On the Horizon for Students

On the Horizon Title
An email newsletter from the President's Office

Farther Beyond - Construction Update - Concordia Works - Personnel - Way to Go!

January 22, 2007 (Volume #251)

LOOKING FORWARD:

UNIVERSITY EVENTS FOR January 20-February 4

Sat, Jan 20

Milwaukee Area Handbell Ensemble Workshop, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Mon, Jan 22

Spring Semester Begins

Tue, Jan 23

Women`s Basketball v Aurora, 7 p.m., Field House

Jan 26-28

Concordia Invitational Basketball Tournament (CIT), Ann Arbor, MI

Tue, Jan 30

Men`s Basketball v MSOE at MSOE, 7 p.m.

Fri, Feb 2

Last Day to Add a Regular Semester Class

Sat, Feb 3

Women`s Basketball v Lakeland, 2 p.m., Field House

Men`s Basketball v Lakeland, 4:15 p.m., Field House

Snow Queen, 2 p.m., Wauwatosa West HS

Sun, Feb 4

Snow Queen, 2 p.m., Nathan Hale High School, West Allis

FARTHER BEYOND THE HORIZON:

Feb 5-6

LCMS 1st VP, The Rev. Dr. William Diekelman visits CUW

Feb 10

The Snow Queen, 2 p.m., Wauwatosa East HS

Feb 10

Music Scholarship Auditions

Feb 11

The Snow Queen, 1:30 p.m., Ozaukee High School

Feb 11

The Snow Queen, 4:30 p.m., CUW, Todd Wehr Auditorium

Feb 15

Global Education Fair

Feb 16

The Snow Queen, 7 p.m., CUW, Todd Wehr Auditorium

Feb 18-19

Undergraduate Visit Days

Feb 19

Chinese New Year

Feb 23-Mar 4

Acacia Theatre - Enchanted April

Feb 24

Undergraduate Visit Day

March 6

Graduate Visit Session

March 15

Meet the Professionals, 11:30 to 1 p.m.

March 22

CareerQuest

March 25

Kammerchor Concert

April 21

Spring Visit Day

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE! -

Bluff Renovation

The bluff renovation project has been halted for the winter and construction work will restart in spring with targeted completion during the summer.

Coburg Hall

The residence hall project is under construction. We`ve worked very hard over the last several months trying to reduce costs. Unfortunately as we have made progress in reducing costs by eliminating building features, overall construction costs in the Milwaukee area have escalated substantially. In addition, we`ve added elements to the project, such as a new water system integrated to WE Energies water supply, made accommodations for several classrooms in the basement of the south tower, and included the furniture in the project, to get a better idea of overall costs. The actual physical construction of the project is ongoing, and our current schedule has abandoned the potential of being open by the start of the fall 2007 semester. As a result we are working with the Student Life area to try to accommodate our students until the building is ready for occupancy. In spite of the disappointment related to the final price and occupancy, we are very excited about the fantastic opportunities that the new building will afford to our future students.

CONCORDIA WORKS

1. The Rev. Dr. William Diekelman, 1st Vice President of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, will be on campus February 5 and 6 to meet with a variety of folks. Please avail yourself of the opportunity to meet with him. This is a chance to hear what is happening in Synod, particularly for those of you who are on the Synodical roster, or a church work student. It also gives him an opportunity to learn what is happening at Concordia University Wisconsin. His schedule is below. You will be receiving an invitation through my assistant, Lynne, or if a church work major, through your program directors.

Monday, February 5

Noon                Arrive on Campus

1 p.m.             Administrative Council

3:30 p.m.         Employee Reception with Questions/Answers period

6:00 p.m.         Dinner with Drs. Pat & Tammy Ferry, Vice Presidents and their spouses

8:00 p.m.         Reception for Church work students (Pre-sem, theology, education, lay ministry, and others)



Tuesday, February 6

7:30 a.m.         Breakfast with Rostered employees

9:30 a.m.         Chapel Presentation

10:30 a.m.       Regents, Foundation members, & Dr. Ferry

Noon                Depart from Campus

2. 2007 Ethical Business Leadership Award. Our School of Business and Legal Studies seeks nominations for the 2007 Ethical Business Leadership Award. This award recognizes business leaders in our local community who go above legal requirements and exhibit noteworthy and socially responsible business practices. Finalists will be honored and the winner announced at the Business School`s annual awards reception, Friday, April 27. Deadline for nomination is February 26. Contact Dr. William Ellis, 262.243.4226; Dr. David Borst, 262.243.4298; or Dr. Van Mobley at 262.243.4502 for more information.

3. Need a Notary? See: Renee Dahmann, Financial Aid; Barbara Perlewitz, Education; Tammy Rose, Admission; or Lynne Schroeder, President`s Office during regular business hours. There is no fee for this service.

4. The 11th International Academy for Apologetics, Evangelism and Human Rights is meeting in Strasbourg, France, July 10-21. The program is ideal for students, professors, pastors and professionals who seek to sharpen their skills in applying and defending the Christian faith in their vocation. Deadline for Registration, February 1st. For full information, see: http://www.surfoutsider.net/monty/ Questions?

Contact Dr. Angus Menuge.

PERSONNEL NEWS

A HEARTY WELCOME TO:

Janice Hinze (Graduate office)

James Ingman (Athletics)

Andy Locke (Advancement)

Lisa Milne (Nursing)

Charlene Mora (CUW New Orleans)

Leah Toerpe (Admission)

Bonnie Treloar (Concordia Bible Institute)

Jennifer Trucco (Adult Ed NWR Wausau)

Lenard Wells (CUW Milwaukee South)

CELEBRATE!

The following are celebrating their employment anniversary in January:

Year

Department

2003

Matthew

Anderson

Campus Safety

1997

David

Borst

MBA/International Student Services

2004

Chuck

Boyer

Graduate

2004

Jim

Burkee

History

2005

Kathy

Butler

Graduate Admission

2002

Carrie

Cochran

Adult Education Madison

1993

Debra

Frederick

Social Work - Psychology

1975

Kay

Fredrick

Whisper Pines Caretaker

1975

Orren

Fredrick

Whisper Pines Caretaker

1992

Albert

Garcia

Lay Ministry

1986

Jan

Heinitz

Psychology

2005

Linda

Hensel

Education

1991

John

Horgan

History

2003

James

Hutchinson

Campus Safety

1997

Teri

Kaul

Nursing

2000

Ann

McDonald

Science

1993

Carol

Mittag

Library

1996

Louise

Mollinger-Riemann

Physical Therapy

2005

Melissa

Novotny

Advancement

1997

Thomas

Phillip

VP Information Technology

2005

Dan

Plagemann

Maintenance

2001

Jacqueline

Ramsey

Spanish

1975

Donna

Reimer-Becker

Humanities

2005

Jane

Roberts

Financial Aid

1980

Tammy

Rose

Admission

1995

Carrie

Scheel

Occupational Therapy

1999

Timothy

Scheppa

Business

2001

Richard

Schnake

Education

1997

Jeff

Shawhan

Art

2002

Judith

Snieg

Adult Education Mequon

1980

Lawrence

Sohn

Special Projects Coordinator

1980

Joann

Stenklyft

Registrar

1992

Wendy

Stolt

Social Work

1999

Steven

Taylor

Financial Aid

2005

Craig

Toerpe

Advancement

1993

Paul

Wangerin

Institutional Research

2005

Sean

Young

Information Technology

2005

Diane

Zirger

Advancement

RETIREMENTS

After serving 10 years and 23 years respectively, Susi Miller (Occupational Therapy) and Sharon Wegner (Education) have retired. We wish them Godspeed in their new endeavors in retirement and wish them God`s blessings.

STUDENTS IN SERVICE

Please pray for our Concordia students who are serving in the armed services: Darren Ackley, Mike Alwardt, Brian Cooper, Kyle Fischer, Phillip Markworth, Jerod Martinson, Stephen McCullough, Justin Nelsen, and Jeff Nyhus. Also, please remember Dr. Joe Andritzky (Justice & Public Policy), also serving in the U.S. Army, and whose term has been extended to December 2006.

If you know of any additional students who have been deployed, or if you know of the return of those listed above, please inform Lynne Schroeder, x 4368.

WAY TO GO!

Welcome back to Dr. Joe Andritzky (Business & Legal Studies) who has returned to teaching after serving three years in defense of our country!

Michelle Gishkowsky (Advancement) has been elected President for the Wisconsin Chapter of Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement (APRA-WI). APRA-WI is an organization devoted to advancing and promoting the research profession, upholding the highest ethical standards, and providing professional development opportunities for fundraising professionals.

Michael Uden (Education) successfully defended his dissertation at University of Wisconsin Madison. Congratulations to Dr. Uden for a job well done!

Congratulations to Dr. Tess Valentino (Art Department) who completed all requirements for her doctoral program!

Please welcome JOLENE WILKENS as our permanent Director of Advising; she had been serving in an interim status since September. Jolene will also coordinate our retention efforts, which will now be under the auspices of the academic office.

Overflowing with Hope

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." (Romans 15:13)

Comments or articles to be included in on the Horizon, please contact Lynne Schroeder at x 4368