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"Cool":
Freshman takes turn at UW-Green Bay helm
She wasn't able to change policy or proclaim an exam-free day, but student Jessica
Shefchik still enjoyed her eight hours as UW-Green Bay chancellor.
Shefchik, a freshman from Green Bay, was the lucky winner
of the "Chancellor for a Day" contest held as part of Inauguration
Week activities on campus. She was recognized at the installation ceremony and
had a chance to visit with UW System President Katharine Lyall.
Among her first "moves" as chancellor, she sat
at Bruce Shepard's desk and waved to her mother and sister via the Chancellor's
"web cam." She moved on to meetings with the Chancellor's Advisory
Council on Equality for Women and the Chancellor's Community Council on Diversity.
Chancellor Shepard, by the way, enjoyed the student-authored
activity. "I thought it was a great idea," said Shepard. "It demonstrated some
important values we wanted emphasized in the inauguration week, connecting with
students, access and having fun."
Shefchik, hoping to major in elementary education and become
a classroom teacher someday, might consider the administrative side of education
"It was really cool," she said, excitedly. "I
didn't realize how busy the Chancellor was or how many people he has contact
with in a day. He showed me this huge manila folder, with all the stuff that
helps him prepare for the day. I was only with him for a few hours but he was
really busy."
"He left a really great impression on me, as someone who
really listens and really cares. He's very personable, and I could tell that
people respected him, too."
What would she have changed had she had the authority that
goes with the position?
"Definitely change the textbook situation by putting
a renting system in place," she said.
UW-Green Bay employees
take aim at 100 percent
Full participation is the goal for the 2002 Employee Drive at UW-Green Bay.
Last year's record appeal raised approximately $23,000 to support academic excellence
on campus, with more than 100 employees increasing their gifts over their previous
year's contribution. Delighted with last year's campaign, organizers are adding
the additional emphasis on participation rates and encouraging first-time donors
to join in with gifts of any size. The drive wraps up Oct. 15.
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"Fox
Cities Roadshow": Hop on board!
No, its not the popular PBS primetime series "Antiques Roadshow,"
but maybe it's a close second. UW-Green Bay is coming to the Fox Cities, Nov.
6, with a first-ever Fox Cities Alumni Reception. He's not Dan Elias, but UW-Green
Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard will host the event and wow the audience wth his
own treasures — UW-Green Bay programs, people and events.
The reception at UW-Fox Valley affords Valley residents a
convenient opportunity to meet Shepard, and offers the 1,132 UW-Green Bay alumni
residing in the Fox Cities a chance to reconnect with their alma mater.
The UW-Green Bay Alumni Association sponsors the free reception
at the UW-Fox Valley Union. It begins with a 6 p.m. social hour with cash bar
and hors d'oeuvres, followed by the Chancellor's program from 7 to 7:30 p.m.
Representatives of the Weidner Center for the Performing
Arts, Career Services, Phoenix Athletics (got your Resch Center tickets?), master's
degree programs — including the new Master's in Management — and many
others, are joining in on the Fox Cities "road show."
"We want the people of the Fox Cities to get an up-to-date
picture of all the exciting things that are happening at UW-Green Bay,"
Shepard says. "At the same time, we want to hear from them about their
hopes nad expectations for the University."
For more information, about the Fox Cities reception, contact
Shane Kohl, UW-Green Bay Director of Donor and Alumni Relations at (920) 465-2586
or kohls@uwgb.edu.
"It's
an excellent place to work, with talented employees. Now, we are excited that
we have leadership that recognizes that. . . and wants to make this an even
better place, for everyone."
Sherry Rasmussen, program assistant in the Office of Outreach and Extension,
among the speakers representing students, faculty, staff and alumni at the recent
chancellor's installation
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