Employment

Printed course schedule bulletins to be eliminated

Wellness classes to be offered

'Pink Sheet' Notice of Meetings

Registration for Summer Session begins Feb. 9

Invitation to participate in review of Continuing Education

Change in College of Business admissions criteria

Proposed changes in College of Arts and Sciences

Employment
Following is a new employment opportunity at UW-Eau Claire. A list of all currently available job openings and additional information about each position, including application procedures, may be found on the Academic Affairs employment opportunities Web site.

    • University Police: Director — 836- 4810.

Printed course schedule bulletins to be eliminated
Based on recommendations from the UW-Eau Claire Student Senate, the Chancellor's Executive Staff has approved the elimination of paper class schedule bulletins. Therefore, beginning with fall 2005 registration, class schedule information will be available exclusively online.

The Registrar's Office has been working toward this end for the last several years, improving the appearance and functionality of online class schedule information; adding multiple ways to search for desired classes; adding links to catalogue descriptions; creating an index of links to non-class information that appeared in the printed schedule; and creating a printable pdf version of the course schedule.

The Registrar's Office has lobbied for a complete conversion to the online schedule not only in order to save printing costs, but also because the online schedule is always up to date with course changes. It is refreshed on a daily basis, whereas the printed schedule invariably was out of date before it was even distributed.

The current term's class schedule can be accessed from the UW-Eau Claire homepage by going to the "Quick Links" pulldown and choosing "Class Schedule."

If you have questions or suggestions for making the online course bulletin more user-friendly, contact UW-Eau Claire Registrar Sue Moore at sheltose@uwec.edu or 836-3887.

Wellness classes to be offered
University Recreation at UW-Eau Claire will offer "Eight Silken Movements," "Pilates," and "Feel Better Fitness" classes throughout the spring 2005 semester.

Diane J. Omtvedt, nurse practitioner and certified state licensed acupuncturist, will instruct the "Eight Silken Movements" class, which will meet from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 9 and ending March 2. Classes will be held in Room 110 of the McPhee Physical Education Center and are $18 for UW-Eau Claire students, faculty and staff and $30 for community members. Full story.

'Pink Sheet' Notice of Meetings
The Notice of Meetings (pink sheet) is available online. Click here to find the link to the current week's meetings. Meetings for the following week will be posted Wednesday afternoon. If you frequently refer to the Notice of Meetings, consider saving the Notice of Meetings link in your Web browser's Favorites.

Registration for Summer Session begins Feb. 9
Registration for UW-Eau Claire's Summer Session 2005 will begin Feb. 9. Community members are invited to explore the wealth of educational opportunities offered at UW-Eau Claire when open registration begins Feb. 24.

"We always try to offer something for everyone during summer session, and this year is no exception," said Jan Morse, administrative officer for Academic Affairs. "There are more than 200 undergraduate and graduate courses to choose from this summer, and we continue to increase the number of Web-based courses being offered for people who can't make it to campus. This summer there are 27 Web-based courses being offered - more than ever before."

The online courses are designed to be appealing both to working adults who are trying to fit classes into already busy schedules and to traditional-age students who want to earn credits while traveling or working at home during the summer. Courses are offered by the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and the College of Education and Human Sciences. More information about these courses is available online. Full story.

Invitation to participate in review of Continuing Education
A review of the Continuing Education unit will be conducted Feb. 7 and 8 by a committee made up of the following members: Sue Moore, Records and Registration, chair; Dale A. Johnson, College of Business; and Douglas Dunham, physics and astronomy. Open sessions to gather feedback will be held in the Presidents Room of Davies Center. If you would like to participate in an open forum session, contact Dorothy Nelson at nelsondo@uwec.edu or 836-5182. You also may contact any of the committee members to share comments or suggestions about Continuing Education.

Change in College of Business admissions criteria
Following are proposed changes in the College of Business admissions criteria. If you have questions or concerns, contact Dale Johnson at dajohn@uwec.edu or 836-3150 within 15 days of this notice in the University Bulletin.

College of Business Admissions Criteria
    • Complete the following five courses with a GPA of 2.20 or higher: ACCT 201, ACCT 202, ECON 103, ECON 104, MIS 240 (Currently students must complete the five courses with a grade of C- or above in each course and a GPA of 2.00 or higher for all five classes or a student with a passing grade of less than C- in one of these five courses, but with a GPA of 2.4 or higher for all five, will be eligible for admission.)
    • Present a 2.30 or higher GPA in all undergraduate work completed prior to admission.
    • Complete 54 credits.

Proposed changes in College of Arts and Sciences
Following are proposed curricular changes in the College of Arts and Sciences. If you have questions or concerns, contact David Shih at shihd@uwec.edu or 836-3502 within 15 days of this notice in the University Bulletin.

Minor: Biology, General - Liberal Arts (Code 080-401)
From: Page 75 of the 2004-05 Catalogue
To: A minimum of 24 credits, including Biol 110, 111, 211, and at least one of the following 300-level or higher organismal diversity courses: Biol 311, 325, 331, 332, 340, 345, 352, 356, 361, 362, 369, 379, 392, 410, or applicable diversity course at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory.

Comprehensive Major: Geology, Liberal Arts Environmental Science Emphasis (Code 160-011)
From: Pages 112-113 of the 2004-05 Catalogue
To: In Required Courses, include Biol 375 Limnology and Aquatic Ecology as an option with Biol 328 Conservation Biology, 330 Ecology, 376 Aquatic Ecology.

Major: Mathematics, Liberal Arts Actuarial Emphasis (Code 180-206)
From: Page 121 of the 2004-05 Catalogue
To: This emphasis requires Math 346, 347, 350, and 450. Econ 316 is recommended. This Emphasis is intended to prepare students for careers in actuarial science.

Minor: Women’s Studies, Liberal Arts (Code 486-401)
From: Pages 62-63 of the 2004-05 Catalogue
To: Add Wmns 260 to the core course list under Cluster B.

Certificate in Women’s Studies
From: Page 63 of the 2004-05 Catalogue
To: Add Wmns 260 to the list of approved courses.