https://www.uwlax.edu/news/posts/Campus ConnectionPosts tagged with 'Information Technology Services':2023-10-03T10:51:28.013Zhttps://www.uwlax.edu/news/posts/important-message-about-data-storage-spring-2023/Important message about data storage2023-04-19T15:06:38.39Z2023-04-19T15:06:00ZYoo Mee Howardhttps://uwlax.edu/profile/yhoward/yhoward@uwlax.edu
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<p class="date"><span class="label">Posted </span><span data-part="time">3:06 p.m.</span><span data-part="weekday"><span> </span>Wednesday</span><span data-part="month"><span>, </span>April</span><span data-part="day"><span> </span>19</span><span data-part="year"><span>, </span>2023</span></p>
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<figcaption>Beginning late spring UWL will transition its data storage to Teams sites. This change comes with several benefits to users, including additional storage space and the ability to access data from more devices.</figcaption>
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<h3>UWL to transition to Teams sites from local file shares </h3>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">UW-La Crosse is preparing for a change in the way data is stored for students, staff and faculty.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">Later this spring 2023 semester, we will begin to transfer local file shares, the O: and N: drives, to Teams sites.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> This change comes with several benefits and will be implemented with minimal disruption to users.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">The transition to Teams sites is part of the Harmony Project between UWL ITS and UW System, which seeks to consolidate and improve data center and computing infrastructure services through UW System, allowing UWL ITS to focus on serving UWL-specific needs.</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">To learn more about this data migration, see the FAQ below.</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Q: Why is this happening?</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">A: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">Teams sites will provide users with increased storage space and greater continuity across platforms. This includes the ability to access files via a mobile device, increased available space, version control and the ability to easily share documents. In addition to personal ease-of-use benefits, this move will streamline data storage across campus while providing cost savings.</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Q: Will I lose my data?</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">A: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">None of your data will be lost during the migration. You will be able to access all your existing files through Teams.</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Q: What should I do to prepare for this change?</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">A: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">Client Services personnel will be contacting each department to discuss file migration. It is recommended that departments try to clean up the data stored on the O: and N: drives. Data will be moved to a Teams site with the same name as the original file share. If the current shared folder has a small amount of data, the department could transfer the files if they chose, or a migration can be scheduled with IT.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Q: Is it secure to move files to a Teams site?</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">A: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">The UWSA security team has reviewed the security of Teams sites and supports the data migration.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Q: Will I be able to access files after they are moved to Teams?</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">A: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">The files on the local shares will not be removed after the migration to a Teams site. The locations will be marked as “read-only" for one month to allow users to compare and verify that all local files have been transferred to the Teams site.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Q: Where can I provide feedback about this change?</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">A: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">You are encouraged to <a class="ready" href="mailto:helpdesk@uwlax.edu?subject=File%20storage%20migration%20feedback&amp;body=I%20use%20the%20N:%20or%20O:%20drive%20in%20a%20unique%20way%20or%20for%20a%20particular%20work%20process%20and%20I%E2%80%99m%20concerned%20the%20move%20to%20Teams%20sites%20will%20create%20issues.%20Here%E2%80%99s%20how%20I%20use%20my%20folder:%20%0d%0a%0d%0a%E2%9C%B3Type.%20your%20description%20here.%20Click%20send%20when%20complete." target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-tooltip-content="#profile-quickview-onedrive-migration-feedback" data-mce-href="mailto:helpdesk@uwlax.edu?subject=File%20storage%20migration%20feedback&amp;body=I%20use%20the%20N:%20or%20O:%20drive%20in%20a%20unique%20way%20or%20for%20a%20particular%20work%20process%20and%20I%E2%80%99m%20concerned%20the%20move%20to%20Teams%20sites%20will%20create%20issues.%20Here%E2%80%99s%20how%20I%20use%20my%20folder:%20%0d%0a%0d%0a%E2%9C%B3Type.%20your%20description%20here.%20Click%20send%20when%20complete.">send questions and feedback using this link</a>.</span></p><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Q: To whom should I address additional questions?</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">A: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">For more information about the transition to Teams, contact UWSA System Administrator Andrew Schoen (</span><a href="mailto:andrew.schoen@wisconsin.edu" data-mce-href="mailto:andrew.schoen@wisconsin.edu"><span data-contrast="none">andrew.schoen@wisconsin.edu</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">) or David Kim UWL Chief Information Officer (</span><a href="mailto:dkim@uwlax.edu" data-mce-href="mailto:dkim@uwlax.edu"><span data-contrast="none">dkim@uwlax.edu</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">)</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p>
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</span>https://www.uwlax.edu/news/posts/important-update-about-data-storage/Important update about data storage2022-09-16T14:57:09.263Z2022-09-16T14:55:00ZKyle Farrishttps://uwlax.edu/profile/kfarris/kfarris@uwlax.edu
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<p class="date"><span class="label">Posted </span><span data-part="time">2:55 p.m.</span><span data-part="weekday"><span> </span>Friday</span><span data-part="month"><span>, </span>Sept.</span><span data-part="day"><span> </span>16</span><span data-part="year"><span>, </span>2022</span></p>
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<h3>Access to U: drive ends Friday, Sept. 30</h3>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">This message is to inform students, staff and faculty that they will no longer have access to their personal U: drive after Friday, Sept. 30.</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">In June, UWL implemented a data migration plan that transferred all files previously stored on personal U: drives to Microsoft OneDrive. (If you are a Mac user connected to the server, you may know the U: drive as your personnel folder, labeled with your NetID.)</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">During the transition, U: drives remained accessible in read-only mode. While this access will be terminated Sept. 30, all U: drive files will remain accessible in OneDrive, in a folder labeled </span><span data-contrast="none">“U_Drive”.</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">Transitioning to OneDrive has provided many benefits, including additional storage space, greater continuity across platforms and&nbsp;the ability to access files via&nbsp;mobile device. More information about the transition to OneDrive </span><a href="https://www.uwlax.edu/news/posts/important-message-about-data-storage/" data-mce-href="/news/posts/important-message-about-data-storage/"><span data-contrast="none">can be found here</span></a><span data-contrast="none">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">UWL Information Technology Services wishes to thank students, staff and faculty for their patience and cooperation throughout this process. </span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">We are excited about the benefits this change is bringing to campus. And we are happy to answer any questions you have along the way.</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">For more information, please contact Chief Information Officer David Kim at </span><a href="mailto:dkim@uwlax.edu" data-mce-href="mailto:dkim@uwlax.edu"><span data-contrast="none">dkim@uwlax.edu</span></a><span data-contrast="none">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p>
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<h3>UWL to transition to OneDrive beginning June 10</h3>
<p><strong>NOTE:</strong> This article was published before UWL's transition to OneDrive Friday, June 10. Because of this, some of the information below may no longer be pertinent.</p><p>UW-La Crosse is preparing for a change in the way data is stored for students, staff and faculty.</p><p><u>Beginning Friday, June 10, all files previously stored on personal U: drives will be migrated to Microsoft OneDrive.</u> (If you are a Mac user connected to the server, you may know the U: drive as your personnel folder, labeled with your NetID.) This change comes with several benefits and will be implemented with minimal disruption to users.</p><p>The transition to OneDrive is part of the Harmony Project between UWL ITS and UW System, which seeks to consolidate and improve data center and computing infrastructure services through UW System. This will allow UWL ITS to focus on serving UWL-specific needs.<strong> </strong></p><p>To learn more about this data migration, see the FAQ below.</p><p><strong>Q: Why is this happening?</strong></p><p><strong>A: </strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong>OneDrive will provide users with additional storage space, greater continuity across platforms and increased access to data. This includes the ability to easily share documents and to access files anywhere and anytime — currently, access is limited to those who are on campus or connected to a VPN. This change also allows users to access files via a mobile device.</p><p>In addition to personal ease-of-use benefits, this move will streamline data storage across campus while providing cost savings.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Q: Will I lose my data?</strong></p><p><strong>A: </strong>None of your data will be lost during the migration. You will be able to access all of your existing files through OneDrive.</p><p><strong>Q: What should I do to prepare for this change?</strong></p><p><strong>A: </strong>There is no need for you to transfer your files to OneDrive manually, as this will be done automatically beginning June 10. Users are encouraged to create and store any new files in OneDrive as a way to familiarize themselves with the platform. Users are also encouraged to delete old, unneeded files from their U: drive.</p><p><strong>Q: Will I be able to access U: drive after June 10?</strong></p><p><strong>A: </strong>U: drive will be accessible in read-only mode after June 10. To gain more direct access to U: drive files, you can <a href="https://www.uwlax.edu/its/client-services-and-support/eagle-help-desk/" data-mce-href="/its/client-services-and-support/eagle-help-desk/">contact the Eagle Help Desk</a>. Users will receive additional notices as U: drive is phased out completely in the coming months.<br></p><p><strong>Q: I use U: drive in a unique way and/or I'm concerned this change will affect my work. What should I do?</strong></p><p><strong>A: </strong>If you use the U: (personnel) in a unique way, you are encouraged to <a class="ready" href="mailto:helpdesk@uwlax.edu?subject=File%20storage%20migration%20feedback&amp;body=I%20use%20the%20U:%20drive%20in%20a%20unique%20way%20or%20for%20a%20particular%20work%20process%20and%20I%E2%80%99m%20concerned%20the%20move%20to%20OneDrive%20will%20create%20issues.%20Here%E2%80%99s%20how%20I%20use%20my%20U:/personnel%20folder:%20%0d%0a%0d%0a%E2%9C%B3Type.%20your%20description%20here.%20Click%20send%20when%20complete." target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-tooltip-content="#profile-quickview-onedrive-migration-feedback" data-mce-href="mailto:helpdesk@uwlax.edu?subject=File%20storage%20migration%20feedback&amp;body=I%20use%20the%20U:%20drive%20in%20a%20unique%20way%20or%20for%20a%20particular%20work%20process%20and%20I%E2%80%99m%20concerned%20the%20move%20to%20OneDrive%20will%20create%20issues.%20Here%E2%80%99s%20how%20I%20use%20my%20U:/personnel%20folder:%20%0d%0a%0d%0a%E2%9C%B3Type.%20your%20description%20here.%20Click%20send%20when%20complete.">send questions and feedback using this link</a>.</p><p><strong>Q: Will other drives be affected?</strong></p><p><strong>A:&nbsp;</strong>No, this change only applies to files stored in personal U: drives.</p><p><strong>Q: How can I access the copied U: drive in One Drive?</strong></p><p><strong>A: </strong>U: drive files were migrated to a OneDrive folder labeled "U_Drive".</p><p><strong>Q: How can I access OneDrive in the classroom?</strong></p><p><strong>A:&nbsp;</strong>You can find step-by-step instructions in these <a data-mce-href="https://kb.uwlax.edu/search.php?q=accessing+via+one+drive" href="https://kb.uwlax.edu/search.php?q=accessing+via+one+drive">KnowledgeBase articles</a>.</p><p><strong>Q: To whom should I address additional questions?</strong></p><p><strong>A: </strong>For more information about the transition to OneDrive, contact Systems Administrator Nathan Weissenberger (<a href="mailto:nathan.weissenberger@wisconsin.edu" data-mce-href="mailto:nathan.weissenberger@wisconsin.edu">nathan.weissenberger@wisconsin.edu</a>) or UWL Chief Information Officer David Kim (<a href="mailto:dkim@uwlax.edu" data-mce-href="mailto:dkim@uwlax.edu">dkim@uwlax.edu</a>). For OneDrive-related support from Microsoft, <a data-mce-href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/get-started-with-onedrive-work-or-school-b30da4eb-ddd2-44b6-943b-e6fbfc6b8dde" href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/get-started-with-onedrive-work-or-school-b30da4eb-ddd2-44b6-943b-e6fbfc6b8dde" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary">click here</a>.</p>
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<h3 class="tagline">Retired campus tech leader uncovers decades of photos and video, depicting some of UWL’s most memorable moments </h3>
<p>UW-La Crosse was the location of the interstate fairgrounds, the college training grounds of an Olympic gold medalist and the campaign stop for presidential candidates. Over its more than 110 years, the campus has attracted talented scholars, gymnasts, football players, musicians and professors with a lot of heart — in one case — actually two hearts. &nbsp;</p><p>The campus has evolved with the times, learning to educate students in new ways. It was a major milestone when technology first allowed education via distances using satellites. Now the pandemic has rapidly evolved how we educate and communicate using the Internet. &nbsp;</p><p>UWL has been a hub for not only making history, but documenting it. For a few decades of the UWL journey, a media expert, retired UWL employee and alum — Jim Jorstad, '78, — was at the sidelines, backstage or amid a massive crowd waiting to capture the perfect historic moment in video, photography and words. Here are a few of his most memorable moments.&nbsp;</p><div class="list-item-1">
<h3>Carter at Cartwright</h3>
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<p>Jimmy Carter came to campus in April 1976. In 1974, when Carter announced his candidacy for president, he was considered an outsider with little chance of gaining the recognition to become the next president. &nbsp;</p><p>But Carter surprised all when his anonymity gave him an advantage, and his campaign gained momentum. He became the 39th president.&nbsp;</p><p>Jorstad took this photo when he was still a student studying mass communication. It was the beginning of his career in political photojournalism.&nbsp;</p>
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<h3>Ford in La Crosse</h3>
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<p>Gerald R. Ford was also visiting La Crosse in 1976 as he spoke to a crowd of thousands at the Mary Sawyer Auditorium in downtown La Crosse. He was campaigning prior to the partisan primary election in his bid to become the Republican nominee for president. Ford won the primary, but lost the presidential race to Jimmy Carter.&nbsp;</p><p><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p>
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<h3>Twins image goes viral back then</h3>
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<p>In today’s world of Instagram photos and digital phone cameras, it’s hard to recall the days when photo taking wasn’t an instant process. &nbsp;</p><p>Back in 1975, digital photography was in its infancy. The first known digitally created image was <a data-mce-href="https://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/kodaks-first-digital-moment/" href="https://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/kodaks-first-digital-moment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">created in Kodak labs</a> at this time. With those first cameras it took 23 seconds to capture a 100 x 100 pixel image. Today’s latest iPhone 13 captures an image instantly that is 4032 x 3024 pixels. &nbsp;</p><p>The Canon F-1 was the flagship camera of the day. This camera used slide film, which produced colors and tones correctly on the film, but still took time to develop. The F-1 was used to take this photo of two UWL students who were identical twins, Pat and Pam Burns, just south of La Crosse overlooking Genoa. Jorstad entered the photo into the Milwaukee Journal Snapshot Awards as a UWL student, and it was selected as one of eight images out of 11,828 to be featured. Jorstad went on to win recognition in the Kodak International Snapshot Awards. &nbsp;</p>
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<h3>A day in the life at Dalkeith</h3>
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<p>This historic palace was actually a home-away-from-home for many UWL students. Over several decades, UWL students learned about Scottish history, culture and lifestyle at Dalkeith Palace. &nbsp;</p><p>Built in 1702, the historic palace is in the village of Dalkeith in the southeast region of Scotland. It was leased for several decades to the UW System for study abroad programs, with students spending a semester living in the palace while studying through the Wisconsin in Scotland Program (later to be renamed the Experience Scotland program). While the palace is no longer used for study abroad programming, UWL students are still <a data-mce-href="/international-education/education-abroad/" href="/international-education/education-abroad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">studying abroad</a> in Scotland through various programs. &nbsp;</p><p>Karolyn Bald, UWL interim director of International Education &amp; Engagement, studied at Dalkeith Palace as a UWL student. She remembers the good friends and the highland cattle in the pasture in front of the palace. &nbsp;She calls it “the most impactful piece of my college experience.” &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>“I went in thinking I was going to learn about another culture, which I did, but I actually learned more about myself than I ever dreamed.”&nbsp;</p><p>As part of this trip, Larry Sleznikow, a UWL non-traditional student, Jorstad and Dave Anderson, a mass communications major, also filmed an international clown camp, organized by UWL faculty member Richard Snowberg. Channel 19 was interested in the clown camp story, so it was sent via satellite from London, to New York, to La Crosse — a feat for the technology of the time. &nbsp;</p>
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<p>This living-room-style set in UWL’s original TV studio in Wing Technology Center c. 1989 was created for a computer science TV series featuring Professor Mike Egle teaching 50-minute computer science lectures. </p><p>With so many students studying computer science, the campus cable TV series helped accommodate more students who could tune in from the comfort of their residence hall rooms. </p><p>“It was like an early version of Canvas (UWL’s current learning management system),” says Jorstad. “It was pretty innovative at the time.” </p><p>Jorstad was the campus TV producer back then, working on cable TV programs that would be broadcast on the campus cable TV system, including programming for residence life, gameshows, concerts, classroom teaching, political interviews and more.</p>
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<h3>Dishing out more technology</h3>
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<figcaption>Here UWL’s education technology staff are pictured with technology from the late 1990s and early 2000s: analog cameras, a rooftop satellite dish and computer tablets for instructors (the tablets came ca. 2005). The faculty and staff members documenting this transition include, from left, Stefan Smith, Wayne Abler, Rich Snowberg, Jorstad and Terry Wirkus. </figcaption>
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<p>In the late 1990s and early 2000s, UWL’s Media Services was transformed into the Educational Technologies Department, which developed distance education at UWL, the idea of beaming courses around the state using the latest technologies of the time. The satellite dish was eventually removed from the roof of Wing Technology Center as all classroom technologies evolved. Courses are now being shared over distances via the internet. &nbsp;</p>
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<h3>Football on the big field</h3>
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<p>The Screaming Eagles Marching Band has had many performances for Packer games at Lambeau Field. Jorstad recalls catching some of the Packer greats on camera, including alum Bill Schroeder.&nbsp;Terry Wirkus, <a data-mce-href="/news/posts/last-call/" href="/news/posts/last-call/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary">retired distance learning tech coordinator</a>, was the voice at halftime. &nbsp;</p>
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<h3>9-11 </h3>
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<figcaption>In September 2001, the flag and bunting was added to Wing Technology Center to remember 9-11. Wing re-opened the week of the 9-11 attacks and people in the building watched the unfolding devastation as the Twin Towers collapsed on the large screen projectors just installed inside. </figcaption>
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<p>Wing Technology Center was rededicated Sept. 13, 2001, after a state-of-the-art information technology equipment update to the 1950s-era facility. The Wing update was marked with brief ceremony despite the terrorist attacks two days earlier. “The ceremony was not only a celebration of the renovation, but also an effort to return to normalcy,” according to the Winter 2001 Alumnus magazine. &nbsp;</p>
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<h3>Rocking the Olympic trails</h3>
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<p>Andrew Rock, ’04, is UWL’s only Olympic gold medal athlete. He ran the men’s 4x400m relay at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens. This image of him running in the preliminary time trials almost didn’t happen, recalls Jorstad. As the race began, he knew Andrew would finish the race in about 45 seconds. “The gun went off and I tried the first shot and there was an error in the camera. I quickly took the lens off, cleaned the contact, popped it back on, and began shooting images. I quickly uploaded the images from Sacramento, California, to the La Crosse Tribune. This was a remarkable image, which is now in the hallway in Graff Main Hall.”&nbsp;</p><p>According to the 2004-05 Alumnus magazine, Rock finished sixth in the 400-meter dash final at the Olympic Trials with a time of 44.05. He then ran with the U.S. 4x400 meter relay team that won the North American Central American and Caribbean Track &amp; Field Championships in Canada. After runs in Munich, Germany, with Team USA, he was officially named to the 4x400 meter relay pool for the 2004 Olympic games, becoming the first UWL student athlete to be selected to a U.S. Olympic team. &nbsp;</p><p>“Before the Olympics, I knew I was proud to be from UWL, but being over there for five weeks and having time to think and talk to other people, I realized that I have never been more proud to be from UWL than right now,” Rock said in the 2004-05 Alumnus.&nbsp;</p>
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<h3>Centennial celebration</h3>
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<p>UWL celebrated its first 100 years in 2009 with more than 600 guests and 200 live performers. &nbsp;</p><p>Former Music Professor Gary Walth wrote an original song to be performed for the celebration, “The Promised Land,” which aimed to celebrate the beauty of the La Crosse region. It was digitally <a data-mce-href="https://youtu.be/k_4-f_poeYw" href="https://youtu.be/k_4-f_poeYw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recorded by Brett Huus</a>.</p><p>One video highlighted during the celebration, “<a data-mce-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dqZOxh7NUY" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dqZOxh7NUY" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary">For Love of the Game</a>,” by Jorstad, traces memories from teammates of the 1959 football team.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<h3>Thompson — a long-term supporter of UWL</h3>
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<p>This photo of Tommy Thompson on campus was taken in 2012 during his bid for U.S. Senate versus Tammy Baldwin.&nbsp;</p><p>Jorstad also photographed him when we came to campus for Freedom Fest. &nbsp;</p><p>Thompson has long been a supporter of the UW System and showed that support when he filled in to become the interim president of the UW System in July 2020 as COVID-19 challenges continued to emerge. Thompson came to campus for his final visit as interim president on Feb. 28, <a data-mce-href="/news/posts/tommy-thompson-day/" href="/news/posts/tommy-thompson-day/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">which was called Tommy Thompson Day at UW-La Crosse</a>. &nbsp;</p><p>He said in an op-ed shared widely that “It’s time we stop apologizing for the UW and start bragging about it. The UW System is Wisconsin’s greatest asset other than its people. We need to let everybody know what a great value for students we have here, perhaps with a robust marketing campaign, because the returns to our state when our UW succeeds are tremendous.”&nbsp;</p><p>“I want our state’s young people and their parents to hear how vitally important a university education is to their individual growth, to our Wisconsin communities, and to our state’s economic health. To become the engineers, doctors, teachers, writers, data scientists and conservationists of tomorrow, you need a university degree. And our universities are the key to providing critical thinking skills that help develop citizens in an information-rich society. A college degree is more important than ever.”&nbsp;</p>
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<h3>A professor with two hearts</h3>
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<p>No matter what type of communication, if it is an emotional story, people tend to listen. Jorstad remembers meeting Biology Professor Tom Volk on campus. He commented, in passing, on his wide variety of hair colors. “I asked him why he colored his hair. He simply told me, ‘I color my hair to show that just because I look different, doesn't mean I'm not a good person.’ Those words stuck with me, and from there we started a friendship,” says Jorstad.&nbsp;</p><p>Jorstad later documented Volk’s story, including his many health scares leading up to his students driving him to Mayo Clinic where he received a heart transplant. The video, “<a data-mce-href="https://youtu.be/zMmInPZfsFI" href="https://youtu.be/zMmInPZfsFI" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary">The Professor with Two Hearts</a>,” became a CNN iReport feature, and it was played for a UW System Board of Regent's presentation.&nbsp;</p>
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<h3>Taking a leap on leap year</h3>
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<p>UWL’s gymnastics team has earned plenty of national championship titles, but on Feb. 29, 2012, they put their skills to use in a new way, helping to mark Leap Year, which was featured on CNN iReports.&nbsp;</p><p>Barb Gibson was head coach at the time. CNN created a timeline of how the Leap Year Day migrated through the world time zones, and La Crosse was featured.&nbsp;</p>
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<h3>Biden comes to campus</h3>
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<p>President Joe Biden came to campus when he was vice president in 2012 to campaign for Barack Obama. &nbsp;</p>
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<h3>Building on science education</h3>
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<p>Cowley Hall science building was constructed in the 1960s. <a data-mce-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR2blyTm-lo&amp;t=9s" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR2blyTm-lo&amp;t=9s">This video</a> shows how the deteriorating and outdated facility has affected teaching, learning and research on campus. With phase one of the Prairie Springs Science Center completed in 2018, many research and teaching labs were able to move out of Cowley Hall and into the new facility. However, phase two is still needed to move out of Cowley Hall completely and provide student-centered, technology-enhanced classrooms that are designed to maximize collaboration and meet UWL’s strong enrollment and leadership in the sciences. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The <a data-mce-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR2blyTm-lo&amp;t=9s" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR2blyTm-lo&amp;t=9s" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary">video shows how failing infrastructure</a> and inefficient spaces impact the ability of faculty to teach and students to learn. The video was created in August 2012. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>
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<h3>Sharing media across generations</h3>
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<p>Jorstad began producing films in high school in the early 1970s before bringing his skills to UW-La Crosse. He had natural skills for documenting life as it unfolds, much like his dad, who documented WWII while in the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers throughout Europe.&nbsp;</p><p>Jorstad highlighted many of his social media moments in his TEDxUW-La Crosse presentation, “Digital Storytelling,” in Nov. 14, 2013. He used this same image of his father and himself more than 61 years later, still documenting life.</p><p>Jorstad <a data-mce-href="https://youtu.be/QhJDUIQ9EzY" href="https://youtu.be/QhJDUIQ9EzY" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary">spoke at UWL’s First TEDxUWLaCrosse event</a>, where UWL campus and community members shared short stories about “turning points” in society or their personal lives. UWL has continued to hold TEDxUWLaCrosse events over the years. Associate Professor of Psychology Tesia Marshik’s 2015 talk on Learning Styles and the importance of critical self reflection now has well over 1 million views. &nbsp;</p><p>UWL’s next TEDx event will be on <a data-mce-href="/tedxuwlacrosse/" href="/tedxuwlacrosse/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April 19 with the theme of Renewal</a>. &nbsp;</p>
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<h3>Recognizing Carl Wimberly</h3>
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<p>Carl Wimberly has become a household name at UWL. Wimberly, who died in 2016, was recognized by renaming North Hall in his honor in June 2000. &nbsp;He joined UWL as an instructor of political science in 1953 and went on to serve UWL for 40 years as a professor, dean and vice chancellor. He served as acting chancellor following Kenneth Lindner's resignation in 1978 until Noel Richards' appointment in 1979. Wimberly retired as vice chancellor in 1992. Here he is pictured as Jorstad films his history on campus and his WWII stories.&nbsp;</p><p>A year later, Jim was recognized as one of the Top 30 Technology Transformers in the U.S.</p>
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<h3>Barack Obama comes back</h3>
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<figcaption>Presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke before a huge crowd near the Holiday Inn and the La Crosse Center on Oct. 1, 2008. He returned to La Crosse as president, speaking to a crowd of about 2,400 people at UWL's Recreational Eagle Center Thursday, July 2, 2015. </figcaption>
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<p>Former President Barack Obama came to La Crosse in 2008 while running for president. As president, he visited UWL in 2015, marking the first time in university history that a sitting president visited campus. &nbsp;</p><p>Jorstad also captured Obama when he spoke to a packed 2nd Street in La Crosse while campaigning for president in 2008. He became the 44th president and the first African American to hold the office.&nbsp;</p><p>Jorstad also covered Obama when he went to UW-Madison in 2012. “It was the day after he had a bad effort in the presidential debates, and I really wasn't sure I wanted to cover it. I am glad I did. When I was working to find a news slug, I came up with the title, "Obama Finds His Groove." The one title was picked up by the news agencies and became a trending name on Google,” he says.&nbsp;</p>
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<h3>Working in a new way</h3>
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<p>The way people work changed as the pandemic lingered. Read a UWL management professor’s take on the changing times in an article “<a data-mce-href="/currents/will-work-from-home-become-the-norm/" href="/currents/will-work-from-home-become-the-norm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Will work from home become the norm?</a>”&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Jorstad retired in February 2022 as UWL’s interim chief information officer. His many media works that move UWL forward will not be forgotten.</p>
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<p class="sr-only">Terry Wirkus, ’79 & ’88, has hung up his clipboard after 25 years announcing for the UWL Screaming Eagles Marching Band during home football games. He followed the footsteps of his father, Tom Wirkus, who had announced for the band the previous 25 years. </p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">Many people follow in their parents’ footsteps. Terry Wirkus practically walked in his father’s shoes.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;"><a data-mce-href="/profile/twirkus/" href="/profile/twirkus/">Wirkus, the distance learning technology coordinator at UWL Information Technology Services</a>, has traced the life and career of his late father, Tom, almost to a T.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">Both studied speech in college and went on to work at radio stations.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">Both left their media jobs for a position at UWL, where they both taught communication courses.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">And both spent exactly 25 years announcing for the UWL Marching Band during home football games — a family tradition that ended Nov. 13 when Wirkus announced for the final time.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">“The parallelism of our careers brought us closer,” says Wirkus, ’79 &amp; ’88, who will retire sometime in 2022. “He never said a lot directly to me about it, but my mother has shared that he was extremely proud.”</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">For this branch of the Wirkus family tree, announcing for the university marching band is the perfect pastime. It combines three things that have long been central to their lives: communication, music and UWL.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">It started in fall 1968, when then band director Ralph Wall was looking for an announcer. Tom was recommended for the job — one he would dutifully perform until his retirement in 1993.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">According to Wirkus, his father’s only regret was he did not start a year earlier. If he had, he would have been at the most famous NFL game in history, the 1967 Ice Bowl, where the UWL marching band attempted to perform at halftime.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">“Attempted” is the operative word, since the performance was cancelled after band members complained that the frigid temperatures caused their instruments to stick to their lips.</span></p><div class="image-gallery-holder"><ul class="image-gallery image-gallery1"><li><img loading="lazy" alt="Tom Wirkus" src="/contentassets/d2492d337f8a4841b98d59100cb0f8ab/lantern-archive/1987-uwl-wirkus-announce-age-54.jpeg/Medium" /></li><li><img loading="lazy" alt="Terry Wirkus ’79 & ’88" src="/contentassets/d2492d337f8a4841b98d59100cb0f8ab/lantern-archive/2021-uwl-football-halftime-show-rotc-alumni-and-terri-wirkus-0155.jpeg/Medium" /></li></ul><p class="figcaption">Tom Wirkus, left, and Terry Wirkus ’79 & ’88, were mainstays as announcers for the UWL marching band for 50 years. </p></div><div class="list-item-1 ">
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">When Wirkus returned to UWL in 1996, it seemed only fitting that he continue the family tradition.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">In the 25 years since, he has not earned a dime announcing. But he has accumulated a trove of memories.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">He’s been at Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex for every home game but one. But some of his favorite memories came during performances at Lambeau Field.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">At one game, Wirkus ad-libbed: “From Bill Schroeder’s alma mater, it’s the UW-La Crosse Screaming Eagles Marching Band!”</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">Schroeder proceeded to fumble the opening kickoff of the second half.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">Another time, the band was set to do a “fifth quarter performance.” As the announcer, Wirkus was permitted to stand on the sidelines after the two-minute warning.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">The Packers, trailing by four to the Minnesota Vikings, had the ball.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">“With 10 seconds left, Brett Favre throws a perfect ball to receiver Corey Bradford in the end zone. Touchdown Green Bay!” Wirkus remembers. “The Packers bench erupted in front of me. Wow! I was high on adrenaline when I announced for the band that day.”</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">More than the individual memories, Wirkus has cherished the opportunity to make his father proud.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;">Taking after him, Wirkus says, “has meant everything to me.”</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;"><a data-mce-href="https://mymedia.uwlax.edu/Mediasite/Play/5d3c900dfbee496ea5c7b9cc3f8eee9a1d" href="https://mymedia.uwlax.edu/Mediasite/Play/5d3c900dfbee496ea5c7b9cc3f8eee9a1d" class="ui-button">Watch and listen to Tom Wirkus announce for the Marching Chiefs in London England in 1981</a></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;" data-mce-style="font-weight: 400;"><a data-mce-href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDT-92vDKbQ" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDT-92vDKbQ" class="ui-button" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary">Watch Terry Wirkus’ last call for the Screaming Eagles Nov. 13, 2021</a></span></p>
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<span class="title">Last call</span>
<span class="date"><span class="label">Posted </span><span data-part="time">5:56 a.m.</span><span data-part="weekday"><span> </span>Wednesday</span><span data-part="month"><span>, </span>Jan.</span><span data-part="day"><span> </span>26</span><span data-part="year"><span>, </span>2000</span></span>
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Terry and Tom Wirkus announced for the UWL marching band for 50 years. That tradition ended in November.
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