Eagle Connection - March 11-22, 2009

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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.

If you go—
Who: UW-L Symphonic Band
What: Concert
When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11
Where: Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts
Admission: Free; donations for scholarships accepted at the door.

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.

If you go—
Who: UW-La Crosse Wind Symphony
What: “Marching into Spring”
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12
Where: Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts
Admission: Free; donations for scholarships accepted at the door.

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—
Who: UW-La Crosse Wind Symphony
What: Concert
When: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22
Where: Onalaska High School Auditorium
Admission: $4 for students and $8 for others

UW-L Wind Symphony to perform at Onalaska High School

UW-L's Wind Symphony will give a special concert in Onalaska. The performance is at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 22, in the Onalaska High School Auditorium.

The concert will begin with a performance by the Onalaska High School Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dawson Strutt.

The UW-L Wind Symphony will then present a consortium premier performance of “Symphony No. 3” by Kim Archer. This 30-minute work for wind ensemble is the result of a consortium spearheaded by La Crosse Central High School Band Director, Chris Werner. Members of the consortium are given the first opportunity to perform the new piece of music before it becomes available for purchase. So far the piece has been performed by Central High School, Logan High School, Illinois State University, and the University of Nebraska.

The piece involves numerous “color” instruments, including string bass, harp, grand piano, English horn, hand bells and extensive use of percussion. Featured artists playing with the ensemble include Chris Frye, professor of music at UW-L, Maribeth Hensel, principal oboe of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra, and Jim Knutson, Onalaska High School Band Director.

The UW-L Wind Symphony, under the direction of Tammy Fisher, is an auditioned concert band representing the best wind and percussion players on campus. The ensemble includes music majors and minors, as well as students from other academic disciplines.

Admission is $4 for students and $8 for others. For more information regarding the concert or the band program at UW-La Crosse, contact Tammy Fisher at 785.8411.

Math department to host fun run/walk

The math department is hosting a ¼k and a 2¼k fun run/walk. The event starts at 7 a.m. Saturday, April 25, in the Marsh Nature Trails beginning at the La Crosse Dog Park. Proceeds will go to help fund the Mathematics Honors Reception. For further information, to register and to order a T-shirt, visit www.uwlax.edu/mathematics/dept/Temp/PI%20K%20Fun%20Run.htm.

Academic Advising Corner

 

 

 

Word Has It!

By Academic Specialist Charlene Holler, Counseling and Testing Center

The answers to last week’s puzzle are lamina, praise, recant and livery.

The theme this week will be food. An array of foodstuffs has found its way into our language by way of slang. See if you can provide the food reference often used in each of these statements. For example, “New York is known as The Big ...” The answer would be apple.

  • A crowded bus packs riders in like ________.
  • Archie Bunker’s favorite critical comment is the sound effect known as a ________.
  • A flop on Broadway is judged a ________.
  • Folding money is called ________.
Kudos

 

 

UW-L's gymnastics team won this year's Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship March 6 in Winona, Minn. This is the 13th consecutive WIAC title for Coach Barb Gibson and the team. Find out more at www.uwlax.edu/athletics/wgymnastics/.

On March 7, two UW-L wrestlers won NCAA Division III National Championships at the Championship Meet in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sophomore Matt Mauseth won the 149-pound title and junior Dan Laurent took the 285-pound crown for the second year in a row. Read more at www.uwlax.edu/athletics/mwrestle/.

Continuing Education

 

 

 

  • 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."
Grants

 

 

 

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  

Murphy Library

 

 

Tax information at the library

Murphy Library has a number of resources to help you find and access 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.

Obituary

 

 

 

UW-L Accountancy Professor Maureen Smith-Gaffney died March 8 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Smith-Gaffney had been a faculty member at UW-L since January and had only recently learned that she had a serious heart condition. Smith-Gaffney earned a doctoral degree from The Ohio State University and taught at Michigan State, Minnesota, Oakland, Grand Valley State and Bowling Green State universities prior to UW-L. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 14, in Youngstown, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, direct memorials to a local Rescue Mission, Autism Society, United Fund or Heart Association.

OCW Book Club

 

 

 

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:

Oral Defense

 

 

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.

Classified

 

 

 

For sale

Twin bed and four-piece bedroom set (bookshelf, three- and five-drawer dresser and nightstand) hardwood pine, very durable. $800. Bill at 785.8465.

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