Campus Connection

 

Students put practice to work for local non-profits Students in a spring semester grant writing class put their writing skills to the test to apply for funds that would help local non-profit organizations such as the La Crosse County Aging Department, Capable Canines of Wisconsin and The Hunger Task Force of La Crosse. Read more »

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UW-L Summer Band sets Friday evening concert on campus   The UW-La Crosse Summer Band will hold its first concert of the summer at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 5. Read more »	Tickets now on sale for Freedom Fest July 18 The eighth annual Freedom Fest will feature performing artists The Remainders, Phillip Phillips and Heart. Read more »
Why are there trenches on campus? One week before thousands of people fill Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex for the WIAA State Track and Field Meet, crews with the Facilities Planning & Management department are digging in. Read more »

 

UW-L’s spring 2015 Dean’s List is online

Congratulations to students who qualified to be on the Dean’s List for the spring 2015 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. The Dean’s List for the semester ending May 2015 is now online.

‘Dog Days of Summer’ Annual LIVEMAROON event is Tuesday, June 9

Expect good food and good conversation at LIVEMAROON’s third annual “Dog Days of Summer.” The picnic, open to all employees, runs from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, at the gazebo in Lindner Forest. A light picnic lunch will be served while it lasts. Bring a blanket or lawn chair if you’d like. The rain site is Cameron Hall of Nations in Centennial Hall. The “Dog Days of Summer” is sponsored by a University Dining Services Special Promotions grant written by the LIVEMAROON committee. LIVEMAROON, a campus-wide effort to revive campus spirit, is completing its fourth year aimed to embody a campus filled with passion, friendship, community and pride. The initiative is coordinated and sponsored by Campus Climate, Classified Staff Council, University Communications and University Police. Employees should work with supervisors to ensure office coverage. No taxpayer dollars are used to fund the event.

Freshman Registration & Family Orientation kickoff meeting is June 5

The Admissions Office will hold a kickoff meeting for Freshman Registration & Family Orientation at 10 a.m. Friday, June 5, in 140, Cowley Hall. Anyone involved with Freshman Registration & Family Orientation is welcome to attend. The Admissions Office will provide an overview of the program and logistic details. Shauna Sallmen, Physics, and UW-L alumni, Brooke Bellehumeur, Kurt Grunwald, Cheuk Man Lo and Elizabeth Tennyson, published a paper, "Interstellar HI Shells Identified in the SETHI Survey," in the June issue of The Astronomical Journal, 149, 189.