Thinking about moving off campus? Don’t sign that lease just yet!
Before you commit, it’s important to understand the details that can impact your renting experience. In this session, you’ll learn how to:

• Carefully review leases, contracts and rental policies
• Understand your rights and responsibilities as a tenant
• Navigate financial decisions with roommates, including rent and shared expenses
• Take practical steps to protect your safety and well-being while renting

Whether you're planning your first, off-campus move or want to avoid common mistakes, this workshop will give you the tools to make informed decisions. Bring your questions—we’ll have answers!

A free vaccine clinic will be from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12 in 2110 Miller Bluff, Student Union. No appointment is required. 

Safe and effective vaccination helps build herd immunity, and herd immunity stops the spread of disease. Wellness & Health Advocacy is partnering with Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers and Mayo Clinic Health System to provide vaccination at no cost for UWL students. Scenic Bluffs will either bill insurance or provide it at no cost through the Vaccines for Adults program.

Students are encouraged to check their immunization records (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa andIllinois). Available vaccines include HPV, flu, COVID, and more.

UWL Counseling & Testing, Wellness & Health Advocacy and Rec Sports have teamed up to provide non-credit "Intro to Mindfulness" courses for the campus community! UWL "Intro to Mindfulness" courses use curriculum designed by the Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults (MIEA). 
 
Mindfulness is simple, but not easy. Our four-week "Intro to Mindfulness" is an introductory class that will teach students the skill of mindfulness. It will also help you build the habit of using it in your life on a regular basis. Positive outcomes include: 

• Less self-judgment 

• Manage stress 

• Increased self-compassion 

• Better sleep 

• Increased calm 

Faculty and staff: Please consider referring students to attend.  

There is no fee to attend; however, attendees must register in advance by the deadline. More information and registration are available on the Rec Sports Intro to Mindfulness webpage. Two sessions are offered for the fall semester, both starting in October.  

You're invited to an informal drop-in info session about your faculty and staff union, UAPUWL, a local chapter of the American Federation of Teachers. Whether you have specific questions, are just curious about our union, want to discuss work-related concerns, or would just like a place to spend time in community with colleagues, we're here for you. Snacks and beverages provided. And you can check out the awesome Entertainment Cafe in the basement of the Student Union!

Connie Arzigian, a Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center research associate and UW-La Crosse professor emerita, will explore how rock art can provide a personal and visual connection to people who lived thousands of years ago during a free public lecture at UWL. 

Arzigian’s presentation, “From Northern Brazil to Southern Minnesota: Rock Art’s Unique Window into Past Lifeways,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, in 3310 Student Union. 

For more than 10,000 years, artists at Serra da Capivara in northern Brazil created thousands of images on rock faces throughout the region’s arid landscape. The images depict many aspects of daily life, including dancing, acrobatics, hunting and family life, as well as local animals and plants. 

About 4,000 miles north, artists at an outcrop in southwestern Minnesota created more than 10,000 images by pecking them into solid bedrock. At Jeffers Petroglyphs, the images capture hunts, ceremonies, families, animals and other aspects of life from the region’s past. Descendants of the original artists have also contributed their perspectives to help interpret the site’s 7,000-year cultural history. 

Although the two sites are separated by thousands of miles and have vastly different landscapes and histories, both offer a uniquely personal and visual connection to the past — one that can provide insights not available through collections of handheld artifacts alone. 

Arzigian has worked with the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center since 1988. She began her graduate studies at UW-Madison in 1978 and earned her doctoral degree in 1993. Beginning in 2011, she also taught in UWL’s Archaeology and Anthropology Department. 

Her research has focused on paleoethnobotany, the study of how people have used plants in the past. She has also worked with experts in faunal, ceramic and lithic analysis to develop a more complete understanding of past subsistence strategies and how they have changed over time. 
Arzigian retired from teaching in 2025 but continues to volunteer with MVAC. She says retirement has given her more freedom to travel. 

If you go —
What: Free public lecture, “From Northern Brazil to Southern Minnesota: Rock Art’s Unique Window into Past Lifeways” 
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 
Where: Room 3310, Student Union

Join the UWL community for our fall blood drive on Oct. 6-7. Blood donations are essential for hospitals and patients who rely on lifesaving transfusions every day. By donating, you'll help ensure that blood is available when it's needed most. Together, we can make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.  

Schedule your appointment.

 Open to all faculty, staff, students and community members.

The event runs from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center.

View this event on UWL MyOrgs.

Recreational Sports is offering a lifeguard certification course this fall semester for anyone interested in maintaining a current certification or looking to become a lifeguard for the first time.   

Lifeguard Certification 
Oct. 23-24 and Oct. 30-31

For additional information regarding course requirements and cost, visit the Rec Sports website or contact us at recoffice@uwlax.edu.

Causes and Consequences of Consolidation in Rural Hospital Markets

Rural hospitals across the country are facing growing financial strain, workforce shortages and increasing consolidation — all of which threaten access to care in rural communities. This free, online session will examine the key factors contributing to rural hospital closures and mergers, as well as the resulting impacts on healthcare affordability, quality and patient outcomes.

Participants will explore current federal and state policies influencing rural healthcare systems and consider emerging policy strategies aimed at strengthening sustainable, high-quality care for rural populations.

Register for free!

Caring for someone living with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia can be one of life's most meaningful experiences, but it can also be physically, emotionally and mentally demanding. Join us for a free public talk to learn how to recognize caregiver burnout and discover practical strategies to care for yourself while continuing to provide compassionate, person-centered care.

• In person: 0120 Theatre, Student Union, UW–La Crosse
• Online: Live stream

View details and RSVP to attend this free talk.

Thinking about your future in Athletic Training? Join us in the Athletic Training Center in Mitchell Hall for a gathering of our staff and students and learn about the AT opportunities offered here at UWL. We will have representatives of the Master of Science in Athletic Training graduate education program, the Eagle Aide volunteer experience, and the UWL Athletic Training Association student organization. Attendance is free — bring a friend! Food and beverages will be served.