Eagle Connection - April 22-28, 2009
- National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2009: It's a wrap
- Earth Week events at UW-L began April 20
- Rape is topic of lunchbox/soapbox discussion
- Kapanke to discuss budget
- Test of notification system set for April 23
- Panel to discuss body image
- Food drive in Cyber Cafe April 23
- Choral Union, La Crosse Symphony Orchestra perform 'Requiem'
- Bowl-A-Thon planned for April 26
- Tribute to UW-L alumnus Kenneth McElroy set for April 28
- Film 'The Betrayal' to be shown April 28
- UW-L’s Korean Percussion and Women's Samulnori Ensembles Concert set for Apr. 28
- 'The Balkan Women' post-show discussion set for April 30
- Hmong Cultural Night set for April 30
- Repertoire to perform at UW-L
- Search for archaeological sites set for May 2 and 3
- Campus Kudos
- In the news
- Murphy Library Notes: Spring book sale April 29 and 30
- Oral defense:
- Classified ads
- Getting information into the Campus and Eagle Connections
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Chancellor Joe Gow, in photo left, jammed with Grammy award-winning Bill Miller, in photo right, and his band for the blues song "Stormy Monday" by T-Bone Walker April 16 in the Recreational Eagle Center. Miller performed a free concert and was one of four plenary speakers at this year's National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Watch the video clip on YouTube. |
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| Photo left: Plenary speaker Astronaut Mark C. Lee is a veteran of four space flights and has traveled over 13 million miles going around the world 517 times and spending 33 days in orbit. Lee, a Viroqua native, retired from NASA and the Air Force in 2001. Right, beautiful weather lured NCUR participants to eat outdoors and enjoy the sunshine and camaraderie. Photos by Paul Currier, Educational Technologies. | |
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| Photo left: UW-L students Cassandra Riccioli and Emilie Ratter explored sexual double standards in their psychology poster presentation. Right: UW-Whitewater student Rhiannon LaVine presented a poster in the geography and earth science category. This year's event boasted 2,128 student presentations, including 64 performance/visual arts presentations, 1,192 oral presentations and 872 poster/exhibit presentations. Photos by Paul Currier, Educational Technologies. | |
National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2009: It's a wrap
Earth Week events at UW-L began April 20
UW-L students will be getting their hands dirty for a good cause this week.
Earth Week events include:
- Our Land and Water: Conservation for a Sustainable Future
Wednesday, April 22
7 p.m.
102 Wing Technology Center
Features three area land and water conservation experts — Gretchen Benjamin, Tim Jacobson and David Vetrano — who will each give an individual presentation then participate in a panel discussion with questions and answers. - Change a Light, Change the World
Thursday, April 23
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Hoeschler Clock Tower
Rain site: Port O’ Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.
Students, faculty and staff can exchange incandescent light bulbs for energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs. Participants are eligible for prizes from Organic Valley. - Panel Discussion: Environmental Sustainability in UW-L’s Curriculum
Friday, April 24
Noon-1 p.m.
102 Wing Technology Center
Preregistration required: An ala carte lunch will be served; seating is limited. Register by e-mail to catl@uwlax.edu. Registration deadline is Monday, April 20.
In a recent survey of UW-L faculty and instructional academic staff, 36 percent reported that they included environmental sustainability issues in their courses. And 40 percent of those surveyed said they would like to increase the coverage of environmental issues in their courses. To address this concern, this one-hour panel discussion of methods for incorporating environmental sustainability in the curriculum has been planned. Panelists from economics, history and biology will discuss the exercises they use in their classes. The presentations will lead to a discussion on how similar ideas can be adapted for use in other courses.
Carol Miller, sociology/archaeology, will facilitate the discussion. Panelists include:- Donna Anderson, economics, "Tracking Food Miles Using Google Earth"
- James Longhurst, history, "Teaching Sustainability through Historical Failure and Collapse"
- Meredith Thomsen, biology, “Comparing the Environmental Impacts of Corn Grain Ethanol and Soybean Biodiesel”
- Veggies with the Legies
Friday, April 24
1 p.m.
Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.
Rep. Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse), Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch (R-West Salem) and Sen. Dan Kapanke (R-French Island) will be on campus to answer questions. Local and organic vegetables will be served. - Film Screening: "Black Gold, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee"
Friday, April 24
7 p.m.
Graff Main Hall Auditorium
The film, "Black Gold," traces the path of the coffee consumed each day to the farmers who grow the coffee beans. It exposes the unjust conditions under which coffee is produced and introduces the viewer to the fair trade movement aiming to improve these conditions. It also shows how ordinary citizens can make a difference
Rape is topic of lunchbox/soapbox discussion
Rape affects millions — women, children and men — worldwide. A documentary video exploring the meaning and consequences of rape will be shown at lunchbox/soapbox at noon Wednesday, April 22, in 337 Cartwright Center. The video, "Rape is ...," and discussion will explore how people think of sexual violence and its pervasiveness. Ingrid Peterson, Violence Prevention Office, will facilitate discussion. The event is sponsored by the women’s, gender and sexuality studies department.
Kapanke to discuss budget
State Sen. Dan Kapanke (R-French Island) will discuss how Gov. Jim Doyle's proposed budget will affect UW-L, La Crosse and Wisconsin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 23, in 259 Cartwright Center. He'll also discuss alternatives proposed by Republicans. The free event is sponsored by the UW-L College Republicans.
Test of notification system set for April 23
UW-L Security will conduct a campus-wide test of UW-L's notification system Thursday, April 23, Tornado Awareness Day. City watch will be activated and subscribers will get a short message indicating a test is in progress. Do not respond to the message. No all-clear message will be sent.
Panel to discuss body image
The UW-L Child and Youth Care Capstone students have organized an informational panel on body image for the community. "Building a Healthy Body Image in Your Kids" is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, April 23, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Speakers include a school guidance counselor, a UW-L counselor and professor, an eating disorder therapist from Gundersen Lutheran and a special Awareness Through Performance Body Image presenter. The free event includes door prizes and is open to the public. Parents are encouraged to attend.
Food drive in Cyber Café April 23
Bring a non-perishable food item to the Cyber Café and receive free coffee from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, April 23. My Communication in Teams group is running a food drive in connection with the Cyber Café. Donated food items will go to Helping Our Own, the UW-L campus food pantry.
| If you go— What: “Requiem” concert When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25 Where: Viterbo Fine Arts Center For tickets call 783.2121. |
Choral Union, La Crosse Symphony Orchestra to perform 'Requiem'
The UW-L Choral Union joins forces with the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra to present the “Requiem” by Giuseppi Verdi. They will perform twice: at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25, at the Viterbo Fine Arts Center.
These are the final concerts of the La Crosse Symphony’s 2008-09 season. Three choirs combine to form a festival chorus of 200 voices. Orchestra and combined choirs will be under the leadership of La Crosse Symphony Conductor Amy Mills.
Participating choirs include the Viterbo University Concert Choir, Jean Saladino, conductor; the St. Mary’s University Concert Choir and Chamber Singers, Patrick O’Shea, conductor; and the UW-L Choral Union, Paul Rusterholz, conductor.
Tickets may be purchased in advance from the La Crosse Symphony at 783-2121.
Bowl-A-Thon planned for April 26
The Houston County Women's Resource Center is holding its 19th annual Bowl-A-Thon from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at All Star Lanes, 4735 Mormon Coulee Road. Cost is $10 for anyone 12 or older and $7 for children under 12. Anyone who secures $50 or more in pledges bowls free. Prizes available. For more information, call HCWR at 507.894.2676. To pledge, contact Megan Reynolds at reynolds.mega@students.uwlax.edu.
Tribute to UW-L alumnus Kenneth McElroy set for April 28
The lead scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center in Sacramento, Calif., will speak on campus as a tribute to UW-L alumnus Kenneth McElroy.
Tom Suchanek will present "From Ore to Organism–Mercury Cycling in a Mine-Dominated Aquatic Ecosystem, Clear Lake, California" at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, in the Ward Room, Cartwright Center.
McElroy received a bachelor of science in biology from UW-L in May 2000. After graduation, he worked at the University of California Davis, Clear Lake Environmental Research Center, until his death at age 26 in 2001. He was recently honored in a dedicated special issue of Ecological Applications, a journal of the Ecological Society of America. The special issue, "Mercury Cycling and Bioaccumulation in Clear Lake," was organized and edited by Suchanek, who led the Clear Lake mercury investigation on which McElroy worked. The issue is available online at http://www.esajournals.org/toc/ecap/18/sp8.
Suchanek has held scientific posts with the US Fish & Wildlife Service and the University of California Davis, where he directed the National Institute for Global Environmental Change, led investigations of mercury cycling and bioaccumulation in Clear Lake and the San Francisco Bay Delta Ecosystem and investigated the impacts of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on intertidal and subtidal marine communities. He holds a bachelor of science in biology from the University of Connecticut, masters degree in ecology and evolution from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a doctorage degree in marine ecology from the University of Washington.
The McElroy family will be attend the commemorative event which is sponsored by the UW‐L River Studies Center.
Film 'The Betrayal' to be shown April 28
Multicultural Women’s Film Series features “The Betrayal” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, in the Graff Main Hall Auditorium.
"The Betrayal" is an epic story of a family odyssey from war-torn Laos to the mean streets of New York. Shot over the course of 23 years, Thavisouk narrates his own story as a child surviving the Vietnam War and then as a young man struggling to overcome the hardships of immigrant life, an experience shared with his mother. Renowned cinematographer Ellen Kuras'’s film shows what it means to be in exile, the far-reaching consequences of war, and the resilient bonds of family.
Kuras is an unprecedented three-time winner of the Best Dramatic Cinematography award at Sundance for Swoon, Angela and Personal Velocity. Kuras met Thavisouk Phrasavath in 1985, when she was looking for someone who could teach her Laotian. The two became friends and after hearing his personal history, she knew she wanted to tell his tale.
The event is sponsored by the women’s, gender and sexuality studies and theatre arts departments.
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| Junior Olivia Scurek played the Janggu, a Korean percussion instrument, April 2008 at Annett Recital Hall. |
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| The Korean Percussion Ensemble played Korean drums. |
UW-L’s Korean Percussion, Women's Samulnori ensembles concert set for April 28
The Korean Percussion Ensemble and Women's Samulnori Ensemble concert set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, in Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts. In spite of their short history, UW-L’s Korean Percussion and Women’s Samulnori Ensembles have performed on numerous occasions on campus, in local public schools and at state level conferences, as well as at national level professional conferences. The percussion instruments used in the ensembles are authentic from South Korea. Along with the exposure to Korean music culture, one of the groups’ main goals is to ignite the desire to learn music and perform music well without previous musical training. The majority of the ensemble members do not have a performance or musical background.
For more information, contact Soojin Kim Ritterling at kim.sooj@uwlax.edu.
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'Famous Dave' shares tips on surviving, thriving in tough economy
Find out how to survive —and even thrive — in a tough economy. All attending will receive a $5 gift card to Famous Dave's restaurant, along with a bottle of barbecue sauce. Attend a free talk by "Famous Dave" Anderson at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.
'The Balkan Women' post-show discussion is April 30
A post-show discussion about sexual assault in La Crosse will follow "The Balkan Women" theatre presentation Thursday, April 30, at Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts.
Presenters will include La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke; Maureen Funk, a social worker and coordinator of the Gundersen Lutheran Domestic Abuse/Sexual Assault Program; Justine Johnson, sexual assault victim advocate, New Horizons (Buffalo County Office); and UW-L Violence Prevention Specialist Ingrid Peterson.
The discussion is sponsored by the women’s, gender and sexuality studies department and the Women's Studies Student Association.
Hmong Cultural Night set for April 30
The Hmong Organization Promoting Education is hosting a Hmong Cultural Night from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. The group will perform two traditional Hmong plays with English translation, "Shee Na and Miss Green" and "Two Brothers and the Fish Women." The free event also includes a La Crosse Hmong Girls' Dance Team performance; a performance on a qeej, a traditional bamboo instrument; and a student performance by Chee Nho Yang. For more information, contact Baobai at vang.baob@students.uwlax.edu or Lucy at vang.lucy@students.uwlax.edu.
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| Repertoire will perform in the Cellar Thursday, April 30. |
Repertoire to perform at UW-L
A mix of pop, rock and soul will be played when Repertoire performs at UW-L. The five-member group takes the stage at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 30, in the Cellar in Cartwright Center.
The band formed in 2000 in Milwaukee. Although the group split for awhile, the band rejoined in 2007. Performing with guitars, drums, piano and more, Repertoire is influenced by artists such as Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson and Gavin DeGraw. The band has won six different college battles of the bands, played at every major venue in the state and released an album that sold 1,000 units without a label. The band was nominated at the Wisconsin Area Music Industry for Best Rock Group.
Admission is free as part of the Campus Activities Board’s Cellar Thursday series. For more information about the Campus Activities Board event, contact the Cartwright Center Information Center at 785.8898 or visit www.uwlax.edu/cab.
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| If you go— What: Archaeology field survey opportunity When: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3 Where: Based at the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center Laboratory, UW-L Admission: Free |
About MVACUW-L's Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center was founded in 1982 to:
For more information contact MVAC at 785.8463 or www.uwlax.edu/mvac. |
Search for archaeological sites set for May 2 and 3
Area residents can help survey local fields to find unreported archaeological sites. The event runs from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3, and is based at the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center laboratory on campus.
Each day will begin with an introduction at the lab. Participants will then head out to a field survey. The day-long experience ends back at the archaeology lab to wash artifacts recovered and find out more about their history.
Registration is free, but the number of participants is limited so register early. Children may participate if accompanied by an adult.
To register or for more information, call MVAC at 785.8454.
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UW-L senior Samuel Jurek placed No. 119 at the Boston Marathon April 20. He completed the race in two hours, 36 minutes, 34 seconds. A field of 26,386 runners participated in the event.
Michele Thorman, director of the UW-L Physical Therapy Program, will receive the 2008 Outstanding Service Award from the Wisconsin Physical Therapy Association Friday, April 24.
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State
"Twitter telepathy: Researchers turn thoughts into tweets," Wired.com, April 20. Early on the afternoon of April 1, Adam Wilson posted a message to Twitter. But instead of using his hands to type, the UW biomedical engineer used his brain. "USING EEG TO SEND TWEET," he thought. That message may be a modern equivalent of Alexander Graham Bell's "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you." Brain-computer interfaces are no longer just a gee-whiz technology, but a platform for researchers interested in immediate real-world applications for people who can think, but can't move ... Full story: http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/braintweet.html.
National
"Student loans: Default rates are soaring," Wall Street Journal, April 21. Defaults on student loans are skyrocketing amid a weak job market for graduates and steadily rising tuition costs. According to new numbers from the U.S. Department of Education, default rates for federally guaranteed student loans are expected to reach 6.9 percent for fiscal year 2007. That's up from 4.6% two years earlier and would be the highest rate since 1998 ... Full story: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124027600001437467.html.
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Spring book sale April 29 and 30
Stack up on summer reading at Murphy Library's annual spring book sale.
The sale runs from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 29 and 30, in 121 Murphy Library. Lots of books will be available at reasonable prices. Paperback books will be 50 cents and hardcover books will sell for $1. The sale will include magazines and multimedia, along with a collector’s corner of specially priced books. During the last two hours of the sale on Thursday, books will be $4 for a bagful.
Proceeds from the sale will benefit the library’s acquisition fund to by new books and for staff development.
For more information, contact Karen Lange, Collection Development & Curriculum Library, at 785.8509.
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Anna F. Peterson, master of science in education — reading candidate, “The Influence of Family Literacy Programs on the Emergent Literacy of Low SES Children,” 4 p.m., Monday, April 27, in 215 Morris Hall. Adviser: Delores Heiden.
Ashly Bintzler, master’s in therapeutic recreation candidate, "Acquiring Sibshop Certification as Professional Development and Facilitating and Promoting Sibling Support," 5:30-6 p.m., Wednesday, April 29, in 104 Wittich Hall. Adviser: Boon Murray.
Lindsey Kirschbaum, master's in therapeutic recreation candidate, "Aquiring Multisensory Room (MSE) Training as Professional Development and Major Project Implementation for Internship," 5-5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 29, 104 Wittich Hall. Adviser: Boon Murray.
Rachael Manincor, Ed.S. school psychology degree candidate, "Persistence in Children: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Persistence in Fourth and Sixth Grade Students," 9-11 a.m., Friday, May 1, in 327 Graff Main Hall. Adviser: Robert Dixon.
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For sale
Affordable professional vehicle detailing — inside and out. Two 150cc Roketa mopeds, yellow and red, 300+ miles on each, like new. $1,300 each. Call 608.317.5811.
Filter Queen vacuum cleaners, new in boxes (went out of business). Retail $2,499, will sell for $600 each. Call 608.797.4154.
Wanted
Rental housing in La Crosse or surrounding area for next school year beginning middle July or August for new faculty member. Pet-friendly house (have dogs and cats) with fenced in yard. Can provide pet, rental and personal references. $800 or less. E-mail lesher1@llnl.gov.