Feb 09 Newsletter - University of Wisconsin La Crosse

Produced and Edited by
Maggie McHugh
Inside this issue:
Speakers at UW-L–
Eddie Moore, Jr. &
Nelson Lauver
Scholarship Information
on SSS Website
Study Abroad Fair 3
SSS Website provides
Scholarship Help
Free Movie Presentation
Important Dates:
Feb. 16– Eddie Moore, Jr. (p. 2)
Feb. 17– Study Abroad fair (p.
3)
Feb. 22– College Goal Sunday
(p. 4)
Feb. 24– Nelson Lauver (p. 2)
Feb. 26– TRiO open house (p.1)
Feb. 26– You Mean, There’s
Race in my Move? (p. 4)
March 2– Scholarships Due (p.
4)
Mar. 14– Eggroll Sale (p.1)
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Student Support Services
February 2009
TRiO Open House—Check out SSS in Murphy
Hi Everyone!
We have moved!!! 270
Murphy has become the new
home for Student Support
Services for the next two
years. Everyone is settling in
and the semester has
started out being very busy.
We are finding that the Library
is a wonderful location
for us.
On behalf of the Staff of
Student Support Services, I
would like to invite you to our
open house on Thursday,
February 26 from 2-4:30.
The open house will give
you an opportunity to tour
Eggrolls for sale
By: Lynette Prieur Lo
Please watch for eggroll
sale order forms to support
the Hmong Organization
Promoting Education
(HOPE). The eggroll sale
is planned for March 14 th .
For more information,
please contact President
our new place and enjoy
some refreshments.
Along with the other
TRIO program on campus,
Upward Bound, we will also
be celebrating National
TRIO Day on the 26 th . This
an opportunity for recognition
to be given to all the
TRIO programs in the country.
The eight TRIO programs
currently funded by
the Department of Education,
UW-L hosts two of
them, provide academic assistance
and support to
nearly 1 million students
each year. If you are interested
in learning more about
Daisy Xiong
(xiong.dais@students.uwla
x.edu) or Lynette Prieur Lo
(lo.lyne@uwlax.edu).
Vol. XXII, Ed. IV
TRIO go to: www.ed.gov/
about/offices/ist/ope/trio/
index/html
Hope you enjoy the SSS
Spring Newsletter. Also
good luck this semester!
Mary
P.S. SSS Tutoring schedule
is available on the SSS website
at: www.uwlax.edu/sss/
Check under the English
and Mathematics link for the
specific schedules.
SSS and Upward Bound Celebrate National TRiO Day
Come to the Open House!!
Thursday, February 26 from 2-4:30pm.
Do you have ideas
for future workshops
you might
want to attend?
If so, contact
Maggie McHugh at
mchugh.maig@uwl
ax.edu or call
785-8535.

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Diversity consultant to give presentations at UW-L
By: Lynette Prieur Lo
A leader on diversity and cultural
competency issues will give two presentations
on campus Monday, Feb. 16.
Eddie Moore, Jr., who founded
America & MOORE Research and Consulting
that specializes
in diversity consulting
for schools,
colleges and city
governments, will
lead the presentations.
Moore is also
the founder of the
National White Privilege
Conference.
His first presentation, “The Lessons
of Diversity: Personal and Institutional
Assessment and Action,” runs from
8:30–10:30 a.m. in Valhalla, Cartwright
Center-Gunning Addition. The interactive
session will examine and explore
issues related to diversity, privilege,
oppression and leadership across
America, especially in education. The
presentation will challenge participants
to examine their own behaviors and
belief systems, as well as inform them
how to take action against hatred, bigotry,
privilege and oppression. The
workshop is geared toward administrators,
faculty, staff and community members.
Moore presents “White Privilege 101:
Getting in on the Conversations” from
Nelson Lauver to Speak at UW-L
By: Tom Link
Students Advocating Potential Ability
(SAPA) is proud to sponsor a presentation
by Nelson Lauver, The American
Storyteller. He’s a nationally syndicated
journalist, humorist, motivational
speaker and literacy advocate. He will
be talking about his experiences growing
up with a learning disability which
affects his ability to read. He will talk
By: Tom Link
If you are you interested in learning
more about disability issues or interested
in teaching others about disability
issues, then you might want to join Students
Advocating Potential Ability
(SAPA). In the past SAPA has sponsored
several events throughout the
school year and we hope to continue to
do so. However, in order to accomplish
our goals, we need students who are
about the strategies he uses to meet
those challenges and be successful in
his field.
Sounds dry and boring? Well, think
again. His presentation style is very
humorous and entertaining. For more
information about him and his presentation
you can go to: http://
www.theamericanstoryteller.com/.
His presentation will start at 7 pm in
Graff Main Hall Auditorium on Tuesday,
Looking for a group to join? Check out SAPA
interested in joining and contributing a
little time and effort to make these
events possible.
Any UW-L student, with or without a
disability, can join. For more information
check out SAPA’s web site at http://
www.uwlax.edu/sapa/. You can contact
Amanda Framberg, SAPA President
at framberg.aman@students.
uwlax.edu or contact me at
link.thom@uwlax.edu or at 785-8535.
You can also come to one of our meet-
7–8:30 p.m. in 260 Graff Main Hall
Auditorium. Using the White Privilege
Conference as a model, the interactive
session examines and explores the
topic of white privilege and oppression,
as well as the idea that those promoting
diversity must “get in on the conversations.”
Participants will gain a better
understanding of how privilege and oppression
associated with race can have
positive and negative impact on others,
individually and institutionally.
Both presentations are free and
open to the public. For more information,
contact Thomas Harris, UW-
L Multicultural Student Services Office,
at 785.8225. For more information
about Moore visit
www.eddiemoorejr.com.
February 24,
2009. The event
is free and open
to everyone. A
sign language
interpreter will be
available. If you
need other disability
related accommodations,
please contact Tom Link at 785-8535 or
at link.thom@uwlax.edu.
ings to
see
what
we’re
about.
SAPA
meets
on
Mondays
at
7:30 pm in the Diversity Center, lower
level of Cartwright Center. Hope to see
you there.

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UW-L's Upward Bound Project hiring tutors
By: Lynette Prieur Lo
Upward Bound, a federally-funded
program designed to help high school
students develop their academic skills,
build self-confidence,
and plan for and pursue
college educations, is
hiring summer residential
and non-residential tutors
for the six-week residential
program on campus.
For more information
on how to apply, visit
www.uwlax.edu/upbound
or stop by 175 Murphy
Library.
Study Abroad Fair
By: Maggie McHugh
Interested in studying abroad? Not
sure if the experience would be right
for you? Then attend the Study
Abroad Fair and Information Sessions!
The event is designed to be a basic
info session for study abroad programs.
The focus will be on UW-L’s
exchange programs as they are the
most affordable.
Furthermore, alumni of the Study
Abroad programs will be on hand to
answer questions and provide details
of their experiences.
If you cannot attend the Study
Abroad Fair or Information Session,
do not hesitate to contact Jason
Kouba, Study Abroad Advisor,
kouba.jaso@uwlax.edu.
Over two-thirds of Upward Bound
students are from low-income homes
where neither parent has earned a fouryear
college degree; the remainder are
either low-income or potential firstgeneration
college students.
Upward Bound
provides academic
year tutoring, college
visits, career
exploration, cultural
and recreational
activities and an
academic summer
program. The program
offers help in
selecting colleges
and guidance in
completing applications to schools and
for financial aid.
Upward Bound staff at UW-L include:
• Director Antoiwana Williams
• Assistant Director Paul Krause
• Adviser Jessica Thill
• Administrative Specialist Cathy
VanMaren

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SSS Website Offers Scholarship Assistance
By: Maggie McHugh
If you missed the Scholarship Workshop
but still are applying for UW-L
scholarships, check out the SSS website
for some helpful resources. Include
on the “Workshop” section are the
PowerPoint presentation, a brainstorming
activity, and an Application created
in a word document. Since the UW-L
scholarship application is in a PDF
which does not allow you to save, the
Word Document was created for students
to edit and revise their application.
This application has been approved
by the UW-L Scholarship coordinator.
If you would like assistance with your
scholarship, or any resume, application,
or written assistance, do not hesitate to
come to the SSS office where peer tutors
are available throughout the workday.
Furthermore, feel free to call or email
Maggie McHugh to set up an individual
appointment. You can contact
Featured Presentation FREE and Open to the Public
By: Lynette Prieur Lo
Did you know that there are White
people in your movies?! Prepare yourself,
for this is the report that Hollywood
doesn't want you to see. This session
provides a structured forum for discussing
and analyzing the ways in which
Hollywood consistently glamorizes
White characters at the expense of consistently
marginalized minority characters.
Learn specifically how to identify
six primary character patterns occupied
by White characters, and explore the
reasons behind their creation and perpetuation.
We guarantee that after this
presentation, you will never see movies
the same way again!
Virtually all non-White characters in
mainstream movies fit within six recurring
character patterns, which we refer
to as archetypes. These archetypes
reflect and reinforce the marginalization
of minorities in Hollywood. While White
characters can also show behavior reflective
of six archetypes, the speakers
Frederick Gooding and Khalid Patterson
outline the six prototypes that glamorize
Whites and present them as
"raceless" (i.e., mainstream) characters
that appeal to all audiences. Armed with
this critical framework, we analyze contemporary
mainstream movies on an
ongoing basis. This is the report that
Hollywood doesn't want you to see. You
will never see movies the same way
again.
Join us for College Goal Sunday . . . By: Lynette Prieur Lo
Maggie at mchugh.maig@uwlax.edu or
785-8535.
Scholarship applications are due
Monday, March 2 by 4:30 pm. No late
applications are accepted. Below are
both the SSS website and the Foundation
website with scholarship information.
http://www.uwlax.edu/sss/
http://www.foundation.uwlax.edu/
sch.html
Minority Reporter
presentation of
“You Mean, There’s Race
in My Movie?”
Thursday, February 26, 2009
260 Graff Main Hall
(Auditorium)
7 - 8:30pm
HOPE students, Upward Bound, OMSS, and SSS staff invite you to join them at College Goal Sunday. This 2-hour, moderated
event begins at 2 p.m. and will provide step-by-step instructions for filling out the FAFSA. Students and parents should
arrive on time in order to have plenty of time to receive information and complete the FAFSA. Encourage your younger sisters
and brothers to attend.
Date: Sunday, Feb. 22 nd @ 2 PM
Location: Viterbo University
Reinhart Center
900 Viterbo Drive
La Crosse, WI 54601

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Produced and Edited by
Maggie McHugh
We’re on the web!
www.uwlax.edu/sss
Plan Ahead
By: Wayne Jacobson
Here are some dates to keep in mind for this semester!
All students in the program should make an appointment for their first visit
with their advisor before March 6.
Change of program forms must be handed in to the appropriate college
office by the end of the day on Friday, March 13.
Spring break is the week of March 16-20.
Friday, March 27 is the last day to drop a course this semester
Summer registration will be on Thursday, April 2.
Fall registration will begin on Monday, April 6.
Student Support Services
270 Murphy Library
785-8535
Mary Coady, Director
Barb Chandler, Program Assistant
Wayne Jacobson, Advisor
Tom Link, Advisor
Lynette Prieur Lo, Advisor
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events and any
important reminders!
Maggie McHugh, English/ Math Specialist