Opening Week

• Time: 8:30-9 a.m.
• Location: 2nd floor bridge, UC

Join us at the University Center 30 minutes before Opening Meeting for light breakfast snacks and casual networking. It's a great chance to connect, catch up and start the day together. We hope to see you there! Email Mesa Carlsen with questions.

• Time: 9-10 a.m.
• Location: Riverview Ballroom, 2nd floor UC

Celebrate the beginning of spring semester by attending the annual all-campus Opening Meeting. Chancellor John Chenoweth and other campus leaders will share updates. The meeting will not be livestreamed but will be recorded and available for later viewing. Email Mesa Carlsen with questions. 

College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

• Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
• Location: 114 Ag Science
• Email Rachel Frederickson with questions. 

College of Education, Business and Allied Health

• Time: 1-3 p.m.
• Location: 120 South Hall
• Email Amanda Houghton with questions.

College of Arts and Sciences

• Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
• Location: Blanche Davis Theater, KFA
• Email Donna Thompson with questions.

• Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Registration: By invitation only. Please reach out to Cyndi Kernahan if you are not in your first year but are still interested in attending. 
• Location: Trimbelle River Room, UC 231

In this session, we will cover the basics of renewal and promotion at UWRF, including the differing rules for those on the tenure-track and those who are instructional academic staff. We will also learn more about the resources available through the Grants and Research Office and the office for Undergraduate Research. Finally, we will discuss how to choose and think about service opportunities, how to pull together your professional portfolio and the basics of teaching evaluation. We will end with lunch, provided by CETL and the Provost’s Office, and shared with the department chairs.

• Time: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Registration: By invitation
• Location: St. Croix River Room, UC 321
• Email Wendy Stocker with questions. 

• Time: 1-2:30 p.m.
• Registration: No registration required.
• Location: Trimbelle River Room, UC 231
• Email Cyndi Kernahan with questions. 

In this interactive session, Cyndi Kernahan and Rhonda Petree will share information about how you can improve your teaching and help students succeed while meeting and networking with other like-minded people. We will cover both on-campus (e.g., Teaching for Student Success, the Discussion Project) and off-campus (e.g., Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars, Faculty College, Spring Conference on Teaching and Learning) opportunities. Part demonstration and part panel discussion, participants should walk away with a few specific teaching strategies that have been shown to improve student persistence while also learning how to take advantage of some truly impactful development opportunities.

• Time: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
• Registration: This introductory interactive session is open to campus. 
• Location: Riverview Ballroom, 2nd floor UC

Felten is the co-author of Relationship Rich Education. He has a proven track record of helping universities move towards relationship rich education, as seen by Chancellor Chenoweth when he was at UW-Whitewater. We are looking forward to working with Dr. Felten to achieve similar outcomes at UWRF.  

• Time: 9:40-11:40 a.m. session or 1:50-3:50 p.m. session
• Registration: Registration is required for the workshop. Register by Friday, Dec. 19.
• Location: Riverside Ballroom, 2nd floor, UC
• Email Wendy Stocker in the Provost’s Office to register or with any questions.
  • When RSVPing, please note if you’d like to attend the 9:40-11:40 a.m. workshop session or the 1:50-3:50 p.m. session. 
• Included:  Lunch at Riverside Commons and a copy of the book provided to those who register by the Dec. 19 deadline. 
  • Email Wendy Stocker in the Provost’s Office to confirm if you are interested in lunch. Your meal ticket will be provided to you as you enter Riverside Commons. 

• Time: Noon-1:30 p.m.
• Registration: Anyone is free to join even if you missed our first book discussion! Email Mark Klapatch-Mathias to RSVP for lunch by Dec. 29.
• Location: Alumni Room, 117 South Hall

The sustainability book read this year is "Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action" by Dana R. Fisher. Please join us to discuss the book and enjoy lunch together. You can contact Mark Klapatch-Mathias for more information, to RSVP for the lunch (deadline to RSVP is Dec. 29) or to obtain a copy of the book.