Flags to be flown at half-staff May 13

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has directed that the flag of the United States and the flag of the state of Wisconsin be flown at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations of the state May 13 as a mark of respect for former Wisconsin Gov. Patrick Lucey, who passed away May 10. More information.

Proposed new or revised graduate course offerings

The following courses have been proposed as new or revised graduate course offerings in the graduate curriculum.  If you have questions or objections, contact Dr. Margaret Cassidy at cassidml@uwec.edu or 715-836-3152 within 30 days of this notice, posted May 12, 2014.

New Course Proposals
BIOL 515 Reproductive Physiology, 3 crs
CJ 700 Communicating to Lead in Health Organizations, 3 crs
CJ 707 Group/Team Communication-Healthcare Contexts, 3 crs
CJ 714 Communication and Health Policy, 3 crs
CJ 752 Leading Organizational Change, 3 crs
CJ 774 Health Campaigns and Population Health, 3 crs

Revision of Existing Courses
AIS 644 Theory and Methodologies in American Indian Studies, 3 crs (change of enrollment restriction)
BIOL 506 Infectious Disease Ecology, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
BIOL 561 Biology of Microorganisms, 5 crs (change of prerequisites)
BIOL 580 Endocrinology, 4 crs (change of prerequisites)
CHEM 653 Biochemistry Laboratory I, 3 crs (change of Catalog title)
CJ 614 Mass Media Law, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
ENGL 609 Grant Proposal Writing, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
ENGL 655 Seminar in Scientific and Technical Communication, 3 crs (change of Catalog title, Catalog description, prerequisites, and enrollment restriction)
GEOG 536 Geospatial Field Methods, 3 crs (change of enrollment restriction)
MATH 524 Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory, 4 crs (change of Catalog description)
MATH 535 Introduction to Point-Set Topology, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
MATH 551 Numerical Analysis I, 3 crs (change of prerequisites)
MATH 651 Teaching Mathematics with Technology, 3 crs (change of credit restriction)
PSYC 575 Physiological Psychology, 3 crs (change of title, Catalog description, when typically offered, prerequisites, and course content timetable/outline)
WMNS 535 Transnational/Global Feminisms, 3 crs (change of Catalog description)

Flags to be flown at half-staff May 15

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has directed that the flag of the United States and the flag of the state of Wisconsin be flown at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations of the state May 15 as a mark of respect for peace officers who have given their lives in the line of duty. More information.

New website design to launch at start of fall semester

Mockup of what a portion of the newly redesigned UW-Eau Claire home page will look like as of late August, as viewed on a desktop computer and a smartphone.

A redesign of the UW-Eau Claire website is underway, with goals to (1) more effectively provide relevant information to the university's key audiences and (2) through the use of responsive design, make the university's Web pages more accessible on newer digital devices, like tablets and smartphones. The redesign is being conducted in conjunction with the recent launch of UW-Eau Claire's new brand, The Power of AND.

The Web redesign project is led by a team of staff from Learning and Technology Services and Integrated Marketing and Communications, in collaboration with units and departments across campus as their areas of the website are redesigned. CommonSpot will continue to be the software used to support UW-Eau Claire's website.

A noticeable change for faculty and staff will be the revised focus of the university's home page.

"Our home page will take on a recruitment focus, its primary purpose being to get our prospective students to the information they need to learn more about us and apply to attend," said MJ Brukardt, director of marketing, communication and strategic planning. "Meanwhile, other key audiences, including faculty and staff, current students, alumni and donors, and business and community, will have customized home pages of their own -- easily accessible from the home page -- that will contain information of specific relevance to them."

The university's top-level Web pages and several pilot department websites will launch in the new branded format in late August. Following that, LTS and IMC will continue working with departments across campus to convert their websites to the new design. The goal is to have all department and unit websites converted to the new design within 18 months.

In addition to the website redesign, LTS is leading Web improvement projects over the summer related to the relocation of faculty and staff "people" pages and updating Web forms.

Additional details about the university website redesign process and other Web improvement projects is available on the LTS website.