Campus Connection

 

Celebrating a historic visit   President Barack Obama’s visit marks a historic moment in UWL’s long history of big-name visits. Read more »

In this issue: Announcements & Notices Campus Kudos In The News Thanks Classifieds

Students, community hear president speak at UWL President Obama was the first sitting president to visit campus. Read more »	$20k Challenge Grant launched Alum, husband issue challenge grant to support undergraduate research. Read more »
Students study business concepts abroad Two College of Business Administration professors are turning business students into international travelers this summer. Read more »	Archeology students uncovering passion  Students get hands-on experience during summer field school. Read more »
Annual log rolling tournament is July 11 The 8th Annual Three Rivers Roleo Log Rolling Tournament will be at the Great River Landing in Onalaska. Read more »

    [caption id="attachment_41968" align="alignleft" width="600"] Danielle (Rieck) Chollett, ’13, presents her work at a regional scientific conference, the Midwest Regional Chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Chollett was the lead author on a paper that was recently recognized as one of the top five “exceptional papers” published in the Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry in 2014. Co-authors include Associate Professor of Biology Tisha King-Heiden and Kathryn E. Perez, University of Texas Pan American. The project stemmed from undergraduate research in King-Heiden’s lab. About 35 papers were nominated.[/caption]

Business Services Reminder: UW System Airfare Policy Compliance now required

Wednesday, July 1, the compliance portion of the system-wide travel policy 1201: Purchase & Payment of Business Air Travel becomes effective. The university will no longer pay or reimburse the cost of airline tickets purchased outside of policy requirements. All travelers and those who arrange travel for others, including non-employees and students, must book airline tickets within the UW TravelWIse program. This policy includes travelers who are booking and paying in part or full for airfare through university funds. Airfare booking matrix/flowchart

• Under UW TravelWIse Reservations, a matrix/flowchart has been designed to guide users through the various booking options based on need.
• Fox World Travel contact information and links to the corresponding procedures for each booking method have been included.

Payment methods

• Employee airfare can be paid with either a university procurement card or a personal credit card.
• Students and non-employees (i.e. Interview candidates, speakers, entertainers, etc.) should pay for their own airfare using a personal form of payment.
• Those making reservations for travel companions must disclose to the Fox agent that the booking service fees are to be charged to a personal form of payment and not the central billing account for the university.

Airfare policy As part of UW System policy 1201: Purchase & Payment of Business Air Travel, all university sponsored airfare was required to be purchased within the UW TravelWIse program, either in Concur or with Fox Agents, effective January 1, 2015. This policy is available to review under UW TravelWIse Before You Go – University Travel Policy.

• Standardized procedures for individual and group travel reservations is available under UW TravelWIse Before You Go – Procedures & Operational Standards .
• All airfare purchases, whether individual or group, must follow the applicable procedural standards.

Wayne Burkhardt Memorial Fund Established

Employee Enrichment Day, July 21

[caption id="attachment_40683" align="alignleft" width="239"] Kelly Alonzo[/caption] Employee enrichment will help you get ahead at work and home. Motivational speaker Alonzo Kelly kicks off the second Employee Enrichment Day Tuesday, July 21. Kelly, Founder and Principal of the Kelly Leadership Group, speaks on “Keeping Your Sanity After Embracing Change: How losing control doesn’t require us to lose ourselves in the process” at 9 a.m. in Centennial Hall. Nine presentations will follow in the morning, with most repeated in the afternoon, allowing for flexibility in schedules. Sessions will help employees get ahead at work and home. See the sessions at http://www.uwlax.edu/livemaroon/employee-enrichment-day/. All events are free and open to all employees. Registration is preferred by July 16. Register online. Employee Enrichment Day is funded by university staff and academic staff development grants. It is organized by the following: Rachel Berry, Tammy Haakenson, Carmen Hetzel, Brad Quarberg, Kathy Ring, Terry Stika, Sheila Wirkus and Becky Yoshizumi. If you go— What: Employee Enrichment Day When: 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 21 Where: Centennial Hall Admission: Free to all UWL employees See all options at: http://www.uwlax.edu/livemaroon/employee-enrichment-day/.

New planner will replace Student + Staff Directory

The UWL Student+Staff Directory is being discontinued, but a new planner for students and staff will take its place. A contract with the university and About Campus, who published the directory, expired at the end of the 2014-15 academic year. The company did not extend a new contract for a directory, but opted to publish an expanded planner. About Campus has been publishing a planner for students in recent years, but next year’s planner will be expanded to include information previously published in the front section of the Student+Staff Directory. Among the information will be administration, department chair and department/office listings. The new “Eagle Planner” will be distributed free of charge to students and staff around Sept. 1. Staff will receive copies via campus mail. University Communications is coordinating the front section of the book, and will work with distribution. Refer any questions to Brad Quarberg, News & Marketing, 8572. Garth Tymeson, Exercise and Sport Science, presented a session "What Every Parent of a Student in Special Education Should Know about Physical Education and IDEA" at the Midwest Region-Parent Technical Assistance Special Education Centers Conference, June 25, in Traverse City, Michigan.