Campus Connection

 

Six to be inducted into Wall of Fame   Six student athlete alumni, including a former coach, will be inducted into the UWL Wall of Fame Sunday, Oct. 11 Read more »

In this issue: Announcements & Notices Campus Kudos In The News Classifieds

UW-La Crosse to offer Economic Indicators: An Update for the 7 Rivers Region       The forum will focus on higher education, highlighting its changing economics, how it relates to workforce development and the economic returns derived from higher education. Read more »	Athletes help spruce up Hixon Forest Trails [caption id="attachment_43803" align="aligncenter" width="300"] 40 members of the UWL Cross Country team worked to repair part of the Hixon Forest trails in La Crosse.[/caption] More than 40 UWL Cross-Country athletes spent time fixing some of the Hixon Forest trails. Read more »
Surgeon to share experiences in Gaza [caption id="attachment_43734" align="alignleft" width="125"] Dr. Ahmad Nassr, associate professor of orthopedics at Mayo in Rochester[/caption] A Mayo Clinic doctor will detail his experience as a visiting surgeon in Palestine during a UW-La Crosse presentation. Read more »	Read-out set at Murphy Library Sept. 29 Read passages from books that have been banned or challenged in public, school or academic at Murphy Library's "Freedom to Read" event. Read more »
Building volunteer connections [caption id="attachment_43785" align="aligncenter" width="300"] University leaders, along with the local United Way president, cut the ribbon as the official launch for Ugetconnected.[/caption] A student shares her experience volunteering with a local agency. It's an example of connections a new program can make. Read more »	UWL alumni, friends are part of Oktoberfest royalty [caption id="attachment_43811" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Chuck Moore, ’81, and his, Sue, will head up Oktoberfest’s Maple Leaf Parade. Chuck was named Parade Marshal Sept. 23.[/caption] For the second straight year, two people with strong UWL ties will head up Oktoberfest’s main parades. Read more »

   

Chancellor's Open Forum Sept. 30

Chancellor Joe Gow will hold an Open Forum for the campus community at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, in the Ward Room, Cartwright Center. In addition to updates on the latest UW System news from Madison, the Chancellor will answer questions and address any other topics of interest. Work with your supervisors to ensure office coverage.  

Campus Child Center Oktoberfest Parade Oct. 1

[caption id="attachment_43775" align="alignright" width="250"] Child Care Center Oktoberfest Parade September 2014.[/caption] The children from Campus Child Center and the Screaming Eagles Marching Band will be marching in the annual Campus Child Center Oktoberfest Parade. The parade begins at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, between Wittich Hall and Archaeology Lab Building. In the event of rain, the parade will be held in the Recreational Eagle Center.

Santana's 'Live' to be featured at Oct. 2 Album Encounters; ‘The Explorers' is October Public Program

The next Album Encounters multimedia light and laser show will feature Santana's "Live" at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in 20 Cowley Hall. Admission is $5. The Planetarium’s Public Program for October is "The Explorers." The talk on the current evening sky, followed by a multimedia audiovisual presentation, will be at 1 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31. Admission is $3 for students, seniors and children, and $5 for others. For more information, contact Bob Allen at allen.robe@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8669. See more about the Planetarium at www.uwlax.edu/planetarium.

Life of Hong Rost to be dramatized

The life story of former academic staff member Hong Rost will be dramatized on the radio. The story of Rost — who was to some family, mentor or colleague, but to all a friend —will be dramatized on the radio program "Unshackled" in two segments to be recorded Oct. 3 and 10. Rost was an assistant director in the UWL International Education Office before moving to UW-Stout to become director of international education. She died in an auto accident June 19, 2014. Rost's life story includes growing up in China and coming to America. "It is ultimately a love story; a story of her love for others and their love in return," says her husband, Rusty Rost. "UNSHACKLED!" is broadcast around the world almost 14,000 times each week on more than 2,900 radio outlets. In addition to the English broadcast, it is translated and re-dramatized in Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Korean, Japanese, Farsi, Albanian, Greek, Macedonian, Turkish, Portuguese and Mandarin. "Literally, millions of people around the world will learn about our wonderful Hong," notes Rost. It is scheduled to be broadcast on radio Jan.  24-30, 2016, and Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2016. Visit www.unshackled.org and click on "Radio Log" to find a station and broadcast time. Listen by going to www.unshackled.org and clicking "Listen Online" and "2015 Archive." The program should be archived by February 2016. Get more information about her life at https://globaledblog.wordpress.com/  Scholarships have been established in her honor at: UW-Stout and UW-La Crosse.

Pi Your Math Professor event Oct. 5

Math and Stats Club will be hosting its first ever Pi Your Math Professor event from 4-5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at Hoeschler Tower. Students are invited to throw pies at their math professors at $2 per pie. Proceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity.

Bagpipes Beginner Chanter Class begins Oct. 8

Anyone interested in participating in a Bagpipes Beginner Chanter Class scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, should contact Faculty Emeritus Lloyd Bogart at 608.788.5243 or 608.790.7739 or bogart.lloy@uwlax.edu. The class meets on campus and is inexpensive. No bagpipes needed.

UWL improves storm water quality

Actions taken by Facilities Planning and Management (FP&M) have improved the quality of UWL’s storm water runoff and is in full compliance with U.S. EPA and Wisconsin DNR storm water requirements. This accomplishment is primarily attributed to catch basins, bio-infiltration basins and other storm water management technologies. Storm water is rain or snow melt that runs off land or hard surfaces like roads, roofs and parking lots into a river, marsh or other waterway. Storm water can carry with it fertilizer, oil, pesticides, detergents, pet waste, grass clippings and other pollutants. Once in the storm water, these pollutants can harm the natural environment. FP&M will continue taking actions to improve storm water quality, but in the end, water quality on campus and in the region can only be protected and improved with the help of the campus community. Read and employ techniques described in UWL’s “Doing Your Part” guidelines. Every person making an active commitment to environmental sustainability makes a difference. As part of FP&M’s commitment to sustainability, documents related to UWL’s Storm Water Management commitment are available at www.uwlax.edu/ehs/storm_water.htm. For more information related to UWL’s storm water pollution prevention program, or to report one-time or ongoing issues that could negatively impact storm water quality, contact Environmental Health and Safety or call 608.785.6800.

Outdoor competition set

Common Call conference Oct. 8-9

(To submit kudos, e-mail connectx@uwlax.edu no later than noon Wednesdays preceding the next Monday's edition)

Song Chen, Edward Kim and Nathan Warnberg, all Mathematics, completed the national Project NExT professional development program in teaching mathematics Aug. 4. Edward Kim, Mathematics, presented the talk "Using GeoGebra to explain transformations of Cartesian, polar, and parametric equations" at the inaugural conference of Teaching Mathematics with Technology July 20-21. Cecilia G. Manrique, Political Science/Public Administration, co-authored the article “The Global Supply Chain in the Digital Age: Transformative Factors Affecting Industrial Vending” published in the International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol., 6, No.1, January 2015. The Department of Recreation Management and Therapeutic Recreation has been re-accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Related Professions (COAPRT) for another seven-year period. UWL has the only accredited recreation program in the state of Wisconsin.