Eagle Connection - Jan. 21-27, 2009
- Manrique, UW-L student and alumna at presidential inauguration
- UW-L listed among nation's 'Top Peace Corps' campuses
- UW-L students take part in regional theatre competition
- Awareness through Performance feedback discussion set for Jan. 21
- 'Celebration of Campus Authors' debut is Jan. 21
- UW-L sets Jazz Festival for Saturday, Jan. 24
- ‘Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee’ to feature UW-L
- World-renowned hypnotist coming to UW-L
- Women in Black peace vigils to resume Jan. 29
- Webcast on global warming solutions to air Feb. 5
- Chicago theatre, art are part of spring trip
- Statistical Consulting Center open for spring semester
- On-campus food pantry open
- Campus building projects in the works, offices relocated
- Continuing Education update
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| Chelsea Clinton, right, visited Cecilia Manrique’s POL 205 Women and Politics class when Clinton was at UW-L in February 2008 prior to the Wisconsin primary. |
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| Cecilia Manrique with Former President Bill Clinton Feb. 14, 2008, in UW-L’s Recreational Eagle Center. |
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Michelle Obama with Cecilia Manrique Feb. 18, 2008, at Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. |
Manrique at presidential inauguration
UW-L student and alumna also there
Professor and Political Science Chair Cecilia G. Manrique was in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Jan. 20, to witness the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States: Barack Obama.
Manrique is a faculty adviser to the Presidential Inaugural Scholars and attended the University Presidential Inaugural Conference. Inaugural Scholars directly participated in the pageantry and ceremony of the Inauguration of the President and Vice President and attended inaugural events and activities featuring world-renowned keynote speakers and political experts, including General Colin Powell, Former Vice President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Al Gore, and James Carville and Mary Matlin, co-authors of "All's Fair: Love, War and Running for President."
Manrique went through three days of training in Maryland and then to a hotel in the Washington, D.C., area. Manrique's group wore red polos and blue ponchos and blue and yellow Harry Potter scarves inauguration day and were by the Hard Rock Cafe for the parade. They also attended an inaugural ball and visited National Mall's monuments and museums.
"This is really great for my POL 101 American National Government course where I can talk about really being there at a moment when history is being made," explains Manrique. "I have done the same with having Chelsea Clinton in my class, meeting Bill Clinton when he was on campus and shaking Michelle Obama's hands."
UW-L student marches in inauguration parade
One of Manrique's POL 101 students, senior David Hartig, performed with the Colts Dubuque Drum and Bugle Corps in the inauguration parade. He was in the color guard section with the flags. Hartig has been performing with the Colts since 2005. Find our more about the Colts at www.kcrg.com/news/local/35876384.html.Manrique plans to return to campus Thursday, Jan. 22.
For more on the University Presidential Inaugural Conference, see www.inauguralscholar.org/index.cfm.
UW-L alumna to be in Washington, D.C., during inauguration
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UW-L alumna Mandy Nogle, '08, Alumni Association/University Relations, was also in Washington, D.C., on inauguration day. She stayed with friends she lived with when she studied abroad in Rome. She and her former UW-L residence hall roommate hoped to attend the inauguration. Although they didn't have tickets, they hoped to participate in the celebration from as close as they can get to the festivities. More details to come.
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UW-L listed among nation’s ‘Top Peace Corps’ campuses
No. 24 among medium colleges and universities
UW-L, often cited as one of the best college values in the nation, can now claim global citizenry as a point of pride that distinguishes it from its public higher education peers. That’s because it has earned a Top 25 ranking on the annual list of the “Peace Corps Top Colleges and Universities” for 2009.
UW-L is listed No. 24 among medium colleges and universities across the nation, with 19 undergraduate alumni and two graduate alumni serving around the world as Peace Corps volunteers.
The news was delivered to campus in a letter signed by Ron Tschetter, the director of the Peace Corps in Washington, D.C., who noted, “With the knowledge and training acquired at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, these volunteers are making a positive contribution to the lives of people in 76 countries.”
Schools in the Peace Corps list are ranked according to the size of the student body. Medium-sized schools are those with between 5,001 and 15,000 undergraduates.
Karla Stanek, director of Career Services, says the ranking illustrates the value that students at the university place on global education.
“Each year, as our students become more aware of how global issues affect them, interest in the Peace Corps increases,” Stanek says. “Students who participate as Peace Corps volunteers develop critical thinking skills and learn how to apply their education and skills to improve the lives of people around the world. They discover that individuals can make a difference.” That, she notes, is the real value of the program.
Since its inception in 1961, the Peace Corps has received volunteers from over 3,000 institutions across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. To learn more about the Peace Corps, visit www.peacecorps.gov.
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UW-L students take part in regional theatre competition
Student brings home second set design honors
UW-L students took part in a regional collegiate theatre competition in Michigan. One student returned a winner in a tough design competition for the second year in a row.
The students participated in the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre (KC/ACTF) Region III Festival in Saginaw, Mich., Jan. 5-11. They took part in various events, including the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Competition, the Barbizon Scenic Design Competition, the Sound Design Excellence Competition, the 10-minute plays, and the Design Storm. For the second year in a row, sophomore Maddy Major served as dramaturg for the winning team in the Design Storm.
Major’s team won with its production plan for “The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus.” Others competing in the Design Storm were Sam Guttierez who worked as a director on “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and Emily Ware who contributed costume design to a production plan for “The Menechmi.”
The following acting students were nominated for the Irene Ryan competition based upon their performance in shows produced at UW-L in 2008: Molly Hoffmann and Natalie Wickstrom for “Oklahoma!” Alexandria Close and Lindsay Yach for “The Diary of Anne Frank,” Drew Birmingham and Zach Keenan for “The Diviners,” and Allyssa Dunn and Maddie Fendrick for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Others nominated in their respective categories were: Tim Barbiaux’s scenic designs for “Oklahoma!” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Justin Schmitz’s sounds designs for “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Dylan Zalewski performed a role in the first-prize play in the Ten Minute Play Festival.
In all 22 students from UW-L attended the festival, attending plays and workshops, and supporting one another’s work. The KC/ACTF is a national organization that promotes excellence in college and university theatre. Students from the UW-L theatre arts department participate each year. Read more about UW-L theatre arts at www.uwlax.edu/theatre/.
Awareness through Performance feedback discussion set for Jan. 21
The Campus Climate Office and faculty and staff Awareness through Performance (ATP) performers are hosting a feedback discussion from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, in the Ward Room, Cartwright Center. The ATP performance kicks off the Chancellor's All-University Address at 10 a.m. in Graff Main Hall Auditorium. Bring a lunch and share reflections on the performance, as well as suggestions for future shows.
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'Celebration of Campus Authors' debut is Jan. 21
Those who visit Murphy Librarian Stefan Smith in his office often say, "You're a librarian. Where are the books?"
Smith was drawn to becoming a librarian because of the technology, he says. But now, in the midst of an abundance of electronic information, he and others are drifting toward books again. Smith would like to "celebrate books and those who have spent countless hours writing and publishing them."
With that in mind, Smith, along with Murphy Library Director Anita Evans, and Ingrid Iverson and Virginia Kreyer, both Murphy Library, spearheaded UW-L's first "Celebration of Campus Authors." "UW-L has research days; sports, theatre and arts events," he says, "but noticeably missing was a celebration of books."
The free event from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, in Murphy Library's Special Collections, highlights books written in the last five years by UW-L faculty and staff. The event includes a cash bar and a short program at 5 p.m. with comments by Chancellor Joe Gow and Provost Kathleen Enz Finken. Authors will share anecdotes about the writing and publishing process. Professional classical guitarist Dirck Nagy, Murphy Library, will perform background music.
The books will be displayed at the reception. After the reception, the library will have a display of the books in Murphy Library. Additionally, each author has an archived Web page about their book linked from www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/authors/.
The Provost Office and Murphy Library are co-sponsoring the event.
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UW-L sets Jazz Festival for Saturday, Jan. 24
Concert to feature jazz great saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi
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| Jazz Saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi will perform at the 35th annual UW-L Jazz Festival Saturday, Jan. 24. |
Saxophone artist Jerry Bergonzi and his trio will join the UW-L Jazz Ensemble I and the tri-state’s top high school groups as part of the 35th annual UW-L Jazz Festival. Bergonzi will be featured during a closing a concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Tickets, $10 for students and $15 for adults, are available at the door.
The concert follows a day of middle school and high school big bands and combos performances from 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Ensembles will perform for a panel of adjudicators who will give on-stage critiques. Daytime performances are in the Center for The Arts and are open to the public.
Tenor saxophonist Bergonzi is an internationally recognized jazz performer, composer, author and educator. His music is known for innovation, mastery and integrity, along with its relentless drive, inner fire and rave reviews. Bergonzi has been featured at festivals, concert halls and jazz venues throughout the world.
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| Renowned European drummer Andrea Michelutt will join jazz great Jerry Bergonzi, the UW-L Jazz Ensemble I and the tri-state’s top high school groups at the 35th annual UW-L Jazz Festival Saturday, Jan. 24. |
“This guy is the real tower of power,” says Bill Milkowski of Downbeat Review. “His bold penetrating tone and furiously paced streams of notes make for a commanding voice indeed. His passionate improvisations are marked by a consistency of strength in every register and a penchant for harmonic development.”
Bergonzi gained worldwide recognition while performing with Two Generations of Brubeck. The group— featuring Dave Brubeck and his kids, Darius, Chris and Danny — toured extensively from 1973-75. From 1979-81, Bergonzi toured worldwide with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. On the road for about 200 days a year, the group recorded “Back Home,” “Tritonis” and “Paper Moon” for Concord Records between stops.
Bergonzi’s own acclaimed quartet release for Blue Note Records, “Standard Gonz,” was among the first of his extensive discography. He has more than 30 recordings as a leader and more as a sideman. Bergonzi’s recordings can be found on the Blue Note Label, the Italian label, Red Records and on the Double-Time Records label.
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Bergonzi’s career as an educator began in the early ’80s. He established a private practice teaching all instruments how to improvise and developed the systems described in his series titled, “Inside Improvisation.” Today, he is a world renowned educator and a full time professor at New England Conservatory. He travels throughout the U.S. and Europe as a clinician and performer.
Performing with Bergonzi at UW-L will be renowned European drummer Andrea Michelutti and Boston bassist Dave Santoro. The trio has been touring together for the past year and will soon release its first CD.
For a complete schedule of performances at the UW-L Jazz Festival, visit: www.uwlax.edu/jazzstudies/Festival.html.
‘Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee’ to feature UW-L
Eagles Football Team, Screaming Eagles Marching Band among show highlights
UW-L alumna and host of The Food Network’s popular Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee will showcase her alma mater during an episode to air at 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 25.
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| Sandra Lee at UW-L |
Lee, a physical therapy-turned-business major who attended UW-L from 1984-87, returned to La Crosse in fall 2007 to film a series of theme-based programs at several area landmarks including Rudy’s Drive-In, Grandad Bluff, Riverside Park, the Oktoberfest grounds and UW-L. The focus of the Jan. 25 edition is “The Big Game,” in which Lee provides tips for football tailgating, including outdoor barbecuing and entertaining.
The half-hour show was taped at UW-L’s Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex and includes segments with the Screaming Eagles Marching Band, the Eagles football team, and the Eagles Cheerleading Squad.
“We’re proud Sandra is featuring her alma mater on her show,” says Janie Spencer, director of the UW-L Alumni Association. “It’s a tremendous opportunity to share the beauty of our campus with a national audience and show them why the fans of UW-L’s student-athletes are among the loudest and proudest in the country!”
Check local listings for channel information. For more on "Semi-Homemade," go to www.semihomemade.com/.
Read more about Lee in UW-L's winter 2007-08 Alumnus magazine. See it online at http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/digital/uwl/Alumnus/index.html.
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| World-renowned hypnotist Sailesh performs on campus Thursday, Jan. 29. |
World-renowned hypnotist coming to UW-L
Comedian and hypnotist Sailesh will perform at UW–L. The popular hypnotist will take the stage at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.
Sailesh will give a pre-show standup comedy routine. He performs skits that resemble dating services, the “Jerry Springer Show” and rubber body parts.
| If you go— Who: World-renowned hypnotist Sailesh What: Performance When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29 Where: Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition Admission: Free |
Sailesh is featured on the popular Web site “Kontraband” and was featured on VH1 as having one of the funniest video clips on the Internet. Producers of MTV in London chose him as the best and most charismatic hypnotist.
With 17 years of experience in countries including Canada, Sweden, Iceland, England, and Finland, he performs five to six shows a week.
The performance is free as part of the kickoff to the spring semester Campus Activities Board series. For more information, contact the Cartwright Center Information Counter at 785.8898 or visit www.uwlax.edu/cab.
Women in Black peace vigils to resume Jan. 29
The weekly peace vigils of Women in Black will resume on campus from 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at the north entrance to the Cartwright Center (by the traffic circle). All campus women — students, staff and faculty — are welcome to join for all or part of any vigil. Women in Black is an international network of women who stand in silent vigil to promote peace and advocate nonviolent resolution of conflicts. For more information about the vigils, contact Deborah Buffton at 785.8359 or buffton.debo@uwlax.edu. For information about Women in Black generally, visit www.womeninblack.org.
Webcast on global warming solutions is Feb. 5
The 30-minute Webcast “Solutions for the First 100 Days” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, in 102 Wing Technology Center. Nationally-known scholars and activists David Orr, Hunter Lovins, Betsy Taylor, Ray Anderson, Dianne Dillon-Ridgely, Jessy Tolkan, Billy Parish and Wahleah Johns will discuss global warming solutions for the first 100 days of Barack Obama's presidential administration.
Following the Webcast, join the World Café group discussion on how to be part of the solutions.
The Joint Committee on Environmental Sustainability is sponsoring the event. For more information, contact Carol Miller, sociology/archaeology, at miller.caro@uwlax.edu or 785.6777.
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| The Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago |
Chicago theatre, art are part of spring trip
An overnight trip to Chicago will feature a production of “Mary Poppins” and a stop at the Chicago Art Museum. UW-L Continuing Education in the Arts combines theatre and art for a weekend in Chicago Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19. La Crosse artist Carole Edland will guide the motor coach tour taking travelers to downtown Chicago by early Saturday afternoon to the Hampton Inn and Suites. Before curtain time that evening, participants can shop the Miracle Mile, visit Millennium Park, go to the Botanical Gardens, and enjoy dinner, all within walking distance from the hotel. The motor coach will take travelers to an evening performance of “Mary Poppins,” featuring the music and lyrics of Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman, at the Cadillac Palace Theatre.
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| Mary Poppins features the music and lyrics of Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman. |
Following breakfast Sunday morning, the bus will take travelers to the Chicago Art Institute to see the feature exhibit “Edvard Munch: Influence, Anxiety, and Myth.” Additional exhibits include photography of Yousuf Karsh’s portraits and the institute’s permanent collections of paintings, sculpture and more.
The cost is $339 per person for double occupancy. Pre-registration is required; space is Limited. Registration includes motor coach transportation to and from Chicago and while there, hotel accommodations, continental breakfast on Sunday, and tickets to the theatre and museum. The bus will leave La Crosse at 7 a.m. Saturday and is expect to return to La Crosse around 9 p.m. Sunday.
For more information or to register, or visit www.uwlax.edu/Conted/tours/chicagoarttheatertour.html or call 785.6500.
Statistical Consulting Center open for spring semester
UW-L's Statistical Consulting Center is now housed at 1028 Cowley Hall and is under the direction of Assistant Professor Barb Bennie, mathematics. The center provides statistical services, including advice and assistance in research design, data modeling and analysis, and interpretation of statistical results, to UW-L faculty and staff, master’s level students and undergraduate researchers.
Under faculty supervision, the center provides an opportunity for students to receive hands-on experience with data and statistical problems, while providing support for the UW-L campus community.
For more information or to make an appointment, contact Bennie at bennie.barb@uwlax.edu or 785.6605. See also the SCC Web page at www.uwlax.edu/mathematics/dept/SCC/index.htm.
On-campus food pantry open
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in Cartwright Center
Helping Our Own, UW-L’s on-campus food pantry, has moved to 221 Cartwright Center and is open to all UW-L students. The pantry in Cartwright's Leadership and Involvement Center, offers a variety of non-perishable food items and toiletries. It's open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday on days when school is in session. Students who want to use the pantry, but who are unavailable during these hours should contact the Leadership and Involvement Center staff at 785.6600 or involvement@uwlax.edu to make arrangements. The pantry is a confidential service; however, students need to bring a UW-L ID to verify student status. No information is recorded or disclosed.
Helping Our Own is run by Leadership and Involvement Center staff and volunteers. The pantry is always looking for student volunteers to spread the word. Students interested in this volunteer opportunity, should contact the Leadership and Involvement Center by phone, e-mail or visiting the pantry.
Campus building projects in the works
Offices relocated
Many campus facility changes are in the works this spring, summer and fall. Among them:
- Phase I of the Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex. UW-L will host the state track meet in the new facility in June.
- The new academic building, "Centennial Hall." Construction documents will be released February with bids due March. The goal is to begin construction after the end of the spring semester in May and be ready for occupancy August 2011.
- Completed the program planning for a new residence hall. The hall will be located on Coate Field and provide 500 bed spaces and offices for Residence Life. Expected occupancy for students is September 2011.
- Renovations to 140 Cowley Hall. Renovations set for this summer.
- Chemistry lab renovations. If approved at the State Building Commission this spring, construction will begin in late summer or early fall.
In preparation for the new academic building, Wilder Hall will be vacated and many people and offices will begin to relocate to new spaces either temporarily or permanently. Offices moved during the semester break include:
- Campus Climate from 227 Graff Main Hall to 147 Graff Main Hall.
- The Learning Center from Whitney Center to 256 and 257 Murphy Library.
- The Research Center for Cultural Diversity and Community Renewal (CDCR) from 270 Murphy Library to 335 Morris Hall.
- Student Support Services from Wilder Hall to 270 Murphy Library.
- The Reserve Officer Training Corps program (ROTC) from Wilder Hall to the lower level of Whitney Center.
- Residence Life from 213 Wilder Hall to 103 Whitney Center.
- Career Services and Academic Advising from Wilder Hall to the lower level of Cartwright Center (the former bowling alley space).
Other moves set for this spring:
- Provost Kathleen Enz Finken and staff, including Karyn Cecele, Bill Cerbin and Bob Hoar; and Terri Thill, Institutional Research; to move from 145 Graff Main Hall to 227 Graff Main Hall during the spring semester.
- Counseling and Testing will move from Wilder Hall to 170 and 180 Morris Hall the week following final exams at the end of the spring semester.
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- Sixty-seven students have enrolled at three new ME‐PD Learning Community sites established this semester. The sites are in Manitowoc, Sun Prairie and West Allis.
- Immerse yourself in your craft this spring or summer by participating in one of many online arts and humanities classes. In association with JER Group Inc., online course topics include everything from creative fiction and poems to publishing and digital photography. For more information visit www.uwlax.edu/conted and click on “Online & Distance Education.”
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UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity UW-L Campus Reading Seminar Grant recipients are:
- Elizabeth Bell Canon, English
- Sharon Jessee, English
- Cecilia Manrique, political science/public administration
- Jaralee Richter and Kaye Schendel, University Centers
- Jessica Thill, Upward Bound
- Willem Van Roosenbeek, Pride Center
The institute's Campus Reading Seminar Grants support reading groups and scholarly exchanges on racial and ethnic subjects by making funds available to books focusing on racial and ethnic themes. Participants in the seminars may include faculty, staff, students and those from the community.
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"Study finds many teens publicize risk behaviors on MySpace pages," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 6. ... But a new study co-led by a UW-Madison researcher suggests not all MySpace users realize how public their so-called private lives are — and many made changes when warned about it ... Full story: www.jsonline.com/news/education/37177239.html.
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Thank you to everyone who stopped by my retirement party and to those who sent me well wishes via e-mail. I will miss all the wonderful friends I have made at UW-L through the years. Take care and God bless you all. — Carol Calkins
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