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Division of Student Affairs

April 2013

Inside this Issue

2013 Spring Finals p. 2Important Dates p. 3

Studying Abroad p. 4Summer Financial Aid p. 5

Become a Mentor p. 6Career Spot p. 7-9

Wellness Wheel p. 10-11Tutoring/Knitting Group p. 12Student Accomplishments p. 13

Leadership p. 14Last Month Events p. 15

University of Wisconsin-La crosse 1101 Centennial Hall (608) 785-8225 omss@uwlax.edu

Registration InformationIt is that time of year again. In a couple of very short weeks, you will be registering for classes for summer and fall 2013. Don’t miss out on getting

the classes you need by not being informed.

Prior to registering for classes for the 2013 summer or fall semesters, be sure you have completed the following tasks:

жж Payжtheж$100жregistrationжdeposit.жThisжdepositжwillжbeжputжtowardжyourжtuitionжforжtheжsemester.жжYouжcanжpayжonlineжinжtheжWINGSжStudentжInformationжSystemжorжinжtheжCashier’sжOffice,ж121жGraffжMainжHall.жжInжsomeжcases,жifжyouжdoжnotжhaveжtheжfundsжtoжpayжtheжregistrationжfee,жourжofficeжcanжhelpжdeferжtheжpaymentжuntilжtheжfollowingжsemester.жжPlease,жcontactжus!ж

жж Meetжwithжyourжadvisorжtoжdiscussжcourseжselection.жYourжadvisorжisжlistedжinжyourжStudentжCenterжonжWINGS.

жж CheckжWINGSжforжanyжotherжholdsжonжyourжaccountж(i.e.жpastжdueжtuitionжpayments,жadvisorжholds,жetc.).ж

жж Someжcoursesжareжnotжofferedжeveryжsemester.жBeжsureжtoжaccountжforжthisжinжyourжoverallжplanжforжgraduation.

жж CheckжoutжScheduleжPlannerжinжyourжStudentжCenterжonжWINGS.жжItжallowsжyouжtoжseeжallжpossibleжscheduleжcombinationsжbasedжonжtheжcoursesжyouжhaveжaddedжtoжtheжlist.жOnceжyouжhaveжfoundжyourжpreferredжschedule,жyouжcanжimportжtheжclassesжintoжyourжshoppingжcartжtoжcompleteжtheжenrollmentжprocess.

жж IfжyouжareжgraduatingжinжDecemberж2013,жapplyжforжgraduationжbyжMay 1st.

жж Ifжyouжareжgraduating,жyouжmustжgetжaж“creditжcheck”жtoжverifyжthatжyouжhaveжsatisfiedжallжrequirementsжforжgraduation.жContactжyourжDean’sжofficeжtoжscheduleжanжappointmentжforжaжcreditжcheck.

•ж CollegeжofжBusinessжAdministrationж(CBA)жж(608)ж785-8090•ж CollegeжofжLiberalжStudiesж(CLS)жж(608)ж785-5454•ж CollegeжofжScienceжandжHealthж(SAH)ж(608)ж785-8156

OMSS Study Days spring ‘13Do you need a quiet place to study for Finals?

OMSS has reserved 259 Cartwright Center as a quiet study space for finals during the following times:

Saturday, May 11th - 2 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.Sunday, May 12th - 11 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.

Monday, May 13th - 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.Tuesday, May 14th - 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 15th - 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.Thursday, May 16th - 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.

Friday, May 17th - 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Refreshments will be provided at various times.

Final Exam Schedule Spring ‘13Final Exam

TimesMonday

May 13thTuesday

May 14thWednesday May 15th

ThursdayMay 16th

FridayMay 17th

7:45-9:45 am All 4:25pm TTH Classes

All 9:55am MWF Classes

All 2:15pmMWF Classes

All 11:00am MWF classes

All 11:00amTTH Classes

10:00-Noon

MTH050, 051, 126, 135, 150, 151, 175, 207, 208(Mass Exam)

All 1:10pmMWF Classes

SPA101, 102, 103,

201, 202(Mass Exam)

All 3:20pm and 3:55pmMWF Classes

All 3:20pm and 3:55pm TTH

Classess

12:15-2:15 pm HPR 105(Mass Exam)

CS 101CS 120CT 100

(Mass Exam)

ACC 221(Mass Exam)

MTH 145(Mass Exam)

ACC 222(Mass Exam)

2:30-4:30 pm All 9:55amTTH Classes

All 12:40pmand

1:10pmTTH Classes

All 12:05pmand

12:40pmMWF Classes

All 8:50amand

9:25amTTH Classes

All 7:45amTTH Classes

4:45-6:45 pm All 7:45amMWF Classes

All 12:05pmTTH Classes

All 4:25pmMWF Classes

All 2:15pmTTH Classes

All 8:50amand

9:25amMWF Classes

7:00-9:00 pmAll Monday

EveningClasses

All TuesdayEveningClasses

All WednesdayEveningClasses

All ThursdayEveningClasses

*Makeжsureжtoжcheckжwithжyourжprofessorжorжyourжsyllabusжforжtheжcorrectжdate,жtimeжandжlocation

important datesSummer Registration Begins

Monday, April 8, 2013

Fall Registration BeginsMonday, April 15, 2013

Application for Dec. 2013 GraduationWednesday, May 1, 2013

Last day of classesFriday, May 10th

Final Exams begin Monday, May 13th

CommencementSunday, May 19th

We need your

feedback

Volunteer to be in a focus group to provide feedback about how our office is doing and ideas for improve-ment and receive a free meal as a “thank you.” Focus groups will take place in late April. We will work around your schedule as much as possible. Please con-tact Abby Novak at novak.abby@uwlax.edu if you are interested in being a part of a focus group. Thanks!

AvoidжTextbookжFinesAllжrentalжmaterialsжmustжbeжreturnedжnoжlaterжthanжtheжcloseжofжbusinessжonжtheжlastжdayжofжfinals.жTextbooksжreturnedжafterжtheжdueжdateжwillжbeжfinedжaж$20жperжstudentжprocessingжfee.жInжaddition,жstudentsжwillжbeжfinedж$10жperжbookжupжtoжaжmaxi-mumжofж$40.жStudentsжwhoжdoжnotжreutrnжtheirжrentalжmateri-alsжwithinж10жcalendarжdaysжofжtheжdueжdateжforfeitжtheжrightжtoжreturnжtheжmaterialжtoжTextbookжRentalжservicesжandжwillжbeжchargedжforжtheжfullжpurchaseжpriceжofжtheжbook(s)жinжadditionжtoжtheжstatedжfinesжandжprocessingжfee.жFailureжtoжpayжallжfinesжandжfeesжcanжresultжinжaжholdжonжfutureжclassжregistrationsжandж

rentalжofжtextbooks.

Ifжaжclassжisжdroppedжwithinжtheжfirstжweekжofжclasses,жaжstu-dentж isж requiredж toж returnж theirж textbookж withinж 24ж hours.жTextbooksжnotжreturnedжwithinж24жhoursжwillжbeжfinedжaж$20жperжstudentжprocessingжfee,жaж$10жperжbookжfineжupжtoжaжmaxi-mumжofж$40,жandжtheжfullжpurchaseжpriceжofжtheжbook(s).жIfжaжclassжisжdroppedжafterжtheжfirstжweekжofжclasses,жstudentsжareжencouragedжtoжreturnжtheirжtextbookжwithinж24жhoursжbutжfinesжandжfeesжwillжnotжbeжincurredжuntilжtheжcloseжofжbusinessжonж

theжlastжdayжofжfinals.

If you will be graduating December 2013, you need to

file an intent to graduate form with the Records and

Registration Office by May 1, 2013. More information

available at: http://www.uwlax.edu/RECORDS/Com-

mencements/IntentForm.htm

INTENT TO GRADUATE FORMS

Thinking of Studying Abroad?

Applying to Study Abroad: Spring 2014 Checklist

Atжfirst,жyouжmayжbeжthinking,жwhyжdoжweжneedжtoжtalkжaboutжstudyingжabroadжforжspringж2014?жжThatжisжsoжfarжaway.жжHowever,жtheжStudyжAbroadжapplicationжprocessжstartsжearlyжinжtheжfall,жandжthereжareжaжnumberжofжitemsжtoжgetжoffжyourжchecklistжbeforeжyourжapplicationжis due on October 15th, 2013.

ж DetermineжwhichжcountriesжinterestжyouжtheжmostжbyжvisitingжtheжOfficeжofжInternationalжжEducationжж websiteж(OIE):жhttp://www.uwlax.edu/oie/SA/Semester/Semester.htm

ж Decideжhowжyouжwillжpayжforжyourжstudyжabroadжexperience.жжYouжwillжneedжtoжfactorжж inжtheжplaneжticket,жtheж$50жapplicationжfee,жtheжextraжcostжofжtheжprogram,жetc.жжThereжж areжmanyжprogramsжavailable,жallжwithжvaryingжcosts.жжResearchжtheжcostжofжyourжж programsжhere:жhttp://www.uwlax.edu/oie/SA/Fees.htm

ж FinancialжAidжwillжhelpжtoжcoverжsomeжofжtheseжexpenses,жbutжyouжmayжneedжtoжtakeжoutжadditionalжж loans.жжжBeжsureжtoжcontactжVernellжGlennжinжFinancialжAidжifжyouжhaveжquestionsжaboutжfundingжyourжtrip.ж Also,жbeжsureжtoжsignжupжforжtheжstipendжmoniesжbyжNovemberж1st.жжReadжaboutжitжhere:жhttp://www.uwlax.ж edu/oie/SA/Aid.htm#Academic_Initiatives_Stipendж

ж Youжmayжalsoжqualifyжforжaжscholarship.жжCheckжoutжtheжpossibilities:жhttp://www.uwlax.edu/oie/SA/Aid.ж htm#SCHOLARSHIPSж

ж OrderжyourжOfficialжUniversityжTranscriptsж(notжtheжonesжyouжcanжjustжprintжoffжofжWINGS)

ж GetжtwoжinstructorsжtoжfillжoutжanжAcademicжRecommendationжform:жhttp://www.uwlax.edu/oie/SA/Apж ply.htm

ж Completeжtheжpersonalжstatementжform:жhttp://www.uwlax.edu/oie/SA/Apply.htm

ж CompleteжtheжForeignжLanguageжEssayжFormж(ifжyouжareжapplyingжtoжaжprogramжwhichжrequiresжaжforeignж жlanguage):жhttp://www.uwlax.edu/oie/SA/Apply.htmж

ж Onceжyouжhaveжbeenжadmittedжtoжtheжprogram,жyouжwillжalsoжneedжtoжcompleteжINSж250.жжThisжisжaж7-weekж жcourseжtoжgetжyouжpreparedжtoжstudyжabroadжwithжallжtheжnecessaryжfilesжandжpaperworkж(visas,жpassports,ж жetc.).

Mostжimportantly,жtalkжtoжsomeoneжinжtheжOfficeжofжInternationalжEducationжifжyouжhaveжquestionsжaboutжtheжpro-cess.жжAlso,жfindжaжfriendжwhoжstudiedжabroadжtoжgetжtheirжinsightжasжwell!

InformationжretrievedжfromжUW-L’sжOfficeжofжInternationalжEducationжwebsiteжonжMarchж18,ж2013.

Do not forget to check your To-Do List on your WINGS account! Your Financial Aid file date will be determined by when you hand in all the necessary paperwork. If you

wait too long to finish any necessary forms, you can miss out on money. If you have any questions about your paperwork, please contact Abby Novak at novak.abby@

uwlax.edu or 785-8225. Thanks!

Don’tжForget

SummerжFinancialжAid

Application Procedures Summer 2013

Youжmustжcompleteжaж2013жApplicationжforжSummerжFinancialжAid.ANDYouжmustжfileжtheж2013-14жFAFSAжandжsubmitжallжrequestedжpaperwork.

Summer School Financial Aid Priority Date is April 1, 2013!

Inжorderжtoжreceiveжfederalжloansжforжsummerжschoolжyouжmustжbeжenrolledжatжleastжhalf-timeж(6жcreditsжforжunder-graduatesжandж5жcreditsжforжgraduates).жStudentsжwhoжareжPellжGrantжeligibleжmayжbeжeligibleжforжaжPellжGrantжinжtheжsummerжevenжifжtheyжareжbelowжhalf-time.

Onceжyourжeligibilityжhasжbeenжdetermined,жyouжwillжreceiveжanжe-mailжatжyourжcampusжe-mailжaddress,жinformingжyouжthatжyourжfinancialжaidжawardжisжavailableжonline.жFollowжtheжinstructionsжforжacceptingжyourжaward.жFailureжtoжdoжsoжwillжresultжinжyourжfinancialжaidжawardжbeingжcancelled.

First-timeжborrowersжreceivingжFederalжDirectжLoansжforжtheжsummerжMUSTжcompleteжaжDirectжLoanжMasterжPromissoryжNoteж(DirectжLoanжMPN).

Ifжyouжareжenrolledжlessжthanжhalf-timeжandжwantжaidжforжtheжsummerжsession,жyouжcanжapplyжforжanжalternativeжstudentжloan.жYouжmustжstillжcompleteжtheж2013жApplicationжforжSummerжFinancialжAid.жTheжfollowingжalternativeжloansжareжavailableжtoжstudentsжenrolledжlessжthanжhalf-time:

WellsжFargoжCollegiateжLoanWellsжFargoжMedCapжLoanж(mustжbeжadmittedжtoжanжapprovedжAlliedжHealthжProgramжtoжbeжeligibleжforжthisжloanSallieжMaeжSMARTжOptionжLoan

YourжfinancialжaidжapplicationжprocessжmustжbeжcompletedжpriorжtoжtheжlastжdayжofжSummerжSchoolжclasses.жThere-fore,жitжisжadvisableжtoжapplyжnoжlaterжthanжJulyж23,ж2013.

FederalжDirectжLoansжreceivedжforжtheжSummerжwillжreduceжyourж2013-14жFederalжDirectжLoanжeligibilityжforжtheжacademicжyear.InformationжretrievedжfromжUW-L’sжFinancialжAidжwebsiteжonжMarchж21,ж2013.

Native American Mentoring Program

BecomeжaжBigжforжaжLittleжthroughжtheжBigжBrothersжBigжSistersжProgramжofжtheж7жRiversжRegion.жжSpendж1-3жhoursжeachжworkжmentoringжaжchildжorжyoungжadultжandжhelpingжthemжsucceedж

andжgrow.жж

Ifжyouжwouldжlikeжtoжknowжmoreжaboutжbecomingжaжmentor,жcallж608-782-2227ж

orжvisit7riversbbbs.org/Volunteerinfo.html

Do you know Guy Wolf?

TakeжtheжtimeжtoжthankжGuyжWolfжforжallжheжhasжdoneж forж theжOfficeж ofжMulticulturalж StudentжServices.жShareжaжmemorableжexperienceжwithжGuy,ж orж congratulateж himж onж hisж retirement.жжYouжcanжcopyжandжpasteжtheжqualtricsжlinkжbe-lowжtoжwriteжGuyжaжmessageжand/orжuploadжaжpicture.жжAllжofжtheseжmessagesжwillжbeжputжintoжaжscrapbookжforжGuy.ж ж Ifжyouжhaveжanyжques-tions,ж pleaseж contactжAbbyж Novakж atж novak.abby@uwlax.eduжorж785-8225.жжThankжyou!

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Career Spot

жжжжJoinжCareerжServicesжandжtheжOfficeжofжMulticulturalжStudentжServicesжforжsomeжopportunitiesжtoжlearnжaboutжhowжtoжapplyжforжjobsжandжinternships,жresumeжwriting,ж

otherжstudents’жexperiencesжwithжinternships,жetc.ж

Resume Help: Wednesday, April 3rd4:30pm -6:00pm, 1142 Centennial Hall

Learn some helpful tips and tricks to make a solid resume or to improve your already solid resume.

Careers in STEM: Wednesday, April 17th4:30pm -6:00pm, 1142 Centennial Hall

Explore your opportunities for a career in one of the STEM fields.

upcomingWorkshops

NCUR 2013 Graduate and Professional School Fair4/11/2013 1:00 PM - 4/12/2013 5:00 PM

UniversityжofжWisconsin-LaжCrosseжMitchellжHallжFieldжHouse

UW-Lжhasжbeenжselectedжtoжhostжtheж27thжAnnualжNationalжConfer-enceжonжUndergraduateжResearchж (NCURж27)—theжmostж impor-tantжandжvisibleжundergraduateжresearchжconferenceжinжtheжUnitedж

States—whichжwillжbeжheldжAprilж11-13,ж2013.

StudentжattendanceжatжNCURж2012жwasжmoreж thanж3,170жconfereesж fromж44жstates,ж theжDistrictжofжColumbia,жPuertoжRico,жCanada,жtheжUnitedжKingdom,жandжUnitedжArabжEmirates.

AжGraduateжandжProfessionalжSchoolжFairжwillжbeжheldжasжpartжofжtheжeventжonжAprilж11жandж12.жжMoreжthanж100жgraduateжandжprofessionalжschoolsжwillжbeжrepresented.

ForжmoreжinformationжonжtheжNCURжConference,жpleaseжvisit:жhttp://www.cur.org/ncur_2013/

ForжinformationжaboutжpreparingжforжandжapplyingжtoжgraduateжschoolжinжthisжfreeжwebжguideжPreparingжforжGradu-ateжSchool,жpleaseжvisit:жжжhttp://gradcollege.okstate.edu/guide.htm

Treatsжareжprovided!

SearchThe following job postings are some career options and fairs that may interest you:

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse-Multicultural Student Services

UniversityжofжWisconsinжLaжCrosseжandжtheжDivisionжofжStudentжAffairsжisжseekingжcandidatesжforжtheжfollowingжpositionsжwithinжtheжsubdivisionжofжCampusжClimateжandжDiversity:

Postingжnumber:ж0600534,жFinancialжRetentionжSpecialist,ж12жmonth,ж92%жAnnualжAppointment

Postingжnumber:ж0600533,жPrecollegeжCoordinator,ж12жmonth,ж100%жAnnualжAppointment

PostingжNumber:ж0600535,жAssociateжStudentжServicesжCoordinator,ж12жmonth,ж100%жAnnualжAppointment

Note:жElectronicжsubmissionжofжapplicationжmaterialsжisжrequired.жForжadditionalжinformationжaboutжtheseжposi-tionsжandжtoжapply,жpleaseжvisitжhttps://employment.uwlax.edu/UW-LaжCrosseжisжanжAA/EEOжemployer.жEmploymentжwillжrequireжaжcriminalжbackgroundжcheck.

BIO Career FairMonday, April 22, 2013Hyatt Regency Chicago151 E. Wacker Drive

TheжBIOжCareerжFairжwillжbeжheldжonжMonday,жAprilж22,жinжconjunctionжwithжtheж2013жBIOжInternationalжConven-tionжinжChicago.

JoinжusжatжtheжBIOжCareerжFair!

SpendжtheжdayжspeakingжwithжHRжrepsжandжhiringжmanagersжfromжleadingжpharmaceuticalжandжbiotechжcompaniesжfromжallжoverжtheжcountry.ж

Saveжtime,жmoneyжandжeffortжbyжinterviewingжwithжmultipleжcompaniesжinжoneжdayжduringжtheжlargestжbiotechжconventionжofжtheжyear.ж

Registerжandжattendжtoжmakeжyourжresumeжsearchableжbyжparticipatingжcompanies.

Receiveжanжinvitationжtoжtheжfreeжpanelжdiscussion,ж“SmoothжandжSuccessfulжTransitioningжfromжAcademiaжtoжIndustry”,жhappeningжearlierжthatжday.

WhoжShouldжAttend?ж

Professionalsжwithжaж4-yearжlifeжscienceжdegreeжorжaжcommunityжcollegeжdegreeжwithжaжbiotechжfocusжisжrequired.жPhD’sжandжPostжDocsжareжencouragedжtoжattend.

Responsibilities:AsжaжManagementжTrainee,жyouжareжempoweredжtoжmakeжbusinessжdecisionsжthatжgreatlyжaffectжyourжcareerжasжwellжasжtheжbottomжline.жYou’llжgainжresponsibilityжforжdevelopingжnewжbusinessжandжmaintainingжcurrentжrelationships.жYou’llжbeжresponsibleжforжunderstandingжcostжcontrol,жreadingжyourжbranch’sжP&Lжstatementжandжunderstandingжwhatжitжtakesжtoжrunжaжprofitableжbusiness.жYouжwillжalsoжlearnжhowжtoжdeliverжsuperiorжcustomerжservice.жWeжwillжteachжyouжhowжtoжeffectivelyжcommunicate,жinfluenceжandжinteractжwithжallжtypesжofжcustomers,жvendorsжandжco-workers.жYou’llж learnжproperжsalesж techniquesж toжproblemжsolvingжandжconflictжmanagement.жThoseжskillsжwillжprovideжyouжwithжtheжopportunityжtoжmarketжtoжlocalжbusinessжpartnersжandжbuildжsolid,жlong-lastingжrelationshipsжwithжkeyжbusinessжdecision-makers.жInжyourжdevelopmentжtoжbecomeжaжsuccessfulжmanagerжatжEnterprise,жyou’llжlearnжhowжtoжmentor,жtrain,жdevelop,жmanageжandжpromoteжaжstaffжofжyourжown.Qualifications:Bachelor’sжDegreeжrequiredMustжhaveжaжminimumжofж12жmonthsжofжexperienceжinжanyжcombinationжofжsales,жcustomerжservice,жmanagement/supervisoryжexperience,жorganizationalжleadershipжorжasжaжstudentжorжprofessionalжathlete.Mustжhaveжaжvalidжdriver’sжlicenseжwithжnoжmoreжthanж2жmovingжviolationsжand/orжat-faultжaccidentsжonжdrivingжinжtheжpastж3жyearsNoжdrugжorжalcoholжrelatedжconvictionж(DUI,жDWI)жonжdrivingжrecordжwithinжtheжpastж3жyearsMustжbeжatжleastж18жyearsжold.MustжbeжauthorizedжtoжworkжinжtheжUnitedжStatesжandжnotжrequireжworkжauthorizationжsponsorshipжbyжourжcompanyжforжthisжpositionжnowжorжinжtheжfuture.

Enterprise Management Trainee

WEAUж13жNews,жinжEauжClaire,жWIжisжsearchingжforжaжreporter/producer/videographer.жжTheжqualifiedжcandi-dateжwillжhaveжreportingжandжanchoringжabilities,жandжbeжaжself-starterжwithжtheжabilityжtoжbuildжcontactsжquickly.Ourжreportersжbringжleadжstoryжideasжtoжtheжtableжeveryжday,жandжinteractжwithжviewersжonжsocialжmediaжweb-sites.жжPostingжstoriesжtoжWEAU.com,жandжshootingжandжeditingжyourжownжstoriesжareжallжpartжofжthisжjobжasжwell.жжProducingжnewscastsжmayжalsoжbeжrequiredжfromжtimeжtoжtime.жжTheжReporter/MultimediaжJournalistжreportsжtoжtheжNewsжDirector,жwithжaжshiftжtoжbeжdetermined.жжOneжyearжofжexperienceжisжpreferred,жbutжanжoutstandingжrecentжgraduateжwillжbeжconsidered.жжIfжyouжareжinterestedжinжthisжposition,жpleaseжsendжresumeжandжcoverжletterжbyжAprilж5thжto:жExecutiveжAssistant,жWEAUж13жNews,жRMJжPosition,жP.O.жBoxж47,жEauжClaire,жWIж54702.жжWEAUж13жNewsжisжaжdrug-freeжworkplace.жжEQUALжOPPORTUNITYжEMPLOYER-NOжPHONEжCALLSжPLEASE

WEAU 13 News Broadcaster

Better Sleep Could Have Prevented the Challenger Shuttle Explosion As college students we have many daily activities that take up our time. Our daily activities can include class, work, studying, socializing with friends, and taking time for our-selves. Have you ever had such a busy day that you forgot to do really basic things? I have had the days where I have been so busy that I have forgotten to eat! And I love eating; it is honestly one of the favorite parts to my day! Being a graduate student and working full time has challenged me in many ways, but one thing that I rarely sacrifice is SLEEP. Don’t get me wrong, I have pulled all-nighters and ran a couple of days on little sleep. However, ever wonder why sleep is so important? Ever wonder if there are any actual benefits to sleeping? College students are one of several groups that do not sleep the proper amount on a nightly basis. Other groups include medical residents, business executives, shift workers, and new parents (Charlotte-Mecklenburg, 2013). What can happen when you are sleep deprived? Research indicates that many human errors are caused by exhaustion. Some of the biggest “accidents” in history were caused by the lack of sleep: Exxon Valdez oil spill and the NASA Challenger shuttle explosion just to name a few (2013). One third of all drivers will fall asleep behind the wheel in their life time. Per year these tragedies are estimated at about 100,000 crashes, 71,000 injuries, and 1,500 deaths per year. Imagine if all these peo-ple would have just had a proper amount of sleep; a large number of accidents and even deaths could have been prevented.

The Wellness wheel: Physical Health

Physical

Emotional

Intellectual

SpiritualFinancial

Environmental

Are there any benefits that come with sleeping, besides flying, being a billionaire, stranded on an island with…etc.? Below are a 5 health benefits that are associated with sleep:

1. Sleep helps you retain things you have learned-It takes our brain 3 steps to learn information: Acquisition, Consolidation, and Recall. Only 2 steps occur when we are awake, acquisition and recall. The 3rd step consolidation, only occurs during sleep where your brain makes connections to things you have learned. 2. Longer life expectancy-Sleeping the proper amount each night can help improve your immune system, decrease the risk of depression, and potentially prevent cancer.3. Get better grades-Research from the University of Sanford shows that students that get the proper amount of sleep each night actually will perform better in the classroom…Wait all-nighters can be a bad thing?4. Have a healthier weight-Research from the University of Chicago indicates that people that were dieting lost more fat (56% of their weight loss) if they were well rested.5. Lower your stress-The better you sleep, the better sleep can reduce your levels of stress.

References:

http://longevity.about.com/od/lifelongenergy/tp/healthy_sleep.htmhttp://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/mattershttp://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/library/ebarm/newsletter/dsbpc_medvision_sow0112http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/Jobs/benefits/health/Pages/TheImportanceofSleep.aspxhttp://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sleep/HQ01387/NSECTIONGROUP=2http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/02/sleep-health-benefits-_n_817803.html#slide=234469

B e roactiveP Failure is success if we learn from it.

-Malcolm Forbes“

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DO YOU NEED A TUTOR?We in OMSS encourage you to

BE PROACTIVE, anticipate your needs, and begin working with a tutor before you are overwhelmed!

If you are taking a class you know will be challenging, we can help.

OMSS offers FREE one-on-one tutoring for students. You will be working with other UWL students who have been successful in the course and can help you do the same. Otherwise, make sure to take advantage of the Murphy Learning Center.

See, email or call Connie Vanderhyden

1101 Centennial Hall |608-785-8225 | vanderhy.cons@uwlax.edu

Need a Hobby to Release some Stress? Why not Knit?

Join us in the Multicultural Student Services lounge, with our friends from Counseling and Testing, every Tuesday from 3:00pm-4:00pm until May 7th, 2013! Come alone, or bring a friend. For more information, contact Rogelio Encizo at

encizo.roge@uwlax.edu.

American Multicultural Student Leadership Conference at UW-River Falls, March 8 & 9, 2013

Veronica Velez-Cuevas & Fatima Guled Senior: Communication Studies, emphasis in Organizational and Professional Communication Junior: Psychology Research Presentation Title: The Language of the Privileged: Inclusive Communication on Campus Faculty Mentor: Diana Moran, Thomas Harris

Sara (Chiqui) Medina-Bielski & Michelle Lane Senior: Microbiology w/Biomedical Concentration

Junior: Microbiology w/Biomedial ConcentrationResearch Presentation Title: Transcriptional Regulation of Staphylococcusaureus

genes by the Novel Antibacterial Drug SK-03-92 Faculty Mentor: William Schwan, Microbiology Department

Dewayne WrencherJunior: ArtResearch Presentation Title: Teaching Social Injustice Through ArtFaculty Mentor: David Sloan, Art Department

UW-L Students present at AMSLCStudent Accomplishments

Multicultural Student organizations

Seeking Nominations for 2013 - 14 Executive Board OfficersUniversityжofжWisconsinж-жLaжCrosseMulticulturalжStudentжOrganizationsж

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ALANAж–жAfrican,жLatina,жAsian,жNativeжAmericanжWomen,жMaiжDerжVang,жPresidentASOж–жAsianжStudentжOrganization,жSonamжDorji,жPresident

BSUж–жBlackжStudentжUnity,жCalebжRoberts,жPresidentHOPEж–жHmongжEducationжPromotingжEducation,жJohnжLor,жPresident

IOPAж–жInterculturalжOrganizationжPromotingжEducation,жMarvinжLabre,жpresidentLASOж–жLatinжAmericanжStudentжOrganization,жVeronicaжVelez-Cuevas,жPresident

NASAж–жNativeжAmericanжStudentжAssociation,жAmandaжDeжCora,жChairpersonSFTж–жStudentsжforжaжFreeжTibet,жTenzinжKunor,жPresident

Spring 2013 – Meeting Schedule for UW-L Multicultural Student OrganizationsжOrganization Meeting Day Time LocationALANA Monday 7pm 2200жCentennialжHallASOж Tuesday 5:30pm 2212жCentennialжHallBSU Tuseday 7pm 2301жCentennialжHallHOPE Monday 7pm 339жCarwrightжCenterIOPA Friday 4:30pm 2200жCentennialжHallNASA EveryжotherжTuesday 5pm 1200жCentennialжHallLASO Thursday 7pm 2311жCentennialжHallSFT Tuesday 7pm 3214жCentennialжHall

VisitжaжmeetingжtoжlearnжmoreжaboutжanжorganizationжorжforжmoreжinformationжfeelжfreeжtoжvisitжtheжOfficeжofжMulticulturalжStudentжServicesжwebsite:жhttp://www.uwlax.edu/mss/studentorgs.htm.жж

Your Last Month April/May, 2013

For a full list of events and opportunities, please visit the OMSS website at: www.uwlax.edu/mss

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayMarchж31 Aprilж1

Jennifer Baum-gardner:

Feminist-Activist7pm

1400жCentennialжHall

2Jennifer Baum-

gardner: Feminist-Activist4ж&ж7pm

2305ж&ж1400жCentennialжHall

3ATP Full

Disclosure:жOpenжMic7pmCellar

4 ж5Campus

Climate Brown Bag Lunch

Series11:30am

1142жCentennialжHall

6

7 8 9 10LGBTIQQA Ally Training

3pm340жCC

11 12 13

14 15

“My Two Moms”: Zach

Wahls7:30pmValhalla

16 17

Careers in STEM7430pm

1142жCentennialжHall

18 19 20

Candyland Drag Showж7:00pmValhalla

21 22 23 24Queer Cinema

7pm337жCC

25 26 27

HOPE Culture Night7pm

Valhalla

28OMSS Focus Groups this

week

29

LGBTIQQA Ally Training

7pm340жCC

30Film Scree-

ing: “Reel Bad Arabs”4pm

1400жCentennial

Rainbow Grad.5pm

PortжO’жCall

Mayж1

Celebration of Accomplish-

ments5:00pmжSocial5:30pmжProgram

Valhalla

ж2 ж3Campus Cli-mate Brown Bag Lunch

Series11:30am

WardжRoom

4