Posted 8:48 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2013
This week's news and events.
Student research uncovers surprise in molecule’s shape
In January, UW-L Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Heather Schenck, left, and her undergraduate research student Stefanie Sippl corrected an error in the literature that stood for 19 years. Read more » |
In this issue:Announcements & Notices Campus Kudos Human Resources Classifieds |
Summer jazz series set for Riverside Park
The Gertrude Salzer-Gordon Jazz in the Park 2013 Concert Series swung into Riverside Park Sunday, June 16. The La Crosse Jazz Orchestra will present a mix of contemporary and traditional big band jazz selections throughout four performances. Read more»
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Dipping into history; UW-L art professor revives an art form
A UW-La Crosse art professor has reached back to artwork popular during the time of Egyptian mummies with inspiration from her great-grandmother’s generation to bring a new medium to campus. Read more |
Provost Macpherson featured on Twitter
UW-L Provost Heidi Macpherson will provide an inside look of the life of a campus administrator on Twitter Monday, June 17, through Sunday, June 23. Read more »
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Staff enjoy ‘Dog Days of Summer’ |
UW-L's MOOC featured on System website
UW-L's unique Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is the featured program on a state website that advocates how UW campuses strengthen the state's economy. The site's banner story highlights the accomplishments of the new venture for UW-L — and the UW System — funded through a $50,000 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant.
You'll find the story highlighted at www.uwpowerswi.com/.
The site has been developed by UW System, with help from all campuses, to show how Wisconsin’s public universities, colleges and extension networks are working to improve the state’s competitive edge by leveraging the state’s human capital, supporting business and industry, and strengthening local communities.
OCW spearheads on-campus food drive for Feed the Kids Summer Lunch Program
When school is out for summer, school lunch programs close down and many children in the community go hungry or fill up on non-nutritional food.
The Salvation Army’s Feed the Kids volunteers assemble sack lunches and deliver them to children in neighborhoods in La Crosse and Onalaska. For some children this is the only meal they have.
To help, UW-L’s Organization of Campus Women is collecting individually packaged lunch items — chips, granola bars, fruit snacks, juice boxes — for the lunches Monday, June 17, through Friday, July 5. To donate, drop the food items at any of these locations:
- Human Resources Office, 144 Graff Main Hall
- Campus Climate Office, 1120 Centennial Hall
- Disability Resource Services, 165 Murphy Library
UW-L surplus sale runs through June 21
UW-L is conducting a sale of surplus property in partnership with the online auction site www.wisconsinsurplus.comImmigration discussion set for June 25
Immigration in the United States is the topic of conversation during an upcoming event on campus. Community Conversation on Immigration Reform aims to discuss the impact of immigration on the community, along with exploring the realities that undocumented children, families and workers face in the Coulee Region. The event runs from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, in the Hall of Nations, Centennial Hall. Panelists leading the discussion will represent UW-L, Viterbo University, Lugar de Reunion Community Center in Sparta, Onalaska School District English as a Second Language program, community healthcare facilities, and the area legal community. The event, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the UW-L Ethnic and Racial Studies Department, Lugar de Reunion Community Center in Sparta and AMOS. If you go— What: Community Conversation on Immigration Reform Who: Panelists from the community When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 25 Where: Hall of Nations, Centennial Hall Admission: Free
Register for Farmers’ Market Challenge by June 26 to improve health, save money, win prizes
Looking for a fun and healthy challenge this summer? Join others Monday, July 1, through Friday, July 26, in the La Crosse County Health Department's Farmers' Market Challenge. Register for the challenge to be eligible to win prizes, then visit local farmers’ markets and buy fresh produce every week.
Participants can:
- Meet the farmers who grew the food, buy food at its freshest and save money while decreasing their carbon footprint by purchasing local produce.
- Gain practical tips and recipes through weekly emails.
- Stay motivated by tracking progress on the Challenge Log. Logs will be emailed at the end of June for those who register.
- Those who submit the Farmers’ Market Challenge Log will be eligible for prizes.
Gary D. Gilmore, Graduate Public Health Programs, had a major public health article on "Enabling Factors" published in the Oxford Bibliographies in Public Health series through the Oxford University Press.
Retirements
- Bruce Jorstad, Custodian in Custodial Services, May 3
- Shirley Paine, Office Operations Associate, Police Services, May 17
- Tom Brown, Lecturer, Music, May 26
- Joanne Glasser, Associate Lecturer, Psychology, May 26
- Janis Hanson, Senior Lecturer, Modern Languages, May 26
- Thomas Hench, Professor, Management, May 26
- Robert Krajewski, Professor, Educational Studies, May 26
- Pamela Rodgers, Professor, Political Science & Public Administration, May 26
- Monica Urbanik, Assistant Professor, Art, May 26
- Steven Peters, Power Plant Operator Sr, Facilities Planning & Management, May 29
- Paul Peterson, Steamfitter, Facilities Planning & Management, May 31
- Kathy Olson, Academic Department Associate, Health Education & Health Promotion, June 14
- Dennis Mader, Custodian in Custodial Services, Aug. 9 (last day on campus was June 12)
New employees
Please welcome the following recently hired new employees to the UW-L campus community:- Joseph Beck, Accountant in Business Services
- Michael Heal, Facilities Repair Worker-Advanced in Residence Life
- Sean Kirkeng, Accountant in Business Services
- Catherine Lavallee-Welch, Director in Murphy Library
- Kao Lee, Custodian in Custodial Services
- Susan Petersen, Financial Specialist 3 in Business Services
- Julie Schumacher, Financial Specialist 3 in Business Services
- Gregory Steinhoff, Media Specialist in University Advancement
- Kia Vue, Custodian in Custodial Services
- Antoni Walker, Accountant in Business Services
- Monica Yang, Associate Student Services Coordinator in the Office of Multicultural Student Services
