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1/25/2023

UW-Parkside Theatre Arts Wins Multiple Awards at Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside Theatre Arts department was well represented at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), Region 3 competition. Senior Briana Livesay (Wauconda, IL) won the prestigious Irene Ryan Best Classical Performance acting award at KCACTF, Region 3. Colton Smith (Lawrence, KS), also a senior Theatre Arts major, earned the Irene Ryan Best Comedic Performance award among hundreds of acting students who traveled to Flint, MI to attend the competition. 

KCACTF is a national organization that celebrates the finest and most diverse work produced in university and college theatre programs. Region 3 includes students and faculty from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Western Ohio.  

Star Howard (Milwaukee, WI) and Kammi Kringle (Kimberly, WI) earned gold medals in the Games of The Technological Olympiad for their technical theatre work. Howard also received the Stage Management Fellowship Honorable Mention for The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe and reached the finals for their work on She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen.

Trina Patterson Named New Title IX Coordinator

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Trina Patterson to Assistant Director of Title IX, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. In her new position, Trina will continue to be responsible for co-leading the campus equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts while assuming the duties of the Title IX Coordinator. She will be instrumental in working to help ensure Title IX and youth protection and compliance.

Please join us in congratulating Trina on her promotion!

Mural Arts: The Poet and Artist Interviews

Poetry and other forms of

writing are seldom thought of as art, but words can be powerful when the right person uses them. Adwoa Asentu, UW-Parkside class of 2018, clearly has a grasp of the written arts, which is proven by her poetry being chosen as the subject for the Fourth Racine Wall Poem. In this interview, Asentu shares her side of the art, explaining her words with passion. 

It’s the dream for all creators to see their art in a place that everyone will see, and nobody will forget. Janet Arriaga was able to realize that dream. 

Using the words of poet and Parkside alum, Adowa Asentu, Arriaga made a design in Carey Watters' ART 374 course good enough to be chosen for The Wall Poems of Racine Project. In this interview, you can feel the passion behind Arriaga’s words, and see why her design was chosen.  

Let us know: Communications Needs

Effective immediately, please send any requests or inquiries about stories, press releases, social media posts, or other communication needs to university.relations@uwp.edu and we will respond as soon as possible. Thank you for understanding!

Reservations Reminder

Welcome to the start of the Spring Semester, 

Just a reminder that many of the academic classrooms are used around class schedules. This happens more in the evenings for other university programs and community events. If you are interested in changing your classroom assignment this semester, please be sure and contact the Reservations Office by email to reservations@uwp.edu or call 262-595-2458. Please do not just move to a classroom because it looks like a room is not being used. There will be event/s or an academic class later in the semester scheduled in academic classrooms and we don’t want any confusion.

Thank you for your assistance.

Conference & Event Services University Reservations

Student Center L209

University of Wisconsin-Parkside

900 Wood Road | Kenosha, WI 53144

262-595-2458 |https://www.uwp.edu/explore/cateringse/specialevents.cfm

Wisconsin Salt Awareness Week

Wisconsin Salt Awareness Week began on January 23rd. If you would like to learn more about statewide initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of winter salt applications, tune in to one of the daily livestreams presented by Wisconsin Salt Wise (wisaltwise.com).

UW-Parkside and our contract partners send personnel through SaltWise training each year. In the past 3 years, UW-Parkside has invested in brine application equipment and more brine storage for the campus. Currently, the campus uses about 5,000 gallons of brine per winter season, reducing our reliance on rock salt applications.

HLC 2023 Update

On March 13 and 14, 2023, the HLC review team will be visiting our campus for the 10-year comprehensive review. 

During the visit, they will meet with several campus leaders and stakeholders.

You can find more information regarding the visit on the website below.

The website provides more details on the following aspects of the HLC 2023 visit:

Criteria for Accreditation, Prep Questions, How to Provide Feedback, Campus Communications.

In case you missed the presentations, videos and slides are available for the chapter/criterion presentations in the "Campus Communications" section of the website:

https://www.uwp.edu/explore/aboutuwp/hlc2023/

We appreciate your involvement with the HLC accreditation process.

UW-Parkside Alumni Day at the Games

CALLING ALL ALUMNI!

You're invited to Alumni Day at the Games at UW-Parkside on Saturday, February 4. Come and cheer on the Rangers as they take on Lake Superior State. We’ve scored you VIP seats, alumni swag, complimentary food and beverages, the opportunity to meet Ranger Bear, family-friendly activities, team meet and greets, a Ranger Store discount, the opportunity to reconnect with former classmates, and so much more.

EVENT DETAILS

1 PM | Women’s Basketball v. Lake Superior State | De Simone Arena

Between games | VIP Alumni Gathering and Activities | Rick Kilps Indoor Turf Center

3 PM | Men’s Basketball v. Lake Superior State | De Simone Arena

TICKETS | $15

Kids Under 13 Free

Register by February 1 to secure your seat. Family and friends of all ages are welcome! Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to cheer on the Rangers and see the recent enhancements to the Sports and Activity Center!

A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit UW-Parkside student scholarships. If you already have season tickets and would like to participate in the day's activities, please email us.

UW-Parkside Police Department Participates in Body Worn Cameras Case Study

What started as a pilot test of Axis Communications’ body worn camera system ultimately became permanent for the University of Wisconsin–Parkside Police Department, due to its tremendous ease of use and efficiency.

When Axis Communications wanted to pilot test its new body worn video cameras, it was a natural step for the video solutions company to tap the expertise of University of Wisconsin–Parkside. The law enforcement department at this 700-acre university campus in Somers, Wis., was an early adopter of body worn cameras, having implemented their first system in 2006.

“We were probably one of the first, maybe, five departments in the state of Wisconsin to use body worn cameras many years ago and we’ve used a couple of different products over those years,” says James Heller, chief of police at UW–Parkside.

Watch the Administrative Transformation Program (ATP) Readiness Workshop #1: “Introduction to Workday”

ATP Change Network,

Thank you for attending last week’s Readiness Workshop where you were shown Workday onboarding processes and the onboarding dashboard. We hope the session was informative and valuable to you as a member of the UW System.

There were nearly 450 attendees, which shows your effort in sharing the invitation paid off! 

To be succinct in sharing information, we will use a Know/Share/Do format.

KNOW

• Next month’s ATP Readiness Workshop, Foundation Data Model, is scheduled for Thursday February 9^th from 3-4 pm
• The FDM is the blueprint of the key elements across Workday which are used to establish a foundation for Workday processing and reporting. The FDM is used across Workday HCM, Payroll, and Financials to establish a baseline for Workday transaction processing and reporting. In next month’s workshop, we will be discussing FDM and the concept of worktags, a key feature of Workday’s finance system.

SHARE

• For your convenience, we have drafted a short blurb, an email, and key takeaways about the Readiness Workshop. To use this resource, download the document then copy and paste what you want to use in your internal campus communications. 

02- Readiness Workshop – Onboarding Dashboard - 1-12-23 

Communications for each workshop will live on the SharePoint Resource Center > Campus Readiness Document Library > Communications Toolkit > Readiness Workshop Communications. 

• All UW System employees can view the recording by logging in with their UW System ID.

• To invite staff to next month’s FDM workshop please share the Outlook calendar invite which includes a recurring Zoom link used for all upcoming workshops.

DO

• Bookmark the ATP secure website
• This is where all Readiness Workshop recordings, slide decks, Q&A summary, and Workday Terminology and Crosswalk will be accessed.

Thank you again for your continued engagement throughout this project! We look forward to seeing you next month. In the meantime, please reach out with any questions: University.relations@uwp.edu  

Save 50% on purchases in the Brickstone Grill & Eatery!

A commuter dining plan can be used to pay for purchased in all campus dining locations.

Sign up for a Commuter Plan November 28 through March 24, 2023

Sign up and more information at uwp.edu/diningplans or stop by the Campus Concierge.

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Support Parkside Athletics! Grab the gear on Amazon!

Winterim Dining Service Hours

Brickstone Grill & Eatery:

• MON-TUE, DEC 19-20
• 10 AM-3 PM

• WED-THU, DEC 21-22
• 10 AM-1 PM

• FRI-MON, DEC 23-26
• CLOSED

• TUE-FRI, DEC 27-30
• 11 AM-6 PM

• SAT, DEC 31-MON, JAN 2
• CLOSED

• TUE-FRI, JAN 3-27
• 11 AM-6 PM

• SAT, JAN 28
• 10 AM-1 PM and 5-7 PM

• SUN, JAN 29
• 10 AM-1 PM and 5-8 PM

• MON, JAN 30
• SEMESTER HOURS RESUME

Paws to You

Paws to You is an employee appreciation program designed to offer gratitude to a fellow coworker. Maybe they helped you complete a task or project and it made a large impact on the outcome. You can show them thanks and appreciation by sending them a Paw they are able to display for all to see in their email signature, and a running total of all Paws will be displayed here on the Paws to You website. So what are you waiting for?

Save Clam Shell Containers for Parkside Community Garden!

Help our community gardeners feed food insecure students and community members by saving your clam shell containers. Bring saved containers to Alex Hobbs in the Student Success and Learning Commons. Thank you!

Winter Weather Campus Notice

With winter approaching, this is a reminder of UW-Parkside policies in the event of inclement weather and weather emergencies. This policy extends the application of UW System Administrative Policy 1235 to the UW-Parkside campus. It draws important distinctions between the university remaining open, which classes will be canceled, and closing the university. During a weather emergency, a decision may be made to:

1. Keep the university open.

2. Keep the university open, cancel in-person classes on campus, but allow hybrid, asynchronous, and synchronous online classes to be offered.

3. Close the university.

1. Inclement Weather: University Remains Open

When there is inclement weather and the university remains open, students and employees should use their own judgment in attending classes and reporting to work. 

Decisions affecting morning and afternoon classes are ordinarily made by 6 a.m.; decisions affecting evening classes that start after 4:30 p.m. are ordinarily made in the early afternoon (see Notification below). If emergency weather conditions develop during the workday and supervisors desire to have employees leave early, the supervisor's decision must comply with university guidelines. 

2. Inclement Weather: University Open; Cancel In-Person Classes on Campus but continue online courses

When the university remains open and in-person classes do not meet on campus, employees must use their own judgment in reporting to work. In-person classes on campus are canceled but online classes (e.g., hybrid, asynchronous, and synchronous) are offered. Extracurricular activities such as athletic events, concerts, and special presentations may or may not take place as scheduled. Please visit the UW-Parkside website for the most up-to-date information.

Decisions affecting morning and afternoon classes are ordinarily made by 6 a.m.; decisions affecting evening classes that start after 4:30 p.m. are ordinarily made in the early afternoon (see Notification below). If emergency weather conditions develop during the workday and supervisors desire to have employees leave early, the supervisor's decision must comply with university guidelines. 

3. Inclement Weather: University Closed

When the university is closed, in-person classes will not meet on campus and all extracurricular activities are canceled.  In-person classes on campus are canceled but online classes (e.g., hybrid, asynchronous, and synchronous) are offered. Certain campus operations must continue despite the weather: campus police services, snow removal, power-plant operation, food service for residential students, etc. For employees in these areas, please contact your supervisor for schedule details. If the university is closed, the Human Resources Department will inform employees about the proper method for reporting lost time.

Notification

Inclement Weather: University remains open – If inclement weather requires the administration to make an announcement about the university remaining open, a notice will be posted on the UW-Parkside website and social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn), and will be sent by email to all faculty, staff, and students.

If you have subscribed to Ranger Alert, you will also receive a notice indicating that the university remains open. You may also access this information on area radio and television stations, including their social media accounts and mobile apps.

Inclement Weather: Class are cancelled OR university is closed – If all classes are canceled OR if the university is closed due to inclement weather, a notice will be posted on the UW-Parkside website and social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn), and will be sent by email to all faculty, staff, and students.

If you have subscribed to Ranger Alert, you will also receive a classes-canceled or university-closed text message on your cell phone. You may also access this information on area radio and television stations, including their social media accounts and mobile apps.

Most radio and television stations ordinarily confine announcements to whether the university is open or closed, and the announcement may not make the distinction between classes being canceled and the university being closed. It is always a good idea to check the UW-Parkside website for the most accurate information.

Here is a list of radio and television stations that are most likely to carry campus news during inclement weather:

Kenosha radio stations: WLIP (1050 AM), WIIL (95.1 FM), WGTD (91.1 FM)

Racine radio stations: WRJN (1400 AM; 98.1 FM; 99.9 FM; @wrjnnews), 92.1 VTY Country (92.1 FM), WGTD (91.1 FM)

Milwaukee radio stations: WTMJ (620 AM)

Milwaukee TV stations: WTMJ (Channel 4), WITI (Channel 6), WISN (Channel 12), WDJT (Channel 58)

Chicago Information: (https://www.emergencyclosingcenter.com/) or radio stations, WBBM (780 AM), WGN (720 AM), and Chicago TV stations, channels 2, 5, 7, 9, and 32.

Radio and television stations will receive class cancelation information for that day no later than 6:30 a.m. If UW-Parkside is not mentioned by the media, assume the university is open and classes are being held.

University Relations

universityrelations@uwp.edu