Spring break parking request for March 19, 21

UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education will host two exciting events in Davies Center during the week of spring break, March 18-22.

• Senior Americans Day will be held from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. March 19.
• The Youth Transition Conference for youth with disabilities and their families will be held from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. March 21.

Campus community members are asked to consider parking in either the Water Street or Haas Fine Arts parking lots on those days to help keep parking spaces open near Davies Center.

More than 500 attendees are expected for each event. We are fortunate to bring so many community members to our campus, so we'd like to give them a warm welcome and a lasting impression of our campus as a friendly, accessible place.

For more information, please contact Continuing Education staff members Claire Couillard at 715-836-4648 or couillcd@uwec.edu; or Libby Thurston at 715-836-3365 or thurstel@uwec.edu.

Faculty/Staff Q&A with interim chancellor set for March 11

Bousquet

UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff are invited to attend a Q&A session with Interim Chancellor Gilles Bousquet from noon-1 p.m. Monday, March 11, in the Woodland Theater in Davies Center. Bousquet will provide updates on topics of interest to the campus community and answer UW-Eau Claire-related questions from faculty and staff.

Specifically, Bousquet will welcome discussion around the Student Health Service and the recent request from the Student Senate that the university initiate a request-for-proposals process to determine what opportunities surrounding student health care might be considered.

The Student Senate made the request because of concern about the increasing costs to operate SHS. Before moving forward with the RFP process, Bousquet would like to provide opportunities for all members of the campus community to ask questions and share their thoughts regarding the health care services currently provided and the RFP request.

Bousquet also will provide a brief budget update during the Q&A.

Members of the chancellor's leadership team will join him at the Q&A so together they can share information and answer questions on a variety of topics. Bousquet hosts monthly Q&A sessions to encourage open communication across campus and to further support an exchange of ideas and opinions among faculty, staff and administrators.

Watch for possible March 5 weather announcements

Due to a significant amount of snow expected tonight and Tuesday, March 5, UW-Eau Claire students, faculty and staff should watch the university home page and Facebook and Twitter accounts early March 5 for any announcements regarding the delay or cancellation of classes. The campus community also is encouraged to review UW-Eau Claire's inclement weather policy.

March 16 electrical outage announced

A short electrical outage associated with construction of the new Education Building will occur Saturday, March 16. The outage, which will begin at 7 a.m., will affect Schofield, Hibbard and Brewer halls as well as Zorn Arena. Power will be restored to Schofield Hall after the first 30 minutes; Hibbard, Brewer and Zorn will be without electrical power for about four hours. The involved buildings have emergency generators that provide electrical power for emergency safety equipment.

Condolences

Condolences to Dr. Rhetta Standifer, management and marketing, whose father, Chester Long, passed away Feb. 23 in Mt. Juliet, Tenn.

Condolences

Condolences to Linda Pophal, management and marketing, whose mother, Delores B. Richards, passed away Feb. 20 in Chippewa Falls. Full obituary.

Presentations on educational savings, tax-sheltered annuity accounts set for March 8

Saving for college? An introduction to educational savings accounts, educational inflation and several cost-saving strategies will be held from 9-10 a.m. March 8 in the Ho-Chunk Room (320E) of Davies Center.

Saving for retirement? Consider the UW Tax-Sheltered Annuity 403(b) Program. A TSA Basics Workshop will be held from 11 a.m.-noon March 8, also in the Ho-Chunk Room of Davies Center.

The TSA workshop is especially intended for new investors and for those not yet in the TSA Program, however, those with established accounts will find it beneficial as well. The workshop will explain the basics of investing and how to make investment choices.

A Roth 403(b) option is now available. With Roth 403(b) accounts, contributions are included in taxable income in the year they are made, but the account balance and earnings are not taxed when distributed (subject to certain restrictions).

Rob Wolf, TSA Review Committee member and UW-La Crosse finance professor, will lead both presentations. For more information, contact Barbara Bowers at bowersba@uwec.edu or Rob Wolf at rwolf@uwlax.edu.

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 715-836-2426 within 15 days of this notice, posted Feb. 22, 2013.
COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR: ART
Ceramics (Code 020-011), Drawing & Painting (Code 020-022), Graphic Design (Code 020-012), Illustration (Code 020-019), Photography (Code 020-018), Printmaking (Code 020-021), and Sculpture (Code 020-017)

Additional B.F.A. Requirements
FROM: Page 89 of the 2012-13 University Catalog
TO: Eliminate statement 1.

Condolences

Condolences to the family of Audrey Wilson. Wilson, a retired UW-Eau Claire Printing Services staff member, passed away Feb. 14 in Altoona. Full obituary.

Condolences

Condolences to the family of Roger Johnson. Johnson, a UW-Eau Claire alumnus and retired University Recreation staff member, passed away Feb. 6 in Eau Claire. Full obituary.

Proposed changes in College of Education and Human Sciences

The following curricular changes were approved by the College of Education and Human Sciences Curriculum Committee on Nov. 16, 2012, and are to be effective with the 2014-15 University Catalogue. If you have questions or concerns, contact Dr. Marie Stadler at stadlema@uwec.edu or 715-836-4861 within 15 days of this notice, posted Feb. 11, 2013.

• View changes.

Faculty/Staff Q&A with chancellor set for Feb. 14

Bousquet

UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff are invited to attend a Q&A session with Interim Chancellor Gilles Bousquet from 1-2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, in the Menominee Room of Davies Center. Bousquet will provide updates on topics of interest to the campus community. Members of the chancellor's leadership team will join him at the Q&A so together they can share information and answer questions on a variety of topics. Bousquet hosts monthly Q&A sessions to encourage open communication across campus and to further support an exchange of ideas and opinions among faculty, staff and administrators.

Lincoln Financial representative on campus Feb. 6, 7

Dr. Jim Egan, a UW-Eau Claire professor emeritus of economics and registered representative of Lincoln Financial Advisors in Eau Claire, will be available to meet with UW-Eau Claire staff members from noon-4:30 p.m. Feb. 6 and from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Feb. 7 in the Oneida Room of Davies Center. The Lincoln National Corp. is an authorized vendor to the UW System Tax-Deferred Savings (403B) Program, which is available to UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff. More information is available by contacting Egan at 715-834-7775 or jimegan@charter.net.

Condolences

Condolences to Lark Keating-Hadlock, McIntyre Library, whose mother, Mary Beth Keating, passed away Jan. 30 in Eau Claire. Full obituary.

Dean of Arts and Sciences search and screen begins

The search for a new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences is officially under way. View the position announcement. Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Patricia A. Kleine has named the following individuals to serve on the Dean of Arts and Sciences Search and Screen Committee:

• Diane Hoadley, College of Business, committee chair.
• Martin Goettl, geography and anthropology.
• Staci Heidtke, Career Services.
• Mary Hoffman, communication and journalism.
• Theresa Kemp, English/women's studies.
• Kate Lang, history.
• Bryan Larson, student representative.
• Geoff Peterson, political science.
• Garry Running, geography and anthropology.
• Sarah Tyrell, student representative.
• Jeff Vahlbusch, foreign languages.
• Sarah Forcier, Academic Affairs, committee support.

Condolences

Condolences to Julie Westphal, sociology, and Ronald Westphal, University Centers, whose daughter, Jessica Nicole Westphal, passed away Jan. 25. Full obituary.

Panel to discuss campus inclusivity for LGBTQ populations

Forman

Jorgenson

Faculty and staff are invited to attend "Working Effectively with LGBTQ Populations," a panel discussion to be held from 2-3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, in Room 100 of Hibbard Hall. Panelists will be Dr. Pam Forman, associate professor of sociology and co-director of the Eau Queer Film Festival; Chris Jorgenson, director of the Women's and LGBTQ Resource Center; Casey Metcalfe, a UW-Eau Claire teacher education undergraduate student; and Jarrell Montgomery, an on-campus senator of the UW-Eau Claire Student Senate and director of the senate's Outreach and Inclusivity Commission. The panel discussion is a presentation of the College of Education and Human Sciences Inclusive Excellence Council's Professional Development Series. For more information, contact the College of Education and Human Sciences at 715-836-4565.

Campus Forum on Internationalization and Global Engagement

Madeleine Green

NOTE: Due to weather-related travel delays for the event speaker and facilitator, the Campus Forum on Internationalization and Global Engagement, initially scheduled for 3-6 p.m. Jan. 28, has been rescheduled for 3-6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to a Campus Forum on Internationalization and Global Engagement, to be held Monday, Feb. 11, from 3-6 p.m. in the Dakota Room (Room 340) of Davies Center. The forum will be led by Madeleine Green, a senior fellow at the International Association of Universities and author of numerous articles on comprehensive internationalization. She will share how universities are engaging students, faculty and staff in global learning and will lead participants in developing a vision for UW-Eau Claire’s international efforts. All are invited to contribute ideas, questions and perspectives to help UW-Eau Claire move forward as a leader in global engagement.

Condolences

Condolences to Tonya Simpson, business communication/information systems, whose mother, Judy Mae Andersen, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 30, 2012, in McAllen, Texas. Full obituary.

Births and Adoptions

Congratulations to Ashley Brott, MBA office, and husband Chris Brott on the birth of son Bentley Nolan on Jan. 12. Bentley also is the first great-grandson of Jan Stewart, MBA office.

Congratulations to Dr. Marcy Leasum Orwig, business communication, and husband Darrek Orwig on the birth of daughter Olive Elizabeth Orwig on Dec. 16, 2012.