Long-term care insurance available to UW System employees

United of Omaha Life Insurance Co. is now offering two plans: CASH-First and Assured Solutions Gold policies to eligible state and UW System employees, annuitants and their family members. These voluntary purchase long-term care insurance policies are offered at a group-discounted premium. More information.

Reception to honor retiring employees, those reaching career milestones

UW-Eau Claire's Service Recognition and Retirement Reception will be held from 3-5 p.m. May 9 in the Ojibwe Ballroom of Davies Center. Retiring employees and those celebrating the anniversary of their "milestone" years of service will be honored. The event is open to all faculty and staff. See reception program for faculty and staff to be honored.

Guaranteed faculty/staff parking information

Application information for
2013-14 guaranteed faculty/staff (G) parking permits has been distributed by email to all employees. The G permit application form can be accessed through the Parking and Transportation Services website. Employees who currently have G permits must submit new applications. Notification of approval or denial will be sent to each applicant's UW-Eau Claire email address. Questions about the G permit application process should be addressed to Gparking@uwec.edu. The priority application deadline is Friday, May 10.

Open forums for Children's Nature Academy director finalists set for May 13-15

Finalists for the position of UW-Eau Claire Children's Nature Academy director will be interviewed from May 13-15. Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the finalists' open forums, which will be held from 3-4 p.m. in the chapel of The Priory. The finalists and the dates of their open forums are as follows:

• Courtenay O'Neil: Monday, May 13.
• Lisa Coen: Tuesday, May 14.
• Erin Soper: Wednesday, May 15.

Open forums for finalists for director of Center for Alcohol Studies and Education and Off-Campus Student Life

Finalists for the position of director of the Center for Alcohol Studies and Education and Off-Campus Student Life will be interviewed on campus from May 14-16.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the finalists' open forums, where they will address the following topic: "If you had to build an off-campus student program from scratch, what would be the key elements that you would need for the development of such a program?"

The finalists and the dates of their open forums are as follows (all forums will be held from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the Menominee Room, Room 320F, Davies Center):

• Peggy O'Halloran: Tuesday, May 14.
• Kristin Carroll: Wednesday, May 15.
• Amanda Filtz: Thursday, May 16.

Condolences

Condolences to the family of Dr. Ananta Dasgupta. Dasgupta, a UW-Eau Claire professor emeritus of psychology, passed away April 20 in Eau Claire. Read obituary.

Condolences

Condolences to the family of Dr. Timothy Bawden. Bawden, a member of the UW-Eau Claire geography and anthropology faculty from 2001-07, passed away April 24 in Eau Claire. Full obituary.

Condolences

Condolences to Pat Montanye, Financial Aid, whose mother, Catherine C. Susee, passed away April 28 in Madison. Full obituary.

Condolences

Condolences to Karen Porter, Parking and Transportation, whose father, Charles E. Dorn, passed away April 10 in Chippewa Falls. Full obituary.

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 April 18, 2013. This will be done as a mark of respect for Officer Donald E. Bishop of the Town of Brookfield Police Department. More information.

As directed by President Obama, the flag of the United States will be flown at half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations of the United States through sunset April 20. This will be done as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on April 15 in Boston, Mass. More information.

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 April 5, 2013, and are to be effective in fall 2013. If you have questions or concerns, contact Dr. Marie Stadler, chair of the college curriculum committee, at stadlema@uwec.edu or 715-836-4861 within 30 days of this notice, posted April 12, 2013.

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Condolences

Condolences to the family of Phillis Rozelle Ginder. Ginder, a retired UW-Eau Claire food service staff member, passed away April 3 in Bloomer. Full obituary.

Condolences

Condolences to the family of Dr. Alice Clawson. Clawson, an associate professor of physical education at UW-Eau Claire from 1958-66, passed away March 22. Full obituary.

Veteran 'safe space' training for faculty, staff set for April 23

UW-Eau Claire is already recognized as a military-friendly institution. Please consider attending a veteran "safe space" training session April 23 from noon-12:50 p.m. in CETL (OL 1142), to show further support. This training session will:

• Provide an overview of what it means to be an "ally" for veteran students.
• Educate the campus community on issues, trends and concerns with veteran students.
• Provide additional resources (websites, theories, contacts, etc.) that might be of use to an ally.

Each participant will receive a "veteran safe space" placard to display in their office and have their name added to our website.

There is no need to RSVP. For more information, contact Miranda Cross-Schindler, military education benefits coordinator, at crossmk@uwec.edu or 715-836-5212; or Bonnie Isaacson, nontraditional student adviser, at isaacsbj@uwec.edu or 715-836-3259.

Women’s and LGBTQ Resource Center coordinator candidate meetings, open forums

The Search and Screen Committee for the Women’s and LGBTQ Resource Center coordinator position invites students, faculty and staff to meet the candidates. Each candidate will have an hourlong session to meet with students and an open forum at which the candidate will share his or her thoughts on violence prevention programming.

The candidates and their student meeting and open forum dates, times and locations are as follows:

April 8: Blair Gershenson

• Meeting with students (all students welcome): 1:30-2:30 p.m., Chancellors Room (Room 311), Davies Center
• Open forum: 3-4 p.m., Menominee Room (Room 320F), Davies Center

 April 15: Christopher Jorgenson

• Meet with students (all students welcome) 1:30-2:30 p.m., Ho Chunk Room (Room 320E), Davies Center
• Open Forum: 3-4 p.m., Centennial Room (Room 320), Davies Center

 April 17: Ashley Olson

• Meet with students (all students welcome) 1:30-2:30 p.m., Ho Chunk Room (Room 320E), Davies Center
• Open Forum: 3-4 p.m., Centennial Room (Room 320), Davies Center

Invitation for nominations: 2013 Excellence Awards

The university administration and Excellence Award committees invite nominations for the following Excellence Awards to be given in the fall of 2013. The UW-Eau Claire Foundation will present $1,500 to the recipients of each of the four awards. Criteria information, instructions and nomination forms are provided in .pdf format and can be found by clicking on the names of the awards below.

The nomination deadline for all awards is April 12.

Faculty Excellence in Scholarship
Faculty Excellence in Service

Faculty Awards Committee: Dr. Erica Benson, Wanrudee Buranakorn, Dr. Mary La Rue, Dr. Lisa Quinn-Lee, Dr. Angela Stombaugh and Bryan Vogh.

Administrative and/or Professional Academic Staff Excellence in Performance Award

Academic Staff Award Committee: Heather Schmitz, Ivy Bohnlein, Jenny Gabler, Katie Ritland Clouse and Patti See.

Classified Staff Excellence in Performance Award

Classified Staff Award Committee: Joanne Erickson, Chris Hessel, Amy Mitchell, Wanda Schulner and Steve Slind.

Nomination(s) should be forwarded to the appropriate awards committee via the Chancellor's Office, 204 Schofield Hall, by April 12. Nominations received after this date will not be considered. Nomination materials become confidential and are not returnable. Additional information about the awards is available from members of the awards committees.

Investment counseling to be offered April 16-19

A TIAA-CREF consultant will be available to discuss financial matters with UW-Eau Claire employees during the following dates and times:

• April 16, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Mohican Room (310), Davies Center.
• April 17,  9 a.m.-3 p.m., Oneida Room (320D), Davies Center.
• April 18, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Potawatomi Room (320C), Davies Center.
• April 19, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Oneida Room (320D), Davies Center. 

Register online or call 866-843-5640 to schedule an appointment. More information.

ORSP announcements

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs will sponsor a variety of programs this semester, including the following:

Grants Educational Series, select Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:10-12:50 p.m., Old Library 1142 (CETL).

Next presentation:

• April 4: Jeremy Miner, ORSP director of grants and contracts, "Logic Models."

Corey Hilber Memorial Scholarship

A scholarship in memory of UW-Eau Claire alumnus Corey Hilber has been established to sponsor tuition costs for children in Talas, a city in Kyrgyzstan where Corey was a Peace Corps volunteer. Corey died in December 2012. Learn more about Corey's legacy and the scholarship: http://ow.ly/jyhpU.