Do it today, please
Faculty, staff reminded to submit Centennial Campaign pledges before semester ends

Political Science Professor Joe Heim is a self-professed prognosticator. A newspaper feature about Heim led with the sentence, "When Joe Heim dies, his funeral will start five minutes late." So legendary is his tardiness, in fact, that it has a name: Heim Time. But as a member of UW-L's Centennial Campaign leadership team, Heim broke stride and was among the first to turn in his pledge card for the largest fundraising effort in university history.

"There are some things that are too important to delay. This is one of them," Heim said. "If the folks who are raising money for this project can demonstrate strong participation among faculty and staff, it will increase the likelihood they'll be successful in soliciting contributions from off-campus donors." When asked what he means by "strong participation," Heim is quick to answer.

"We ask our faculty, academic staff and classified personnel to give a 100 percent effort to support UW-L's mission of teaching and learning, and they consistently deliver," Heim said. He concludes that it's reasonable to seek 100 percent participation in the Centennial Campaign. Units that have already hit the 100 percent participation mark include the UW-L Alumni Association, UW-L Foundation and University Relations. Additional units are expected to follow in short order and will be announced in the Campus Connection. As you check off items on your "to-do" list before spring semester ends May 23, be sure to include your pledge to UW-L's Centennial Campaign.

Why not today?

If you did not receive a packet or would like another to share with a prospective donor, contact Natalie Olsen, UW-L Foundation program assistant, at 785.6803. Pledge forms can be printed off the Centennial Campaign Web site www.uwlax.edu/campaign and mailed to the UW-L Foundation, or make a gift at "give online now" at the Foundation's secure Web site.

Wanted: spring WAFER food donations
Help La Crosse area companies, including Ace Hardware and Wells Fargo, to alleviate hunger by participating in WAFER's "Christmas in Spring" campaign. The campaign encourages companies hold an internal food drive this spring to assist WAFER in providing food to families in the La Crosse area.

WAFER is a non-profit organization committed to fighting hunger by giving food to those in need. WAFER relies on the generosity of companies and individuals in the Coulee Region. Donations greatly increase during the holiday season; however, other times in the year donations take a significant decline, directly affecting hungry families in the Coulee Region. For more information about WAFER, contact: Heidi Blanke, 403 Causeway Blvd., La Crosse, WI 54601.

Summer Connection schedule
The last Eagle Connection student newsletter will be published Wednesday, May 14. It will resume in fall when classes are in session.
The Campus Connection will be published throughout the summer. There will be no Campus Connections the week of May 26 (Memorial Day)-May 30, June 23-27, and Aug. 18-22.

Instructional staff software updates, installation requests due Aug. 4
Fall term 2008 instructional software changes - technology podium and GCA lab and classroom computers
Information Technology Services will refresh the software image on all managed technology podium and GCA lab and classroom computers during the summer. Instructional staff who need a software version update or new software installed for fall classes should bring their software media and license information to Wing 103, ITS Support Center, no later then Monday, Aug. 4. See http://gca.uwlax.edu/gca/html/software.htm for a current list of the software installed on the GCA lab and classroom computers. Include on the outside of an envelope:

1. Your name and contact information
2. Course and section number
3. Instructional room and building location

Include in the envelope:

1. Software media
2. Software license
3. License keys and/or serial numbers
4. Installation guides
5. Any special installation instructions for the software

Software received by the Aug. 4 deadline will be available for instruction on the teaching podiums and GCA lab and classroom computers by the first day of fall term classes. For more information, contact Dave Faulkner at faulkner.davi@uwlax.edu or Nathan Weissenberger at weissenb.nath@uwlax.edu.

Thank you
Thank you to the staff in the Career Services Office, the AFCME Local 1449, Cartwright Center staff, and the Chartwells food service for their thoughtfulness during my recent surgeries.
- Bob Wilson, Custodial Services, Cartwright Center

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For sale
Couch, olive-colored, over-sized cushions and arm rests, less than two years old, $250 or OBO. E-mail kartmanc@westerntc.edu for pictures.