Campus Connection

Coming to campus: National Track & Field Championships

UW-La Crosse is gearing up to host 800 athletes and thousands of screaming fans during the 2013 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

UW-L cited as a leader in international education

UW-La Crosse’s efforts to become a more global campus were featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

On the air: Camera donation will help Communication Studies students

A donation from WKBT News 8 in La Crosse is giving UW-L students interested in broadcasting more opportunities to work with cameras.

Regent Smith named Higher Education Advocate of the Year

The UW-La Crosse Student Association presented UW System Regent Brent Smith with the Higher Education Advocate of the Year Award.

Excess UW-L furniture will help tornado victims

Tornado victims in Alabama will be getting a truckload of couches, mattresses and chairs courtesy of UW-L Residence Life.

Eagle Battalion Army ROTC ceremony is online

The Eagle Battalion Army ROTC Spring Semester Commisioning Ceremony was Sunday, May 15, 2011, at the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. Rep Tim Walz was the guest speaker. View a video of the ceremony.

Adopt-a-Highway crew sets year’s first clean-up

The university’s Adopt-a-Highway crew holds its first trash pick up of the year Tuesday, May 24. Join the crew! Work gets underway around 6 p.m. at Korn Clements Road and Hwy. 33. The more than 2-mile route on Hwy. 33 travels through Middle Ridge to Korn Coulee Road, near the La Crosse-Monroe county line. The group will meet for a potluck reception following the clean-up. The crew is open to all university employees, retirees and their families. Wear appropriate clothing and gloves. To sign up, or for more info, contact Brad Quarberg, quarberg.brad@uwlax.edu, or 785-8572.

DigiCOPY to handle campus printing

Document Services will close Friday, May 27, after more than 35 years of service to UW-L. Congratulations to both Chuck Forer and Elizabeth Zuege on their retirements. A local service agreement has been awarded to DigiCOPY and plans are underway for a smooth transition of campus printing services. Questions regarding the transition can be referred to Debbie Veglahn, Administration and Finance, at 785.6494. DigiCOPY is a fast growing digital printer headquartered in Wisconsin. The company brings expertise through similar partnerships with educational facilities, medical facilities and private business. It has copy centers at Western Technical College, Gundersen Lutheran, UW Green Bay, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, and other private institutions throughout Wisconsin. As the next weeks unfold, DigiCOPY plans to communicate with the campus community about processes and procedures and introduce DigiCOPY staff. “We will ensure a smooth transition as we begin operations and delivery routes are determined. Our goal is to continue to offer you the level of service Chuck and Elizabeth have provided over the years. We also intend to expand your capabilities through our full line of services,” said Patrick Thoney, Western sales manager. Thoney is available to answer questions on capabilities, turnaround times, and delivery. For information contact him at 715-828-2486 or thoney@dcopy.net or visit www.dcopy.net

UW-L faculty member to present in conjunction with King Tut Science Museum exhibit

David Anderson, assistant professor of archaeology in the Sociology and Archaeology Department, will present the lecture "Howard Carter and the Search for Tutankhamen" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26 at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minn. The lecture is part of the Science Museum's Thursday Evening Lecture Series held in conjunction with the internationally acclaimed traveling exhibit Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs. Read about the presentation here.

World Perspectives: Read international student stories

Since 2009, WLSU has worked to produce a series of commentaries by UW-L international students who offer stories about their homes, culture and perspectives on living abroad. Carrie Melin, UW-L English as a Second Language instructor; Steve Roisum, WLSU producer; and John Gaddo, WPR regional manager, coordinate the project. Several new essays, as well as those from previous years, can be found by following the "World Perspective" links at wpr.org/WLSU. William Doering and John Jax, Murphy Library, presented "Age Management Medicine for Your Book Collection: Can You Rejuvenate Interest in Older Books by Adding Table of Contents?" Thursday, April 28, at the Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians conference in Stevens Point. Víctor M. Macías-González, History, discussed historians' use of photographic sources at the 3rd Lecture of the Sobremesa Series of the El Paso Public Library and Texas Council for the Humanity's "Building a City and A Nation: Exhibit of the Alfonso Casasola Photographic Studio, 1920-1960," in El Paso, Texas, May 8, 2011.

Retirements:

Susan Butterfield, Chancellor's Office, June 3, 2011 Charles Forer, Document Services, June 21, 2011 Michael Breidel, Custodial Services, July 8, 2011       Elizabeth B. Inderberg, 91, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at Franciscan Skemp Healthcare. She was a program assistant in the UW-L Art Department for 15 years. The Dickinson Family Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family with arrangements. Information and on-line condolences may be given to the family at www.dickinsonfuneralhomes.com. Memorials may be made to The Salvation Army. Lonnie R. Rychecky, 50, died Monday, May 16, 2011, at Franciscan Skemp Healthcare in Sparta. Lonnie joined UW-L in 1998 as a member of the Physical Plant staff. During the last nine years Rychecky was a Senior Power Plant Operator in the campus heating plant. Funeral service for Rychecky will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 21 at Lanham-Miller Funeral Home in Sparta. Burial will be in Angelo Oak Grove Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the funeral home from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday and on Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time of services. Rummage sale 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, May 27 and 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 28, 215 21st Place S., between King and Cass streets. Quality items include household, home decor, lawn and garden, books, clothes and more.