UW-Green Bay Summer Camps:Grandparents' University®
2013 Classes:
Art Majors
Memory-Making Clay Designs - FULL
This class is now full. Please contact us if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
Instructor: Dean Hoegger, Artist/Teacher
Students in this class will learn the fundamentals of working with clay. They will experiment with textures, colors, shapes and found images to create a GPU memory vessel that can be used to store objects representing the shared memories of the grandparent and grandchild! Students will learn the basics of blending, carving, and using impressed objects to create their own unique vessel. Partners may bring objects from home that can be used to create impressions in clay. Examples could include a baseball, key, fabric, game board pieces, fishing lures, jewelry, etc.
Prerequisite: Grandchild must be at least 10 years old.
Lab fee: $15
Ceramics instructor, Dean Hoegger, brings many significant experiences to Grandparents' University, with many years teaching in the Summer Art Studio Camps and in the Sturgeon Bay Schools. As a professional artist, he has exhibited throughout the Midwest since 1976. Beside finding his work in local art galleries, Hoegger is a yearly participant in the downtown Green Bay arts festival, Art Street.
Artist Books: Visual Journeys
Instructor: Chris Style, Associate Professor of Arts and Visual Design
In this hands-on workshop you will learn how to make an artist book that includes at least two different book-binding methods. You will create your own visual journey complete with hard covers. Students will make a few blank books to learn various binding methods; create a simple visual story board to layout your book flow; prepare you paper and covers through folding, paper straining, patterns, stencils, collage and other color media; and bind it all together.
Christine Syle earned B.S., UW-Madison; M.F.A., UW-Milwaukee and she has taught classes in Printmaking: Intro, Intermediate and Advanced, Intermediate Drawing.
You're the Artist: Learn How to Draw Cartoon Characters!
Instructor: Addie Sorbo, Lecturer, Artist, Teacher
Artists create drawings called storyboards to plan animated movies and cartoons like "Finding Nemo," "Phineas & Ferb," and "Pokémon." Learn how to draw your favorite cartoon character, and create a scene for your own movie storyboard.
Addie Sorbo grew up loving all things art, and found such joy in drawing, painting, and creating. After high school, she went on to earn a degree in Communications and the Arts at UW-Green Bay. Now, she is graphic and web designer, and owner of Strawberry Fields Design, Inc., an award-winning design firm. She also teaches Arts and Visual Design courses at her alma mater. She lives in Bellevue with her husband and two children, and is extremely happy that they are both taking an interest in art.
Communications Majors
Behind the Scenes at WPR*- FULL
This class is now full. Please contact us if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
Instructor: Shawn Connelly, WPR Programming Assistant
Before the internet, television and movies, there was radio. In this fun-filled course, you will learn about the dynamic world of radio broadcasting, from its humble beginnings to the age of podcasts. Experience hands-on recording sessions, in-studio tours, and even a chance to be on the air at Wisconsin Public Radio!
Prerequisite: Grandchild must be at least 10 years old.
Music Majors
4-Hands, 4-Eyes, 2-Creative Minds...
Instructor: Ellen Hancheck , UW-Green Bay Adjunct Instructor, Music, Keyboard
Enter the world of 4-hand piano! If you have never played piano before, you are just learning, or you played a long time ago, this class will take you through simple chord progressions, and transform the simple into a full-sounding musical creation that nothing can duplicate. This class will introduce you to some basics of piano technique and help you learn some fun and familiar tunes that you can play others. You will learn in UWGB's state of the art piano lab from Asst. Prof. David Severtson. Light the spark of creativity for years to come! No experience required.
Prerequisite: Grandchild must be at least 10 years old.
Ellen Hanchek returned to the Boy Choir in 2009 as accompanist for the Nicolet and Joliet touring choirs. She is a graduate of the Lawrence Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor of Music in piano accompanying and chamber music. Currently, she is an adjunct instructor at University of Wisconsin, Green Bay and is an accompanist for her church choir. Additionally, she has a private piano studio and accompanies at local schools. She is a member of the Northeast Wisconsin Piano Teacher’s Forum.
Hand Drumming*
Instructor: Cheryl Grosso, UWGB Professor of Music and Frankenthal Professor, Percussion.
Back by popular demand...Hand drumming in a group is a great way to have fun, learn a new instrument and groove with the beat! We will play conga drums in a seated position. No prior experience or music reading is necessary and the equipment will be provided by the University. This class will be groovin'!
Prerequisite: Grandchild must be at least 10 years old.
Cheryl Grosso has been a member of the Music faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay since 1985. She has served as Interim Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chair and Vice Chair of Arts and Visual Design, and Music Chair. She teaches studio percussion, contemporary percussion ensemble, new music ensemble, hand drumming ensemble, aural skills, and world music. She was awarded the honorable Frankenthal Professorship in 2005 and the Founder’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship. Professor Grosso earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in Percussion Performance and Pedagogy from The University of Iowa, Master of Fine Arts in Percussion Performance from California Institute of the Arts, and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Science Majors:
Human Biology: Nutritional Science - FULL
This class is now full. Please contact us if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
Instructor: Karen Lacey, MS, RD, CD, Retired Senior Lecturer, Human Biology; Retired Director of Dietetic Programs
We all know that eating food can be fun. But did you know that the preparation of food is both a science and an art? In this class you will learn about how certain foods help our bodies stay healthy. You will also see what happens when ingredients in foods are mixed together. And finally you will learn how to prepare foods that are not only tasty but very appealing to the eye. Students will participate in hands-on science experiments that you can eat. What a fun way to learn about food science! The kitchen fills each year - register early!
Karen Lacey, MS, RD, CD retired in May 2011, and we are delighted to bring her back to Grandparents' University! She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from Valparaiso, University in Indiana and her Masters of Science in Dietetics from Mt Mary College in Milwaukee, WI. Karen was very active in the American Dietetic Association. She has published papers and texts about the new "Nutrition Care Process" which she helped develop, and serves on the national Commission that sets the standards for dietetics education.
Natural History and Ecology: Animals on the Wild Side, In Nature and the Museum - FULL
This class is now full. Please contact us if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
Instructor: Thomas Erdman, Curator, Richter Museum of Natural History; Cofrin Center for Biodiversity
The most popular course at GPU! Are you fascinated by birds and animals? You will learn about Green Bay’s natural biodiversity through trail walks in the campus prairie and bayshore, and wooded areas of the Cofrin Arboretum, our nature "lab." In the Richter Museum explore the fascinating collections and see how they are used for teaching, documentations of species distributions and environmental changes and quality. Learn what a voucher specimen is and why they are so important. See how birds and other animals are used to detect toxins and their importance in cleaning up the Fox River, Green Bay and Lake Michigan. If you love nature and wish to preserve it, this is the perfect place to be this summer.
Thomas Erdman has been a raptor researcher and bander for more than 30 years, handling tens of thousands of these birds. He has conducted research on the population dynamics of woodland raptors, especially Northern Goshawks and he has been involved in forest planning for raptors in the National Forests in the western Great Lakes region. He has also monitored colonial bird populations on Green Bay including terns, gulls, herons, egrets, cormorants and pelicans. He was part of team involved in studying the effects of toxins on fish eating birds which has ultimately led to the PCB clean up of the Fox River. He has participated in both bat and avian mortality studies at transmission towers and wind generators. He has led and participated in many small mammal and amphibian surveys and is very knowledgeable about their habits and distributions.
Geology - FULL
This class is now full. Please contact us if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
Instructor: John Luczaj, Associate Professor of Geology at UW-Green Bay
Together with Assoc. Professor John Luczaj, students will learn about the formation of ore deposits and fossils, scope out the well on campus, and learn about the Niagara Escarpment in Wisconsin. The class will include a field trip that will involve some outside walking (including stairs) to observe local rock formations. Students will see array of samples under microscopes in UWGB's Geoscience Laboratory. Discover the fascinating world of Geology!
Lab Fee: $15
Assoc. Prof. John Luczaj: Education: Johns Hopkins University: Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences; Ph.D. in Geology, May 2000; M.A. in Geology, May 1997; University of Kansas: Master of Science in Geology, December 1995 (With Honors); University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh: B.S. in Geology, May 1993, Magna Cum Laude
Dr. John Luczaj's Emphases or Area of Research: Interests include, but are not limited to, fluid-inclusions in minerals, water-rock interaction in sedimentary rocks, groundwater contamination, karst geology and hydrogeology, and stratigraphy of Paleozoic sedimentary rocks.
Environmental Science: Meteorology
Instructor: Steve Meyer, Assistant Professor of Natural and Applied Sciences
Ever wonder how to interpret weather maps? Or how to predict the weather? Join Assoc. Professor Steve Meyer and discover the fascinating world of weather as we collect weather data, interpret weather maps, predict the weather, and show how weather works through some fun experiments.
Asst. Professor Meyer's areas of emphases and research include: climate change; the effects of climate change on natural resources; climate related decision making; long-range climate outlooks and their uses; science education.
Aerospace: Hands on Rocketry* - FULL
This class is now full. Please contact us if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
Instructor: Daniel Bateman
It IS Rocket Science! Ready! Set! Launch! Explore spaceflight, the history of the Space and the International Space Station. You will construct and launch your own rocket! Students will learn from Daniel Bateman, the Executive Director for Spaceport Sheboygan, WI, who is an experienced educator and who oversees all education programming and public outreach for the up and coming Spaceport. He is an authority on Space Shuttle and International Space Station history and operations. Join the crew!
Prerequisite: Grandchild must be at least 10 years old.
Lab Fee: $15
Business and Entrepreneurship
Better Than the Lemonade Stand
Instructor: Ryan Kauth, Director of the UW-Green Bay Small Business Development Center
Lessons from the Lemonade Stand is a new GPU business/entrepreneur class. You will have fun, learn new skills and become smart with money! You can turn your creative ideas into the next new business startup, develop your own ‘elevator pitch’, learn how to develop a mini business plan and to impress ‘investor-judges’ who can award you GPU Cash for your great business idea…in the first ever GPU Cash Game!
Ryan Kauth, Director of the Small Business Development Center is also an associate lecturer in finance and marketing for the Austin E. Cofrin School of Business at UW-Green Bay. Ryan earned his Bachelor’s Degree at UW-Green Bay and his MBA at Keller Graduate School of Management. He is also the Dad of four entrepreneurial kids (so far they have very successfully sold their own painted rocks to…their grandparents!)
* Prerequisite: Grandchild must be at least 10 years old