We blinked and June is over...Summer slow down! There will be NO Monday Update on July 5. Enjoy the holiday weekend with family and loved ones.
Been Vaccinated? Congratulations! Upload your vaccination card and let us know that you've been vaccinated at uwp.edu/vaccine!
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Moon Shot for Equity Update
By DeAnn Possehl
Moonshot for Equity is a national effort led by the education firm, EAB, aimed at ending equity gaps in higher education by 2030. The University of Wisconsin-Parkside, along with Carthage College, Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) and UW-Milwaukee comprise the first regional consortium of higher education institutions in the country to sign on to the initiative. As the Moon Shot project moves forward, we will provide regular updates on the work to date. Today’s update will focus on three areas - Hold Reform team, the Navigate Academic planner tool, and Moonshot for equity e-training.
Hold Reform Team
The hold reform team is completing an audit of holds in our student information system and analyzing equity impacts of our current processes. To date, we have inactivated 40 different holds. The team will be spending the next few weeks looking more closely at the 22 remaining holds in an effort to minimize barriers to registration activity.
Academic planner implementation
Since March, another team has been in the process of implementing the academic planner module in Navigate. When completed, students will be able to create personal degree plans and register for classes through the new tool. Right now, we anticipate the tool to launch in mid-August.
Moon Shot for Equity e-training
In May, the monthly USC Racial Equity eConvening series began with a session titled “Leading Productive Conversations about Race”. Eighty-four staff and faculty participated in the first session and participants indicated they found the workshop engaging and practical. The next session is scheduled for July 14. For a complete list of the monthly sessions, please check our the Moon Shot for Equity training website. If you would like to participate, please email possehl@uwp.edu. Recordings for each session and materials will be made available through this website as they become available.
Watch for more details about other aspects of the Moon Shot for Equity project in upcoming communications. Questions? Contact possehl@uwp.edu.
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Racial and Ethnic Equity Commission |
The Kenosha County Racial Equity and Ethnic Commission was created with the County Board's May 18, 2021, adoption of Resolution 1. Submit your form by June 30!
The commission's mission is to realize greater racial and ethnic equity and dismantle racism in Kenosha County through research, education, and ongoing review of current policies and procedures so as to implement transformative ideas born of research, collaboration, and community engagement.
Applications and nominations for appointment are currently being accepted. The application form is available here. A form to nominate others for consideration to serve on the commission is available here.
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Meet the University Communications Team
Within the last year the University Communications team has gone through a few and while many of you know who we are, we wanted to reintroduce ourselves!
Director of University Communications: Andrew (Drew) Savagian - Drew has been serving as temporary UW-Parkside communications director since October 2020, working 50 percent time in that role while continuing with his UW System position as internal communications manager. He joined UW System in February of 2020 after working for more than 21 years at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in a number of communication roles.
Communications and Media Relations Specialist: Robyn Elliott - Robyn joined the team as our new Communications and Media Relations Specialist last November, but had been helping coordinate UWP social media since early July 2020. Robyn handles numerous communication tools for UW-Parkside, including the Monday Update, social media channels, news releases, and more.
Communications Assistant: Derek Fye - Derek works as the Creative Services front office manager and has been involved with UW-Parkside communications since 2017 when he joined as a student intern. He graduated in December 2018 with a B.A. in English and a communication minor. Derek's duties include tracking Parkside media stories, assisting with commencement communications, and monitoring daily clips and weekly highlights.
Communications Student Intern: Grace Scalzo - Grace just finished up her sophomore year at UW-Parkside and joined the communication team as our student intern. Grace will be working on our social media channels and other communications. She has her own campus IGTV series, “Touching Base with Grace” found on the Ranger Athletics and Parkside Instagram accounts.
Use the Let Us Know form if you have any communications requests or use the new vanity link: uwp.edu/luk to keep us up-to-date on what is going on in your department! |
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Public Allies Racine-Kenosha |
Public Allies is a national movement committed to advancing social justice and equity by engaging and activating the capacities of our young people. Public Allies offers a paid, 10-month, full-time leadership development opportunity for young leaders to work within the community, building capacity at a local nonprofit or government host organization in Kenosha. Building Our Future sees this program as a concrete way to build a robust pipeline of diverse community leaders committed to equity.
The program is now accepting applications to be an Ally, so I ask that you share this with young leaders in your life who might thrive in this supportive, community-led leadership development program. Please note the application deadline is July 9th.
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Hey Parkside Alums!
We have 3 days left to reach our goal of 500 donors and we are so close! Only 22 donors left to make this a record-breaking year. As Brendan said, we couldn't do this without you and we are thankful for your support! Visit uwp.edu/giving for more!
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You're invited to represent UW-Parkside in the Somer's 4th of July Parade!
Join Chancellor Debbie Ford, our 4th of July Parade Grand Marshall, on July 4, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. for A Good Ol' Hometown Parade.
Staging begins at noon at Shoreland Lutheran High School (9026 12th Street) and ends promptly at 1:30 p.m. The parade starts at 2:00 p.m., the parade route proceeding east on HWY E (12th ST), turns right onto 72nd Avenue (HWY EA) & ends at Somers Elementary, 1245 - 72nd Ave. The parade is approximately 1.5 miles in length.
All those who are interested must register online, and you’ll receive a FREE UW-Parkside T-shirt to wear during the parade. REGISTER HERE
Please RSVP ASAP in order to secure your spot, email Robyn Elliott at elliottr@uwp.edu if you have any further questions, and thanks for representing UW-Parkside.
Go Rangers!!
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Parking Permits
Parking permits are required for the summer and they are $80. Permits can be purchased at the Police Department via cash, check, or credit card.
Permits for the 2021-2022 school year should be here in August and an email will go out to campus when those are available. Pick up your permit today!
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Summer Hours Program and Telecommuting from HR
Click below for a memo containing important information about our Summer Work Hours Program and returning to campus.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Human Resources.
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COVID TESTING UPDATE: Been Vaccinated? Congratulations! Upload your vaccination card and let us know that you've been vaccinated at uwp.edu/vaccine
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MUSIC PERFORMANCES: There is an upcoming summer music performance. On July 31, the UW-Parkside Community Band Goes to the Pops at 3 p.m. RESERVE SEAT
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University Communications
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