November 2011 Falcon Online

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November 2011

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University Advancement
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River Falls, WI
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Save the Date

UW-River Falls Foundation gala

Saturday, April 28, 2012

All alumni and friends are invited to a special benefit for student scholarships.

Details are forthcoming.

Alumni Calendar

The Jazz Nutcracker and Holiday Swing Dance

Friday, December 9, 2011

The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Jazz Ensemble, directed by David Milne, will perform in a special holiday event, "The Jazz Nutcracker and Holiday Swing Dance," on Dec. 9 at the Landmark Center in St. Paul, Minn.

Click here for more information.

2012 MNLA Northern Green Expo

Thursday, January 5, 2012

All alumni and friends are cordially invited to the

Season's Rotunda in the Minneapolis Convention Center

Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 from

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm.

The Expo is a major annual Green Industry convention and trade show drawing over 5,000 industry professionals.

For more information, contact laura.walsh@uwrf.edu or call 715-425-3535.

WCPA Reception

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Join us in January for the annual alumni reception at the Wisconsin Crop Production Association conference in Madison at 5 p.m. in the Michigan Room of the Clarion Suites Madison -Central, adjacent to the Alliant Energy Center.

For more information, contact laura.walsh@uwrf.edu or call 715-425-3535.

Track & Field Alumni Event

Saturday, January 14, 2012

All Track and Field alumni are invited to attend the annual event held at the UW-River Falls campus.

For more information and to R.S.V.P., email aaron.decker@uwrf.edu or call 715-425-4280.

Men's Hockey Alumni Reunion

Saturday, February 11, 2012

The annual Men's Hockey Alumni Reunion is set for Feb. 11, 2012. R.S.V.P. to David Almquist at dalmquist4041@gmail.com or call 651-353-5035.

Arizona Alumni Event

Saturday, February 18, 2012

UWRF alumni & friends in Arizona are cordially invited to a reception with UWRF Chancellor Dean Van Galen at the Arizona Golf Resort in Mesa, Ariz. at 5:00 pm.

For further information regarding any of these events, contact Dan McGinty in the Advancement Office toll-free at 1-877-258-6647 or by email at daniel.e.mcginty@uwrf.edu

For alumni and friends of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls

In This Issue

UWRF News Kao Family Donates River Falls Home to UW-River Falls
Success Story UWRF in Top Tier by U.S. News and Princeton Review
Traditions Students Value Scholarships at UWRF
Need to Know Memorial Dedicated at UW-River Falls
In (and Out) of The Classroom 2 + 2 Program Benefits Students in Ag Engineering Technology

UWRF News

From left to right: Anne Kao,

Charles Kao, Mary Van Galen,

and Dean Van Galen.

Kao Family Donates River Falls Home to UW-River Falls

Charles and Anne Kao announced the donation of their River Falls residence to UW-River Falls at a ceremony held on campus Sept. 16. The home will be used as an international center and temporary residence for visiting scholars.

Charles Kao is the founder and chairman of the Commonwealth Publishing Company in Taipei, Taiwan. He taught in the Department of Economics at UWRF from 1964-98 and served as department chair from 1971-80. Kao was named the UWRF Distinguished Teacher in 1974.

To read more, visit the UWRF news release.

Success Story

UWRF in Top Tier by U.S. News and Princeton Review

UW-River Falls has once again been listed in the top tier of Best Regional Universities-Midwest by U.S. News & World Report. UWRF's most recent ranking appears in the U.S. News & World Report's 2012 edition of Best Colleges, released in September.

UWRF is one of ten University of Wisconsin System institutions ranked in the top tier of Best Regional Universities-Midwest by U.S. News & World Report.

In August, UWRF was one of four University of Wisconsin System institutions included in The Princeton Review's list of the "Best in the Midwest."

To read more, visit the UWRF news release.

Traditions

Sue and Bill Ammerman with 2010

scholarship recipient Courtney Hintermeyer.

Students Value Scholarships at UWRF

UW-River Falls celebrates students' achievements and donors' generosity with the annual UWRF Foundation Scholarship Recognition Event. This year's event took place Oct. 30.

"What a fine group of students we have with us tonight," guest speaker, scholarship donor and UWRF alumna Shirley J. Christenson said in greeting. "Our nation's future is in great hands." Christenson went on to say that she relied on scholarships when she studied at UWRF years ago. As a first generation college student and the fifth of six children, she said that scholarships were a necessary and vital part to her college experience.

To read more and view the PDF, visit The Student Voice

Need to Know

Memorial Dedicated at UW-River Falls

Some 50 family, friends and UWRF staff attended a memorial dedication at UW-River Falls Oct. 26 on South Hall's east lawn where two crab apple trees shade a landscaped area with two benches.

Originally the site had three trees planted in remembrance of Tatia Williamson, director of annual giving at UWRF, who died in an automobile accident in July 1998. The benches and landscaping were recently added, funded by donations in the memory of UWRF custodians Brad O. Johnson and Joan Forss, both lost to cancer in the past year and a half.

The area honors the three staff members from South Hall who loved casual conversations and the aspect of friendship, said Mike Stifter, UWRF director of the Physical Plant, during a short program that included poetry and shared memories. A short social gathering following the dedication.

In (and Out) of The Classroom

2 + 2 Program Benefits Students in Ag Engineering Technology

In August, UW-River Falls and the Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) in Appleton announced an articulation agreement that will greatly benefit students interested in careers in agricultural engineering technology.

The 2 + 2 program allows students who complete the prescribed curriculum at FVTC to earn an associate degree and then transfer into the agricultural engineering technology program at UWRF as a junior, on track to complete a baccalaureate degree in two years.

To read more, visit the UWRF news release.