Campus Connection - Aug. 3-9, 2009

Lisa Ling
Lisa Ling

Meaning of being an educated person is focus of UWL 100 course, Lisa Ling UW-L lecture on curriculum

What does it mean to be an educated person? Approximately 300 students in 12 different sections of UWL 100, the university’s freshmen seminar course, will explore this, as well as 10 other themes.

The course curriculum includes attending this year's Distinguished Lecture Series talk by Lisa Ling Oct. 23. The American reporter wants to raise awareness about the international issues that do not make the headlines of the mainstream media outlets. Ling is best known for her time spent as co-host of ABC’s "The View." Her sister Laura was sentenced to 12 years hard labor after being arrested by North Korean military on the Chinese border in March.

UWL 100 students are also required to see Toland Theater’s play "Escape from Happiness" and to attend speaker Jackson Katz's Sept. 16 lecture “The Macho Paradox." For more details on these and other events, visit www.uwlax.edu/CAB/quick_event_list.htm.

For more information on UWL 100, contact UWL 100 Co-coordinators Betsy Morgan at morgan.bets@uwlax.edu or 785.6885, or Sharie Brunk at brunk.shar@uwlax.edu or 785.6951.

Penny Tiedt
Penny Tiedt

Penny Tiedt appointed interim director of Continuing Education and Extension

Penny Tiedt has been appointed interim director of Continuing Education and Extension (CEE). She starts as interim director Aug. 4.

Tiedt joined the CEE staff in 1989 as a program manager and was named an assistant director in 1997. In addition to overseeing all non-credit programs, she was directly responsible for approximately 40 programs each year. These programs include conferences, workshops, youth programs and Learning in Retirement.

Tiedt and her colleagues were instrumental in the success of the 2009 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), the largest conference ever hosted by UW-L. Other projects Tiedt has worked on include "The International Conference on Rivers and Civilization: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Major River Basins" conference (2006) and for "New Perspectives on the Shoah and the Third Reich" conference (2001). Both won National Exemplary Program Awards from the national University Continuing Education Association. 

Tiedt submitted a successful proposal for UW-L to host the Future Problem Solvers International Competition in 2010 and 2011. The competition will bring 2,200 middle and high school students to UW-L from up to 15 countries.

Tiedt holds a bachelor of science in recreation administration degree from UW-L and as a master's of education in college student personnel. In July 2005, she completed the Executive Leadership Academy through the national University Continuing Education Association. She currently serves on the executive committees of the University Continuing Education Association Mid-America Region and the University of Wisconsin Extension System Wide Extension Council.

UW-L track to open for public use

Walkers and runners will once again be able to workout on the track at UW-L.

Beginning Monday, Aug. 3, the track at the newly constructed Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex will be open to the public on a regular basis. Gates to the track will be open from approximately 6 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays except when events are scheduled in the facility. Weekend hours will eventually be added. Runners and walkers should enter the southwest gate of the facility, located just off the small parking lot directly south of the grandstand. This is the only gate that will be open to access the area.

Chris Schwarz, facility manager of the complex, says there has been a lot of interest in using the new 10-lane track since the WIAA State High School Track Meet was held in early June. But, the university won’t officially receive the keys to the facility until Saturday, Aug. 1. Schwarz calls the $16.6 million complex “one of the premier Division III facilities in the country.”

The complex will be officially dedicated Saturday, Sept. 12, prior to the university’s first football game against Azusa Pacific University. Along with the university’s six home football games, numerous La Crosse Aquinas and La Crosse Central high school games are set for the stadium. The university’s women’s soccer team will hold its home matches on the newly constructed field east of the football field.

The complex can also be rented for a variety of other indoor and outdoor events. A Web site on the facility will be launched soon. Inquiries can be referred to the facility office at 785.6540.

UW-L's new home page

UW-L home page to get new look, improved features

UW-L's home page (www.uwlax.edu) will soon have a new look and features to make it more user-friendly and informative. In August, the updated page will feature banner images that can be tailored to highlight specific campus news, events and topics of interest. Since this is UW-L’s centennial year, images will showcase UW-L's rich history and achievements. New drop-down menus will allow Web site visitors to find links to information more quickly from the home page.

Important campus news items, events of interest and profiles of notable campus faculty, staff, students and alumni will continue to be displayed on the home page, but you will now have the option to subscribe to RSS feeds to stay up to date with your favorite UW-L information. You'll also be able to search current and archived information by keyword and share this information with friends. The new home page has a Web site feedback link so you can send the campus Web team comments and suggestions to continue to improve UW-L's Web site.

To preview the new home page and to provide feedback before it goes live, go to http://uwlstaging.uwlax.edu/homepage-refresh/index.asp. Use the Web site feedback form to submit comments.

Alumnus Summer Cover

Summer 2009 Alumnus magazine online

Are you one of the 65,937 alumni who received a diploma before the Class of 2009 crossed the stage in May? UW-L's 100 years is the cornerstone of UW-L's summer 2009 Alumnus magazine. Find out about UW-L's past and its future. See the Alumnus magazine online at http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/digital/uwl/Alumnus/index.html. Go to "2009 Summer Vol. 35, no.2."

Alumnus magazines are mailed to Alumni Association members, as well as to those who donate to the UW-L Foundation. To learn more about becoming an Alumni Association member, visit the Alumni Association Web site at www.uwlalumni.org/.

Find out more about donating to UW-L, visit The UW-L's Centennial Campaign at www.uwlax.edu/campaign/

To find out more about UW-L's Centennial Celebration, visit www.uwlax.edu/100years.

UW-L student life over past 100 years is exhibit at Swarthout Museum

Personal aspects of student life at UW-L over the past century is one of three exhibits of the “Moving Through Time” exhibit celebrating the re-opening of the Swarthout Museum. The La Crosse Historical Society exhibit “I-Student:  UW—La Crosse, 1909-2009” will display objects in its upcoming grand re-opening of the Swarthout Museum which reflect the history of UW-L from the student point of view. Murphy Library Special Collections and Area Research Center donated many artifacts for the exhibit. The display opens at the grand re-opening of the museum set for 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5. The display will be on view through Thanksgiving.

The other two exhibits highlight Wisconsin’s entry into the age of mechanized transportation.  “The First Thing I Knew, I was Flying” marks the 100th anniversary of air flight in Wisconsin and “On the Road” showcases a selection of fine vintage vehicles from the first three decades of American automobile history. 

The La Crosse County Historical Society Swarthout Museum is located at 9th and Main streets. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

For more information or to reserve free tickets for the Aug. 5 event, call the La Crosse County Historical Society at 782.1980. Find out more about the Swarthout Museum at http://www.lchsweb.org/swarthout.html 

Heating plant shutdown dates slated

Mark your calendars for the heating plant shutdown dates. The university's central heating plant shutdown for its yearly routine maintenance will be from 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, through approximately 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. During the shutdown, there will be no steam services to any campus buildings. Cage washers and autoclaves cannot be used. Refer questions to Heating Plant Superintendent Bill Knick at 785.8710.

Forum to discuss classified staff advisory council proposed bylaws planned for Aug. 11

An open forum to discuss classified staff advisory council proposed bylaws is set for 11 a.m.-noon, Tuesday, Aug. 11, in Port O’ Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Come prepared to offer comments and ask questions. Chancellor Gow has granted one hour of release time for classified staff to attend. Work with your supervisor to ensure office/work coverage. Copies of the bylaws are available in the Chancellor’s Office, 135 Graff Main Hall.

 

Business World class.

High school students hone their business savvy in Business World 2009 program

Over 130 high school students attending the four-day program Business World 2009 on campus July 26-29 strategized in teams as to how to ensure financial success of their imaginary companies. Pictured above, Jamie Durocher, '98, top right, directed a student group that stepped back into their role as customers of the Business World 2009 program. The exercise provided feedback on the program — an essential ingredient for business success.

 

 

Art Fair on the Green brings artists, art lovers to campus

About 90 booths — most featuring Midwest artists — showcased paintings, ceramics, pottery, jewelry and sculptures July 25-26 at the 51st annual American Association of University Women's Art Fair on the Green, the largest art fair in the Coulee Region. Proceeds raised go toward scholarships for students from area high schools, as well as for students currently attending UW-L, Viterbo College and Western Technical College. Since 1958, over $300,000 in scholarships have been awarded.

The UW-L Foundation, an award patron of the fair, purchased framed watercolor paintings, right, by local artist Phyllis Martino, (http://www.phyllismartino.com/) for display in the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. Purchases by award patrons help recognize and retain excellent artists for the annual event. Find out more about Art Fair on the Green at www.aauw-wi.org/lacrosse.

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November art and garden tour to Milwaukee set

Weekend to feature Christmas at the Domes, Art Museum, shopping

Jump-start the holiday season with an art and garden tour to Milwaukee. A weekend bus tour from La Crosse runs Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 21-22.

The first stop will be the Milwaukee Museum of Art. The museum’s special exhibit is “Andy Warhol: The Last Decade and Figurative Prints – 1980s Rewind.” The museum collection includes nearly 20,000 works from antiquity to the present. Permanent holdings include: Old Masters and 19th and 20th century art, American decorative arts, German Expressionism, and more. (See more at www.mam.org.)

Evening accommodations are at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 176 W. Wisconsin Ave. (See www.hamptoninn.com.) The evening is “on your own,” allowing time for walks along the Milwaukee River walk, a short stroll from the hotel. The walk features a current display of large jewelry-type artwork by UW-L art professor John Ready. Other walk highlights include an array of restaurants, the Historic Third Ward, Theatre District, Grand Avenue Shopping Mall and the Downtown Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival.

Sunday features a stop at the first weekend of Mitchell Park Conservatory Domes Holiday Show: “A Children’s Christmas.” Self-guided tours lead through the formal Japanese garden, a street in Dickens’ London, a Caribbean beach Arid Dome, and the Tropical Dome with 450 species of tropical plants and more.

On the return to La Crosse, the tour will stop at the Tanger Mall in Wisconsin Dells for shopping.

Cost is $259 per person, double occupancy. Pre-registration is required; space is limited. UW-L's Continuing Education in the Arts Director Linda Steine will lead the tour. To register or for information, contact Continuing Education at 785.6504 or www.uwlax.edu/conted.

Campus Kudos

 

 

 

 

"UW-L awarded $1.2M in federal grants," La Crosse Tribune, July 30, 2009. UW-L has received more than $1.2 million from two federal grants, Chancellor Joe Gow said Wednesday. Full story: www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2009/07/30/news/z01uwl.txt

See also:

  • The National Science Foundation approved a grant for $400,000 to purchase a new nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy instrument for UW-L campus. UW-L Chemistry Professors Adrienne Loh and Heather Mortell led the team of grant applicants. For more on spectroscopy, visit www.cem.msu.edu/~reusch/VirtualText/Spectrpy/nmr/nmr1.htm.
  • "UW-La Crosse receives federal grant to prepare students for doctoral study," WKBT, July 29. U.S. Representative Ron Kind announced Wednesday that both UW-L and UW-Stout have been selected to receive funding under the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. UW-L will receive $219,964 and UW-Stout will receive $220,000 in funding. The grants will be used to prepare and provide assistance to low-income, first generation students pursuing doctoral study programs. Full story: www.wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=10815461&nav=menu239_1.

    The UW-L program will afford 26 students (13 juniors and 13 seniors per year) the opportunity to complete their baccalaureate work and enroll in graduate programs leading to doctoral degrees. It's anticipated that the McNair grant will be for a total of four years for a total $880,000. UW-L Professors Roger Haro and Rob Tyser led the group of UW-L faculty spearheading the request.

Carl Foster, exercise and sports science, and director of UW-L's human performance laboratory, was quoted in a feature about the brain's relationship to body fatigue in the July 19 issue of the New York Times Magazine. Visit: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/magazine/19physed-t.html?_r=1&ref=todayspa.

Cecilia Manrique, political science/public administration, had a book review of "Simulation-based Engineering of Complex Systems" by J. Clymer published in the July 7 issue of Computing Reviews.

Two UW-L students recently were selected 2009 NCAA Div. III Scholar Athletes of the Year. Senior Caitlin Schetter was selected as the Division III Indoor and Outdoor Women's Field Scholar Athlete of the Year. Junior Dallas Vincent was selected as the Indoor Men's Track Scholar Athlete of the Year.

President Barack Obama and the White House selected alumnus Oscar Suman, '81, as one of the top 100 beginning researchers in the country. Sumanis a prominent burn researcher at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas, and received the national recognition for the work he is doing helping children to recover from burns. See http://blog.utmb.edu/newsroom/?p=5074.

Chia-Chen Yu, exercise and sport science, published "A Content Analysis of News Coverage of Asian Female Olympic Athletes" in International Review for the Sociology of Sport Volume 44 Issue 2-3, p. 283-305, July 2009.

Human Relations

 

 

 

Transfer

Gary Heilman to the custodial services supervisor in Residence Life, Aug. 2.

Resignations

  • Kelly Flanders, associate counselor, Counseling and Testing, June 30.
  • Catherine Wycoff, administrative program specialist, Office of Field Experience, June 30.
  • David Waters, associate professor, exercise and sport science, July 17.
  • Julie Faust, residence hall manager, Residence Life, July 31.
  • Michael Miyamoto, assistant dean of students, Student Affairs, Aug. 1.
  • Rebecca Battista, assistant professor, exercise and sport science, Aug. 19.

Retirements

  • Barbara Chaney, assistant professor, educational studies, June 30.
  • Marcia Johnson-Sage, senior student services coordinator, Student Affairs Office, July 3.
  • M. Donald Campbell, director, Continuing Education, Aug. 3.
In the news

 

 

 

 

"Doyle: State’s future in technology, knowledge," La Crosse Tribune, July 24. After Wisconsin wheat growers went from boom to bust about 100 years ago, the state’s universities, farmers and government decide to delve into the dairy industry. It proved to be a good decision, with Wisconsin now known as “American’s Dairyland,” said Gov. Jim Doyle. “That was a wise policy choice,” he said. “We are in the same position now converting Wisconsin into a high-technology, knowledge-based economy.” ... One example is Aaron Monte, chairman of UW-L’s chemistry department ... www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2009/07/24/news/z04doyle.txt.

obituaries

 

 

 

Paul Keaton
Paul Keaton

Associate Professor Emeritus Paul Keaton dies

Recently retired UW-L Management Professor Paul Keaton, 66, died unexpectedly at his home July 31.

Keaton earned a doctoral degree in management from the University of Minnesota in 1973 and joined the faculty at UW-L in 1978. He retired two months ago as associate professor emeritus in the management department.

Funeral arrangements are being made with Dickinson Family Funeral Home.

thanks

 

 

 

My most sincere and heartfelt thanks to all who sent their well-wishes and attended the going-away gathering for me last Friday. It was truly overwhelming and I am humbled by your kindness. It is surreal to be leaving my hometown and alma mater, but I will always treasure my time here in La Crosse!

Keep fighting the good fight on behalf of students. — Mick

UW-L Assistant Dean of Students Michael Miyamoto left UW-L at the end of July to become the dean of students at the University of Dubuque.

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For rent

Two-bedroom duplex in Onalaska; remodeled with new flooring, paint and fixtures; garage, large yard; air, water included; 107 11th Ave. S. Onalaska; responsive landlord. Call Nate at 792.NATE.

For sale

Two Wanamaker Club Packages for 91st PGA Championship Tournament. See Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker, Jerry Kelly at the tournament at Hazetine Golf Course, Chaska, Minn., Aug. 10-16. Each package gives holder access to all seven days of the championship, a copy of the official PGA Championship Journal, parking, and admission to the Wanamaker Club. Exclusive, air-conditioned pavilion located to the right of the first green. Televisions, an expansive patio and a spirited atmosphere. Themed food and beverages available at an additional cost inside the Wanamaker Club. Each Wanamaker package includes seven individual daily tickets. Could split up tickets to share with friends and family. Total package price for two packages was $915. Will sell for $750. Unable to attend because of illness. Call Gary at 783.7370 or 780.3051.

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