Campus Connection

 UW-L plans new buildings and finishes renovations

With several significant construction projects in UW-La Crosse history complete — a new stadium, residence hall and academic building — it may seem like construction on campus has slowed. But that’s not the case.

Professor’s research exposes environmental problem in Albania

Ryan Perroy’s ancestors are from Albania. He studied abroad in the European country as a graduate student. The land is close to his heart.    

All-University Picnic is Aug. 29

LIVEMAROON to host annual back-to-school event Faculty and staff will be welcomed to the 2012-13 academic year Wednesday, Aug. 29, with the annual Chancellor’s Address, followed by the All-University Picnic Chancellor Gow will give his fall address at 10:30 a.m. (refreshments will be served prior to the address) in the Graff Main Hall Auditorium. Immediately following the address, the All-University Picnic takes place on the lawn in front of Graff Main Hall. The picnic is free to all university faculty and staff, but reservations are needed. Those planning to attend should register at https://uwlacrosse.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0rdHiyzP45E7qD3. The survey allows you to pre-order an entree and assists dining staff in preparing appropriate quantities. Once you have completed the survey, print the order confirmation and bring it to the picnic. The deadline to register for the picnic is Friday, Aug. 24. This year’s picnic is hosted by LIVEMAROON, a campus-wide effort to highlight the passion, friendship, community and pride found at UW-La Crosse. The initiative is coordinated and sponsored by Campus Climate, University Communications and University Police. LIVEMAROON will host a sundae bar with assorted toppings and brownies for dessert. Refer questions to Tricia Aleckson, 785.8890, taleckson@uwlax.edu. All-University Picnic Approximately 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Front lawn of Graff Main Hall Menu:

• Hamburgers
• Chicken Breast
• Brat and sauerkraut
• Vegan (walnut) burger
• Potato Salad
• Coleslaw
• Vegan Baked Beans
• Dessert

Register at: https://uwlacrosse.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0rdHiyzP45E7qD3. Print your order confirmation and bring it to the picnic.

 UW-L’s spring 2012 Dean’s List online

Congratulations, students! Congratulations to students who qualified to be on the Dean’s List for the spring 2012 semester. Qualification for the Dean’s List is limited to students who have attained outstanding academic achievement. To be eligible for the list, students must have earned not less than a 3.5 semester grade point average and have carried a minimum of 12 semester credits. Click www.uwlax.edu/files/deanslist.html to see the Dean’s List for the spring semester of the 2011-12 academic year ending May 2012. Click www.uwlax.edu/files/graduatelist.html to see the names of the spring 2012 graduates.

UW-L community learns to help reduce hate/bias incidents on campus at Aug. 2 session

UW-L has worked hard to increase awareness and reporting of hate and bias incidents on campus, says Assistant Chancellor of Student Affairs Paula Knudson. To "broaden the net" to include the entire campus community, the Student Life and Campus Climate offices and the Hate Response Team hosted an open Hate Response training session Thursday morning, Aug. 2, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Shane L. Windmeyer, founder of the National Stop the Hate Train the Trainer Program, taught 93 UW-L faculty, staff and students the difference between hate and bias incidents and hate and bias crimes and encouraged them to educate others about the importance of reporting incidents so that they can be addressed before they escalate into crimes. "We need to create an environment where students are empowered to stand up for each other,” says Windmeyer, who has trained more than 2,000 people to prevent and respond to hate crimes. A hate or bias crime is any criminal act or attempted criminal act, motivated, in whole or part, by the victim's actual or perceived race, religion, ethnic background, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or disability. For a hate or bias incident to qualify as a hate or bias crime, two variables must be present: 1) A crime must take place; 2) That crime must be motivated by bias against characteristics included in federal, state and/or local statutes. Knudson encourages everyone who has experienced, witnessed or learned of a hate or bias incident to report the incident online at www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate/reporthate.htm or contact the Office of Student Life at 785.8062. "We need to keep the pulse on what's happening at UW-L so that we can continue to improve campus climate."

Campus Stores holds surplus sale through Aug. 14

Campus Stores is selling surplus property in partnership with the on-line auction site www.wisconsinsurplus.com through Tuesday, Aug. 14. Pre-registration and a bidder number are required prior to submitting bids. For terms and conditions of sale, along with contact information, visit www.wisconsinsurplus.com. A directory of pictures of surplus property that is available for reuse on campus such as desks, chairs and file cabinets, is online at http://uwlfpmstores.posterous.com/. To request items to be delivered for reuse on campus, create a Work Request using iServiceDesk. Include the item number, delivery site and contact information. For additional details on  items, call Campus Stores at 785.8643.

Read about new, continued funding in Grant News online

Check out the latest issue of Grant News. Topics include:

• A spotlight on the Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation for projects related to economic literacy
• The monthly report on submissions and awards
• Information about how to dispose federally-funded equipment
• Details on an upcoming R&D resource rendezvous event
• Information on a new National Endowment for the Humanities & National Library of Medicine partnership
• "Grants 101" on compliance on a new policy related to financial conflict of interest regulations for federally-funded grants
• Due dates for several grants

To inform students with a disability of accommodations available to them on campus, the Office of Affirmative Action and the Office of Disability Resource Services encourage faculty and instructional academic staff to place the statement below in syllabi at the beginning of each semester, on blackboards and bulletin boards in the classrooms where they teach and to add it to emails or web-based course materials they use. The method(s) used should be based on the ability to provide this statement to students in their classes. “Any student with a documented disability (e.g., physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, or hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the instructor and the Disability Resource Services Office (165 Murphy Library) at the beginning of the semester.” Note: Students currently using Disability Resource Services will have a copy of a contract that verifies they are qualified students with disabilities who have documentation on file in the Disability Resource Service Office. When planning conferences, events and activities, faculty and staff need to ensure that someone in each office or department is responsible for handling requests for accommodations. Call Disability Resource Services at 785.6900 for assistance with arranging and implementing accommodations. In registration brochures, invitations, or fliers use the following access statement: “To request disability accommodations, please contact (name, department, address, and phone number).” Publications such as college bulletins, program brochures, class schedules, newsletters and instructional publications must be provided in alternative formats (Braille, large print, tape, electronic) upon request. In these publications use the following statement: “This publication/material is available in alternative formats upon request. Please contact (name, department, address, and phone number).” For more information, contact Disability Resource Services at 785.6900.     Christine Hippert, Sociology/Archaeology, attended an invitation-only symposium in social network analysis sponsored by the National Science Foundation at the Duke University Marine Laboratory in Beaufort, N.C., from July 22-28. Social network analysis is part of Hippert's next long-term research project examining household food security for Haitian migrants living and working in the Dominican Republic. Participants' daily presentations were based on preliminary international research — such as Hippert's 2011 summer research in the Dominican Republic. Presentations also incorporated new methods to data and to formulating new research designs for the future. Lalita Hogan, English, presented "Immersion and the Sufi Qawali in Two Hindi Films: Maqbool and Delhi 6" at the Immersion and the Storyworld Symposium at St. John's College, University of Oxford, June 25-26. [caption id="attachment_13703" align="alignright" width="350" caption="Cecilia Manrique, Political Science/Public Administration, right, sang with the Winona Pilgrim Choir at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin this summer. Adam Putz, center, and Kelly Sultzbach, both English, connected with Manrique after the concert."][/caption] Cecilia Manrique, Political Science/Public Administration, travelled to Ireland  June 22 to July 2 with the Winona Pilgrim Choir. Manrique sang with the choir in churches and abbeys in Cork, Killarney, Galway and Dublin. Two of the concerts were held in Kylemore Abbey and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. For a sample of the choir’s repertoire see www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJ_neaTQYlk&feature=related. While at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin, Manrique met up with two UW-L English department faculty members, Adam Putz and Kelly Sultzbach. Putz was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship to attend a five-week seminar on James Joyce with 14 other U.S. Joyce scholars. He is also doing archival research on the zoo at Phoenix Park in anticipation of putting together his next book. His first book, "The Celtic Revival in Shakespeare's Wake: Appropriation and Cultural Politics in Ireland 1867-1922," is expected to be available January 2013. Sultzbach is scouting out literary sites in Dublin and surrounding areas in hopes of bringing a UW-L class to Ireland sometime in the next couple of years.  

Looking for somewhere to eat on campus this summer?

Locations to eat on campus have been limited this summer due to remodeling of dining areas in Cartwright and Whitney centers as Sodexo, UW-L's new dining services team, begins serving food on campus. Cartwright Center has summer dining options available. Einstein Bros Bagels, located on the south side in Cartwright in the area formerly known as Cyber Café, has bagels, soups and sandwiches available weekdays 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Starting Monday, Aug. 13, The Galley will serve entrees, hamburgers, deli sandwiches, pizza, salads and beverages. For hours of operation, as well information on new dining options such as Erbert and Gerbert’s that will be available this upcoming school year, visit www.uwlaxdining.com.    

For sale

Pre-season Packer tickets to 7 p.m. Aug. 16 game against the Cleveland Browns. Four tickets at $40 per ticket or two tickets at $45 per ticket. Contact twalls@uwlax.edu 2005 Yamaha Majesty 400cc scooter, highway scooter that easily goes 65-70 mph and gets 65-70 mpg. Runs great and is well maintained with yearly tune ups, 5,200 miles. Includes two helmets and extra windshield. $3,400. Contact Paul at 769.2732 or ppetersen23@gmail.com. Solid oak Mediterranean dining room set with six chairs (two captain) and large china cabinet. Seats up to 12. $850. One-year-old white over the range GE microwave in perfect condition. $75. Oak Baldwin spinet piano in perfect condition. $875. morrison.dian@uwlax.edu or 608.498.3426.