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UW-L student to restore nature at landfill For a senior capstone class, Christa Booman is organizing a Landfill BioBlitz or biological inventory of the Green Tier Landfill. She is looking for volunteers to help her identify plants and animals at the site. The La Crosse County sustainability coordinator says the landfill would like to find more educational partners to help restore the site and make it a recreational resource for the public. Read more »

In this issue: Announcements & Notices Athletics Campus Kudos Communications Corner UWLDining Human Resources In The News Murphy Library Notes Organization for Campus Women Physical Wellness Remembering Classifieds

Explore UW-L research at April 18 event UW-L student research is lending insight into invasive species, friendships in the workplace, flaws in eyewitness testimony, the foot-strike pattern of runners, test taking and much more. Read more »	UW-L student regent shares her goals The UW System Board of Regents’ new student member wants to focus on keeping UW System tuition low. Read more »
Distinguished alumni reception May 9 UW-L will honor and celebrate the achievements of alumni who have distinguished themselves through contributions to their professions and communities during a campus ceremony May 9. RSVP by May 2. Read more »	UW-L Theatre presents drama about clashing values in America’s heartland The UW-L Department of Theatre Arts production of “The Mental Children” is an unforgettable drama that explores what happens when fiction becomes a matter of life and death. Read more »
Early Childhood students meet with state representatives Six UW-L students journeyed to the state capitol April 1 to share their thoughts about best practices for early childhood education. They met with 95th District State Rep. Jill Billings and State Sen. Jennifer Shilling. Read more »	Student volunteer group builds home for Kenyan family A UW-L student volunteer group traveled to Africa in January to make a difference in the world. Read more »

  Graduating seniors to exhibit at UW-L show Thirteen UW-L art students will celebrate the culmination of their undergraduate creative efforts in an upcoming exhibit. The annual Spring Senior Exhibition opens with a reception from 4-6 p.m. Friday, April 18. The show runs through Friday, May 9, at The University Art Gallery on the first floor of the Center for the Arts. The exhibit features a diverse collection of media and content including printmaking, painting, jewelry, metalwork and photography. Artists in the exhibit include:

• Aspyn Breuer
• Mellissa Buss
• Megan Danahy
• Ashley Gordon
• Dana Grant
• Madison Hager
• Olivia Kennedy
• Andrew Musil
• Amy Peplinski
• Sam Posso
• Michael Spicer
• Amanda Struver
• Dewayne Wrencher

Regular gallery hours are noon-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, noon-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and during events in Toland Theatre. Admission is free. Get more information about the University Gallery and art program.

UW-L welcomes new assistant vice chancellor

Mark Reeves, director of Business Services at UW-Eau Claire, will be UW-L’s next assistant vice chancellor for finance. He will oversee the Budget Office, Business Services, Purchasing Services and Contracts and Risk Management starting June 2. Reeves has over 25 years of business leadership experience in higher education, health care, financial services and public accounting. He has served as the director of Business Services at UW-Eau Claire since 2010. Previous professional experience includes chief financial officer at the Community Health Partnership in Eau Claire; director of Financial Services for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.; and a 10-year career in public accounting at Deloitte & Touche, in Des Moines, Iowa. Reeves is a certified public account and earned an M.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin M.B.A. Consortium and bachelor's degree in accounting from Drake University. The assistant vice chancellor for finance search and screen committee included:

• Sandy Chapman, Business Services
• Mohamed Elhindi, Information Technology Services
• Mark Haakenson, Business Services
• Nick Nicklaus, Office of Residence Life
• Sheri Ross, Associate Professor, Philosophy
• Doug Salmon, Student Affairs
• Richard Sims, Office of Multicultural Student Services
• Kristin Stanley, Chair, Budget Office
• Sherwin Toribio, Associate Professor, Mathematics
• Jim Treu, Information Technology Services

“The involvement of the campus community along with the fine work of the search committee ensured a very successful outcome to the search for the assistant vice chancellor for finance,” says Bob Hetzel, vice chancellor for administration and finance. “Rape in the Fields” is a Frontline investigation of rape on the job for immigrant women. The story unveils the struggle to undocumented women who are working hard to provide for their families while falling prey to field bosses and other male co-workers, according to the Frontline website.

UW-L’s Virtual Desktop: Access the software you need on your personal device

Imagine being able to access a full Windows 7 desktop with the same software available in the UW-L computer classrooms and labs on your own Windows, Macintosh, iOS or Android device. It would be available whenever you want — on or off campus — as long as you had a reasonably fast Internet connection. The Microsoft Office 2013 Suite, SPSS, Stata, Matlab, ArcGIS, Mathematica and more are there for you to use. It's not a dream. It's UW-L's Virtual Desktop available right now. All you need to do is download, install and configure the VMware Horizon View client on your Windows, Macintosh, iOS or Android device. It takes just a few minutes. Add an Internet connection and enter your NetID and password to transform your laptop or tablet into a Windows 7 computer running software needed for a class assignment or work project. Just remember to save your work to your campus U: drive, Google Drive or a USB drive and not to the Virtual Desktop. Interested? Learn more online and take the Virtual Desktop for a test drive. Questions? Contact the Eagle Help Desk at helpdesk@uwlax.edu or 785.8774.

Watch for campus sidewalk improvements

Facilities Planning and Management will be making sidewalk improvements east of the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center from La Crosse Street to Farwell Street April 15-May 9. Areas will be barricaded to protect pedestrian safety.

Eric Clapton featured at April 18 Album Encounters; ‘Explorers of the International Space Station’ is April Public Program

The next Album Encounters multimedia light and laser show will feature Eric Clapton’s “The Cream of Clapton” at 8 p.m. Friday, April 18, in 20 Cowley Hall. Admission is $5. The Planetarium’s Public Program for April is “Explorers of the International Space Station” The talk, followed by a multimedia audiovisual presentation, will be at 1 p.m. Saturdays 19 and 26. Admission is $3 for students, seniors and children, and $5 for others. For more, contact Bob Allen at allen.robe@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8669. Visit the Planetarium website.

Learn about proposed campus tobacco policy

Open forums for students, staff, faculty and community members are scheduled to learn and ask questions about the proposed tobacco-free campus policy. Members and constituents of the Faculty Senate, Classified Staff Council and Academic Staff Council are encouraged to attend one of the forums:

• 4 p.m. Monday, April 14, Port O Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition
• 6 p.m. Monday, April 14, Port O Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition

View the proposed policy online. The policy applies to faculty, staff, students, contractors, vendors and visitors during and after campus hours at all UW-L sites.

Symposium on Industrial and Fermentation Microbiology slated April 25

The 18^th Annual Symposium on Industrial and Fermentation Microbiology starts at 8 a.m. Friday, April 25, at Radisson Center in La Crosse. The cost is $40 before April 23 and $45 after. Students pay $10. Learn more and register online.

Celebrate the work of College Writing I students at April 18 symposium

The UW-L English Department will host the third annual UW-L College Writing I Symposium Friday, April 18. UW-L students enrolled in ENG 110 and 112 (College Writing I) courses will present original papers on a wide variety of research topics. Multiple, hour-long paper sessions will begin at 9:55 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 1:10 p.m.  Join the classes at the registration and welcome room in the Hall of Nations, Centennial Hall for one, two, or all three sessions.  To request a program or for more information contact Darci Thoune, Freshman Writing Program coordinator, at dthoune@uwlax.edu or 608.785.6921.

International Teaching Opportunities: Summer 2015

The Office of International Education has three opportunities for faculty interested in teaching in summer study abroad programs. Consider spending a summer teaching in England, Ireland or Scotland. A brief description of each program and the application is available on the Office of International Education website. For more information contact Sandra Sieber, assistant director of International Education, at ssieber@uwlax.edu or 785.8925, or visit the Office of International Education, 1209 Centennial Hall. Applications must be received by May 1.

New UW-L festival offers a taste of everything in art, communication

Take a class with a guest composer. Paint on an open canvas. Witness a student debate on global warming. The first ever UW-L Creative Imperatives Festival April 13-16 will bring together UW-L students, faculty and distinguished guests to lead workshops, perform, lecture and stimulate thought and creativity. The festival highlighting UW-L’s School of Arts and Communication is free and open to the public.

‘Taped’ is environmental film to be shown April 17

Explore environmental issues in the U.S. and the world through a six-week film series. “Tapped” will be shown Thursday, April 17. All films are free and begin at 7 p.m.  in 1309 Centennial Hall. Students for Sustainability is hosting the festival. Coming up:

•  “Do The Math” — Wednesday, April 23
• “Waste Land” — Thursday, April 24

More than just Greek letters – published in “PeerSpectives”

Have you ever seen students walking around wearing Greek letters and asked yourself: “What do those letters mean?” “Fraternities and sororities are designed to change the world,” says Alex Brown, the UW-L fraternity and sorority adviser. “They are designed to help our members become better scholars, to teach them leadership skills, to provide the opportunity to give back through service and philanthropy and to create relationships and a network like no other.” While each fraternity and sorority has a set of unique values, the fraternity/sorority community (FSC) has four main pillars: scholarship, leadership, service and friendship. Each organization has a GPA requirement and each fraternity and sorority consistently ranks higher than UW-L’s men’s average and women’s average GPA. Being part of the FSC goes beyond the college years. “Involvement in the FSC provides UW-L students an opportunity to gain a variety of experiences in leadership, service, friendship and academics — all of which are very applicable skills for future professions,” says Whitney Hedge, the fraternity and sorority graduate assistant at UW-L. The FSC at UW-L is comprised of two sororities: Alpha Phi and Alpha Xi Delta, and five fraternities: Delta Sigma Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Chi Phi, Alpha Sigma Phi and Sigma Tau Gamma. Read the full version of 'PeerSpectives.'

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Eaglez Kidz Klub | Group Outings | Get Involved | Maroon Platoon | Mascot | Tickets | Events & Promotions | L-Club | Donate Jason Bertrand, Wellness Coordinator, was a contributing author in the book “The A-Z of Death and Dying: Social Medical, and Cultural Aspect” by Michael Brennan. Bertrand wrote about the topics of drugs, tobacco and alcohol. Keith Beyer, Chemistry; Jason Schroeder,'09, doctoral student at the University of California-Irvine; and Jared Kissinger, UW-L senior and chemistry major, had their research, "Temperature-Dependent Deliquescence Relative Humidities and Water Activities Using Humidity Controlled Thermogravimetric Analysis with Application to Malonic Acid," published in the April 4 issue of the Journal of Physical Chemistry part A. This research was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, Atmospheric Chemistry program. Enilda A. Delgado, Sociology/Archaeology, presented a research paper, "Beyond the Black-White Test Score Gap: Latinos' Early School Experiences and Literacy Outcomes," at the American Educational Research Association annual meetings April 3-6 in Philadelphia, Pa. This paper was co-authored with Laurie Cooper Stoll, Sociology/Archaeology. Jearold Holland, Recreation Management & Therapeutic Recreation, published a book, "Cultural Competence in Recreation Therapy: Working with African Americans, Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, Hmong Americans, Mexican Americans, and Puerto Rican Americans." The 197-page book, published by Idyll Arbor, Inc., addresses the importance of cultural diversity in the recreation therapy curriculum and practice. Nick Williams, Manny Felix, Terri Hepler, and Garth Tymeson, all Exercise and Sport Science, presented "Perspectives on adapted physical education transition programs for students with disabilities" at the National Convention of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, in April, in St. Louis. Tymeson also presented "Maintaining physical education in the reauthorization of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)." University Communications: the go-to communications resource for advancing UW-La Crosse 115 Graff Main Hall (the southeast corner)

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• Human interest stories: Reporters are always interested in a good human interest story, whether it's about an extraordinary person or project. We're always interested in stories about students and their one-of-a-kind contributions to UW-L and the community.

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What’s Happening In Dining Services

Stop in to try the week’s featured limited time offers! Cartwright Center Galley:

• Chef’s Table (Tuesdays and Thursdays): Chicken Spinach Lasagna Casserole
• Cyclone Salads: Garden Caesar & Chicken Salad
• Slice of Life: Chicken Florentine Pizza
• Original Burger Company: Southwest Steak Wrap

Whitney Center Residence Dining:

• Mindful Wednesdays at 360 for dinner: Turkey Chili
• Daily Recipes From Home

Did you know …

Premium dinner at Whitney Center starting at 4:30 p.m., April 17. Stop by to enjoy some pork roast or salmon along with accompanying sides. Just one 14/19 meal swipe or block. Check out our NEW promotions at Einstein Bros Bagels! Get your Beverage Loyalty Card today at Starbucks, Murphy’s Mug and Einstein Bros Bagels. Buy nine and get the 10th FREE! Any size, hot or cold … including coffees, espresso creations, teas and hot chocolate. Excludes pre-packaged beverages. Use at one or all three of our coffee shop locations. Purchase a UW-L Dining Eco Mug at Einstein Bros Bagels, Starbucks or Murphy’s Mug for $5 and receive 10 percent off every drink refill at those locations.

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Everything You Want to Know About Protein

Proteins are essential nutrients, found inside every cell in the body. They are used for growth and maintenance, including tissue and muscle repair. In general, about 10 to 35 percent of your daily calories should come from protein. Adult women should eat about 46 grams of protein a day, and adult men should eat about 56 grams a day. Most people in the United States actually get more than enough protein. A 2009 to 2010 U.S. food survey found that, on average, women eat about 70 grams of protein per day, and men eat about 100 grams. Our bodies typically use a maximum of 20 to 30 grams of protein from a single meal. Beyond that, any additional protein in a meal or bar won't confer an extra tissue-repair or muscle-building. A bar or shake might seem like an easy way to get the recommended amount of protein, but you're better off getting the nutrient from real food. High-protein bars and shakes are often high in calories and sugar, and don't leave people feeling full in the same way that a well-rounded meal, with a variety of flavors and nutrients, does. Foods also have other nutrients and components that are good for you. For example, meat is high in protein and also a good source of iron. The portion size for meat is 3 oz, about the size of a deck of cards. Good sources of protein include: beef, pork, poultry, fish, legumes, eggs, milk, yogurt, cheese, soy products and nuts and nut butters. Vegetable proteins offer additional nutrients like fiber and healthy fats. Protein needs can easily be met by eating a variety of plant-based foods. Be sure to include a variety of high protein foods as part of your balanced diet.