August 2002

"Living Learning Center" at UW-Green Bay to be named for Keith A. Pamperin

GREEN BAY - Keith A. Pamperin, a leader in housing and community development, will be honored by the naming of the Keith A. Pamperin Living Learning Center at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay's newest residence hall.

The center in the new Ed Thompson Hall is designed to provide students, faculty and community members a place to learn, collaborate and achieve through classroom experience, study, recreation and other activities.

The Keith A. Pamperin Living Learning Center will be dedicated along with the new apartment-style residence hall at a ceremony Thursday, Sept. 5.

Pamperin, a 1970 UW-Green Bay graduate, serves as Housing Administrator with the Green Bay and Brown County Housing Authorities. He previously served as Supervisor of Housing and Community Development for the Green Bay Redevelopment Authority and Green Bay and Brown County Housing Authorities.

Pamperin has been instrumental in facilitating Housing Mortgage Revenue Bonding for the nonprofit University Village Housing Inc.(UVHI) to finance and develop 14 UW-Green Bay on-campus residence halls.

A longtime advocate of UW-Green Bay, Pamperin received the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award in 1994. He was a founding member of the Alumni Association and is a member of the Past Presidents Council. He served on the University Board of Visitors, chairing the Board in 1972-73, and is a member of the UW-Green Bay Cornerstone Society.

His leadership in community development has included terms as president of the Wisconsin State Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) and the Wisconsin Association of Housing Authorities (WAHA), currently serving on the National Community Revitalization and Development Committee.

Pamperin has been recognized for leadership by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Brown County Home Builders Association, Fannie Mae, and Neighborhood Housing Services of Green Bay, Inc. He has founded and served on the boards of directors of various not-for-profit community agencies.

The Keith A. Pamperin Living Learning Center on the first floor of Ed Thompson Hall is designed to promote a tradition of collaboration and community learning. It will be ready for use when students begin moving into the 120-bed residence hall Sunday, Sept. 1.

The new residence hall will bring the total on-campus housing capacity to approximately 1,670 residents.

(02-162 / 30 August 2002 / SH)

Six at UW-Green Bay win Founders Awards for Excellence

GREEN BAY-Six members of the faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay have won Founders Association Awards for Excellence.

The awards and recipients are: Teaching-Theodor Korithoski; Scholarship-Ismail Shariff; Institutional Development-Harvey Kaye; Community Outreach-Don McCartney; Academic Support-Karen Swan; Administrative Support-Dolores Brault.

The awards were presented by Founders Association President Nan Nelson at the University's annual fall convocation on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The Founders Association, a philanthropic organization, instituted the awards program in 1975.

Korithoski, who received the teaching award, is an associate professor of Education who helps prospective teachers prepare to teach mathematics. He was cited for creating a classroom atmosphere that challenges students, but removes the fear they often bring to math, and for activities outside the classroom that further learning in math and technology. "It is a tribute to his remarkable gifts as a teacher that hundreds of university students discover under his careful instruction that they can understand mathematics, that they find many of its processes fascinating, and that they can imagine teaching young children and young adults how to see the beauty in numerical systems," said the nominator.

A student wrote that she "relearned" every math skill in Korithoski's classes, "and truly understand math for the first time in my life." She credited him for giving prospective teachers "the faith and courage to enter the field." A recent graduate said Korithoski cares for the welfare of all students and shows it by ensuring that future teachers "not only gain the tools they need in math, but also the tools they need to become caring, thoughtful teachers." Korithoski joined the UW-Green Bay faculty in 1989.

Shariff, recipient of the award in scholarship, is a professor of Urban and Regional Studies, and holds the Philip J. and Elizabeth Hendrickson Professorship for Business. He joined the faculty in 1967. A supporter called Shariff "a leading economist in global economic affairs," who not only conducts research and publishes books and articles, but also applies what he knows to assist in global economic development. "Above all else, Prof. Shariff has a concern to make our world a better place in which to live," he wrote. Shariff is a registered consultant for the World Bank and for several consulting firms, and frequently is invited to participate in international development-related conferences.

The nomination listed Shariff's scholarly activities for just the past academic year: He presented a paper at the London School of Economics, did work in Afghanistan for the World Bank in the wake of 9/11, was invited to deliver a prestigious lecture in Italy, completed a book on international trade for college courses, wrote a book chapter on economic history, helped develop the proceedings of the World Economic Forum at the World Bank annual meeting in Kuala Lumpur, gave a talk on globalization at Delaware State University, and published a number of papers in scholarly journals, in addition to writing regular articles for the Green Bay Press-Gazette, and making local and regional presentations. Shariff won the Founder's Association award for community outreach in 1997.

The award for institutional development also is the second Founders Association award for Kaye, who received the award for scholarship in 1985. Kaye is a professor of Social Change and Development, and was named Ben J. and Joyce Rosenberg Professor in 1990. The nomination noted that Kaye's "international reputation as a scholar and public intellectual has added to the prestige of the University." Kaye was cited for his activity in serving on committees at all levels, and on many task forces since joining UW-Green Bay in 1978, and for his role as a catalyst for debate in continually pushing for reexamination of the University's mission. He was credited for issuing a challenge that led to a recent campus-wide examination of the academic life of the University, and ultimately to recommendations to improve it.

Kaye was praised for founding the UW-Green Bay Center for History and Social Change and its Historical Perspectives lecture series. The series, operated on a limited budget, has brought renowned scholars in the humanities and social sciences to the campus for 17 years. Kaye schedules the lectures to maximize student attendance, and further makes the scholars available to students by scheduling classroom visits. "He has dramatically contributed to the intellectual environment [at UW-Green Bay] by organizing these events," said a colleague.

McCartney is a senior lecturer in Business Administration where he has been on the faculty since 1983. He was singled out for "willingness and enthusiasm" for community activities. McCartney has conducted feasibility and economic impact studies, and developed customer service programs and training materials for many area businesses. He has been active in clubs, boards and service organizations including the Bay Area Humane Association, Goodwill Industries, Green Bay Small Business Association, Preble High School Quarterback Club, and the Boy Scouts of America. He has served on the Brown County Planning Commission.

McCartney has been a consultant to clients of the Small Business Development Center for many years, and has made other contributions to the UW-Green Bay Business Outreach program. Among feasibility studies he has completed was the study for the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts at UW-Green Bay. McCartney has been the liaison for the UW-Green Bay/UW-Oshkosh cooperative Master of Business Administration program and will be the primary adviser and marketing director for the new UW-Green Bay Master's of Management program that begins this fall. He has taught classes for the Green Bay Correctional Institution, Bellin College of Nursing, St. Norbert College, and UW-Oshkosh, in addition to UW-Green Bay. A colleague who reported seeing McCartney in his office late to meet with families of prospective students declared, "He truly is an ambassador for UW-Green Bay."

Swan, who received the award for academic support, was acknowledged as "deeply committed to student health and wellness." She is director of Health Services, and has been on the staff for 17 years. Swan was cited for her role as a clinician and service provider, a manager of a broad array of campus health services, and an organizer of a wide variety of health and wellness programs, and for continually striving to stay abreast of change in the medical field. She was noted as a "recognized leader in the UW System on student health care and student health insurance issues.

Staff members praised Swan's ability to create a Health Services team aimed at meeting the needs of students. Others noted that she works collaboratively with students and is well respected by them. "Karen always has time for students," said one.

Brault, the recipient of the administrative support award, has served in the Academic Deans Office for 30 years. The nominator noted that Brault "has 'trained' 19 deans during her employment at UW-Green Bay." She was acknowledged for providing "the highest level of administrative support" in a position with vast responsibilities, and described as "the backbone of the Academic Deans Office," and "a model of excellence." Brault was credited with being a resource to students, faculty and staff, in addition to the deans.

"Delores has demonstrated her regard and respect for this institution and its mission in all that she has done over nearly three decades," said a supporter.

Founders Association Awards for Excellence are chosen by a faculty and staff committee, from responses received to a call for nominations.

(02-161 / 27 August 2002 / VCD)

New UW-Green Bay residence hall to be named for Ed Thompson

GREEN BAY - A new residence hall at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, which is being prepared to welcome its first student tenants, will be named for business and community leader Ed Thompson.

Ed Thompson Hall will be dedicated at a ceremony Thursday, Sept. 5. The first residents will move in Sunday, Sept. 1.

Thompson is president of Thompson Management Associates, a business consulting firm. He previously held leadership positions with Procter & Gamble and Schneider National.

Thompson is being recognized for his dedicated efforts to help ensure students have quality, affordable housing on the UW-Green Bay campus.

He currently is vice president of University Village Housing, Inc. (UVHI), a private, nonprofit corporation that has built and managed all 14 residence halls at UW-Green Bay. He also is a member of the UW-Green Bay Founders Association.

Thompson said he is proud to be involved with efforts to provide on-campus housing for UW-Green Bay students.

"The UWGB housing project is a superb example of what can happen when volunteers from the business community team up with the university system," he said.

Thompson's other community and business activities include service on the boards of directors of the Green Bay Packers, Belmark, Inc., Firstar Bank, Lord's Dental Studio, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, St. Norbert College, the YMCA, and Oneida Golf and Country Club.

Thompson also has been a volunteer, adviser and consultant for many community causes in the Green Bay area. Thompson and his wife, Sally, have three sons.

Ed Thompson Hall will be the first of three new 120-bed residence halls to open on the UW-Green Bay campus by fall 2004. The buildings will feature "suite-style" apartments with private bedrooms and shared kitchens and bathrooms. Each suite will house four students.

The residence halls are being built on the northeast part of campus to address a waiting list of hundreds of students each year for on-campus housing. Construction is made possible by city- and county-approved bonding through UVHI.

Ed Thompson Hall will bring the total on-campus housing capacity to about 1,670 residents.

(02-160 / 26 August 2002 / SH)

Noppe named Interim Associate Dean at UW-Green Bay

GREEN BAY - Lloyd Noppe, a longtime University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty member who has served in numerous faculty leadership positions, has been named Interim Associate Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Noppe, a professor of Human Development, begins his duties as Interim Associate Dean today (Monday, Aug. 26). He succeeds Professor Denise Scheberle, who served in the interim position since July 2000.

Noppe joined the UW-Green Bay faculty in 1980. He completed a Ph.D. at Temple University in the Educational Psychology Department, with a specialization in Human Development.

In announcing the appointment, Carol A. Blackshire-Belay, UW-Green Bay Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said Noppe will be a major addition to the Dean's office. Noppe's appointment extends through summer 2003.

"I'm very pleased to have an individual who brings to the position enormous amounts of expertise and experience and has been at this institution for many years," Blackshire-Belay said.

Noppe said he is enthusiastic about starting his new duties.

"I'm really pleased to be part of the new administrative team," he said. "I hope we can accomplish some great things for UW-Green Bay."

As a nine-year chair of the Human Development unit, Noppe was instrumental in bringing in new faculty, reorganizing the curriculum and promoting an internship program. He wrote a document that led the UW Board of Regents to select Human Development for an award for teaching excellence in 1994. In 2001, he received the UW-Green Bay Founders Association Award for Excellence in Institutional Development.

Noppe also has served in faculty governance, including the University Committee and Faculty Senate.

(02-159 / 26 August 2002 / SH)

UW-Green Bay sets fall courses for educators

GREEN BAY-Courses in human relations, educational change, space exploration, classroom assessment and the Internet are among new offerings for educators this fall through the Office of Outreach and Extension at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Most are available for graduate-level credits.

Educators can earn continuing education units by participating in "After the Attack: Our Democracy a Year Later," a series of five forums in October at the Brown County Public Library. The series examining democracy and citizenship after last September's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington is free, but registration is required. A panel of experts will open each session. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss and share views. "After the Attack" is organized by the UW-Green Bay Office of Outreach and Extension.

— Noncredit Fall Offerings —

After the Attack: Our Democracy a Year Later
Tues., Oct. 1: Setting the Stage: September 11's
Impact on Democracy Tues., Oct. 8: Historical Perspectives: Why Do They Hate Us So Much?
Tues. Oct. 15: Love of Country: Nationalism versus Patriotism
Tues. Oct. 22: The Media: How Does It Shape Our Understanding?
Tues., Oct. 29: The "War on Terrorism": How Is It Going?

7-9 p.m., Brown County Public Library. Free, but registration is required. Sign up in advance to earn 0.2 continuing education units for each session. The numbers for information are (920) 465-2641 or 1-800-892-2118.

— For-Credit Fall Offerings —
(graduate-level credits unless otherwise indicated)

Beginning in September:

Active Learning Strategies, Saturdays, Sept. 7, 21, Oct. 5, 19; Friday, Nov. 8; Saturday, Nov. 9, Ashwaubenon High School, OR Saturdays, Sept. 14, 28, Oct. 12, Nov. 2; Friday, Nov. 15; Saturday, Nov. 16, Chilton High School Library.

Cultural Dimensions of Human Relations: A Global Perspective (NEW), Fridays and Saturdays, Sept. 20-21, Oct. 18-19, Nov. 1-2, Nov. 15-16, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.

The Forgotten Standard: Teaching to the Heart of the Child, Saturdays and Mondays, Sept. 28, 30; Oct. 7, 12,14, 21, 28; Nov. 2, 4, 16, 18, 25; Dec. 2, Green Bay area.

Learning Basic Skills in Sign Language (one undergraduate credit), Mondays and Thursdays, Sept. 30 through Oct. 17, Green Bay Southwest High School.

Beginning in October:

Powerful Performance Assessments, Tuesdays, Oct. 1 through Dec. 3, Green Bay School District Broadway St. central office.

Transitioning From School to Career (in conjunction with Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Partners in Education "2002-2003 Cakes and Careers Series"), Tuesdays, Oct. 1, 8; Monday-Wednesday, Oct. 14-16 (attend one of three evenings); Tuesday, Nov. 5; Wednesday, Nov. 13; Tuesdays, Nov. 19, 26; Dec. 10; Jan. 14, 21; Feb. 11; March 11, 18; April 8, 22, Green Bay area.

Space Academy: A WIMSTE Mission (interactive television course), Tuesdays, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. Sessions taught from CESA 7 Interactive Learning Services at Green Bay Southwest High School. Contact CESA 7 ILS for distance learning locations.

Bowen Family Systems Theory: Concepts and Applications (NEW), Wednesdays, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 30; Nov. 6, 13, 20; Dec. 4, 11, 18, De Pere Middle School.

Spanish for Educators, Wednesdays, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 30; Nov. 6, 13, 20; Dec. 4, Preble High School, Green Bay.

Sustaining Educational Change: Systems Perspectives and Sustainable Development Applications in K-12 Education (NEW), Saturdays, Oct. 5, 19; Nov. 9, 23; Dec. 7, Green Bay area.

Mentoring New Teachers (interactive television course), Mondays, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28; Nov. 4, 11, 18, 25; Dec. 2, 9, 16. Class originates from Xavier High School, Appleton; receiving locations include Brillion, New London, and Oshkosh North High Schools.

Thinking About the Brain and Learning, Mondays and Saturdays, Oct. 7, 12, 21; Nov. 2, 11, De Pere Schools.

Can a Fish Swim in Space? (NEW), Saturday, Oct. 12, with two online follow-up sessions, Baymont Inn and Suites, 8102 Excelsior Dr., Madison. (Participants must first apply to Space Education Initiatives, (920) 405-0751.)

Adaptations and Co-Teaching: Working Toward Classroom Success for All Learners (NEW), Mondays and Thursday, Oct. 14, 17, 28, Green Bay Schools, Broadway St. central office.

Improving Classroom Assessment Using the Student Evaluation Standards (NEW), Wednesdays, Oct. 16, 30; Nov. 6, 20; Dec. 4, Ashwaubenon School District.

Electronic Portfolios: Powerful Professional Improvement Tool, Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 18-19; Nov. 15-16, Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton.

Internet III for Teachers: Integrating Online Resources into Unit Planning (NEW), Saturdays, Oct. 19; Nov. 2, 16; Dec. 7, De Pere Middle School.

Glacial Geology of Wisconsin (field trip), Thursday and Friday, Oct. 24-25, with online follow-up. (Participants must first apply to Space Education Initiatives, (920) 405-0751.)

Dimensions of Learning, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 24-25, Green Bay Schools Broadway St. central office.

Beginning in November:

PowerPoint: Present With Pizzazz (NEW), Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1-2, De Pere High School.

Dimensions of Learning, Saturdays, Nov. 9, 23, CESA 7 office, Green Bay.

Enrollment in credit courses is limited, so registration two weeks before the start of class is recommended. For detailed information on credit courses, the numbers are (920) 465-2480 or 1-800-892-2118.

(02-158 / 26 August 2002 / VCD)

'Ethics and Terrorism' public forums are timed for 9/11 anniversary

GREEN BAY-A series of public discussions beginning in September will focus on perennial issues brought to the fore by the war on terrorism launched after the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. The series, "Ethics and the War on Terrorism," is timed to coincide with the anniversary of the attacks.

The free events will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, Sept. 4 and 18, and Oct. 2 at the Brown County Public Library, 515 Pine St.

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Prof. Andrew Fiala, the series organizer, says the aim is to foster critical thinking and public discussion. Examining perennial issues such as war, violence, justice, and peace can help to shed light on current events, he explains.

"We are officially at war with terrorism. We have suffered from the fear and anxiety of violence. We hope for peace. And yet we see continued conflict in the Middle East. And our government is planning to extend the war effort into Iraq," says Fiala. "These facts demand careful consideration and public discussion by concerned citizens."

Philosophers and religious and community leaders on the panels will tackle such questions as: What does it mean to be at war with terrorism? Why are people violent? Are we justified in hoping for peace? The audience will be invited to join in the discussion.

Panel topics and speakers are:

Sept. 4-Critique of Violence
Prof. Patrick Boylen-Fitzgerald, Lawrence University; Prof. David Duquette, St. Norbert College; Fiala, UW-Green Bay.

Sept. 18-Justice and War
Prof. David Chan, UW-Stevens Point; Prof. Derek Jeffreys and Prof. Hye-Kyung Kim, both of UW-Green Bay.

Oct. 2-Peace and Reconciliation
Sr. Sally Ann Brickner, Peace and Justice Center, St. Norbert College; Diane Legomsky, Community Mediation Center; John Nemick, Green Bay Tara Sangha (Zen Buddhist).

Moderator for all sessions will be James Carnes of the Institute for Philosophical Studies, Green Bay.

Fiala organized the series with support from the Wisconsin Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The number for information about "Ethics and the War on Terrorism" is (920) 465-2348.

A second series of five public forums, "After the Attack: Our Democracy a Year Later," also is being organized by UW-Green Bay, through its Office of Outreach and Extension. The free forums are set for 7 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 at the Brown County Public Library. Expert panelists and the audience will examine democracy and citizenship in the U.S. after 9/11. Information on that series is available by calling (920) 465-2641 or via the World Wide Web at www.uwgb.edu/outreach/.

(02-154 / 22 August 2002 / VCD)

Green Bay workshop will open doors for genealogists

GREEN BAY-Beginning and experienced genealogists can get help in unlocking doors to the past at Ancestral Pursuit V, a day and a half workshop set for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20 and 21 at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Dr. Friday sessions are at the Ecumenical Center on the UW-Green Bay campus, and Saturday sessions are at the University Union.

The registration deadline is Aug. 31.

The workshop is sponsored by the UW-Green Bay Area Research Center (ARC) of the Wisconsin State Historical Society, and the Friends of the Cofrin Library at UW-Green Bay.

"Genealogy is the third most popular hobby in the U.S.," says Debra Anderson, coordinator of the ARC and UW-Green Bay Special Collections. She finds younger people increasingly interested in genealogy, and more teachers incorporating aspects of family history in their assignments.

"Especially since 9/11, librarians who serve genealogists are seeing a surge of interest," Anderson says. She speculates that the attacks on New York and Washington that so dramatized human mortality, have inspired people to seek a sense of unity and history from family research.

Workshop sessions will cover beginning and advanced genealogy research strategies, and include a workshop on using the Internet for genealogical searches.

Workshops introducing participants to the use of various kinds of records include birth, marriage and death records, census records, citizenship records, military records, and records of territories that existed before states were formed. Other sources covered include home sources such as scrapbooks, bibles, and family photos, manuscript collections, cemeteries, and the Family History Center in Salt Lake City.

Three sessions will focus on particular ethnic groups-German, Norwegian, and Irish.

Anderson will present a workshop on the resources of the Green Bay ARC, which includes materials from 11 counties, and UW-Green Bay Prof. Andrew Kersten will talk on "American History for Genealogists: A Quick Guide to What You Need to Know."

After the Friday evening dinner, Oconto County historian Diane Nichols will portray Peshtigo fire survivor Amanda Stuart in a dramatic reenactment. Stuart was a young mother living in Sugar Bush on Oct. 8, 1871, the night that catastrophic fire swept northeastern Wisconsin north and south of the bay of Green Bay, resulting in far greater loss of life than the famed Chicago fire that occurred the same night.

Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20 at the Ecumenical Center, and at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21 at the University Union. The cost is $45 for both days, excluding meals. Registration for Friday only is $20; and for Saturday only is $32. Meal costs are $8.95 for the Friday buffet dinner, and $6.50 for Saturday lunch.

For information, call (920) 465-2539 between 12:30 and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or e-mail speccoll@uwgb.edu.

(02-155 / 22 August 2002 / VCD)

UW-Green Bay Extended Degree offers new E-Communication credential

GREEN BAY-Starting this fall, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Extended Degree program will offer a certificate in E-communication, or electronic communication.

Adults working toward a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies through the Extended Degree program at UW-Green Bay can take courses toward the certificate as part of requirements for their major. Students who complete certificate requirements get the certificate when they receive their degrees.

According to Xiaoxing Han, coordinator of distance learning technology for Extended Degree, the certificate will be useful to individuals interested in marketing or promotion through electronic media, customer support, and other endeavors. Courses leading to the 18-credit certificate will provide knowledge of management information systems, World Wide Web applications, E-commerce, organizational communication and electronic media production.

The UW-Green Bay Extended Degree program is for working adults. Enrolled students take courses on Saturdays or through distance learning technology. Information about the program is available through the World Wide Web at www.uwgb.edu/gbextdeg/.

(02-157 / 22 August 2002 / VCD)

'Nonprofit Professional' workshops continue this fall

GREEN BAY-Two workshops for professionals in nonprofit organizations are scheduled this fall at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Dr.

"Evaluating and Communicating Organizational Effectiveness" is set for 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, in Cofrin Library room 102 at UW-Green Bay. The presenter is Lora Warner, president of Planning and Evaluation Associates, Inc., and a faculty member at UW-Green Bay.

"Working Effectively With Your Nonprofit Board" will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 in Cofrin Library room 102. Virginia Baeten, Ph.D., CPA, CCP, and recently retired director of Brown County Association for Retarded Citizens, will be the presenter.

The sessions are the last in a series of five critical skills workshops in a new Certificate for Nonprofit Professionals program launched in March by the Office of Outreach and Extension at UW-Green Bay. The workshops may be enrolled individually, without intent to complete the certificate program.

The fee for the workshops is $119, but two or more individuals from the same organization pay $99 each.

The new professional education certificate program is aimed at helping staff and board members, volunteers and others associated with nonprofit or governmental agencies improve their business and management skills. To earn the certificate, participants complete the five workshops, three elective courses, and a capstone project applying the learned skills, within a three-year period.

The numbers for information are (920) 465-2642 or 1-800-892-2118.

(02-156 / 22 August 2002 / VCD)

UW-Green Bay workshop offers knowledge about spiders

GREEN BAY-Prof. Michael Draney, an arachnologist on the Natural and Applied Sciences faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, will lead a free public workshop on spiders from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 24. The session meets at the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, suite 212, Mary Ann Cofrin Hall, on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr.

Although the session is free, reservations are required. Enrollment is limited to 15. The number to call for reservations is (920) 465-5032.

Draney will give an introductory lecture; then lead the group into the Cofrin Arboretum on campus to search for and capture spiders, and identify them to family. Participants will learn about behaviors exhibited by spiders in our area. Draney says collecting equipment will be provided, but those who have equipment and identification guides may bring them.

Draney recently has been acknowledged as one of a small number of experts in the world on spiders of his specialty-linyphiids, or sheet web spiders. They are tiny creatures who live on the forest floor and spin small, horizontal webs, often no bigger than postage stamps. Draney spent three years helping the Field Museum in Chicago identify nearly 2,800 linyphiids collected in a Cook County, Ill. woods. One of the spiders had never before been documented in the Chicago area.

Last year, Draney and UW-Green Bay graduate student Bruce Snyder did a three-day spider collecting "blitz" at Door County's Toft Point. The pair collected 90 species of spiders, including 10 never before recorded in Wisconsin.

Draney's workshop is the first in a yearlong series of free public natural history workshops sponsored by the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity at UW-Green Bay.

Future workshops include: Using Topographic Maps and Global Positioning Systems, Oct. 5; Wisconsin Owls, Jan. 18, 2003; Finding and Identifying Animal Tracks, Feb. 22, 2003; Spring Wildflowers, May 17, 2003; and Butterflies and Their Host Plants, July 12, 2003.

For workshop information, the numbers are (920) 465-5032 or (920) 465-5030. Information is available vie e-mail from wolfa@uwgb.edu. The World Wide Web site for the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity is www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity.

(02-153 / 14 August 2002 / VCD)

UW-Green Bay inauguration week to stress campus, community partnership

GREEN BAY - Campus and community will come together Sept. 16-20 to celebrate the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, culminating with the inauguration of Bruce Shepard as the University's fourth chancellor.

"Creating Our Future Together" will be the theme of the inauguration week, which will include student community-service projects and open houses aimed at bringing community members to the UW-Green Bay campus.

Shepard will be installed as chancellor in a public ceremony Friday, Sept. 20 at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. The public also is invited to a reception immediately following the installation ceremony in the Weidner Center foyer.

The theme was selected to emphasize the strong ties between UW-Green Bay and Northeastern Wisconsin. It also stresses the importance of students, faculty, staff and community working together to build a bright future.

Activities during the week will highlight the University's tradition and future and connect the campus to the Green Bay and Northeastern Wisconsin community. Specific events will be announced at a later date.

UW-Green Bay faculty member David Littig said the University will open its doors to the entire community during inauguration week. Littig is chair of the University Committee and a member of the Inauguration Committee.

"This is a wonderful opportunity for the community to learn about all the exciting things happening on our campus," he said. "We're planning activities to accommodate a wide range of interests. There will be fun events as well as more serious academic events."

Shepard has been UW-Green Bay chancellor since Nov. 1. He came to Green Bay from Eastern Oregon University where he served as provost and vice president for academic affairs.

Prior to joining Eastern Oregon, Shepard spent 23 years at Oregon State University, earning tenure as a faculty member in the Department of Political Science before moving into university administration.

Shepard is the fourth chancellor in UW-Green Bay's history. He was preceded by Edward W. Weidner (1966-86), David L. Outcalt (1986-93) and Mark L. Perkins (1994-2001).

The inauguration of a university's leader is an honored academic ritual. The event is an opportunity for the chancellor to share his vision for UW-Green Bay and for campus and community to focus on academic excellence.

(02-152 / 12 August 2002 / SH)

UW-Green Bay 9/11 commemorative events are set for Sept. 10

GREEN BAY - The Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington will be commemorated on Sept. 10 at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

"Immediately after the attacks, government officials pressed the country to 'get back to normal' as quickly as possible," explains Director of Student Life Lisa Tetzloff, a member of the campus September 11 Planning Committee. "To show that everything is 'back to normal' on campus and, in fact, that we have grown stronger and more unified as a community, our activities will take place on Sept. 10."

The committee is designating Sept. 11 as a "normal" day of classes and quiet reflection on the campus.

"Walking Into Tomorrow Together" is the theme of daylong Sept. 10 activities, beginning with an art exhibition and commemorative video, and ending with a candlelight procession from the University Union to the Ecumenical Center to hear guest speaker, Iron County Circuit Court Judge Patrick Madden.

Madden, a 1971 magna cum laude graduate of UW-Green Bay, and a Green Bay native, was elected to his third six-year term on the Iron County Circuit Court in spring 1999. He was elected Iron County district attorney in 1975, and was first appointed as a Circuit Court judge in 1986 to complete an unfinished term. Madden earned his law degree from UW-Madison. In addition to his university studies at Green Bay and Madison, Madden studied peace and international relations at the University of Oslo, Norway. Madden received the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association's first Outstanding Alumni award in 1989.

Campus events will begin with an art exhibition on the theme of unity, and a commemorative video, both on display in the Phoenix Rooms of University Union from 7:15 a.m. to 10 p.m. Campus individuals, offices and organizations are contributing to the exhibit and the video.

From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., University Dining Service will serve a picnic dinner on the Nicolet patio of University Union, where a student Jazz Combo will provide music. Processional participants may pick up candles between 5 and 6:30 p.m. in the International Student Center, also located in the Union. The processional will leave the International Center at 6:30 p.m.

The program at the Ecumenical Center will begin at 7 p.m. Milos Sainovic, an international student from Yugoslavia, will introduce Judge Madden.

The art exhibit and video also will be on display Sept. 11, from 7:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Phoenix Rooms of University Union.

The number for information is (920) 465-2200, extension 40.

(02-148 / 7 August 2002 / VCD)

UW-Green Bay Center begins natural history workshop series

GREEN BAY -- The Cofrin Center for Biodiversity at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is launching its first series of free public natural history workshops with a session on spiders set for Saturday, Aug. 24.

Director Robert Howe says the new workshops help to fulfill one of the Center's central aims: to promote biodiversity conservation through education. "The workshops also help to connect University and community," says Howe. "They'll provide opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to learn more about science and our local environment." Instructors will include UW-Green Bay faculty, staff and students.

The Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, organized in 1999, brought together under one umbrella a number of UW-Green Bay scientific and natural history resources. These include the Cofrin Arboretum encircling the campus, the Richter Museum of Natural History, the University Herbarium, outlying natural areas, and other resources.

Educators, students, and others with a keen interest in nature will find the workshops most rewarding, according to Amy Wolf, research and outreach coordinator for the Center, and an adjunct instructor at UW-Green Bay. She says the three-hour sessions "will go beyond an elementary introduction."

Sessions are free of charge, but pre-registration is required. Workshops are limited to 15 so that each participant has quality experience. All sessions meet from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays at the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity in Suite 212, Mary Ann Cofrin Hall on the UW-Green Bay campus, 2420 Nicolet Dr. The number for reservations is (920) 465-5032.

Six programs are scheduled between Aug. 24 and July 12, 2003. The programs and presenters are:

Aug. 24: Arachnophilia: An Introduction to Spiders
UW-Green Bay Prof. Michael Draney will start with an introductory lecture, then take the group into the Cofrin Arboretum to search for, capture, and identify spiders by family. Participants will learn about web building and other behaviors of spiders in the region.

Oct. 5: Using Topographic Maps and Global Positioning Systems
Mike Stiefvater, a geographic information systems expert and UW-Green Bay graduate student, will help participants use USGS topographic maps, air photos, and Global Positioning Systems to record land features. The session will begin in the classroom, but move outdoors for hands-on practice.

Jan. 18, 2003: Wisconsin Owls
Thomas Erdman, curator of the Richter Museum of Natural History at UW-Green Bay, will offer a survey of all eight Wisconsin owl species, along with others that visit the state regularly. Specimens will be available to illustrate the field marks.

Feb. 22, 2003: Finding and Identifying Animal Tracks
Winter snow provides an opportunity to detect the presence of mammals that may be seldom seen. Howe, a professor of Natural and Applied Sciences in addition to directing the Center, will provide fundamentals of animal tracking and lead a field trip into the Cofrin Arboretum.

May 17, 2003: Spring Wildflowers
May is the peak month for woodland wildflowers in Wisconsin. UW-Green Bay Herbarium Curator Gary Fewless will give an introduction and lead a field trip to discover wildflowers of the Cofrin Arboretum.

July 12, 2003: Butterflies and Their Host Plants
Caterpillars often feed on just a few, or even one type of plant, and adult butterflies help plants reproduce. In this workshop, Amy Wolf, whose research has included the state endangered northern blue butterfly and its endangered host plant, dwarf bilberry, will discuss the connections between butterflies and plants in the western Great Lakes region and lead a field trip to see examples.

Says Howe, "This series marks the revival of natural history workshops that were offered regularly at UW-Green Bay during the 1980s and early 1990s. We're re-establishing a tradition that we hope will endure for many years."

For information about the series, call (920) 465-5032, or contact Wolf at (920) 465-5030, or e-mail wolfa@uwgb.edu. The Cofrin Center for Biodiversity World Wide Web site is www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/.

(02-147 / 7 August 2002 / VCD)