https://www.uwlax.edu/news/posts/Campus ConnectionPosts tagged with 'Light Reads October 2021':2022-02-23T16:47:26.52Zhttps://www.uwlax.edu/news/posts/man-on-a-mission/Man on a mission2022-02-23T16:45:10.35Z2021-09-15T10:35:00ZBritney Heinemanhttps://uwlax.edu/profile/bheineman/bheineman@uwlax.edu
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<h3 class="tagline">UWL alum coordinates daring evacuations in Afghanistan </h3>
<p>A UW-La Crosse alum and former Green Beret with the U.S. Army Special Forces is helping rescue hundreds of Americans, Afghan soldiers and other U.S. allies from the oppressive grip of the Taliban.&nbsp;</p><p>Zac Lois, ’06, is a member of Task Force Pineapple, a volunteer group of veterans coordinating movements for U.S. troops and allies on the ground in Afghanistan as they attempt to navigate to safety, often under the cover of darkness.</p><p>To date, the team has helped evacuate more than 1,000 people, many of whom took flights out of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. However, thousands remain trapped in the capital city, which fell to Taliban in the days after the U.S. military withdrawal.</p><p>“The people we’re trying to evacuate … we’ve had relationships with them for a long time. Some of them are Afghan people we’ve served with in combat,” says Lois, who had deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan before leaving the military in 2015. “In the military, we say: ‘Leave no man or woman behind.’ That extends to this as well.”</p><p><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p>
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<p>Now an eighth grade social studies teacher in Syracuse, New York, Lois watched the upheaval in Afghanistan late this summer and knew he must get involved.</p><p>During his deployments, he had built many friendships with Afghan people, as well as a deep appreciation for Middle Eastern culture.&nbsp;</p><p>Teaching in a diverse school district, where many students have ties to the Middle East, served as additional motivation.</p><p>“There are so many groups represented (in our school district). A lot of the Muslim girls in particular, they’re some of my best students,” Lois notes. “When I saw the current situation in Afghanistan, I knew that I couldn’t stand in front of my classroom and look my students in the eye, knowing I could have done something about it.”</p><p>First, Lois approached Congress and the State Department for help, but he kept running into roadblocks.</p><p>That’s when he made a “Hail Mary” post on LinkedIn, hoping to recruit other veterans to join him. The post generated considerable traction, Lois says, and allowed him to link up with the existing task force of veterans.</p><p>Lois began coordinating evacuations in late August, working from a secure locaiton in the United States. He requested a leave of absence from teaching so he could continue into the fall. He doesn’t plan to stop, he says, until every U.S. ally is out of the country.&nbsp;</p><p>“We will keep going until every American is home,” he says, noting that additional funding is needed to cover flights and food. Donations can be made at <a href="http://www.operationrecovery.org/" data-mce-href="http://www.operationrecovery.org/">www.operationrecovery.org</a>.</p><p>Lois, a native of Burlington, Wisconsin, has long been passionate about history and culture.&nbsp;</p><p>He majored in history and was particularly influenced by <a data-mce-href="/profile/vmacias-gonzalez/" href="/profile/vmacias-gonzalez/">Professor Víctor Macías-González</a> — an important step to becoming an informed, global citizen, he says.</p><p>“Professor Macías-González was great,” Lois remembers. “He passed on a lot of confidence and historical knowledge.”</p><p>Lois’ background has served him well during the evacuation effort, which was modeled after the Underground Railroad that helped carry enslaved Americans to freedom in the 19th century.</p><p>“Having that understanding and knowledge of history has really helped me navigate this situation,” he says. In modern military history, “something like this has never really been done.”</p><p>Lois notes that those being evacuated are proven U.S. allies previously vetted by the State Department. Some, but not all, are being sent to the United States.</p><p>Whenever this mission ends, Lois hopes to bring the lessons he’s learned into the classroom.</p><p>“I do like to bring up my service in class — all the different cultures I’ve lived and worked with,” he says. “Those experiences show you that everyone is similar. Everyone wants the same things: good drink, good food, a better life for their children. At the core of our humanity, we’re really not that different.”</p>
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</span>https://www.uwlax.edu/news/posts/cba-adapts-plans-for-50th-celebration/CBA adapts plans for 50th celebration2022-02-23T16:46:27.083Z2021-09-15T10:32:00ZKyle Farrishttps://uwlax.edu/profile/kfarris/kfarris@uwlax.edu
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<p class="date"><span class="label">Posted </span><span data-part="time">10:32 a.m.</span><span data-part="weekday"><span> </span>Wednesday</span><span data-part="month"><span>, </span>Sept.</span><span data-part="day"><span> </span>15</span><span data-part="year"><span>, </span>2021</span></p>
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<h3>Brooks highlights alternative ways to celebrate past, present, future</h3>
<p>With the arrival of fall and the changing of the leaves on campus, the College of Business Administration has been preparing for a large celebration of the CBA’s 50th anniversary and the official opening of our new home in Wittich Hall in the very heart of campus.</p><p>However, we've come to realize through many conversations with our alumni, emeriti, donors, and friends that now is not right time for such a celebration. So, with this note I'm letting you know that we are canceling the events surrounding the 50th scheduled for Oct. 22nd and 23.</p><p>We know this will come as a relief to some, and a disappointment to others, and we share all these emotions. However, we will be working to reschedule the Wittich Hall ribbon-cutting and the celebration of student success. Our hope is to do so some time in the spring when the flowers are blooming, the leaves return, and excitement of the semester's end is upon us. &nbsp;</p><p>The celebration of the 50th anniversary for the college will take a different form, and we hope you will be a participant over the next several months. We plan to release a series of videos that we've been capturing from alumni, faculty, and friends who have been sharing their memories about the CBA — its past and present, and their hopes for the future.</p><p>I hope that you'll visit the website often to see the new messages we share, and I hope that you'll also participate by sharing your own memories. To do that, please follow this link (<a id="LPlnk990845" href="https://www.uwlax.edu/cba/50th-anniversary/videos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-mce-href="/cba/50th-anniversary/videos/">https://www.uwlax.edu/cba/50th-anniversary/videos/</a>) where you can find instructions about how to submit a video. We hope you will join us in celebrating the 50th in this new way.&nbsp;</p><p>Then, our promise to you is that sometime in the near future, as we continue to plan events when the time is right, we will have that big celebration so that we can honor the successes of the CBA as we ENGAGE &gt; TRANSFORM &gt; TRANSCEND in the 50 years forward. We look forward to lighting that lantern and welcoming you back.</p><p><em>Interim Dean of CBA&nbsp;</em><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></p><p><em>Taggert (TJ) Brooks&nbsp;</em></p>
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</span>https://www.uwlax.edu/news/posts/helping-herself/Helping HERself2022-02-23T16:46:38.96Z2021-09-15T10:31:00ZBritney Heinemanhttps://uwlax.edu/profile/bheineman/bheineman@uwlax.edu
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<p class="date"><span class="label">Posted </span><span data-part="time">10:31 a.m.</span><span data-part="weekday"><span> </span>Wednesday</span><span data-part="month"><span>, </span>Sept.</span><span data-part="day"><span> </span>15</span><span data-part="year"><span>, </span>2021</span></p>
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<p>When UWL alums Abby Green, ’08, and Amy Kiefer, ’10, had children, they would have loved to have easy access to more information about the changes they were experiencing. Now, they’re helping other women facing that same experience.</p><p>The two have started numerous initiatives to help women through the challenging changes of pregnancy, motherhood and more. One is the <a href="http://www.herselfpodcast.com/" data-mce-href="http://www.herselfpodcast.com/">HERself podcast</a>.</p><p>“There was a void in the podcast industry of real conversations on becoming a better mother, partner, individual and shining in the titles we each own,” explains Green. “We knew between each of our experiences and bringing on experts and guests, we could help many women feel their best.”</p>
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<p>Green says many women lose their identity once they become mothers. HERself is one way to help women get a step ahead.</p><p>“We all know there will be shifts, but losing sight of who each of us uniquely is, that is something we want to prevent,” Green notes. “This podcast provides solidarity when you need support and guidance when you're looking to grow.”</p><p>Green and Kiefer <a data-mce-href="/csh/" href="/csh/" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary">met at UWL</a>. Green was a community health major minoring in communications. Kiefer was an exercise and sport science major with an emphasis in fitness. About a decade later, they launched their podcast in January 2020, two months before the world shut down for the pandemic. While the pandemic changed some of their podcast routines, they got back on track with even more success.</p><p>Kiefer helped build the podcast community through her blog and Instagram account. Many followers share the HERself podcasts on social media. The result: HERself grew quickly and continues to have steady growth. In summer 2021, the program crossed the threshold of 1 million downloads.</p>
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<p>The pair, who both live with their families in Waunakee, have growing Instagram accounts where they expand on details from their podcasts. They’ve also created a HERself Patreon community, which offers a private group for book club and exclusive episodes, along with various coaching opportunities.&nbsp;</p><p>In September, they launched a new podcast: Pursuing HER Purpose. That podcast aims to help women wanting to shine in their working role, as well as motherhood.</p><p>“We help women get to their next step in growing their personal brand, moving forward in their entrepreneurial journey, or taking the leap from the corporate world and into something they can call their own,” says Green.</p><p>Kiefer and her sister, Krystle Howald, also created a website service following their first pregnancies about six months apart. The sisters founded <a href="https://www.expectingandempowered.com/" data-mce-href="https://www.expectingandempowered.com/">“Expecting and Empowered,”</a> which offers an array of resources and advice for women through their pregnancy and postpartum.</p><p>Kiefer and Green plan to continue looking for creative ways to offer sound advice for busy women.</p><p>“We are very much looking forward to helping even more women find a life that helps them feel fulfilled,” says Green.</p><p><strong>Connect with them</strong></p><p>Alums Abby Green and Amy Kiefer have active Instagram storylines. Find them at:</p><ul><li>@ameskiefer</li><li>@abbyrosegreen</li><li>@herselfpodcast</li></ul>
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<h3 class="subhead">Students were welcomed back to campus with everything from music to smores during the first-ever Eagle Fest Friday, Sept. 10.</h3>
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<h3>Alum finds calling as museum marketer</h3>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Sean Mobley came to UWL to study engineering — his first step toward a career designing roller coasters for Walt Disney World.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">But there was one problem: Mobley hated calculus.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">His struggles put him on a personal roller coaster, which bottomed out when he was declared academically ineligible.&nbsp;He&nbsp;then&nbsp;shot skyward when he found a new major and passion to&nbsp;pursue:&nbsp;communication studies.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">“I just flourished — it was a real turnaround,” says Mobley, ’12, now the social media and content specialist for the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.museumofflight.org/" data-mce-href="https://www.museumofflight.org/"><span data-contrast="none">Museum of Flight</span></a><span data-contrast="none">&nbsp;in Seattle. “I went from being kicked out of UWL to being on the dean’s list my last five semesters and speaking at commencement. It all came down to figuring out what I liked to do.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">In his role with the Museum of Flight — the largest independent, nonprofit air and space museum in the world — Mobley makes frequent use of the communication skills he learned at UWL, as well as his lifelong appreciation for history.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">He crafts the museum’s social media content and external communications, hosts its podcast,&nbsp;</span><a href="https://blog.museumofflight.org/flightdeck" data-mce-href="https://blog.museumofflight.org/flightdeck"><span data-contrast="none">“Flight Deck,”</span></a><span data-contrast="none">&nbsp;and is creating a miniseries he hopes will air on public television.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">Often, he interviews astronauts and other aviation experts about their experiences — most notably,&nbsp;</span><a href="https://blog.museumofflight.org/flightdeck/failure-is-not-an-option-an-interview-with-buzz-aldrin" data-mce-href="https://blog.museumofflight.org/flightdeck/failure-is-not-an-option-an-interview-with-buzz-aldrin"><span data-contrast="none">Buzz Aldrin</span></a><span data-contrast="none">&nbsp;for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">“It was a full-circle moment for me,”&nbsp;says Mobley, who, years earlier, had invited Aldrin onto a podcast he recorded in his&nbsp;residence&nbsp;hall.&nbsp;“The response&nbsp;was basically that he’s too busy to do an interview with a college&nbsp;student.&nbsp;Many years later, it was cool to get that opportunity.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">The Museum of Flight is home to many unique and historic aircraft — including the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/taylor-aerocar-iii" data-mce-href="https://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/taylor-aerocar-iii"><span data-contrast="none">Taylor Aerocar III</span></a><span data-contrast="none">&nbsp;(a “roadable” plane from the 1950s), the first-ever&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/boeing-747-121" data-mce-href="https://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/boeing-747-121"><span data-contrast="none">Boeing 747</span></a><span data-contrast="none">&nbsp;and John F. Kennedy’s&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.museumofflight.org/Exhibits/air-force-one" data-mce-href="https://www.museumofflight.org/Exhibits/air-force-one"><span data-contrast="none">Air Force One</span></a><span data-contrast="none">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">But Mobley doesn’t limit the scope of his projects to the exhibits within the museum.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">The podcast in particular, he says, is an opportunity to explore all kinds of topics related to flight — including the role of women, people of color and the LGBTQ+ community in the advancement of aviation.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">For one&nbsp;</span><a href="https://blog.museumofflight.org/flightdeck/the-life-of-bessie-coleman-the-worlds-first-black-aviatrix" data-mce-href="https://blog.museumofflight.org/flightdeck/the-life-of-bessie-coleman-the-worlds-first-black-aviatrix"><span data-contrast="none">recent episode</span></a><span data-contrast="none">, he interviewed the great niece of the first African American woman and Native American to hold a pilot license, Bessie Coleman.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">“If you look at the history, museums came out of a white supremacist ideal, and most of the things collected were from people we saw as the movers and shakers,” he says. “We don’t have many things from women or people of color or LGBT people, so it’s been fun to explore how minority groups have contributed to the aviation story.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">Before starting his current position, Mobley oversaw the museum’s 225 volunteer tour guides, managing personnel and ensuring they had the requisite knowledge about the museum.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">When the pandemic forced the museum to close its doors, Mobley led the creation of virtual tours, using 3D scans that allowed visitors to explore&nbsp;aircraft&nbsp;inside and out.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">“COVID hit the museum industry really hard, and a lot of museums had to close permanently” he notes. “But we were extremely lucky that people in the community supported us and wanted to make sure this resource stuck around.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">Mobley says he owes much of his success to UWL, especially to the faculty who supported him after he switched majors.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">It doesn’t hurt that he’s a natural communicator. It’s a&nbsp;skill that&nbsp;shined even when he was recording in his&nbsp;residence hall&nbsp;with a Guitar Hero microphone, and that has only grown as his career has taken off.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">“I’ve always loved history, and I’ve always loved talking,” he says. “So&nbsp;this makes a lot of sense for me.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<div><p lang="en-US"><span lang="en-US">UW-La Crosse College of Business Administration alumni are invited to reconnect with the university and support tomorrow’s business leaders by joining the Silver Eagles alumni group.&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</p></div><div><p lang="en-US"><span lang="en-US">The group, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year,&nbsp;consists&nbsp;predominantly&nbsp;of CBA alumni who graduated at least 25 years ago, with the mission of supporting current students through scholarships, internships and employment opportunities. A segment of the group,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Associate Eagles, consists of more recent alumni.&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</p></div><div><p lang="en-US"><span lang="en-US">The Silver Eagles will&nbsp;hold their annual meeting 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, in room 2310 of the Student Union.&nbsp;With the CBA’s 50</span><span lang="en-US">th</span><span lang="en-US">&nbsp;anniversary this year, the group is making a concerted effort to recruit new members.</span>&nbsp;</p></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div>
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