Eagle Connection - Dec. 3-9, 2008

International students sampling food at banquet
Students, faculty, staff and area residents sampled food at UW-L's International Food Tasting event Nov. 3. Food from 10 countries was available. The event is just one opportunity at UW-L to learn about other countries and cultures. Find out more about UW-L's International Education Office and events at www.uwlax.edu/OIE/index.htm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International campus climate impacts economy and more

International students at UW-L contributed $6.13 million to campus in 2007-08, according to a NAFSA Association of International Educators report on international students’ contribution to the U.S. economy (see www.uwlax.edu/universityrelations/images/Wis2007-08.pdf). In 2005-06, they contributed $3.65 million (see www.uwlax.edu/universityrelations/images/Wis2005-06.pdf).

Although the economic impact of having international students on campus and the community is impressive and critical, UW-L Director of International Education Jay Lokken says, international students on campus have an even a greater impact on ensuring the campus, community and Wisconsin are internationalized.

"To be competitive in today's global environment, organizations must be internationally focused," Lokken explains. "Students who aren't exposed to the world around them are going to find it difficult to compete in today’s job market, as well as in solving the critical issues facing the world today. We have an amazing opportunity to learn from international students and scholars firsthand about other cultures and languages, and to learn more about how the world views the United States."

The 400 international students and visiting scholars on campus this fall make UW-L a more culturally diverse and global environment for learning he says. UW-L is the third largest international program in the UW System. UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee are the two largest.

For detailed information on the economic benefits of international education to the U.S., visit www.nafsa.org/public_policy.sec/international_education_1/eis_2008.

English as a Second Language students to read poetry, short stories

Students from ESL 255: Creative Writing will read selections from work they wrote during the semester. The event runs from 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, in 339 Cartwright Center. Students reading at this event come from Japan, China, Vietnam and Taiwan.

Response theory topic of colloquium presentation

Darci Thoune, English, will present “Embedded Voice Response: Exploring New Frontiers in Response Theory” from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, in 207 Wimberly Hall. The free presentation is part of the UW–L English department’s 2008–09 William J. and Yvonne Hyde Colloquium Series.

UW-L's Chamber Music Festival set for Dec. 6

This year's Chamber Music Festival is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, in Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts. It features:

  • All University String Orchestra
  • Hoeschler String Quartet
  • Chancellor’s String Quartet
  • Cordeiro Woodwind Quintet
  • Symphonic Brass Quintet

For more information, go to www.uwlax.edu/music/index.html or contact the music department at 785.6749.

If you go—
Who: UW-L Women’s Chorus, Männerchor, Chamber Choir and Concert Choir
What: 16th annual Festival of Carols
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12 and 13
Where: Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition
Admission: $6 for students, $8 for senior citizens and $10 for others

Holiday favorites to be featured UW-L’s ‘Festival of Carols’

Carols and holiday songs abound as four UW-L choirs will present their 16th annual Festival of Carols. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12 and 13, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.

The concert will feature the UW-L Women’s Chorus, Männerchor, Chamber Choir and Concert Choir in Yuletide choral arrangements and audience carols.

Selections range from the plainchant “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” through J.S. Bach’s motet “Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden” to Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride.” Highlights include settings by Chamber Choir conductor Terence Kelly with “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and Concert Choir conductor Gary Walth with “Come, Thou Long Foretold Messiah.” Paul Rusterholz conducts the Women’s Chorus and Walth also conducts Männerchor. UW-L’s Vocal Jazz Ensemble will also make a guest appearance. Catherine Walth will be narrator for the events.

Suggested ticket donations for the concerts are $6 for students, $8 for senior citizens and $10 for others. Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling the Music Department Listening Lab at 785.8415. Ticket proceeds go to scholarship funding for UW-L choral students.

English Club has gift card fundraiser

Purchase gift cards for holiday presents this year and help earn money for the UW-L English Club. Order gift cards from Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy and others from Simplified SCRIP and get the full cash amount while the UW-L English Club receives a merchant donation. Gift cards you purchase via Simplified Scrip are the same as those you'd get if you went to the store to purchase them. Shop from home and support the UW-L English Club.

Here are four ways to purchase via Simplified SCRIP:

  1. Order by mail. Go to www.uwlax.edu/universityrelations/images/SCRIP.pdf. Print PDF, order gift cards with the form and mail it directly Simplified Scrip with a check. Gift cards arrive at your house in approximately seven or fewer business days.
  2. Order online. Log on to www.simplifiedscrip.com and place your order. Your total will be deducted directly from your checking account with each order.
  3. Auto-order. Fill out a subscription agreement at www.simplifedscrip.com or contact them at 800.514.1891 and have an automatic recurring order arrive on your chosen date each month at your house.
  4. Call in orders. You can call in your order at 1.800.514.1891. Checking account info is needed to complete order.

For more information, contact UW-L English Club President Megan Campfield at campfiel.mega@students.uwlax.edu or e-mail info@simplifiedscrip.com.

Campus Climate

Discuss what matters at the World Café

Let go of your beliefs for a moment and listen to the perspectives of others at the World Café from 2:30-4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, in the Ward Room, Cartwright Center. The event, hosted by Campus Climate, brings people together to discuss questions that matter. The World Café process helps increase people’s capacity for effective action in pursuit of common aims. Through engaging dialogue and sharing ideas purpose and action emerge. 

Campus Climate survey results will be the focus of this World Café (see www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate/documents/PDFs/surveys/2008RankinFinalReportExecSummary.pdf). Through conversation, groups will not only develop a greater understanding of the survey, but will explore what a sunny campus climate means. The World Café provides a unique experience for students, staff and faculty to come together, increase their knowledge and make a difference. There will be free refreshments.

For more information, contact the Campus Climate Office at 785.5094.

thanks

Thanks to everyone who donated to the Office of Multicultural Student Services (OMSS) Pre-College Programs Coat Drive last month. It was a success and the items collected have been distributed to local area children. OMSS is still accepting winter gear items, especially snowsuits, for La Crosse School District children. Donations will be accepted throughout the winter months and can be dropped off in the OMSS Office, 243 Graff Main Hall. For more information, contact Kate Oganowski at Oganowsk.kath@uwlax.edu or Mai Choua Xiong at Xiong.mai5@students.uwlax.edu.

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