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Ukwehuwehnéha
meets the Internet
(Definition of Ukwehuwehnéha:
Oneida language, way, custom)
UW-Green Bay has close connections to its nearest sovereign tribal neighbor,
the Oneida Nation.
The University counts numerous Oneida tribal members among
the ranks of its current students and alumni (including recent master’s
graduate Maureen Zeise, below, posing in celebration at the flags-of-the-nations
display following December commencement).
In recent years the tribe has partnered to bring to campus
an international academic symposium on indigenous rights and land claims,
renewed its sponsorship of the Oneida Casino Holiday Classic basketball
tournament, and worked cooperatively with UW-Green Bay faculty, staff
and student researchers to address issues of regional concern.
The newest initiative, housed on the University server,
is a new Oneida Language Tools Web site to further the preservation and
promotion of the precious, rarely heard language.
Cliff Abbott, professor of communications and First Nations
studies, is architect of the site. The advantage a Web site has over printed
work, he says, is in introducing sound clips, very important for learning
a language that has traditionally been only oral. The dictionary on the
site is driven by a database that, unlike the printed version, can be
frequently corrected and expanded as further research is done.
Abbott notes that the site is only partially complete, with
about 900 words having sound clips attached. Eventually Abbott and Tribal
Elder Maria Hinton ‘79, one of the few remaining native speakers
of Oneida, hope to build access to about 20,000 words.
Abbott uses the Web site in an Oneida language course he
teaches. He says linguist colleagues at other institutions have expressed
appreciation for the resource. To visit the site, it’s a top link
at the University’s “Celebrating Scholarship” page at
www.uwgb.edu/scholarship.
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 “We’ve
accomplished so much. We all work so hard. It’s not that it was
a goal of ours to have this big winning streak, but it’s such an
accomplishment to be able to say we did that as a team, beating some pretty
big teams.”
Amanda Popp, Phoenix women's basketball
player, on the team's No. 21 AP ranking and program-record 20 consecutive
victories.
Her team hosts its Horizon League tournament opener at the Phoenix Sports
Center on March 7.
S'no
joke: Spring Break is near
Just
as the icy weather and deepest snows of the season are making the campus
postcard-pretty, UW-Green Bay students are preparing to make a cool getaway
next Friday, March 9.
That’s the final day of regularly scheduled classes before an early
Spring Break interrupts the semester until March 19.
Among the notable warm-weather destinations this year is Biloxi, Miss.,
for a little rest and relaxation (very little) and a lot of work. The
student Habitat for Humanity chapter is raising funds to send a record
44 volunteers south for ongoing building and re-building assistance in
the Gulf Coast area.
Swimmers cruise to Horizon League title
Propelled by sophomore star Danielle DeGrand, the Phoenix women’s
swimming and diving team won the Horizon League championship for a third
consecutive time, last week in Chicago. A native of Green Bay, DeGrand
won both the 200 backstroke and 200 individual medley to earn meet MVP
honors. Her coach, Jim Merner, was named the Horizon League Women’s
Swimming Coach of the Year. UW-Green Bay finished fifth in the men’s
competition.
Summer season
(and summer school) aren’t far off, either
UW-Green Bay officials are hoping Spring Break 2007 contributes to a highly
successful summer. Here’s why: Now is the time many students finalize
their summer plans, and the campus is seeking to expand its already growing
summer-school enrollment. Summer helps students accelerate progress toward
a degree or, in some cases, catch up on required credits or take an important
prerequisite. Know a high school senior who wants a fast start? Someone
at another UW School who will be back for summer? Encourage them to check
out the attractive array of choices at www.uwgb.edu/summercourses.
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