“Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.” --Plato
Student registration happening on campus
Incoming business management student Olivia Rooney, left, gets help from Professor Charlie Corcoran, Accounting and Finance chair, as she registers for fall classes Monday afternoon. New Student Registration continues today with additional registration days June 11-12 and 15-16. Photo by Kathy M Helgeson.
Early time entry and approval June 15There is an early time and absence deadline for student employees, LTEs and classified permanent staff. Time and/or absences for hours worked from May 31-June 13 must be approved by 10 a.m. Monday, June 15. If time is not entered and approved by 10 a.m. June 15, the employee will not be paid. For more information, email [log in to unmask].
Campus construction projectsTo assist with campus traffic and event planning, Facilities Management will be posting bi-weekly updates on summer construction projects at https://www.uwrf.edu/Facilities/ProjectUpdates.cfm. For more information, call Facilities Management at 3827.
Faculty Senate meeting WednesdayThe Faculty Senate will meet on Wednesday, June 10, at 1 p.m. in the Falls Room, UC. For an agenda or details, visit https://www-auth.uwrf.edu/FacultySenate/Agendas/Index.cfm or email [log in to unmask].
Classified Staff Advisory Council meeting ThursdayThe Classified Staff Advisory Council will meet on Thursday, June 11, at 1:30 p.m. in the Alumni Room, South Hall, to review and vote on the local policy for voluntary reassignment of FLSA-exempt employees to Academic Staff positions. For more information, see the agenda and UPS policies at http://www.uwrf.edu/ClassifiedStaffAdvisoryCouncil/Index.cfm.
Upcoming Events
Outdoor Grill, Thursdays during the summer 11 a.m.-1 p.m., UC lawn. Items for purchase include hamburger, cheeseburger, veggie burger, brat, hot dog, chips, candy, fruit, Best Maid cookies, bars, pop and water. Invite friends and eat lunch together!
Surplus Property Sale, Friday, June 12, 9 a.m.-noon, Rodli Hall. Please enter through the loading dock entrance on the west side of the building. Sale items include bicycles, iMacs, CPUs, Mac Minis, desks, tables, chairs, a couch, filing cabinets, bookshelves, cabinets, etc. Pictures of items available can be viewed on the “UW-River Falls Surplus” Facebook page. For more information, call Facilities Management at 3827 or email [log in to unmask].
Don't Forget
Tuesday, June 9
New Student Registration continues today on campus for fall semester. Additional registration days are June 11-12 and 15-16.
Education News
“UW System Regents committee rejects proposal to fight controversial tenure changes by Legislature,” Wisconsin State Journal, June 5.
“Dennis Keeney: The changing university,” Ames Tribune, June 6.
“The Tenure Conundrum,” Huffington Post, June 7.
“Scott Walker’s Effort to Weaken College Tenure,” The New York Times, June 5.
“Oh, Wisconsin,” Inside Higher Ed, June 7.
“Tenure Firmly in Place, but College Grow Wary of Lasting Commitments," The New York Times, June 6.
"University of Wisconsin researchers join with Organic Valley to study pastures for dairy herds,” StarTribune, June 6.
“A budget of cuts, guts and misplaced priorities,” WisOpinion, June 5.
“Where the Money Scott Walker is Cutting from Universities is Going,” ThinkProgress, June 4.
“Overseeing the Outsourced,” Inside Higher Ed, June 8.
“Is Gov. Scott Walker putting the University of Wisconsin system in jeopardy?” The Washington Post, June 5.
“Unions Subdued, Scott Walker Turns to Tenure at Wisconsin Colleges,” The New York Times, June 4.
“Don’t hide finalists for top UW jobs,” Wisconsin State Journal, June 5.
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