Posted 7:32 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2011
Professors study the potential of toxic lead contamination in the marsh
Geography isn’t just the study of where cities are located on a map. It goes much deeper. For two UW-L professors and their students it has taken them deep down into the mud of the La Crosse River marsh. There they’ve found something surprising — and potentially a threat to the waterfowl, muskrats, turtles and other species that live there.ESL classes help student find her voice, prepare for UW-L academics
Kazumi Hara came to UW-La Crosse with two English words: thank you and sorry. The Japanese international student could convey she was polite, but not much more than that.Get ready for the AAUW Art Fair on the Green July 30
Professional artists from around the country will display and sell sculpture, jewelry, photography, woodwork, paintings, ceramics and more during the 53rd annual Art Fair on the Green at UW-La Crosse.Middle school student visit is part of campus multicultural recruitment effort
The percentage of UW-L students of color has increased steadily over the last 10 years. That’s in part due to some long-range planning by UW-L Admissions. Students from a Milwaukee middle school visited campus this week.Gov. Walker appoints two student representatives to Board of Regents
Gov. Scott Walker recently announced the appointments of two student representatives to the UW System Board of Regents. One representative, Katie Pointer, of De Pere, is a former UW-La Crosse student.
On-air tribute to James Conway
Listen to an on-air tribute to the late James Conway, UW-L faculty emeritus, on the WLSU website. Conway was the founding station manager of WLSU, UW-L’s campus Wisconsin Public Radio station. The tribute includes an extended interview with Conway’s friend and former colleague UW-L Professor Emeritus John Jenks. He shares his recollections of Conway, his professional and personal accomplishments, and WLSU's founding in an interview with current WLSU/WPR Regional Manager John Gaddo, himself a student of Conway's in the 1970s.UW-L study cited in N.Y. Times article
The health section of the New York Times mentions a study conducted by UW-L exercise physiologists on whether toning shoes work. Read the article.
New Employees
William Harmon, Residence Life, July 15. Lisa Jicinsky, Residence Life, July 15. Joseph Lasley, Residence Life, July 15. Adam Prescott, Residence Life, July 15. Maryke Tauke, Residence Life, July 15. Sara Tienhaara, Residence Life, July 15.Resignations
Davide Secchi, Management, June 29. Kenneth Wilson, Business Services, July 6. Amy Sullivan, Self Sufficiency Program, July 29. Galadriel Chilton, Murphy Library, July 31.Retirements
Robert Freeman, Political Science and Public Administration, June 30. Tiep Nguyen, Budget and Planning, June 30. Deborah Veglahn, Administration and Finance, June 30. Jennifer Wilson,. Human Resources, June 30.
Carol Kirk
UW-L Professor Emeritus Carol Kirk died July 9, at her home in Fond du Lac. Kirk had been battling cancer for the past year, according to her close friend and colleague in the Department of Educational Studies. She retired from UW-L in 2005. She came to campus in 1988 and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in reading/literacy. She served as director of the UW-L Graduate Reading Program, and also was the director and driving force behind the Reading Evaluation and Development (READ) Clinic, which served the needs of young, struggling readers in the community and surrounding area. Kirk was well known in area school districts for her work with pre-service and in-service teacher education.