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Thursday, July 14, 2009
Now you know
UWRF alumnus and KARE 11 News reporter Boyd Huppert and
photojournalist Jonathan Malat have won a National Edward R. Murrow
Award for "Feature Reporting" on a story featuring a duck.
The story of the "Duck in a Truck" originally aired on KARE 11 in
November of 2008. It was part of a series of stories by Boyd Huppert
called Land of 10,000 Stories.
The award was announced in early July.
 
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UWS in the News
"UW
regents approve 5.5% tuition increase," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
July 9.
"Diversification
of Regents spurs debate," Wisconsin Public Radio,
July 9.
"University
educators suffer most in budget," Column, Leader-Telegram, July 8.
"UW-Madison:
New Google deal boosts access to books," Associated Press, July 9.
"Business
beat: More manufacturing jobs leave state," Capital Times,
July 10.
"Survey
shows gap between scientists and the public," New York Times,
July 9.
"Students
dig into sustainable farming at Vermont college," USA Today,
July 9.
To see news about
the UW System from around the state, visit
System’s clip sheet 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 UWRF employees:
The Wheeler
Report.
This is a daily listing of all news stories, editorials 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/UWRF 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.
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"A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he
is born with -- a man is what he makes of himself."
-- Alexander
Graham Bell
Football camp one of many summer offerings
More than 500 kids are attending three football
camps on campus this summer. Football camps include a Kicking and Long
Snapping Camp, a Big O and Big D Camp and a Wishbone Camp. Other summer
offerings include music, athletic, pony, leadership, and pre-college
program camps, some 20 different camps in all. Later this month, the
Kansas City Chiefs will return to campus for their 19th consecutive
summer training camp in River Falls. For
more
photos by
Jens Gunelson, visit http://www.uwrf.edu/photo_archive/.
Listening session set for
Classified staff
Chancellor Van Galen will host a series of
listening sessions with various campus constituencies this summer and
fall. The purpose of these sessions is to gain greater insight into
those issues and values members of the UWRF community believe are of
greatest importance. Classified staff are invited to attend the first
listening session, which will take place Monday, July 20, at 10
a.m. and Tuesday, July 21, at 1 p.m. in the Kinnickinnic Theater,
UC. Please choose the session that best fits your schedule. We hope you
can join us for what we hope will be lively and fruitful discussions.
If you have any questions, please contact Dianne Monteith at dianne.m.monteith@uwrf.edu
or ext. 3202.
Announcements
New Health & Human
Performance chair
Please welcome Ken Ecker as
the new Chair of Health & Human Performance. Ken assumed the chair
responsibilities July 1. Ken was a professor in the Department of Human
Performance and Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Minnesota State
University in Mankato for the past 18 years. A special thanks to Deb
Allyn for stepping in as interim chair during the past year.
Sowa appointed
interim associate director of Recreation
 Charles
Sowa has been appointed as interim assistant director of Recreation
within the Student Affairs Department for 2009-10. Charlie has over six
years experience working within the Recreation Department as a
scorekeeper, official, manager and Intern. During this time he has
become proficient in the organization and administration of all
Intramural Athletic events and activities. Since joining the staff,
Charlie has contributed to the growth of intramural programs. This past
season the Intramural Athletic program served 2,525 participants in its
events. Charlie graduated from UWRF in 2009 with a BS in Health and
Human Performance, Exercise Science. He is currently attending the
University of Minnesota taking classes in the master of education
sports management program. In 2009 Charlie was also a recipient of the
UWRF Chancellors Award of Excellence.
Open forums for Custodial
Services supervisor position
Wednesday, July 15, Paul Fredrickson, 9:30 a.m. St Croix Room, UC;
Thursday, July 16, Mark Klapatch, 9:30 a.m. St. Croix Room, UC
A third candidate, Bruce Wick, was on campus yesterday. Staff,
students, and faculty are invited to attend. Contact Nate Beeman at
ext. 3349.
eSIS upgrade July
17 - 27
IT Services will be upgrading eSIS from version 8.9 to version 9.0 from
4:30 p.m. Friday, July 17, through 6 a.m. Monday, July 27. During this
time, eSIS will be unavailable to campus. We appreciate your
understanding for this extended outage. Please check for new feature
announcements and information as we communicate them to campus via
Falcon Daily over the summer. If you have any questions, contact helpdesk@uwrf.edu or call ext.
4357.
Karges pool closed
The Karges pool has been closed since June 5; it will remain closed
indefinitely. The decision to forego the immediate repair needed and
keep the pool offline was made in light of the cost of repairs, the
likelihood of further breakdowns, and the personnel and materials cost
associated with maintenance of the fifty-year-old facility. The pool,
constructed in 1957, has extensive rust and corrosion making it
difficult to maintain in a safe and fiscally prudent manner. Work is in
progress to make alternate arrangements for a practice facility for the
UWRF swim team and for course-related uses of the pool. There will not
be alternate facilities available for the recreational and fitness
activities that have utilized the Karges pool. The proposed Health and
Human Performance building, yet to be approved for funding by the State
of Wisconsin, includes a pool in its preliminary design. Contact Lisa
Wheeler at ext. 3737.
Limited access to
Maintenance building areas
The access road to Lot M (Maintenance lot) and Lot L will be closed
from 6 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15, until Friday, July 17, for
resurfacing. In addition, there will be no vehicular access to Stores
and Postal, Cold Storage and Hazardous Waste buildings during this
time. The Maintenance building will remain open to pedestrian traffic
through the main entry. Contact Manny Kenney at ext. 3827.
Parking lot
closures
S lot - closed through Friday, July 17 (S lot permit holders utilize
P or H lot)
Q lot - Tuesday, July 14 (Q lot permit holders utilize QM lot)
CM lot - Tuesday, July 14
QM & QVP lot - Wednesday, July 15
O lot (south portion) - Wednesday, July 15
M lot - Wednesday, July 15 through Friday, July 17 (M lot permit
holders utilize I lot)
G lot - Thursday, July 16 (G lot permit holders utilize N lot)
CC lot - Thursday, July 16 (CC permit holders utilize O lot)
O lot (northern most row) - Thursday, July 16
C lot closed Friday, July 17, for church's use. (C lot permit holders
utilize Q metered area)
New fleet rates
Fleet rates for Fiscal Year 10 can be found at http://www.uwrf.edu/facilities-management/fleetrates.html.
Contact Pam Rudesill at ext. 3827.
Falcon Shop clearance sale
The Falcon Shop in the UC has just taken
another round of markdowns on our clearance items and have lots of
great items on clearance including winter hats for $2.99, some hooded
sweatshirts for $19.99, polo shirts, water bottles, Hallmark gift bags
and more.
Upcoming Events
Outdoor grill
Thursday, July 17, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., southside of UC,
under overhang
near firepit. Fresh off the grill items include
hot dogs, hamburgers, veggie burgers, cheeseburgers, and Falcon brats.
Combo options include a bottled beverage and choice of cookie, bar,
chips, or fresh fruit.
Don't Forget
Tuesday, July 14
Summer Concert Series: Kids From Wisconsin.
7 p.m., North Hall auditorium. Free. Musical
entertainment from Wisconsin's own talented youth. Grilled food and
ice cream available for purchase. Sponsored by
Falcon Programs.
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