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April 3, 2018Check out the important UW-Eau Claire employee info in this week’s Blugold FYI. Have contentfor an upcoming edition? Send it via the Blugold FYI submission form. Interested in the latestnews stories on the UW-Eau Claire website? Check them out here!Important AnnouncementsPlan to attend National TRIO Day events todayUW-Eau Claire will recognize National TRIO Day with a program and awards ceremony from3:30-5:30 p.m. today (Tuesday, April 3,) in Davies Center. Learn more.Women's History Month awards ceremony April 4 [From Women's, Gender and SexualityStudies Program]Members of the university community are invited to honor and celebrate the Women's, Genderand Sexuality Studies Program as well as work by faculty, staff and students that make thisprogram a vital asset to UW-Eau Claire. The event will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, inthe Ojibwe Ballroom of Davies Center. Ceremony begins at 4:30 p.m. Food and community willbe provided.Nominate colleagues for 2018 faculty/staff Excellence AwardsThe university administration and Excellence Awards committees encourage faculty, staff andstudents to nominate deserving colleagues for Excellence Awards to be presented at the fallacademic year opening meeting/Blugold Breakfast. The UW-Eau Claire Foundation presents 1,500 to each of the five award recipients. Nomination forms are available online and must besubmitted by Monday, April 9.Campus construction update [From Facilities Management]Read an overview of work completed since March 1 and expected in the next 30 days on theUW-Eau Claire Garfield Avenue redevelopment, Karlgaard Towers renovation, new residencehall and The Pablo Center at the Confluence projects.Devroy Memorial Forum to feature Washington Post White House reporterAshley Parker, who covers Donald Trump and his administration for the Washington Post, willpresent “Covering Washington in the Age of Trump” during the 2018 Ann Devroy MemorialForum at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19, in Schofield Auditorium. The event is free and open to thepublic. Learn more.Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity set for April 30-May 4 [FromORSP]
The campus community is invited to attend the sixth annual Celebration of Excellence inResearch and Creative Activity (CERCA) Monday-Friday, April 30-May 4. Find all the details onthe Office of Research and Sponsored Program’s CERCA webpage.Reminder: Complete required online trainingPlease remember that all UW-Eau Claire employees are required to complete the followingonline training programs: Intersections: Preventing Harassment and Sexual Violence Diversity: Inclusion in the Modern Workplace Data Security and PrivacyAccess the training modules at https://el.lawroom.com/shib/uwec/. If you have questions orconcerns, please contact Teresa O’Halloran at ohallote@uwec.edu or Sally Eckwright ateckwrisj@uwec.edu.Learn more about new UW-Eau Claire website redesignThe newly redesigned UW-Eau Claire website has launched, with topmost content andnavigation geared toward prospective students and other information organized by audienceunder a new navigational structure. Learn more about the website redesign, including what’snew, where to find what you need, and what to expect going forward.Preparing for HLC reaffirmation visit in 2019-2020 [From Higher Learning Commissionworkgroup]Every 10 years, all member institutions of the Higher Learning Commission are required tocomplete a comprehensive evaluation to reaffirm that they are meeting the standards foraccreditation. UW-Eau Claire’s reaffirmation will occur during the 2019-20 academic year. Learnmore about the process of crafting the assurance argument and about the role of the campuscommunity in preparing for the reaffirmation visit by reading “HLC Update 1: Introduction toReaffirmation” and “Frequently Asked Questions — HLC Reaffirmation and Visit” on the HLCReaffirmation page on Blugold Insider.Student research coaching available [From McIntyre Library]This time of the semester, students may need extra help with their research for class. Librariansin the Research Center at McIntyre Library offer 15-, 30- or 60-minute sessions for groups orindividuals. Students can sign up for an appointment using the library’s online schedulingsystem or simply drop in to the Research Center.Purchasing deadline reminders [From ASK Center - Purchasing]Purchasing deadlines for fiscal year 2018 are approaching. Please be sure to have yourrequisitions in by the deadlines. Additionally, blanket purchase orders will need to be submittedvia e-form for fiscal year 2019. See the purchasing deadlines document and the blanketpurchase order instructions for more information.Badger State Industries (BSI) ordering deadlines [From ASK Center - Purchasing]
Departments placing furniture orders with BSI that require a 60-day lead time must have theorders to BSI by Friday, April 6. BSI does not invoice prior to delivery. Orders requiring a 60-daylead time submitted after April 6 will be applied to FY19. Orders requiring less than a 60-daylead time will still be processed after April 6, but there will not be a guarantee the order willapply to FY18 if the delivery date is after June 22. If you have questions, please contactpurchasing@uwec.edu.Purchasing training available [From ASK Center - Purchasing]Learn the basics of purchasing goods and services for use at UW-Eau Claire. Find out where andhow to purchase common items (office supplies, batteries, furniture, software, computers,etc.). Learn about contract and noncontract purchasing, methods of payment, e-forms, helpfulwebsites and expected timeframes. Bring your questions — special topics will be addressed asrequested! Register for either upcoming session by following the appropriate link: 1-2 p.m. April12 or 1-2 p.m. May 16. Both sessions will take place in Old Library Room 1128.Have an idea for a Continuing Education program? [From Continuing Education]Continuing Education's goal is to enrich the community through relevant and meaningfulclasses and programs. If you have an idea for a class, CE staff would love to hear about it andhelp bring it to the right audiences. Offering more than 150 programs per year, CE strives toprovide broad, interesting, creative classes in a wide variety of lecture and hands-on formats.View the CE website and program proposal form.Reuse, recycle, RECLAIM! [From Surplus Store]Head to the Surplus Store Wednesday, April 4, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. for the biweekly departmentreclaim event for faculty and staff. Come by to reclaim university furniture and office suppliesfor on-campus use free of charge. The Surplus Store will deliver items within three days. Itemsto be available this week will be posted soon on the Surplus Store website. Questions? Emailsurplusstore@uwec.edu or call 715-836-5555 for more information.McIntyre Library and CIGE to host backgammon tournament [From McIntyre Library/CIGE]McIntyre Library and the Council on Internationalization and Global Engagement will host thefourth annual Eau Claire backgammon tournament, to begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 7. Thetournament, which is free and open to UW-Eau Claire students, faculty, staff and all residents ofthe Chippewa Valley, is for beginners and experienced players alike. Register by Wednesday,April 4, by emailing Hans Kishel in McIntyre Library at kishelhf@uwec.edu. Learn more.Smile! Professional portraits offered on Wednesdays [From LTS Photo]The Learning and Technology Services photo department offers free, walk-in professionalportrait sessions for faculty and staff from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesdays throughout thesemester. The photo studio is on the garden level of Schofield Hall. Enter door S59 and thestudio is at the end of the hallway. Questions? Call 715-836-6005.Join in the fun: Senior Americans Day [From Continuing Education]
Faculty and staff are invited to attend, volunteer for or sponsor Senior Americans Day onTuesday, June 5. This fun-filled, all-day event in Davies Center focuses on the positive aspectsof aging and includes breakout sessions, lunch and a keynote speaker. If interested in attending,register online or call 715-836-3636. To volunteer or be an event sponsor, call ContinuingEducation at 715-836-3636.Proposed curricular changes in College of Arts and Sciences [From College of Arts andSciences] View proposed curricular changes.Submit item for Important AnnouncementsAwards and AchievementsDr. Christopher Davis, associate professor of mathematics, has had his paper, titled“Concordance of knots in S1 S2,” accepted for publication in the Journal of the LondonMathematical Society (article DOI: 10.1112/jlms.12125). The paper was co-authored withMatthias Nagel (McGill University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) and JungHwan Park and ArunimaRay (both at Max Plank Institute for Mathematics, Bonn, Germany). The publication andpreprint may be found online.Dr. Selika Ducksworth-Lawton, professor of history, was an invited presenter and panelistduring the conference "Preventing Conflict Today: Learning from WWI," Feb. 23 at ChathamHouse, The Royal Institute of International Affairs, in London, England. Ducksworth-Lawton wasfeatured in the March 2018 edition of Meridian International Center’s News@Meridian (atapproximately 2:25 in the video).Dr. Harry Jol, professor of geography and anthropology, presented his paper, titled "Why lakelevels matter at archaeological sites along the Sea of Galilee: Insights from Kursi, El Araj, andMagdala" at the 19th Annual Batchelder Conference for Archaeology and Biblical Studies Nov.9-12, 2017, at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.Dr. Theresa Kemp, professor of critical studies in English and affiliate in the Women's, Genderand Sexuality Studies Program, had her article titled "Building Local and TransnationalFeminisms: An Interview with Noelia Corrales and Lussiana Salazar of la Escuela de EspañolColibrí in Matagalpa, Nicaragua" published in the peer-reviewed journal Feminist Teacher, 26.23 (2018): 198-212.Cheryl Lochner-Wright, senior study abroad coordinator in the Center for InternationalEducation, presented "Integrating Study Abroad with AAC&U Learning Outcomes" in the Best
Practice Laboratory at the Forum on Education Abroad annual conference March 21-23 inBoston, Massachusetts.Dr. J. Brian Mahoney, professor of geology, has co-authored an article titled "Sedimentologicand stratigraphic evolution of the Cacheuta basin: Constraints on the development of theMiocene retroarc foreland basin, south-central Andes," which was published March 23 inLithosphere, 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/L709.1.Dr. Joel Pace, professor of English, was the keynote speaker for "Necedah Reads:Frankenstein," held March 21 at Necedah High School. This daylong event for juniors andseniors commemorated the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's novel. Pace presented onFrankenstein and race, relating the novel to the recent films "Get Out" and "The Shape ofWater." "Necedah Reads" programming was developed in conjunction with the NationalEndowment for the Humanities and the Keats-Shelley Association of America. Learn more.Dr. Justin Patchin, professor of criminal justice, spent spring break in Amman, Jordan, on behalfof the U.S. State Department and U.S. Embassy in Amman, speaking to various groupsthroughout the country on topics related to his research on cyberbullying.Jamie Utphall, a graduate assistant in English, has had her short essay, titled "'This is not to be aregular autobiography': A Crip Reading of Jane Eyre," accepted for publication in an upcomingissue of The Explicator. Utphall thanks Dr. Jenny Shaddock, professor of English, for advisingher on this project.Submit item for Awards and AchievementsProfessional DevelopmentAthena system training for web contributorsUW-Eau Claire’s Athena system houses all stories, page content, images and documents thatare fed to the new web content management system, Drupal. Athena training is now availablefor faculty, staff and students who work on department or unit websites. NOTE: Those whoregister may not send substitutes to the training in their place, as permissions needed for thetraining are set up in advance based on registrants’ usernames. Register for an upcoming“Athena Basics” session.Equity, diversity and inclusion Tier 2 programmingTier 2 EDI programming provides participants with the conceptual framework, opportunities forself-reflection and group discussion, and skill-building experience necessary for being aneffective advocate for equity and diversity. New EDI professional development opportunities
are being added on an ongoing basis. Review and register for spring semester Tier 2 EDIprograms.NOTE: This event has been canceled and will be rescheduled at a later date:Transition Care Coordination for Youth with Spina Bifida [From ORSP]This research presentation by Dr. Amanda Seeley, assistant professor of nursing, previouslyscheduled from 12:10-12:50 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, in CETL (OL1142), has been canceled. Seethe remaining spring semester presentations in the Faculty/Academic Staff Forum spring 2018series.lntegrating Global Education in Your Classroom [From CIGE/CETL]Learn how your colleagues are bringing the world to their UW‐Eau Claire classrooms during theGlobal Engagement Speaker series, presented by CIGE and CETL. The next session, “Communitybased Education: Making Connections and Discovering Diversity in our Own Backyard,” will bepresented by Dr. Carter Smith, languages, and John Rosenow, community member, from 12:1012:50 p.m. Thursday, April 5, in CETL (OL 1142). Questions? Email Shanti Freitas atfreitasb@uwec.edu.CETL's spring development opportunities [From Center for Excellence in Teaching andLearning]Check out CETL's homepage for development opportunities open to all faculty and staff thatfocus on teaching, learning and inclusion. This week's highlight is the inclusivepedagogy discussion group led by Dr. Jeff Goodman, associate professor of psychology. Thegroup will meet from 3-4:30 p.m. Friday, April 6, in CETL (OL 1142). Contact CETL atcetl@uwec.edu or 715-836-2385 to join.Safe Spaces Coalition spring meeting announcedAre you interested in improving the safety, visibility, health and well-being of LGBTQ people ofall ages in the Chippewa Valley? Safe Spaces Coalition of the Chippewa Valley will host its springquarterly meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, April 9, in Room 4301 of Centennial Hall. A new membermeet and greet will begin at 5:30 p.m. Learn more by visiting safespacescv.org or by contactingJamie Utphall (utphalja9371@uwec.edu) or Dr. Theresa Kemp (tkemp@uwec.edu).Faculty, staff, students invited to join 'One Book, One Community' event [From McIntyreLibrary]McIntyre Library and the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library have teamed up to host a readingprogram titled "One Book, One Community." The program will feature a handful of events inwhich participants will read and discuss J.D. Vance's "Hillbilly Elegy." UW-Eau Claire faculty,staff and students are invited to read the book and join the discussion at noon Monday, April 9,in CETL (OL 1142). McIntyre Library will give copies of the book to the first 15 registrants. Toregister, contact Eric Jennings at jenninge@uwec.edu. Learn more.Save the date: OPID Spring Conference on Teaching & Learning [From CETL]The UW System’s OPID Spring Conference on Teaching & Learning, “The Joy of Teaching in an
Age of Digital Learning,” is set for Thursday and Friday, April 12 and 13, at UW-Madison’sMemorial Union. The conference will feature presentations on high-impact practices such asundergraduate research, community engagement, intensive writing and study abroad, as wellas inclusive excellence, online pedagogy and assessment by some of the most innovativeeducators in the UW System. Dr. Michael Wesch will deliver the keynote address aboutintegrating digital technology into the classroom. Learn more and register.Supporting bereaved college students and emerging adults [From Continuing Education]Many college students and emerging adults face their first significant loss just as they arestriving for independence. Learn effective strategies for supporting this population through thisHospice Foundation of America webinar and in-person presentation by Dr. Lisa Quinn-Lee,associate professor of social work. The program will be from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April17, at UW-Eau Claire (building and room to be determined). Note: UW System faculty and staffwill receive a 10 percent discount on this program. Learn more and register.Save the date: University Staff Professional Development DayThe University Staff Professional Development Committee is planning the 2018 professionaldevelopment day for university staff. “Eau the Bridges We’ll Build!” will be from 7:30 a.m.-4:30p.m. Thursday, June 7, in Davies Center. Learn more.Submit item for Professional DevelopmentMeeting NoticesSee all meetings and agendasSubmit your meetingnoticeBlugold FYI archives: 2018: January, February, March 2017: December, November, October, September, AugustBlugold FYI compiles many bits of information and announcements about the business of working at UW-Eau Claireinto one single email for your convenience. Reply to give us your feedback, or head to the form to submit items for afuture issue.April 10, 2018
Check out the important UW-Eau Claire employee info in this week’s Blugold FYI. Have contentfor an upcoming edition? Send it via the Blugold FYI submission form. Interested in the latestnews stories on the UW-Eau Claire website? Check them out here!Important AnnouncementsBlugold Spotlight: Dr. Rose-Marie Avin [From Integrated Marketing and Communications]Enjoy the latest Blugold Spotlight video featuring Dr. Rose-Marie Avin, professor of economicsand director of the women's, gender and sexuality studies program.Faculty/academic staff spring meeting set for April 17All faculty and academic staff are invited to attend a spring meeting at noon Tuesday, April 17,in the Menominee Room of Davies Center. Agenda: 1) Chancellor comments; 2) Report of theuniversitywide nominating committee; 3) Miscellaneous business; 4) Adjournment. Viewcommittee information and vacancies/nominees.Join Campus Harvest in [MEAT]ing the need [From Student Affairs/Dean of Students Office]The on-campus food pantry, Campus Harvest, is collecting canned meat items through Friday,April 20. You may drop off food donations in boxes located in many different campus buildings.Learn more, including drop-off details and suggested items.McIntyre Library hosts shoe donation drive [From McIntyre Library/Student Office ofSustainability]McIntyre Library is collecting new and used shoes of all sizes and styles from April 18-May 18 aspart of a drive to benefit Soles4Souls, a nonprofit organization that helps those in need. Theevent is co-sponsored by the Student Office of Sustainability. Learn more.Devroy Memorial Forum to feature Washington Post White House reporterAshley Parker, who covers Donald Trump and his administration for The Washington Post, willpresent “Covering Washington in the Age of Trump” during the 2018 Ann Devroy MemorialForum at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 19, in Schofield Auditorium. The event is free and open to thepublic. Learn more.Save the date: Frost Celebration April 23UW-Eau Claire will host the fifth annual Frederick and Joan Christopherson Schmidt RobertFrost Celebration of American Poetry at 4 p.m. Monday, April 23, in the Lantern on the thirdfloor of Centennial Hall. Learn more.Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity set for April 30-May 4 [FromORSP]
The campus community is invited to attend the sixth annual Celebration of Excellence inResearch and Creative Activity (CERCA) Monday-Friday, April 30-May 4. Find all the details onthe Office of Research and Sponsored Program’s CERCA webpage.Save the date: Service Recognition and Retirement Reception May 9 [From ASK Center Human Resources]Mark your calendars for the 2018 Service and
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