Campus Connection

 

Move-in days: Expect heavy traffic, parking changes New and returning UWL students will move in Friday, Sept. 4, and Saturday, Sept. 5. All residential and commuter lots will be used for student and family parking during these two days. All faculty and staff should plan to park in Commuter Lot 11, east of the stadium, on Friday instead of their regular assigned lot. Read more »

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

New interim provost prepares for accreditation, more   In addition to preparing for UWL’s accreditation visit, Betsy Morgan is focused on faculty and staff compensation, evidence-based decision making, an evaluation of whether to expand graduate education programs and continuing to promote Inclusive Excellence. Read more »	Help campus respond and prevent sexual assaults, harassment September online training will help employees know what to do. Read more »
UWL gears up for new student orientation, welcome week More than 2,500 new UWL students will participate in New Student Orientation, Sept. 4-8, and Welcome Week, Sept. 8-16. Read more »	The social media buzz at UWL Social media fans enjoyed a high national ranking for UWL and looking back at time spent living in the residence halls. Read more »

[caption id="attachment_43141" align="alignnone" width="600"] The Screaming Eagles Marching Band performs during a football game in 2014. Photo by UW-L student photographer Hanqing Wu.[/caption]

UWL Screaming Eagles set season

The UW-La Crosse Screaming Eagles Marching Band kicks off the new season with Band Camp this week through Friday, Sept. 4. During the week the members will work on marching fundamentals, music and building camaraderie. The first official performance for the Screaming Eagles will be a home football game, Friday, Sept. 4, when the band also hosts the 5^th annual High School Band Day. The pre-game show starts at 6:40 p.m. and features band members from four of the area’s finest marching bands. The game follows at 7 p.m. with a special halftime performance. This year's Screaming Eagles’ show will feature the pop music of “Fall Out Boy,” as well as many other pop hits. Music Professor Tammy Fisher directs the group. The drum majors for 2015 are Paul Mora, Anton Lenertz and Gregg Koboski.

Chancellor's All-University Address and picnic set for Sept. 2

[caption id="attachment_20290" align="alignleft" width="300"] Chancellor Joe Gow[/caption] Chancellor Joe Gow will give the All-University Fall Address from 10:30 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Sept. 2, in 260 Graff Main Hall Auditorium.

Chancellor's picnic

The chancellor's address will be immediately followed by a picnic outside in Lindner Forest, near the gazebo, behind Wing Technology Center. The picnic is free for all university faculty and staff. It will run until 1 p.m. Those planning to attend the picnic should complete this online survey by Monday, Aug. 31, to indicate their food preference. This assists Chartwells in preparing the appropriate quantities of food. The menu includes: burgers,chicken breasts, vegetarian burgers, vegetarian baked beans, vinaigrette coleslaw, potato salad, brownies and beverages. Please bring a non-perishable food item to the picnic for the University Food Pantry. UWL continues to have many students who use the pantry. Bins to collect donations will be located at the cookout site.

Part-Time Job Fair Sept. 9

UWL departments and offices looking for student employees are invited to participate at no cost in the Part-Time Job Fair from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Pre-registration is required for employers. Contact Rebecca Lee at rlee@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8362. The registration deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 2. Registration includes a table with tablecloth and refreshments during the event. Both on and off-campus employers offering part-time and seasonal employment are attending. The fair, sponsored by the UWL Career Services and Financial Aid offices, is free and open to all students. Students do not need to pre-register.

Admissions Office to share student stats at Sept. 10 event

Prepare to be dazzled with exciting information regarding UWL’s fall 2015 first-year and transfer student class while enjoying refreshments from 3-4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Strzelczyk Great Hall, Cleary Alumni & Friends Center.

Procurement card statement improvements starting with the Sept. 11 issue

Procurement card statements will now include detailed transaction information. Details include:

• Airfare transactions — traveler names, travel date and airport information
• Hotel transactions — lodging dates and folio numbers
• Transaction detail — specific item detail (if provided by the vendor)

Statements will also have a designated area for cardholders to reallocate expenses to a different funding string. Cardholders simply provide the new funding information and a business purpose for the reallocation. This feature will eliminate the need to submit an Expense Transfer Form. Cardholders should provide additional details regarding purchases on the statement in the “Business Purpose” area. The information may reduce questions during the audit process. Contact Beth Dummer at bdummer@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8551; or Ekco Jensen at ejensen@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8730 with questions.

Expansion of classroom lecture capture for fall 2015

Currently classroom lecture capture is available to all faculty and staff who teach in 1309 and 1400 Centennial, 102 Wimberly and 100 Cowley Halls. This summer ITS has expanded lecture capture capability by request to nearly any other classroom on campus. Thanks to the introduction last fall of the MyMedia Desktop Recorder, instructors have found success in using the new capture method in their classrooms. It can be used to create a library of recordings, which provides an additional resource to facilitate teaching and enhance student learning. Those interested in bringing lecture capture to a classroom this fall may contact the Eagle Help Desk or Terry Wirkus at twirkus@uwlax.edu.

Alumni Association seeks nominations of outstanding alumni to honor in 2016

Have you kept in touch with former students? Are they doing amazing work in their communities? The Alumni Association is looking for candidates for the UW-La Crosse Alumni Awards Program. Submit name(s) by Thursday, Oct. 1, to be considered for the 2016 awards. The awards program was established in 1977 with one award, the Maurice O. Graff Distinguished Alumni Award. Over the past 38 years, the program has grown to recognize accomplishments of alumni at different stages of their careers. The Maurice O. Graff Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes alumni who attended at least 20 years ago and have achieved honor and distinction with recognition that extends well beyond the immediate environments in which they live and work. The Rada Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes alumni who have graduated from UWL within the last 20 years. The award honors recent to mid-career alumni who are making exceptional contributions to their professions and/or communities. The Parker Multicultural Alumni Award recognizes alumni who have graduated from UWL and have significantly contributed to or advanced multicultural understanding. The Burt and Norma Altman Teacher Education Award honors and recognizes outstanding educators and the significant contributions they make to children and communities. Visit http://www.uwlalumni.org/content/membership2/awards2 for more information about the awards program. Once nominated, candidates must submit their resume, three letters of reference and any additional documentation they wish to provide. Questions? Contact the Alumni Association at alumni@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8495. Tushar Das, Mathematics, had the paper "The Bishop-Jones relation and the Hausdorff geometry of convex-cobounded limit sets in infinite-dimensional hyperbolic space" co-authored with Bernd O. Stratmann and M. Urbanski, accepted for publication on Aug. 27. It will appear in “Stochastics and Dynamics.” Gary Kuhn, professor emeritus, History, wrote chapter five in the book “The Flying Macaw: Memories of TACA Airlines” by Captain Paul J. Holsen II. Kuhn was former editor of the Minnesota-Uruguay Partners newsletter. Kuhn, who taught at UWL from 1965-96, says producing the chapter was aided through a 1980 UWL sabbatical to Central America. Lucyano Macedo, Chemistry student, received the Outstanding Student Poster Award in the Colloid and Surface Science Division at the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting held in Boston Aug. 16–20. The presentation “Temperature-dependent SPR measurement of the influence of probe density on the denaturation temperature of hybridized DNA on surfaces” was co-authored by Aric Opdahl, Chemistry. Cecilia G. Manrique, Political Science and Public Administration, had her review of the book “Legal Principles for Combatting Cyberlaundering” by Deniel Adeoye Leslie published in the Feb. 5, 2015, issue of “Computing Reviews.” Kate Noelke, Student Life, was named chair of the La Crosse County Prevention Network (LCPN) for 2015/2016. LCPN is a community-based coalition working towards preventing substance misuse and abuse in the area.