Condolences

Condolences to the family of Dr. J. Kenneth Davidson Sr. Davidson, UW-Eau Claire professor emeritus of sociology, passed away Sept. 1 in Austin, Texas. Full obituary.

Flags to be flown at half-staff through Sept. 20

President Obama has issued a proclamation as a mark of respect for the victims of the tragic events Sept. 16 in Washington, D.C. In it, he has ordered that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the federal government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its territories and possessions through sunset Sept. 20. More information.

Lincoln Financial adviser on campus Sept. 16, 17

James Egan, a UW-Eau Claire professor emeritus of economics and registered representative of Lincoln Financial Advisors in Eau Claire, will provide information about the 403b tax-deferred savings programs available to UW-Eau Claire staff members. The sessions will be held Sept. 16 from 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Sept. 17 from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Potawatomi Room (320C) of Davies Center. The Lincoln National Corp. is an authorized vendor to the UW System Tax-Deferred Savings (403b) Program. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information or to make an appointment, contact Egan at 715-834-7775 or james.egan@LFG.com.

Flags to be flown at half-staff Sept. 11, Patriot Day

The U.S. flag will be flown at half-staff at all U.S. buildings, grounds and military installations beginning at sunrise and ending at sunset Sept. 11, Patriot Day. This will be done to honor and remember the individuals who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. In addition, the people of the United States are asked to observe a moment of silence on Patriot Day in remembrance of the victims. More information.

Liberal Education Forum Series to begin Sept. 10

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and the Title III Strengthening Institutions Program invite faculty and staff to a series of brown bag forums relating to important aspects of liberal education reform at UW-Eau Claire. The forums will be held from 12:30-1:15 p.m. in Davies Center. Following are the forum details, including dates and locations:

Sept. 10: "IL - Integrative Learning for the Liberal Education Core," Centennial Room (320).

• Introduction to IL learning outcome.
• Pedagogical practices to consider.
• Consultant project application process.
• Blugold Bundle application process.

Sept. 17: "R1 - Multicultural Learning for the Liberal Education Core," Menominee Room (320F).

• Introduction to MC learning outcome.
• Pedagogical practices to consider.
• Consultant project application process.

Sept. 24: "R2 - Global Learning for the Liberal Education Core," Ho-Chunk Room (320E).

• Introduction to global learning outcome.
• Pedagogical practices to consider.
• Consultant project application process.

Oct. 1: "Learning Communities at UW-Eau Claire," Ho-Chunk Room (320E).

• Learning communities concepts and practices at UW-Eau Claire.
• Residential learning communities.
• Non-residential learning communities.
• Application process.

For more information, contact Laurel Kieffer, Title II grant activity director, at kieffel@uwec.edu.

Condolences

Condolences to Laurie St. Aubin-Whelihan, Continuing Education, whose mother, Esther St. Aubin, passed away Sept. 4 in Eau Claire. Full obituary.

Investment counseling to be offered Sept. 10-13

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

• Sept. 10, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Oneida Room (320D), Davies Center.
• Sept. 11,  9 a.m.-3 p.m., Oneida Room (320D), Davies Center.
• Sept. 12,  9 a.m.-3 p.m., Oneida Room (320D), Davies Center.
• Sept. 13,  9 a.m.-1 p.m., Oneida Room (320D), Davies Center.

Call 866-843-5640 to schedule an appointment. More information.

ORSP funding opportunities workshop set for Aug. 26

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs invites UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff to attend a workshop titled "Funding Opportunities for Your Teaching, Research, and Scholarship" from 9-10 a.m. Aug. 26 in CETL (OL 1142). The workshop will be led by Heather Johnson Schmitz, ORSP grants coordinator; and Jeremy Miner, ORSP director of grants and contracts.

Condolences

Condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Duane R. Paull. Paull, professor emeritus of mathematics at UW-Eau Claire, passed away Aug. 19 in Oshkosh. Full obituary.

UW-Eau Claire Blugold Breakfast, opening meeting set for Aug. 20

During his state-of-the-university speech Aug. 20, Chancellor James Schmidt will discuss how UW-Eau Claire's mission and commitment to excellence will continue to guide its work to provide students with a transformative education. He will reflect on the importance of interdependence among university employees, departments and programs across campus; students; and the community — at the local, regional and state levels and beyond — to the university's immediate and long-term future.

The speech will be part of the university's all-employee Blugold Breakfast and academic year opening meeting in the Ojibwe Grand Ballroom of Davies Center. Schmidt also will present the annual faculty and staff excellence awards.

Breakfast will be served starting at 7:30 a.m., and the opening meeting will begin at 8:15 a.m. Employees are welcome to come and go during the meeting as their schedules require.

A live Web video stream of the event will be accessible during the meeting (video stream link will be "live" during the opening meeting Aug. 20).

University offices will remain open during the breakfast and opening meeting. Departments should make arrangements for student employees or designated staff or faculty members to provide office coverage while the meeting is in session.

An agenda for the opening meeting and a schedule of other campus activities for the opening days of the academic year can be viewed online.

Open forums set for Aug. 14-16 for director of Recreation and Sport Facilities candidates

Candidates for the position of director of Recreation and Sport Facilities at UW-Eau Claire will be available to meet members of the university community Aug. 14-16. Following are the candidates (with resumes linked to their names) as well as the dates and times of their open forums:

• Aug. 14: Matt Seibring, 1-1:30 p.m., Council Oak Room, Davies Center.
• Aug. 16: Troy Terhark, 11-11:30 a.m., Hilltop Lounge, Hilltop Center.

Condolences

Condolences to Carl Searing, a retired Facilities Management staff member, whose wife, Elizabeth Searing, a retired program assistant in political science, passed away Aug. 3 in Eau Claire. Full obituary.

Counseling Services psychologist candidate presentation set for Aug. 13

Dr. Heather Trangsrud, a candidate for the UW-Eau Claire Counseling Services psychologist position, will present "Major Stress Factors for College Students in the World as it is Today and Ways to Manage this Stress" at 9 a.m. Aug. 13 in the Ho-Chunk Room of Davies Center. The presentation is open to the campus community.

Proposed graduate curricular changes in College of Arts and Sciences

The following courses have been proposed as new or revised graduate course offerings or for deletion from 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 Aug. 2, 2013.

New Course Proposals
HIST 525 History and Memory in Europe, 3 crs.
HIST 545 Civil Rights and American Memory, 3 crs.

Revision of Existing Courses
MUSI 545 Voice Pedagogy, 3 crs. (change of when offered)
WMNS 696 Capstone: Social Justice Practicum, 3 crs. (change of course components)

Deletion from Curriculum
MUSI 515 Piano Pedagogy, 2 crs.
MUSI 675 Piano Literature, 3 crs.

Electrical outage planned for Aug. 3

An electrical outage is planned from 6-10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. The following buildings will be without electricity during that time: Schofield Hall, Hibbard Hall, Davies Student Center, Zorn Arena, Brewer Hall and Centennial Hall. Emergency generators will run in all of the buildings except Centennial Hall during the outage for loads that are connected to emergency power. Air conditioning will not be in operation during the outage.

Open forums for dean of students finalists

The search committee for the position of UW-Eau Claire dean of students has scheduled open forums for each candidate. At each session, the candidate will make a 15-20 minute presentation followed by time for questions and interaction with the candidate by faculty, staff and students.
The finalists and the dates, times and locations of their open forums are as follows:

• Thursday, Aug. 1: Joe Abhold, 1-2 p.m., Ho-Chunk Room, Davies Center.
• Friday, Aug. 2: Phil Covington,1-2 p.m., Ho-Chunk Room, Davies Center.
• Monday, Aug. 5: Mark Rameker, 1-2 p.m., Ho-Chunk Room, Davies Center.
• Tuesday, Aug. 6: Gayle Spencer, 1-2 p.m., Menomonie Room, Davies Center.

A survey for faculty/staff/student feedback will be distributed at each forum.

The finalists' résumés are posted on the UW-Eau Claire employment website.

Condolences

Condolences to Maria Bergevin, Services for Students with Disabilities, and her family on the death of her husband, Dr. Chuck Tomkovick, UW-Eau Claire professor emeritus of marketing, who passed away July 25. Visitation, a memorial Mass and a reception on campus will be held July 29. View Dr. Tomkovick's full obituary for details as well as a Leader-Telegram story about his time at UW-Eau Claire.

Condolences

Condolences to Jan Larson, communication and journalism, whose parents, Bonifacio "BR" and Viola "Vi" Mireles, passed away July 8 in an automobile accident. Full obituary.

Q&A sessions set for director of Human Resources finalists

Interviews have been scheduled July 22-26 for director of Human Resources finalists at UW-Eau Claire. Question-and-answer sessions with each finalist have been scheduled for (1) faculty, academic staff and student leaders; (2) Classified Staff Council and classified staff; and (3) deans, directors and department chairs. The Q&A sessions will be held in the Council Oak Room (260) of Davies Center.

Following are the finalists and their Q&A session dates and times (finalists' names are linked to their curriculum vitae):

E. Jeanne Durr — July 22

• Deans, directors and department chairs: 9-9:30 a.m.
• Faculty, academic staff and student leaders: 9:45-10:15 a.m.
• Classified Staff Council and classified staff: 10:15 -10:45 a.m.

Jennifer Held —  July 24

• Faculty, academic staff and student leaders: 10-10:30 a.m.
• Classified Staff Council and classified staff: 10:45-11:15 a.m.
• Deans, directors and department chairs: 1:30-2 p.m.

David J. Miller — July 25

• Deans, directors and department chairs: 9-9:30 a.m.
• Faculty, academic staff and student leaders: 9:45-10:15 a.m.
• Classified Staff Council and classified staff: 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Kim Pomeroy — July 26

• Classified Staff Council and classified staff: 9:30-10 a.m.
• Faculty, academic staff and student leaders: 10:15-10:45 a.m.
• Deans, directors and department chairs: 1-1:30 p.m.

A feedback survey for faculty, staff and students will be available at the conclusion of the interviews.

Condolences

Condolences to the family of Charles Campbell. Campbell, UW-Eau Claire professor emeritus of art, passed away June 17. A member of the art faculty from 1968-90, he served as department chair for 15 years. More information.