UW-L author highlights citizens' role in wilderness preservation
UW-L Associate Professor Jo Arney weaves philosophy, political science and personal stories into her new book to demonstrate why wilderness is important for society and the role citizenship plays in its protection. Read more » |
In this issue:
Announcements & Notices
Campus Kudos
In The News
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UW-L-conceived project receives state humanities grant
 A $10,000 grant from The Wisconsin Humanities Council will help fund a La Crosse-based project that blends local history and art. Read more » |
Class project improves international resource
A UW-La Crosse class project improved an international resource for English language pronunciation while educating a UW-L class about Hmong accents. Read more » |
'Jeans Day' is Friday, June 26
UW-L is one of many local organizations that participates in “Jeans Day” each month and is sponsored by the La Crosse Tribune. In return for a $1 suggested donation, UW-L faculty and staff have the opportunity to wear jeans rather than usual business attire. Donations go to designated local, non-profit charities or organizations each month. The charities this month are
United Fund for the Arts and
La Crosse Area Family YMCA.
Locate your building contact person on the list below, contribute the suggested $1 and collect a Jeans Day sticker. It is not necessary to wear jeans to participate. This is a great way to unite campus in supporting local non-profit organizations in the Greater La Crosse area.
Let’s show the community how generous we can be.
Building contacts:
- Marcee Peplinski, 117 Archaeology Center Lab
- Cindy Curran, 212 Cartwright Center
- Laurie Collison, 4206 Centennial Hall
- Christine Reed, 234 Center for the Arts
- Vickie Bain, Cleary Alumni & Friends Center
- Karen Ott, 2004 Cowley Hall
- Carol Beckerjeck, Eagle Hall
- Debra Gerke, 105 Graff Main Hall
- Jeanne Voss, 124 Mitchell Hall
- Maripat Coughlin, 235 Morris Hall
- Ingrid Iverson, 107 Murphy Library
- Ann Reman, Physical Plant
- Ann Stratton, Parking Services
- Mo McAlpine/Rachel Berry, Recreational Eagle Center
- Karen Kindschy, 1030 Student Health Center
- Maureen Spencer, 404A Wimberly Hall
- Josh Kraft, 162 Wing Technology Center
For more information, contact Jeans Day Coordinator
Maureen Spencer or call 608.785.8115. The next Jeans Day is July 31.
Retirement celebration for Kathy Ring Friday, June 26
A retirement celebration for Kathy Ring, Human Resources, will be from
2-4 p.m. Friday, June 26, in the Human Resources office, 144 Graff Main Hall. Ring has worked at UW-L for more than 30 years and served in campus Human Resources since 1994.
UW-L Theatre presents ‘Chicago' starting Friday, June 26
This summer the
UW-La Crosse Department of Theatre Arts presents a tale of murder, greed, fame — and all that jazz. The Tony-award winning show “Chicago” will be the SummerStage production at
7:30 p.m. June 26-27 and July 2-3 with Sunday matinees at 2 o'clock June 28 and July 5 in the Toland Theatre, UW-L Center for the Arts.
Learn more.
Independence Day holiday and office closures
Independence Day falls on a Saturday this year. All classified and academic staff on annual appointments will earn a floating holiday, which can be used anytime with supervisor approval.
The university has a small number of classes scheduled and will need to remain open for business Friday, July 3. The university will be managing July 3 the same way as Thanksgiving Friday.
The University Police Communication Center (switchboard) will be open 24/7 for customer service and campus safety. Other university offices may be closed if the work unit decides that all employees will take their floating holiday, vacation, or a personal day so the office can be closed. If such agreement is reached, the office will need to post a sign on the door and leave appropriate voice and email “out-of-office” messages for the public. A campus building will be closed and signed with a notice of closure if all work units in a building have elected to close their offices and there are no classes scheduled in the building.
Ultimately it is the discretion of the dean, director or other supervisor in each area to determine the feasibility of closing a specific office.
Classified Excellence Appreciation Breakfast set for July 16
The 19th annual appreciation breakfast for classified staff will be
Thursday, July 16, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. All classified staff are guests of the chancellor. Food will be served from
7:15- 8:45 a.m. Invitations will be sent via email with a request to RSVP by Wednesday, July 8. Work with your supervisor to assure campus and departmental needs are met.
Persons other than classified staff such as family members, faculty or academic staff, who wish to join the celebration can attend the breakfast by contacting Cyndi Taylor at
ctaylor@uwlax.edu or call 608.785.8198 for details.
For more information, contact Classified Recognition Committee members: Ben Kolpitcke, Cyndi Taylor, Jim Treu, Pam Woods and Madeline Holzem.
Reminder: Employee Enrichment Day is July 21
Informative sessions aimed to enhance working experience at UW-L
Employees are invited to the second Employee Enrichment Day Tuesday, July 21.
Here are some of the highlights:
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- Get motivated from keynote speaker Alonzo Kelly, Founder and Principal of the Kelly Leadership Group.
- Network with campus colleagues.
- Hear informative sessions to help you get ahead at work and home. Sessions tentatively planned: Employee benefits; University Personnel Service; nutrition ideas; etiquette tips; and more!
Employees can benefit from the flexible schedule. Sessions will be repeated, so you may attend morning or afternoon time slots. Sessions are free and open to all university employees.
Employee Enrichment Day is organized by the following staff: Rachel Berry, Tammy Haakenson, Carmen Hetzel, Brad Quarberg, Kathy Ring, Terry Stika, Sheila Wirkus and Becky Yoshizumi.
Employees should work with supervisors to ensure office coverage.
If you go —
What: Employee Enrichment Day
When: 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m., Tuesday, July 21
Where:Centennial Hall
Cost: Free to all UW-L employees
Plus…Wellness events beginning at 7:15 a.m.
Carla Burkhardt, daughter home recuperating
Memorial service set for husband, Wayne
On Saturday, June 13, Carla Burkhardt, assistant to the dean in the College of Science and Health, her daughter, Carlie, and her husband, Wayne, were in a automobile accident when a tree fell on their truck as they were traveling to Iowa for a family reunion. Wayne was killed, Carla suffered a broken neck, and Carlie suffered a broken nose, whiplash and a concussion.
Carla has been a member of the UW-L community for more than 20 years. Carla and Carlie are both home recuperating. Carla will not be returning to work for at least six weeks and will be in a neck brace for 12 weeks.
A visitation for Wayne Burkhardt will take place from 4-7 p.m. Monday, June 22, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 359 Leonard St., West Salem. A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church with lunch to follow.
A college fund for Carlie Burkhardt will be set up soon. For more information on contributing to this fund in memory of Wayne Burkhardt, email Registrar Chris Bakkum at cbakkum@uwlax.edu. Memorials can also be sent to Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 359 N. Leonard St., West Salem, or Sons of Norway.
And a "meal train" program has been established for Carla and Carlie. If you'd like to participate please visit:
https://mealtrain.com/en9d8e
Mark W. Chavalas, History, presented "New Cuneiform Sources about the Babylonian Exile of the Jews" at the L'Abri Fellowship in Rochester, Minnesota, June 12.
Grace Deason, Psychology, with two co-authors, published "
The Generalizability of Gender Bias: Testing the Effects of Contextual, Explicit, and Implicit Sexism on Labor Arbitration Decisions" in the Law and Human Behavior journal.
James Longhurst, History, published the essay "
There is No Car Culture: The Sum of Our Choices" as a part of the series "America's Transportation Revolution" in The European magazine.
UW-L in the news
A summary of some of the stories about UW-La Crosse spotted in the news.
UW-La Crosse student breaks powerlifting world record, June 12
News8000.com - WKBT
Andy Askow broke the record for his age and weight class for the squat during the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Powerlifting World ...
UW-L activity study seeks volunteers 55 and older, June 13
La Crosse Tribune
An associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-
La Crosse is seeking volunteers for a physical activity study of people 55 and older who have ...
UW-L continues restructuring of International Education, addresses deficits, June 14
La Crosse Tribune
Bob Hetzel,
UW-
L's vice chancellor for administration and finance, said the office saw a decline in international student enrollment and had problems ...
UW-L food service switch set to raise the bar in college dining, June 12
News8000.com - WKBT
For the second time in three years the University of Wisconsin-
La Crosse is changing its food service provider. Officials and students hope that the ..
UW-La Crosse looking for participants for research study, June 16
News8000.com - WKBT
They're looking for people 55 and older who have been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment. Researchers are trying to determine whether or not ...
Friends and coworkers support family dealt tragic blow, June 16
La Crosse Tribune
"It's such a freak thing, to be killed by a tree falling on your truck," said Cynthia Taylor, a colleague of Carla's at the
University of Wisconsin-
La Crosse.
