Papa John Kolstad and Clint Hoover

Free Campus Mall concerts, summer film series continue
Nationally known recording artist and performer Papa John Kolstad and harmonica virtuoso Clint Hoover will present an outdoor concert at 7 p.m. today on UW-Eau Claire's Central Campus Mall as part of the university's second week of free Summer Session Programs.

The Jazz at Noon series also continues today, with shows from noon to 1 p.m. on the Central Campus Mall (rain site is The Cabin in Davies Center).

The Summer Cinema series will present screenings Tuesday, June 19, through Thursday, June 21, of two landmark documentaries by cinéma vérité pioneer Robert Drew: "Primary" (1960), and "Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment" (1963). The black-and-white films (not rated) will be presented at 7 p.m. all three days in Davies Theatre. Wednesday's screening will be preceded by an informal discussion at 6 p.m. in The Dulany, Davies Center, led by Geoffrey Peterson, UW-Eau Claire associate professor of political science. Free food and beverages will be provided. Full story.

PeopleSoft Campus Solutions on-site readiness surveys to begin Tuesday, June 19
PeopleSoft consultant John Gleason will be on campus starting Tuesday, June 19, to conduct readiness interviews with UW-Eau Claire faculty, staff and students. UW-Eau Claire's transition from in-house developed, mainframe-based student administrative systems to the UW System Common Systems initiative was announced April 11 by Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich in a memo to the campus community.

UW-Eau Claire's Learning and Technology Services seeks as much input as possible as the university makes this transition. Interview invitations were sent to some areas of campus, but if you did not receive one and would like to participate in the interviews, please plan to attend one of the group sessions scheduled for the following times:

• 1-2 p.m. Tuesday, June 19
• 9-10 a.m. Wednesday, June 20
• 1:30-2:30 p.m. Monday, June 25

All sessions will be held in the NET conference room, OL 2101. Those who cannot attend one of the group sessions may contact Chip Eckardt at eckardpp@uwec.edu to schedule an individual appointment.

Full story. More information about the conversion can be found on the LTS Web site.

Residential and day student openings remain
for summer youth science, music programs

There is still time for interested youth to register for UW-Eau Claire Continuing Education's Clearwater Music Camps July 15-20 and Science Institute July 15-27. The programs offer both residential and day student options, and some scholarships are available through the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Precollege Scholarship program. The Clearwater Music Camps are open to youth completing grades 8-12 by the end of June, and the Science Institute is open to youth entering grades 7-12. More information is available online about the Clearwater Music Camps and the Science Institute.

Summer sports camps kick off with girls' basketball

Photos by Rick Mickelson, LTS

Summer youth sports camps at UW-Eau Claire kicked off June 10 with a session of the Blugold girls' basketball camp. Above, Blugold women's basketball player Missy Fremstad gave camp participants some group instruction, while (at right) Blugold player Kali Houselog gave another camper some one-to-one assistance. The June 10-14 camp session for girls in grades 5-12 included 221 participants, and a total of 600 girls are expected to participate in the various basketball camp sessions this summer.

The girls' basketball camp is one of 12 summer youth sports camps offered at UW-Eau Claire this summer. More information on all camps is available on the athletics Web site.

Alumni Association hosts summer events
A reception and program at the Great Lakes WATER Institute in Milwaukee and an evening of Eau Claire Express baseball are among the upcoming UW-Eau Claire Alumni Association events this summer. Faculty and staff are encouraged to participate and to reconnect with former students. See a detailed schedule of upcoming Alumni Association events on the alumni Web site.

Summer Bulletin
Published weekly during the summer session by the UW-Eau Claire News Bureau. News items and notices should be sent to the News Bureau, Schofield 201, by 10 a.m. Thursday for publication in the following week’s issue. E-mail submissions to Julie Poquette at poquetjm@uwec.edu are encouraged. Faculty/staff news items are published on a space-available basis.