Posted 2:58 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2015
This week's news and events.
State budget cuts to impact UW-L student experience
As Wisconsin legislators continue to meet and discuss a draft of the state budget, UW-La Crosse is holding budget meetings of its own. Read more » |
In this issue:Announcements & Notices Arts Events Athletics Be Well @UW-L Campus Kudos UWLDining In The News Murphy Library Notes Classifieds |
Chancellor Gow featured in national publication
UW-L Chancellor Joe Gow was featured in the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ quarterly publication, “Public Purpose.” Read more »
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Physics lecture highlights needs in K-12 science education
An internationally recognized physicist will discuss the three dimensions for science education and why they matter during a public lecture at UW-La Crosse. Read more »
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Senior makes monumental achievement in archaeology
A UW-L senior has earned the most prestigious award an undergraduate archaeology student can receive for research. Read more » |
TV rots your brain … or, does it??
Since UW-La Crosse Professor Brian Udermann started writing about myths, urban legends and old wives’ tales, he has fielded many interesting questions from students and others. Read more »
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Get re-energized! Find out how to cultivate a creative, healthy workplace
Carol Ebert, a Certified Wellness Practitioner and Certified Wellness Coach and Trainer, will lead “Cultivating a creative and healthy workplace” from 10-11 a.m. Thursday, April 9, in 339 Cartwright Center. The presentation is free and open to all UW-L employees. Read more »
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Grant aims to create a safer pedestrian, bicycle environment at UW-L and city crossings
The UW-La Crosse Police Department received a more than $6,000 grant to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety at intersections throughout campus. The grant was written in conjunction with the La Crosse Police Department, which also received funds for pedestrian and bike safety in the city. Read more » |
Dozens of UW-L students share their research
Thirty UW-La Crosse students presented their research at the Celebration of Student Research & Creativity Friday, April 3, on campus. Topics ranged from microbiology to modern language. In addition to oral presentations, the celebration included 127 student poster displays and three visual arts exhibits.
Jodi Vandenberg-Daves, UW-L professor of
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, gave a presentation on "Writing Mothers back into History" during the Organization for Campus Women symposium Thursday, April 2. The talk centered around highlights from Vandenberg-Daves' recent book "Modern Motherhood: An American History." The book brings a voice to mother's contributions to history.[/caption]
Singing duo Adelee & Gentry will perform at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in The Cellar, Cartwright Center.
Nationally-recognized expert Chuck Marohn of StrongTowns.org will present "Cubrside Chat" at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 10, in the Reinhart Center Board Room at Viterbo University.
Although Marohn's talk on local transportation issues, budget difficulties and sometimes-contentious regional politics is geared to local leaders and officials, his emphasis on neighborhoods, municipal and state budget realities, urban planning, sustainability and economic self-sufficiency may interest the public as well.
UW-L piano students invite the campus community to their "Playing for Pets" classical piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 11, in the Annett Recital Hall. Students will perform solos and duets. While the recital is free and open to the public, donations of pet food, clorox wipes (for cleaning) and free-will donations will be accepted for donation to the Coulee Region Humane Society. For more information contact Mary Tollefson at mtollefson@uwlax.edu.
An ultimate race will help UW-La Crosse students advocate and show their support for sexual assault awareness.
Modeled after the TV show, “The Amazing Race,” the UW-La Crosse Ultimate Race takes will be held from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, April 23, starting at Hoeschler Tower. There will be eight stations around campus with clues teams must answer to advance to the next clue point. All questions relate to sexual assault. The race ends at the Eagle Hall fire pit with s’mores for all attending and prizes for winning teams. Top prizes include mini i-Pads and Fit Bits. Last year, more than 50 students participated in the rain.
To register a team of up to six, email Karlene Jensen at kjensen@uwlax.edu. Team captains must register by Friday, April 10.
calendar.php?event_id=1044 by Friday, May 1, to attend.
Student awards include:
Current events and social media will be discussed at the Wednesday, April 15, Cultural Coffee Hour. The group meets at 5 p.m. in the Cameron Hall of Nations, Centennial Hall. For more information contact Katie Van Wyk at vanwyk.kati@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8016.
Discover how a UW-L student has taken his talents from the basketball court to the stage. The College of Liberal Studies’ spring issue of “Capstone” also highlights a faculty member who grew up in Korea who has brought traditional drumming from her hometown’s harvest to the La Crosse symphony, as well as a new class that’s turning archaeology into art. See the complete issue at: http://issuu.com/uw-lacrosse/docs/uw-l_capstone_spring_2015
The online publication is produced by University Communications in conjunction with CLS administrators, faculty, staff and students. Refer story ideas and comments to Associate Dean Julia Johnson at 608.785.8113 or jjohnson2@uwlax.edu.
5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and during events in Toland Theatre or by appointment.
Modern Motherhood was topic of OCW Symposium
[caption id="attachment_40047" align="alignnone" width="770"] Jodi Vandenberg-Daves, UW-L professor ofWomen, Gender and Sexuality Studies, gave a presentation on "Writing Mothers back into History" during the Organization for Campus Women symposium Thursday, April 2. The talk centered around highlights from Vandenberg-Daves' recent book "Modern Motherhood: An American History." The book brings a voice to mother's contributions to history.[/caption]
How to earn credit outside of class to be discussed at April 6 talk
Learn how to earn college credit outside of the traditional classroom at "Credit Declassified" from 7-8 p.m. Monday, April 6, in 1142 Centennial Hall. Students can save time and money taking credits in different ways. Participants will learn about credit-by-exam, UW-Colleges Online, UW-Independent Learning, and more at this free talk.
Curriculum Inventory Management training sessions and webinars scheduled
Say goodbye to the old yellow paper forms and PDFs, and say hello to the new Curriculum Inventory Management software.
Faculty and staff are invited to attend one of four detailed CIM training sessions. Sessions will include creating new courses, editing existing courses and programs, and creating new programs from scratch. Participants will also see how to make small edits or totally redo a program and will get an overview of the new electronic workflow process.
The following Monday dates and locations are reserved for training:
Wisconsin voters will not have to show a government-issued photo ID when they head to the polls Tuesday, April 7. Get complete, unbiased and accurate information about many critical election-related topics at Murphy Library’s website “Murphy Library Voting Resources”
Students have the great opportunity at UW-L to expand their view and understanding of the increasing complex and global world by studying languages.
“It is important for students to experience languages in a variety of ways,” says Laurence Couturier who manages the university’s Language Resource Center. “When studying a language, you study much more than just the technicality of a language, you practice communication, including the knowledge, respect and understand of cultures and human values.”
Students can discover more at the second Festival of Languages from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in the Cameron Hall of Nations, Centennial Hall.
See the complete schedule and find out more about the department at www.uwlax.edu/modern-languages/.
If you go—
What: Festival of Languages
Who: Modern Languages Department
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, April 9
Where: Hall of Nations, Centennial Hall
Admission: Free
- April 6, 9-10:30 a.m. – 112 Wimberly Hall
- April 6, 2-3:30 p.m. – 31 Wing Technology Center
- April 13, 1:30 to 3 p.m. – 31 Wing Technology Center
- April 13, 3-4:30 p.m. – 31 Wing Technology Center
- Click to http://www.leepfrog.com/webdemo/uwlax
- In the area marked, enter as guest, click "enter room"
- Enter your name in the box provided and enter the meeting room to view the demonstration.
- Dial 1-319-337-3877
- Ask to be placed into Phone Conference #2 with Tracy
Vote April 7; Murphy Library provides credible, comprehensive voting resources online
Wisconsin voters will not have to show a government-issued photo ID when they head to the polls Tuesday, April 7. Get complete, unbiased and accurate information about many critical election-related topics at Murphy Library’s website “Murphy Library Voting Resources”
Dance troupe to perform April 8
The Many Moccasins Dance Troupe will bring Native American dance to campus. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Admission is $2 for students and $5 for others; $4 for students and $10 for others the day of the show. For tickets or more information, visit uwlax.edu/CAB or call the Cartwright Information Counter at 608.785.8877. If you go— Who: Many Moccasins Dance Troupe What: Concert When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 Where: Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition Admission: $2 for students and $5 for others in advance; $4 for students and $10 for others the day of the show.UW-L festival to celebrate languages, diversity and community
Students have the great opportunity at UW-L to expand their view and understanding of the increasing complex and global world by studying languages.
“It is important for students to experience languages in a variety of ways,” says Laurence Couturier who manages the university’s Language Resource Center. “When studying a language, you study much more than just the technicality of a language, you practice communication, including the knowledge, respect and understand of cultures and human values.”
Students can discover more at the second Festival of Languages from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in the Cameron Hall of Nations, Centennial Hall.
See the complete schedule and find out more about the department at www.uwlax.edu/modern-languages/.
If you go—
What: Festival of Languages
Who: Modern Languages Department
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, April 9
Where: Hall of Nations, Centennial Hall
Admission: Free
Singing duo to perform April 9
Singing duo Adelee & Gentry will perform at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in The Cellar, Cartwright Center.
Adelee & Gentry were featured in Billboard’s column “The 615” and applauded by The Examiner. They got their start working with country singer LeAnn Rime’s session player, Jason Webb. Music has helped the two overcome various obstacles they have faced in their lives.Adelee & Gentry’s performance is part of 1-2-3 Thursdays. Admission is free. For more information about the program, visit uwlax.edu/CAB or call the Cartwright Information Counter at 608.785.8877.
If you go—
Who: Adelee & Gentry
What: Concert
When: 6 p.m. Thursday, April 9
Where: The Cellar, Cartwright Center
Admission: Free
How student writers perceive peer, instructor writing critiques is topic of April 10 talk
English Department faculty members Ryan Friesen, Bruce Handtke and Jennifer Mohlenhoff-Baggett will describe a two-year lesson study project investigating how student writers perceive peer and instructor critique of their writing. "Student Interpretation and Application of Peer and Instructor Writing Comments" runs from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, April 10, in 113 Wimberly Hall. Their project analyzed how students understand comments, how they translate them into a process, and how they use them to weigh revisions. The faculty evaluated how accurately the students described the suggested revisions, assessed how self-aware the writers were regarding the need for revision in their writing, and attempted to determine how able and willing they were to apply critique to future writing scenarios. The English Department's 2014-15 William J. and Yvonne Hyde Colloquium Series session is free and open to the public. To arrange for disability accommodations, email english@uwlax.edu or call 608.785.8295.Curbside chat set for April 10
Nationally-recognized expert Chuck Marohn of StrongTowns.org will present "Cubrside Chat" at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 10, in the Reinhart Center Board Room at Viterbo University.
Although Marohn's talk on local transportation issues, budget difficulties and sometimes-contentious regional politics is geared to local leaders and officials, his emphasis on neighborhoods, municipal and state budget realities, urban planning, sustainability and economic self-sufficiency may interest the public as well.
Marohn is also delivering the keynote at the Mayor's Neighborhood Conference on Saturday, April 11.
Government Mule's 'Dark Side of the Mule' to be featured at the April 10 Album Encounters; ‘The Xtra Terrestrial Files' is April Public Program
The next Album Encounters multimedia light and laser show will feature Government Mule's "Dark Side of the Mule" at 8 p.m. Friday, April 10, in 20 Cowley Hall. Admission is $5. The Planetarium’s Public Program for April is "The Xtra Terrestrial Files." The talk, followed by a multimedia audiovisual presentation, will be at 1 p.m. Saturdays, April 11, 18 and 25. Admission is $3 for students, seniors and children, and $5 for others. For more information, contact Bob Allen at allen.robe@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8669. See more about the Planetarium at www.uwlax.edu/planetarium.Free Movie Friday to feature ‘American Sniper’
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Free Movie Friday at 7 p.m. Friday, April 10.[/caption]
“American Sniper” will be shown on campus at 7 p.m. Friday, April 10, in Graff Main Hall Auditorium. Admission is free.
Students can have a say in what movies come to campus by attending a CAB meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesdays in 259 Cartwright Center. Everyone is always welcome.
For more information about the program, visit uwlax.edu/CAB or call the Cartwright Information Counter at 608.785.8877.
Free Movie Friday at 7 p.m. Friday, April 10.[/caption]
“American Sniper” will be shown on campus at 7 p.m. Friday, April 10, in Graff Main Hall Auditorium. Admission is free.
Students can have a say in what movies come to campus by attending a CAB meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesdays in 259 Cartwright Center. Everyone is always welcome.
For more information about the program, visit uwlax.edu/CAB or call the Cartwright Information Counter at 608.785.8877.
If you go—
What: Free Movie Friday featuring “American Sniper”
When: 7 p.m. April 10
Where: Graff Main Hall Auditorium
Admission: Free
Negativity, bullying are focus of April 10-11 campus conference
UW-L's Physical Education Majors Club and the Wisconsin Health and Physical Educators are sponsoring the Future Professionals Conference Friday and Saturday, April 10 and 11, in Mitchell Hall. Nationally-known speaker Michael Weber will present "How to Deal with Negative People and Keep From Becoming Negative Yourself" and "Adult Bullying; How to Recognize it and Deal with it Effectively." For more details email Deb Sazama at dsazama@uwlax.edu or call 608.785.8183.New dining service coming to campus
UW-La Crosse will soon have a new dining provider — but the new company is a familiar one on campus.
Chartwells will begin a new dining contract with UW-L Saturday, June 13, the day after Sodexo ends its contract with the university, says Larry Ringgenberg, director of University Centers. The contract is up for final approval at the UW System Board of Regents meeting April 9-10.
Ringgenberg says as part of the change, all union employees employed through Sodexo will be laid off, effective the last date of the contract. “These employees will then be eligible for rehiring by Chartwells,” notes Ringgenberg.
Sodexo began serving the campus in July 2012, which replaced Chartwells, the campus’ long-time dining provider. “UW-La Crosse thanks Sodexo for its time on campus,” says Ringgenberg. “We welcome Chartwells back to the UW-La Crosse campus.”
Piano students 'Playing for Pets' recital is April 11
UW-L piano students invite the campus community to their "Playing for Pets" classical piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 11, in the Annett Recital Hall. Students will perform solos and duets. While the recital is free and open to the public, donations of pet food, clorox wipes (for cleaning) and free-will donations will be accepted for donation to the Coulee Region Humane Society. For more information contact Mary Tollefson at mtollefson@uwlax.edu.
Students selected to perform in April 12 honors recital
Six students have been selected to perform at the Department of Music Honors Recital at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 12, in Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts. Students selected include:- Amber Englebert – Sturgeon Bay
- James Jewson – Janesville
- Anton Lenertz – Alexandria, Minnesota
- Megan McCarthy – Dodgeville
- Kyle Renfro – Tomah
- Kelly Voegele – Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Complete Murphy Library survey by April 17 to help prioritize budget-saving resource cancellations
To prepare for campus budget cuts, Murphy Library staff is asking for help in selecting resources for cancellation. Provide your input by completing the short survey through Friday, April 17.
Murphy Library must cut a portion of its collections budget because of FY16 budget cuts. The collections budget covers the licensing and purchasing of the many varied materials, both print and electronic, that make up the library’s collections.
In addition to the budget-mandated cuts, the library must also account for inflation in the costs of many of the continuing resources that make up the collections. Murphy Library staff also need to consider UW-L’s increased FTE. Some vendors will increase subscription costs for certain resources when FTE reaches specific levels. 10,000 FTE is a threshold used by some of vendors and UW-L reached it in fall 2014.
The cuts are substantial and amount up to $78,000. Because of some confidentiality agreements in some of license agreements with vendors/publishers, pricing specifics are publicly not available.
Your input regarding resources proposed for cancellation is needed. Share your input on the one-page survey listing resources at https://uwlacrosse.qualtrics.
Options include canceling databases and/or reducing the acquisition funds for sub-collections such as monographs, reference materials (encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.), multimedia and magazines/newspapers.
Some of the criteria used to select resources for cancellation include:
- The resource should be funded by Murphy Library only (not part of shared UWS electronic collections or BadgerLink, which is provided by the state)
- Cost per use
- Relevance to curriculum needs
- Possible duplication or replication of content, especially with resources funded by UWS or BadgerLink (taking into account the future of those resources is outside of UW-L control)
- Accreditation needs from departments
- Primary mission of Murphy Library
A note about interlibrary loan (ILL): while interlibrary loan can be used to procure books or articles from another institution, it has associated costs invisible to the user but paid by the library. These include fees to use certain ILL systems and networks, and charges by the lending library if UW-L has to borrow an item outside reciprocal networks (on average $14 per item.) If an article cannot be procured by interlibrary loan, a document delivery provider then must be paid for one-time use of the material (on average $25 per article.) Lending fees and document delivery fees are paid out of the collections budget.
Murphy Library staff value your expertise and comments about the proposed elimination of the titles outlined in the survey at https://uwlacrosse.qualtrics.
Trans* Task Force Steering Committee campus community meeting set for April 13
The Trans* Task Force Steering Committee will host a campus community meeting from 3-4:30 p.m. Monday, April 13, in the Ward Room, Cartwright Center, on the progress of several task forces working on different aspects of Trans* inclusion at UW-L. Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend. For more information contact Diversity and Inclusion at 608.785.5097.UW-L ultimate race challenge to advocate sexual assault awareness
An ultimate race will help UW-La Crosse students advocate and show their support for sexual assault awareness.
Modeled after the TV show, “The Amazing Race,” the UW-La Crosse Ultimate Race takes will be held from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, April 23, starting at Hoeschler Tower. There will be eight stations around campus with clues teams must answer to advance to the next clue point. All questions relate to sexual assault. The race ends at the Eagle Hall fire pit with s’mores for all attending and prizes for winning teams. Top prizes include mini i-Pads and Fit Bits. Last year, more than 50 students participated in the rain.
To register a team of up to six, email Karlene Jensen at kjensen@uwlax.edu. Team captains must register by Friday, April 10.
Graduating senior award recipients to be recognized at May 8 event; RSVP by May 1
Graduating senior award recipients will be recognized at the UW-L Distinguished Alumni Awards Reception & Ceremony Friday, May 8, at the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. A heavy hors d’oeuvre reception begins at 5:30 p.m. with an awards ceremony at 6:30. Cost is $25 per person. RSVP at https://uwlalumni.org/- Jake and Janet Hoeschler Award for Excellence
- Strzelczyk Award in Science and Allied Health
- John E. Magerus Award for the Outstanding Graduating Senior from the College of Liberal Studies
- The Rosandich Graduate Thesis Award
- Murphy Awards for Academic Execllence
Alumni who have distinguished themselves through their contributions to their profession and communities will also be honored at the event. Alumni awards and this year's recipients include:
- Maurice O. Graff Distinguished Alumni Award — Susan M. Gapstur, '83, and Theodore (Ted) N. Knudson, '60
- Parker Multicultural Alumni Award — Theo D. Howard, M.S., '94 & '95
- Rada Distinguished Alumni Award — Brian J. Puerling, '06
- The Burt and Norma Altman Teacher Education Award — Cindy Marten, '88
Current events to be discussed at April 15 Cultural Coffee Hour
CLS’s Capstone spring newsletter shares stories of the stage, drumming, artifacts and more
Discover how a UW-L student has taken his talents from the basketball court to the stage. The College of Liberal Studies’ spring issue of “Capstone” also highlights a faculty member who grew up in Korea who has brought traditional drumming from her hometown’s harvest to the La Crosse symphony, as well as a new class that’s turning archaeology into art. See the complete issue at: http://issuu.com/uw-lacrosse/docs/uw-l_capstone_spring_2015
The online publication is produced by University Communications in conjunction with CLS administrators, faculty, staff and students. Refer story ideas and comments to Associate Dean Julia Johnson at 608.785.8113 or jjohnson2@uwlax.edu.
Heating plant shutdown set for May 17-24
Mark your calendars for the heating plant shutdown dates for scheduled maintenance and repairs. It will be off line starting 6 p.m. Sunday, May 17, until 10 p.m. Sunday, May 24. During the shutdown there will be no steam distribution services available to any campus buildings. Subsequently, cage washers, autoclaves and other steam supplied equipment will be affected. Plan accordingly in anticipation of this maintenance event. For more information contact Heating Plant Superintendent Timothy Merrell at 608.785.8710 or tmerrell@uwlax.edu.
News and upcoming events
A reception accompanying Representative Ron Kind's 3rd Congressional District exhibition showcasing art from area high school students is from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, April 12, in the University Gallery, Center for the Arts. The exhibition culminates with a reception and awards ceremony hosted by Representative Kind and his wife, Tawni. The reception is free and open to the public. See more. The exhibition will be on display during regular gallery hours: noon-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays; noon-
News and upcoming events
- Baseball plays UW-Stevens Point 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 7. The second game starts at 4 p.m. The first 100 fans in attendance will receive a UW-L dog tag.
- Softball hosts UW-Stout for the season opener 2 p.m. Saturday, April 11.
- Softball plays UW-River Falls noon Sunday, April 12. Support the UW-L softball girls and receive an Eagles lanyard at the game.
- The next Eagles Eat & Greet event is April 7. Join the softball team and Head Coach Chris Helixon at Howie’s for lunch from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and enter a drawing to win prizes.
- Mark your calendars for the 2015 Roundball Rumble on the River April 6. Experience a dinner from the Waterfront, raffles and games of chance, a live showing of the national championship men’s basketball game, and an auction including unique experiences such as tours and sideline passes, hunting and fishing packages, and much more. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.
- Register for the 14th Annual Eagle Eye Open. The golf outing features UW-L athletic teams at each hole and includes 18 holes with a cart, box lunch, dinner social, golf polo, a sleeve of golf balls, and the opportunity to enter a raffle and silent auction.
- Eagles Swimming has five new clinics scheduled:
- Freestyle Clinic — Monday, April 27
- Backstroke Clinic — Tuesday, April 28
- Breaststroke Clinic — Wednesday, April 29
- Butterfly Clinic — Friday, May 1
- Starts and Turns Clinic — Saturday, May 2
- For more information and to register for the clinics, visit http://swimming.uwlcamps.com/technical-swimming-clinics.cfm.
- UW-L Football Spring Youth Camp is April 19, 26, and May 3. Camp is open to kids in grades K-8. Each child will learn offensive and defensive position specific skills, drills and fundamentals. To register, click here.
- The Women’s Basketball 3 on 3 League is open to boys and girls in grades 4-12. The league will play on April 12, 19, and 26. Each team will play two-three 20 minute games per night. For more info, click here.
Follow the Eagles anytime online and through social media to have a chance to win prizes at athletic events —
- Website | uwlathletics.com
- Facebook | uwleagles | Click here for each team
- Twitter | @uwleaglefan
- SnapChat | uwlathletics
- Instagram | uwlathletics
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Register for 2015 Biometric Screening
Openings are available from 8 a.m. to noon Thursday, April 23, for biometric screenings. Register at www.wellwisconsin.wi.gov.
The program increases awareness of current and future health risks and saves money. Participants will earn a $150* reward from their insurance provider for participating in the Well Wisconsin program. All adults enrolled in State of Wisconsin insurance are eligible to participate in the Well Wisconsin program.
Spouses/partners and adult dependents may complete the program and earn their own reward from the Wisconsin employee's insurance provider. To ensure eligibility for the program, contact Human Resources at 608.785.8013.
To complete Well Wisconsin:
- Take a Wellness Assessment. Visit a physician or attend an on-site screening event to get up-to-date testing results on height and weight, cholesterol level, glucose measurement and blood pressure. Visit the Well Wisconsin Calendar to view times and locations of scheduled events.
- Complete the Health Survey online. Go to the Well Wisconsin website to complete a quick, easy survey to help gauge possible health risks.
*All health and wellness incentives paid to ETF members by the health plan are considered taxable income to the subscriber and are required to be reported by employers. Health information, including responses to the Health Survey, is protected by federal law and will never be shared with employers.
Community Supported Agriculture farms, including Ridgeland Harvest and Small Family Farms, will be on campus from 8 a.m.-noon Thursday, April 23, to discuss CSA. See more at CSA.
Emeritus Professor Gerry R. Cox, Sociology, conducted two workshops for the Alpha Kappa Delta Teaching and Learning Workshop, "Learning Associated with Difficult Topics: Why Are People Poor" and "Building Community in the Diverse Classroom: Engaging Students and Promoting Equity. He also moderated a panel "Integrity in Social Research" and presented a paper "How to Help Men Grieve" at the Midwest Sociological Society Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, March 26-29. He serves on the long-range planning committee for the MSS. He also had two publications: "Grief and Survival," Grief Digest Magazine, 2014,Volume 11, Issue #4, pp. 12-15; and Cox, Gerry R., Andrea Sullivan, and Christopher W. Cox, "Grief and the Roman Catholic," 2015, Volume 12, Issue #!, pp. 21-23.
Taviare Hawkins, Physics, was an invited speaker at QCBNet 's workshop on Numerical Methods in Cell Biology held March 26, at the University of California, San Francisco. Hawkins' talk was "Microtubule mechanics and image processing."
UW-L's Putnam Math Team ranked 64 out of 577 institutions at the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. From left, UW-L Putnam Coach Huiya Yan. Putnam participants: Daniel Morrison, Anthony Mottaz, John Gallagher, Jacob Gloe, Thong Le and Lingxiao Ye. Mathematics Department Chair Rebecca LeDocq is on the right.[/caption] Six UW-L students — John Gallagher, Jacob Gloe, Thong Le, Daniel Morrison, Anthony Mottaz and Lingxiao Ye — scored above the median test score at the 75th William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition Dec. 6, 2014. Le ranked 172 out of the 4,320 contestants from 577 U.S. and Canadian institutions at the undergraduate student competition. He was one of three UW System students ranking in the top 200. The UW-L team ranked 64 out of the 577 institutions. UW-L Putnam Coach Huiya Yan has held a weekly Putman practice for students for the past several years. This year’s top two ranked teams came from MIT and Harvard.
What’s Happening In Dining Services
— By Registered Dietitian Katie Callahan
Zotero is a free citation management tool similar to Endnote and RefWorks. Murphy Library is conducting workshops from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, and noon-1 p.m. Monday, April 13, in 121 Murphy Library. Reservations are not needed.
Zotero helps researchers collect, manage and cite research sources. It is used as a Firefox plugin or as an extension for Chrome, Internet Explorer and Safari web browsers. Zotero allows users to attach PDFs, notes and images to citations, organize citations into collections for different projects, and create bibliographies using Word or OpenOffice.
Faculty and instructional staff are invited to attend and encouraged to recommend these workshops to graduate and other students who conduct ongoing research. More information is available at http://librarynews.uwlax.edu/zotero-walk-in-workshops/ .
Murphy Library is hosting a brown-bag webinar on Journal Citation Reports and Essential Science Indicators from noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, in 150 Murphy Library (ICE). Tracy Matthews of Thomson-Reuters will conduct the seminar for faculty and staff. Participants may bring a lunch.
Journal Citation Reports offers a systematic, objective means to critically evaluate the world’s leading journals with indicators based on citation data. Essential Science Indicators gauges the influential individuals, institutions, papers, publications and countries in their field of study as well as emerging research areas that could impact current research.
Learn more about the workshops at http://librarynews.uwlax.edu/jcr-webinar/ or contact Electronic Resources/Periodicals Librarian Jen Holman at jholman@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8395.
If you go—
When: Noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, April 7
Where: Institute for Campus Excellence, 150 Murphy Library
For: Faculty and staff. Bring your lunch.
Betsy Morgan, Psychology, gave the invited keynote "Career Opportunities For Psychology Majors: What Do Faculty Need To Know?" at the 29th Annual Conference on The Teaching of Psychology hosted by Farmingdale State College, New York, March 27.
Elizabeth A. Peacock, Sociology and Archaeology, published the article "National Identity and Language: Class Differences among Youth in Western Ukraine, " Global Studies of Childhood 5(1): 59-73. The contribution is part of a two-part special issue on "The Cultural Politics of Nation and Childhood: Space, Mobility, and a Global World."
UW-L's gymnastics team won the 2015 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Team Championship March 27. This is the 16th national championship the gymnasts have earned under the leadership of Head Coach Barb Gibson. The record is unmatched by any other university or college. Gibson was named the 2015 NCGA Coach of the Year.
UW-L math team ranks in top 11 percent in Putnam math competition
[caption id="attachment_40041" align="alignnone" width="360"] UW-L's Putnam Math Team ranked 64 out of 577 institutions at the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. From left, UW-L Putnam Coach Huiya Yan. Putnam participants: Daniel Morrison, Anthony Mottaz, John Gallagher, Jacob Gloe, Thong Le and Lingxiao Ye. Mathematics Department Chair Rebecca LeDocq is on the right.[/caption] Six UW-L students — John Gallagher, Jacob Gloe, Thong Le, Daniel Morrison, Anthony Mottaz and Lingxiao Ye — scored above the median test score at the 75th William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition Dec. 6, 2014. Le ranked 172 out of the 4,320 contestants from 577 U.S. and Canadian institutions at the undergraduate student competition. He was one of three UW System students ranking in the top 200. The UW-L team ranked 64 out of the 577 institutions. UW-L Putnam Coach Huiya Yan has held a weekly Putman practice for students for the past several years. This year’s top two ranked teams came from MIT and Harvard.
What’s Happening In Dining Services
— By Registered Dietitian Katie Callahan
Save some green by grocery shopping green
April is dedicated to Earth Month. Protect the environment (and your wallet) by following these simple steps:- Purchase in bulk. By not paying for individual packaging, labeling and advertising, you are getting more product for your money. Plus, by not purchasing individual containers, you are not contributing to overall waste. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, there is nearly 80 million tons of waste from packaging and containers every year.
- Plan ahead. Reduce your trips to the grocery store by doing large grocery shopping once to twice a month. On large grocery shopping days, purchase bulk dry ingredients, frozen fruits and vegetables, and meat products. Shop in conjunction with other errands taking you near a grocery store to reduce the amount of fuel you use.
- Make enough for leftovers. Waste can add up quickly. If you know you have a busy week ahead, plan to make enough food for the next day. This way, you will not be tempted to throw away small scraps of food.
- Be aware of expiration dates. Do not buy a large amount of a product if you know it will spoil or expire quickly.
- Incorporate ingredients into other meals/snacks. If you have a bunch of really ripe bananas, either make banana bread or use them in a smoothie. Leftover poultry products can be used in soup for the next day. Get creative!
UW-L in the news
A summary of some of the stories about UW-La Crosse spotted in the news. "Author discusses impact of climbing sea levels April 2 at UW-L," March 28, La Crosse Tribune. ... The Past, Present and Future of Rising Sea Levels,” during a public lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 2 at UW-La Crosse's Graff Main Hall auditorium. "Enright, Eagle gymnasts leave nothing to chance," March 28, La Crosse Tribune. UW-La Crosse gymnast Amy Enright works on her beam routine during practice earlier this week. UW-L is the host for the NCGA Division III ... "HAHS to spotlight HMS National History Day projects," March 28, The Courier Life News. 26, 52 HMS students qualified to compete in the regional competition at UW-LaCrosse on Monday, March 30. All eighth-graders at HMS are required ... "UW-La Crosse offers economic update," March 29, La Crosse Tribune. UW-La Crosse Economics Associate Professor TJ Brooks will offer insights and perspectives on the local economy during an upcoming breakfast. "Eagles rally to win Sweet 16th national gymnastics title," March 29, The Courier Life News. With such a rich and storied history, what could UW-La Crosse do to add yet ... UW-L, on its home floor, stunned many of the 1,333 in attendance by ... "Razor-thin margin of victory left UW-L, others, wondering who won," March 29, La Crosse Tribune. When the nearly three-hour competition was finished, each of the six gymnastics teams marched out of UW-La Crosse's Mitchell Hall. The pressure ... "UW-L's Wiekamp, Enright tie for national bars title," March 29, La Crosse Tribune. UW-La Crosse's Samantha Wiekamp high-fives a member of the UW-L coaching staff after competing on the uneven parallel bars at the NCGA ... "Local groups work hard to prevent sexual abuse of athletes," March 30, News8000.com - WKBT. ... away and pretending that these things could never happen,” Ryan McKelley, an associate professor at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, said. "UW-L students join statewide public history effort," March 31, La Crosse Tribune. A metal 1960s Wisconsin National Farmers Organization sign. They're all objects University of Wisconsin-La Crosse students have selected for a ... "UW-L gymnastics is truly a dynasty," March 31, La Crosse Tribune. UW-La Crosse's Barb Gibson knows exactly what a dynasty is as she's built one over a remarkable 30-year coaching career with the Eagles'. "Early childhood education topic of economic indicators forum," April 1, Jackson County Chronicle. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse economics professor Taggert Brooks argued for increasing these kinds of investments at Wednesday mornings ...
Murphy has new process to request materials from other libraries
Beginning Thursday, April 9, the process to request books, videos, and other physical materials from other libraries will change for users of Search@UW (the library catalog). The Universal Borrowing service, which has been embedded within Search@UW, will be temporarily halted, and all requests will be handled through Interlibrary Loan, also embedded within Search@UW. This is a temporary part of the ongoing, UW System-wide changes to library systems that have been occurring during the year. In late May, when the transition is complete, the process to request items will undergo its final transformation and will be called Resource Sharing. Users of Search@UW who want to request an item that is not available in Murphy Library collections will no longer see the “Request/UB” link. Instead, they will see a “Services” link, which will lead to the Murphy Library Interlibrary Loan form, where items may be requested. Although the process will be different, Murphy Library will still fill requests for items not held in its collections. Processing time should not be seriously affected by this temporary change. Direct questions or comments to Kate Russell at krussell@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8397.Zotero workshops to be held at Murphy Library
Zotero is a free citation management tool similar to Endnote and RefWorks. Murphy Library is conducting workshops from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, and noon-1 p.m. Monday, April 13, in 121 Murphy Library. Reservations are not needed.
Zotero helps researchers collect, manage and cite research sources. It is used as a Firefox plugin or as an extension for Chrome, Internet Explorer and Safari web browsers. Zotero allows users to attach PDFs, notes and images to citations, organize citations into collections for different projects, and create bibliographies using Word or OpenOffice.
Faculty and instructional staff are invited to attend and encouraged to recommend these workshops to graduate and other students who conduct ongoing research. More information is available at http://librarynews.uwlax.edu/If you go— When: 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, and noon-1 p.m. Monday, April 13 Where: 121 Murphy Library Bring: device to install Zotero
Journal Citation Reports training webinar set for April 7