Posted 1:29 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
This week's news and events.
UW-La Crosse students to show artwork in downtown show
Twelve UW-La Crosse art students will share their work during an upcoming exhibit downtown La Crosse.TV telethon to support Coulee Region Humane Society
It’s the 14th year UW-L students will help raise funds. Dogs, cats and other animals at the Coulee Region Humane Society will benefit from an upcoming live TV telethon produced by UW-La Crosse communication studies students.
UW-L’s Murphy Library sets book sale Nov. 14
UW-L’s Murphy Library will hold a fall book sale Wednesday-Friday, Nov. 14-16, in 270 Murphy Library. Sale hours are: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and 9 a.m.-noon Friday.It Make$ Cents! program helps students with finances
College is hard, but paying for it, as well as making important financial decisions, can often make it much more stressful. The It Make$ Cents! financial literacy program has been created to assist students with these challenges. From 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in Port O’ Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition, students are invited to participate in the It Make$ Cents! Price is Right Game Night!UW-L endowment does what Lindy Shannon did: supports young musicians
The influence of a local music legend will live on thanks to an endowment established through the UW-La Crosse Foundation. In 1992, friends of La Crosse rock ‘n’ roll enthusiast Lindy Shannon organized a concert to honor the local icon who helped many budding musicians. With some of the profits, they created an endowed scholarship at UW-L in 1992 that’s awarded annually to music majors.Winter is coming: UW-L’s Inclement Weather Plan
Here’s what you need to know about UW-L’s Inclement Weather Plan: UW-L implements its Inclement Weather Plan when conditions make travel dangerous or other events cause serious safety concerns. During deteriorating weather conditions, it should be assumed that scheduled activities will continue unless an official announcement is made via University Communications and University Police.University Police provide storage for weapons owned by students living on campus
Deer hunting season is here. With Wisconsin being an active hunting state, it’s no surprise some students attending UW-L hunt and need a place to store their weapons, says Scott Rohde, chief of UW-L University Police. There are rules against keeping weapons in residence halls, but they can be stored on campus.OCW Cook-IE OFF fundraiser was a sweet success
Seven teams baked cookies to garner the “Golden Spatula” award and raised $475 for a student scholarship at this year’s Organization for Campus Women Cook-IE OFF fundraiser.
Take Note: Enhance your math learning
Not all subjects are “created equal” when it comes to study tips and test taking. Math is in a class of its own. Here are some practical and a few unique ways to enhance your math learning.
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'Ordinary Heroes' theme of Self-Sufficiency Program’s eighth annual Locally Grown Scholarship Breakfast
Seven Self-Sufficiency Program graduates were awarded $500 scholarships at the eighth annual Locally Grown Scholarship Breakfast Nov. 7 in UW-L’s Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. Established in 2003, the Locally Grown Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to SSP alumni at the beginning of their college careers. This year's scholarship winners, their field of study, school and goals include:- Lisa Bulman, Center for Adult Learning, Viterbo University. Her goal: To complete an associate’s degree and determine the next stage of academic and professional preparation in medical field.
- Cassi Olson, Western Technical College. Her goal: to complete general education courses and complete the medical assistant program.
- Susan Rose, Center for Adult Learning, Viterbo University. Her goal: to complete a degree and create a business that provides nurturing environments for children.
- Ashley St. Sauver, Western Technical College. Her goal: to transfer to UW-L to major in English and psychology with a minor in digital photography.
- Kaelyn St. Sauver, Business Management program, Western Technical College. Her goal: to complete an associate degree and enroll in a surgical technician program.
- Sherri Swan, Women’s, Gender, Sexuality Studies Department, UW-L. Her goal: to complete degree and work with national or international NGO.
- Sammy Xiong-Vu, Public Administration, UW-L. Her goal: to focus on discern career direction and complete undergraduate degree
This year’s keynote speaker, UW-L student-parent Susan Fabian, shared how ordinary heroes in the La Crosse community became her extraordinary heroes in her journey as a student at UW-L. Throughout the journey they were advocates and gave her the encouragement and the faith in herself she needed to succeed, she says. Fabian is majoring in Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies with a minor in sociology. She hopes to graduate in December and then pursue a career in public service.
See photos of the event at https://plus.google.com/u/1/photos/109328896964480296137/albums/5808111886305918081.
To donate to the scholarship fund online go to www.foundation.uwlax.edu. Designate the gift to SSP.
For more information about SSP visit Self-Sufficiency Program or contact SSP Director Andrea Hansen at 785.8733.
Open forums for assistant director of Network & Enterprise Services position scheduled for Nov. 13-16
The campus community is invited to attend open forums to review candidates for the assistant director of Network & Enterprise Services position. Forums are scheduled for Tuesday through Friday, Nov. 13-16.
Finalists will prepare a 10-minute presentation in response to the question “The position of assistant director of Network & Enterprise Services is important for the success of ITS and the campus. In the areas of networking, telecommunications, server infrastructure and enterprise development, tell us what areas are your specific strengths and why. Describe your management style and the methods you would employ to ensure your team and campus success.” There will be a 20-minute question-and-answer session after the presentation.
Forums are:
- Monday, Nov. 12 – Brian Dawson, 9:15-9:45 a.m., 102 Wing Technology Center
- Tuesday, Nov. 13 – Mike Nomland, 8:45–9:15 a.m., 102 Wing Technology Center
- Thursday, Nov. 15 – Joe Whetstone, 2:30–3 p.m., 104 Wing Technology Center
- Friday, Nov. 16 – Derril Albert, 10:30–11 a.m., 102 Wing Technology Center
- Friday, Nov. 16 – Scott Shilha, 1:45–2:15 p.m., 102 Wing Technology Center
Thanksgiving luncheon to be held Nov. 14; tickets on sale until Nov. 13
Those who want to attend UW-L’s annual “A Thanksgiving Gathering Feast” luncheon can purchase tickets until Tuesday, Nov. 13.
The luncheon will be held from 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.
The Thanksgiving buffet will include:
- Carved roast turkey
- Stuffing
- Mashed potatoes with gravy
- Green bean casserole
- Cranberry walnut salad with vinaigrette dressing
- Dinner rolls with butter
- Traditional pumpkin pie
- Coffee, ice water, milk or ice tea
Global history of Mexican food is topic of Nov. 13 lecture
A free public lecture, "Planet Taco: A Global History of Mexican Food," will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, in 1309 Centennial Hall. The talk by Jeffrey Pilcher, a visiting scholar from University of Minnesota, is funded by the Provost Office's Visiting Scholar of Color Grant Program.
Area Research Center to celebrate 50 year anniversary Nov. 14
Murphy Library’s Area Research Center offers an expansive range of sources including rare book and Wisconsiana collections, an oral history collection, maps, photographs and university archives. The ARC has had 50 years of partnership with the Wisconsin Historical Society and the University of Wisconsin campuses. To commemorate the milestone, Murphy Library will host a celebration from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Murphy Library Special Collections and Area Research Center. The partnership, which originated in 1962, aims to create a network to preserve world-class historical collections and records, making them available to students and the public. The collections held in the ARC are non-circulating, meaning that anyone who wishes to use them for academic or personal use must register and provide positive identification before viewing them in the reading room – they may not be check out.
Geography & Earth Science Department hosting International GIS day Nov. 14
Learn about Geographic Information Science and enter drawing for prizes at the International GISday, "Discovering the WORLD through GIS," on Wednesday, Nov. 14. Information promoting GIS will be on display in the lobby of Cartwright Center from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Stop by the display and receive a GISday wristband or magnet. Students may enter drawings for prizes which include GISday jump drives and reusable cloth bags.
UW-L's Geography & Earth Science Department is hosting the event.
Great River Folk Festival party, concert and brainstorming session to be held Nov. 14
Brainstorming will follow a concert with a Great River Folk Festival flair. The festival was started by UW-L students, faculty and staff in the Music Department more than 30 years ago and is held on campus annually. A party and concert by Don D. Harvey and the Ultrasonic Duo with special guest Brojo Roj will be held from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Three Rivers Waldorf School, 901 Caledonia St., La Crosse. Everyone is invited to the free event to brainstorm ideas about changes and improvements to make in the festival. Food and refreshments will be provided. A guided brain storming discussion will follow the concert from 7-8:30 p.m. Donations will be accepted. For more information contact Harvey at dondharvey@centurytel.net or 781.3456.Sign up beginning Nov. 14 for UW-L's Vocal Jazz Ensembles Nov. 25 auditions
Auditions for openings in UW-L’s Vocal Jazz Ensembles for spring semester 2013 will be held from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, in Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts. Auditions are open to all UW-L students regardless of major. UW-L has three vocal jazz ensembles which perform at least two public concerts each semester. Auditions will be held in an “American Idol”-type format with: 1. singers performing a two- to three-minute jazz or popular standard solo of their own choosing. This solo may or may not be accompanied by a pianist. 2. singers performing their vocal part as a member of a vocal jazz quartet on an excerpt of a vocal jazz choral arrangement. Singers will receive this music when they sign up for the audition beginning Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the Music Department Office, 234 Center for the Arts. This is an open audition, and singers will audition in front of each other as soloists and as quartet singers. For more information, contact Gary Walth at gwalth@uwlax.edu or 785.8414.UW-L art professor to give presentation at Gustavus Nov. 14
UW-L Art Professor Binod Shrestha will give a public lecture as part of a residency in the Gustavus Department of Art/Art History at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the Art Lecture Hall on the upper level of the studio arts building of the Schaefer Fine Arts Center. The residency is funded through the Edgar and Ethel Johnson Endowment for the Arts at Gustavus. Shrestha’s lecture will focus on his work on the transitory nature of challenging political issues. The lecture is free and open to the public. Find out more about Shrestha's residency at: http://finearts.blog.gustavus.edu/2012/11/05/artist-binod-shrestha-in-residency-at-gustavus/.UW-L surplus sale runs through Nov. 15
UW-L is conducting another sale of surplus property in partnership with the on-line auction site www.wisconsinsurplus.com through Thursday, Nov. 15. Pre-registration and a bidder number is required prior to any bid submittals. Terms and conditions of sale, along with contact information are on the auction’s website.
Animality in James Joyce's 'Ulysses' to be discussed at Nov. 16 presentation
Adam Putz, English, will present "'Milk for the Pussens': Animality in James Joyce's Ulysses" from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, in 113 Wimberly Hall. " Putz will present findings from his research trip to Trinity College in Dublin, which was supported over the summer by the National Endowment for the Humanities and UWL's International Development Fund. His archival work at the college focused on the Royal Zoological Society in order to reconnect the configurations of animality in Ulysses to representations of poverty that begin but do not end with Bloom and his cat. Putz interrogates Joyce's investment in the larger project of not only blurring the boundaries between the city's built and natural environments, but also between its human and nonhuman inhabitants. The event is free and open to the public and is a presentation of the English Department's 2012-13 William J. and Yvonne Hyde Colloquium Series. To arrange for disability accommodations, contact english@uwlax.edu or call 785.8295. For more information, visit http://rhetor.blogs.com/english.Rush is featured band at Nov. 16 Album Encounters; public program ‘Cosmic Colors’ set for Saturdays throughout November
The Album Encounters multimedia light and laser show features Rush’s ”2112” at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, in 20 Cowley Hall. Admission is $4.
The Planetarium’s Public November program is “Cosmic Colors.” It will be presented at 1 p.m. Saturdays Nov. 17 and 24.
Other monthly public programs are planned for December, February, March and April. Admission is $2 for students and children and $4 for others.
To find out more, contact Bob Allen at allen.robe@uwlax.edu or 785.8669. Find out more about the Planetarium at www.uwlax.edu/planetarium.
Kitty Club social set for Dec. 5; RSVP due Nov. 28
UW-L's Kitty Club annual Holiday Social is at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Grizzly's Grill & Saloon, 3039 Medco Court (off Highway 16), Onalaska. Everyone will order off the menu at her own expense and may pay dues at the restaurant before dinner. New members are welcome. To attend, RSVP Donna Brown at 797-0417 or brownk1022@yahoo.com by Wednesday, Nov. 28. A head count is needed to make reservations.
The Kitty Club was established 67 years ago and hosts two annual events for current and retired classified female employees to meet one another and socialize together.
Those unable to attend the social, but who want to join, should contact Pat Clements at lements@uwlax.edu. Annual dues are $5 and cover club expenses for the social, retirement gifts and costs such as mailings.
Career Services offers free practice tests for graduate and professional school entrance exams
Those applying to graduate or professional schools can prepare for entrance exams using UW-L Career Services' free practice tests.
Several practice tests are available for UW-L students to use in WISCareers. Practice tests include: AFOQT, AP, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, Miller Analogies and MCAT.
To access these tests, login to WISCareers at www.uwlax.edu/careerservices/students/careerexploration.htm. Login instructions are included on the page. Once logged in, go to "Academic Test Prep" area on the right side of the page.
Take the inclusivity pledge and purchase T-shirts
UW-L continues to work to create a more unified campus community. One example is this fall’s all-campus inclusivity theme with “I am UW-L” banners displayed around campus.
The campus community can take an active role in campus inclusivity efforts by taking the inclusivity pledge at www.uwlax.edu/united.
Another way to show support for inclusion, empathy, respect and civility is by wearing inclusivity T-shirts. Short-sleeve T-shirts sell for $5. Long-sleeve T-shirts sell for $7. Purchase the shirts from any of the following people at these locations:
- Nizam Arain - 131 Graff Main Hall
- Matt Evensen - 1120 Centennial Hall
- John Palmer – 149 Graff Main Hall
- Annette Valeo - 266 Morris Hall
- Saundy Solum - 168 Wing Technology Center
UW-L Athletics
Upcoming events
- Men’s Basketball Crosstown Classic UW-L vs. Viterbo Tuesday, Nov. 20, 7 p.m. Mitchell Hall Gymnasium Free schedule poster giveaway to the first 500 fans Youth in Sports Day: Kids in Youth Team Uniform free with adult ticket purchase
- Women's Basketball Holiday Inn Express Thanksgiving Classic Eagles vs. Luther College Saturday, Nov. 24, 7 p.m. Mitchell Hall Free poster to the first 500 fans Eagles vs. Loras College Sunday, Nov. 25, 3 p.m. Mitchell Hall
- Wrestling Candlewood Suites Duals Saturday, Dec. 1, 9 a.m. Mitchell Hall Schedule poster giveaway to the first 500 fans Car magnet giveaway to the first 100 fans
- Eagles Eat & Greet Tuesday, Dec. 3, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Howie's on La Crosse Street Featuring the UW-L Wrestling Team 50 percent of all food sales made from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. go to benefit the L-Club
- Gymnastics Intra-Squad Meet Maroon vs. Gray Friday, Dec. 7, 6:30 p.m. Mitchell Hall Schedule poster giveaway to the first 500 fans Eagle back sack giveaway to the first 100 fans Junior Eagle recognition night
Barrett Klein, Biology, published the new publication "Robots in the Service of Animal Behavior," as well as a thermal video that is a finalist in The Scientist for a Labby Award. New Scientist covered the thermal research.
Shelly R. Lesher, Physics, presented Lifetime Measurements in 160Gd" at the American Physical Society Division of Nuclear Physics Conference in Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 26. UW-L undergraduate students Ran Ikeyama and Ian Marsh also presented posters at a special undergraduate session.
Víctor M. Macías-González, History and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, chaired the panel "The Sexual City in the Americas: Tourism, Migration, and Race in Mexico City, Miami, and New York, 1945-1975" at "The Cosmopolitan Metropolis" Sixth Biennial Urban History Association Conference in New York City Oct. 25-28.
Steven Simpson, Recreation Management and Therapeutic Recreation, presented "What's Wrong with Dewey's Educational Philosophy?" at the International Conference of the Association for Experiential Education in Madison Nov. 1-4. Simpson also was part of the panel discussion "A Conversation on Publishing in Experiential Education."
Gary Walth, Music, presented "Setting the Tone for Successful Choral Rehearsals With Warm-ups That Work" at the Wisconsin State Music Teachers Conference in Madison Oct. 26. His session was sponsored in part by the Hal Leonard Music Corp. Under Walth's direction, UW-L's Vocal Jazz Ensemble One performed at the conference Oct. 25.
Transfer
- James Hurlbert from Groundskeeper to Custodian, Custodial Services, Nov. 18
New employee
- Isaiah Burish, Groundskeeper, Landscape Services, Nov. 19
Resignations
- Cambid Choy, Professor, Art, Oct. 20
- Nicholas Downey, Assistant Professor, Biology, Nov. 16
- Michael Brennan, Associate Professor, Sociology and Archaeology, Nov. 30
A summary of some of the stories about UW-La Crosse spotted in the news.
- Freedom Week at the UW-La Crosse, WXOW.com, Nov. 3. UW-La Crosse will host a number of special events to honor veterans during Freedom Week November ...
- "UW-L students perform demonstrations for kids," WXOW-TV, Nov. 3. A group of college students was up bright and early Nov. 3--even though it was Saturday — as UW-La Crosse education majors performed several demonstrations for kids explaining some of the basic principles of physics ...
- "Church to accept Purple Heart at halftime of UW-La Crosse game," Dunn County News, Nov. 7. Second Lt. Jason Church can't wait to see the gridiron again. The last time he played at Veterans Memorial Field at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse was as a defensive end for the Eagles...The Army infantryman will accept the Purple Heart during halftime of the Nov. 10 match-up between UW-L and UW-Whitewater. His father, Col. David Church, will present him with the award ...
- "McMullen fights cancer, gets back on field for UW-La Crosse," Sports ... Nov. 9. Senior tight end Brock McMullen was diagnosed two years back with non- Hodgkin's lymphoma.
OCW food drive runs through Nov. 30
The Organization of Campus Women (OCW) is organizing a food drive for UW-L students from Monday, Nov. 12, through Friday, Nov. 30. There will be collection boxes labelled for the drive in various department offices in buildings all across campus. A collection spot will also be at the all campus Thanksgiving lunch Wednesday, Nov. 14. Non-perishable food items and hygiene products, such as shampoo, soap and toothpaste, are welcome.