Posted 4:01 p.m. Thursday, July 3, 2014
This week's news and events.
Riverside Jazz Party set Sunday, July 13
An evening featuring jazz on the banks of the Mississippi River is planned for the 6th annual Riverside Jazz Party. The free festival will feature vocalist Judi Donaghy Vinar and the La Crosse Jazz Orchestra, along with Al Townsend’s Wonderful World Jazz Band. Read more » |
In this issue:Announcements & Notices Campus Kudos Human Resources In The News Remembering |
Teachers to explore pre-European cultures during institute at UW-L
Tool making, spear throwing and learning the delicate art of excavation are just a few of the activities teachers from around the U.S. will be participating in during a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute for Teachers at UW-La Crosse. The Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center is offering its fifth NEH Summer Institute for Teachers July 14 – Aug. 1. Read more » |
UW-L research shows decline in mercury contamination
UW-La Crosse student researchers contributed to a long-term study that shows mercury levels have decreased in waters of the Minnesota Great Lakes Region — a potential indicator that mercury pollution is on the decline. The study was a collaboration between UW-L, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Park Service and the National Atmospheric Deposition Program. Read more » |
UW-L embarks on sustainability self-assessment
UW-L has begun a year-long self-assessment to see how the university measures up on all things sustainable. The university recently signed up to participate in Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS), a four-prong approach for colleges and universities to measure sustainability from an economic, social and environmental perspective. More than 300 institutions throughout the world have received STARS ratings. Read more » |
Open forums for grant writer position candidates set July 7, 9
The campus community is invited to attend open forums for grant writer position candidates. Forums will be held in 150 Murphy Library (the Institute for Campus Excellence) and will include a 10-15 minute presentation made by the candidates, as well as an opportunity for the campus community to interact with candidates and provide feedback. Forums are:
- Monday, July 7, 2-2:45 p.m. — Brittney Greeno
- Wednesday, July 9, 2-2:45 p.m. — Shanna Nifoussi
July financial aid newsletter now online
The July 2014 Financial Aid Edition of Eagle Mail newsletter is now available at www2.uwlax.edu/finaid/Financial-aid-newsletter.
Articles include:
- Happy Birthday, Financial Aid Newsletter
- What to consider when choosing an alternative education loan
- It Make$ Cents! “My Student Loans”
- Be sure to read your Award Messages
- Information about scholarships due in July
- Ask Earnest — answers to pertinent financial aid questions
Student parking permits on sale in July
Student permit sales for campus parking start Monday, July 7, for graduate students, seniors and juniors. Sophomore sales start Monday, July 14. Freshmen can purchase permits Monday, July 21. Students can pick up permits the first week of August. Students who return to campus early can make arrangements to get their permits earlier. Students can purchase permits online at www.uwlax.edu/parking. A valid NetID is required. Students may also purchase a permit at the office at 605 17th St. N. Students may pay by student bill, cash, check or credit card. The office cannot sell permits over the phone. Office hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Students should consult the campus map at www.uwlax.edu/map before making lot selections. Resident students may choose from available resident lots. Students who live off campus should select from available commuter lots. The top level of the ramp is for resident students only. Covered ramp parking is not offered to resident students. C-5 is sold as an overflow resident lot if other resident lots are not available. Direct questions to parking@uwlax.edu or call 608.785.8061.Logger run/walk set for Aug. 2
Step up to the plate! The La Crosse Loggers' "Home Run" for Coulee Council on Addictions fundraising event, set for Saturday, Aug. 7, includes a 5K run/walk, a 9K run, kids race and more. For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/homeruncca/timeline.Vianden joins CBA Dean’s Office July 7
Becky Vianden will be the new assistant to the dean in the College of Business Administration starting Monday, July 7. Vianden has 13 years of professional experience in higher education, including work in Academic Advising and Career Services. For the past five years, she has been a career adviser for CBA students with UW-L’s Career Services. Vianden will replace Amelia Dittman, who retired July 3.UW-L student organization to publish UW-La Crosse Campus Planner
University Centers is no longer publishing the UW-La Crosse Campus Planner due to a decrease in sales and an increase in electronic calendar options. The company that University Centers had been working with to publish the calendar, Around Campus, has recruited UW-L student organization, Delta Sigma Pi, to publish the planner for 2014-15. Around Campus, formerly University Directories, remains the official publisher of the Student + Staff Directory, which is coordinated through the University Communications Office. The Student + Staff Directory will be distributed on campus in October. Copies are free. Around Campus trains and employs UW-L students to sell advertisements in each of their publications. Delta Sigma Pi is working with Around Campus to sell ads for the campus planner. Although Around Campus and Delta Sigma Pi do not have permission to use the university logo or name within the publication since the planner is no longer an official UW-L publication, campus units purchasing advertisements may use the university logo in their advertisement.
Karoline Auby, Mathematics, passed the Certified Administrative Professional examination offered by the International Association of Administrative Professionals.
Michael Current, Murphy Library, presented data comparing the use of online federal government information through two finding tools, the Murphy Library Catalog and the Search@UW resource discovery tool, at Government Information Day, an event of the Government Information Round Table of the Wisconsin Library Association at UW-Madison June 6.
Víctor M. Macías-González, History and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, presented "The Transnational Homophile Movement and Homosexual Domesticity in Mexico City, 1930–1970" as part of the LGBT Mexico City from Dictatorship to Democracy, 1876–2009 workshop held at the Sixteenth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women in Toronto, Canada, May 23-26. Macías-González was also recently notified that he is the inaugural recipient of the Yale University LGBT Studies Research Fellowship. He will be in residency at Yale University for a portion of his sabbatical during the spring 2015 semester.
Congratulations to the following UW-L retirees:
Susan Grebel, Library Services Assistant Advanced, Murphy Library, last day on campus was July 1.
Laurie Magnusson, University Services Associate 2, School of Education, last day on campus was July 3.
Lavonia McCarty, Library Services Assistant Advanced, Murphy Library.
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Ruth Anderson Nixon-Davy died June 30 in La Crosse. She taught Spanish on campus from 1945 until retiring in1984. Professor Emerita Nixon-Davy chaired the foreign language department for many years, introduced the national honorary fraternity of Sigma Delta Pi for Spanish students and initiated an annual conference for area foreign language teachers. She is survived by children and grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to the Ruth Nixon-Davy scholarship at the UW-L Foundation. For the full obituary see: http://lacrossetribune.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/ruth-anderson-nixon-davy/article_183b2567-5557-5624-ae75-6148df2210e6.html.
UW-L in the news
A summary of some of the stories about UW-La Crosse spotted in the news. "UW-La Crosse hosts 'Badger State Games'," WKBT-TV, June 21. UW-La Crosse hosted the Badger State Games on its campus Saturday at Veteran's Memorial Stadium ... "Report: cost of college degree still worth it," June 24, WKBT La Crosse. ... ahead, our students are going to come out ahead in terms of our earning," says Tim Tritch, director for UW-La Crosse's Career Services Department "Weighing the costs of a college degree," June 25, WXOW.com. Gary Vang is an incoming University of Wisconsin–La Crosse freshman, looking to study chemistry in the fall. He said he's confident with his choice to ... "At UW-La Crosse, teachers become the students," WXOW-TV, June 25. Thirty teachers from the La Crosse, Onalaska, and Tomah School District are currently participating in the "A Lot of Science" two-week summer program at UW-La Crosse ... (video clip) "Live video to show progress of UW-La Crosse student center," July 1, WKBT La Crosse. Construction for the new UW-La Crosse student center will start in October and a camera installed on top of Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex ... "Steven Walters: Wisconsin is phasing out Covenant Scholar program," July 1, Janesville Gazette. Spindler, 19, a biology major and UW-La Crosse sophomore, qualified for the maximum $2,500 grant. She said she is “extremely disappointed” that ... "Colleges stay busy with summer construction," La Crosse Tribune, July 2. Higher education institutions in La Crosse are busy beefing up facilities this summer as students enjoy the break...Western Technical College, Viterbo University and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse all have major projects in the works -- projects with price tags in the millions, altering the faces of their respective campuses ... "Campus ramps support building plans," La Crosse Tribune, July 2. La Crosse colleges have added nearly 900 parking spaces since the beginning of the 2013-14 school year as higher education officials use parking ramps as a cure for campus growing pains ... "Students experience archaeology first hand," WKBT, June 25. Middle and high school students from around the region spent Wednesday shoveling holes and sifting through dirt. It's part of a summer program offered by the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center that gives kids a glimpse into the life of an archaeologist.
Ruth Nixon-Davy
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Ruth Anderson Nixon-Davy died June 30 in La Crosse. She taught Spanish on campus from 1945 until retiring in1984. Professor Emerita Nixon-Davy chaired the foreign language department for many years, introduced the national honorary fraternity of Sigma Delta Pi for Spanish students and initiated an annual conference for area foreign language teachers. She is survived by children and grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to the Ruth Nixon-Davy scholarship at the UW-L Foundation. For the full obituary see: http://lacrossetribune.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/ruth-anderson-nixon-davy/article_183b2567-5557-5624-ae75-6148df2210e6.html.