Alumni to be honored at MLK celebration Two UW-L alumni will receive the 2014 Martin Luther King Leadership Award from the Jubilee Center of the Greater La Crosse area. City Council member Dempsey Miller III and veteran educator Bill Coleman will be honored during a ceremony at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center. Admission is free. Read more »

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UW-La Crosse Jazz Festival is Saturday, Jan. 25 London bassist Michael Janisch and his “Purpose Built” quintet are guest artists for this year’s UW-La Crosse Jazz Festival. They will join the UW-L Jazz Ensemble I along with the tri-state’s top high school groups in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for others. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Read more »	Vocal jazz featured at UW-La Crosse Saturday, Jan. 25 UW-La Crosse’s four vocal jazz ensembles will welcome 10 Wisconsin high school vocal jazz ensembles and a top vocal performer to campus Saturday, Jan. 25.The high school ensembles will perform with mini-concerts by the university’s four vocal jazz ensembles during the day. Performances begin at 9 a.m. and run throughout the day in Annett Recital Hall in the Center for the Arts. Performances are free and open to the public. Read more »
’81 alums find themselves in a position to give Brian and Lori Hesprich know what it’s like to struggle financially in college. Brian’s parents couldn’t help with tuition, so he took out loans and worked. Lori’s parents helped, but she still needed loans as well. Thirty-plus years later, they’re changing that. They’ve endowed a scholarship to help students stay in college and graduate with less debt. Read more »	Pearson appointed UW-L executive director of Facilities Planning and Management Doug Pearson, currently the director of facilities at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, has been appointed UW-L’s executive director of Facilities Planning and Management. He will begin duties at UW-L Monday, Feb.3. Read more »
Get SAH News online The latest news from the UW-L College of Science and Health is featured in theWinter 2013-14 issue of Science & Health News. Read more »	UW-L physician assistant program featured on UW System website The success of UW-La Crosse’s physician assistant program – and the success of its graduates — is being recognized statewide in the UW System initiative Knowledge Powers Wisconsin. Read more »

 

University closed Jan. 20 to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day

UW-La Crosse will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No classes will be held. Winter intersession classes resume Tueday, Jan. 21. The Campus Connection will be published Tuesday, Jan. 21. The deadline for copy is noon Wednesday, Jan. 15.

Breast cancer development, TBX2 is topic of Jan. 16 bioresearch forum

Assistant Professor Matthew Rowley, Department of Biology at St. Mary's University of Minnesota, is the keynote speaker at the Thursday, Jan. 16, La Crosse Bioresearch Forum. Rowley will discuss "The Effect of TBX2 Over-Expression on Breast Cancer Development" 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 (see map) or use valet parking. Use the entrances at the north end and northeast side of the medical center. The Winter Conference on Teaching & Learning for UW-L faculty and staff runs from 1-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, in Centennial Hall.  The conference features 36 presentations — panel discussions, workshops and posters — by UW-L instructors and staff. [caption id="attachment_18356" align="alignright" width="134"] UW-L Chancellor Joe Gow[/caption]

Chancellor to give All-University Address Jan. 22

Chancellor Joe Gow will give UW-L’s All-University Spring Address from 10:30-noon Wednesday, Jan. 22, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Refreshments are available prior to the address.

Drug use on campus and in La Crosse to be discussed at Jan. 22 presentation

Three UW-L presenters will provide an overview of drug use on campus and in the La Crosse community from 2-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in 1400 Centennial Hall. They will discuss signs of ingestion and abuse, how to identify drugs, and what can be done to combat drug use on campus. Presenters include:

• Chris Carley, UW-L Police Officer
• John Palmer,  Assistant Dean of Students
• Jason Bertrand: Wellness Coordinator/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Specialist

For more information contract Bertrand at 608.785.8977.

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Eaglez Kidz Klub | Group Outings | Get Involved | Maroon Platoon | Mascot | Tickets | Events & Promotions | L-Club | Donate   Mark W. Chavalas, History, reviewed, Amir Sumaka'i Fink, Late Bronze Age Tell Atchana (Alalakh): Stratigraphy, Chronology, History (Oxford: British Archaeological Reports, 2010)  for the Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 370 (2013) 236-8. Christine Hippert, Sociology and Archaeology, and five undergraduate student co-authors — Emma Bremer, Angela Rooker, Mitchell Running, Hana Tanberg and Rileigh Van Driessche — published the results of an evaluation of the La Crosse School District's Farm 2 School program supported by the La Crosse County Public Health Department.  The article, "From Local Fields to School Lunch Lines: Multiple Stakeholders' Perspectives of a Farm to School Program," was published in the winter issue of Practicing Anthropology: https://sfaa.metapress.com/content/30h42g370851136k/resource-secured/?target=fulltext.pdf. Cecilia G. Manrique, Political Science/Public Administration, had her peer-reviewed review of the article "Internet Use and Degree of Flow Experienced by Expatriates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" by Marie Hattingh, published in the Nov. 27, 2013, issue of Computing Reviews. Faculty emeritus Bruce Mouser, History, has published several studies:

• With Edwin Neitjen, Florent Okry and Paul Richards of the University of Wageningen, Holland, “Commodity and Anti-Commodity: Linked Histories of Slavery, Emancipation and Red and White Rice at Sierra Leone,” in the Commodities of Empire Series, No. 19, Ferguson Centre for African and Asian Studies, The Open University (UK).
• “Walking Caravans of Nineteenth Century Fuuta Jaloo, Western Africa,” in Mande Studies 12 (2012):19-104.
• "American Colony on the Rio Pongo: The War of 1812, Continuing Slave Trade, and Plans for a Settlement of African Americans, 1810-1830," as part of the Harriet Tubman Series, York University, Toronto, printed by Africa World Press of Trenton NJ. His chapter, “The Expulsion of Dala Modu: A Muslim Trader in Anti-Slavery Freetown,” appeared in African Voice on Slavery and the Slave Trade, edited by Alice Bellagamba, Sandra Greene, and Martin Klein, published by Cambridge University Press.
• “The Trial of Samuel Samo and Slave Trading Networks on the Rio Pongo, 1797 to 1812,” appeared in The International Journal of African Historical Studies 46, no. 3 (December 2013): 423-41.
• “Addressing the ‘Negro Problem’ in the 1820s,” was printed in The Root in August 2013.

Bill Zollweg, Sociology/Archaeology, has been appointed to the Wisconsin Drug/Hybrid Court Performance Measures Advisory Group by the Office of Court Operations, Wisconsin Supreme Court. He will help develop operational guidelines and performance standards for all Wisconsin specialty courts.  

Welcome, new employees

• Shawn Fredrick, Media Specialist, Information Technology Services
• Anna Holbrook, Associate Residence Hall Manager, Office of Residence Life
• Laurie Miller, IS Business Automation Analyst, Financial Aid
• Jeff Munson, Electrician, Facilities Planning & Management
• Gretchen Reinders, Director, Counseling Services, Counseling & Testing Center
• Joseph (Jay) Scott, Development Specialist, Office of University Advancement & External Relations

 

UW-L in the news

A summary of some of the stories about UW-La Crosse spotted in the news. "Our view: Don't shield finalists from public," Editorial, La Crosse Tribune, Dec. 29. Transparency. It's a word Republican legislators in Madison used often and at high volume earlier this year when criticizing the University of Wisconsin System because of its reserve funds. And while it could be argued that at least some amount of reserve funds was prudent, the UW System could have been much more transparent in explaining its process and philosophy for maintaining the funds. The need for transparency at a public institution is crucial. That's why we're puzzled that Assembly Speaker Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, says he may consider changing state law to allow finalists for key UW jobs to remain confidential … UW-L art apprentices leave for Calif. to assist with - WXOW News 19, Jan. 4. … the Pump House Regional Arts Center. Two University of Wisconsin–La Crosse students left for Lake Tahoe, Calif. Friday to apprentice for the artist. "Cold is coming: La Crosse area prepares for dangerous arctic blast," La Crosse Tribune Jan 4. The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has four boilers to steam heat the campus, including two boilers that use coal and oil. The two bigger boilers … "Our view: Website helps track state expenses," Editorial, La Crosse Tribune, Jan. 5. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow was reimbursed $7,551.06 in the 2013 fiscal year for travel expenses. As part of that total, on April 16, 2013, Gow was issued a check for $1,054.80, one of 15 disbursements he received during the fiscal year … You can find this information and much more about state government expenditures at www.openbook.wi.gov, a website that finally launched last week … "UW -L student died during winter break trip," La Crosse Tribune, Jan. 8.  A  University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student died Friday during a trip to Colorado over winter break. Derek J. Benton, 20, of Green Bay, died ... "UW-L researchers working on new cure for tuberculosis," WXOW.com. A group of researchers at the UW-La Crosse has discovered an antibiotic that kills the bacteria causing ... "UW-L student dies during Colorado trip," La Crosse Tribune, Jan. 9. A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student died unexpectedly Friday during a winter break vacation to Colorado with friends, according to an obituary from a Crivitz, Wis.-based funeral home ... How's your physical wellness? Physical wellness is achieved by eating well, exercising, avoiding harmful habits, getting enough sleep, recognizing the signs of disease, getting regular physical exams and taking steps to prevent injury. Watch this column for tips and ideas to improve and maintain physical health. Email ideas and questions to UW-L's Recreational Eagle Center Strength Center Manager Dennis Kline at dkline@uwlax.edu. UW-L student Derek Benton died Jan. 3 while vacationing with friends. For a complete obituary see www.legacy.com/obituaries/greenbaypressgazette/obituary.aspx?n=derek-benton&pid=168939413&fhid=6726.  

For rent

Upper efficiency apartment,  311 23rd St. South, window air conditioner, laundry in building, on city bus route. Available for spring semester. $500, includes heat and water. Call 608.386.7481.

Wanted

Live-in house and pet sitting or elderly companion position.  Mature, responsible woman with three years of nursing training and excellent references seeks a live-in position as house and pet sitter or as an elderly companion. Can do light cooking, cleaning, errands and drive to appointments. Available two to eight months for live-in position. Could also house and pet sit and be an elderly companion with daily visits instead of a live-in situation. Call 217.621.7702 or email nancyjmelin@gmail.com.

Found

Gray mitten with elastic band, size medium, left hand, in C10 Lot Jan. 9. Claim in 2131 Centennial Hall.