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May 18, 2006

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 "Visions and Values" website.

Academic Affairs:
• Excused Class Absences
• Class Cancellations
• Faculty/Staff Searches
• Retention, Promotion and Tenure Notices
• Governance Information
• Grants Information
• Graduate Oral Comprehensive Exams

UWS in the News

"University of Wisconsin-Waukesha plan could become state model," Waukesha Freeman, May 17.

"To teach and research," Column, U.S. News and World Report, May 15.

"If TPA was unneeded, lawmakers should prove it," Column, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, May 15.

To see news about the UW System from around the state, visit System’s clipsheet site to read the stories or to subscribe to the daily briefing.

On Wisconsin

The following is a digest of links to critical news and information sources for UW-RF employees:

The Wheeler Report.
This is a daily listing of all news stories, editorial and press releases affecting public issues in Wisconsin.

WisPolitics.Com
State public policy news with a political interpretation.

WisconsinEye News.
Wisconsin’s version of C-Span, with live coverage of the Legislature, with the State Supreme Court and Executive Branch soon to follow.

UW System Board of Regents Audio.
The Regents webcast their monthly meetings held on the first Thursday and Friday of each month.

UWS/UW-RF Budget.
A handy index to the UW System executive and legislative advocacy information on our budget proposals, analyses, and maps, charts and graphs to support our positions.

Wisconsin Legislature.
This site contains legislators’ profiles, committees, bill digests, hearing schedules, and links to webcasts of floor and committee discussions

"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."

                                 -Mark Twain

  North Hall window replacement expected to span the summer

 NH photo

North Hall is getting a very visible face lift this summer. The process of replacing all its windows began May 15 and should be completed before classes begin in the fall. The new white aluminum frame windows replace darker ones installed during the 1980's. For additional photos by Jens Gunelson, visit the photo archive at http://www.uwrf.edu/photo_archive/ later today.

Announcements   

To give away: Epson stylus color 400/600/800 printer cartridge and an Epson MJ-1000 Epson Stylus 800 black cartridge not longer needed in our department. Contact Linda at ext. 3801.

Melissa Wilson is the winner of the open Jr At-Large Faculty Senate position. Contact Alan Tuchtenhagen at ext. 3500.

Summer building hours:
Ag Science, Mon. - Fri. 7 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed Sat. and Sun.   
Centennial Science, Mon. - Thurs. 7 a.m. - 9 p.m., Fri. 7 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sat . 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., closed Sunday.
Library, Mon. - Thurs. 7:45 a.m. - 7 p.m., Fri. 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. , Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., closed Sunday.
Karges, Mon. - Fri. 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., closed Sat. and Sun.
KFA, Mon. - Fri. 7 a.m. - 11 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. - 11 p.m., Sun. 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
North Hall, Mon. - Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed Sat. and Sun.
RDI, Mon. - Fri. 7:45 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed Sat. and Sun.
South Hall, Mon. - Thurs. 7 a.m. - 9 p.m., Fri. 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. , closed Sat. and Sun.
WEB, Mon. - Fri. 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed Sat. and Sun.
Student Center, Mon. - Fri.  7 a.m. -  4:30  p.m., closed Sat. and Sun.

Westconsin Credit Union, Mon. - Thurs. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., closed Fri., Sat. and Sun.

Char's Grille, Mon. - Wed. 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Thurs. 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Fri., 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Weather permitting, brat stand on the student center lawn on Thursday's from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Char's Gille will be closed during this time,

Upcoming Events

Friday, May 19, 10:30 a.m., Room 140, KFA, Provost Search Committee meeting to continue discussion of applicants. Meeting may go into closed session upon vote of eligible members per Wis. Statues 19.85(1)(c). Contact Suzanne Hagen at ext. 3833.

Don't Forget

Scott Stensrud, CRPS, with Ameriprise Financial Services (formerly
American Express) will be here today
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the HR Conference Room, North Hall, for one-on-one consultations. To schedule a time, contact Joy DeWyre at ext. 3382. Ameriprise is one of the approved companies for the University of Wisconsin Tax Shelter Annuity 403(b) program. For more information, visit http://www.uwrf.edu/pa/FDAmeriprise.doc.

Grades are due no later than 3 p.m. Friday, May 19. The deadline is very important because many things are based on that date (e.g. Dean's List, Probation/Suspension, Graduation, Financial Aid-Satisfactory Progress, etc.). Instructions on entering grades through eSIS may be found at http://www.uwrf.edu/esis/Tutorials/GradeRosters.html.
Click on the eSIS tutorial/instructions page. Be advised that you may also find other information that may be helpful to faculty, staff and students on this page. Contact Yunge Dutton, interim registrar at ext. 3342 or yunge.dutton@uwrf.edu.

Tuesday, May 30, 1 p.m., River Room, Rodli, Summer Advising Workshop for chairs and supplemental advisors. Ice cream with toppings will be available as we update. Contact Nanette Jordahl at ext. 0699.

Annual boiler maintenance shutdown. Please note that the boilers are down every spring for two weeks following the res hall closing. Steam that provides hot water, cooking, distilling, pasteurization, drying and sterilization will not be available. The Spring 2006 shutdown began May 13 and will be started at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 30. For further information, call ext. 3955.

Saturday, June 3, 10 a.m. -  4 p.m., Glen Park, KinniFest: A Celebration of Our River.
Attend the first annual KinniFest and learn about the Kinickkinnic River and the resources it provides for the community. Festival-goers may particpate in eight guided field trips at various times throughout the day, starting with birdwatching at 7 a.m. The event includes demonstrations and exhibits by local businesses, artists, organizations and schools. Children can read a compass, examine mammal bones and pelts, preserve a flower and taste plants at the eight fun and educational stations at the Children’s Discovery Realm. Free. Contact Event Coordinator Joyce Mattson at jycmttsn@yahoo.com.

The St. Croix Valley Community Band begins its summer season June 13. Rehearsals are Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 129 KFA. Concerts are at 7 p.m. on the following dates:
Friday, June 23, in Abbott Concert Hall featuring the 102nd Army Band.
Tuesday, July 25, at the UW-RF Amphitheater.
Wednesday, July  26, at Peterson's Farm in Glenwood City.
Thursday, July 27, at the Hudson Band Shell.
Please participate in this enriching summer activity. Contact Kristin Tjornehoj at kristin.tjornehoj@uwrf.edu.

Area singers of high school age or older are invited to sing with the St. Croix Valley Summer Chorus at UW-RF during its 2006 season. Rehearsals are Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. in Room 134 KFA, beginning June 26. The chorus will perform in a free concert on Thursday, July 27, in the Abbott Concert Hall, KFA, with time to be determined. The concert features a repertoire of choral music from the classics to popular arrangements. Contact Paul Schaefer at ext. 3183 or simply show up at the first rehearsal.

Fall Opening Day packet information. As we look toward our 2006 fall semester, we will gather once again as a University community on Monday, Aug. 21, for Opening Day activities. We continue to work toward the goal of electronic distribution of materials; and again this year, we hope to limit the printed materials in the packets. If you anticipate providing printed material in that packet, please contact Alice Cernohous at alice.m.cernohous@uwrf.edu for information regarding distribution procedures (i.e., number of copies needed, due date, what you would like to include, etc.). Thanks for your cooperation as we begin planning for next year.

New student Move In Day greeters needed for Sunday, Sept. 3. We would like to extend an invitation to assist new students and their families with moving into the residence halls on Sept. 3. It would be a great opportunity for you to help welcome new students to campus. You will receive a "Move-In Crew" t-shirt and will be supplied with plenty of water throughout the day.  Move-in times run from 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., and two hour shifts are encouraged.  If you are willing to participate, contact Kristie at kristie.feist@uwrf.edu. Your t-shirt can be picked up on Sept. 3 at the "Welcome Station" on the Student Center mall.

Tuesday, Aug. 29, Fall Faculty Development.
9 - 11 a.m., Room 118 WEB, Test Construction & Evaluation, presented by Travis Tubré, psychology department.
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Room 118 WEB,  Where Have All the Young Men Gone? Presented by Geoffrey Scheurman, department  of teacher education. The trend of diminishing numbers of male students on university campuses continues to intensify, revealing issues about what's happening long before college, in and out of school.  We'll look at just enough research and conjecture to begin a multi-perspective and interdisciplinary dialogue on a growing but often ignored problem.
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Blue Lab, room 161 C-D Library, Wireless Access at UW-RF presented by Dan Semi of Information Technology.
1 p.m. -  5 p.m., Room 118 WEB, Successful Mentoring Practices, coordinated by Mary Manke, COEPS Dean's Office. This session is for faculty assigned to mentor new faculty, and for university supervisors of student teachers. Participants will learn how to make mentoring a positive and useful experience for both mentor and mentee; how to observe someone's teaching and provide clear and constructive feedback; how to find an effective entry point for dealing with problems that may arise.

Thursday, Aug. 31,
Fall Faculty Development.
9 a.m. -  4 p.m. , Room 118 WEB,  A "CLEAR and SIMPLE" Approach to Assessment of Student Learning. Presented by Barbara Walvoord (University of Notre Dame).
GOAL: Participants will emerge from the workshop with a plan for assessment (or revision/affirmation of previous plan) that is sensible, feasible, useful to the department for its own goals, and consonant with regional and professional accreditation guidelines. ISSUES ADDRESSED: How to establish learning goals, select measures, and use the information.  How can the grading process be useful for assessment? How can the most ineffable goals (e.g. "originality") be assessed?  What are the dangers of assessment?  What can assessment do for the department and its students? What is the most basic, no-frills assessment plan?

It is time to solicit nominations for the Chancellor’s Recognition Award for Classified Staff and the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence for Academic Staff. Important parts of our UW-RF traditions, these awards honor outstanding service to the University. Details of the nomination process are available at http://www.uwrf.edu/administration/award_for_excellence/. The deadline for submitting these entries is Friday, July 7. We are making some changes in when we announce award recipients. The 2006 Distinguished Teacher has been announced and will be on the Commencement platform May 13 for formal recognition. The announcement for the Advisor of the Year is forthcoming. The announcement of the Academic Staff and Classified recipients will be late summer. We will celebrate these award winners at a special event during the opening weeks of fall semester. We have many outstanding, dedicated individuals at UW-RF; please support these individuals through your thoughtful nominations.

Mark your calendars:  Fall 2006 Opening Meeting, Monday, August 21. More details to follow as opening week events are planned.

New staff join UW-RF Enrollment Management Leadership Team. Dan Vande Yacht will begin as registrar at UW-RF on July 10. He is presently the registrar and director of admissions for the UW Colleges. He has worked for UW System Learning Innovations and was registrar at Milwaukee School of Engineering. Sandra Oftedahl will being as director of financial aid at UW-RF on June 1. Sandy previously held positions in financial aid, student information systems, and project management at Central Washington University. Contact Alan Tuchtenhagen at ext. 3500.

Summer campus construction projects. While the majority of the projects will be invisible to the general public, some will be more obvious and/or intrusive than others. The projects include window replacement in North Hall, exterior door replacement and drainage issues for South Hall, siding replacement on the penthouse of Ag Science as well as other projects in Ag Science, installation of a new water heater in Knowles, various updates and painting in the res halls,
the rebuilding two of the three boilers in the Heating Plant, continued construction on the new Student Center and the painting of parking lots, curbs and crosswalks. For a complete detailed list, visit http://www.uwrf.edu/pa/fd/FDSummer Projects.doc. Contact Waldo Hagen at ext. 3827.

Falcon Daily has entered its summer publication routine of a twice-a-week publication cycle. It will be delivered to your e-mail box each Tuesday and Thursday morning. Deadlines for copy submission will remain at 4 p.m. the day before publication.



 

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