Unless you take a detour one block west ofhighway 25, you might miss the newestbuilding on the UW-Stout campus. Lookingnothing like traditional “dormitory” housing,the new Red Cedar Hall opened its doors toreturning students in September.

Red Cedar Hall houses 296 students in 75 suites. Each suiteconsists of four single bedrooms with a shared living area,kitchenette and bathroom facilities. Four of the suites aredesigned for students with disabilities. The five story building,set behind Fleming Hovlid and Wigen Halls on the NorthCampus, faces east with a spectacular view of Lake Menomin.Residents have access to common lounges, full kitchens,laundry rooms and recycling centers on each floor.

This new addition to campus housing has features that pastalumni could only have dreamed about. Air conditioningeliminates any discomfort from Wisconsin’s heat and humidity.And, what student and their father, when faced with carrying all

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their earthly possessions up three flights of stairs, wouldn’t havetraded a winning lottery ticket for an elevator on move-in day?Red Cedar Hall has two elevators.

Local architect was SDS Architects, Eau Claire, with ElnessSwenson Graham Architects Inc., Minneapolis. C.D. Smith ofFond du Lac was the general contractor on the project. The costfor construction of the building was $16.7 million, all of whichcame from student fees; none of the money came from statetaxpayer dollars.

A formal dedication was held October 21 to celebrate thecompletion of the new 21st century style accommodations.

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Opposite page, upper: Official ribbon cutting generated smiles

from Chancellor Sorensen, students, staff and

friends of the university

Lower: Varying shades of color and texture create

an interesting façade; a multilevel backdrop for the

main entrance to the new Red Cedar Hall

Right, top: The October dedication and community-wide open

house attracted visitors eager to see the new facility

and visit with residents

Right, center: Spacious common areas on each level feature

comfortable contemporary furniture, a fireplace

and a large- window view of Lake Menomin

Right, bottom: One thing that hasn’t changed in

on-campus living—the opportunity for new friendships

and “roommates”

Robert Salt, College of Human DevelopmentMichael Lorenzen, College of Technology, Engineering and ManagementKenneth Neuburg, College of Technology, Engineering and ManagementDebbie Stanislawski, School of EducationKaren Zimmerman, School of Education

Outstanding Service AwardsTony Schlemm, Registration and Records

Terese Wentworth, Honors Program and Center for Assessment andContinuous Improvement

Outstanding Service Office AwardAdvisement and Career Center

Outstanding Teaching and Service AwardsThe Outstanding Teaching and Service awards are voted on bythe students, who are asked to consider the following criteria:excellence in classroom presentation and preparation, availabilityand accessibility, and other qualities they would like to seeawarded. Candidates for the awards need to exemplifyexcellence in service delivery, student orientation, availabilityand other customer friendly service qualities.

Outstanding Teaching AwardsForrest Schultz, College of Arts and SciencesChristopher Bendel, College of Arts and SciencesEdward Harris, College of Human Development

Juliet Fox, a lecturer on technology at UW-Stout and a Dunn County supervisor, has been named a 2005 Bush Leadership Fellow.

Fox is among 20 individuals to receive a Bush LeadershipFellowship in 2005. The fellowship’s goal is to help individuals at mid-career prepare for greater leadership responsibilities andenhanced contributions to their communities.

Fox will attend the Fielding Graduate Institute in SantaBarbara, Calif., to obtain a doctorate in human developmentand organization systems. Her goal is to study emergingtechnologies and apply them to work that goes on betweeneducators, public officials and businesses to promote public policy.

“I have a vision of raising awareness about potential societalimpacts of quickly emerging technologies,” said Fox. “I ampassionate and dedicated to being involved as the changesaffect my community.”

In addition to the Leadership Fellows Program, the Bush Foundationprovides fellowships to artists and physicians. The foundation alsomakes grants to nonprofit organizations in Minnesota and theDakotas that work in the areas of arts and humanities, ecologicalhealth, education, and health and human services.

For more information: www.bushfoundation.org

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Eddie Andrist, UW-Stout's head men'sbasketball coach, spent time with

Qatar's men's national basketball team Sept. 7 through Sept. 18,in conjunction with the Asian Games.

Qatar is a relatively-small country that juts off the lower-eastside of Saudi Arabia, directly east of Bahrain and surrounded bythe Persian Gulf.

Andrist, who coached the Qatar National Team to theprogram's first-ever Asian Games gold medal in 2000, made the13-hour flight to Qatar to serve as a consultant, conduct a clinicand assist with practices. “They wanted me to watch their teamand tell them what I thought,” Andrist said. “It was a greatopportunity for me to connect with good friends." Five playersfrom Andrist's 2000 Asian Games championship squad hadreturned to the Qatar roster.

Andrist’s consulting must have brought them luck as the Qatarteam defeated South Korea 89-7 to qualify for the 2006 WorldBasketball Championship to be held in Japan. Qatar finishedthird in the Asian Games and will join China and Lebanon inrepresenting Asia in the World Championship.

Back in the United States, Andrist is in the thick of the UW-Stout season. Stout is currently (as of Dec. 7) in first placein the WIAC and ranked 29th in the NCAA Division III. Inspeaking about this year's squad, Andrist said, "Stout has threeplayers, two juniors (they are twins) and one freshman,measuring in at seven feet." According to Andrist, the BlueDevils have been picked as a Super Sleeper to win the NCAADivision III title.

For more information:www.uwstout.edu/athletics/bbllhome.html

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UW-Stout’s biotechnology concentration isgaining momentum due to the way theconcentration is structured. Biotechnology applies the knowledge of biology to enhance and improve the environment, health, and food supply. Usingbiotechnology, scientists work to develop environment-friendlyalternatives to fossil fuels and plastics; new medicines, vaccinesand disease diagnostic tools; and high-yield and more nutrient-rich crop plants.

“There is a real passion for the biotechnology concentrationwithin the applied science program,” said Kitrina Carlson,assistant professor of biology at UW-Stout and plantpathologist. "Curricula and research opportunities have beendeveloped that will allow our students to find jobs in industry orget into graduate school.”

Michael Pickart, an assistant professor of biology at UW-Stout,is doing research toward the application of biotechnology tomedicine.

“I hope to engage students through involvement in research inthe genomics screening facility that we are developing,” saidPickart. "This project will study the genetic material oforganisms and is consistent with UW-Stout’s mission to be aleader in the education of professionals responsive to the needsof society and industry."

For more information: Stephen Nold, associate professor of biologynolds@uwstout.edu 715-232-2560

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The UW-Stout Society of AutomotiveEngineers (SAE) student group tacklesengineering problems through hands-on andjust plain dirty hands Mini Baja competitions.The student group is a member of the SAEInternational, which sponsors the Bajavehicle competitions and has more than84,000 members in 97 countries.

Mini Baja consists of three regional competitions that simulatereal-world engineering design projects and their relatedchallenges. Engineering students are asked to design and buildan off-road vehicle that will survive the severe punishment ofrough terrain and, in some regions—water.

This year UW-Stout SAE students took their vehicle up againstmore than 100 universities on a national level, placing 17th out of 118 vehicles in the Mini Baja Midwest in Troy, Ohio. The UW-Stout SAE “Baja Devils” also participate in localcompetitions that make it possible for the students to test their designs in action.

The object of the competition is to build a safe competitive off-road vehicle. Each team is expected to provide professionalquality design and cost reports. These reports are scored byjudges currently working in the automotive industry andfaculty. Design reports are assessed based on craftsmanship,comfort, mass production capability, design originality,component design (suspension, brakes, steering), powertrain,vehicle serviceability and structure strength. Each vehicle takespart in several dynamics competitions: acceleration, speed,maneuverability, hill climb and sled pull. The final competitionis a durability race that typically lasts four hours.

All vehicles are powered by a 10 horsepower Intek Model 20engine donated by Briggs & Stratton Corporation.

For more information:http://sae.uwstout.edu/http://students.sae.org/competitions/minibaja/

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