FALCON DAILY

Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015

"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity." --Albert Einstein

Zlesak's new rose debuting this spring

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Associate Professor of Horticulture David Zlezak has a new rose debuting this spring. The rose is already an award winner and is being released through Bailey Nurseries. Zlesak has been breeding roses for 30 years, noting that this is his most favorite seedling. Read more at http://www.uwrf.edu/News/UW-River-Falls-Professor-Zlesak-New-Rose-is-Already-a-Winner.cfm. Submitted photo.

Announcements

Window display focuses on Black History Month
The UWRF History Club has developed exhibits focusing on Black History Month in the display windows on the lower level of the Davee Library near University Archives. The display deals with the Civil War, emancipation, the death of Lincoln, and Wisconsin soldiers, including African-American soldiers, and two of the more well-known battles that black soldiers were prominent in, like the one that the movie “Glory” is about. Everyone is invited to view the display.

Student Health Survey for students
4,000 randomly selected UWRF students received an email Feb. 22 regarding a Student Health Survey from Student Health Services. March 8 is the closing date.  The survey (the National College Health Assessment) asks students questions about their health behaviors, beliefs, and perceptions. The information is used to help develop and tailor services and programming to meet the needs of our students so it’s very important that selected students complete the survey. If you could encourage your students to look for this email and complete the survey (if they were selected), that would be great. This comprehensive health survey is being administered across UW System campuses so it will give us information about our students here at UWRF and also information about students in the UW System. The survey is confidential and there will be no names associated with the data, just group data will be shared. For questions, email <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or call 3293.

Upcoming Events

Career Fair, Thursday, Feb. 26, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Riverview Ballroom, UC. Open to all students and alumni of UW-River Falls interested in exploring careers, networking with professionals, and learning about available jobs and internships in a variety of fields. For more information, call 3572.

Year of China Book Discussion, Thursday, Feb. 26, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Davee Library breezeway. Marshall Toman, professor and chair of the English Department, will lead a discussion of Bill Hagestad's "21st Century Chinese Cyberwarfare." The book draws from a combination of business, cultural, historical, linguistic and the author's personal experience to attempt to explain China to the uninitiated. This book is the first to gather the salient information regarding the use of cyber warfare doctrine of the People's Republic of China. Free and open to everyone. Call 3224 for more information.

Coffee Concert, Friday, Feb. 27, noon-1 p.m., Abbott Concert Hall, KFA. Featuring Hans de Jung, saxophone from Amsterdam, Holland. Free and open to the public. For more information, call the Music Department at 3183.

Africa Night, Friday, Feb. 27, 6-9 p.m., North Hall auditorium. In celebration of Black History Month, the UWRF Black Student Union is hosting its annual Africa Night. Africa, a cultural event that includes an African fashion show, dance performances by Duniya, Ethiopian style dance, and African foods and refreshments. It is held in North Hall auditorium and is free and open to the public. For more information, email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

Don't Forget

Tuesday, Feb. 24

Student Engagement and Philanthropy Day, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Falls Room, UC. UWRF will join more than 100 educational institutions across the world in this third annual global initiative to increase student understanding of philanthropy and to grow engagement on campuses. Please encourage students to stop by our booth today to personalize and complete thank you cards for selected donors. Faculty and staff are welcomed to join us, too. A time lapsed video will capture the development of our message board spelling out “Thank You” which will be shared on our social media networks. The cards will then be mailed directly to our donors. For more information, email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

Red Cross Blood Drive, noon-6 p.m., Lydecker Living Learning Center. The need for blood is constant. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every 2 to 3 seconds and most of us will need blood in our lifetime. Walk-ins welcome! The three-day drive continues Feb. 25 and 26 from noon-6 p.m. each day.

Men’s basketball vs. UW-Eau Claire, 7 p.m., Karges. WIAC First Round Playoff.

Astronomy Talk and Observatory Viewing, 8 p.m., talk, 8:30 p.m. telescope viewing, 271 Centennial Science Hall. "Cosmographics:  Images of the Cosmos Over Time," by physics Professor Eileen Korenic at 8 p.m. Then, if the sky is clear, a telescope viewing session at 8:30 p.m. on the third floor observation deck. To verify that the sky is clear enough for viewing, call 715-425-3560 after 6 p.m. or visit http://<http://www.uwrf.edu/PHYS/Schedule.cfm><http://www.uwrf.edu/PHYS/Schedule.cfm>www.uwrf.edu/PHYS/Schedule.cfm<http://www.uwrf.edu/PHYS/Schedule.cfm>. The talk will go on as scheduled regardless of the weather. Free and open to everyone.

Education News

"Cross purposes: UW System's new leader talks of his challenges<http://www.wpri.org/WPRI/Commentary/Cross-purposes-UW-Systems-new-leader-talks-of-his-challenges.htm>," WPRI, Feb. 20.

"Public's voice missing in Legislature's rush to cut UW System budget,<http://www.jsonline.com/business/publics-voice-missing-in-legislatures-rush-to-cut-uw-system-budget-b99433632z1-293127121.html>" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 21.

"Scott Walker's School Days,<http://www.wsj.com/articles/scott-walkers-school-days-1424646041>" The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 22.

"Scott Walker's Plans for University of Wisconsin are Epically Stupid<http://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinomarah/2015/02/22/the-epic-stupidity-of-scott-walker/>," Forbes, Feb. 22.

"Explained:  What does the public authority mean for UW System?<http://badgerherald.com/news/2015/02/23/explained-what-is-a-public-authority-what-it-means-for-uw-system/#.VOybgkhDVXR>" Badger Herald, Feb. 23.

"Tuition remission for graduate student, veterans could be affected by biennial budget<http://badgerherald.com/news/2015/02/23/tuition-remission-for-graduate-student-veterans-could-be-affected-by-biennial-budget/#.VOyb3EhDVXR>," Badger Herald, Feb. 23.

"UW-Eau Claire prepares for severe budget cuts<http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/UW-Eau-Claire-prepares-for-severe-budget-cuts-293074611.html>," WEAU, Feb. 21.

"Walker's budget could cost UW-Stout 90 jobs, chancellor warns<http://www.leadertelegram.com/news/front_page/article_185f7004-b992-11e4-be18-db78cf95470f.html>," Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Feb. 21.

"In Debt, Making New Promises<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/02/23/colleges-debt-troubles-are-making-new-promises-investors>," Inside Higher Ed, Feb. 23.

"The unexpected reason some in higher ed fear free community college<http://hechingerreport.org/unexpected-reason-higher-ed-fear-free-community-college/>," The Hechinger Report," Feb. 20.

"Blurring the Nonprofit/For-Profit Divide<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/02/23/nonprofit-university-becomes-benefit-corporation-further-blurring-profit-divide>," Inside Higher Ed, Feb. 23.

"Women are underrepresented in top MBA programs. U-Md. Aims to solve that<http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/02/19/women-are-underrepresented-in-top-mba-programs-u-md-aims-to-solve-that/>," The Washington Post, Feb. 19.

"Jill Biden:  Community Colleges Are Vital<http://diverseeducation.com/article/69959/>," Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Feb. 22.


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