UW-Green Bay, Chancellor, FYI October 2007

“When you walk the campus today, especially those very first buildings in the Environmental Sciences complex, it’s impossible not to remember those early days and be proud of being part of all that.” Scott Knapp, UW-Green Bay’s first student government president, shown in this file photo speaking at the 1967 campus groundbreaking. Knapp and a number of former student leaders will be featured in a “Where are they now?” issue of the Inside UW-Green Bay print magazine later this month.


Clever! A clear clamor for classroom clickers Clicker technology has brought something new, and fun, to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus. A year ago, a half dozen professors piloted the use of clickers in their classes and lectures. Now, it’s a dozen or more, and the technology is bringing a bit of insta-poll, game-show liveliness — as well as some very positive educational benefits — to the classrooms where it is used. “It really has transformed my teaching, and I think it transformed the students’ learning as well,” said Psychology Prof. Jennifer Zapf. “Lectures are no longer just ‘sit there, and listen and zone out.’ They really have to stay engaged and pay attention, and they’re encouraged to do that because they’re going to be tested by the questions that we have. It’s much more of an interactive kind of learning.” In one typical use of the clicker, an instructor will pause mid-lecture to query students if they think the answer is A, B, C or D. They click in their choices, and the total “vote” breakdown is projected for all to see. For a news video showing clickers in action, see http://blog.uwgb.edu/inside/index.php/multimedia/video/09/19/clickers_video/

‘Fitness Freakout’ fills the Kress More than 150 students took over the main Events Center floor for a workout during the Sept. 15 “Fitness Freakout” at the new Kress Events Center. Dianne Bornhoft-Blanch, the facility’s fitness coordinator, says the free event invited one and all “to release the fitness freak inside of them.” It was also a chance to demo the fitness classes that are offered in the aerobics studio all semester. Staffers demonstrated cardio kick boxing, pilates, yoga, butts and guts, ab attack and zumba. Says Bornhoft-Blanch, “It was a successful night. There was a lot of sweating and a lot of laughing. It was just a really great night.”

Downtown lecturers are Emmons, Spielmann, Zapf, Pearson, Lorenz, Arendt The 2008-09 “Downtown Third Thursdays” lecture series opens Thursday, Oct. 16. Each discussion is held from noon to 12:45 p.m. at the Baylake Bank City Center, 301 N. Adams St., Suite 110. Lectures, lecturers and dates for 2008-09 are: • The Animal in Contemporary Visual Art, Prof. Carol Emmons of Arts and Visual Design, Oct. 16 • The Impact of the 2008 Elections, Dan Spielmann of University Advancement, Nov. 20 • Best Toys for Toddler Development: A Holiday Guide for Parents and Grandparents, Prof. Jennifer Zapf of Human Development, Dec. 18 • The Way We Eat: Getting Healthier at All Ages, Prof. Debra Pearson of Human Biology, Feb. 19 • To Sleep Perchance To Sleep, Prof. Dennis Lorenz of Human Development, March 19 • Work Humor Works! Right? Prof. Lucy Arendt of Business Administration, April 16

UW-Green Bay still an ‘in demand’ institution UW-Green Bay’s enrollment is up by nearly 200 students this fall. The total student population is 6,263, with 5,478 students taking classes on campus and 785 students enrolled in the mostly online Adult Degree and Credit Outreach programs. There are 1,011 new freshmen, and the 710 transfer students represent a record high. With more than 3,600 applications, UW-Green Bay closed its freshman application deadline on April 15, two weeks ahead of last year. “We have been, are, and will continue to be a university in demand,” said Provost Bill Laatsch. “Our students and our graduates continue to support and improve the region, the state and the nation with the work that they do.” The total student body represents students from 71 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties, 37 states and 29 countries.

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