Fall 2008
ASLS has around 1,100 student employees and 350 permanent employees. When you stop to think about this, it is pretty astounding.
Most of the student employees work in Student Life Services. Student employees help us to provide services at a lower cost while providing students a source of money to pay for college, as well as supplying them with good experience to list on their resumes.
This quarter I decided to shadow a student employee, Mattie Johnson, who is a Resident Advisor in Tustison Hall. Mattie is a senior in Marketing and
Business Education and plans to teach high school students business skills.
I met Mattie at the front desk in Tustison Hall. Mattie works 3 hours per week on the front desk and patrols 5 hours per week in the evening, from 7 p.m. to midnight. This means she walks around talking and interacting with students in their rooms and the lounge areas. Mattie indicates no one likes Thursday evening walk around as unfortunately, students still do a lot of partying. During her walk around, she has the hall cell phone so is on call for emergencies and safety issues. Mattie has basically seen it all, from roommate squabbles to attempted suicides. I asked Mattie how a student can be prepared for such a wide variety of situations. Mattie indicated the Resident Advisors receive two weeks of intensive training in the summer as a group at an offsite facility. They have team building events, learn about campus procedures and policies, and how to identify a number of mental health issues: everything from suicide to depression to eating disorders.
For all of this assistance Mattie receives her room at no cost, a meal plan, and in Mattie’s words, “a little bit of spending money.” She is carrying an
18 credit class load this semester but still manages to have fun: Mattie enjoys working on computers, playing video games, and watching movies.
My mother passed away a couple of years ago, and at that time my Dad, sister, brother, and I decided to endow a scholarship for a student who is getting a teaching degree. Mattie was our scholarship recipient this fall.
I’m proud to be associated with Mattie. She is an excellent example of a dedicated, engaged student.
Inside This Issue
Shadowing Mattie Johnson .................... 1
Minority Career Exploration Internship . 2
2008 ASLS All-Division Meeting Highlights
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Welcome .................................................. 3
Welcome (continued) .............................. 4
Employee of the Month ........................... 4
The Good News ....................................... 4
ASLS Division Picnic ................................ 4
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This summer’s interns from
Menomonie High School were (left to right): Amerika Vang, Sheng Lor, and Pang Zong Vang. Missing is
Nate Walker.
Mike Robertson asks Mike Smith a question about Dutch Elm Disease during the landscape tour prior to the 2008 ASLS All-Division Meeting, while Rose Christianson and Karen
Pauly listen.
The Career Exploration Program recently concluded its sixth year. The program’s objective is to give multicultural high school students an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience within the State Civil Service system. The requirements for applicants are the following:
• An applicant must be a member of an ethnic minority;
• A junior or senior in High School (seniors are preferred);
• Motivated to learn to perform the tasks associated with the internship.
In 2008, four interns completed the 9-week program. All will be seniors this year at
Menomonie High School. Nate Walker worked in the Safety and Risk Management program; Amerika Vang worked in University Dining Services; Sheng Lor worked in both Business and Financial Services and Budget Planning and Analysis; and Pang
Zong Vang worked in the Grounds department.
Walker enjoyed his experience so much that he wanted to continue working at
UW-Stout. He was hired to work in the SLS-Technical Services department as a high school intern for the school year.
Amerika Vang reported her colleagues as being very friendly towards her, and was astonished at the level of cleanliness that went into working for Dining Services.
Pang Zong Vang said that she knew all her coworkers on a first-name basis.
Lor felt her experience was worthwhile and said she learned a lot about using computers. “The people were all really nice and outgoing,” she said. Lor was able to assist the departments she worked with by doing mailings, office work, and assisting with research projects.
For more information on the program, contact Cally Henderson, UW-Stout Training and Development Coordinator, at 232-2289 or hendersonc@uwstout.edu
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“ The most important thing in the Olympic games is not to win, but to take part.”
The theme for this year’s ASLS All-Division Meeting was an Olympic theme. Diane
Moen tied in the above quote to our mission of “People working together for service excellence and innovation.” She shared results of the Focus Group in which 48
ASLS employees gave feedback on communication, professional development, and organizational conduct. She also highlighted the many positive programs going on in ASLS this year, including progress on the sustainability and energy front; athletic programs, and goals for the year.
Bob Salt and George Acker offered excellent break-out programs. Bob talked about mindfulness and integration of body, mind, and spirit while George discussed upcoming building projects.
No Olympic-themed event is complete without medal winners. ASLS gold medal winners were Classified Employees of the Month: Tammy Cutsforth, Sally Bosshart,
Cathy LaCombe, Debbie Mittlestadt, Mary Kay Sankey, Janice Rasmussen, and Fred
Bartko. Other gold medal winners included: Darrin Witucki, Merle Price Academic
Staff Award for Excellence; Tim Mertz, Outstanding Service Award; Amy McGovern,
Wisconsin United Residence Hall Association Advisor of the Year; and Bob Dodge,
CACUBO Best Practices Award winner.

DeLayne Allen, Food Service Lead in Price Commons, has an Associate degree in
Horticulture and a B.S. in Food Systems and Technology. She has lived in
Menomonie for five years. DeLayne enjoys biking, kayaking and fishing in her free time.
Chad Cartier, Hovlid Hall Director, has a B.S. in Psychology and Communication from UW-Stevens Point and an M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from
UW-Stout. In addition to his hall duties, he is employed as an adjunct instructor for the Psychology Department and teaches one undergraduate psychology course and plans to pursue his doctorate in counseling psychology in the fall of 2009. In his spare time he enjoys working out, reading, playing and listening to music
(jazz & fusion jazz) and attending live music shows whenever possible.
Andrea Fults, Fleming Hall Director, graduated from UW-Stout in 2006 with a
Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Studies. Some of her professional interests include student development and leadership, Restorative
Justice, and women’s issues. Her hobbies include: interior design and decorating, painting, the Theater and fine arts, and baking.
Dana Fritz, Jeter-Tainter-Callahan Hall Director, Dana likes to participate in outdoor activities (especially fishing). She also loves plants and animals and since she lives in the halls that means lots of house plants and fish.
Doreen Johnson, Human Resources Assistant, replaced the ‘somewhat retired’ awesome Donna Otto. She is excited to be back at the UW-Stout campus after having worked here 1998-99 in the English Language Institute (ELI) at Harvey Hall until its closing. She lives in Colfax with her husband of 20 years, Mark. They have two amazing children (aren’t they all) Cassie (Junior @ CHS) and Josh (College
Freshman) and a watchdog, Lucky, a Cockapoo. She enjoys hanging out with family, friends and neighbors. She’s originally from a dairy farm near Edgar, WI
“GO WILDCATS!” then moved to the twin cities for 12 years and now enjoys living in
‘the friendliest little town in Wisconsin’ .
Zach Norby, Head Coach of the tennis team, was a member of the Luther College men’s tennis team from 2004-2008. Zach has been coaching at various levels since 1999 and recently earned his bachelor's degree from Luther College in political science.
Jeanine Rossow, Business Manager for General Services/Physical Plant lives in
Eau Claire with her husband, Jeff and their black lab, Boca. They have 3 daughters.
One daughter lives on Orcas Island in Puget Sound in Washington State and the other two daughters (twins) attend UW-Milwaukee. Jeanine enjoys spending time at their cottage on Clear Lake and fishing with her husband.
Brent Tilton, Director of Procurement and Materials Management, joined UW-Stout after working 19 years at Silicon Graphics, Inc. in Chippewa Falls as Global
Materials Manager. He and his wife, Debbie, live in Chippewa Falls with their three children: Alex (16), Abby (13), and Nolan (11) along with their dog, Lily (a miniature
Alaskan Eskimo Husky). As a family, they enjoy boating on Lake Wissota in
Chippewa Falls and canoeing in the Boundary Waters.
Curtis Wieland, Accountant-Journey for Student Life Services, has given up on driving to and from Minneapolis every day working as the Accounting Manager for
Toshiba and is happily settling in his new “Home” at UW-Stout. He and his wife
Heidi have lived in Menomonie for the last 14 years and have two children:
Catherine (12) and Henry (10). When not forcing his children to help clean the garage, he enjoys golfing and fishing and is excited about becoming more active in campus opportunities. He also likes playing cards so if anyone is looking for a partner….give him a call!

Sally Bosshart and Meridith
Wentz
Sally Bosshart, Research
Technician in Budget, Planning and Analysis, has been named
September’s Classified
Employee of the month.
Meridith Wentz had this to say about Bosshart: “Sally is dependable, eager to help others and learn new things, hardworking, ethical and has great project management skills.
She serves as a mentor and role model to the graduate students in the BPA office. She takes the time to teach these students skills that will be valuable to them not only when they are in the BPA office, but also after they leave UW-Stout and enter the world of work.”
Rebecca Wolf, Involvement Coordinator in the Memorial Student Center, graduated last May from the University of St. Thomas with her Master’s in
Leadership and Student Affairs. While attending St. Thomas she worked at
Hamline University with their orientation, student organizations, leadership development, and weekend programming. She moved to Menomonie from the
Twin Cities in July accompanied by her 1-year-old rabbit named Leonard. This is her first time living in Packer country and although she misses the
Minneapolis skyline, she is enjoying the small town atmosphere.
Meridith Wentz, Sally Bosshart, and grad student Tynan Heller have had their article Using Alumni Perspectives for University Evaluation and Planning accepted for publication by College Student Journal.
In August Wendy Swanson , Amanda Brown, Paul Stauffacher and Mahshid
Jalilvand attended the “Vision 2020: Digital Ubiquity & University
Transformation conference in Cincinnati as part of a panel discussion on
“Assessing Academic Transformation through Education.” Wendy has also recently had a proposal accepted for the 2008 AIRUM Conference scheduled for
November. Wendy and Susan Greene will be presenting “Discovering Why
Students Leave School Using an Exit Survey.”
Dennis Shaw, Student Life Services, has been selected by his peers at the other
UW campuses as convener of the UW System Academic Staff Representatives
Council. Dennis has also been chosen as an AQIP reviewer by the Higher
Learning Commission.
Debbie Dillon, Police Services Associate, just returned from Phoenix, AZ where she attended the Fall Commencement Ceremony at Anthem College. Debbie graduated with a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice on September 19 after taking classes online for the past four years. In addition to her degree, Debbie also received an Academic Excellence Award and the Alpha Beta Kappa award.
Meridith Wentz, Wendy Swanson, and Susan Greene contributed background information to an article “ Survey’s Don’t Always Produce Real Information .”
A beautiful day for a picnic: ASLS employees enjoy a chance to share potluck and chat with coworkers during the 2008 ASLS
Division Picnic, sponsored by the ASLS Training and Development
Team.