FRIDAY, August 12, 2005 MEETING NOTES Volume 39, Issue 44
We had 24 Optimists and guests for our meeting. We had a visit from 3 members from the Dodgeville club; President Terry Fischer, VP Brian Dahlstrom and Sec. Lynnea Lauffer. The Mystery Greeter was Arnie Roper who greeted Eileen Engelke. John Dutcher, Charlie Clark, Arnie Roper, Gary & Eileen Engelke, Megan Graney, Angela Udelhofen, and Ken Kamps had Optimist shirts on. Thanks to VP Angela for filling in while Jim is away.
Today's Speaker - Mark Molesworth - UW-P Athletics
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Mark Molesworth has been the Athletic director for 9 years now. He is very proud of the student athletes at UW-P. 178 of 367 intercollegiate athletes last year had a GPA of 3.0 or better. This is the 5th year in a row where the Athlete GPA is higher than the University at-large. It is a testament to the focus of the students and the programs available under the coaching staff. Mark spoke about the "war zone" of construction on campus. The Stadium renovation is to be complete this weekend. |
The Residence Hall project at the old track location is progressing. Next week they will start the new track on the soccer practice field. In September they will install lights on the softball field and convert the second field into a baseball field. All of the new facilities are funded through Student Fees, NOT State tax dollars. The other work is paid by TSI dollars. He thanks the Chancellor for his assistance in getting creative funding sources to support sports on campus. He believes the new facilities will be a showcase for the campus and assist in recruiting not only athletes, but also regular students. |
They can use the facilities for club and intramural sports opening it up for many more students to use. Mark works out daily just by lifting the NCAA Division III and WIAC manuals. One of his first tasks at the start of any season is to explain the rules to the athletes and have them sign a 4 page Code of Conduct, among other things. They have everything from Banned Substances to recruiting restrictions to season rules. One rule is that athletes must get one day off per week. Thank you for the interesting speech! |
This Friday - Chancellor Markee - State of UW-P
UPCOMING EVENTSAug 19 - 20 - SWIS District Convention Aug 25 - 28 - Grant Co. Fair - Cheese Curds Aug 25 - 28 - Dairy Days - Cheese Curds |
UPCOMING SPEAKERSAug 26 - Donna Anderson - UW-P International Program Sep 2 - TBD |
DODGEVILLE VISIT Thanks to Brian Dahlstrom, Lynnea Lauffer and Terry Fischer for making the trip from Dodgeville. Terry spoke and thanked the club for the cheese curd mentoring. It was a good fundraiser. They were offered the chance to see us in action, but I don't think there were any takers. NOON MEETINGCharlie Clark will be running the monthly Noon meeting on August 17th. As Arnie would say - the Noon Meeting is at 12:00. |
OI FOUNDATION RAFFLEJerry Schewe is the Club rep for a raffle sponsored by SWIS District for the OI Foundation. It is a NFL raffle where you pay $20. $10 of it is credited as a club donation. Each week is a combination of letters representing teams and you can collect prizes based on the total scores of your teams. The goal is to have each member sell at least 2 tickets by the end of August. Don't forget that this is a 501c (3) tax-exempt organization. FIFTH FRIDAY SOCIALThanks to Dennis Palmer for setting up the Fifth Friday Social on July 29th. There were a total of 6 (Palmer's, Kamps', Rhonda Viney & Charlie Clark) there. |
CHEESE CURDSGary Engelke is King Curd. The sign up roster is on the web. Grant County Fair is August 25 - 28 and Dairy Days is September 9 - 11. Sign up early & often. Many of the choicest time slots are already full. Get 'em while they are hot! BOARD MEETINGThe next Board Meeting is Wednesday August 17th at 7 AM at Badger Brothers. |
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