Students celebrate ending of semester
Stephanie Strohbeen, left, a junior biology major, and Alex Haas, first year physics major, right, watch as the Jenga tower they were working on begins to collapse in the Falcon Scholars & Honors Program office in Hagestad Wednesday evening. Students in both the programs gathered with Director Kathleen Hunzer for pizza and games to celebrate the end of the fall semester. Photo by Kathy M Helgeson.
Classified Staff Holiday Luncheon reservations due Friday
Reminder: Classified Staff Holiday Luncheon reservations are due tomorrow. The luncheon is Wednesday, Dec. 17, from 11:30-2:30 p.m. at Junior's. Please send $13 (cash or check to UWRF) along with reservation form (emailed to all classified staff) to Elisa Nordin-Berghuis in 105 North Hall by Friday, Dec. 5. Door prize donations for the event can be sent to Kay Corey in 136 KFA through Dec. 12.
Welcome students from Stillwater Area High School
The Admissions Office is hosting students from Stillwater Area High School on Friday, Dec. 5, at 9 a.m. The group will receive an admissions overview and a tour of campus, along with lunch. Please welcome them as they learn what our great campus has to offer. Any questions, email [log in to unmask].
Falcon Foods holiday gift boxes
Just in time for the holiday season, Falcon Foods is offering online orders for cheese blocks and cheese and meat gift boxes. Visit www.uwrf.edu/FalconFoods for product and shipping information, call 3702 or email [log in to unmask].
Academic Staff Council meetingThe Acadmic Staff Council will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 11 a.m. in 140 KFA. For an agenda, visit https://www-auth.uwrf.edu/AcademicStaffCouncil/MeetingDatesTimes.cfm. Email [log in to unmask] with questions.
Upcoming Events
Women's basketball vs. UW-Eau Claire, Saturday, Dec. 6, 3 p.m., Karges.
RADD Jazz Swing Dance, Saturday, Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m., Falcon's Nest, UC. Guest vocalist Charmin Michelle. Swing dance lessons from the UWRF Swing Dance Club at 7 p.m. with dance to follow. Refreshments and a cash bar available. Free and open to the public. For more information, call the Music Department at 3183.
Holiday Choral Concert, Sunday, Dec. 7, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Abbott Concert Hall, KFA. Admission is $5/adults, $3/seniors, $2/students. For more information, call the Music Department at 3183.
Symphony Band and University Band Concert, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m., Abbott Concert Hall, KFA. The music will feature Of Sailors and Whales, a work inspired by Moby Dick, and includes an arrangement of Jingle Bells, Sussex Mummers Christmas Carol and more.
Don't Forget
Thursday, Dec. 4
Holiday Plant Sale, today and Friday, Dec. 5, UC lobby, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Horticulture Society sale featuring Poinsettias, Cyclamen and Norfolk Island Pine and other plants. For more information, email [log in to unmask] or call 3345.
Annual Art Scholarship Sale, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Gallery 101, KFA. Choose from glass, ceramics, painting, fibers, printmaking, photography and mixed media items made by current art students and faculty, alumni, retired faculty and local artisans. A portion of the money from the sale provides scholarship opportunities. Sale hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and Sunday from 2-5 p.m. Sale runs through Dec. 10.
UWRF Nordic Ski Team Scandinavian Food Sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Ag Science. The menu includes: Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, Lefse, Glogg, and Scandinavian desserts. Prices: Meal (meatballs, lefse, drink) - $5; meatballs and potatoes - $3; Lefse - $2, Glogg - $1; desserts – as marked. For more information, call 3704.
90-minute Peer-to-Peer Workshop, "Authentic Group Discussion," 11:45 a.m., Trimbelle River Room, UC. A repeat session is Friday, Dec. 5, at 3 p.m., in the Trimbelle River Room. Peer-to-Peer is a series of workshops supported by a renewal grant and hosted by the Teacher Education Department for college faculty interested in exploring new teaching methods. Additional workshops will be announced for spring semester. For more information, visit http://www.uwrf.edu/TED/pd.cfm
Film "Black Coffee" showing and Q&A with film's director and producer, 7 p.m., Kinnickinnic Theater, UC. Released in January 2014, “Black Coffee” is a romantic comedy directed by Filmmaker Mark Harris with Producer Eric Small of 1555 Filmworks based out of Chicago. The film is described as “A new romance with an attorney (Gabrielle Dennis) helps reinvigorate a man (Darrin Dewitt Henson) after he's fired from the company his father built.” The screening is followed by a Q&A with Harris and Small (both attended UWRF). Free event. For more information, email [log in to unmask].
Men's ice hockey vs. UW-Stout, Thursday, Dec. 4, 7:05 p.m., Hunt Arena.
University Theatre: "Peter/Wendy," Dec. 4-6 and 11-13, 7:30 p.m., Davis Theatre, KFA. The story is similar to the classic tale of Peter Pan, but with a contemporary twist. Tickets are $12/adults, $9/seniors and $5/students. Call the Box Office at 3114.
To view job opportunities at UWRF, visit https://jobs.uwrf.edu/postings/search.
Education News
"Extra-duty pay across UW System rises to $17.3 million," Milwaukee Business Journal, Dec. 1.
"Additional UW faculty earnings not all tax funded," Letter, Sheboygan Press, Dec. 1.
"One state's shakeup in remedial education brings a slew of headaches," Chronicle of Higher Education, Dec. 3.
"Poorest states cut what experts say could help the most: higher ed," Hechinger Report, Nov. 26.
"Survivors share some of the hidden costs of sexual assault in college," Huffington Post, Dec. 2.
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