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Featured Articles Women's basketball team heads to NCAA tourney Islamic historian is March 4 Forum speaker Senate recommends eliminating music therapy Symposium discusses public-private partnerships Jazz in the Valley to precede 41st Jazz Festival Event to explore area's role in 'I-Q' corridor Angela 'Bay' Buchanan to speak March 5 CIE hosts International Women's Day event La Crosse efforts to curb binge drinking to be focus of March 7 presentation |
Women's basketball team heads to NCAA tourney The Blugolds received the at-large bid despite a loss to UW-Stevens Point in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship game March 1. Read a March 1 news release for game highlights. The Blugolds will take on Carleton College (Minn.) on Friday night in the first round of the tournament. The winner of that game will then face the winner of the Simpson College vs. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) game, which also takes place on Friday night. The second-round game will take place Saturday night. When game times are available they will be posted on the athletics Web site. Read March 2 and March 3 news releases announcing the team's at-large bid.
Islamic historian is March 4 Forum speaker
Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Michigan. He has written extensively about Egypt, Iran, Iraq and South Asia, and he has a regular column at Salon.com. His Web site is a highly regarded source of insight, information and analysis. Cole studies and writes about contemporary Islamic movements, and he is a leading expert on Iraq and the role of the United States and the Iraqi resistance in the war. Dr. Kate Lang, chair of the UW-Eau Claire department of history, will host a pre-Forum hors d'oeuvres reception from 6-7 p.m. with Cole in The Dulany of Davies Center. Tickets for the reception are $5 in advance or at the door. Full story.
Senate recommends eliminating music therapy In fall 2007, Provost Steve Tallant recommended to the University Senate's Academic Policies Committee that the music therapy program be eliminated because of insufficient resources and concerns that the entire program was dependent on one faculty member. A decision was delayed at that time to give the music and theatre arts department an opportunity to review the issue and make a recommendation regarding reallocating department resources to better support the program. In late 2007, the music and theatre arts department recommended that vacant positions in the department not be allocated to the music therapy program. As a result, the APC voted earlier this year to recommend to the full University Senate that the program be eliminated. Symposium discusses public-private partnerships Jazz in the Valley to precede 41st Jazz Festival Jazz in the Valley will include "Jazz at 5" at the State Theatre each Tuesday in March, and jazz combo performances at various venues throughout Eau Claire, including Festival Foods, Oakwood Mall, Borders and local coffee houses. Also planned are a presentation at L.E. Phillips Public Library, a Jazz Ensemble I performance at South Middle School, and The Artwalk, an event in downtown Eau Claire featuring local adult and youth artists' work with a special focus on jazz. Full story. Event to explore area's role in 'I-Q Corridor'
The Annual Community Breakfast will run from 7-8:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, in the Spruce-Tamarack Room of Davies Center at the UW-Eau Claire. This year's theme is "The I-Q Corridor: Economic Opportunity for the Chippewa Valley." Dr. David J. Ward, head of a Madison economic development consulting and research firm, will examine the key role the Chippewa Valley could have in the I-Q Corridor, an area of innovation, entrepreneurship and technology stretching from the Twin Cities to Chicago. He also will discuss how the region may be positioned to capitalize on the growth of biofuels, such as cellulosic ethanol. The breakfast is sponsored by the UW-Eau Claire College of Business, Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce and UW-Eau Claire Foundation. Full story. Angela 'Bay' Buchanan to speak March 5
The Conservative Union, a UW-Eau Claire student organization, will present "The Failures of Feminism" with Angela "Bay" Buchanan at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in Room 100 of Schneider Hall. Buchanan, a regular political analyst on CNN and former Treasurer of the United States, is president of The American Cause, an educational foundation dedicated to advancing traditional conservative issues. She also chairs Team America, a political action committee devoted to border security and immigration reform. Her presentation is free and open to the public. Full story. CIE hosts International Women's Day event During the panel discussion at noon in Davies Theatre, five international students will discuss how International Women's Day is celebrated in their countries and share their thoughts about the celebration. Panel participants are Ravshan Yakubov and Janona Ahtamova from Uzbekistan, Daniela Palimariu from Romania, Biljana Alampioska from Macedonia and Jiezhi Zhou from China. A reception in the Skylight Lounge will follow the panel discussion. The McIntyre Library display will feature cultural artifacts relating to women from around the world. It will be on display through March in the Grand Corridor of the library.
La Crosse efforts to curb binge drinking
The event is an opportunity for the Eau Claire community to learn from La Crosse, Wis., about an aggressive public information campaign that community waged against binge drinking. Drew Gavrilos of the La Crosse Police Department will describe how La Crosse utilized new legislation, non-traditional enforcement techniques, alcohol education and an aggressive public information campaign to raise awareness and gain community support. Full story. Scenes from Faculty/Staff Appreciation Luncheon Photos by Bill Hoepner, LTS
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After receiving an at-large bid to the 2008 NCAA Division III Basketball Tournament on Sunday, March 2, the UW-Eau Claire women’s basketball team will travel to Simpson College (Iowa) on Friday, March 7, for the first and second rounds of the tournament, NCAA officials announced today.
Area business, government and nonprofit leaders met Feb. 28 with UW-Eau Claire Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich to discuss possible public-private ventures for the Chippewa Valley, such as a civic center or performing arts center. Steven Semingson, a UW-Eau Claire graduate who is now president of Civic Partners Inc. in Huntington Beach, Calif., led a discussion about private businesses partnering with public agencies. The symposium was held at the Royal Credit Union Corporate Center in downtown Eau Claire. 
To kick off UW-Eau Claire's 41st annual Jazz Festival, various jazz-themed events will take place throughout the Chippewa Valley during March. This is the first year for Jazz in the Valley, a communitywide jazz celebration that will provide opportunities for community members to experience jazz through various mediums and will culminate with the university's nationally recognized Jazz Festival March 27-30. 
