Administrative &
Student Life Services
News from the Vice Chancellor
In
the
Shadow
of
Angelina
Symicek
Diane Moen, Vice Chancellor
In this issue:
Admin Bldg Move
2
Urban Run Off
2
Classified Employee
of the Month
2
New Employees
3
Health Fair Wrap Up
3
Changes in the
Division
4
Duplicating Office
Open House
4
The Good News
4
News from the Vice Chancellor
is published quarterly for
ASLS Division employees.
Publisher: Diane Moen
Vice Chancellor
moend@uwstout.edu
(715) 232-1683
Angelina likes horses, hunting, the
Packers, and asbestos inspections. No,
seriously. You will not find a more
enthusiastic asbestos inspector and
management planner in Wisconsin.
That’s a good thing, because
Angelina’s job is critical to providing a
safe work environment here at Stout.
Angelina maintains records on each
room on campus, from the caulk used to
seal the windows to
the drywall materials
and the paint. Before
any work order
(Right) Angelina takes
asbestos
samples
from the exterior of the
LST House. (Bottom)
Angelina on the trails
with her horse, Londa.
Editor: Raina Clark
Communications Specialist
clarkra@uwstout.edu
(715) 232-1681
110 Price Commons
Menomonie, WI 54751
Fax: (715) 232-1421
can be acted on, Angelina determines if
asbestos or lead is present and if abatement must take place.
If the records aren’t complete, Angelina
takes samples and sends them to a
Minnesota lab for testing.
Angelina gives high praise to Stout’s
custodial, maintenance and crafts
workers. She is impressed by their ability
to spot degradation of asbestos containing
materials and their diligence in
informing her when there is a
problem.
Before coming to Stout
as our half-time asbestos
coordinator last fall, Angelina
ran a successful environmental
health and safety consulting
firm, working with companies
from around the world.
Such a topic might intimidate some, but Angelina’s
enthusiasm is fun to be around.
Her office is decorated with a
Packer’s Flag and pictures of her horses.
She also has good news to share. She
and her husband, Alan, are expecting
their first child, sometime around
Labor Day!
Chat with the Chancellor
Spring 2007
Sixty Administrative & Student Life
Services employees attended the second
annual “Chat with the Chancellor.”
Attendees communicated directly
with Chancellor Sorensen on issues
facing the university and our division.
The Chancellor was available for two
sessions to accommodate all ASLS units.
Topics of interests included
polytechnic designation and branding,
Stout’s strong technology infrastructure,
budget expectations, the Harvey Hall
Theatre Project and implementation of
block scheduling.
Upcoming celebrations of the new designation and the end of the first five-year
strategic planning cycle (Focus 2010) were
also discussed.
Administration Building Move
The temporary relocation of Administration Building
occupants is complete. Work on the HVAC renovation project
is underway.
The staff of Administrative & Student Life Services has
shown a great deal of tolerance and flexibility―both those
who settled into temporary workspaces and those who worked
extra hours to keep the move on schedule.
Improvising with plywood cubicles, Business & Financial
Services was proactive about employee moral. In March, the
office held a cubicle decorating contest. Each participating
Joel Heuschele, winner of the BFS decorating
workspace was judged on the decorator’s creativity, originality
contest, poses behind his cubicle porthole.
and effort.
Joel Heuschele’s yellow submarine motif, complete with a cubicle wall porthole, won first
place. Carla Greiber’s yard sale theme won the “Tacky and Terrific” category, and the cashier’s
office pirate cove won the “Nice Try” award.
Stout Takes on “Urban Run Off”
Urban run off is pollution
swept into creeks, streams
and lakes with rain water.
This includes chemicals, trash
and sediment that can degrade
the physical and biological
characteristics of lakes and
streams.
UW-Stout’s Storm Water
Management Plan (SWMP) is
designed to reduce urban runoff from campus parking lots,
roofs and streets as well as
eliminate illegal dumping of
pollutants directly into drains.
Our SWMP is in its final
stage, pending approval from
the Department of Natural
Resources. The plan describes
our existing storm water management facilities and practices, and proposes additional
efforts to meet the recently
revised state requirements.
Currently, UW-Stout
students partner with the City
of Menomonie to design and
install rain gardens, stencil/
mark storm drains to discourage dumping, participate in
the adopt a stream program,
and monitor stream water
quality. To reduce sediment
runoff Stout sweeps campus
parking lots semi-annually,
uses minimal amounts of
salt and sand, and recycles/
mulches leaves and grass
clippings.
Stout’s SWMP will provide public education and
outreach, detection of illegal
dumping, construction site
pollution control, post construction site storm water
management, and pollution
prevention programs.
Ron Talford:
February’s Classified Employee of the Month
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Chancellor Sorensen presented Ron Talford of Grounds Maintenance
with February’s Classified Employee of the Month Award.
Individuals nominating Ron noted that he maintains the university
grounds with “a sense of ownership and dedication.” They stated
that “people gravitate to Ron for assistance and problem solving. He
never fails. Ron is always ready to extend a helping hand or offer a
thoughtful solution no matter how busy his day is.”
Welcome!
Please help welcome the following new employees to the ASLS Division:
Brad Juedes
Brad began as the new
Buildings and Grounds
Superintendent last January.
He and his wife, Natalie,
have two children. Brad
likes boating, wood working, gardening, landscaping
and construction.
Stephanie began as lead
custodian in the General
Services building in March.
She grew up in Chippewa
Falls and lives there today
with her 11-year-old collie
mix. She enjoys four wheelStephanie Pfeiffer ing and camping.
Breck Schwartz
Breck is a senior engineering specialist in Physical
Plant. He has worked for
the State of Wisconsin for
approximately 20 years. He
has two children, Amy and
Rebecca, and he likes a good
game of golf or poker.
Mary Sykora
Mary began in Academic
Custodial Services last
September. She works in the
Science Wing of Jarvis Hall.
She and her husband, Matt,
have three children. Mary
likes nature, birds, animals,
music and decorating.
Jane Dobbs
Jane began as lead custodian in the Student Center in February. She spent most of
her career in factories and is now enjoyng custodial services. She says the staff and
students have been a great help getting her familiar with the building and job. She
looks forward to coming to work every day. During her time off she likes golfing,
camping, gardening and spending time with her grandchildren.
UW-Stout Health Fair―A Success!
In March, 540 faculty, staff, students and community members attended the 2007 Health
Fair. Many valuable door prizes were donated
by individuals, vendors and organizations.
A mountain bike, donated by Chancellor
Sorensen and Bad Cat Bicycles, went to Kyle
Skaggs of University Recreation. A community member won the flat screen TV donated
by Wal-Mart. Patricia Wang won a $100
savings bond from Westconsin Credit Union.
Fair attendees enjoyed inspirational weight
loss speaker, Matt Hoover, winner of NBC’s
Biggest Loser reality TV show. The health
fair is organized by the Optimal Health
Committee and the Stout Student Dietetics
Association.
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Diane Moen, Vice Chancellor
110 Price Commons
Menomonie, WI 54751
(715) 232-1683
Fax: (715) 232-1421
moend@uwstout.edu
People working together
for service excellence and
innovation.
Changes in the Division
Effective July 1, 2007, the Administrative &
Student Life Services division will reorganize
to manage a series of retirements and state and
system mandates.
One of the most notable changes will be the
merger of all custodial and maintenance staff
into Physical Plant.
Also, a new Health & Safety Unit will be
created to combine Police & Parking, Safety
& Risk Management and Student Health
Services.
Staff appointments to be made as a result of
the reorganization will be detailed in upcoming
newsletters and division press releases.
Duplicating Office—Open House
The duplicating office invites the campus to tour their new permanent location in the
University Services building on Thursday, April 26th, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Come enjoy
refreshments and check out the new digs!
The Good News
▀ Wendy Knutson of Budget, Planning & Analysis will give a joint presentation with Datatel
at the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) national conference in June. The topic is
effective reporting in institutional management and planning. Wendy will also present at the
same conference with Dan Riordan of the department of English & Philosophy on a student
engagement study.
▀ University Dining Services recently purchased a new, environmentally friendly, state-of-theart, industrial dish washing machine. The Hobart Dishmachine is expected to save 750,000
gallons of water per year and $6,000 in reduced energy and cleaning chemical use per year.