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Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012

“It is always possible to approach a goal by a detour." --Theodor Reik

Students load selves down with new semester's textbooks

UWRF Junior Amy Morois, left, and Sophomore Rose Yackley, right, wait in line at Textbook Services in the basement of Hagestad Hall Wednesday to pick up textbooks for spring semester classes which begin Monday. Photo by Kathy M. Helgeson.

Announcements


Chancellor's Award nominations being accepted

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 Chancellor’s Award. The Chancellor’s Award recognizes students with junior or senior status who possess the qualities of leadership, service and commitment and acknowledges a student’s unique personal traits and skills. The recipients will receive the award at the Chancellor’s Award Reception for students later this spring. Further information on the nomination process is available at http://www.uwrf.edu/Awards/ChancellorsAwardStudents.cfm. The deadline to submit nomination materials is Friday, Feb. 17. Contact Blake Fry at 3711 or blake.fry@uwrf.edu.

Correction on Late Registration date/time

The wrong date and time were submitted yesterday for registration. Following is the corrected  blurb. Advising and registration appointments will be scheduled with academic departments for new students who were unable to attend New Student Registration on Jan. 19. Late registration begins Friday, Jan. 20, and continues through the fifth day of class, Friday, Jan. 27. Appointments will be made through the Admissions Office and are typically scheduled for 9 a.m. or 1 p.m. Students will have removed registration holds (minus their PIN) and taken their student ID picture prior to their meeting with their advisor.  Advisors should provide course recommendations and help new students register in e-SIS. Contact maggie.clark@uwrf.edu.

Explore campus with a virtual tour

Take a walk around campus with just the click of a mouse. Explore the UC, the lab farm milking parlor, media lab spaces, the ceramics classroom and the beautiful grounds that make our campus unique. Visit http://www.uwrf.edu/Admissions/360CampusViews.cfm.

UW System Women & Science Program conference

UW System Women & Science Program conferenceThe 2012 UW System Women & Science Program Spring Conference is set for May 16-17 at the Chula Vista Resort, Wisconsin Dells. Proposals for presentations are now being accepted. Please share teaching, advising, mentoring, or other strategies that attract and retain students and educators who are underrepresented in STEM. Priority will be given to presentations that include assessment of the impact of the activity. Although we expect to have primarily oral presentations, some posters will also be accepted if that format is preferred. Presenters' meals and rooms will be paid for by the Women & Science Program; campuses will be asked to cover the mileage. For more information and the online abstract submission form, visit http://www.uwosh.edu/wis/faculty-development-programs. Submission deadline is Feb. 15. Contact jamie.schneider@uwrf.edu.

Upcoming Events

Friday, Jan. 20, 8:30-9:45 a.m., Blue Lab, Davee Library, D2L Open Workshop. Stop in anytime during the workshop to work on anything D2L related.

Friday, Jan. 20, 3-5:30 p.m., Orange Lab, Davee Library, D2L Open Workshop. Stop in anytime during the workshop to work on anything D2L related.

Don't Forget

Thursday, Jan. 19
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 361 KFA, Open Forum:  A Campus Definition of Sustainability, sponsored by the Sustainability Working Group. An opportunity for faculty and staff to voice their opinions, questions, comments, or criticisms regarding a campus definition of sustainability. Moderated by Neil Kraus, professor of political science. Contact kelly.d.cain@uwrf.edu. 

UWS in the News

"Big target, bigger cuts," Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 18.

"Pulling for better E-textbook prices," Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 18.
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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