July 2000

Bus trip scheduled to Chicago 'Pharaohs of the Sun' art show

GREEN BAY - A one-day bus trip to Chicago has been scheduled for those interested in viewing the "Pharaohs of the Sun" exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago.

The trip on Saturday, Sept. 23, is organized by the Office of Outreach and Extension at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The registration fee of $70 includes round-trip bus transportation, entrance fees, and an Art Institute audio tour. The Green Bay groups will be led by documentary artist Sandra Shackelford.

The exhibit features art and objects of everyday life from ancient Egypt's "Age of Amarna," a period of sweeping social and spiritual change. Also highlighted are colossal sculptures never before exhibited outside of Egypt. Barbara McClure-Lukens, program coordinator for the Office of Outreach and Extension, says the Chicago exhibit comes during a time of renewed interest in Egyptian art and coincides with the Neville Public Museum of Brown County's special exhibit Mysteries of Egypt, which opens Aug. 12.

Participants in the Sept. 23 bus trip will have free time to explore additional Art Institute collections as well as other nearby attractions. The tour departs the UW-Green Bay campus shortly after 7 a.m. and returns after 11 p.m.

Those interested in registering for the Chicago trip are invited to call the UW-Green Bay Office of Outreach and Extension at (920) 465-2642.

GREEN BAY - Registrations are still being accepted from teachers, counselors, administrators and others interested in enrolling in the "World of Difference Institute" next week in Green Bay.

The professional development program runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, Aug. 7 through 11. Organized by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Office of Outreach and Extension and the Staff Development Office of the Green Bay Area Public Schools, the institute takes place at Preble High School in Green Bay.

The "World of Difference Institute" is a trademarked program created by the Anti-Defamation League. Chicago-area trainers Idelma Quintana and Zachary Lazar, both former classroom teachers, will lead the week's instruction. Participants will explore the roots of prejudice and bias, and investigate proven strategies for promoting the appreciation of diversity. The widely used and grade-specific training guide, The National Anti-Bias Study Guide for Teachers, will be a focus.

The course is open to educators from all districts. Two graduate credits are available at a fee of $390. The number to call for information is (920) 465-2480.

GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay recently honored five graduates of its Project Management Certification Program.

Completing the program with certificates of achievement for extensive, focused coursework in the University's Administrative Science graduate program were Michelle Cornelius, Robert MacNeil, Barbara Mielke, James Petitjean and Thomas Walenski.

UW-Green Bay began offering the certification program in 1997, answering a need from Green Bay employers to help train employees who are already in managerial positions but may not have a management degree and would benefit by extended coursework.

The Project Management program requires the successful completion of 15 credits, and covers subject areas such as budgeting and finance, human resource management, program evaluation and organizational decision-making.

GREEN BAY - Five University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty members have been granted sabbatical leaves during the 2000-2001 academic year.

Associate professors Tracy Luchetta, Human Development, and Chuck Matter, Information Science, each were awarded full academic-year sabbaticals. Prof. Terence O'Grady, Communication and the Arts, is on sabbatical for the fall semester. During spring semester, Prof. Phil Clampitt, Communication Processes, and Associate Prof. Joan Thron, Education, will be on leave.

Sabbatical leaves are granted by action of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents and provide for reassignment from classroom duties to allow for research and other activities that enable faculty members to improve their teaching and scholarly work.

GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Extended Degree program is accepting registrations for fall classes that begin Saturday, Sept. 16. Extended Degree is a flexible program designed for returning adult students who cannot attend traditional daytime classes. Courses start each month from September through June. Students may apply to the program and start classes in any month.

The program leads to a fully accredited Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Courses are taught by regular UW-Green Bay faculty.

New is the opportunity to earn a minor equivalent to the minors earned by students in the regular on-campus program, according to Dorothy Igl Stepien, program director. Extended Degree students have always completed an area of emphasis in a subject they want to study in depth. Now they also can earn minors in Accounting, Business Administration, English, Human Development, Psychology, Sociology, or Women's Studies. Minors are recorded on students' transcripts. "This is a way for students to expand their area of emphasis and gain a recognized credential," says Stepien.

Students have several options for taking classes and earning credits. While students pursue some coursework independently and on their own schedules, monthly Saturday classes also offer opportunity for face-to-face contact with faculty, advisers, and other students. "We call Extended Degree 'a degree to fit your life' and I think that's really true," Stepien says.

In 2000-2001, 13 courses will be delivered on the Internet with no in-person meetings. It's the second year of Internet course offerings. Other courses are delivered in half-day Saturday sessions on campus, through video and audio tapes with no on-campus meetings, or through independent study. Students also transfer prior college credits and may seek credit for prior learning or by examination.

Stepien notes that students considering the Internet courses can learn the technology through interactive on-line training or half-day workshops.

About 275 students are enrolled in the UW-Green Bay Extended Degree program. While most live in Northeast Wisconsin, others live across the state and in Illinois, Minnesota, and Upper Michigan.

Information about the UW-Green Bay Extended Degree is available on the World Wide Web at www.uwgb.edu/gbextdeg/.

For more information, call 1-800-621-2313, or (920) 465-2423 locally, or e-mail gbextdeg@uwgb.edu.

GREEN BAY - Elementary through middle-school age children from two different programs will come together to sing, dance, act, and use props they made in art classes in Save the Earth, a play scheduled during the Rainbow Children's Arts Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 29 in St. James Park. The rain site is Howe Elementary School.

The play, described as "a musical fable," is written by J. Allen Johnson, director of the Multi-Cultural Center for Greater Green Bay, and creator of the Rainbow Children's Arts Festival. The cast includes children who performed at the Brown County Library last winter in Johnson's play Don'tcha Wanna Be Free, as well as children who are completing seven weeks of summer classes in art, theater, music and dance at neighborhood resource centers through a program coordinated by University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Prof. Sandy Stokes.

Stokes, an associate professor of Education and Women's Studies, wrote the proposal that won a $50,000 grant from Wisconsin's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families fund for a summer and after-school arts program. Run in partnership with the Fort Howard-Jefferson, Howe, and Northeast Family Resource centers and the Family Services Association, the program provides for classes this summer and next and after-school classes during 2000-2001 in art, theater, music and dance.

"I think all of us involved share the vision that kids, no matter what their family income, should have the opportunity to enjoy the arts and perhaps become good at them," says Stokes. About 50 children participated in the classes culminating in Saturday's performance.

Stokes says the arts summer and after-school program is aimed at more than fun. "Children learn that if they put forth the effort-if they practice-they can succeed," she explains.

Johnson says the arts provide a common language. "The unique thing in this play is that we have children of all ethnicities working creatively together," he says.

In addition to the play, Saturday's Arts Festival includes family events, a children's art exhibit, and other activities.