Summer 2009
News from the Vice Chancellor
Administrative & Student Life Services
Budget Efficiencies
As a result of the 2009-2010 budget reductions, there are changes in our division
to cut costs and become more efficient in the way we do business. Effective July 1,
the Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Office will come under the umbrella of the
ASLS division and report to Human Resources Director Wayne Argo. Please
welcome Donna Weber, Karen Kundy, and Maureen Casey to our division.
Another action taken to cut $43,977 required by the 1%
ATB Base Budget Reduction is to eliminate a vacant
management position in Student Business Services. As
a result, Rick Olson, the Interim Director of Student
Business Services, has been appointed as the Bursar.
Rick recently managed the conversion from Datatel to
Peoplesoft . Rick has been with UW-Stout since 1984.
Inside This Issue
Budget Efficiencies ..................... …………1
Dining Services Buys Local ........ …………2
First Ever UW-Stout CERT Training……...2
Welcome ...................................... …………3
Minority Career Exploration Program
Interns .......................................... …………3
2009 Relay for Life of Dunn County……4
The Good News ........................... …………4
BFS Staff Social........................... ………...4
News from the Vice Chancellor is
published quarterly for ASLS division
employees.
Publisher: Diane Moen
Vice Chancellor
moend@uwstout.edu
(715) 232-1683
There are other budget cuts and cash assessments that
will occur as part of the 2009-2010 budget and these
will be reported on as they are finalized.
Rick Olson is now the
Bursar.
Editor: Heidi Hooten
Communication Specialist
hootenh@uwstout.edu
(715) 232-1681
225 Administration Building
Menomonie, WI 54751
Fax: (715) 232-1527
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Office Staff, left to right: Karen Kundy, Donna Weber
and Maureen Casey.
Dining Services Buys
Local
As part of an initiative to be
more sustainable, a recent
analysis of UW-Stout’s Dining
Services determined that 37
percent of its $1.58 million
annual food budget is spent on
items from Wisconsin food
production companies. The
concept behind buying products
from Wisconsin companies is to
not only reduce the distance the
food travels, but to also support
statewide businesses and
encourage business growth in
Wisconsin.
While Wisconsin food
production companies do not
produce 100% of the food items
utilized on campus, many more
items come from neighboring
Minnesota and from cities
within 200 miles of the campus.
These items help keep food
miles to a minimum. “Food
miles” refer to the distance a
food item travels from the farm
or company to an
establishment. A tremendous
amount of fossil fuel is burned
to transport foods long
distances.
First Ever UW-Stout CERT Training
The first campus CERT (Community Emergency
Response Team) class met for intensive
training in May. Made up of staff volunteers
from the Administration, Millennium and Voc
Rehab buildings, the staff received 20 hours of
emergency training in fire safety, emergency
first aid, and terrorism response. Participants
were involved in drills that helped build
teamwork and rapport.
Lori Exner receives training on
extinguishing fires from Dean Sankey.
The CERT program was started by FEMA and is
now run through Homeland Security. The primary reason for the program is to have people
who can provide assistance to the responders
(police, fire, EMT’s) in an emergency. Each
attendee is provided with a backpack with
emergency supplies.
One of the trainers for the program, Jason Spetz, says “The first course was truly a
success and well worth the time and effort. Many of the participants are looking
forward to additional and refresher training which we are planning. It was a lot of fun
and people seemed to get a lot from the training.” Jason also reports a participant got
more from the training than she’d anticipated when she successfully suppressed a fire
in her home!
Stout is one of the first higher education institutions in Wisconsin to provide the
training. The program was made possible by a grant funded by Homeland Security
through the Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance. Watch for information on the
next program starting this Fall.
What the new CERT
trainees had to say
about the training:
A few of the many local
producers and processors
include McCain Foods, Swiss
Miss, and Silver Springs Garden.
Annual purchases from
Wisconsin companies include
$211,628 for meat; $97,518
for dairy products; and
$143,856 for general groceries.
Ann Thies, Director of University
Dining, shares that “beyond
purchasing, we continue to
change and move towards more
sustainable operations while
maintaining our customer and
fiscal responsibilities.”
"Great experience!
Learned so much."
"Looking forward to
involvement with the
team in the future."
"Jason & Lisa, Your level
of enthusiasm was
outstanding. Thank you!"
Kneeling, left to right: Jason Spetz (Trainer), Scott Wolfe, Brian
Bergquist, Lisa Pederson (Trainer) Second Row, left to right: Linda
Vanderloop, Deb Allen-Schumacher, Lori Exner, Heidi Hooten Third
Row, left to right: Wendy Marson, Leigh May, Kim Karis, Doreen
Best, Joel Pederson Last Row: Mike Tvaruzka, Jim Guenther
Welcome
Dick Buckwheat, Food Service Assistant 3, Price Commons has been involved in the
foodservice world most of his life. He became interested in the bakery business while
attending college and has worked in baking in some capacity ever since. He worked for
a major food manufacturer for 22 years and taught baking school for 6 years in
Appleton, WI. Dick enjoys traveling, theater, his grandchildren and good friends.
Jeffrey Keenan, Stout Adventures Coordinator, graduated from UW-Stout in December of
2007. Between now and then Jeff was managing the outdoor recreation program at the
University of California, Riverside. What brought him back you may ask? Jeff says he
couldn’t find a better place to work and a better staff to work with. He looks forward to
planting his roots again in Menomonie and at UW-Stout. Jeff enjoys maintaining an
active outdoor lifestyle, spending time with family & friends, traveling and drinking a
good cup of coffee.
Katie Ressie, Intramural Sports and Sport Club Coordinator, is originally from Fountain
City, Wisconsin. She received a Bachelor of Science from St. Cloud State University and
recently completed a Master of Science from The University of Tennessee. She enjoys
playing all sports and has been able to continue competing as much as possible the last
few years. She also loves to travel all around the U.S. officiating basketball and
volleyball and training others to be better officials as well.
Dick Buckwheat
Minority Career Exploration Program Interns
The Minority Career Exploration Program has recently begun it’s seventh year. The
program’s objective is to give multicultural high school students an opportunity to gain
knowledge and experience within the State Civil Service Systems. Each intern must be
a member of an ethnic minority; a junior or senior in high school; and motivated to
learn the tasks associated with the internship.
This summer’s interns are: Alice Hawkins, Budget Planning and Analysis; Leng Vang,
Health and Safety; Chelsey Goodwin, Engineering; Bao Lee, SLS-Technical Services;
and Ge Hang, Printing and Duplicating.
Jeff Keenan
Lee has been impressed with how much he’s learnt in a short time. “What I like most
about my job,” he says, “is coming every morning and having something different to do.
I also like that the location of my work isn’t in the same room every day. Since I’ve
travelled a lot around the Stout campus, I’m starting to know the place better.”
Both Alice and Chelsey agree they are
enjoying their time at Stout. Alice
says, “My experience so far has been
great and the people I work with keep
me busy and I can truly say I like them
all.” She also claims, “I will work for
UW-Stout any day because it is a
great place of employment!”
Sitting, Left to Right: Chelsey Goodwin, Alice
Hawkins, and Leng Vang. Standing, Left to Right:
Bao Lee and Ge Hang
Katie Ressie
2009 Relay for Life of
Dunn County
Walking in the Relay for Life of
Dunn County raises money and
awareness for the American
Cancer Society. Each year
UW-Stout has a team that
raises money and participates
in the walk. This year, the
UW-Stout team raised $2,438.
Diane Moen was recognized in
the American Cancer Society
Relay for Life of Dunn County
newsletter for raising over
$1,000.
Team members for the
UW-Stout team included Teresa
Baarlie, Anoop Balachandran,
Rose Christianson, Brian
Finder, Emily Finder, Shelly
Hendrickson, Jan Jordan, Amy
Miranda, and Diane Moen.
This year the Relay for Life of
Dunn County raised over
$80,000, surpassing the $1
million mark for it’s 14th year.
The Good News
Susan Greene, Budget, Planning and Analysis, was elected to serve a two-year term to
represent Administrative and Student Life Services for the 2009-2010 Senate of
Academic Staff. Dennis Shaw, Student Life Services, was elected as an At-Large Senator
for a two-year term.
Scott Griesbach was quoted in the June issue of College Planning & Management
magazine in an article titled “The Lowdown of Residence Hall Flooring.” See
http://www.peterli.com/cpm/resources/articles/archive.php?article_id=2229 for the
article in its entirety.
The Applied Research Program was part of a grant (Summer Springboard Program at
UW-Stout, Year 2 Renewal), that was awarded in the amount of $61,398 for fiscal year
2009-2010.
Lisa Walter is one of the honorees to receive the 2009 Women of Courage, Confidence
and Character Award from the Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes.
The budget for remodeling Harvey Hall Theatre at UW-Stout would increase by almost
$500,000 under a proposal endorsed this month by the UW System Board of Regents.
Three institutions have joined PolyDASHER: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly Pomona,
and Wentworth Institute of Technology. PolyDASHER was created in 2008 by UW-Stout’s
Budget, Planning & Analysis as a common database to house shared data of participating
higher education institutions. Its primary goal is to develop a consortium of polytechnic
institutions.
Business & Financial Services Staff Social
The American Cancer Society is
the largest source of private,
not-for-profit cancer research
funds in the U.S., second only
to the federal government in
total dollars spent.
Above: BFS Staff and guests enjoy a well-deserved break with
a picnic held outside the Administration building. There’s
nothing better than good food and good company on a hot
summer day!
Left: Rick Olson shows off his grilling technique.