Chancellor Telfer talks about the beginning of another academic year, freshman move-in day, and his hopes for a great year.

http://www.uww.edu/chancellor/common/flv/blog-8-30-2011.flv

 

August 2011

Dear Members of the UW-Whitewater Faculty and Academic Staff:

Welcome to the 2011-2012 academic year!  I hope you had an enjoyable summer, and are planning to attend our State of the University Address at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 29, in the Young Auditorium. Please come early to socialize with colleagues and enjoy a good cup of coffee or tea. I am looking forward to discussing the progress of the university with you and focusing on important issues before us for this upcoming year. 

The Fall Faculty and Staff Orientation Schedule lists a number of activities that merit your attention.  I especially want to mention “Breaking Down Silos and Sharing Our Passions” sponsored by The LEARN Center.  The workshop—presented by Provost Beverly Kopper—is scheduled to begin with coffee, conversation, and networking on Tuesday, August 30 at 9:30-11:30 a.m. in UC 275.

In addition, and of particular interest, is the presentation, “Hook Them on the Way In: How the liberal learning outcomes of general education can engage students and why they must,” by Ken O’Donnell on Tuesday, August 30, 1:00-3:00 p.m. in UC 275.

I also encourage you to review the Technology Open House information from iCIT, scheduled on Monday, August 29 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. in UC 275B, along with various Desire2Learn and Technology Toolbox workshops scheduled throughout the week of orientation.

We continue to face both challenges and opportunity.  As a campus, we came through a difficult year with much to celebrate. We faced challenges both on and off campus. But through it all, we have continued to focus on our mission and to provide our students with exceptional learning experiences. I look forward to further enhancements to our students learning, while looking for new opportunities to support faculty and staff.

I look forward to seeing you on Monday, August 29 at the State of the University Address. I also hope you take advantage of the workshops and special events throughout the entire week, as noted above and detailed on the orientation schedule and flyers.  It will certainly be worth your while to attend as many events as possible.

Sincerely yours,

Richard J. Telfer, Chancellor 

RT/rlr

For more information including schedules and special event flyers, please see:  http://www.uww.edu/faculty-and-staff/orientation

Orientation Schedule

Please Note: This is our fourth year electing to send this information electronically, which is consistent with our ongoing efforts to decrease paper and mailing costs. You will not be receiving hard copies of this information.