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Note: Thanksgiving week revised class schedule

• Thursday, Nov. 27, Thanksgiving Recess — no classes; Thursday, Nov. 27, classes held on Tuesday, Nov. 25
• Friday, Nov. 28, Thanksgiving Recess — no classes; Friday, Nov. 28, classes held on Wednesday, Nov. 26

Campus Connection has revised holiday schedule

• Monday, Dec. 1, Campus Connection — deadline noon Tuesday, Nov. 25
• Last Campus Connection for 2014, Monday, Dec. 15 — Deadline noon Wednesday, Dec. 10
• Campus Connection resumes Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 — Deadline noon, Tuesday, Dec. 30

Submit information for the Campus Connection to connectx@uwlax.edu.

Murphy Library Thanksgiving hours

Murphy Library Thanksgiving break hours:

• Open: Wednesday, Nov. 26, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Closed: Thursday through Saturday, Nov.27-29
• Open: Sunday, Nov. 30, 11 a.m.-Monday, Dec. 1, 1 a.m.
• Normal schedule resumes: Monday, Dec. 1

'Credit Bingo’ game to be held at Nov. 25

Deadline to purchase tickets for Dec. 10 Faculty and Staff Holiday Luncheon is Dec. 4

Tickets are now on sale for the Wednesday, Dec. 10, Faculty and Staff Holiday Luncheon. The luncheon will be held from 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. The menu includes:

• tossed Caesar salad
• Heavenly Hash
• Lemon Picatta Chicken Breast
• oven roasted red potatoes
• roasted acorn squash slices
• Zucchini, Green and Red Pepper Medley
• dinner roll and butter
• cheesecake
• coffee, iced tea, milk and water

Purchase tickets for $8.25 at the Cartwright Center Information Counter through Thursday, Dec. 4. Request vegan/vegetarian options when purchasing ticket. Ticket office will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27 and 28.

No Album Encounter Nov. 28; 'Stargazer' is November Public Program

The Planetarium’s Public Program for November is "Stargazer." The talk, followed by a multimedia audiovisual presentation, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29. Admission is $3 for students, seniors and children, and $5 for others. There will not be an Album Encounter presentation Friday, Nov. 28.  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.

Health advocates promote resources for November Lung Cancer Awareness Month

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month — an opportunity to reflect on the toll lung cancer takes on Wisconsin families every year. To honor those taken by lung cancer and to prevent future deaths, UW-L is reminding tobacco users that free resources are available to help them quit and to help prevent young adults from using tobacco. Lung cancer is now the number-one cause of cancer death for both men and women, according to the 2014 Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health. The report also shows almost nine of 10 lung cancers are caused by smoking. Another finding from the report is smokers today are more likely to develop lung cancer than those 50 years ago. Helping people quit smoking and preventing youth and young adults from starting could make a great impact on lung cancer in the future. That’s why a group at UW-L is working with Spark, Wisconsin’s young adult tobacco prevention program, toward a tobacco-free campus policy. The policy would make it easier for students, faculty and staff who want to quit at UW-L to do so, and help prevent young adults from starting. While addiction can take a powerful hold on tobacco users, it can be beaten with the help of free resources. On Nov. 18, Kris Hayden of the UW-Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention visited campus to provide cessation support training to UW-L Wellness Coordinator Kate Noelke and interested students on campus. The Wellness Resource Center encourages individuals who smoke or use other tobacco products to stop in to 149 Graff Main Hall, to visit the Student Health Center, or call the Wisconsin Tobacco Quit Line at 1-800-QUIT NOW for free assistance. In addition to receiving personal coaching, Quit Line callers can also receive a starter pack of quit smoking medications. Evidence shows that the combination of quit-smoking counseling and FDA-approved medications such as nicotine gum, patches and lozenges are the most effective way to successfully quit. And progressive policies, like a tobacco-free college campus, are proven to decrease tobacco use rates. For more information on lung cancer or UW-L’s efforts to pass a tobacco-free campus policy, contact Noelke at knoelke2@uwlax.edu.

Internship Showcase set for Dec. 1

Looking for an internship with a big name employer? Find out how several UW-L students landed theirs at the Internship Showcase. The free event will be held from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, in 339 Cartwright Center. Hear from UW-L students and alums who have interned with:

• Google
• Amazon
• Seattle Seahawks
• Tom Hanks's production company, Playtone
• University of Michigan
• National Air Traffic Controllers Association
• Kenosha Kingfish, Minor League Baseball Team
• Baker Tilly
• Mayo Clinic
• Gundersen Health System

A panel discussion will be held from 11 a.m.-noon, followed by a networking social with snacks and refreshments. Stop in as your schedule allows.

News and upcoming events

• Women’s Basketball will play Saint Mary’s University at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25.
• Men’s Basketball will play their home season opener against Viterbo University at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25.
• The Food Fight is coming to an end. Weighing of the jars will be at the Men’s Basketball game against Viterbo. The “bird” who raises the most will win. There’s still time to donate. Click here for more information.
• Men’s Basketball plays Central College at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29. Kids in their Youth Team Uniform will get in free with an adult ticket purchase.
• Women’s Basketball will play Carroll University at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30. Buy one ticket, get one half off for Eagle Discount Day.
• Kid’s Night Out is Saturday, Dec. 6. Kids in first through fifth grade can participate in an evening of sports activities and arts and crafts with the UW-L student athletes. Click here for the event flyer.
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• Jeff C. Bryan, Chemistry, presented "Nuclear Waste" Nov. 10 to the northwest central Ohio section of the American Chemical Society at Northern Ohio University. The invited talk covered the various sources of nuclear waste, characterization of the materials, disposal, environmental consequences and the potential for human health effects.
• Tracy Caravella, Health Education & Health Promotion, and UW-L undergraduate student Jena O'Flanagan presented "Going Deeper: Using Performance Tasks to Help Students Critically Think About Their Behavior" at the Wisconsin Health and Physical Education Conference in Wisconsin Dells.
• Heidi. J. Jones, English, published "This Circle Has an End: Teaching 'Myself,' Fifteen Years Later" in Rhizomes: Cultural Studies in Emerging Knowledge, Issue 27, Working-Class Academics: Theories, Mythologies, Realities.
• Eric Kraemer, Philosophy, presented "Theism, Science and Evil" at the Central States Philosophical Association Annual Meeting, Oct. 10-11, at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. He also presented "Nagel, Reductive Materialism and Consciousness" at the Iowa Philosophical Society's Annual Meeting Nov. 15 at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
• David Mindel and Kate Russell, both Murphy Library, published "Building Digital Collections on a Budget" in the November 2014 issue of Computers in Libraries.
• Gretchen Newhouse, Recreation Management & Therapeutic Recreation, presented "Outdoor recreation for 'every body': An examination of constraints to outdoor recreation for adults who are significantly overweight" Nov. 13 at the Association for Outdoor Education and Recreation Conference Research Symposium, in Portland, Oregon.
• Lori Reichel, Health Education & Health Promotion, with UW-L students, in October presented "Learning to be Creative Instead of Reactive to Stress" at the Wisconsin Health & Physical Education Conference in Wisconsin Dells. Reichel also presented "Let's Talk about Sex and the National Sexuality Education Standards: Part 1 & 2." 
•  UW-L's Korean Percussion Ensemble's performance of "Turn (2014)," fusion music composed for authentic Korean percussion instruments and Western orchestra, premiered at the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra concert Nov. 15 at Main Auditorium at Viterbo University. Soojin K. Ritterling, Music, directs the ensemble that includes UW-L alumna Jiheh Ritterling and students Amber Englebert, Sarah Mickelson, , Derek Schmidtke, Tiffany Townsend and Zachary Zalewski. 
• Crystal Marie Vesperman, Mathematics, with colleagues, wrote "Motivating Play Using Statistical Reasoning" featured in the November 2014 issue of Teaching Children Mathematics.
• Members of the Office of Residence Life presented programs at the Upper Midwest Region of the Association of College and University Housing Officers Conference (UMR) in Coralville, Iowa, Nov. 5-7. UW-L will host the 2015 conference in La Crosse from Oct. 21-23, 2015. Presenters and presentations included:
  • Colin Burns-Gilbert, Nick Thuot and Ashleigh Williams — “Tales from 3 white kids: How to navigate conversations about identity”
  • Burns-Gilbert and a non-UW-L colleague — “Breaking through: Solo/small group attendee networking”
  • Will Harmon and Joe Lasley — "Student staff selection and KSAs; increasing accuracy and finding what we need”
  • Lasley and Nick Nicklaus — “Giving back through the recruitment of the next generation of housing professionals”
  • Angie Lee, Office of Student Life; and Williams — “Effective collaboration between a CARE team manager and residence life”
  • Nicklaus and a non-UW-L colleague — “Occupancy: Impact of too many students or not enough students”
  • Allyson Plattner and a non-UW-L colleague — “WOW that’s hot”
  • Thuot and Williams — “Bringing yourself to the table: Acts of vulnerability create cohesive teams”
  

What’s Happening In Dining Services — By Registered Dietitian Katie Callahan

Healthy holiday eating

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Make your holiday a healthier one by following the tips provided by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics:

• In preparation for a big holiday party or feast, do not skip meals throughout the day as this may result in overeating.
• Be sure to eat breakfast. Research shows that those who eat this important morning meal consume fewer calories through the day.
• Include lots of fiber in your diet by eating fruits, vegetables and whole grains. High-fiber foods are high in volume and will satisfy hunger, but are lower in calories.
• Think before getting seconds and thirds. According to WebMD, it takes about 20 minutes from the time you start eating for your brain to send out signals of fullness.
• Use a smaller plate to avoid overeating. Smaller plates allow you to put less food on your plate and encourage proper portion sizes.
• Fill your plate with healthy items first. Fill half of your plate with fruits and vegetables and then add your main entrée. This will help you not consume as many calories overall.

Remember, great food is only part of what makes Thanksgiving so great. Be sure to spend quality time with those who mean the most to you.  

Welcome, new employees:

• Bee Lor, Custodian, Custodial Services
• Susan Roberts, Medical Technologist Senior, Student Health Center

Holiday access to library databases

Almost all Murphy Library's online resources are accessible from off campus. Most require a login for off campus use, which in most cases is the same netID information used to login to other services on campus. Faculty and staff are encouraged to share with students the library's one-minute video that explains off-campus access. The library also has a Web page that provides information and troubleshooting tips for off-campus access.

Library 'Fine Print' newsletter now online

The fall 2014 issue of the "Murphy Library Fine Print" newsletter is now available at www.uwlax.edu/MurphyLibrary/About-the-library/Programs-and-publications/Fine-print/. The Fine Print includes information about people, resources and events at Murphy Library. A link is also available at the library home page.

 OCW holiday social is Dec. 1, includes opportunities to give

UW-L's Organization for Campus Women is hosting its Holiday Social 2014 for the campus community from 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, in Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Beverages, sweets and treats will be provided. The UW-L Childcare Center Singers will perform at 11:30 a.m. UW-L's jazz quartet will perform at 12:15 p.m. There will be a door prize drawing at 12:30 p.m. Kate Noelke, Student Life, will take orders for cookie and candy boxes from the CrazyTimeMenu throughout the event. Ten percent of the proceeds go to the OCW scholarship fund. Allow three days for campus deliveries. OCW will also collect personal care items for homeless infants and mothers in the La Crosse area. Bring diapers, baby wipes, socks, towels and personal hygiene items.The collection program is sponsored by Franciscan's Spirituality Center. OCW is also collecting monetary donations for the Holiday For Goodness Sake program sponsored by the La Crosse Health Department.  The money collected will be spent on basic items — clothing, toiletries, gift cards — for families in need. OCW is sponsoring one family.

OCW Book Club to meet Feb. 3, 2015

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Thank you for contributions to trick-or-treat for cans

[caption id="attachment_37787" align="alignnone" width="669"] Students in the UWL 100 Freshman Seminar class of Cecilia Manrique, Carla Burkhardt and Megan Lindbeck trick or treated for food items for the campus food pantry Oct. 29. Pictured, from left, front: Rachel Spencer, Michela Campbell, Cora Heinrichs and Cecilia Manrique. Standing left of cart: Gary Vang, Drew Stremer, Haley Lehr, Ashley Langeslag , Megan Lindbeck, Carla Burkhardt, Lauren Feirer and Danielle Ortiz. Right of cart: Carissa McClain, Jessa Lounsbrough, Jenna Turner, Mackenzie Kutchera, Maya Schulte, Elizabeth Bakken. and Spencer Susa. Back group: Kaia Hongerholt, Andrew Mann, and Blaire Thielen[/caption] Thanks to those in Wimberly and Centennial halls who contributed to trick-or-treat for cans Oct. 29. The two carts full of canned goods and food were brought to the Involvement Center for the campus food pantry. Thank you for your generosity. — Carla Burkhardt, College of Science and Health; Cecilia Manrique, Political Science/Public Administration; and Graduate Assistant Megan Lindbeck; together with their UWL 100 Freshman Seminar class .

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