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December 4 , 2007
In this Issue:
- Save the date: St. Croix River Basin Conference on April 15
- New Database Connects Businesses to Resources
- January Term Registration Continuing
- Second Vietnam Study Tour Set for J-Term
- Shared Inquiry Master’s Program begins a new semester
- ‘Returning to the Farm’ Workshop Set for Transition Families
- Annual Art Department Scholarship Sale Underway
- Key Business Contacts
1. Save the date: St. Croix River Basin Conference on April 15
With the 40th anniversary of the Federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 as the coordinating theme, the 9th annual St. Croix Basin Protection Conference will focus on land use, water protection initiatives, municipal efforts, and policies that affect the St. Croix River and its watershed.
Co-sponsored by the St. Croix Basin Team and UWRF, this accessible conference provides an ideal opportunity for representatives from municipalities throughout the St. Croix Valley to catch up on watershed research, modeling, and management efforts relevant to this region.
The conference will be held in the University Center on the University of Wisconsin-River Falls campus. For more information, please contact Jim Harrison, conference organizer, by email..
2. New Database Connects Businesses to Resources
ReBAR, or Regional Business Assistance Resource, is a searchable database that can help your business or organization find valuable resources to aid your success. ReBAR is a commitment by the region’s public higher educational systems to help strengthen the economic vitality of west-central Wisconsin by offering a mechanism for seamless access to all of the outreach capabilities of each institution.
Some of the help found through this free web site include:
- Expertise to help solve a problem.
- Short-term access to specialized equipment.
- A state-of-the-art conference room for your next meeting.
- Training to address a professional development need at your workplace.
Begin your search today at http://www.rebardirectory.com.
3. January Term Registration Continuing
January (or Winter) Term at UWRF offers personal and professional enrichment opportunities for not only students but community members. The winter term runs from Dec. 26 to Jan. 26. More information about J-Term, including links to schedule of credit and non-credit classes, is available at http://www.uwrf.edu/jterm.
4. Second Vietnam Study Tour Set for J-Term
The second annual study tour of Vietnam, offered by UWRF in January 2008, is open to any interested community member.
"Although most Americans associate Vietnam with war, it is also a country with a 4,000-year history, 53 culturally distinct ethnic minorities, magnificent scenery, and some of the friendliest, but poorest, people in the world," says Claire Kilian, professor of management at UWRF who leads the tour. Participants will get the opportunity to witness Vietnam as it is rapidly changing and embracing tourism and economic development.
The 18-day trip includes exploring the cities of Hanoi and Saigon, Hmong villages in the Northern areas, a boat cruise on Ha Long Bay, villages in the Central highlands (with a stay overnight in a bamboo long house and elephant ride), and sites of the Vietnam War-era, including the Cu Chi tunnels.
The tour includes experienced English-speaking guides, all airfare, trains, lodging, many meals, entry fees, taxes, and Visa. Estimated cost is $3,500.
For more information about the trip, contact Kilian at UWRF: 715-425-3335 or by email.
5. Shared Inquiry Master’s Program begins a new semester
The UWRF Master of Science in Education Professional Development begins a new semester in January. The graduate program, known as shared inquiry, is available to anyone interested in developing as an educator and leader and allows students to earn a degree while meeting one weekend a month over the course of two years.
Mary Manke, associate dean of the UWRF College of Education and Professional Studies and who also coordinates the program, says there are currently three active shared learning communities in the program: River Falls area, Wausau and Rice Lake.
The MSEPD through shared inquiry gives students the opportunity to set academic goals and explore answers to questions raised by a text or class experience with their peers within the program. As a cohort program, the students who start the program together also finish together. They customize their semester goals and design research projects to meet their own goals as educators and learners.
A culminating research project will allow students to focus in depth within an area that will directly benefit their personal teaching skills.
For more information, visit the Web site at www.uwrf.edu/sharedinquiry or
contact the UWRF Graduate Studies Office at 715-425-3843 or 800-228-5607,
or by email.
6. ‘Returning to the Farm’ Workshop Set for Transition Families
For some college students, graduation does not always mean finding a new job as some of them have the option to return to their family farm. With a new generation added into the family business, sometimes conflicts result from the transition process.
To help a farm family partnership succeed, UWRF will host a Returning to the Farm Workshop over two weekends in 2008.
Set for Jan. 25-26 and Feb. 15-16, it is designed for young adults and their families. It will focus on transition realities, work and life with multiple generation farm families, and farm and business arrangements that fit into business and personal goals.
Gregg Hadley, an assistant professor of agricultural economics and farm management specialist at UWRF, said participants will learn about financial and legal issues along with business and interpersonal communication.
Participants will receive a resource packet with worksheets, exercises and pertinent information. Workshops topics will provide family members the opportunity to discuss farm transfer issues, develop an understanding of farm succession financial and legal issues, learn estate-planning tools, and develop plans for the future.
The cost for the workshop is $300, which includes up to four participants. Additional participants are $50 each.
For more information, contact Hadley at 715/425-3188 or by email.
7. Annual Art Department Scholarship Sale Underway
Every holiday season, shoppers struggle to find a gift for that hard-to-shop-for person on their list. The art department at the UWRF has the answer: the popular Annual Scholarship Sale, held through Dec. 12 at Gallery 101 in the Kleinpell Fine Arts building.
Works of fine art including glass, ceramics, paintings, fibers, prints, photographs, and mixed media will be available for purchase. Current and past students and faculty members, as well as talented local artists have handcrafted each piece that will be on display.
Each artist receives 70 percent of the profit from the sale of his or her work, and donates the remaining 30 percent to UWRF's art department. The department uses the money to create scholarships for students and to support the Art Society.
Gallery 101 will be open for sales Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and again from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The gallery will also be open on Sundays from 2-4 p.m.
For more information, please contact the UWRF art department at 715/425-3266.
8. Key Business Contacts
Don't know where to start to find help on business matters?
Try these contacts:
UWRF A to Z Directory: www.uwrf.edu/atoz/
Career Services: www.uwrf.edu/ccs/
Center For Economic Research: 715/425-3335 www.uwrf.edu/cer/
Center for Economic Education: 715/425-3269
College of Business and Economics:
www.uwrf.edu/cbe/
Outreach and Graduate Studies: www.uwrf.edu/ogs/
Small Business Development Center:
715/425-0620 www.uwrf.edu/sbdc/
Survey Research Center: 715/425-0701 www.uwrf.edu/src/
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