Posted 9:43 p.m. Friday, June 8, 2012
This week's campus news and events.
UW System Board of Regents elects new leadership
Regent Brent Smith of La Crosse was elected the new President of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents June 8. Regent Michael J. Falbo of Franklin was elected to serve as Vice President of the BoardUW-La Crosse wins business awards
The Small Business Development Center at UW-La Crosse is being recognized regionally and statewide for excellence in promoting business.Professor discusses path to a bike friendly La Crosse
As the City of La Crosse creates a master plan for bike and pedestrian traffic, it’s important to consider American bicycle history, says James Longhurst, UW-L assistant history professor.
[caption id="attachment_12443" align="alignnone" width="770" caption="UW-L faculty and staff joined American Association of University Women, the League of Women Voters, and members of the Women's and La Crosse Community funds at the Waterfront Restaurant June 6 to hear Badri Gasim, chancellor of the Ahfad University for Women in Sudan, speak about higher education and the status of women in Sudan. "]
[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_12444" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Following his presentation June 6 at the Waterfront Restaurant in La Crosse to numerous community members who are active in women's issues, Badri Gasim, pictured in photo center, answered questions about Ahfad University for Women in Sudan where he is chancellor. "]
[/caption]
Visit from chancellor of women's university in Sudan strengthens partnership with UW-L
Badri Gasim, the chancellor of a private university for women in Sudan, was on campus June 4-6 to talk with various UW-L leaders and community members about strengthening relationships and educational opportunities for women. UW-L signed a Memorandum of Understanding in January with the Ahfad University for Women (AUW) to collaborate on possible exchange and degree programs at the institutions to improve the role of women in Sudan through education. Sudan was ranked 85 out of 86 in the 2012 Social Institutions and Gender Index. The index measures underlying discrimination against women for more than 100 countries. "This is a great opportunity for our two institutions to benefit from this partnership," says Jay Lokken, UW-L's director of the Office of International Education. "Gasim's visit has helped to pave the way for women from Sudan to broaden their international experience by studying at UW-L." AUW embraces a combination of academic courses, on-the-job training, individual research and community extension activities to prepare women to become change agents in their families and communities and to assume leadership positions in society. The university enrolls more than 5,000 students and offers a five-year bachelor's degree in six undergraduate schools and a master's degree in two areas.
Jazz in the Park returns
The Gertrude Salzer Gordon Jazz in the Park Concert Series with the La Crosse Jazz Orchestra swung into its 38th season last week.
Upcoming concerts in the series include:
- Sunday, June 17 — 7:30 p.m., Riverside Park (rain site is The Freight House)
- Friday, July 13 — 7:30 p.m. Crazy Daze Dance Party by the Pump House, King Street (Rain Site is Grand River Station)
- Sunday, July 22 — 3 p.m. Riverside Jazz Party, featuring a special guest artist. (Rain site is Valhalla, UW-L Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.)
Sign up by June 15 to lead Campus Climate Brown Bag Lunch Film Series discussions in 2012-13
The Campus Climate Office staff piloted a brown bag lunch film and discussion series last semester to engage the UW-L community in discussions about contemporary social justice, diversity and climate issues. Because of the interest and enthusiasm for series the staff is considering a film series for the academic year of 2012-13. If interested in facilitating a film showing and discussion, fill out the Qualtrics survey at https://uwlacrosse.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_ebuxsjkHAofikjG by Friday, June 15, regarding your availability and topic of interest. Each 1-1/2 hour event typically starts with a brief introduction of the featured topic, followed by a film showing — such as TED Talks, YouTube clips, 30 Days episodes — and ends with a discussion. Attendees bring their lunch and come and go as they please. The office of Campus Climate has made all venue reservations and will promote the film series with campus-wide publicity. For more information contact Carrie Bero at cbero@uwlax.edu.
Blood drive on campus June 15
The BloodCenter of Wisconsin is hosting a blood drive on campus from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, June 15, at the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. To schedule an appointment call 608.386.0478 or visit www.bcw.edu/cleary. Walk-ins are welcome. Pizza will be served. Refreshments will be provided. All registered donors will receive a Marcus Theatre Movie ticket.
OCW spearheads on-campus granola bar food drive for Feed the Kids program
When school is out for the summer school lunch programs close down and many children in the community go hungry or fill up on non-nutritional food.
The Salvation Army's Feed the Kids volunteers assemble sack lunches and deliver them to children in neighborhoods and to those in summer programs. The lunch is sometimes the only meal these children will get each day.
To help, UW-L's Organization of Campus Women is collecting granola bars for the lunches Monday, June 18, through Friday, June 29. To donate, drop off granola bars at any of these locations:
- 212 Cartwright Center
- 227 Graff Main Hall
- 1120 Centennial Hall
- Murphy Library Circulation Area
Signaling networks that regulate T cell activation and integrin function is topic of June 18 forum
Dr. Yoji Shimizu from the Masonic Cancer Center University of Minnesota in Minneapolis will present "Signaling Networks That Regulate T Cell Activation and Integrin Function" from 12:15-1 p.m. Monday, June 18, for the monthly La Crosse BioResearch Forum. Forums are held in the Overholt Auditorium, Gundersen Lutheran. The free forums are open to the public and are 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.
OCW Book Club summer read is Stephen King's '11/22/63'
If you could change history, would you? Should you?
Stephen King explores this concept in "11/22/63." King tells the story of a small-town teacher who goes back in time to stop one of the watershed events of American history — the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
UW-L's Organization of Campus Women Book Club will discuss the book at noon Thursday, July 19, in Murphy's Mug. Get a head start on reading the 849-page book so you can join the discussion. Participation is open to all faculty, staff and students.
Tim Gerber, Biology; John Jax, Karen Lange and Stefan Smith, all Murphy Library; published “Refinement and Expansion of Regional Curriculum Resource Center Resources Using SB&F and Other AAAS Resources” in the American Association for the Advancement of Science June 2012 issue of Science Books & Films (SB&F).
Cecilia Manrique, Political Science/Public Administration, presented the paper “Foreign Direct Investment Flows: An Examination of its Distribution among Middle-and Low-Income Countries” at the Ninth World Congress of Regional Science Association International meeting in Timisoara, Romania, on May 9-12.
