Senior faces her fears, finds science UW-L Senior Christina Burkhart can attest that life is a lot like scientific research. It doesn’t always go as planned. Read more »	In this issue: Announcements & Notices Communications Corner Human Resources In The News Organization for Campus Women Physical Wellness Remembering Thanks
WisCorps featured on UW System website     The story of how UW-La Crosse alum Matthew Brantner has revived a statewide organization dedicated to conservation and job preparation is being recognized statewide ... Read more »	Campus spruce up UW-L staff have been busy all summer sprucing up the campus. The beginning of the academic year is just two weeks away.

  [caption id="attachment_35614" align="alignnone" width="770"] Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Bob Hetzel presented information on the budget during Employee Enrichment Day July 29.[/caption]

Enrichment Day presentations posted

Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Bob Hetzel was one of the presenters during Employee Enrichment Day July 29. You can find his Power Point presentation, along with many of the other presentations, at http://www.uwlax.edu/livemaroon/employee-enrichment-day/. Also, the academic and classified staff committee who organized the day would like feedback from those who attended. Take the online survey. The next UW-L Adopt-a-Highway Clean-up is set for 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11.The university crew picks up litter from Korn Clements to Korn Coulee Road on Hwy. 33. The group meets afterward for a potluck social. For more information, or to be added to the clean-up crew, contact Brad Quarberg. This is the last clean-up of the year.

UW-L surplus sale runs through Aug. 13

UW-L will conduct a sale of surplus property in partnership with the online auction site www.wisconsinsurlpus.com through Wednesday, Aug.13. Pre-registration and a bidder number are required prior to bid submittals. For terms and conditions of sale along with contact information, go to www.wisconsinsurplus.com.  To view items, visit Campus Stores 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Scuba gear available free for non-profit organizations, items limited

Campus Stores has scuba gear, including a compressor, cascade bottle tank and 10 scuba tanks, to donate to nonprofit organizations on a first-come first-serve basis. Verification of nonprofit status is required. Contact Barb Spangler at bspangler@uwlax.edu.

Medication drop off Aug. 16

A medication drop off will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 16, at La Crosse County HHM, 6500 State Road 16, La Crosse. The drop-off will accept all medications including controlled substances. Items accepted include: prescription medications, over-the-counter medications, tablets and capsules, liquids, creams, ointments, inhalers, patches, needles and sharps. The site will also accept household hazardous waste including: mercury thermometers, florescent lamps and electronics, paint and solvents, oil, antifreeze, oil filters, aerosols, pesticides and yard chemicals, cleaners and pool chemicals. One more drop off day will be scheduled in 2014. Watch for times and locations. Visit www.lacrossecounty.org/HHM or call 608.785.9999 for more information.

Next bioresearch forum is Aug. 18

University Distinguished Chemistry Professor James M. Cook, from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is the keynote speaker at the Monday, Aug. 18, La Crosse Bioresearch Forum. Cook will present “Design of New Anxiolytic Agents to Treat Neuropathic Pain and Other CNS Disorders” from 12:15-1 p.m. in the Overholt Auditorium, Gundersen Health System. The free forums are open to the public and hosted by the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders and the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation. Those attending should park in the Green ramp or use valet parking. Use the entrances at the north end and northeast side of the medical center.

U-PASS continues into 2014-15, bus route changes

Faculty and staff can ride La Crosse city buses for $75 a year. The university’s U-PASS contract with the La Crosse MTU will continue for 2014-15. Faculty and staff can purchase an MTU bus pass for unlimited rides on all MTU routes. Those purchasing passes can take advantage of pretax payroll deduction. Passes are available in the Cashier’s Office, 121 Graff Main Hall, and are valid Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, through Monday, Aug. 30, 2015. The U-PASS program offers daily unlimited fare-free passage on all MTU routes for students. From fall 2000 through 2013, MTU buses have provided 1,857,303 U-PASS rides. The program is a joint effort by the UW-L Student Association, UW-L administration and MTU. For more information about U-PASS and city bus routes, visit www.uwlax.edu/u-pass/. Due to upcoming construction for the New Student Center and Cowley Hall projects, the MTU and Safe Ride bus routes for campus will be altered. The bus stop locations on Badger Street between East Avenue and Oakland Street will no longer be in service. Stops on Oakland Street and Badger Street near the Health Science Consortium building will remain unchanged. The new bus route will provide pick-up and drop-off shelters on East Avenue in front of Cowley Hall and Sanford Hall with an additional stop on the south side of La Crosse Street at the corner of 16th Street near the Parking Ramp. The route change will occur in mid-August. Go to the City of La Crosse website at www.cityoflacrosse.org/index.aspx?NID=1286 for details and updates.

August Lantern online

• Alumna takes Miss Wisconsin title — twice
• Alum offers tips for a successful family adventure
• Gibson added to national hall of fame
• View photos — Milwaukee, Green Bay
• Alums lead in the Northwoods League
• 2014 Athletic Wall of Fame inductees
• Accepting nominations for outstanding alumni
• Travel with alumni

August edition of Eagle Mail newsletter now online

The August 2014 Financial Aid Edition of Eagle Mail newsletter is now available at www.uwlax.edu/finaid/Financial-aid-newsletter. Articles include:

• Interest rates set for 2014-15
• Financial Aid disbursements and billing
• It Make$ Cents! “Game Night” and "Budgets are Important!"
• Veterans/military education benefits
• Facebook and Twitter
• Information about scholarships due in August
•  Ask Earnest — answers to pertinent financial aid questions

The Financial Aid edition of Eagle Mail newsletter is available at the beginning of each month. University Communications: the go-to communications resource for advancing UW-La Crosse 115 Graff Main Hall (the southeast corner) Note: The University Communications Office will be closed from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, for a staff retreat/planning meeting.  Get your campus portrait taken now If you're new to campus or need an updated portrait for a departmental website, University Communications can help. Two days are scheduled specifically for new faculty members to have their portraits taken:

• Monday, Aug 25, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 28, 10 a.m.-noon

[caption id="attachment_35605" align="alignnone" width="770"] Retiree Donald Anderson, right, Custodial Services, made it back to campus for the Classified Staff Appreciation Breakfast to be honored for his 40 years of service to the university. See more photos from the breakfast at http://goo.gl/mDD3a6.[/caption] Forty-nine classified staff members were honored for their years of service to the university at the 18th annual appreciation breakfast for classified staff July 29 in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Those honored included: For five years:

• Peter Amann
• Janet Craig
• Timothy Foster
• Jerome Holter
• Paul Iverson
• Rebecca Lee
• Lindsey Martell
• John Nuttelman
• Martin Olson
• Linda Pederson
• Maureen Wermedal

For 10 years:

• Linda Chitwood
• Chastity Evenstad
• Paula Knutson
• Richard Koblitz
• Susanne Koehler
• Terry Langteau
• Dirck Nagy
• Brian Oyen
• Claus Ryder
• Cedric Steine
• Kimberly Tiber

For 15 years:

• Heath Ahnen
• Lori Hanson
• Kristopher Kouba
• Thong Lee
• Timothy Miller
• David Pehl
• Dwayne Webb

For 20 years:

• Robert Hamann
• Gregory McCabe
• Karen Ott
• Deanne Otto
• Duane Stalsberg
• Ann Stratton
• Pamela Woods

For 25 years:

• Samuel Arentz
• John Elmer
• David Langteau
• Jeffrey Schmitz
• Maureen Spencer

For 30 years:

• David Anderson
• Brian Bissen
• Debra Peterson
• Kathy Ring
• Robert Wilson

For 35 years:

• Karoline Auby
• Karen Lange

For 40 years:

• Donald Anderson

 

• Bethany Brent, Senior Adviser, School of Education
• Nicole Cassidy, Intern, Counseling & Testing
• Sarah Dahl, Intern, Counseling & Testing
• Janelle Nelson, University Services Associate 2, School of Education

Congratulations, retirees

• Timothy Kiesling, Building Maintenance, Aug. 1
• Brenda Landrum, Health Professions, Aug. 8

   

UW-L in the news

A summary of some of the stories about UW-La Crosse spotted in the news. "Old bed frames moved from dorms," WKBT, July 28. The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is staying eco-friendly while upgrading its residence halls. In preparation for the new school year, the residence life staff spent a week sending nearly seven hundred tons of old bed frames to recycling ...

OCW Book Club to discuss 'The Goldfinch' and 'The River of No Return' Sept. 2

UW-L's Organization for Campus Women Book Club will discuss "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt and "The River of No Return" by Bee Ridgway from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, in Murphy's Mug.

Sign up now to join OCW Steppin' Out in Pink team

UW-L's Organization for Campus Women has traditionally formed a team, collected donations and walked the 4.5 mile course for Gundersen Medical Foundation's Steppin' Out in Pink. Steppin' Out in Pink kicks off at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, on the Gundersen Lutheran Campus walking trail — between 7th St. and South Avenue — rain or shine. Participants must be on the trail by 10 a.m. and complete the walk by noon.  No dogs, roller blades or runners are allowed on the walk. Anyone may register with the OCW team to show campus support for the event. Proceeds raised primarily fund breast cancer initiatives at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, but a portion is also dedicated to providing assistance to breast cancer patients in need, subsidizing mammograms for the uninsured or under-insured patients in our region. Here's how to register in advance and/or join the OCW team:

1. Go to the Steppin' Out in Pink Web page at www.steppinoutinpink.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=1099241
2. Click on "Register Here"
3. Click "I agree"
4. Click "Join a Team"
5. A drop down box will appear, click on "UWL OCW"
6. Create a username, password and enter the security question information, click "continue"
7. Follow the instructions for registration payment

Wellness program begins Sept. 17

The "Wellness for Every Body, A New Me" wellness program will be held for 12 weeks from 5:15-6:15 p.m. Wednesday, beginning Sept. 17, in La Crosse. The program includes educational sessions with small group coaching every other week with an ongoing support option. Health Tradition members can get $200 of the $399 program fee back with the Eat Well Move More rebate if they complete the attendance requirements. For details visit www.TimeForANewMe.com.   Tom Reinert, senior lecturer in UW-L's Communication Studies Department from 2000-'11, died Monday, Aug. 4. In addition to teaching at UW-L, Reinert was well known for his extensive public service activities in the La Crosse community. Earlier in his career he taught and directed theaters at Viterbo University and UW-Parkside. Reinert's wife, June, is a retiree from UW-L's Disability Resource Services.