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Acrobats lead off Wyman Series

The Golden Dragon Acrobats lead off the Wyman Series for 2010-11 on Saturday. Traditional dance, spectacular costumes, and ancient and contemporary music created a performance of breathtaking skill and beauty for a large audience in Abbott Concert hall. The next Wyman Series event, "An Evening with Michael Perry," is set for Nov. 9. Photo by Jens Gunelson.

Announcements

NSF grant opportunity
The National Science Foundation in conjunction with the Small Business Technology Transfer Program are announcing a grant opportunity titled "Digital Gaming in Education." In recent years, digital gaming has grown exponentially in its ability to entertain via digital worlds, knowledge dissemination, and in skill development. Today digitally experienced persons learn differently, presenting new business opportunities for small business entrepreneurs. For more information, visit http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10590/nsf10590.htm. Contact molly.van-wagner@uwrf.edu.

Grant opportunity in overseas projects
The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program provides grants to support overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term seminars, curriculum development, group research or study, or advanced intensive language programs. For more information, visit http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsgpa/index.html. Please note: their website will be down from Sept. 28-Oct 3. Contact molly.van-wagner@uwrf.edu.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee meeting
The Faculty Senate Executive Committee will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29, in 114 North Hall. For an agenda, visit the Faculty Senate website at
http://www.uwrf.edu/faculty_senate/committees_exec.html. Contact
james.madsen@uwrf.eduÂ or call ext. 3196.

Protect yourself against the flu
The U.S. Public Health Emergency for 2009 H1N1 Influenza expired on June 23. On Aug. 10, the World Health Organization declared an end to the 2009 H1N1 pandemic globally. However, seasonal influenza remains a concern. One of the best ways to avoid getting influenza is to get an annual flu (influenza) shot. All people six months and older are now recommended to receive annual influenza vaccination. The 2010-11 flu vaccine is being made in the same way as seasonal vaccines have been made for decades. It will protect against the 2009 H1N1 virus that caused so much illness last season, and two other influenza viruses (an H3N2 virus and an influenza B virus). For more information about the 2010-11 flu season and flu vaccine, including where to go for flu shots locally, visit http://www.uwrf.edu/StudentHealthServices/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=75959
Two seasonal influenza vaccine clinics are planned for campus this fall:
1.Â Generally for UWRF faculty and staff:Â
Tuesday, Oct. 26, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Wind River Room, UC. Employee insurances that will be accepted are Humana, Blue Cross/Blue Shield-Anthem, Health Partners, and WPS.Â Employees with Group Health insurance or anyone else can receive a flu shot for $35. For those with accepted health insurances, your insurance will be billed for the cost of the flu vaccine with presentation of a current and active health insurance card.
2.Â Generally for UWRF students:Â
The second influenza vaccine clinic will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 27, from 12:30-2:30 p.m. in the Wind River Room, UC. The cost for flu shots at this campus clinic will $25 for students (subsidized by Student Health Services) and $30 for non-students (so anyone can receive a seasonal flu shot at this clinic for $30).
Take everyday preventive actions to stop the spread of germs.
â?¢Â Â Â Practice good hand hygiene by washing your hands often with soap and water,
especially after coughing or sneezing. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
â?¢Â Â Â Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. If you donâ??t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow or shoulder; not into your hands.
â?¢Â Â Â Stay home when you are sick. Flu symptoms may include fever, coughing, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, headaches, body aches, chills, and fatigue, and vomiting and diarrhea may also occur. If you have influenza symptoms do not go to classes or work for at least 24 hours after you no longer have a fever.
In most cases, healthy individuals who develop influenza symptoms do not need to
seek medical attention. Those with underlying medical conditions who develop influenza symptoms should contact their health care provider. UWRF students can contact the River Falls Medical Clinic at 715/425-8208 or 6701 or their own health care provider. UWRF faculty and staff should contact their health care provider. For more information or questions, contact Student Health Services at 3293 or visit http://uwrf.edu/studenthealth/ or e-mail alice.m.reilly-myklebust@uwrf.edu.

Upcoming EventsÂ Â Â Â

Wednesday, Sept. 29, 3:30 p.m., Ramer Field, tennis vs. Stout.

Wednesday, Sept. 29, 4-5 p.m. (ribbon-cutting at 4 p.m.), UW-River Falls Hudson Center Open House. As parking at the Hudson Center, located at 2501 Hanley Road, is limited to 100 spaces, members of the campus community are encouraged to car pool. For more information, visit http://www.uwrf.edu/HudsonCenter/.

Wednesday, Sept. 29, 4 p.m., Ramer Field, soccer vs. Superior.

Wednesday, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m., Astronomy Talk and Viewing. The Physics Department is hosting a talk called â??Music of the Spheres: Astronomy-Inspired Musicâ?? presented by Eileen Korenic beginningÂ at 7:30 p.m. in 271 Centennial Science Hall. If the night is clear, telescope viewing will begin at 8 p.m. on the third floor deck of CSH. To learn whether a night is clear enough for viewing, visit http://www.uwrf.edu/physics and click â??Observatoryâ?? or call 3560 after 6 p.m. The talk and telescope viewing are free, open to the public and suitable for all ages. Please dress appropriately for the weather. For more information, contact Korenic or Glenn Spiczak at 3560.

Don't ForgetÂ

Monday, Sept. 27

*Â 4-5:30 p.m., Willow River Room, UC, Campus Master Plan Open House. Everyone is encouraged to review and provide feedback on four alternative plans for the future of UWRF. The master plan will create a guiding vision for campus preservation, investment, and change over the next 15-20 years. With a plan horizon of 2025, the master plan lays out the long term direction for development of the campus environment, including building locations, roads, parking lots, open areas, and a general aesthetic direction in terms of design guidelines. When completed in March 2011, the master plan will be the first of its kind for UWRF in more than 40 years. Contact dale.k.braun@uwrf.edu.

*Â 6 p.m., Abbott Concert Hall, KFA, UWRF Brass Choir Concert. Contact richard.gaynor@uwrf.edu.

Monday, Sept. 27-Oct. 2, "Homecoming of Heroes." Visit http://www.uwrf.edu/FalconPrograms/Homecoming.cfm for a list of homecoming events.

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.