Posted 8:20 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, 2011
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Annual address, dedication kick off a new school year
Chancellor Joe Gow kicked off the new school year with his annual All-University Address Aug. 31, in Lindner Forest with UW-L’s new Centennial Hall in the backdrop.ATP: Raising awareness one performance at a time
The UW-L group Awareness Through Performance creates skits about social justice issues based on personal experiences. See them perform live Sept. 4.UW-L professor’s study says on-campus living leads to better grades
James Murray, UW-L assistant professor of economics, has found evidence that living on campus causes students to perform better academically.Wimberly Hall gets the works
Inside and out Wimberly Hall looks more welcoming.International students welcomed to campus
UW-L international students were welcomed to campus with an ice cream social and music from the Screaming Eagles Marching Band Aug. 30.Workshop explored a team approach to teaching
A teaching concept that is sweeping the nation turns a Hollywood-notion of student learning upside down.UW-L Theatre presents ‘Urinetown,’ raises money for scholarships
UW-L Theatre Arts will present an encore performance of “Urinetown” to raise money for student scholarships.
REC free Sept. 5-9
The Recreational Eagle Center is hosting a "Free Week at the REC" and open house Sept. 5-9. Stop in to register for prizes, take a tour or work out. Free groupX fitness classes will be offered Tuesday through Friday. New strength and cardio equipment has been added to the Strength Center and track area. For more information, visit the Rec Sports website. If you plan to work out, your UW-L ID is required.DigiCOPY to print jobs previously handled by Document Services
UW-L’s new printing vendor, DigiCOPY, is actively supporting campus departments by printing projects and more that were previously sent to Document Services. DigiCOPY’s online ordering system was presented on campus to approximately 150 attendees during several training sessions offered Aug. 17 & 18. Find out more about DigiCOPY services here. For color copies of 500 or more, contact Purchasing Agent Gerry Hyzer at ghyzer@uwlax.edu. Plain paper can no longer be purchased from Campus Stores. Purchase paper through Staples, UniSource or a less expensive source. For more information, contact Hyzer or De Anne Otto at dotto@uwlax.edu.A place to go with questions about academic progress, plans
The Academic Advising Center has walk-in hours (no appointment necessary) Sept. 6-12 for students with general questions about their academic progress and plans. Advisers are available from 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. The Academic Advising Center is located on the first floor in Centennial Hall and can be reached at 608.785.6950 or at www.uwlax.edu/advisingBids for printing equipment and furniture from Document Services end Sept. 7
You can submit bids for printing equipment and furniture from Document Services at: www.WisconsinSurplus.com. Bidding ends at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7.
Public Scoping Meeting for parking ramp and Police and Parking Services building project to be held Sept. 15
An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) scoping meeting to present the proposed UW-La Crosse Parking Ramp and Police and Parking Services Building project will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, in the Ward Room, Cartwright Center. Free parking is available in nearby Commuter Lot C2, located adjacent to the UW-L stadium at the intersection of East Avenue and Pine Street. A description of the project will be presented. All attending will be given a reasonable opportunity to identify both orally and in writing any support, issues, or concerns they believe should be addressed during the EIS process for this proposed project. Construction is projected to begin in May 2012 with substantial completion by May 2013. An initial requirement of the EIS is the scoping process, with the intent of identifying at an early stage any potential impacts of the project on the physical, biological, social, historic and economic environments. Impacts that are identified during this process are incorporated into a Draft EIS which is made available to the public for a 45-day review period and is circulated to appropriate federal, state and local agencies. For consideration in the Draft EIS, submit comments at the meeting or in writing by Thursday, Sept. 22, to: Dennis L. Johnson, PE Supervisor – Environmental Services Ayres Associates 3433 Oakwood Hills Parkway Eau Claire, WI 54701 johnsond@ayresassociates.com Comment forms can also be obtained via the project website. Download the full legal notice at http://www.uwlax.edu/universityrelations/images/2011/fall/ScopingLegalNotice.pdf.Album Encounter multimedia light and laser show set for Sept. 9
Visit the University Planetarium in 18 Cowley Hall for UW-L's Album Encounter at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9. The multimedia light and laser show features Adele's "21. " Admission is $3. To find out more, contact Bob Allen at allen.robe@uwlax.edu or 785.8669.
Gary D. Gilmore, Community Health/Public Health Programs, published three writing projects recently. The Fourth Edition of his book "Needs and Capacity Assessment Strategies for Health Education and Health Promotion" was published in August by Jones and Bartlett Learning, Burlington, Mass. He co-authored with Alyson Taub (New York University), Larry K. Olsen (A.T. Still University), and David Connell (Cambridge Research) the article "Key Questions for Conducting Role Delineation Research" published in the June issue of Global Health Promotion, the official journal of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education in France. In March, he co-authored "Workforce Development: Using Role Delineation Research Findings for Policy-Making and Professional Practice" with the same co-authors in Global Health Promotion.
Christine Hippert, Sociology/Archaeology, published "Women's Spaces, Gender Mainstreaming and Development Priorities: Popular Participation as Gendered Work in Rural Bolivia" in the Women's Studies International Forum 34: 498-508).
Chia-Chen Yu, Exercise and Sport Science, co-authored the book chapter “International Sport Federations” in Li, MacIntosh, & Bravo (Eds). "International Sport Management," Human Kinetics, August 2011.
Welcome, new faculty and staff!
Join the walk or pledge to 'Steppin' Out in Pink' to support breast cancer research
Join UW-L's Organization for Campus Women team "OCW" at the Steppin' Out in Pink walk for breast cancer research Saturday, Sept 10. Early registration has been extended to 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5. If unable to join the team, show your support by making a monetary pledge to one of the team members below. Visit www.gundluth.org/steppinout and click on "Online Pledge" in the right side menu box. Pledges can be made using your credit card. Team name: OCW • Jenalee Emmert • Kathy Emmert • Susan Grebel • Emma Holman • Jenifer Holman • Jennifer Kosiak • Sue Lee • Jenni McCool • Maggie McHugh • Becky Yoshizumi