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June 1, 2007
In this Issue:
- UWRF joins with regional campuses on educational agreement
- Kansas City Chiefs announce camp dates; Vikings coming to River Falls
- St. Croix Valley arts economic impact study result set for release June 11
- UWRF graduates record class
- Business News Wire offers state-wide view of UW campuses activities
- Summer Theatre sets musical, comedy performances
- Register for Discover U!
- UWRF career services director lectures in Sweden
- Learn river canoeing on the St. Croix
- Adult enrichment classes planned for Fall
- St. Croix River Institute gets help from Community Foundation
- UWRF Outreach to be at River Falls Kinnifest
- UWRF free concert series features Kids from Wisconsin
- Key Business Contacts
1. UWRF joins with regional campuses on educational agreement
Four leaders in higher education in the Chippewa and St. Croix valleys signed a major agreement May 3 pledging to work together to improve Wisconsin’s economy.
Chancellors Don Betz of UW-River Falls, Charles W. Sorensen of UW-Stout, Brian Levin-Stankevich of UW-Eau Claire and President William Ihlenfeldt of Chippewa Valley Technical College signed an Educational Partnership for Regional Development.
The keynote speaker at the signing was Secretary Mary P. Burke of the state Department of Commerce.
The agreement calls for the four institutions to work together “to create a new model in educational partnership.”
That partnership, the agreement says, will:
- Develop curricula to meet the education and training needs of the workforce in the St. Croix and Chippewa valleys.
- Pursue enhanced credit transfer opportunities among the four institutions.
- Refine other partnerships and procedures to advance workforce development.
“Those of us in the St. Croix and Chippewa valleys have known for quite some time that we are committed in our collaboration to develop the ‘IQ Corridor’ that spans I-94,” Betz said. “By formalizing this relationship, we are sending a powerful message in a united voice to businesses and government leaders that they can rely on us to meet the economic development needs of our region through the production of graduates, research expertise, and opportunities for continuing education.”
Earlier this year, all four institutions joined together for the first Integrated Solutions Consortium Symposium, which brought together faculty, staff and students from the schools and other organizations or individuals conducting research. The symposium gave participants from all four institutions an opportunity to learn what other researchers are doing and to foster collaboration to share resources and expertise.
2. Kansas City Chiefs announce camp dates; Vikings coming to River Falls
The Kansas City Chiefs will return to UWRF on July 26 for the team’s 17th summer training campu.
Highlights for the camp include joint practice sessions with the Minnesota Vikings.
On Friday, Aug. 3, the Chiefs will travel to Mankato, Minn., for a 6:30 p.m. practice with the Vikings. The on Saturday, Aug. 4, the Vikings will visit UWRF for a 7 p.m. practice with the Chiefs at Ramer Field Sports Complex.
Family Fun Night, the annual autograph night, is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 8. The evening also will feature games for youngsters, skydivers, and fireworks.
The camp also will feature the annual Punt, Pass & Kick Competition for youngsters on Saturday, July 28, at 1 p.m. The free event features competitions for boys in age groups 8-13. This year for the first time there will be a girls’ competition for the age groups of 8-10 and 11-13. The top three finishers in each category will be awarded a trophy, and all participants will receive a ribbon. For the past five years, youngsters have received their trophies from Coaches Herb Edwards and Dick Vermeil during a special awards ceremony following Family Fun Night practice.
Kids Days are scheduled for the mornings of July 31 and Aug. 7, and a Seniors Day is set for Aug. 1. To register for either of these days call 715-425-3771.
The Chiefs will open their 2007 preseason schedule with a contest at Cleveland on Saturday, Aug. 11. The club will break camp and return to Kansas City on Wednesday, Aug. 15.
Kansas City continues its 2007 preseason schedule when the club hosts Miami in a nationally-televised contest on ESPN, a match-up that also serves as the Chiefs Children’s Charity Game. New Orleans will visit Arrowhead on Thursday, Aug. 23, in a game that is designated as the Chiefs Youth Football Game.
For more information about the camp visit www.uwrf.edu/chiefs or call 800-4-KCC-KCC.
3. St. Croix Valley arts economic impact study result set for release June 11
Results from a groundbreaking survey detailing the economic impact of regional nonprofit arts, historical and cultural organizations will be presented at “The Arts Mean Business in the St. Croix Valley” event set for Monday, June 11, at 11 a.m. at The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson.
Keynote speaker Randy Cohen, vice president of policy and research for the Americans for the Arts in Washington, D.C., will announce the local results from AFTA’s national Arts and Economic Prosperity III survey.
In addition to Cohen, speakers and those in attendance will include Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton, who is chairperson of the Wisconsin Arts Board; Minn. Rep. Julie Bunn; George Tzougros, Wisconsin Arts Board; and Tom Proehl, Minnesota State Arts Board; Anne Katz, Arts Wisconsin; as well as legislators and tourism officials from both states and others.
The “Arts Mean Business” presentation is free and open to the public, and will be preceded by a roundtable continental breakfast workshop with Cohen for the organizations that participated in the survey.
Some 84 nonprofit arts, cultural and historical organizations in St. Croix, Pierce and Polk counties of Wisconsin and in the eastern portions of Chisago and Washington counties in Minnesota participated in the local study from among 154 organizations that were invited to join in. The St. Croix Valley is one of the 156 communities and regions nationwide that participated in the AEP III study, representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Participating communities are both rural and urban, and range in population from 4,000 to 3,000,000 in size.
Participation in the St. Croix Valley study was co-sponsored by the St. Croix Valley Community Foundation and The Phipps Center for the Arts. The Wisconsin Arts Board and the Hugh J. Andersen Foundation provided funding for the project. The study’s steering committee included The Phipps Center for the Arts, St. Croix Valley Community Foundation, ArtReach Alliance, the College of Arts and Sciences at UWRF, Hugh J. Andersen Foundation, Northern Lakes Center for the Arts, St. Croix Economic Development Corp., Pierce County Economic Development Corp. and the St. Croix Valley Regional Tourism Alliance.
For the national AEP III findings visit www.AmericansForTheArts.org/EconomicImpact .
4. UWRF graduates record class
Some 613 undergraduate and 86 graduate students left the commencement ceremony at the Robert P. Knowles Recreation Center on May 12 with a perspective of global awareness, service, community and the constant of change as they ventured out into the bright sunshine to start their new lives as alumni of UWRF.
The record graduating class was welcomed by Chancellor Don Betz as well as Faculty Senate Vice Chair Ogden Rogers, a professor of social work at UWRF, and 2006-07 Student Senate President Joseph Eggers, a junior political science major from Appleton, Wis.
The 2007 Distinguished Teacher, James Madsen, a physics professor, was presented to the graduating seniors and the 2007 Distinguished Alumni Award was presented to Dr. John E. Clemons, a retired physician and 1957 graduate of UWRF.
5. Business News Wire offers state-wide view of UW campuses activities
The UW Business News Wire, a monthly online publication of the UW-Madison Office of Corporate Relations, is intended to build and strengthen awareness of, and appreciation for, university resources and programs that assist the Wisconsin business community. Currently, the UW Business News Wire has more than 600 regular subscribers and is viewed by more than 1,600 readers per month. Go to http://buswire.ocr.wisc.edu/ to read the latest edition of the UW Business News Wire. You can also subscribe to the News Wire at that url.
Currently the Business News Wire focuses solely on the UW-Madison campus. A UW System-OCR goal for 2007-08 is to expand the Business News Wire to include information and articles about the business-specific programs, resources and activities of the other UW System institutions. The June 2007 UW Business News Wire, for example, features an article about UW-Whitewater Small Business Development Center its services to local businesses and entrepreneurs.
News from UWRF, UW-Stout and UW-Eau Claire will soon be carried on the state-wide service.
Please contact Doug Bradley (phone 608-263-0238) if you have information, articles and/or ideas to share.
6. Summer Theatre sets musical, comedy performances
The St. Croix Valley Summer Theatre box office in the Kleinpell Fine Arts Building on opens Tuesday, June 5, for telephone and walk-up sales of 2007 season
and individual tickets.
Nearly 70 talented actors, designers and technicians from Minneapolis to Spring Valley, Wis., and from Dresser to Prescott begin rehearsals June 4 for three summer stage productions.
Highlighting the season is “Disney’s High School Musical,” the stage production based on the wildly popular Disney Channel film. A cast of nearly 40 young people sing all the music from the original movie and several additional songs. The 10 performances run July 31, Aug. 1 – 4 and 8 - 11, at 7:30 p.m.; and Aug. 5 at 1:30 p.m.
Opening the 2007 season is “The Last Night of Ballyhoo” by Alfred Uhry, the award-winning author of Driving Miss Daisy. The production is a romantic comedy-drama set in Atlanta, 1939, on the same night “Gone With The Wind” premieres in the city. Performances are June 26-30 at 7:30 p.m. and July 1 at 1:30 p.m.
The delightful, old-time musical “Radio Gals” is a family show about makeshift radio station WGAL and its “all-woman orchestra,” which broadcasts from a small Arkansas town in the late 1920s. The problem is they don’t have a license and the government tries to shut them down. Performances run July 10- 12, 14, 18-21 at 7:30 p.m., and July 15 at 1:30 p.m.
Individual ticket prices range from $10 to $16, with special discounts for matinee and season ticket packages.
For ticket information, telephone the SCVST box office at: 715-425-3114 or 800-228-5423. For 2007 SCVST season information, telephone 715-425-3971, email: scvst@uwrf.edu, or online .
7. Register for Discover U!
The UWRF Discover U program still has some openings this summer. Formerly “College for Kids” and “Teen University,” Discover U is the new and improved summer youth program for kids who are entering grades 4 through 9 next fall.
Visit the web site at www.uwrf.edu/discoveru to view a catalog and obtain registration forms, or contact Cynthia Wells-O’Malley at 715-425-3256 or by email.
8. UWRF career services director lectures in Sweden
UWRF Director of Career Services Carmen Croonquist served as the keynote speaker and led a workshop for the Nordic Network Conference, a professional association that unites university career centers in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland.
A certified branding strategist, Croonquist introduced the concept of using career portfolios for personal branding during a workshop she offered in addition to her address.
The conference held May 23-27 in Goteborg, Sweden, also featured speakers from the U.K., and from local business and industry corporations that hire university graduates. In addition, the conference offered workshops to help the university career centers learn how to promote their services to students, faculty, administrators, and employers, networking, and helped each country focus on the particular strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats being faced by their respective offices.
Croonquist has long been recognized as an expert advocating the use of career portfolios in career planning, job interviewing, and performance evaluations. She was referenced by Richard Bolles in the 2007 edition of “What Color is Your Parachute?” as a thought leader in the arena of developing and utilizing portfolios for career enhancement.
Career portfolios have been a part of the curriculum in most of UWRF’s academic departments since 1995, a self-marketing tool that Croonquist credits to many UWRF students receiving more job offers at higher starting salaries. She has spoken all over the country on this topic, and spent five days in Iceland in 2005 lecturing on the topic.
For Croonquist, attending the Nordic Network Conference at Goteborg University was as much about learning as it was about sharing her ideas. Most career centers are a very new service offered by Nordic Counties universities in the past five years.
9. Learn river canoeing on the St. Croix
Increase your enjoyment of the river in a canoe! Build basic skills, practice fundamental strokes and discuss safety. Paddle on Lake of the Dells and then down the river from Interstate Park to the Osceola Landing. Canoes, PFD’s and paddles provided. Participants must be adults in good physical condition and with the ability to swim.
Instructor Charles Rader is a certified river canoe instructor with the American Canoe Association. An avid canoeist and canoe builder, Charlie has paddled the St. Croix extensively. While not paddling, he is a professor of geography at UW-River Falls.
Class is offered either June 16 or June 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the National Park Service St. Croix National Scenic Riverway’s Osceola Landing. The registration fee is $105 for each class. Registration forms and more information are available on the St. Croix River Institute web site.
10. Adult enrichment classes planned for Fall
Language and art classes for adults are to be offered at UWRF this fall. The noncredit classes will be held in the evenings and are designed for anyone 18 years and older. All classes are on the UWRF campus, with free parking.
Don’t miss out on your opportunity to expand your horizons and learn a new skill. Contact UWRF Outreach Programs by email and request to be notified when registration details are available. Or check the web site .
11. St. Croix River Institute gets help from Community Foundation
The St. Croix River Institute is the recipient of a grant from the River Partnership Fund of the St Croix Valley Community Foundation. Formally established in 2006, the St. Croix River Institute is a collaborative effort between the UWRF and the National Park Service.
The goal of the institute is to develop partnerships with other entities in both Minnesota and Wisconsin and to form a regional network of organizations united by their connections with the river. These partnerships will expand opportunities for research, education, service, and enrichment activities, and help to raise public awareness about our river, the concerns facing it, and the amenities it offers.
To achieve that the institute seeks to provide, academic courses, enrichment experiences, applied research and service opportunities.
Funding provided by the River Partnership Fund of the St Croix Valley Community Foundation allows the institute to market itself to potential partners, and promote the activities and opportunities it has planned for the summer.
The St. Croix Valley Community Foundation was formed by a group of area residents to provide a convenient and reliable means for people to contribute to the long-term welfare and livability of the region. Governed by a group of local citizens, the Foundation operates in Washington and Chisago Counties in Minnesota and Polk, St. Croix and Pierce Counties in Wisconsin.
For more information about the St. Croix River Institute, visit the web site, email or call 715/425-3256 or 800-228-5607.
12. UWRF Outreach to be at River Falls Kinnifest
Look for the UWRF Outreach and Graduate Studies exhibit at KinniFest activities to be held in Glen Park on Saturday, June 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Information about a variety of river-related activities, events, opportunities and programs will be available.
Information will be available about
- The St. Croix Institute for Sustainable Community Development
- Wildlife Recreation and Nature Tourism Graduate Certificate Program
- The St. Croix River Institute
- Discover U courses for kids and teens
- Sustainable Community Development Graduate Program
The KinniFest will also feature other exhibitors, as well as a variety of activities for children, guided field trips and presentations.
For more information about Outreach and Graduate Studies programs and offerings, visit the web site, email or call 715/425-3256 or 800-228-5607.
13. UWRF free concert series features Kids from Wisconsin
The annual Summer Concert Series at UWRF will be held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. in the Melvin Wall Amphitheatre on campus. The free concerts will be moved to the University Center in the event of rain.
Here are the concerts:
June 12. Chris Silver Band (Jam band/bluegrass). The Chris Silver Band blends bluegrass, funk and jam band to create a completely original acoustic ensemble.
June 19. Green Tea (Celtic music). Green Tea performs a collection of high-energy Irish dance music with a strong infusion of Celtic, world-beat and contemporary improvisation.
June 26. Yawo (West African/world beat). From the Ewe tribe of West Africa to the heartland of America, Yawo’s music speaks for itself!
July 10. Bill Miller (Native American usic and Storytelling). 2005 Grammy winner for Best Native American Music Album, Miller shares the rich heritage of his Native American roots through storytelling and music.
July 17. Tommy Bentz Band (rock/jam band). The Tommy Bentz Band shows us, through great musicianship and songwriting, what real Rock-n-Roll is all about!
July 24. Kids from Wisconsin.The Kids from Wisconsin are made up of the sought-out, musically talented youth of Wisconsin. Their incredible vocalists, musicians, and dancers will surely entertain you!
For more information call 715-425-4444.
14. Key Business Contacts
Don't know where to start to find help on business matters?
Try these contacts:
Area Resource Center: www.uwrf.edu/current/info/AtoZ.phtml
Career Services: www.uwrf.edu/ccs/
Center For Economic Research: 715/425-3335
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
Survey Research Center: 715/425-0701
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