Falcon Daily Archives

Trike-a-thon teaches children compassion

Nearly 60 children from the CHILD Center on campus participated in the St. Jude's Research Hospital Trike-A-Thon this morning. In their five years of participation, CHILD Center children have raised nearly $10,000 for St. Jude's. The center chooses to participate in the activity so the children learn at an early age to help other children, says Center Director Minda Matthys. The center is licensed by the State of Wisconsin and serves children six weeks to 10 years of age. For more photos by Jens Gunelson, visit http://www.uwrf.edu/photo_archive/ later today.

Announcements

CAS Dean Search Committee sets community feedback forum
The College of Arts and Sciences Dean Search Committee will host a community feedback forum at the River Falls Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in the lower level meeting room. The purpose of the forum is to gather feedback as the committee begins the process of recruiting and hiring the next College of Arts and Sciences dean. As the committee members work to develop and finalize the position description, they would appreciate hearing input from the community on the requirements and preferences of the position. Questions can be directed to the search and screen committee chair atÂ stephen.t.olsen@uwrf.edu or call3899.

2011-12 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars Program
The UW System Office of Academic and Student Services and the Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID) announces the Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars (WTFS) Program for 2011-12. The Wisconsin Teaching Fellows group will include exceptional teachers who share their expertise and demonstrate leadership. Participants in the WTFS Program are expected to be familiar with Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) research. Strong candidates for Wisconsin Teaching Fellows will be outstanding early-career, untenured faculty or academic instructional staff. Wisconsin Teaching Scholars will be outstanding tenured faculty or experienced academic instructional staff. Each participant undertakes a significant SoTL project with results presented at the end-of-year meeting and in additional professional forum. Each UW Institution may select two participants for the 2010-11 Fellows and Scholars Program. Each Fellow and Scholar will receive $4,000 in financial support from his or her institution and a $500 supplies and equipment grant from OPID. Interested faculty and academic staff members should contact the Provostâ??s office at 3700 as soon as possible for application materials. Applications are due to the Provost's Office by Friday, Nov. 5. The System deadline for selection is Nov. 19. Please direct questions to Wendy Stocker at 3700 or wendy.stocker@uwrf.edu. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â

Upcoming Events

Sept. 26-Oct. 2, Homecoming 2010. For more information, visit http://www2.uwrf.edu/alumni/AlumniHomecoming2010.php.

Don't ForgetÂ

Friday, Sept. 24

*Â 11 a.m., Blue Lab, Davee Library, My UW System portal learning session.

*Â 2:30-4 p.m., Falls Room, UC, Retirement reception for Bev Eloranta. No formal program planned, just an opportunity to wish Bev well in retirement after 32 years of campus service.Â Contact sandra.scott-duex@uwrf.edu.

*Â 9-10 p.m., Falcon's Nest, UC, Freddy's Friday Night:Â Magician Peter Boie. Boie has won many magic competitions and has been nominated for "Best Novelty Performer" and "Fastest Rising Star" by Campus Activities Magazine. Sponsored by Falcon Programs.

Saturday, Sept. 25, 2 p.m., Ramer Field, football vs. Oshkosh.

Saturday, Sept. 25, 3-10 p.m., Wall Amphitheatre, Cirque Du Serve, a carnival of charitable organizations. The free event welcomes staff, students, friends and community members of all ages to come learn about the different volunteer opportunities in the area. Music, food, and other attractions will accompany more than 20 regional non-profit organizations in their carnival-style booths with Solid Gold and Roster McCabe rocking the band shell. At 5 p.m. watch the Golden Dragon Acrobats, a dazzling acrobatic troupe from China. A special acoustic stage will feature power pop rockers "Not Like This!" Contact karyn.wells@uwrf.edu.

Saturday, Sept. 25, 5 p.m., Wall Amphitheatre, Wyman Series: Golden Dragon Acrobats. Direct from Hebei, China, the company travels around the world with performers trained in the rigorous art of acrobatics. Combining this with traditional dance, spectacular costumes, and ancient and contemporary music creates a performance of breathtaking skill and spellbinding beauty. Held in conjunction with Cirque Du Serve. Free and open to the public. Rain site is Abbott Concert Hall, KFA.

Sunday, Sept. 26, 2:30-5:30 p.m., River Falls Golf Club, Celebration of Life for Don Page. In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to the Don and Jo Page Scholarship Fund through the UWRF Foundation.

Sunday, Sept. 26, 3-4 p.m., Abbott Concert Hall, Faculty Recital: Giselle Hillyer on violin. A concert featuring music by Beethoven, Saint-Saens, and Michael Colgrass. She will be accompanied by pianist Roger McVey and percussionist Patti Cudd. Contact roger.mcvey@uwrf.edu.

Classified employment transfer opportunity:Â Library Services Assistant-Advanced/Lead (100 percent) (Pay Schedule 02, Pay Range 11), Davee Library, Circulation/Reserve Department, 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday; 11:15 a.m.-7:15 p.m., Friday; 8:45 a.m.-6:15 p.m., Saturday; annually. The application deadline is 4:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 24. If interested, contact Human Resources 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 Library Services Assistant-Adv/Lead for a Library Services Assistant-Adv/Lead vacancy).Â If no one in the same title is interested, then interested individuals in the same or higher pay range are considered; however, it is managementâ??s option to interview prior to obtaining the outside list or to consider as additional names to the outside list.

Classified employment opportunity:Â part-time permanent Communications Specialist in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. If interested, visitÂ http://www2.uwrf.edu/hr/cl_comm_specialist.htm to view details about the position and the application process. Application deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 29. Direct questions to Deb Schwab at 3221.

Classified employment transfer opportunity for a University Services Program Associate (100 percent) (Pay Schedule 02, Pay Range 11), Student Affairs-Residence Life/Student Rights & Responsibilities, 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, annually. The application deadline is 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 30. If interested, contact Human Resources at 3221 to request a position description for specific duties and knowledge, skills, and abilities. To apply, complete a Job Transfer Request atÂ http://www.uwrf.edu/hr/hr_forms/Classified/cl_job_transfer.doc. The recruiting process on campus proceeds as follows: 1. Interested individuals whose classification is identical to the title of the vacancy are contacted in seniority order to interview (i.e., a current University Services Program Associate for a University Services Program Associate vacancy). 2. If no one in the same title is interested, then interested individuals in the same or higher pay range are considered. It is management's option, however, to interview prior to obtaining the outside list or to consider as additional names to the outside list.