FALCON DAILY Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 "Unless we remember we cannot understand." --E.M. Forster Special topics course focuses on anatomy of Europe [cid:3395E944-B5E0-4C27-B0B9-4A1428A891EB] Biology/biomedical majors Ashley Anway and Sydney Lieffort were among six students who spent their winter break in Germany and Poland with biology Professor Tim Lyden in the special topics course Anatomy of Europe: Germany 2015. The trip included visits to the Medical Museum at the Charite' with the anatomical collection of Virchow, a week at the PLASTINARIUM where the students could experience a BODY WORLDS Exhibition and see dissection techniques and the Plastination process while exploring a sub-course topic of medical ethics. To see more photos from the trip, visit https://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-Wisconsin-River-FallsAnatomy-of-Europe-Germany-2015/813603768678886. Submitted photo by Tim Lyden. Announcements Help needed developing guidelines The Classified Staff Advisory Council is working on local guidelines for the new University Personnel System and needs input from the campus community. The five policies that need your input are: Recruitment, Catastrophic Leave, Compensation Structure, Workplace Safety, and Performance Management. If you would like to participate in developing these policies, email h<mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Promote your continuing education offerings UWRF has a webpage dedicated to promoting all continuing education offerings (conferences, lectures, workshops, training, youth camps and activities) held on campus. This page, http://www.uwrf.edu/Academics/Continuing-Education.cfm, can be accessed directly from the home page and is maintained by University Communications. If you have offerings in your area you would like promoted here, email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with your request. Affordable Care Act and health insurance enrollment Please help spread the word! As most persons are aware, the federal Affordable Care Act requires most individuals to have health insurance. The Health Insurance Marketplace helps uninsured people enroll in health coverage. Enrollment in the 2015 Marketplace began on Nov. 15, 2014. Individuals may find they qualify for state Medicaid such as Badgercare in Wisconsin. There are two upcoming Affordable Care Act information and enrollment sessions in River Falls: * Wednesday, Jan. 28, River Falls Community Connect Event at First Congregational Church, River Falls (110 North 3rd Street) from 2-7 p.m. (information and/or enrollment). * Tuesday, Feb. 3, River Falls Public Library (140 Union Street) from 5-6 p.m. information session and from 5-8 p.m. enrollment session. Individuals without health insurance can go to one of these information/enrollment sessions or visit http://www.healthcare.gov/ to learn more about how to enroll in a health insurance plan to avoid possible penalty fines in the future. For more information and updates, visit <http://www.uwrf.edu/StudentHealthAndCounseling/StudentHealthServices/HealthInsurance.cfm%20and%20http://www.healthcare.gov/> http://www.uwrf.edu/StudentHealthAndCounseling/StudentHealthServices/HealthInsurance.cfm and https://www.healthcare.gov/. UW System Women & Science Program spring conference The 2015 UW System Women & Science Program Spring Conference is May 18-19 at the Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells. Proposals for presentations can now be submitted. 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 activity. The submission form will ask for your contact information, availability, a title, and short abstract for your presentation. Presenters' meals and rooms will be paid for by the Women & Science Program; campuses are asked to cover the mileage to the conference site. For more information about the conference and the online abstract submission form, visit http://www.uwosh.edu/wis/spring-conference. Submission deadline is Feb. 20. Upcoming Events Men's and women's track and field vs. Intra-squad/alumni, Saturday, Jan. 24, 10 a.m. Knowles. Women's basketball vs. UW-La Crosse, Saturday, Jan. 24, 3 p.m., Karges. Men's ice hockey vs. UW-Eau Claire, Saturday, Jan. 24, 7:05 p.m., Hunt Arena. Don't Forget Thursday, Jan. 22 Opening week activities can be found at http://www.uwrf.edu/OpeningWeekEvents/. 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