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Alums give students in band a boost; join the UW-L Alumni Band for a fundraising event Aug. 17 For years the UW-La Crosse Alumni Band has passed the hat among band members, collecting money to go to one dedicated, current member of the UW-L Screaming Eagles Marching Band. They’ve done well. Last year during the Maple Leaf Parade, they raised more than previous years — a total of $3,300. Now the alumni band would like to take their fundraising a step further. About $10,000 short of having an endowed scholarship, the band is picking up its fundraising this August with an event on campus. Join the UW-L Alumni Band for a fundraising event from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Aug. 17, at the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center Courtyard. Read more »

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Longtime career matchmaker retires in August After her retirement in August, Karla Stanek will be cruising the hills of Napa Valley, Calif., with her former college roommates. The three women are always amazed at what Stanek remembers about her years at UW-La Crosse. Stanek, ’75 and ’80, says the UW-L memories aren’t hard to recall because she still lives them every day. UW-L is where she’s studied and worked since age 18 as an undergraduate and graduate student, employee in Career Services and eventually director of UW-L Career Services and the Academic Advising Center. Read more »	Law enforcement statewide join UW-L, Western in training Western Technical College and UW-La Crosse teamed up this week to coordinate an active shooter training Monday, July 29 through Thursday, Aug. 1 at various locations on the UW-L campus. Read more »

 

UW-L launches scholarship fundraising campaign

[caption id="attachment_25226" align="alignright" width="400"] Greg Reichert, UW-L's assistant chancellor of University Advancement, shared information from the latest issue of the Lantern alumni publication with donors at UW-L's Donor Appreciation event July 24 in the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center.[/caption] Nearly three out of four students graduate from college with a significant amount of debt, Greg Reichert, UW-L's assistant chancellor of University Advancement, told a group of more than 150 at UW-L's Donor Appreciation Event July 24 in the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. That's why UW-L has launched the "Share the La Crosse Experience Scholarship Campaign," he says. The campaign's focus is to raise money for scholarships to help students pay for college. That's also why the summer 2013 issue of UW-L's alumni publication the Lantern shares stories of how scholarships have helped UW-L students. UW-L student Keeley McConaughey, who's featured on the cover, was the recipient of three scholarships awarded to students at UW-L's April 29 Student Scholarship and Award Program. [caption id="attachment_25218" align="alignleft" width="100"] Read the Lantern.[/caption] Along with these stories, the publication also provides an overview of  the campaign. See the Lantern online at  http://issuu.com/uw-lacrosse/docs/2-lantern_summer_2013_issuu. To make a gift to the campaign or to find out more, contact the UW-L Foundation at 608.785.8489 or at foundation@uwlax.edu. See more photos of UW-L's Donor Appreciation event at http://goo.gl/hciV8g.    

UW-L students showcase summer research Aug. 8

[caption id="attachment_25211" align="alignright" width="350"] UW-L students Rachel Huerth, chemistry major, and Patrick Siwula, biology major, collect soil samples from the La Crosse River marsh as part of their summer research project. They used the samples to measure the amount of heavy metals and bacteria in the soil.[/caption] This summer UW-La Crosse students have studied issues both near and far — from invasive species in the Upper Mississippi River basin to the prevalence of parasitic infections in Ecuador. Undergraduate student researchers will showcase the projects they’ve worked on this summer at the College of Science and Health annual Summer Research Celebration Thursday, Aug. 8, at UW-L. Poster sessions will be from 1-3 p.m. in Port O’ Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Many agencies help fund undergraduate research activities during the summer, including the CSH Dean’s Distinguished Fellowship, the Wisconsin Alliance for Minority Participation (WiscAMP), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the UW-L Faculty Research Grant program. If you go— What: UW-L students’ Summer Research Celebration Where: Port O’ Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition When: 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8 Admission: Free and open to the public  

 UW-L/Trane partnership is featured on UW System website

A partnership between UW-L and the locally-based company Trane is now featured on the UW System website Knowledge Powers Wisconsin. Learn how a long-term relationship between the university and Trane allows UW-L students to have a great training experience and allows Trane to recruit outstanding interns and future employees. The story, “A great Trane-ing experience for UW-La Crosse students” is available at www.uwpowerswi.com/a-great-trane-ing-experience-for-uw-la-crosse-students/.

UW-L student, alumni theatre group presents 'Three Changes'

A dark comedy that explores the desperation that poverty spawns in individuals who are forced to cope with it opens Friday, Aug. 16, in Frederick Theatre, Morris Hall. The Happy Rain Theatre, a production company of UW-L Theatre students and alumni, will present "Three Changes" beginning at 7:30 p.m. Encore performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, and Saturday, Sept. 14. A a matinee performance will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15. Nate and Laurel, a seemingly perfect upper-middle class couple, have their lives turned upside down when Hal, Nate’s homeless older brother, fresh out of rehab, comes for a visit. What should have been a pleasant dinner and evening of drinks turns into months of Hal sleeping on the sofa. Unexpectedly, Gordon, a homeless 19-year-old friend of Hal’s, begs to join their unorthodox family. As time passes, Nate anxiously watches the power he once held over his household slip from his control; slowly becoming sick and weak after the loss of his job and the demands of Gordon and Hal. Playwright Nicky Silver captures the hearts of the audience with the realistic, if not lovable, characters while forcing them to question the importance of power, family and the need to live a “normal” life. Past Happy Rain Theatre productions include "Dog Sees God" and "Impassioned Embraces." The "Three Changes" production is supported by UW-L Theatre and a UW-L Undergraduate Research Grant. If you go— Who:  Happy Rain Theatre What: "Three Changes" by Nick Silver Where:  Frederick Theatre, Morris Hall When:  7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 16-17, and Saturday, Sept. 14; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 Admission: Free admission; donations welcome at the door Cast: Erica Bush, Kaylyn Forkey, Quinn Masterson, Connor O’Hara and Seth Von Steidl

UW-L surplus sale continues through Aug. 7

UW-L is conducting a sale of surplus property in partnership with the on-line auction site www.wisconsinsurplus.com through Wednesday, Aug. 7. Pre-register and get a bidder number, terms and conditions of sale and contact information at www.wisconsinsurplus.com.

Upcoming news and events

• Fall Athletics schedules are now available online at uwlathletics.com. Click individual sport for dates, times and events: MEN'S  & WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY | FOOTBALL | SOCCER | VOLLEYBALL | WOMEN'S TENNIS
• Purchase 2013 UW-L football season tickets online at uwlathletics.com/tickets.
• 2013 Eagles Kidz Klub memberships now available. Click here for more information and to register online.
• Tailgate with the Eagles in 2013. Celebrate a party, reunion or family get-together at an Eagles tailgate event and football game. Visit uwlathletics.com/gameday for detailed information about tailgating, music, food and beverage, group outings, parking, tent rental, kids activities, tickets and more. To make a reservation call 608.785.5177. Or complete the Reservation Form and email it to athletics@uwlax.edu. Put tailgate reservation in the subject line.

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Eaglez Kidz Klub | Group Outings | Get Involved | Maroon Platoon | Mascot | Tickets | Events & Promotions | L-Club | Donate   The following faculty, River Studies Center, presented the following papers at the 11^th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant, in Edinburgh, Scotland, July 29-Aug. 2:

• Roger Haro — “Larval burrowing dragonflies — efficient biosentinels for assessing mercury contamination of aquatic food webs” and “Behavioral guilds provide insight on the ecology of methylmercury exposure and bioaccumulation by larval dragonflies.”
• Kristofer Rolfhus  — “Mercury in aquatic food webs of six national parks of the western Great Lakes region, USA” and “Retention of methylmercury in inundated boreal forest soils of the FLUDEX Project, Experimental Lakes Area, Ontario, Canada.”
• Mark Sandheinrich — “Human and ecological risks of methylmercury in fish in national parks of the northwestern Laurentian Great Lakes region (USA);” “Methylmercury exposure suppresses condition of northern pike independent of growth rate in lakes of the northwestern Laurentian Great Lakes region (USA);” and “Altered transcription of genes in livers of northern pike associated with methylmercury exposure.”

Student coauthors on one or more of these presentations included Sean Bailey and Reid Northwick, both Biology, and Gregory Perrine, Chemistry. Jim Wiener, River Studies Center, coauthored “Mercury in yellow perch: relation to aqueous mercury and ecosystem factors in midcontinental North American lakes.” It was presented at the conference by Emma Witt, University of Minnesota. Wiener also coauthored “Mercury cycling, bioaccumulation, and risk across western North America: a landscape scale synthesis.” It was presented by Collin Eagles-Smith, U.S. Geological Survey.  

Retirements

• Gregory Walsko, Associate Professor, Educational Studies, Aug. 7
• Duane Bell, Custodian, Residence Life, Aug. 9
• Dennis Mader, Custodian, Custodial Services, Aug. 9

 New employees

• William Carroll, University Services Associate 2, Records and Registration
• Heidi Jones, Assistant Professor, English