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Incoming freshmen to gain college footing About 1,900 incoming freshmen will be on campus in June for Freshmen Registration and Family Orientation. Read more »

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

Professor Emeritus is guest on nationally broadcast program Professor Emeritus Tom Claflin will be a guest on "Whadya Know?," a two-hour comedy/quiz/interview show hosted by Michael Feldman. Claflin, a retired Biology professor, anticipates being asked about the mayfly swarm in the La Crosse area. Read more »

Summer technology institute slated in August UW-L faculty and instructional academic staff are invited to attend a Summer Learning Technology Faculty Institute August 13 and 14.  Read more »

 

LIVEMAROON Dog Days of Summer Social set for Tuesday, June 11 

Enjoy a hot, chips, veggies and more!

Enjoy a hot dog, vegetables and more on us at the next LIVEMAROON Get-Together! Come join us for the Dog Days of Summer from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, at the Lindner Forest Gazebo, while food lasts. (Rain site/cold weather site is Hall of Nations, Centennial Hall.) Vegetarian/vegan options will be available. Mark your calendar now! If you plan to attend, wear clothing from a non-profit you volunteer for or your LIVEMAROON T-shirt. Visit with campus colleagues and get a chance to win LIVEMAROON merchandise. Chancellor Gow has granted release time; work with supervisors to ensure office coverage. LIVEMAROON is a campus-wide effort to highlight the passion, friendship, community and pride found at UW-L. The initiative is coordinated and sponsored by Campus Climate, Classified Staff Council, University Communications and University Police. University Dining Services has funded the beverages and treats. No taxpayer dollars are used to fund the event. Get more on LIVEMAROON at: http://uwlax.edu/livemaroon/

Unclassified Annual Leave Reminder

Unclassified employees: all vacation hours that were carried over from fiscal year 2012 and all personal holiday hours that were earned in fiscal year 2013 will expire on June 30, 2013.  Your current leave balances are available to view on your My UW System Portal.  If you have leave that is expiring, please work with your supervisor to schedule time off before the end of June.  Please contact Human Resources at 785.8013 if you have any questions.

Student defends thesis

Lisa Paulson defended her thesis, "Comparison of student engagement levels in adventure education and traditional physical education" at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, May 30,  in the French Conference Room of Mitchell Hall. [caption id="attachment_23717" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ryan Dietz from Adobe Systems, Inc. presents during the May 22 Adobe Day at UW-L.[/caption]

Technology highlighted during Adobe Day and HOT: Hands On Technology

More than 50 UW-L faculty and staff attended sessions and workshops hosted by Academic Technology Services and Information Technology Services May 22 and 23. On May 22, Adobe Day  featured presentations from two representatives from Adobe Systems Inc., Jill Gray and Ryan Dietz. They also answered questions about Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Creative Suite/Creative Cloud and Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. In June, Adobe will be moving to a cloud-based, software subscription model called Creative Cloud for its Creative Suite software. This will be a radical change from the past when Creative Suite software was delivered on CD or DVD with individual licenses. This is the second year that Academic Technology Services offered HOT: Hands On Technology. HOT included interactive workshops using Adobe Acrobat Pro, Turnitin, digital storytelling, tools to create screen captures, screen recordings and podcasts and Google Drive. The objective of HOT is to give an overview of several learning technologies and then allow attendees to work with them "hands on" in a computer classroom environment. Contact ats@uwlax.edu with questions about Adobe Day or HOT.

UW-L captures NCAA Title — again

The UW-La Crosse men's track & field team captured its 12th National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Outdoor Championship Saturday, May 25, at the Roger Harring Stadium at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex. Read more. 

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UW-L in the news

A summary of some of the stories about UW-La Crosse spotted in the news. "UW-L hosts NCAA Div. III track and field championships," WKBT-TV, May 23. Thousands of fans and athletes are at UW-La Crosse this weekend for the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships. The university bid for the opportunity to host the meet about three years ago and after months and months of work, it's finally a reality... "Shilling, Joint Finance Committee vote to reduce UW funding, increase oversight," La Crosse Tribune, May 24. La Crosse's Democratic state senator threw her support behind a tuition freeze and cuts for University of Wisconsin campuses Thursday. Sen. Jennifer Shilling voted with the majority on the state's Joint Finance Committee to freeze UW System tuition at 2012-13 rates for two years, cut an additional $2.5 million and increase government oversight... "Regents: UW could have been more open about its finances, surplus," La Crosse Tribune, May 26. The president of the UW Board of Regents said Friday that the state's system of public universities could have been more transparent about its budget, particularly the $650 million in reserves that have drawn the ire of lawmakers. "Nobody can say that this was hidden," said President Brent Smith, a lawyer from La Crosse. "But could we have done a better job of pointing that out? Sure." Still, Smith said, the UW System didn't deserve the smack-down it received Thursday from the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee... "Our view: Keep student loan rates affordable," Editorial, La Crosse Tribune, May 28. ...Now just as we're on the slow path of recovery, with housing sales hammered by the financial crisis finally rebounding, Congress may fail to prevent another crisis that we can predict. Without action by July 1, the interest rates on federal student loans will double, putting an extreme burden on more than 37 million borrowers. Apparently it's too much to expect Congress to prevent freight trains from coming down the tunnel, even when we see the light from miles away... House for sale. Four bedroom, two and a half baths. Newly remodeled kitchen and media/family room, lower level. Located at 21st and Cass streets. Learn more online. Call Jerry or Pat: 608.784.0334 or 608.780.2125.