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Key HHS officials to deliver
commencement addresses
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Tommy Thompson |
Kevin Keane |
Two key members of the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services will speak at UW-Eau Claire commencement
ceremonies May 17 in Zorn Arena. Tommy Thompson, HHS secretary
and former Wisconsin governor, will present the “Charge
to the Class” address during the morning ceremony, and
Kevin Keane, a 1987 UW-Eau Claire graduate who now is the HHS
assistant secretary for public affairs, will deliver the “Charge
to the Class” during the afternoon ceremony. UW-Eau Claire’s
Alumni Association will honor Keane earlier in the day with
the Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award, recognizing his
professional accomplishments and his service to the state and
nation. Approximately 1,100 students will graduate from UW-Eau
Claire May 17 during the two ceremonies.
College
degree brings social, financial benefits, studies confirm
Earning a college degree brings a person immediate and long-term
financial and social benefits and has a positive effect
on the graduate’s health as well, according to two
studies from the University of Wisconsin System. “Clearly
there is the potential for tremendous growth in earnings
when someone completes a college degree,” said Frank
Goldberg, associate vice president for policy analysis and
research, who presented his findings to the UW System Board
of Regents April 10. “This growth in earnings benefits
Wisconsin as well through increased tax revenue paid by
college graduates.” Read
the full story.
UW-Eau
Claire prepares for record budget cuts
In an April 23 message to the campus community, Chancellor
Donald Mash noted, “It has not been business as usual”
at UW-Eau Claire during the current biennium, and “it
will certainly not be business as usual during the next
two academic years as we plan and implement what is likely
to be a $5 million budget reduction.” To read the
Chancellor’s complete message and other state budget
information as it relates to UW-Eau Claire, go to the university’s
State
Budget Update Web pages.
Fund-raising
campaign total reaches $25 million
 Contributions
and pledges from alumni and friends to Fulfilling the
Promise of Excellence, UW-Eau Claire’s ongoing
comprehensive fund-raising campaign, totaled $25 million
as of April 25. The new campaign total was announced at
the spring meeting of the UW-Eau Claire Foundation’s
board of directors. Through the campaign, UW-Eau Claire
seeks $35 million in private support for the university’s
people and programs by July 2005. Read more about the campaign’s
goals and progress, as well as the impact of gifts from
alumni and friends, on the Fulfilling
the Promise of Excellence
Web site.
 Jazz
Ensemble I again receives national honors
For the fifth time in seven years, Down
Beat magazine — considered the premiere jazz publication
in the United States — again gave one of its “Best
College Big Band” awards to UW-Eau Claire’s
Jazz Ensemble I, giving it special recognition for the sub-category
of “outstanding performance.” Junior music major
Tom Krochock of Minneapolis also won a Down Beat award for
best classical trumpet. Jazz Ensemble I received yet another
honor in April when it was invited to perform at the Midwest
Band and Orchestra International Clinic in downtown Chicago.
Read
the full story.
Faculty
members recognized for outstanding service
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Kim Pierson |
Lucretia
Mattson |
Kim
Pierson, associate professor of physics, is the 2003 recipient
of a new award recognizing an outstanding UW-Eau Claire
faculty member who best exemplifies the art and science
of teaching adult returning students. Read
the full story. Lucretia Mattson, associate professor
of accounting and finance, recently received the Western
Dairyland Community Action Agency’s annual Community
Services Award for 2002. The award recognizes Mattson’s
18 years as coordinator of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
project, through which UW-Eau Claire accounting students
provide low-income individuals or families in the Chippewa
Valley with assistance in the preparation of their state
and federal income tax returns. Read
the full story.
Associate
dean appointments announced
Three long-time faculty and administrators
have been named to associate dean positions at UW-Eau Claire.
All will begin their new positions July 1:
L. Elaine Wendt has been named associate dean of the School
of Nursing. Wendt has been the interim associate dean since
July 2002. She worked on the UW-Eau Claire nursing faculty
for periods during the late 1960s and the late 1970s, in
between which she worked in the private sector, pursued
her master's degree and doctorate, and taught at other institutions.
She returned to the UW-Eau Claire faculty in 1992 and was
promoted to full professor in 2001. Read
the full story.
Margaret Cassidy has been named associate dean for academic
affairs and curriculum for the College of Arts and Sciences.
She joined the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office
as an assistant dean in the summer of 1999 and became an
interim associate dean in September 2001. Cassidy, who came
to UW-Eau Claire in 1982, also is a professor of sociology,
with specialty areas of family, gender and social gerontology.
Read
the full story.
Wilma Clark has been named associate dean for student affairs
and graduate studies in the College of Arts and Sciences.
She joined the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Office
as an assistant dean in the summer of 1999 and became an
interim associate dean in September 2001. Clark, who came
to UW-Eau Claire in 1978, also is a professor of English,
with interests in technical writing, editing and grant proposal
writing. Read
the full story.
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Kent State
memorial rededication
At left, Arthur Gulig, technical
director of University Theatre, helped plant a new tree
during the May 5 rededication of UW-Eau Claire's Kent
State Memorial. The memorial next to Davies Center,
which includes a plaque and four crabapple trees, was
first dedicated on May 8, 1970, in honor of the four
Kent State University students killed during anti-Vietnam
war protests 33 years ago. Gulig was a UW-Eau Claire
student at the time. The new tree Gulig helped plant
replaced one of the four original trees, which died
and had been removed.
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Seeking
alumni business cards
Alumni and friends are invited to submit their
business cards to be included in a display at UW-Eau Claire's
fifth annual Majors Fair this fall. The goal of the fair
is to provide information on all of UW-Eau Claire’s
majors, minors and pre-professional programs to current
and prospective students, said Rita Webb, adviser in the
Academic Advising office. “The business card display
is intended to give students a sense of the types of career
paths our graduates follow, regardless of their majors,”
said Webb, coordinator of the display. Alumni who submit
their business cards are asked to indicate their year of
graduation and college major on the back side of the card.
Non-alumni college graduates also may submit cards, indicating
on the back that they are non-alumni, as well as their year
of graduation and major. Cards should be mailed to Webb,
UW-Eau Claire Advising and Academic Testing, P.O. Box 4004,
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004. For more information, e-mail
Webb at webbrl@uwec.edu.
Alumni
Association to honor award winners
The UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association will
present awards to the following eight alumni and friends
of the university at a special luncheon and ceremony May
17: Dr. Sara Laun-Cannon ’91, Outstanding Recent Alumnus
Award; Dr. Michael Knetter ’83, Dr. F. Charles Mace
’79 (MSE) and Dr. Phillip Zivnuska ’74, President’s
Award; Dr. John Drawbert, Honorary Alumnus Award; Issa Jetha
’71, ’80 (MBA) and Kevin Keane ’87, Alumni
Distinguished Achievement Award; and Charles Thompson ’58,
Lifetime Excellence Award. Read
the full story.
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Nursing class of 1973 reunion
Members of the
UW-Eau Claire School of Nursing class of 1973 are encouraged
to mark their calendars for a 30-year reunion luncheon at
noon Saturday, May 17, at Olde Town in Menomonie. For more
information, send the alumni office e-mail at
alumni@uwec.edu or
call (715) 836-3266.
Psychology alumni
and faculty reunion
All alumni, current
and former faculty, and current students of the UW-Eau Claire
psychology department are invited to a reunion Sunday, May
25, from 8-10 p.m. at the Marriott San Francisco, Sierra
Suite H, 55 Fourth St., San Francisco. The reunion, hosted
by psychology faculty members Greg Madden, Larry Morse and
Kevin Klatt, will be during the 29th annual convention of
the Association for Behavior Analysis. Representatives from
graduate programs in behavior analysis also are invited
to attend to meet with undergraduate students interested
in graduate school. Appetizers and beverages will be provided.
If you would like to attend send e-mail to alumni@uwec.edu
or call (715) 836-3266.
Alumni luncheon receptions
Alumni living or working in the following areas are
invited to attend one of these upcoming alumni receptions.
Meet with fellow alumni, enjoy a complimentary lunch
buffet and hear a UW-Eau Claire campus update from
Chancellor Donald Mash. Also sign up for a drawing
for great Blugold door prizes. If you’d
like to attend, send e-mail to alumni@uwec.edu
or call (715) 836-3266.
- Rochester, Minn., alumni reception:
Thursday, May 22, 2003, noon-1:30 p.m. at the Kahler Grand
Hotel, 20 SW Second Ave., Rochester.
- Wausau, Wis., alumni reception:
Wednesday, May 28, 2003, noon-1:30 p.m. at Hereford
& Hops Steakhouse and Brew Pub, 2305 Sherman St.,
Wausau.
- Milwaukee, Wis., alumni reception:
Friday, June 6, 2003, noon-1:30 p.m. at the Lakefront
Brewery Palm Garden, 1872 N. Commerce St., Milwaukee.
Montana alumni outdoor barbecue
An outdoor barbecue
for alumni will be held Friday, July 25, from 6-8 p.m. at
the Bitterroot River Inn and Conference Center, 139 Bitterroot
Plaza Dr., Hamilton, Mont. (45 miles south of Missoula).
Meet with fellow alumni, enjoy complimentary barbecue fare
on the inn's patio, and hear a UW-Eau Claire campus update
from Chancellor Donald Mash. Also sign up for a drawing
for great Blugold door prizes. (In case of rain, the gathering
will be held indoors.) If you’d like to attend, send
e-mail to alumni@uwec.edu
or call (715) 836-3266.
 Alumni
Association Trip to Paris
Plan now to join the UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association’s
trip to Paris August 15-23. The journey to the City of Light
will depart from Minneapolis. The cost of the trip includes
round-trip airfare, first-class hotel accommodations in
Paris, daily buffet breakfast and more. Get
the details online or call (800) 842-9023 for additional
information.
Gathering for Columbus,
Ohio, area alumni
Alumni living
or visiting in the Columbus, Ohio, area are invited to an
alumni gathering from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at the
home of Thomas and Jeannie Flesch, 595 Cardinal Hill lane,
Powell, Ohio. Meet with fellow alumni, enjoy complimentary
hors d’oeuvres and hear a UW-Eau Claire campus update
from Chancellor Donald Mash. Also sign up for a drawing
for great Blugold door prizes. If you’d like to attend,
send e-mail to alumni@uwec.edu
or call (715) 836-3266.
For more information
. . .
Contact
the Alumni Association for more information about any
of the events above or about planning an alumni event in
your area.
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The following is a sampling of upcoming events at UW-Eau
Claire. For a complete listing and links to ticket information,
see the university's online
Calendar of Events.
46th Annual Juried
Student Art Show
Through May 11:
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday,
1-4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Foster Gallery, Haas Fine Arts Center
University Theatre
"Art"
Through May 10,
7:30 p.m.
Riverside Theatre
UAC
Springfest
Free musical performances through May 9
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Central Campus Mall
Astronomy
Day
Saturday, May 10, 2003
Astronomy displays and events,
free planetarium shows
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Phillips Science Hall
Commencement
Saturday, May 17, Zorn Arena
9:30 a.m., Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Graduate Studies
2 p.m., Colleges of Business, Professional Studies
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Follow
this link to find more campus news, including recent
and past news releases, the University Bulletin (faculty/staff
newsletter), The Spectator (student newspaper), and Blugold
athletics news.
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