News Bureau
TIP SHEET Week
of March 29, 2004
Current topics of interest in higher education
in western Wisconsin
Story Idea
Many UW-Eau Claire students spent their Spring
Breaks volunteering their time and talents to different projects and organizations.
The following are examples of service trips involving UW-Eau Claire students
last week:
Don Mowry, director of the Center for Service-Learning, can give you more information about the projects and help you connect with students who participated in the Spring Break activities. You can reach Mowry at (715) 836-4649 or dmowry@uwec.edu.
Story Idea
The coordinator for UW-Eau Claire’s Women’s Studies program will
receive a “Voices of Courage” award later
this week from Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Susan Turell
will receive the award recognizing her work in sexual assault education and
prevention during an April 2 event at the state Capitol in Madison. Gov. Jim
Doyle is scheduled to attend. Susan Turell is available
to talk with the media about her work at UW-Eau Claire involving sexual assault
awareness and prevention. You can reach Turell
at (715) 836-5718 or turellsc@uwec.edu.
Photo Idea
KICK, a professional theatrical event that
helps promote understanding among all races, religions and cultures in the United
States, will perform at 7 p.m. March 31 in the Schofield
Auditorium. There is a pre-show, 40-minute play. KICK is an entertaining
production that explores the impact of stereotypes. It is free and open to the
public. For details, contact Lauren Demerse
at (715) 855-3715 or demerslm@uwec.edu.
UW-Eau Claire's Experts Directory
Judy Berthiaume, Director
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield 201
(715) 836-4741
newsbur@uwec.edu
Updated: March 29, 2004