Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011
"Always desire
to learn something useful." --Sophocles
"Morning With a Professor" lecture series shares insights
Professor Larry Harred of the UWRF English Department shares insights in his lecture "From Sherlock Holmes to Nick Charles: Detectives in Literature and Film"
during this morning's session of "Morning With a Professor" in the UC. A fee of $60 gets you access to all lectures in the series, drawn from current news, historical events, contemporary issues and personal experiences, and includes coffee and light refreshments.
Register online for next semester's sessions which begin March 20, 2012, at http://www.uwrf.edu/ContinuingEducation/Community.cfm. Register
before Dec. 1 and receive a $5 discount. For more information, contact the Outreach Office at 3256 or email
outreach@uwrf.edu. Photo by Kathy M. Helgeson.
Strategic Plan Town Hall meeting set for Nov. 22
Everyone is encouraged to attend a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 22, from 3:30 to 4:30
p.m. in 120 South Hall. Join us to review the draft goals for the 2012-17 Strategic Plan, recently written by the Goals Task Force. For more information regarding the
strategic planning process and documents, or for providing feedback regarding the strategic planning process, visit the Strategic Plan website at
http://www.uwrf.edu/StrategicPlan/StrategicPlan.cfm.
BikeShare program survey
You are encourage to take a short
survey (less than ten questions) regarding the design of a BikeShare program for our campus and community.
Contact wendy.stocker@uwrf.edu.
Non-teaching academic staff performance reviews
Academic staff performance reviews are due to the Unclassified Human Resources Manager by Jan. 31, 2012. There are three documents to be completed:
Please note that the time line for unclassified academic staff (non-teaching) performance reviews is different than the classified staff performance
review timeline. If you supervise both, please adhere to the appropriate time lines. Contact Tarra Davies-Fox in Human Resources at 3926 with any questions.
New this week in Falcon Foods
Fresh cheese curds. Suet for feeding the birds. Also
a limited supply of choice angus beef boxes, including steaks, roasts and ground beef. Store hours are 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 4-5 p.m. daily in 49 Food Science Addition.
Contact steven.h.watters@uwrf.edu.
Distinguished Alumnus Award nominations sought
The Distinguished Alumnus Award recognizes the accomplishments of our alumni that exemplify the
ultimate in personal and professional achievement and service. This award continues to be the most prestigious acknowledgment of the accomplishments of our alumni since it was first established in 1959. The
2012 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient will be recognized at the UWRF Commencement in May 2012.
The Chancellor selects the award recipients based on the recommendations of the UWRF Faculty Senate
External Relations Committee. Nominations for the award may be submitted by members of the UWRF community, alumni, and UWRF Foundation members. A
written recommendation should be attached to the nomination form and is limited to two pages. It should address the following criteria: Personal accomplishments in their field; civic responsibility and contributions to their community; continuing interest
in the university; and, highest integrity in professional, public, and personal relations.
The nomination form can be found at
http://www.uwrf.edu/UniversityAdvancement/Achievements.cfm. Nomination deadline is Friday, Dec. 9. Nominations should be sent to Dan McGinty, director of Alumni Relations, 310 South Hall.
Contact Dan at 3505 with questions.
Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2-3 p.m., Kinnickinnic Theater, UC,
UWRF Working in the Field: UWRF Student Projects Around the World. This presentation will share projects UWRF students from different majors worked on collaboratively in the CERS China Internship Program including teaching Tibetans how to make cheese
from Yak milk; documenting a Tibetan master potter with a 2000-year tradition for pottery in his village; setting up a living museum for the Lisu tribe; and collecting, cataloguing and storing more than 200 artifacts from the last Li village (the original
people) on Hainan Island as they are moved into concrete/cement houses, abandoning their traditional thatched homes. Independent research projects completed in Semester Abroad–Europe will include photo documentation of traditional occupations on Orkney, Organic
Farming in Portugal, Survey on the New Parliament Proposal in Great Britain, Karst (Cave) Research in Slovenia and more. An International Education Week event.
Wednesday, Nov. 16, Falcon's Nest, UC, Drag Show
sponsored by the UWRF Gender & Sexuality Alliance. Contact
paul.shepherd@uwrf.edu.
Thursday, Nov. 17, 11 a.m.-noon, Falls Room, UC,
Destination International: Tales from the Dominican Republic. In January 2011, a team of nine students and two faculty/staff advisors participated in the first Destination International service trip to the Dominican Republic. During this presentation,
Faculty Advisor Todd Savage, Staff Advisor Paul Shepherd, and Student Amy Aschenbrener will share tales from the Destination International experience. An International Education Week event.
Thursday, Nov. 17, 2-3 p.m., Kinnickinnic Theater, UC,
Documentary "Fire and Earth: Tibetan Black Pottery." A documentary about the entire process of creating black pottery in Tangdui, a village nested in a shallow valley of the foothills of the Himalayas in Yunnan Province in southwest China. UWRF students
lived for a week in the village and created a 32-minute film and an illustrated book in four languages about the master potter Sun Nuo Qi Ling. The family of Sun Nuo Qi Ling has been producing black pottery masters for more than four documented generations,
and he suspects there are at least seven masters before him. The clay techniques, traditional forms, and the high standards they maintain have been passed down to Master Sun Nuo and his son, Lousangen Zhu, from their ancestors and were captured in this documentary.
Discussion and questions on the project or pottery will be held after the showing. An International Education Week event.
Friday, Nov. 18, 5:30 p.m., River Falls High School pool,
men's and women's swimming.
Friday, Nov. 18, 7:05 p.m., Hunt Arena,
men's hockey vs. UW-Steven's Point.
Tuesday, Nov. 15
* 11 a.m.-noon, Riverview Ballroom, UC, "The Third World: Abject Poverty or Poverty with Dignity."
Presented by Jackie Brux, a development economist with research focusing on Africa, reflecting her growing philosophy of what constitutes poverty with dignity and what constitutes radical change. Using the example of microcredit for women and women's groups
in Kenya and Uganda, she argues that the sustainable redistribution of resources to poor women, made possible by microcredit, can indeed create the kind of fundamental change necessary to improve living conditions in East Africa. An International Education
Week event.
* noon-2 p.m., 301 KFA,
Geography Department Open House in the GIS Lab. Information will be shared about courses, student and faculty international research projects, and other contributions to international education such as the department's involvement in Wisconsin in Scotland
and International Traveling Classroom. An International Education Week event.
* 4-5 p.m., Trimbelle River Room, UC,
Talking Circles. All faculty, staff and students are invited to this student-lead discussion about intercultural transitions and new cultural experiences. It will offer a unique opportunity to ask the questions you've always wanted to ask students who
have had and who are in the midst of having a study abroad experience, as well as get to know some of the international students on campus. An International Education Week event.
* 7:30 p.m., Abbott Concert Hall, KFA,
Faculty Chamber Music Concert. Contact
roger.mcvey@uwrf.edu.
Classified staff position openings
• Permanent Payroll & Benefits Specialist - Confidential position open in the Office of Human Resources. Application deadline is today, Nov. 15.
•
Permanent IS Supervisor 2 position open in the Division of Technology Services. Application deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 22.
• Permanent IS Network Services Specialist position open in the Division of Technology
Services. Application deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 22.
If interested in a position, visit http://www.uwrf.edu/HumanResources/Employment-Opportunities.cfm to
view details about the positions and the application process. Questions can be directed to Deb Schwab at 3221.
Foundation Office position openings
• Permanent Campaign Manager & Special Events
Planner position open in the Office of University Advancement and UWRF Foundation. Application deadline is Monday, Nov. 28.
•
Permanent Advancement Officer position open in the Office of University Advancement and UWRF Foundation. Application deadline is Monday, Nov.
28.
If interested, visit http://www.uwrf.edu/HumanResources/Employment-Opportunities.cfm to
view details about the positions and the application process. Questions can be directed to Kimberly Gould Speckman, Search Committee chair, at 3505.
To view 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.
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