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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

"It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret." --Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Tickets available for third annual Bowls for Hope event


UWRF is again hosting the Bowls for Hope event on Tuesday, March 27, from 5-7 p.m. in the UC. For an entrance fee of $20/adult and $5/children 12 and under, participants may select and keep a bowl that was created in ceramic/pottery classes at UWRF (shown above), River Falls High School, Meyer Middle School, the Renaissance Academy or by area artists. Attendees may then sample, at no extra charge, soups donated and served by area restaurants. Proceeds this year will benefit the River Falls Community Food Pantry. Tickets can be purchased in the Chancellor's Office, at the River Falls Area Chamber of Commerce or at the door. For more information, visit http://www.uwrf.edu/bowlsforhope. Photo by Kathy M. Helgeson.

Announcements

Important travel reimbursement notice

To all UWRF employees who receive payroll via ACH (Automated Clearing House) deposit:  Beginning Monday, April 2, Accounts Payable will process all employee reimbursements (e.g. Travel Expense Reports, reimbursement claims, etc.) as an ACH payment…provided you are currently receiving your paycheck via ACH. Find details at http://www.uwrf.edu/AccountingServices/upload/ACHNoticeApril2012.doc.


Celebration set for new strategic plan

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend the celebration of the launch of our new strategic plan, Pathway to Distinction, on Thursday, April 26, from 2:30-4 p.m. in the UC. We will be joined by one or more members of the UW Board of Regents and other community leaders. Contact blake.fry@uwrf.edu.


Approve hours before leaving for Spring Break

Reminder:  If you use or approve online timesheets and are leaving for Spring Break, please be sure to enter and approve time for the March A pay period (hours worked Feb. 26-March 10)before you leave.


UW Symposium registration deadline extended

The 12th Annual Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity is at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside on Friday, April 27. The symposium gives undergraduate students in all disciplines, from all University of Wisconsin institutions, an opportunity to present their scholarly work on a wide variety of topics from artistic expressions to scientific research. Students participate through oral presentations, poster displays, gallery exhibits, and artistic performances. Throughout the day, participants have the opportunity to interact with students, faculty, and staff from all UW System campuses. The registration deadline has been extended to March 9. For more information, visit http://www.uwp.edu/events/symposium/, email molly.van-wagner@uwrf.edu or call 3195.


Falcon Daily takes a break

Falcon Daily will not publish next week during Spring Break. Please plan accordingly. It will resume daily publication on Monday, March 19.


Upcoming Events

Tuesday, March 20, 12:30-1:45 p.m., Kinnickinnic Theatre, UC, Women's History Month speaker: Author and scholar Duchess Harris on "Black Feminist Politics in the Age of Obama."Free and open to the public. Contact michelle.parkinson@uwrf.edu.

Don't Forget

Tuesday, March 6

Classified employment opportunity:  permanent police officer position vacancy in the Police/Parking Department. If interested, visit http://uwrf.edu/HumanResources/ClassifiedEmployment.cfm to view details about the position and the application process. Application deadline is Thursday, March 15. Direct questions to Deb Schwab at 3221.

Permanent advancement officer position open in the Office of University Advancement and UWRF Foundation. Visit http://www.uwrf.edu/HumanResources/Employment-Opportunities.cfm to view details and the application process. Application deadline is Friday, March 30. Questions can be directed to Kimberly Gould Speckman at 3505


UWS in the News

"Wisconsin missing out on U.S. jobs gains," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 3.

"Why STEM is not enough (and we still need the humanities)," Column, Washington Post, March 5.


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