To celebrate the coming ‘Year of the Dog’ in 2018, we had Rich Gassen and his team at Digital Printing and Publishing design a Chinese calendar for our office to give away. They proved to …
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A Job Well Done
Mike Bradley was honored with the 2017-18 University Staff Excellence Award by the College University Staff Issues Committee. This award recognizes individuals in the College of Letters and Science that demonstrate outstanding performance, service and/or …
November Congress Meeting
At their November meeting, members of Congress were fortunate to have the opportunity to hear from and ask question of, Vice Provost for Diversity, Patrick Sims. During his presentation, Vice Provost Sims thanked the Congress …
Land, Peace, Bread
The North-woods Room of Union South was full on Monday as employees and members of the community gathered for a commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Professor Emeritus Frank Emspak provided an …
October Congress Meeting
The University Staff Congress met this week and heard from numerous speakers, including Lauren Hasselbacher, campus Title IX Coordinator. In addition, members of Congress were provided with details on the Gap Analysis and what recommendations …
Oktoberfest
On the evening of 11 October, University Staff gathered to celebrate German Culture and Heritage at our Oktoberfest. The staff was particularly fortunate to hear from Dr. Sabine Gross, a native of Germany and Professor …
Welcome to the Family
On 25 September, members of University Staff, including some of their elected Congressional Representatives, such as Kelly O’Farrell (District 110) and Courtland Maney (District 127) assembled at the Pyle Center to participate in the Town …
The Fires of Hate
The last week of September is recognized as ‘Banned Books Week’. Banning books and burning books is nothing new, nor has it come to an end. Pictured above is an Anti-Russian protester in Kiev, Ukraine …
Who Does the Work
Dr. Frank Emspak spoke before a diverse audience of University Staff, students and others as they gathered in Room 272 Bascom Hall to learn more about the history, meaning, and lessons of Labor Day and …
The March…Remembered
Varsity Hall I & II in Union South were at capacity the night of 28 August as members of University Staff gathered to hear a presentation by Professor Christy Clark-Pujara on the background and significance …