grant proposals, which may be submitted by anyone from the university. The small grants program may be used for a wide variety of projects. Grant information and applications are available online at www.uwlax.edu/provost/grants/pages/sources/FSG.htm.
Funds for the small grants program are provided by alumni, local businesses, matching gift companies and other friends through unrestricted contributions to the Foundation. A committee of faculty, academic staff and Foundation representatives review the proposals and make funding recommendations to the UW-L Foundation Board of Regents.
Proposals requesting food and beverage funds are discouraged and proposals for international travel and/or requests for stipends for classified, academic staff or faculty will not be considered. Proposals seeking multi-year support cannot be funded. Requests for up to half of the cost of minor equipment purchases will be considered. Students and/or campus organization requests must be endorsed by a UW-L faculty or staff member. Grant activities and expenses must occur between Wednesdays, July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010 to be eligible.
Project directors must submit 12 copies of the grant proposal no later than 4 p.m., Monday, April 6, to Susan Butterfield, 100 Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. Late proposals will not be accepted. For more information, contact Chair of the UW-L Foundation Grants Committee Ron Rada at 784.9964 or at rada.rona@uwlax.edu
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Retirement
Michael Desmond, Development Program Manager III, Advancement, March 1.
Transfer
Amanda Winters, accountant, to the International Education Office, Feb. 15.
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UW System
"UW regents discuss fairness of financial aid plan," La Crosse Tribune, March 6. Gov. Jim Doyle’s proposed $25 million in college financial aid means students will pay for other students’ education, said University of Wisconsin System Regent Colleene Thomas. www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2009/03/06/news/01lead.txt
"Budget cuts could slow UW's growth," Associated Press, March 5.
Proposed budget cuts would force the University of Wisconsin System to cut academic programs and impede its plans to educate more students and do more research, university officials warned Thursday. President Kevin Reilly said the Growth Agenda - a long-term plan in which campuses boost enrollments, expand some academic programs and improve research - would be slowed under Gov. Jim Doyle's budget ...
Full story: www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/wisconsin/state_ap_madison_budget_cuts_could_slow_uw_growth_200903051530_rev1
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Tax information at the library
Murphy Library has a number of resources to help faculty, staff and students find and access the appropriate tax forms.
For people who prefer doing things online, the library has a “Tax Forms and Publications” Web page that links to official, printable copies of virtually all federal, Wisconsin and Minnesota tax forms. It also links to the new Free File online filing systems for both federal and Wisconsin tax filers, as well as to tax help, toll-free numbers for tax information and more. Visit www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/govinfo/taxforms.html.
For people who prefer paper resources, the library has Wisconsin and Minnesota state tax forms, free for the taking, in the Government Documents area of the library basement. Due to a change initiated by the IRS, Murphy Library no longer carries paper forms for federal taxes, but the La Crosse Public Library does.
For assistance with finding and accessing tax forms, contact Government Information Public Services Librarian Michael Current at 785.8739 or current.mich@uwlax.edu or contact the reference desk.
Library hours during spring break
Murphy Library will be closed Saturdays, March 14 and 21, and Sunday, March 15. It will be open from 1-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, March 16–20. The library will resume normal hours Sunday, March 22, when it is open from noon to midnight.
Complete hours are available at www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/hours/index.html.
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OCW seeks nominations, votes
The Organization for Campus Women (OCW) seeks nominations and votes for the 2009-10 steering committee officers and representatives.
OCW's objectives are:
- To promote equal opportunity for all women,
- To serve as a vehicle for communication among women at UW-L
- To collaborate with other local, state and national organizations concerned with improving the status of women, and
- To conduct annual service projects to enhance the status of women.
Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged. Complete the online ballot (visit:www.uwlax.edu/ocw/) or complete a printable ballot and return it to Carmen Boortz, Multicultural Student Services, 243 Graff Main Hall, by 4 p.m. Friday, April 10. If you already completed the ballot, resubmit your nominations. The site had technical problems.
See the OCW newsletter online at www.uwlax.edu/ocw/news/2009/March2009.html.
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The Organization for Campus Women Book Club meets at noon monthly in Murphy's Mug. Participation is open to all faculty, staff and students. Upcoming meetings include:
- "Oil on the Brain" by Lisa Margonelli. Tuesday, April 7. Margonelli will speak on campus at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, in Graff Main Hall Auditorium as a Campus Activities Board's event. Visit www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385511450/bookstorenow79-20
- May book, "Those Who Save Us" by Jenna Blum. Read the review in the OCW newsletter at www.theage.com.au/news/Reviews/Those-who-save-us/2005/03/03/1109700605470.html Date to be determined.
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Amy Menchl, Ed.S. school psychology candidate, "Teacher Perceptions of Problem-solving Teams," 1-3 p.m. Friday, March 27, 305 Graff Main Hall. Adviser: Robert Dixon, psychology.
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For sale
Two-three bedroom home, three-bathroom, energy star home in Onalaska, bright open concept, large fenced lot, mature trees, well maintained, $159,000. Call 779.5902 or 785.8920.
For rent
New listing across the street from Graff Main Hall. Three- to five-bedroom apartments. Price negotiable. Available in June. Call 784.8884.