Inaugural Classified Staff Excellence Award presented
David Anderson, Custodial Services program supervisor, is the first recipient of the newly created Classified Staff Excellence Award. Read more » |
In this issue:
Announcements & Notices
Campus Kudos
UWLDining
In The News
Classifieds |
‘Riverside Jazz Party’ to close out park series July 26
The Gertrude Salzer-Gordon Jazz in the Park 2015 Concert Series concludes with concert featuring diva Deborah Brown, Dalton Boys Trio, and the Greater La Crosse High School Jazz Ensemble. Read more » |
MVAC archaeology public field school open house is July 23
The public is invited to see what Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center Public Field School participants have been digging into. Read more » |
Don't forget: Employee Enrichment Day is Tuesday, July 21
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The second "Employee Enrichment Day" runs
Tuesday, July 21. The day, designed to help employees get ahead at work and home, is free and open to all.
The day kicks off with a short morning walk at
7 a.m. by Hoeschler Tower. This year’s keynote presentation features motivational speaker Alonzo Kelly at
9 a.m. with “Keeping Your Sanity After Embracing Change: How losing control doesn’t require us to lose ourselves in the process.”
Presentations follow throughout the morning, with most repeated in the afternoon, allowing for flexibility in schedules. All of the events will be held in Centennial Hall, unless noted.
You can see all session options at:
http://www.uwlax.edu/livemaroon/employee-enrichment-day/. Registration is not required, so you may attend even if you didn't register.
Employee Enrichment Day is funded by university staff and academic staff development grants. It is organized by the following: Rachel Berry, Amanda Goodenough, Tammy Haakenson, Carmen Hetzel, Brad Quarberg, Kathy Ring, Terry Stika, Sheila Wirkus and Becky Yoshizumi.
Travel goes paperless with e-reimbursement Sept. 1
The E-Reimbursement Expense Module is a web-based system used to reimburse UWL employees and non-employees for expenses incurred while traveling or conducting business for the university. Paperwork and approvals are done in the Expense Module through data entry, attachments and an automated workflow process.
Attend the Traveler and Travel Approver training
Tuesday, Aug. 11 and Wednesday, Aug. 12, in 1404 Centennial Hall. Business Services along with UW System employees will lead the training and answer any questions. Following is the training schedule:
1 p.m. Aug. 11 – Travelers and alternates
3 p.m. Aug. 11 – Travel approvers
8 a.m. Aug. 12 – Travelers and alternates
10 a.m. Aug. 12 – Travel approvers
For more information visit the
Accounts Payable website.
Rafique Ahmed, Professor Emeritus, Geography, co-edited a book "Climate Variability: Issues and Perspectives for Bangladesh," published June 2015, by Shahitya Prakash, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Gerry Cox, Professor Emeritus, wrote the book "The Sociology of the American Indian," published June 2015 by The Edwin Mellen Press.
What’s Happening In Dining Services
UW-L in the news
A summary of some of the stories about UW-La Crosse spotted in the news.
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Regents approve new UWL Science Labs Building," July 10, WXOW.com. The UW System Board of Regents gave the go-ahead Thursday to build a new science building on the UW-L campus. The regents approved the ...
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UW-La Crosse to build new science facility," July 10, News8000.com - WKBT. The university is planning to build a new $82 million science facility to replace Cowley Hall. School officials say the 62-year-old building is outdated ...
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UW-L sees largest increase in lean year; science building gets OK," July 11, La Crosse Tribune. An artist's rendering of the proposed Science Labs Building on the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus. The UW System Board of Regents ...
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Council chooses new member for UW-L campus," July 11, La Crosse Tribune. Anderson, 20, was chosen Thursday from among four UW-L students who applied for the vacancy created when Katherine Svitavsky resigned in May ...
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Scientists treat rare chestnut trees for blight - La Crosse Tribune," July 12, La Crosse Tribune. UW-L associate biology professor Anita Baines treats a chestnut blight-infected tree with a slurry containing a virus that weakens the fungus.
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Live Interview: UW-L political analyst Joe Heim on Governor Walker's Candidacy," July 13. News8000.com - WKBT. Live Interview: UW-L political analyst Joe Heim on Governor Walker's ... the governor's candidacy is U-W La Crosse political science professor Joe ...
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UW-System universities address state budget signing," July 13, WEAU. UW-La Crosse and UW-Stout say many valuable and hardworking colleagues will be leaving, and reductions are anticipated for several departments.
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