Connecting campus and community. Continuing Education serves a wide variety of nontraditional students. Following are links to news releases about upcoming Continuing Education programs:
The spring 2012 steam outage is planned for 6 p.m. May 19 through 4 p.m. May 29. As a result, no potable hot water will be available on campus except in Chancellors, Thomas and Murray halls, all hall directors' apartments, Zorn Arena, Brewer Hall, Human Sciences and Services Building, McIntyre Library, Nursing Building, Crest Wellness Center, Ade Olson addition, Haas Fine Arts Center (isolated areas) and Phillips Hall.
Connecting campus and community. Continuing Education serves a wide variety of nontraditional students. Following is a link to a news release about an upcoming Continuing Education program:
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As directed by Gov. Scott Walker, the flag of the United States and the flag of the state of Wisconsin will be flown at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations of the state of Wisconsin beginning at sunrise and ending at sunset March 9, 2012. This will be done as a mark of respect for firefighter Jamison Kampmeyer of the Colby Fire Department who died in the line of duty. More information.
Connecting campus and community. Continuing Education serves a wide variety of nontraditional students. Following are links to news releases about upcoming Continuing Education programs:
Now in its second year, the Provost's Honors Symposium for Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity gives selected students from across the university a venue in which to present their significant research, scholarship and creative projects to the university community. The symposium will be held from 1-5:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, in Schneider Hall. Departments and faculty members are invited to complete the nomination form to recommend top-notch student work. The nomination deadline is Feb. 27.
Connecting campus and community. Continuing Education serves a wide variety of nontraditional students. Following is a link to a news release about an upcoming Continuing Education program:
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs will sponsor a variety of programs this semester, including the following:
Effective Feb. 20, all UW-Eau Claire departments will order office supplies through UW-Madison's Materials Distribution Services Web-based ordering system. The system allows users to place online orders from one or more venders simultaneously. Orders will be delivered to UW-Eau Claire's Facilities Management warehouse the next business day, and in most cases, delivered to departments the same day. Central Stores will continue to stock paper, janitorial supplies, some bulbs and Facilities Management shop supplies.
Connecting campus and community. Continuing Education serves a wide variety of nontraditional students. Following is a link to a news release about an upcoming Continuing Education program:
UW-Eau Claire faculty, staff and students are invited to submit nominations for the 2012 University Student Excellence Awards, which recognize outstanding accomplishments of individuals and organizations in areas that reflect the university's core values. Nominations will be open from Jan. 23-Feb. 29 for individual awards and from Jan. 23-March 30 for organization awards. Awards will be presented by the UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association, Foundation and University Centers at the annual University Student Excellence Awards reception May 2. More information is available online or by contacting Katy Rand, coordinator of student leadership, at 715-836-4803 or mailto:%20randka@uwec.edu.
McIntyre Library staff members will conduct
All UW-Eau Claire employees are invited to attend a spring opening meeting led by Chancellor Levin-Stankevich and his executive team at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, in Schofield Auditorium. The agenda will include a short business meeting for faculty and academic staff to review proposed constitutional changes followed by the chancellor’s remarks, acknowledgement of fall accomplishments and general updates. For more information, contact Tanya Kenney, University Senate, at kenneytk@uwec.edu or 715-836-3419.
Connecting campus and community. Continuing Education serves a wide variety of nontraditional students. Following are links to news releases about upcoming Continuing Education programs:
University Recreation & Sport Facilities offers a wide variety of workshops and non-credit classes that relate to health, fitness and nutrition. The programs are available to faculty, staff, students and community members. View spring course offerings.
Andrew Court, a financial adviser for Ameriprise, will be available to share information with UW-Eau Claire staff members about 403(b) accounts and other financial topics relevant to today's market from 10 a.m.-noon Jan. 24 in the Badger Room of Davies Center. Those interested in meeting privately with Court are asked to contact him at 715-834-7280 or andrew.j.court@ampf.com. Walk-ins also are welcome. More information.
U.S., Wisconsin and Minnesota tax forms are available on the first floor of McIntyre Library near the entrance gate. Forms are for personal use only, as supplies are limited. Forms also may be downloaded from the following websites: http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/, http://www.dor.state.wi.us/ and http://www.taxes.state.mn.us/.
As directed by Gov. Scott Walker, the flag of the United States and the flag of the state of Wisconsin will be flown at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations of the state of Wisconsin beginning at sunrise and ending at sunset Jan. 6, 2012. This will be done as a mark of respect for Army Staff Sgt. Joseph J. Altmann of Marshfield, who lost his life while serving his country in Afghanistan. More information.
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Job seekers and career builders will find the personalized help they need at a workshop titled "Find the Right Career Training and Education" at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire. The workshop, co-sponsored by the Educational Opportunity Centers at UW-Eau Claire, will be presented from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Jan. 23 and repeated from 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Jan. 24 in the Chippewa Room on the library's lower level. Those interested in the program may call 715-839-5004 or email librarian@eauclaire.lib.wi.us to register. More information.
The Eau Claire chapter of Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership is sponsoring a half-day event Jan. 11, 2012, to help revitalize and show appreciation for women employees before the hustle of the spring semester. The event will be held from noon-4:30 p.m. in the Hilltop Center Lounge and in McPhee 210C. The cost is $15 for admission and lunch; or $20 for admission, lunch and chair massage. Checks should be made mayable to UW-Eau Claire Foundation, Memo: #1569 WWHEL, and sent to Vicki Funne Reed, Hilltop Center, by Jan. 6. Space is limited to 60 participants. More information is available online or by contacting Faith Pawelski at 715-836-3624 or pawelsfa@uwec.edu, or Vicki Funne Reed at 715-836-4931 or reedvf@uwec.edu.
Jim Egan, a UW-Eau Claire professor emeritus of economics and registered representative of Lincoln Financial Advisors in Eau Claire, will lead information sessions about the 403b tax-deferred savings programs available to UW-Eau Claire staff members. The sessions will be held Jan. 25 from 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Jan. 26 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Birchwood Room of Davies Center. The Lincoln National Corp. is an authorized vendor to the UW System Tax-Deferred Savings (403b) Program. Walk-ins are welcome anytime before or after the information sessions. More information is available online or by contacting Egan at 715-834-7775 or james.egan@LFG.com.
A D2L outage is planned from 10 p.m. Jan. 11 through 10 a.m. Jan. 12, 2012, for a software upgrade. D2L will be completely unavailable during the outage. For more information, contact Roxanne Muldoon, Learning and Technology Services, at muldoorr@uwec.edu or 715-836-2700.
As directed by Gov. Scott Walker, the flag of the United States and the flag of the state of Wisconsin will be flown at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations of the state of Wisconsin beginning at sunrise and ending at sunset Dec. 7, 2011, in honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. More information.
With winter weather upon us, it's time to review UW-Eau Claire's practices in the event severe weather strikes. (Note: The following is a summary of the university's official inclement weather policy.)
UW-Eau Claire Housing and Residence Life encourages faculty and staff to identify students who are highly motivated and who exhibit strong leadership skills and a genuine interest in helping others as possible candidates for resident assistant positions for the 2012-13 academic year. Applications for interested students will be available on the Housing and Residence Life website from Dec. 12-Jan. 30, 2012. Any faculty or staff member can nominate a student for an RA position by submitting the student's name to Deb Newman, associate director of Housing and Residence Life, at 715-836-3674 or newmandl@uwec.edu.
The Office of Research and Sponsored Program's final Grants Educational Series presentation for the fall semester will be held from 12:10-12:50 p.m. Dec. 1 in the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Old Library 1142. Dr. Dave Lonzarich, ORSP faculty fellow, will present "Institutionalizing Undergraduate Research." The next presentation will be held Jan. 11, 2012.
UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff are encouraged to review the UW System guidelines on political campaign activities at system institutions. The guidelines are available on the government relations pages of the UW System website.
UW-Eau Claire's Center for Service-Learning received more than $700 as the September recipient of the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram's Jeans Day for Charity donation. The purpose of Jeans Day for Charity is to bring area businesses, schools and organizations together to raise funds for local charities. Businesses are invited to participate by allowing their employees to wear blue jeans on the last Friday of each month, with each employee paying $1 for the opportunity to do so. The money is collected and donated to a different charity each month. Although the donation will be used to champion projects throughout the year, the CSL already has used a portion of the donation to collect, repair and distribute on a no-cost basis more than 20 bicycles that were abandoned on campus. Through UW-Eau Claire's Wheel Fix It program, Eau Claire community organizations Positive Avenues, The Community Table and InnTowne Hotel received refurbished bicycles.
UW-Eau Claire's Blugold Beginnings program recently entered the Pepsi Refresh Project competition and now is in the running to win a $50,000 cash prize. The 10 projects that receive the greatest number of votes through Nov. 30 will receive $50,000 to fund their proposals. The Blugold Beginnings proposal was created to fund next spring's Fifth-Grade Campus Tour Day event April 26-27, 2012, which will host 1,600 fifth-graders on campus to learn about college. Campus support and participation with voting could greatly assist Blugold Beginnings in its quest to fund the spring event. Visit the Blugold Beginnings Pepsi Refresh Project Web page to vote for the project. For more information, contact Lissa Martinez, Blugold Beginnings program coordinator, at
Connecting campus and community. Continuing Education serves a wide variety of nontraditional students. Following is a link to a news release about upcoming Continuing Education programs:
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs seeks a faculty fellow for the 2012-13 academic year. The fellowship allows faculty to experience new perspectives on the research enterprise, and to contribute to enhancement of research programming at UW-Eau Claire through special projects developed in conjunction with ORSP staff. The primary focus of the fellow will be to work on special projects and assist with various aspects of ORSP programming. More information is available on the faculty fellows Web page. The application deadline is Dec. 5.
Student Health Service will host flu shot clinics from 4-7 p.m. Nov. 1 in the Hilltop Conference Room and from 4-7 p.m. Nov. 2 in the Haas Fine Arts Center. The cost of the vaccine is $15 for students and $20 for faculty and staff. Cash or checks will be accepted. Flu shots also are available by appointment by calling Student Health Service at 715-836-5360. More information is available on the Student Health Service website or by calling 715-836-4311.
Faculty and teaching academic staff members are invited to apply to become 2012 summer orientation advisers. The positions are 37½ percent summer positions.
A Fidelity Investments consultant will be available to share information with UW-Eau Claire staff members about workplace savings plan benefits from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 17 in the Maple Room of Davies Center. Those interested in meeting privately with the consultant are asked to call 800-642-7131 or make a reservation online. More information.
As a thank you to the many faculty and staff who have directly or indirectly supported UW-Eau Claire's 560 student-athletes and athletics program, the UW-Eau Claire Student Affairs division announces the availability of complimentary Faculty/Staff Appreciation passes, good for two-person admissions to four Blugold athletics home competitions during the 2011-12 academic year. The passes provide general admission seating for regular season games only. (Per NCAA/WIAC policies, complimentary admission is not allowed for post-season play.)
As directed by Gov. Scott Walker, the flag of the United States and the flag of the state of Wisconsin will be flown at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations of the state of Wisconsin beginning at sunrise and ending at sunset Oct. 8, 2011. This will be done as a mark of respect for firefighters of this state who have given their lives in the line of duty (more information) and in honor of Army Sergeant Jakob J. Roelli who lost his life while serving his country during Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan (more information).
Each year, employees enrolled in one of the state group health insurance plans have the opportunity to change from one health insurance carrier to another or to add eligible family members who are not currently covered. This year, the benefit enrollment and change period runs from Oct. 3-28. Please note the following:
UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff who have brought scholarly work to the level of publication or performance will be recognized during an Authors Celebration from 4:30-6 p.m. Oct. 5 in the Council Fire Room of Davies Center. The event, hosted by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, celebrates the publishing accomplishments of all university staff by highlighting representative successes. Faculty and staff are invited to join their colleagues for conversation and celebration.
