Falcon Daily Archives

"People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long
course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering." -- St. Augustine

Ramer Field project sees the light

The first visual evidence of the Ramer Field Renovation Project appeared Friday and yesterday as the old light poles at the field were removed as phase one of the Foundation Stadium Improvement Project got underway. The lighting phase, funded completely with raised dollars, should be complete by mid-July at a cost of $336,300. Several factors prompted the light replacement: replacement lamps are no longer available, light poles were in the spectator site lines, light levels were poor and the old lights were not energy efficient. Phase two is new synthetic turf, phase three is the modeling of the stadium and press box and the final phase involves surrounding the facilities with trees. For more information about the Ramer Field Renovation, visit http://www2.uwrf.edu/ramer-renew/. For more photos by Jens Gunelson, visit http://www.uwrf.edu/photo_archive/.

Announcements

Harbouk named vice chancellor for administration and finance
Harbouk photo Joseph Harbouk has been named the new vice chancellor for administration and finance. He will officially join UWRF on August 18. Joseph is currently associate dean for business operations in the school of education at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

As vice chancellor, Joseph will serve as a member of the chancellor's executive cabinet and provide leadership for the division of administration and finance including technology services, human resources, facilities management, integrated planning and campus police. He will oversee and assist departments with financial forecasting, analysis of staffing needs and strategic planning.

“Mr. Harbouk has an extensive track record of administrative accomplishments. Furthermore, during the national search process, he demonstrated a strong interest in the unique opportunities at UW-River Falls,” says Chancellor Dean Van Galen. "The university will benefit greatly from his leadership as we continue to pursue administrative efficiencies, develop innovative financial models and prepare for our next strategic planning cycle.”

In his current position at Loyola Marymount, Joseph supervises the finance, human resources, information technology, facilities, recruitment, marketing and communications units of the school of education. Prior to joining Loyola Marymount’s school of education, he served as the institution’s vice president for administrative services and assistant vice president for administration.

Joseph earned a bachelor of science in computer information systems and a MBA from the University of Indianapolis and is currently pursuing a doctorate in educational leadership for social justice from Loyola Marymount University. A native of Lebanon, Joseph speaks three languages including French and Arabic.

UWRF T-shirt sale
The annual $5 new student registration T-shirt sale is available to faculty and staff members on any registration day through June 18. The sale will be held in the Involvement Center in the UC from 3 to 4 p.m. Two different styles are available in four colors in small, medium, large, XL and XXL. Contact jennifer.sell@uwrf.edu.

Condolences

Please join the university community in extending our sincere condolences to the family of Deborah Meyer, age 53, who died June 3 at her home in River Falls after a long struggle with cancer. Debbie was part of the Postal/Central Stores staff in Facilities Management. She began working on campus as a custodian in 1997 and transferred to her current position of shipping and mailing clerk in January 2005. A memorial service will be held today, June 8, at 5:30 p.m. at St. Bridget's Church in River Falls. Memorial visitation will also be held today from 3-5:30 p.m. at the church. Arrangements are with Bakken-Young Funeral Cremation Services of River Falls. The following quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson was posted at Facilities Management in honor of Debbie: "To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children . . . to leave the world a better place . . . to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, June 15, Wall Amphitheatre, Summer Concert Series: Green Tea. Celtic music. Free. Grilled food and ice cream available for purchase. Contact Karyn Wells at 4444.

Don't Forget

Tuesday, June 8

* 6:30 p.m., Wall Amphitheatre, Summer Concert Series: Shoeless Revolution and Sepia Tone. Jam/funk. Free. Visit http://www.myspace.com/shoelessrevolution. Grilled food and ice cream available for purchase. Rain site is Falcon's Nest, UC. Contact Karyn Wells at 4444.

Classified employment transfer opportunity for Facilities Maintenance Specialist-Advanced (100 percent) (Pay Schedule 03, Pay Range 13), Facilities Management, 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Monday - Friday, annually. The application deadline is 4:30 p.m., Thursday, June 10. If interested, contact the Human Resources Office at 3221 to request a position description for specific duties and knowledge, skills, and abilities. To apply, complete a Job Transfer Request found at http://uwrf.edu/hr/hr_forms/Classified/cl_job_transfer.doc. Interested individuals whose classification is identical to the title of the vacancy are contacted in seniority order to interview (i.e., a current facilities maintenance specialist-advanced for a facilities maintenance specialist-advanced vacancy). If no one in the same title is interested, then interested individuals in the same or higher pay range are considered; however, it is management’s option to interview prior to obtaining the outside list or to consider as additional names to the outside list.