Falcon Features Apri 2007

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Fall 2007

Alumni News

Become a FAN!

The Falcon Action Network that has been established to help the University of Wisconsin-River Falls advance its Wisconsin legislative agenda is showing results. Alumni, friends, faculty and staff have signed up for FAN. Supported by the Office of Public Affairs and the UWRF Alumni Association, FAN is the first advocacy network put into place at a UW System comprehensive university. FAN members have visited legislators, made phone calls, written letters and sent emails. They’ve helped UWRF:

receive $1.1 million in planning money for a new Health and Human Performance facility and keep the building on track for construction in the following biennium;
oppose a proposed five percent cut ($2.8 million) to its operational budget;
get new funding for a First-Year Experience to improve new student retention as part of the UW System’s “Growth Agenda” to create more graduates.
For more information or to join FAN, visit www.uwrf.edu/fan

Alumni Weekend 2007

A record number of alumni attended the 22nd Alumni Weekend held at the new University Center on July 13-14, 2007. Celebrating their golden reunion year, 49 members of the Class of 1957 were on hand for the meals, tours, presentations and reminiscing. Link to more photos from the weekend at the photo archives Website, www.uwrf.edu/photo_archive/.

Upcoming Alumni Events

October 5, 2007

DAIRY EXPO CONVENTION
Join us for a reception sponsored by the CAFES Alumni Association at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wis. For more information, contact the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at (715) 425- 3841.

October 11, 2007

NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CONVENTION
While attending the convention, join us for a reception in Room 258 of the Eau Claire Memorial High School in Eau Claire, Wis. For more information, contact the College of Education and Professional Studies at (715) 425-3774.

Updates to the event schedule can be found at www.uwrf.edu/alumni or by calling our toll-free number at 877-258-6647.

Alumni Events Around the Country
UWRF will be on the road to visit with alumni around the state and nation this fall and winter. If you spend some of the winter months in Florida, Arizona or southern California, please share your mailing address and e-mail address with the Office of University Advancement. We’ll post up-to-date information about UWRF gatherings on the Website, too. Go to www.uwrf.edu/alumni, or contact the Office of University Advancement at toll-free number 877-258-6647 or by e-mail at alumni@uwrf.edu.

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