CSAC NEWS
Classified Staff
Spring Awards Ceremony
The Classified Staff
Spring Awards Ceremony
will be held on Tuesday,
April 14, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.
in the Alumni Room,
Dreyfus University Center.
The Carolyn Sargis Award,
Classified Employee
Recognition Awards, and
25, 30, 35 and 40 year
length of service pins and
awards will be presented.
Hors d’oeuvres will be served.
CSAC Elections
Elections were recently held to fill vacant
positions on the Classified Staff Advisory
Council. CONGRATULATIONS to the seven
new CSAC members:
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Steve Dix, Information Technology
Jane Giese, General Ledger Accounting
Erin Hintz, Budget
Mary Liebe, Bursar
Wendy Peterson, Safety & Loss Control
Tina Rajski, Personnel/Payroll
Heather Springer, Library (serving her 2nd
two year term.
Thank you to Stacey Allen-Bannach, Jackie
Engum, Patti Everson, JoAnne Evica, Anne
Swenson and Peter Zuge who have served on
CSAC over the last two years. Your
dedication, hard work and fantastic ideas were
greatly appreciated.
The Council serves on behalf of all UWSP
Classified Staff. CSAC promotes active
participation in university decision-making,
informed communication and a positive
professional environment for all Classified
employees. The organization supports
equality, respect and a spirit of collegiality
among all members of the university
community, including academic staff, faculty
and students.
April 2009
Editor: Janelle Ewen
Carolyn Rolfson Sargis Award
The Classified Staff Advisory Council is pleased to
announce that Colleen Angel, Library, has been
selected as the recipient of the 2009 Carolyn Rolfson
Sargis Award.
Colleen started her UWSP career (while an
undergraduate student) as a half-time Library
Assistant in the Public Services area of the Library in
the Reserve Department on July 1, 1980. Almost
twenty nine years later, she is still working in the
Library, still in the Public Service side of library work,
though the job descriptions and duties have
changed many times over the years! She is currently classified as a
Library Services Assistant Advanced/Lead, working in the Reference
and Interlibrary Loan Departments. For the Reference half of her job,
she is responsible for staffing the Reference Desk for 12 to 15 hours per
week, and for providing research assistance/instruction and library
orientation to students, staff and community people, maintaining the
Reference Collection, preparing Reference books for contract binding,
and supervising student work. For the Interlibrary Loan half of her job,
she does screening of Interlibrary Loan requests for materials which can
be printed or downloaded from onsite and remote databases, helps
people make requests, and processes the requests asking for materials
from other libraries.
Colleen seems to have the uncanny ability to track down the most
obscure and difficult Interlibrary Loan request. Recently she had a
request for an actual newspaper headline from a 1930’s Chicago
Tribune from a patron who was working on props for a UWSP play.
Colleen was able to get a loan of the microfilm of the paper he needed
so he could scan and enlarge the front page of the paper.
Almost every semester since 2003, Colleen has assisted with the fifth
lecture in the Communication 101 program, which deals with research
and the use of the Library. This helps alert students to the research
help available to them in our Library. She also offers research
assistance to the Communication Graduate Assistants. She has served
as “teacher” and “judge” for the LEAD program which brings high school
students to campus to help them learn creative problem solving. The
LEAD program introduces these students to college life and gives them
skills to take back to their homes, schools and communities.
Colleen is committed to professional development and life-long
learning. Professionally she participates in and stays involved with the
Wisconsin Library Association (WLA). She has chaired the Interlibrary
Loan Round Table and the Library Research Round Table and is
currently chair of the Reference and Adult Services Section. As chair
she helps to come up with presentation ideas, arrange for conference
speakers and introduce the presenters. She is also a member of the
Professional Development Committee of the Wisconsin Association of
Academic Librarians (WAAL), where she helps to organize Professional
Development seminars for librarians, and to review applications and
letters of support to select the WAAL Scholarship recipients.
While working at UWSP, Colleen earned a BS in Psychology from
UWSP, an MLIS in Library & Information Science from UW-Milwaukee,
and an MA in Communication from UWSP. She recently became a
Licentiate Minister in the National Spiritualist Association of Churches after
finishing the required coursework from the Morris Pratt Institute located in
Milwaukee. She says, “It’s a little hard for me to stop learning!”
(Cont. on page 4 – Sargis Award)
Classified Employee Recognition Awards
The Classified Employee Recognition
Awards recognize outstanding contributions
of time and effort to an employee’s
department or to the University community.
There are two categories for the awards University Service and Outstanding Work Performance. All
permanent, project, and limited term Classified employees
are eligible for these awards. Each recipient will receive a
$50 gift certificate and an award certificate at the Classified
Staff Spring Awards Ceremony on April 14.
The 2008 Recognition Awards Committee included Pat
Birrenkott, Registration & Records; Jackie Engum (co-chair),
Biology; Carol Grasamkee, International Programs; Kathy
Paulson, UC Administration; Mimi Johnson, Art & Design;
Diane Stelzer, Geography/Geology; Joan Schuh, (co-chair)
Health Services; and, Anne Swenson, Library. The
committee met to review the paperwork submitted for several
deserving candidates.
All recipients of the 2008 Recognition Awards will receive
the Outstanding Work Performance Award. This award
recognizes performance far beyond what is normally
expected of an employee. It includes taking on additional
responsibilities or increased workload, accepting and
completing special projects that are not part of the
employee’s normal work duties, developing or modifying
procedures or exhibiting behavior that enhances the
employee’s workplace. The result is improved effectiveness
and efficiency of service offered by the work unit or the
University.
The recipients of the 2008 Outstanding Work Performance
Awards are: Ellen Jo Holguin, Biology; Pat Kleman,
Psychology; Ann Klosinski, Centers Reservations; Bernice
Kurzynski, Interior Architecture; and, Sara Weisensel,
University Library.
Ellen Jo Holguin is the Environmental Coordinator for the
Biology Department and is responsible for regulatory standards
involving Chemical procurement, storage, use and disposal of
biohazardous laboratory and medical waste. She also runs the
Biology Stockroom, Dishwashing/Autoclave Room and the
Chemical Stockroom. In 2008, Ellen Jo had the task of
implementing new labeling standards for all chemicals used
throughout the Biology Department labs and the CNR
Chemical Stockroom. The new chemical labeling, record
keeping and enforcement that has been added to her job will
be valuable when the time for federal inspection arrives. Ellen
Jo has been described as a “little bulldog” in encouraging the
faculty & staff to complete the necessary documents for
chemical storage and use. She also had to fill in while a coworker was out on medical leave for several weeks and order
lab supplies, research materials and equipment.
Pat Kleman is the Academic Department Associate for the
Psychology Department. Pat’s duties include, but are not
limited to, monitoring the department accounts, student
hiring, timetable preparation, managing course waiting lists,
faculty retention folders and organizing the department
awards banquet. Over the past year Pat took on the task of
coordinating the purchase of desks for the entire department
and assisted each faculty member with their custom desk
design. She also served as the budget, food and reservation
coordinator for the UWSP “Enhancing the Teaching of
Psychology” conference. The faculty and staff of the
Psychology Department greatly admire her enthusiasm and
ability to get things accomplished. As one person stated,
“The department is looking forward to working with her for
many years to come!”
Ann Klosinski is the Reservations Coordinator for the
University Centers and works with individuals, groups or
departments who wish to use space in Allen Center, DeBot
Center and the Dreyfus University Center. Ann is the person
that explains and implements the policy and fee changes to
help groups understand that the way things are currently
done is not the way they used to be done (before the
building was renovated.) This past year Ann has taken on
being the full-time staff liaison for the University Centers
Advisory and Policy Board which reviews and recommends
changes and deletions to the UC priority and fee structures.
Ann has also devised a new electronic evaluation of services
for all events held in the UC that has worked in getting to
issues or concerns with customer service in a fast and
efficient manner. One nominator exclaimed, “Ann is a gem
and a gift to the campus!”
Bernice Kurzynski is the Academic Department Associate
with the Department of Interior Architecture. She provides
administrative, paraprofessional and technical support for the
department as well as for the Associate Dean by monitoring
budgets, managing the department office, coordinating
program activities and troubleshooting software and
hardware problems, to name a few of her duties. During the
past year Bernice supervised the ordering of classroom
equipment and upgrades, coordinated new space
arrangements within the Division and coordinated several
student field trips. She also assisted faculty members in
coordinating classroom activities while they were out on
medical leave. Bernice is known for her perpetual smile,
warm personality and enthusiasm even at trying moments.
Sara Weisensel is the Periodicals Supervisor in the
University Library where she supervises and trains about 15
students at the Periodicals Desk, as well as a student
horticulturalist, who provides information and care of the
plants housed in the Library. Sara also assists faculty, staff,
students and the general public with periodical questions by
locating articles and writing citations. During the past year
Sara came to the rescue of the Library’s Interlibrary Loan
department by training all of the new hires. She also
volunteered to gather journals which were needed for lending
requests. She used the gathering slips, which sometimes
contained very limited information about the borrower and
used them as a training tool for the student staff. The
Interlibrary Loan department depends upon other libraries for
material as much as they depend on us. Sara’s efforts made
material available to borrowing libraries in a timely fashion.
When Sara is presented with a situation that requires a lot of
research, she will not stop until she has an answer. As one
student worker said, “She just never gives up!”
Congratulations to all award recipients on your well-deserved recognition. Thank you for your
outstanding level of commitment and performance to the University as well as the community.
Thank you also to the supervisors and co-workers who nominated these deserving employees.
These awards are a great way to let an outstanding employee know that their work is greatly appreciated.
Please keep those deserving employees in mind for next year’s awards!
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CSAC has designated the week of April 13-17, 2009 as
Classified Staff Appreciation Week - “It’s a Spring Thing!”
Monday - Friday
Thursday, April 16
Each day, one lucky Classified Staff member
will receive a “You’ve Got Class” goodie bag.
CSAC will be selling Ice Cream Sundaes
in the DUC concourse from 11:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m. for $2.00. A wide variety of
toppings will be available. Half of the
proceeds will go to the CSAC Relay for Life team.
The Cardio Center is offering free cardio sessions
all week for Classified Staff members. A staff ID
will be required.
Friday, April 17
Monday, April 13
The “Active Shooter” video will be
shown in the DUC Theatre at 12:00
noon. This educational “Active
Shooter” response video is a 20
minute video that could possibly save your life!
In conjunction with the Chancellor’s Office and
Protective Services, CSAC is offering this
awareness video to anyone interested. Following
the video will be a question and answer session
with Bill Rowe, Director of Protective Services.
This is a must see video for everyone on campus.
Peter Zuge, IS Tech Services Specialist in
Information Technology, will present “How to
Protect Yourself on the Net.” This Brown Bag
session will be at 12:00 noon, in Room 103A,
Learning Resources Center.
The Classified Staff Potato Bar will be
at the Wooden Spoon in the Dreyfus
University Center from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m.
Bring a food donation and $1.00 and you will
get a large, yummy potato with all the toppings.
($2.00 without a food donation.) All the money
and donated food will go to Operation
Bootstrap. The potatoes are locally grown and
the sour cream is locally produced. Both have
been donated by Altenburg Dairy. The Potato
Bar is sponsored by Chartwells and CSAC.
Pointers Achieving Wellness (PAWS), formerly
Employee Wellness, will sponsor a booth in the
DUC concourse. There will be blood pressure
readings, a BIA machine, weight, height and
waist-hip ratio, a variety of strength and
flexibility testing, healthy recipes, Walk Wisconsin
information and more!
Tuesday, April 14
Chris Brindley, Building & Grounds
Superintendent, Facility Services, will lead a tour of
the vermicomposting (worm composting) and the
Resource Recovery Center starting at 12:00 noon.
Keep watching your email for
specific information on all the
events and activities.
The Classified Staff Spring Awards Ceremony
will start at 3:00 p.m. in the Alumni Room of the
Dreyfus University Center. The Sargis Award
winner and the recipients of the 2008 Classified
Employee Recognition Awards will be honored.
Recipients of the 25, 30, 35 and 40 year length of
service pins and awards will be recognized and
the newly elected CSAC members will be
announced. Hors d’oeuvres will be served and
several door prizes will be given out.
CSAC would like to send a heartfelt thank you to
the following people, departments and
organizations for their generosity: Peter Zuge,
Chris Brindley, Bill Rowe, Altenburg Dairy,
Chartwells, Cardio Center, Pointers Achieving
Wellness (PAWS), HairCraft, Central Wisconsin
Environmental Station (CWES), Mind and Body,
Schmeeckle Reserve and the University Store.
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Sargis Award (Cont. from page 1)
Length of Service Awards
Colleen is also an active and involved member of the
Community. She has trained with and worked with the
Portage County Literacy Council. She has offered
classes in how to meditate and led free guided
meditations. She has served on the Board of the local
Heart of Wisconsin Gem and Mineral Society and
continues to participate in local Rock and Gem shows
each May. Recently she spearheaded a project to send
Christmas cards to all residents of some local nursing
homes. A small group put handwritten notes and paper
cut-out snowflakes in holiday cards and delivered them to
the residents.
Colleen says “I love the variety of people on campus,
and the people we see from our surrounding
communities, and of course, the students and faculty
most of all. I feel like we are all here, learning together,
and facilitating our students in being prepared to face this
complicated world we’ve all helped to create.”
Length of Service pins and awards are given to
Classified employees for continuous service and
recognition of investment of time and effort to the
UWSP community. Length of service was determined
as of December 31, 2008. The 5, 10, 15 and 20 year
pins were sent to employee supervisors for distribution.
Employees reaching the 25, 30, 35 and 40 year goal will
receive their pins and awards at the Classified Staff
Spring Awards Ceremony on April 14.
5-Year Pin
Jeff Allen, Continuing Education; Armand Fodor,
Treehaven; Harley Martin, UC Custodial; Ronald Hoes,
Treehaven; Sean Hogan, Information Technology; Lucy
Kluck, Residential Living; Stanley Omernik, Academic
Custodial; John Orlowski, Facility Services; and, Cerise
Pezewski, Residential Living
Congratulations Colleen!!
10-Year Pin
Chris Brindley, Facility Services; Tom Garton,
Residential Living; Kay Juhnke, Communicative Disorders;
Joe Konopacky, Academic Custodial; Chris PeloWasniewski, Administrative Information Systems;
JoAnne Petersen, Residential Living; Michael Polum,
Administrative Information Systems; Tina Rajski;
Personnel/Payroll Services; Thomas Rzentkowski,
Residential Living; and, Reynaldo Sanchez, Residential
Living
In Memory of…
We would like to extend our sincere
condolences to the family of Faith Sanders,
who passed away on January 31, 2009 after
a courageous battle with cancer.
Faith started at UWSP as an LTE in
November 1997. She accepted a permanent
Program Assistant 3 position in Paper
Science in April 2001 and was most recently
an Academic Department Associate in that
department.
15-Year Pin
Joan Hoppe, Health Services; Gerald Jones, Facility
Services; Barbara Nordstrum, Health Services; John
Taylor, Protective Services; Scott Trzebiatowski,
Information Technology; and, Cynthia Wiza, Health
Services
20-Year Pin
Ray Firkus, Facility Services; June Johnson, Academic
Custodial; Lois Laux, Facility Services; James Mortier,
Physics; Bret Taplin, Facility Services; and Kandace
Waldmann, Environmental Task Force
25-Year Pin
Sharon Combel, Parking Services; JoAnne Evica,
Residential Living; Antonio Gonzalez, Academic
Custodial; Anne Swenson, Library; and, Gerry Zastrow,
Web & Media Services
30-Year Pin
Karen Dombrowski, Protective Services; Kathryn
Schroth, Purchasing; and, Jerry Zblewski, Power Plant
35-Year Award
Phil Gilbert, Facility Services; and, James West,
Protective Services
40-Year Award
Charlotte Harvath, Financial Aid
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Classified Staff Against Cancer
The Classified Staff Advisory Council is putting a team together to participate in the American
Cancer Society’s Relay for Life on April 24-25 at the UWSP Health Enhancement Center (HEC). If
you are interested in joining the team, please contact Heather Springer at ext. 2105 or
hspringe@uwsp.edu.
Relay for Life is a fun-filled overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and raise money for
research and programs of the American Cancer Society. During the event, teams of up to 15 people gather at
schools, fairgrounds, or parks and take turns walking or running laps. Each team tries to keep at least one team
member on the track at all times. There will be a campsite decorating contest, hourly themed laps all night
(some with prizes), various competitions (scavenger hunt, Guitar Hero competition, etc.) with prizes, and free
food (donated by local businesses) throughout the night.
Each Relay team member is asked to raise a minimum of $100. Last year the CSAC Relay for Life team raised
$1,800 for the cause. Almost all team members find fundraising for the American Cancer Society to be easy,
mainly because nearly everyone has been profoundly affected in some way by cancer.
Since so many of us have been touched by cancer in one way or another, Relay for Life is a great way to
remember those we've lost, those who are currently battling cancer and those who are in remission. This is a
great opportunity to support the American Cancer Society and have some fun. So, spread the word to anyone
else on or off campus who you think would be interested.
For more information, go to www.relayforlife.org/uwstevenspoint. To donate to the CSAC Relay for Life team,
go to http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=team&fr_id=15871&team_id=412688.
Milwaukee Brewers Bus Trip
There are still fifteen (15) tickets left for the CSAC sponsored bus trip to the
Milwaukee Brewers game on Sunday, May 3, 2009. The cost is $45, which
includes the bus ride and ticket to the game. Game time is 1:05 p.m. The bus
will leave Parking Lot E at 9:00 a.m. and will return approximately 7:00 p.m.
Contact Heather Springer at ext. 2105 or hspringe@ uwsp.edu as soon as possible to
reserve your ticket. (Payment is due at the time of reservation.)
Environmental Health & Safety
The UWSP Environmental Health & Safety Committee has several safety training sessions planned over
the next few months.
• June 17-18 -- Occupational Noise (Hearing Conservation Program)
• July -- Medical Services/First Aid (Wendy Peterson will conduct this session.)
• October 7-8 -- Fire Safety/Extinguishers
• November 4-5 -- Asbestos Awareness
• December 16-17 -- Emergency Response/Spills
All employees are welcome to attend these sessions. Watch the Message of the Day (MOD) for topics,
times, and locations. No pre-registration is necessary.
Regularly scheduled safety training information sessions are presented 4 times each, to accommodate most
schedules. The sessions last about 50 minutes. Contact Dick Bartosh at ext. 2320 or dbartosh@uwsp.edu
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PERSONNEL ON THE MOVE
As of October 2008
New Employees (Permanent and Project)
Angel Alcantar, Executive Chef-Project, University
Dining Services
Jenna Gear, University Services Associate 2,
Residential Living
Paul Hasler, Engineering Specialist-Management,
Facility Services
Denise Heimstead, Library Services Assistant
Advanced/Lead, Library
Tou Her, Custodian, Academic Custodial
Holly Hoffman, Academic Department Associate,
Division of Communication
Karen Jones-Zach, University Services Associate 1Project, Continuing Education, CPS
Dan Kieliszewski, Custodian, UC Custodial
Christine Kuntz, University Services Associate 1Project, College of Natural Resources
Mary Jo Oliver, University Services Associate 2-Project,
Continuing Education
Amanda Pardo, Office Operations Associate, Academic
Custodial
Kyle Parrish, Custodian Lead, UC Custodial
Logan Pratt, Custodian, Academic Custodial
Jonelle Przybylski, Financial Specialist 2, Bursar’s
Office
Jean Scharping, Custodial Services Supervisor,
Academic Custodial
Amanda Schramm, Police Officer, Protective Services
Deanna Schroeder, Medical Technologist Sr., Health
Services
Andrew Starch, Police Officer, Protective Services
Terra Thompson, Police Officer, Protective Services
Robyn Woytasik, General Ledger Accounting, and her
husband Joe, welcomed their daughter, Kendall Violet, into
the world on January 29, 2009 at 9:21 a.m. at St. Joseph’s
Hospital in Marshfield. Kendall was 6 lbs. 7 oz. and 19
inches long. Mom and Dad are enjoying their new little
bundle of joy.
Jane Giese, General Ledger Accounting, and her
husband Chris, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on
October 22, 2008. Their eldest daughter, Jessica, is
graduating from Alverno College on May 16th with a degree
in Music Therapy. And, Jane was named to a two year term
as an Administrative Support Bargaining Delegate for the
Local 584 Wisconsin State Employees Union (WSEU).
Tammy Naczek, CNR/
Biology, reports that her
husband, Jerry, retired from
Facility Services, won the
grand prize in the WYTE
ATV giveaway. It was the
first time Jerry has ever won
anything!
Wendy Petersen,
Environmental Health & Safety, applied to the Charles E.
Kubly Foundation in Wisconsin and was awarded a
scholarship to attend the American Association of
Suicidology (AAS) Conference to do a poster presentation
of her master’s thesis, “Long-Term Effects of Parental
Suicide on Children.” The conference is in San Francisco in
April. The poster presentation will be in conjunction with
Marty Loy, Associate Dean of HPHD, and Amy Boelk,
Assistant Professor of Sociology. After the presentation,
Wendy will attend the annual “Healing after Suicide – Paths
that Lead to Healing” Conference and submit a written
report to AAS detailing her experience.
Linda and Carl Garski, International Programs and
Residential Living, became grandparents for the 3rd time.
Their daughter Tara, had a baby girl, Addison Jean, on
February 19th.
Carol Wake, Natural Resources, joined the Winter Park
Resort Ski and Ride School in Winter Park, CO for the
2008-09 ski season as a part-time ski instructor in their kids
program. Carol taught during the recent holiday season and
two weeks in February.
Promotion
Jim Pratt, from Custodian Lead to Custodial Services
Supervisor in Academic Custodial
Transfers
Laurie Scheunemann, Academic Department
Associate, transferred from Philosophy to Sociology
Sue Wojciechowski, Academic Department Associate,
transferred from Communication to Philosophy
Farewell!!
Earl Drefcinski, retired from Academic Custodial
Nancy Euler, retired from Sociology
Vern Gumz, retired from General Ledger Accounting
Gary Stoltenberg, retired from Health Services
Congratulations to everyone!!
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Classified Staff Conference at UW Parkside The UW Parkside Classified Staff Committee is hosting an all day Classified Staff Professional Development Conference, “Positive Energy in the Workplace,” on July 31, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Classified Staff members from all over the state are invited to attend. The cost for the conference is $85.00 and will cover registration fee, continental breakfast and lunch. Registration deadline is Friday June 26. (After June 26, the registration fee will be $105.00.) The keynote speaker will be Tracy Knofla. Guest speakers include Officer Kurt Bergendahl and Randy Kratz. Tracy Knofla will present “Thriving in Chaos.” Tracy’s motto is, “If it’s not fun, I’m not doing it!” She’s adamant that training is serious business that does not have to be serious. Tracy is co‐owner and a featured presenter for High Impact Training, a nationally recognized training and development company. She travels an average of 200 days per year speaking to college, corporate, and non‐profit audiences on issues of chaos, customer service, organizational effectiveness and teambuilding. “The Active Shooter on Campus” will be presented by Officer Kurt Bergendahl. Officer Bergendahl has been a sworn Police Officer at UW‐Parkside for the past 13 years. He believes in serving his community and has dedicated his life to law enforcement and making our communities safer. Before his current position at UW Parkside, he was a Lieutenant and Chief of Police with the Town of Randall Water Patrol. His vast work experience includes working as a gas station attendant, a security guard at a hospital, as well as working in the corporate world at Jockey International. Officer Bergendahl believes these life experiences have made him a well rounded individual, and have given him the ability to work and communicate with people from different backgrounds. Randy Kratz, a Consultant/Counselor with Symmetry Balanced Workplace Services, will present “Getting Along with Difficult People and Conflict Resolution.” Mr. Kratz is both a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 25 years of experience. He is also an experienced adult educator, workgroup facilitator and conflict mediator. For more information on the conference schedule and speakers, and for the registration form, go to http://www.uwp.edu/departments/governance/classified.staff/conference/. Or just enter “classified staff” in the keyword search on the UW‐Parkside home page, www.uwp.edu.
Sustainability Initiative
On Election Day, November 4, 2008, the Eco-Municipality of Stevens Point, Sustainable Stockton and the
Commission for a Greener Tomorrow, teamed up to distribute compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and
information about local sustainability groups at several polling places in Portage and Marathon Counties. The
"CFL and Vote" project handed out CFLs & local sustainability information to over 2,900 people. Over 700 of
the people who received CFLs had never used one before. In addition, 565 people signed up to receive the Central
Wisconsin Sustainability Newsletter. If installed, these 2,900 CFLs will achieve $47 in reduced energy costs per bulb for a
total savings of $136,300; energy savings to power 100 average houses in Wisconsin for a year; and, reducing emissions
of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, by 846 tons.
Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) contain about 5 milligrams (mg) of mercury per bulb– as compared to the almost 25
mg of mercury present in a watch battery and 500 mg in a mercury thermometer. CFLs do not emit any mercury when
installed, in use, properly stored, or handled. However, because of the small amount of mercury, CFLs should be recycled
when they burn out. You can drop off CFLs for recycling at Frank's Hardware, Steve's True Value and Rental & Menard's.
UW-Extension will host Building Communities Series: Focus on Sustainability. This series about building sustainable
communities explores the social, economic and environmental aspects of our communities. Each session will connect
participants with presenters via audio and internet, and allow discussion with other participants from around the state
and country. The sessions are free and are held in Room 104 of the College of Professional Studies Building from 11:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m. The next three sessions are:
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April 21, 2009—Local Food Networks: Food Localization as a Sustainability Strategy
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May 19, 2009—Sustainability Indicators and Measurement
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June 16, 2009—Community Organizing for Sustainability
If you would like to receive more information on the Sustainability Initiative or a copy of the Central Wisconsin
Sustainability Newsletter by email (with recent news and upcoming events every few months) contact Lynn Markham at
lmarkham@uwsp.edu. Past editions of the newsletter are available at www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/sustainability.html.
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2009-10
Classified Staff Advisory Council
Steve Dix
Jane Giese
Erin Hintz
Shelly Janowski
Maud LaMarche
Mary Liebe
Wendy Peterson
Tina Rajski
Libby Raymond
Joan Schuh
Rob Spindler
Heather Springer
Robyn Woytasik
Information Technology
General Ledger Acct.
Budget
Facility Services
Natural Resources
Bursar
Safety & Loss Control
Personnel/Payroll
Academic Affairs
Health Services
Printing & Design
Library
General Ledger Acct.
University Committee Appointments
Budget Review Committee – Robyn Woytasik, General
Ledger Accounting
Classified Awards Selection Committee –Pat Birrenkott,
Registration & Records; Jackie Engum (co-chair),
Biology; Carol Grasamkee, Int’l Programs; Mimi Johnson,
Art & Design; Kathy Paulson, UC Administration; Joan
Schuh (co-chair), Health Services; Diane Stelzer,
Geography/Geology; Anne Swenson, Library
Classified Grants Committee - Stacy Allen-Bannach, CNR;
Fred Hopfensperger, Surplus Store; Kathy Paulson, UC
Administration; Joan Schuh, Health Services
Committee on Status of Women - Stacey Allen-Bannach,
Natural Resources ; Eileen Gavinski, Faculty Senate
Environmental Health & Safety Committee-Anne
Swenson, Library
Equity and Affirmative Action Committee – Lisa Ebert,
Health Promotion & Human Development, Joe
Konopacky, (Co-Chair), Academic Custodial; Robyn
Woytasik, General Ledger Accounting
Facilities Naming Committee - Carol Wake, Natural
Resources
Parking Appeals Committee – Linda Pluke, Multicultural
Affairs
Plan 2008 Committee – To be determined
Sargis Award Committee – Kim Becken, Extension Lakes
Program; Tammi David, Foundation; Barb Huibregtse,
General Ledger Accounting; Linda Pluke, Multicultural
Affairs
University Affairs Committee - Tammy Hanson, Natural
Resources
University Technology Committee – Janis Borski,
Information Technology
University Personnel Development Committee - Stacey
Allen-Bannach, Natural Resources; JoAnne Evica,
Residential Living; Joan Schuh, Health Services
THANK YOU to all the individuals who accepted
appointments on various ad hoc and
search and screen committees. Your time and
talent in representing Classified Staff
is very much appreciated.
CSAC’s 2008-09 Annual Report
The purpose of the Classified Staff Advisory Council (CSAC) is
to promote active participation in university decision-making,
promote informed communication and a positive professional
environment for all Classified employees.
We hope that we provided you with some helpful personal
and professional development opportunities this past year to
encourage you to get involved and make a difference on
campus. We serve on your behalf – all the represented and
non-represented classified staff, limited term and project
appointment employees of UWSP!
The Classified Staff Appreciation Week was held in October
and is coming up again in April, along with the Spring Awards
Ceremony. A lot of things are offered during these weeks,
including brown bags, prizes, free cardio center workouts, and
special events.
We hosted several brown bag sessions this past year, including
a UPDC grant writing workshop given by JoAnne Evica in
September. During October CSAC week, Employee Wellness
presented Office Ergonomics and Personnel offered information
on the ETF Retirement Calculator. In November, Employee
Wellness taught us how to deal with stress, and in January we
offered a question/answer session for Classified Staff grant
application writing. Coming up during CSAC week in April,
Peter Zuge will present a brown bag on how to protect yourself
on the ‘Net.
We also set up several campus tours. In September, we
enjoyed a tour of the Schmeeckle Reserve. In January, Mike
Zsido walked us through the renovated Baldwin Hall and
explained all the sustainable features of the building, and in
April, Chris Brindley will give a tour of his vermicomposting
(worm composting) and the resource recovery site.
Thanks to the organizational efforts of Heather Springer, CoChair of CSAC, we arranged a trip to Appleton in February to
see the play ‘Wicked”. It was awesome! She also helped set up a
Classified Staff Against Cancer (CSAC) team for the Relay for
Life that is held in April, and Heather is currently working on a
Brewer game bus trip in May.
Other events included a burger and brat sale in October with
proceeds going to Empty Bowls and in December, a hat and
mitten collection for Operation Bootstrap, coordinated by Libby
Raymond. As part of CSAC week in April, the “Active Shooter”
video will be presented, Pointers Achieving Wellness will
sponsor a booth in the Concourse of the DUC and CSAC will be
sponsoring an ice cream social with half the proceeds going to
the Relay for Life and a Potato Bar with proceeds going to
Operation Bootstrap.
All brown bags, tours and events are open to all permanent,
limited term and project classified employees. We’re always
looking for fresh ideas, so please contact any member of CSAC
with suggestions for activities.
In regard to technology, due to a university-wide uniform
web page format, our website was updated and is being
maintained by Anne Swenson. Thanks to Peter Zuge and Maud
LaMarche we are using online surveys for our award
nominations and elections processes. Check out our website at
http://www.uwsp.edu/governance/classified.
Thanks to all of you for a great year!
Shelly Janowski and Heather Springer
CSAC Co-Chairs
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