Campus Connection

This week in the Campus Connection:

Scholarship will keep his memory alive

The Winfrey family knows what it's like to need a little financial support while going to school. NevaDayl and Walter Winfrey raised two children while they both attended college in the early 1950s. Some of their children did the same. Now the family wants to help someone else through school. See how they did it.

Local foods, farmers market are part of UW-L dining experience

More options to eat local are appearing in campus dining locations whether battered-fried cheese curds or a special grass-fed beef burger.

Legislative budget hearing slated April 25 at UW-L

A public hearing on Gov. Scott Walker’s 2011-13 state budget proposal will be from 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. Monday, April 25, in room 339, Cartwright Center.

UW-La Crosse students organize Project Funway fashion show

People from the La Crosse area will strut their stuff during the annual Project Funway fashion show at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30, in front of the Macy’s entry inside Valley View Mall.

Technology-oriented businessman shares his story

Jonathan Otterstatter speaks on “Lessons from IBM to Startups” at 7 p.m. April 20 in the Strzelczyk Great Hall at the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center.

Japan Relief Days a success

UW-L students from Japan collected more than $6,300 during Japan Relief Days April 6 and 7 on campus.

‘Dracula’ to be staged at UW-L

The blood-curdling stage adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula will close the UW-L Theatre Arts Department’s performance season.

After overcoming drug addiction, excelling academically, student receives top honors

UW-L senior and psychology major Bill Westerman is using his life experience to educate and help others.

NATA president discusses the future of athletic training

National Athletic Trainers’ Association President Marje Albohm will present on the future of athletic training at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, in the Ward Room, Cartwright Center.

Clean Energy Rally to be held April 20

Learn about the effects of burning coal on campus at a Clean Energy Rally at noon Wednesday, April 20, by UW-L's Hoeschler Tower. The rally addresses burning coal on campus  — from the  extraction process to the pollution of burning coal —and sustainability in La Crosse. This includes strategies on how the UW-L community can work together to promote using clean energy options, such as solar, wind, geothermal  and biomass. Speakers include UW-L Chancellor Joe Gow;  Al Gedicks, Sociology; Guy Wolf, Multicultural Student Services; and student leaders, as well as La Crosse County Sustainability Coordinator Nick Nichols and Sierra Club representatives. The rally is being hosted  by the No Coal Coalition in conjunction with the Environmental Council for Earth Week. For more information, contact Jennifer Dausey at dausey.jenn@uwlax.edu.

Open Mic/Open Stage/Open Minds night seeks performers

Poets, artists, musicians and performers: Embrace your inner activist and share your message of social justice, social awareness and social action at Open Mic/Open Stage/Open Minds night. The event runs from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, April 21, in the Cellar, Cartwright Center. The Awareness through Performance troupe invites students, faculty, staff and community members to share spoken word pieces, slideshows, songs, short performances and more. The event is sponsored by Campus Climate.

Off Campus Housing Center’s Open House set for April 26

Students, staff, and faculty are invited to attend the Off Campus Housing Center's open house from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, in 234 Cartwright Center. The OCHC was founded in September 2010 and is funded through the Student Association to provide resources and information to UW-L students to help provide a safe and smooth transition to moving off campus. Meet the staff and learn about  services — and share what you'd like to see in the future. The event includes refreshments and door prizes.

Native English-speaking volunteers wanted to help with summer program

If you're a native English-speaking student who is going to be in La Crosse this summer, consider applying to be a volunteer in the Summer Conversation Partner Program for the English as a Second Language Institute. Volunteers converse with international students to help them build confidence in their English-speaking ability. Conversation groups are held Monday, May 23, through Friday, July 15. Conversation groups meet Monday through Thursday for two 45-minute sessions  — 2:45-3:30 p.m.  and 3:30-4:15 p.m.). Volunteers are asked to help with two or more 45-minute sessions per week. For more information, contact Jacob Krueger at krueger.jaco@uwlax.edu.

Lung Cancer and the Emerging Role of EGFR topic of April La Crosse BioResearch Forum

Doctor Kurt R. Oettel of the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center is the April presenter of the La Crosse BioResearch Forum. He will present "Lung Cancer and the Emerging Role of epidermal growth factor receptor" (EGFR) from 12:15-1 p.m. Monday, April 18, in the Overholt Auditorium, Gundersen Lutheran. Monthly forums are free and open to the public and are hosted by the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders and the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation. Download a 2011 La Crosse BioResearch Forum schedule. Those attending should park in the Green ramp (see map) or use valet parking. Use the entrances at the north end and northeast side of the medical center. UW-L Men's Volleyball Club claims national championship The UW-L Men's Volleyball Club was crowned the 2010-11 D2 National Champions in the National Collegiate Volleyball Conference. The team took home the first-place prize from the national tournament held April 7-9 in Houston. The national championship for the men bests a second place finish in 2009-10. The 2011-12 team won the national championship after completing a 12-2 regular season with signature wins over D1 opponents such as UW-Whitewater, Lakeland College, and D1 National Champion UW-Oshkosh. Team members include: Dan Chipman, Sam DeMerit, Kyle Kamperschroer, Nick Korom, Joel Manning, Dave Maternowski. Brad Mikulice, Eric Neuens and Frank Neuens. Keith Beyer, Chemistry;  alumnus Michael Richardson; and student Breanna Ruesch; published "Phase Diagrams and Water Activities of Aqueous Ammonium Salts of Malonic Acid" in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2011, Vol. 115, 3042-3049. The research was supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation. [caption id="attachment_2109" align="alignright" width="402" caption="UW-L faculty and students attended the Midwest Political Science Association meeting in Chicago March 30 to April 3. Among those attending, included, from left, Katie Johnson, Jacob Haupt, Jeremy Arney, Kayla Morley, Hannah Henderson and Ray Block."][/caption] Faculty members Ray Block, Jeremy Arney, Jo Arneyand Cecilia Manrique, Political Science/Public Administration; and students Alyssa Gebel, Jacob Haupt, Hannah Henderson, Katie Johnson, Julie Kildahl andKayla Morley attended the Midwest Political Science Association meeting in Chicago March 30 to April 3. The Arneys, Block and Kildahl presented papers on various topics. Deborah Dougherty, Health Professions/Occupational Therapy, presented "Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice: A Literature Review on the Scientific Method, Culture, and the Clinician's Voice" at the 24th Annual Midwest Deans' Occupational Therapy Research Conference at  St. Louis University in St. Louis, Mo. Christine Hippert, Sociology/Archaeology, published "The Politics and Practices of Constructing Development Identities in Rural Bolivia," in the April issue of the Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology 16(1): 90-113. Hippert also presented the paper "Testimonio and (Ethnographic) Fiction: Using Critical Pedagogy in an Anthropology Class to Examine Representations of Andean Lives" at the 2nd Annual La Crosse Area Latina/o Collaborative Workshop on Teaching, Service, and Research, co-hosted by UW-L and Viterbo College, on April 2. Jean M. Janecki, Modern Languages, presented the paper "Representations of the Immigrant Other in Hispanic Film" at the conference.  Student Leah Mortensen presented the paper "Integrating Indigenous Knowledge in Education Among the Pirwa of Huancarani, Bolivia" at the conference. The paper was based on research funded by an Undergraduate Research Grant from UW-L. Her faculty co-advisers were Hippert and Peter Stovall, Educational Studies. Maggie Lee McHugh, Student Support Services, and Jennifer Kosiak, Mathematics, presented “Mathematics and Social Justice: A New Approach to the Three R’s” at the Widening the Circle, Act 31: Teacher Education Symposium Conference in La Crosse April 8. Seven students on the UWLAX Triathlon team competed in the Triathlon Collegiate Nationals Competition in Tuscaloosa, Ala., April 9. The students included Zach Esselmen, Jake Hoffman, Amy Holterman, Rebecca Jacobson, Sara Kellen, Travis Pernsteiner and Kate Reimann. Gail Vaughn, Enterprise Services, presented "Using Database Level Functions in Custom PeopleSoft Processing" March 27-30 at the 2011 Alliance conference, a PeopleSoft Higher Education Users' Group national gathering, in Denver. Vaughn also hosted "Roots Gospel," a nine-hour series on African-American gospel music oldies on WLSU 88.9 FM. The station is currently re-broadcasting the series Sunday nights at 8 through early June. [caption id="attachment_2091" align="alignright" width="134" caption="The deadline to order fresh-made Bread Wheels is April 20."][/caption]

Order a Bread Wheel for the upcoming holiday

The Galley is now taking orders for fresh-made Bread Wheels from UW-L Dining Services Bakery. Save time for the upcoming holiday dinner and order a bread wheel for $3.99. Deadline for ordering is Wednesday, April 20.  Pickup is Friday, April 22, at The Galley.

Earth Week specials featured

Celebrate Earth Day, Friday, April 22, at Whitney Center's All-You-Can-Eat lunch. The menu will feature different local flavors including a build-your-own potato bar, sausage patties from Klement's and chicken dishes with Gold'n Plump Chicken and more. Faculty, staff and students are welcome at Whitney's All You Can Eat dining. If you're not on a meal plan, meals are $7.90.

Still time to sign up for Slow Foods Cooking Class

[caption id="attachment_2094" align="alignright" width="134" caption="Celebrate Earth Day, Friday, April 22."][/caption] There is still time to sign up for the Slow Foods Cooking Class and make delicious pizzas. UW-L Student Jim McDermott and UW-L Dining Services Chefs Randy Hanson and Robb Hanson will help participants make Red Pepper Hummus Pizza and Roasted Acorn Squash Pizza from scratch. Class will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, at Whitney Center's Bakery. To sign up, contact UW-L Dining Services Marketing Director Caitlyn Kamrath at kamrath.cait@uwlax.edu.

The Galley has new features

• - Grass-fed beef burgers at the Fresh Grille
• - Every Friday, for the rest of the semester, grass-fed beef burgers from Premier Meats in Viroqua at the Fresh Grille
• - Sushi to-go. Back by popular demand there are two new sushi varieties: California Rolls for $3.99 and Crab Rolls for $4.99. Find these in The Galley's cooler selection next to the Sensation Salad Bar

Note: special dining hours for the holiday weekend, April 22-24, here.

Transfer

Sandy Suchla, IS network services Sr., to another IS Network in Information Technology, April 10. Thanks to everyone who came out for the UW-L Employee Morale Retreat April 7. The event attracted approximately 150 faculty and staff who enjoyed pet therapy, art therapy, massage therapy, Wii sports and more! Congratulations to Robin Barth, Galadriel Chilton, John Elmer, Bob Meyer and Arla Wojahn who won the  five "Taste of UW-L" door prize baskets. Also, congratulations to Lynette Prieur Lo who won a one-year membership to the Recreational Eagle Center. Thanks also to the offices and departments that graciously donated to the door prize baskets: Academic Advising, Alumni Association, Athletics, Bookstore, Campus Activities Board, Career Services, Chartwells, College of Business Administration, Music Department, Pride Center, REC Sports, Residence Life, Student Support Services, Theatre Department and Wellness Resource Center. The Campus Climate and the Wellness Committee will sponsoring another Morale Retreat next fall. Hope to see you there. — Amanda Goodenough, Campus Climate

For sale

Beautiful L-shape wood desk. $50. Call Dianne Morrison at 785.6655.

Events and meetings

For events, see the UW-L Campus Calendar. Click here for meeting information. For questions on submitting department and open meetings, contact Bob Hoar, Provost Office, at hoar.robe@uwlax.edu or at 785.8159.