Campus Campaign 2010: A thank you from the campaign chairs

To date 381 UW-Eau Claire current and retired employees have contributed more than $228,000 to the UW-Eau Claire Foundation through Campus Campaign 2010. Close to 325 members of the campus community attended the Foundation's annual Employee Appreciation Luncheon Feb. 25.

While the active phase of the campus campaign is over, the UW-Eau Claire Foundation accepts gifts, payroll deduction pledges and other commitments throughout the year, so members of the campus community are invited and encouraged to give anytime. Read a thank-you message from the Campus Campaign 2010 chairs.

Grant proposal workshop set for March 4

Jeremy Miner, director of grants and contracts in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, will present a workshop titled "Preproposal Contacts: Who You Need to Talk to and What You Need to Know Before You Write Your Next Grant Proposal" from 12:10-12:50 p.m. March 4 in Old Library 1142 (CETL). For more information about the workshop, contact the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at 715-836-3405 or orsp@uwec.edu.

IRE grants available

The UW System's Institute on Race and Ethnicity has announced that grants in the following categories are available for the 2010-11 fiscal year:

• Category A (research): To support scholarly research on topics addressing race, ethnicity, diversity, inclusivity and/or equity with the intention of publication.
• Category B (curriculum development): To support the development and teaching of new courses pertaining to race, ethnicity, diversity, inclusivity and/or equity.
• Category C (campus activities): A miscellaneous category designed to support campus activities, guest lectures, fine arts performances, curricular infusion and instructional innovations, and/or events regarding race, ethnicity, diversity, inclusivity and/or equity.
• Faculty diversity research awards: To provide release time and support for tenure-track faculty members for scholarly research and writing to enhance their opportunities for achieving tenure.

Proposals must be sent to the Institute on Race and Ethnicity, UW-Milwaukee, PO Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, and postmarked no later than April 9. More information is available online or by contacting Thomas Tonnesen, IRE interim director, at tonnesen@uwm.edu or 414-229-4700.

Dulany buffet to benefit Haiti

Blugold Dining invites UW-Eau Claire faculty, staff, students and community members to its Haiti Tribute Buffet from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. March 3 in The Dulany of Davies Center. The buffet will feature Haitian cuisine prepared by Blugold Dining executive chef Timothy Grayson. Cost is $8.50 per person. For every lunch buffet purchased, $2 will be donated to the Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund. Call 715-836-5261 for information or reservations. A menu is available online.

Foundation to host Faculty/Staff Appreciation Luncheon

The UW-Eau Claire Foundation will host its annual Faculty/Staff Appreciation Luncheon Thursday, Feb. 25, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Council Fire Room-Willow Lounge, Davies Center.

University employees are invited to come when they can and stay as long as they are able. Door prize drawings will be held throughout the luncheon, and Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich will express his thanks to faculty and staff for their service to UW-Eau Claire.

Campus Campaign 2010: Foundation grants make cultural immersion experiences possible

Two new cultural immersion programs for UW-Eau Claire graduate nursing students have been made possible by the UW-Eau Claire Foundation. The Foundation also continues its support of a third cultural immersion experience, UW-Eau Claire's Civil Rights Pilgrimage.

During August 2009, six graduate nursing students and Dr. Cheryl Lapp, professor of nursing, spent six days at the reservation in Lac du Flambeau, where they had direct nursing experience at the Peter Christensen Health Center with the Lac Du Flambeau band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

As the result of another Foundation grant, six additional UW-Eau Claire graduate nursing students and nursing professor Dr. Lee-Ellen Kirkhorn will travel during spring break to the Steinbruck Center for Urban Studies, a guest hostel of the Luther Place Memorial Church in Washington, D.C. They will stay at the hostel and provide care at several agencies serving the homeless.

The Foundation also provided funding for the UW-Eau Claire Civil Rights Pilgrimage Winterim and upcoming spring break trips.

Cultural immersion experiences like these can be supported by donations to the Campus Campaign. Learn more about these immersion experiences and how to contribute to Campus Campaign 2010-11.

Continuing Education offerings

Connecting campus and community. Continuing Education serves a wide variety of nontraditional students. Following are links to news releases about upcoming Continuing Education programs.

• Total Percussion Camp to be offered this summer.
• Supervisory management workshops to be offered.

Additional information can be found on the Continuing Education Web site or by calling 715-836-3636.

Black History Month buffet set for Feb. 23

Blugold Dining invites UW-Eau Claire faculty, staff, students and community members to its Black History Month buffet from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Feb. 23 in The Dulany of Davies Center. Cost is $8.50 per person. Call 715-836-5261 for reservations. More information.

Proposed changes in College of Business

Following are proposed changes in the College of Business. If you have questions or concerns, contact Associate Dean Bob Sutton at suttonr@uwec.edu or 836-4187 within 15 days of this notice, posted Feb. 19, 2010.

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'Tools for Teaching' workshop set for Feb. 26

Learning and Technology Services and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at UW-Eau Claire will present a daylong conference titled "Tools for Teaching: Using Technology to Enhance Instruction" Feb. 26 at Davies Center. Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend one or more of eight different sessions showcasing their colleagues who are using Web 2.0 tools and other technologies in their course work to enhance student engagement and learning. The sessions are:

• Enhancing the Online Learning Experience
• EndNoteWeb
• Web 2.0: Visuals & Audio
• Second Life
• iclickers
• TED Talks
• Blended Learning
• Digital Storytelling

For more information, contact Gene Leisz in LTS at leiszgj@uwec.edu or 715-836-6004.

Campus Campaign 2010: Staff members receive Classified Staff Grant Fund awards

This week's Campus Campaign highlight is the UW-Eau Claire Foundation's Classified Staff Grant Fund.

Recently receiving $250 awards from the fund for advancing their education were Judith Gray, academic department associate for the UW-Eau Claire women's studies program, and Barbara Arnold, academic publications and curriculum coordinator in the UW-Eau Claire Registrar's Office.

The Classified Staff Grant Fund was established by Linda Haag and Susie Warden, who completed bachelor's degrees at UW-Eau Claire while working as full-time members of the university's classified staff. They created the Classified Staff Grant Fund after completing their degrees to make certain other classified staff members had a similar opportunity.

Campus Campaign gifts from UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff can be directed to the Classified Staff Grant Fund. Learn more about the fund and how to contribute to Campus Campaign 2010-11.

IRE E-Bulletin available online

The February E-Bulletin of the UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity now is available online. The issue highlights the following:

• Support grant proposals for racial, ethnic studies for fiscal year 2010-11 are due April 9.
• UW System's Women's Studies, LGBTQ Conference will be held April 16-17 at UW-Whitewater.
• UW System President's Summit on Excellence in Teaching and Learning will be held April 29-May 1 in Madison.

For more information, contact Tom Tonnesen, IRE interim director, at tonnesen@uwm.edu or 414-229-4700.

Education majors to offer free foreign language classes

UW-Eau Claire students enrolled in "Teaching Foreign Languages in Grades 1-9" will offer a series of exploratory foreign language classes for elementary school students in grades 1-5. Classes are beginning French, beginning German, beginning Spanish and continuing Spanish, and will help UW-Eau Claire education majors prepare to teach foreign languages at the elementary level. Classes will meet from 4:10-4:50 p.m. Thursdays March 18-May 13 in Hibbard Hall. Those interested should register online by Feb. 26. Enrollment is limited to twelve students per class. More information is available online or by contacting Dr. Anne Hlas, foreign languages, at 715-836-3528 or hlasac@uwec.edu.

Campus Campaign 2010: Gifts help create new College of Business facilities

This week's Campus Campaign highlight is the new Sales Center of the UW-Eau Claire College of Business, which made its debut as the site of the November 2009 Great Northwoods Sales Warm-up, a personal sales competition for college students.

The new sales facilities — the Margaret Rathbun Conference Room and Suites, the Missling-Woodford Rathbun Conference Room and the Rex Systems Classroom — are the result of gifts to the UW-Eau Claire Foundation by Rex Systems Inc. of Chippewa Falls.

Campus Campaign gifts from UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff can be directed to funds for the College of Business. Learn more about the new sales facilities and how to contribute to Campus Campaign 2010-11.

Valentine's Day buffet set for Feb. 12

Blugold Dining invites faculty, staff, students and the public to its Valentine's Day buffet from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Feb. 12 in The Dulany of Davies Center. The cost is $9.50 per person. Tickets may be purchased in advance in the Blugold Dining office (Davies 227) or in The Dulany the day of the buffet. Call 836-5261 for reservations. See buffet menu and additional information.

Continuing Education offerings

Connecting campus and community. Continuing Education serves a wide variety of nontraditional students. Following are links to news releases about upcoming Continuing Education programs.

• Mental health series for professionals to be offered.
• 'The Essentials' business administration courses to be offered.

Additional information can be found on the Continuing Education Web site or by calling 715-836-3636.

Proposed changes in College of Arts and Sciences

Following are proposed changes in the College of Arts and Sciences. If you have questions or concerns, contact Dr. Jan Stirm at jstirm@uwec.edu or 836-2426 within 15 days of this notice, posted Feb. 2, 2010.

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Spring and summer utility outages announced

The spring 2010 steam outage will be held from 6 p.m. May 22 through 4 p.m. June 1. The outage will result in the following: No potable hot water except in Chancellor's, Thomas and Murray halls, all hall directors' apartments, Zorn Arena, Brewer Hall, Human Sciences and Services, McIntyre Library, Nursing, Crest Wellness Center and Haas Fine Arts (isolated areas). The summer 2010 planned electrical outage is scheduled for 7 a.m.-3 p.m. June 12, and will affect the following buildings: Nursing, Phillips, Schneider and McPhee. These annually-occurring utility outages allow for preventive maintenance and repairs that prevent unplanned emergency outages due to breakdowns. For more information, contact Terry Classen at classetl@uwec.edu or 836-5278.

Campus Campaign 2010: Supporting departmental funds

A kitchen renovation for UW-Eau Claire's biology department was made possible by the Gordon Bartelt Biology Fund established with the UW-Eau Claire Foundation by Margaret Bartelt, a UW-Eau Claire alumna, in memory of her husband, also a UW-Eau Claire alumnus. Both Margaret and Gordon were biology majors. The fund's income supports faculty and staff development and infrastructure needs in the biology department.

University faculty and staff making gifts to Campus Campaign 2010-11 may designate that their gifts support the Gordon Bartelt Biology Fund or other departmental funds through the UW-Eau Claire Foundation. Learn more about the Gordon Bartelt Biology Fund and Campus Campaign 2010-11.

Staff invited to 'Art and Hors d’oeuvres'

UW-Eau Claire staff members are invited to a Women on Wednesdays "Art and Hors d'oeuvres" gathering at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 3 in the Foster Gallery of the Haas Fine Arts Center. The event, sponsored by Women in Higher Education, will allow participants to view "Genesis," the new Foster Gallery exhibit which features award-winning creators who write and illustrate their own narratives. The artists represented — Bill Joyce, Shaun Tan, David Wiesner, Adam Rex and James Gurney — have experience with children’s literature, young adult literature, television, theater and animated films. Foster Gallery director Tom Wagener will discuss the exhibit at 4:45 p.m. Participants are invited to bring a light food item to share or to donate $2 in lieu of an hors d'oeuvre to pass. Beverages will be provided by Women in Higher Education. For more information, contact Faith Pawelski at 715-836-3624 or pawelsfa@uwec.edu.