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Campus News ArticlesBlugold feverStudents celebrate Homecoming week with cheers and crownsByThe T-shirt and button sales. The homecoming king and queen banners. The window paintings. Those and more returned to the UW-Eau Claire campus this week as signs that Homecoming is in full swing. Culminating with the 1 p.m. football game against UW-Stout at Carson Park, various competitions and activities already have marked the week and will continue into the weekend. Governing bodies will decide fate of DaviesCommittee to investigate options to renovate, expand or rebuildByThe future of Davies Center will rest in the hands of three university governing bodies following a majority vote at Monday's Student Senate meeting. The Student Senate, the United Hall Council and the University Centers and Programs Advisory Committee ultimately will decide whether to use student segregated fees to renovate, expand or build a new Davies, but Vice President De Anna Breault stressed that no one will proceed with any plans against students' wishes. Satz to retire after relapseCommittee will name next provost after it selects next chancellorByProvost and Vice Chancellor Ron Satz will retire from his duties Monday after undergoing further treatment at Luther Midelfort Clinic for the resurgence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Satz, who served the university for 22 years, said he will be "continuing treatments that will be ongoing for some time," which have forced him to leave his duties to Interim Provost Steve Tallant. Madison to house only U.S. stem cell bankLarson says choice will help Wisconsin economy, researchByIn what Interim Chancellor Vicki Lord Larson called a "logical choice" for the federal government, the WiCell Research Institute in Madison was chosen Oct. 3 as the site for the first and only national stem cell research bank. The National Institutes of Health awarded WiCell a four-year, $16 million grant that allows UW-Madison to continue categorizing stem cells and distributing the cell lines to researchers around the world. Rockin', mappin' at the geological conferenceStudents, faculty, alumni to present at largest gathering in the nationBySenior Jill Krezoski knows plenty about hard work when it comes to research. List of individuals presenting: Seniors: Jill Krezoski, Joe Nawikas, Catherine MacLaurin, Adam Kjos, Chris Kohel, John Stoltz and Abbey Graves Juniors: Shawn Lyman and Brandon Barber Professors: Bob Hooper, J. Variety of topics, workshops offered to studentsQuestions about majors to be answered at second annual Career Services eventByThe second-annual "Explore Your Possibilities Week," put on by UW-Eau Claire Career Services Monday through Friday, will address important questions for students such as deciding on a major, an internship, a study abroad program or a career choice. Workshops and information sessions will be held on the second level of Davies Center in the conference rooms Monday to Wednesday. |
