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Monday, Jan. 30, 2012

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen." --Michael Jordan

Pay It Forward event sparks interest during Freeze Fest


UWRF faculty member Faye Perkins makes an appreciation note during the Pay It Forward Freeze Fest event in the UC on Friday. Photo by Kathy M. Helgeson.

Announcements

W-2 general explanation knowledge base document available 

Employee W-2 statements are available in the MyUW Portal, and hard copies have been mailed. We expect that this will prompt questions, especially since these are the first W-2 statements produced out of HRS. In order to assist you in answering questions, the HRS team has created a new Knowledge Base document, 'HRS Payroll - 2011 W-2 General Explanation.' You can find this document at https://kb.wisc.edu/hrs/page.php?id=21989. It highlights the revisions that have been made to the 2011 W-2 Wage and Tax Statement. In addition, it provides a comprehensive explanation of the 2011 W-2 form, including the value that corresponds to each box on the form.


Wellness Challenge

The Wellness Challenge 2012, which runs Feb. 6-March 4, is a free opportunity to improve your wellness in activity, nutrition, mental, relationships and health categories. Each week, participants will compete by completing activities for points. The Wellness Challenge allows students, staff and faculty to compete individually or in teams of 5-8 people. Each week points are earned by completing various activities from Monday-Sunday. At the end of each week, the individual and team with the most points will be rewarded a prize. There will also be a grand prize to the individual and team who receives the most points throughout the four-week challenge. Each week’s points must be entered on the Orgsync Points Log Form before the following Tuesday at noon to be eligible for the weekly prizes. Registration is now open. For more information, visit https://orgsync.com/20707/forms/show/27027 or contact cassandra.swenson@my.uwrf.edu.

Condolences

Please join the university community in extending our sincere condolences to the family of Walter Nottingham, emeritus art professor who died Jan. 26 in Hawaii after a brief illness. Walter began teaching at UWRF in 1962, where and colleagues helped create an art department as it exists today. He built an international reputation as a master weaver and fiber artist. He taught fibers at UWRF for 25 years. A memorial service may be held this summer. Donations can be made to the UWRF Foundation in his honor to the Walter and Lee Nottingham Scholarship Fund awarded to an art major for the junior or senior year, based upon academic excellence, creativity, and financial need.

Upcoming Events
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m., Aerobics Room, Nelson building, Free Karate Lesson. The introduction will cover basic techniques and concepts. The RF Karate group has been teaching since 1981. All are welcome. Children's classes will start Friday. For more information, contact Ron Neuhaus at 715-425-9872.

Friday, Feb. 3 and 4, 7 p.m., Falcon's Nest, UC, Black History Month film: Sankofa. A self-absorbed Black American fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the West Indies where she experiences first-hand the physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery, and eventually the redemptive power of community and rebellion as she becomes a member of a freedom-seeking Maroon colony. Contact scott.bowman@uwrf.edu.

Sunday, Feb. 5, 3 p.m., Abbott Concert Hall, KFA, Faculty Recital:  Gail Olszewski on piano and guest artist Siri Caltvedt, soprano. Free admission.

Don't Forget

Monday, Jan. 30

11 a.m. and noon, Falls Room, UC, PEACE Dialogues Information Session. Another one is set for Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 12:30 p.m.

 For more information, contact PEACE@uwrf.edu


11 a.m.-noon, Gray Lab, Davee Library, Open Lab—CMS Assistance. Hands-on assistance for Web authors who have completed training in CMS. Next open lab is Thursday, Feb. 2. Same time, location.


Today-Feb. 3, Harriet Barry Gallery, Davee Library, Art exhibit:  Figures and Abstraction by graduate student Jason McIntyre.


UWS in the News

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