March 2005

UW-Green Bay students to display research at Capitol Rotunda

GREEN BAY - Five University of Wisconsin-Green Bay undergraduate students will share findings from their research projects Thursday, April 7 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison.

The students will participate in "Posters in the Rotunda: A Celebration of Undergraduate Research." The event will bring students and faculty from 15 UW System campuses to the Capitol to share their research with state elected officials, UW Regents, government representatives and the public.

"Posters in the Rotunda" will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Capitol Rotunda. A short program will take place at noon. The program will include remarks by UW System President Kevin Reilly, UW Board of Regents President Toby Marcovich, Prof. Jeff Johnson of UW-Madison, and UW-Platteville student researcher Amanda Lederer.

President Kevin Reilly said the strong commitment and original thinking behind the student research displayed at the Capitol will impress those who serve, represent and invest in UW campuses.

"By working closely with faculty on undergraduate research, UW students have designed innovative solutions to some of the most pressing problems facing the state and the nation," Reilly said.

The poster session will allow viewers of students' poster displays to study and review research projects and discuss them with the presenters.

The following are UW-Green Bay students participating in the event, their hometowns, their faculty mentors, and the titles of the research projects they will display:

• Kimberly Biedermann, Neenah (R. Aileen Yingst): "Morphology of Rocks at Mars Pathfinder Landing Site."

• Heather Bloch, Athens (Regan Gurung): "Show More, Look Better? Revealing Clothes, Body Size, and Impression Formation."

• Amy Kiley, De Pere (Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges): "Perceived Crowding and Territoriality's Effects on College Student Learning: Influences of Classroom Design."

• Darryl Teske, Mauston (Regan Gurung): "Does This Shirt Make Me Look Big...Enough?"

• Christina Tosh, Verona (Regan Gurung): "How Do Students Really Study (and Does It Matter)?"

More details about "Posters in the Rotunda" are available online at http://www.wisconsin.edu/posters.

(05-68 / 31 March 2005 / SH)

National History Day contestants bringing projects to UW-Green Bay

GREEN BAY - One hundred eighty middle school and high school students from northeastern Wisconsin will gather at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Saturday, April 9, bringing just over 100 different projects to compete in the region's third annual National History Day.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. in the Gathering Room on second floor of Mary Ann Cofrin Hall, and student presentations begin at 9 a.m. Judging will be completed and prizes awarded by mid-afternoon.

Hopeful contestants will bring the results of their research on diverse topics — political cartoons, "Star Wars," Chinese cuisine, Saddam Hussein, Door County suffragettes, Bruce Springsteen, Roman highways, slave songs, the U.S. Postal Service, and many others — to compete to advance to the statewide National History Day competition sponsored by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin on April 30 in Madison. State-level winners compete in a national contest June 12-16 in College Park, Maryland.

All of the entries relate to the 2005 National History Day theme — Communication in History: The Key to Understanding.

Judges in the northeastern Wisconsin contest include community members and UW-Green Bay faculty, staff, students and alumni. Students compete at junior or senior level in four different categories — research papers, performances, documentaries, and exhibits. The students have an opportunity to discuss their projects individually with the judges.

Schools represented in the 2005 competition at UW-Green Bay include Classical Charter and Roosevelt Middle Schools, Appleton; Park View Middle School, Ashwaubenon; Southern Door Middle School; Wilson Junior High School, Manitowoc; Horace Mann and Urban Middle Schools, Sheboygan; Freedom Middle School; Gibraltar Middle School; Ashwaubenon High School; Sheboygan North High School; and Appleton West High School.

Debra Anderson, coordinator of Northeastern Wisconsin Regional National History Day and director of Special Collections and the Area Research Center at UW-Green Bay, says more than 1,000 students in northeastern Wisconsin participated in National History Day projects in the 2004-2005 school year. School-level competitions were held to determine the projects that advanced to regional competition at UW-Green Bay.

The first area participation in National History Day began in 2003 at UW-Green Bay as part of a three-year, $822,000 Teaching American History Grant from the U.S. Department of Education won by UW-Green Bay Prof. Andrew E. Kersten. Several student projects from northeastern Wisconsin have advanced to national level each year.

The national program, headquartered at the University of Maryland, was founded in 1974 to promote the study of history and give middle and high school students a creative venue to express their scholarship.

(05-67 / 31 March 2005 / VCD)

UW-Green Bay powwow champions education

GREEN BAY-The 13th annual University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Intertribal Student Council powwow will be from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 9 in the Phoenix Sports Center located on the University campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr. The event is free and open to the public.

The powwow theme is "Keeping the Dream Alive: Education for All Native People." Grand entries are scheduled at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Mark Denning will be master of ceremonies and Patrick Madrid will serve as arena director. The head male dancer is Ronnie Preston and head female dancer is Vannie Wheelock.

Smokey Town will be the host drum group and Wind Eagle will serve as co-host. Other drums represented include Four Nations, Straight Across, Sacred Leader, Bear Heart and Duck Creek Crossing.

This year's powwow will be the third for a princess contest. Competitors must be girls between ages 13 and 17 who have at least a 2.5 grade point average. The prize is a $200 savings bond to be used for college. The entry deadline is April 5 and applications for entry should be made to Kyla Wallenfang at (920) 465-2022.

Food vendors will have Indian tacos, fry bread and other Native American favorite foods for sale. Art and craft vendors also will offer beadwork, paintings, jewelry and other items for sale.

The powwow is sponsored by the Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Office, American Intercultural Center and American Indian Studies Program, all at UW-Green Bay; the Menominee Nation Casino, the Mohican North Star Casino, and the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Green Bay.

(05-66 / 30 March 2005 / VCD)

Moritz offers piano recital at UW-Green Bay

GREEN BAY-Pianist Benjamin Moritz will perform in recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7 in University Theater located in Theater Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr. Moritz teaches at UW-Green Bay.

The event is free.

The program will include one of Schubert's final works, his Sonata in A; a piano transcription by Ferruccio Busoni of a solo violin Chaconne by J.S. Bach; and "Four Gargoyles," a 1991 composition by Lowell Liebermann.

Moritz, who earned a Doctor of Music degree in piano performance from Northwestern University, previously taught at Eastern Mediterranean University in Turkey where he coordinated an international piano festival and competition. He has been piano coordinator at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan since 1998.

Moritz has performed in solo recitals and with chamber music groups in Turkey, North Cyprus, Italy and Bolivia as well as in the midwestern and northwestern United States.

(05-65 / 30 March 2005 / VCD)

Phoenix Forum sets scene for civil public discussion

GREEN BAY-The 16 students in the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay class in Public and Non-Profit Management have organized a second annual Phoenix Forum for 2 p.m. Thursday, April 7 in the Christie Theater located in University Union on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr.

The aim of the Forum is to get students and others with diverse backgrounds and beliefs together for civil public discussion about important social and political issues. The intent is not to get everyone to agree on one point of view, but to encourage participants to listen to various viewpoints and to create an open setting where all feel free to speak, according to student Andrea Hildebrand.

Student Adam Ruechel will open the forum, explaining the concept of civic engagement and outlining how the session will work.

Then participants will disperse into one of eight discussion groups. Pairs of student facilitators, all members of the Public and Non-Profit Management class, chose the discussion topics and will lead each group.

Discussion topics include The Environment vs. the Economy, Globalization: Finding a Balance, What's Wrong with America?, Should or Shouldn't the Government Use Affirmative Action to Promote Diversity?, Stereotyping: Challenging Your Assumptions, It Takes Two: Or Does It?, The Price of Security, and U.S. International Involvement.

Prof. Denise Scheberle teaches the Public and Non-Profit Management course.

The student Civics Club is assisting in sponsoring the event, and the Good Times Programming organization will provide refreshments.

(05-64 / 30 March 2005 / VCD)

New UW-Green Bay summer camp is a 'Space Experience'

GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will launch Space Experience, a new summer camp, from June 26 through July 1 on the University campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr. in Green Bay. The camp is for students entering grades seven through 12 in fall 2005.

Registration is available now.

Space Experience campers will conduct space science experiments, participate in space flight simulations, and meet research scientists and aerospace professionals. They'll design, build and test their own space mission, including working with rockets, heat shields and recovery systems. In addition, they'll be trained to use a solar telescope, learn to navigate using the space-based Global Positioning System (GPS), and receive cadet astronaut training. They'll have a private showing at a local planetarium.

A special guest will be Mark C. Lee, retired U.S. Air Force colonel and former NASA astronaut, who is a veteran of four space flights. In addition to his time in space, he has served NASA in a number of on-ground capacities, including being the spacecraft communicator in the Mission Control Center.

Camp director is Jason Marcks, professional development director and lead instructor for the Wisconsin Initiative for Math, Science and Technology Education program and the Nevada Science of Aerospace Project. He has a master's degree in geoscience and is working toward another in aeronautical science.

The camp fee is $189 for students who will commute to campus daily, and $439 for those who'll live in on-campus student housing. The residential fee includes room and board, counselor supervision and transportation to evening activities, in addition to instruction. Resident campers will check in on Sunday afternoon, and commuters will register on Monday morning. Classes meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

Some scholarships to Space Experience camp are available, based on financial need and submission of an essay. Full information is available on the UW-Green Bay summer camps website. Students also are encouraged to seek scholarships from schools and civic groups.

More information is available at www.uwgbsummercamps.com , or by telephone at (920) 465-2267 or (800) 892-2118. Registration is available on-line.

(05-63 / 29 March 2005 / VCD)

Brown County Diversity Circles project has new sessions, partner

GREEN BAY - Brown County Diversity Circles, an innovative project to improve relations among the county’s diverse populations, is offering new opportunities for citizen involvement.

A new round of Diversity Circles discussions begins Monday, April 4 and will continue at three locations in Green Bay throughout the month. And starting in the fall, the project will expand to Green Bay Area Public Schools at 12 After School program sites.

Diversity Circles bring together people from different backgrounds and viewpoints to discuss issues of importance to communities. A strength of the process is that it provides concerned citizens with an opportunity to move from dialogue to action.

Each group has room for up to 15 participants who meet for about two hours weekly for four weeks to address a critical public issue in a democratic and collaborative way.

The next round of Diversity Circles discussions includes the following April sessions:

• Group One: April 4, 11, 18 and 25 at the Multicultural Center of Greater Green Bay, 612 Stuart St. Sessions run from 6 to 8 p.m.

• Group Two: April 5, 12, 19 and 26 at the Multicultural Center of Greater Green Bay. Sessions run from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

• Group Three: April 5, 12, 19 and 26 at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, University Union, Niagara Room C. Sessions run from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

• Group Four: April 5, 12, 19 and 26 at the Aging Resource Center of Brown County, 300 S. Adams St. Sessions run from 6 to 8 p.m.

To register for a Diversity Circle session, call UW-Green Bay Outreach and Extension at (920) 465-2642 or (800) 892-2118 or register online at http://www.uwgb.edu/outreach/diversity.

The connection of Diversity Circles to Green Bay public schools in the fall will take the project to a new level of community involvement.

“The After School program in conjunction with the Green Bay Public School District is thrilled to be part of such a wonderful opportunity for our children and families in the Green Bay community,” said Trina Lambert, principal of Wequiock Elementary School.

The Brown County Diversity Circles project was developed by a volunteer coalition that reflects the community’s distinctive personality. Project sponsorship includes the three higher education institutions in the area (UW-Green Bay, St. Norbert College and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College), leaders from Hmong, Hispanic, American Indian and African American populations, and a variety of civic organizations that endorse the project’s goal.

The coalition has been developed under the leadership of UW-Green Bay Outreach and Extension, Brown County UW-Extension and the UW-Green Bay Institute for Learning Partnership.

(05-62 / 28 March 2005 / SH)

Registration open for UW-Green Bay Vocal Jazz Camp

GREEN BAY - Registration is open for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Vocal Jazz, Blues and Gospel Choir Camp from June 26 through July l on the University campus. The camp is open to students entering grades eight through 12 in fall 2005.

The camp immerses students in a weeklong schedule of ensemble rehearsals, sectionals, solo vocal coaching, theory and improvisation, studio recording, clinics and private lessons. They end the camp week with a public concert for family and friends. Outstanding students will be chosen to receive partial scholarships to the 2006 camp.

Camp director is Christine Salerno, director of the UW-Green Bay Vocal Jazz Ensemble that was named an "Outstanding Vocal Jazz Ensemble" at the 2004 Elmhurst College Jazz Festival, and of the Lawrence University Jazz Singers which won a similar award from Downbeat in 2002. Salerno, a vocal jazz educator for more than 20 years, is a frequent guest clinician at high school and university jazz festivals. She'll direct the 2005 Pennsylvania All-State Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Salerno also composes for her contemporary jazz and world music group, Ziji.

Guest director of the Gospel Choir will be Kenneth L. Daniel Sr., who has performed throughout the United States, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Germany, Iceland, Italy, France, and the Azores. He has opened for performers including Bill Cosby, Grover Washington Jr., Tower of Power, and for events such as Milwaukee Bucks and Green Bay Packers games. He has taught choral music in the Kenosha and Whitefish Bay School Districts.

Students will meet on Sunday for auditions and an all-camp meeting. Daily sessions are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Camp fees are $225 for commuters and $469 for students who live in University student housing on campus. The resident fee includes room and board, counselor supervision and transportation to evening activities, in addition to instruction and a camp tee shirt.

More information is available at www.uwgbsummercamps.com , or by telephone at (920) 465-2267 or (800) 892-2118. Registration is available on-line.

(05-61 / 25 March 2005 / VCD)

UW-Green Bay Summer Art Studios set for June

GREEN BAY - Registration is available now for 2005 Summer Art Studios for middle school and high school students at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

June 19 through 24 are the dates for Middle School Art Studio, open to students entering grades six through nine in fall 2005.

June 26 through July 1 is the schedule for High School Art Studio, for students in grades 10 through 12.

Both sessions are on the UW-Green Bay campus, 2420 Nicolet Dr., Green Bay.

The UW-Green Bay Summer Studios, among the first of the kind in the country, are celebrating their 48th year. The program is endorsed by the Wisconsin Art Education Association and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Middle School Art Studio participants enroll in two different half-day classes, allowing them to explore two different art media. Ceramics, portrait sculpture, digital art, stencil graffiti, cartooning, multimedia, acrylic painting, and fabric objects are just some of the classes they can choose.

High School Art Studio students concentrate on one medium for the entire week. Among choices are clothing design, photography, screen printing, metal sculpture with found objects, jewelry, computer animation, painting and other media. For the first time this year, high school students can sign up for a half day field trip to visit studios of area working artists.

Students in both weeks will report for Summer Studio on Sunday afternoon. Daily classes meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students who live in UW-Green Bay student housing will have supervised evening activities. Both weeks end with an exhibit of student work on Friday afternoon.

Summer Art Studio fees are $185 for commuters and $429 for resident students. The resident fee includes room and board for five nights, counselor supervision and transportation to evening activities, in addition to instruction and camp tee shirt. Some classes have an additional fee for materials.

More than half of Summer Art Studio students receive full or partial scholarships. Tips on getting scholarships, titled SAS on a Shoestring, are available on the Summer Art Studio website available at the web address below.

Classes are limited in size, so students should register early to get the classes they want.

More information is available at www.uwgbsummercamps.com , or by telephone at (920) 465-2267 or (800) 892-2118. Registration is available on-line.

(05-60 / 25 March 2005 / VCD)

New courses among summer offerings for educators at UW-Green Bay

GREEN BAY - More than a dozen new courses are on the schedule of summer offerings for educators at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

They include courses on establishing positive relationships with students, connecting with exceptional children through the fine arts, strengthening cognitive development through multiple intelligences, and teaching about Mars, birds through the curriculum and weather on the Door Peninsula. A second level course in sign language and a Spanish vocabulary and grammar course have been added. The new course on teaching physical science with space has an on-line component. And, there are new courses on leadership and on drug impairment training for education professionals.

UW-Green Bay courses for educators are for graduate credit unless otherwise indicated in the listing. Some courses are offered with credit options.

UW-Green Bay courses for educators are coordinated by the University's Office of Outreach and Extension and align with Wisconsin standards for teacher and administrator development and licensure.

Enrollment in most classes is limited, so registration at least two weeks before the start of a course is recommended. Numbers for detailed information and to request registration materials are (920) 465-2480 or (800) 892-2118. Information and registration also are available online at www.uwgb.edu/educationoutreach. New offerings are added throughout the year and may be found on the website.

Here is a list of summer classes to date:

Beginning in June:

Investigating the Geography and Cultural History of the Door Peninsula, Monday through Wednesday, June 13-15, Crossroads at Big Creek Preserve, Sturgeon Bay.

Learning Basic Skills in Sign Language I, Tuesdays and Thursdays June 14, 16, 21, 23, CESA 7 Office, Green Bay. Undergraduate credit only.

Intermediate Spanish Conversation and Composition for Teachers, Tuesday through Friday, June 14-17; Monday through Thursday, June 20-23 and 27-30, UW-Green Bay Downtown Learning Center.

Educators in the Workplace, Tuesday, June 14, Thursday, Aug. 11 at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, with two-week business-industry work experience in summer 2005 and a follow-up share experience in April 2006. Application to Partners in Education required. Options for undergraduate and graduate credit.

Teaching the Exceptional Child: Making Connections Through the Fine Arts (NEW), Tuesday through Friday, June 14-17 for one credit option; two-credit option also includes Monday and Tuesday, June 20-21 and seven hours of follow-up time, UW-Green Bay Downtown Learning Center.

Technology for Teaching and Learning, Tuesday through Friday, June 14-17, Mishicot School District.

Spanish for Educators I, Wednesday through Friday, June 15-17 and Monday and Tuesday, June 20-21, Preble High School, Green Bay. Options for undergraduate and graduate credit.

Dimensions of Learning, Wednesday and Thursday, June 15-16, Green Bay Public Schools Administration Building.

Learning Basic Skills in Sign Language II (NEW), Wednesdays and Fridays, June 15, 17, 22, 24, CESA 7 Office, Green Bay, Undergraduate credit only.

Career Development Facilitator: Course II (NEW), Wednesday, June 15; Monday through Friday, June 20-24; Wednesday, July 13, Green Bay area. Options for undergraduate or graduate credit. Application to Chris East, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, required.

Land and Water: Teaching the Geology of the Southern Door Peninsula, Thursday through Saturday, June 16-18, Crossroads at Big Creek Preserve, Sturgeon Bay.

Summer Instructional Technology Academy, begins Friday, June 17, Oostburg Area School District. Options for one, two or three credits. In partnership with Eastern Wisconsin Instructional Technology Consortium.

Releasing the "Black Stallion" in the Classroom, Establishing Positive Relationships with Your Students (NEW), Monday through Friday, June 20-24 and Monday through Thursday, June 27-30, Sevastopol School and Lucky J Stables, Sturgeon Bay.

Space Basics: Teaching Physical Science with Space (NEW), Monday through Thursday, June 20-23, followed by on-line component, meetings in either Wausau or Madison. Application to Space Education Initiatives required. In partnership with Space Education Initiatives.

Classroom Applications of Brain-Based Learning, Tuesday through Thursday, June 21-23, Green Bay Education Association Office.

Facilitating and Assessing Writing Using the Six Plus One Traits, Tuesday through Thursday, June 21-23 and Wednesday and Thursday, June 29-30, Jefferson Elementary School, Green Bay.

Mars Education Summer Workshop (NEW), Tuesday through Thursday, June 21-23, Edison Middle School, Green Bay. In partnership with Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Arizona State University.

Spanish for Educators II, Wednesday through Friday, June 22-24 and Monday and Tuesday, June 27-28, Preble High School, Green Bay. Options for undergraduate or graduate credit.

Web Page Creating and Editing, Wednesday and Thursday, June 29-30 and Thursday and Friday, July 7-8, Mishicot School District.

Beginning in July:

Tribes: A New Way of Learning and Being Together, Tuesday through Friday, July 5-8, UW-Green Bay Downtown Learning Center.

Spanish Vocabulary and Grammar I (NEW), Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 7 through Aug. 4, and nine hours of independent follow-up time, Sevastopol School District, Sturgeon Bay. Options for undergraduate or graduate credits.

The Forgotten Standard: Teaching to the Heart of the Child, Monday through Friday, July 11-15 and Monday, July 18, Preble High School, Green Bay.

Using Multiple Intelligences to Strengthen Cognitive Development (NEW), Monday and Tuesday, July 11-12; Thursday and Friday, July 14-15; Wednesday through Friday, July 20-22; Saturday, Oct. 8, UW-Green Bay Downtown Learning Center.

Taming the Wild, Wild Web: WebQuests, Monday through Thursday, July 11-14, Mishicot School District.

Space Education Academy: An Experience in Space Education, Monday through Friday, July 11-15, Ashwaubenon High School, Green Bay. Application to Space Education Initiatives required. In partnership with Space Education Initiatives.

Leaderhood(tm): Inspired Leadership for Today's Workforce (NEW), Monday and Tuesday, July 18-19 and one three hour follow-up meeting in fall, UW-Green Bay Downtown Learning Center.

Supervision of Student Teachers, two locations: Mondays, July 18 and 25, Oconto Falls; Tuesday and Wednesday, July 19-20 and Tuesday, July 26, Green Bay.

Digital Technology: Multimedia in the Classroom, Monday through Thursday, July 18-21, Brillion High School.

PowerPoint: Present with Pizzazz, Tuesday and Wednesday, July 19-20, Mishicot High School.

Earth Science: A Field Experience for Teachers, Sunday through Saturday, July 24-30, Field trip to various sites in Wisconsin. Application to Space Education Initiatives required. In partnership with Space Education Initiatives.

Beginning in August:

Einstein Academy I, Monday through Friday, Aug. 1-5, East De Pere Middle School. In partnership with The Einstein Project.

Best Instructional Strategies in the Technology-Integrated Classroom K-12, Monday through Thursday, Aug. 8-11 and Monday, Aug. 22, Bay Port High School, Howard-Suamico District.

Electronic Portfolios: Powerful Professional Improvement Tool, Monday through Thursday, Aug. 8-11, Mishicot School District.

Best Practices: Developing and Integrating Creative Thinking Activities into the School Music Curriculum PK-12, one credit option, Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 8-9; two credit option, Monday through Thursday, Aug. 8-11, UW-Green Bay Downtown Learning Center.

Enhancing Listening, Language and Literacy in the Classroom: Lesson Ideas, Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 15-16, UW-Green Bay Downtown Learning Center.

Using Technology to Enhance Student Learning [ON-LINE COURSE], One face-to-face meeting during week of Aug. 15 at De Pere High School. Two-credit option continues through Friday, Nov. 4. Three-credit option continues through Saturday, Dec. 10.

Conflict Resolution, Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 17-18, UW-Green Bay Downtown Learning Center.

Birds Through the Curriculum (NEW), Tuesday through Thursday, Aug. 16-18, Crossroads at Big Creek Preserve, Sturgeon Bay.

Does the Shoe Fit: Differentiation and Adaptations for Mixed Ability Classrooms, Wednesday through Friday, Aug. 17-19 and Saturday, Nov. 5, Green Bay.

Drug Impairment Training for Educational Professionals (NEW), Wednesday and Thursday, Aug. 17-18, Southern Door High School. In partnership with Southern Door High School and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Teaching Weather on the Door Peninsula: How It Determined Our History (NEW), Monday through Wednesday, Aug. 22-24, Crossroads at Big Creek Preserve, Sturgeon Bay.

(05-59 / 25 March 2005 / VCD)

UW-Green Bay seniors will exhibit art

GREEN BAY - Five seniors at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will show their artwork in an exhibit opening with a reception at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 3 in the Lawton Gallery located in Theater Hall Room 230 on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr.

The students and the media they'll be showing include Brian Besaw, New London, sculpture; Deborah Dalman, Gile, solar plate prints; Melissa McKenzie, Luxemburg, color photographs; Jodi Niemi, Green Bay, copper plate etchings; and Stacey Sabel, Fond du Lac, drawings and paintings.

The exhibit, which is the first of two senior student exhibitions at UW-Green Bay, continues through April 15.

Lawton Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

(05-58 / 25 March 2005 / VCD)

Guest artists join Meredith in UW-Green Bay vocal recital

GREEN BAY - Soprano Kimberly Haynes, Ann Arbor, Mich., will join University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty member Sarah Meredith, a mezzo soprano, in recital at 7:30 p.m. Sunday April 3 in University Theater located in Theater Hall on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr. The event is free.

Pianist Timothy Cheek of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, will be the guest accompanist. The three will be assisted by Nancy Collins on flute, and tenor John Plier, both associated with UW-Green Bay.

The recital features music of American, Czech and Slovak composers.

Haynes took first prize in the 2003 Montreal International Czech and Slovak Voice Competition after advancing from the first and semifinal rounds of competition held at UW-Green Bay. Part of the prize award was a concert tour in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Haynes has won many other awards and prizes. She has performed in opera productions, recitals and concerts. Haynes holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan that she earned under the instruction of Shirley Verrett. She presently is an adjunct faculty member at Spring Arbor University and Washtenaw Community College and gives private voice lessons.

Haynes will perform selections by Smetana; Dvorak; 20th century African American composers Adolphus Hailstork, John Work III, and Undine Smith Moore; and "My Man's Gone Now" from Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess."

Haynes and Meredith will perform three "Moravian Duets" by Dvorak.

Meredith's part of the program will include three "Shakespeare Songs" by American composer Betty Roe, with assistance from Collins on flute; and compositions by Slovakian composers Figusch-Bystry, Suchon and Schneider-Trnavsky.

Departing from the American-Czech-Slovak theme will be a duet with Plier on a selection from Bizet's "Carmen," and a tenor aria by Plier featuring an Italian composer.

The recital is being presented with support from the UW-Green Bay American Intercultural Center.

(05-57 / 25 March 2005 / VCD)

UW-Green Bay summer courses provide opportunity, easy access for area students

GREEN BAY - College and university students will have new and expanded opportunities to get ahead this summer by enrolling in courses at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

UW-Green Bay's summer program, which begins May 23, will offer double the number of courses the University has offered in previous summers. Courses have been carefully selected to serve a wide range of student needs.

Courses range from general education courses that will benefit students attending any college or university to upper-level courses in areas of high demand. To improve accessibility, more courses will be offered online than ever before.

Students most likely to benefit from enrolling at UW-Green Bay this summer are:

• Students who graduated from high school in 2005 and are looking to get a head start on their college course work or want to see if college is a good fit for them.

• Students from the Green Bay area who attend college elsewhere but are home for the summer.

• Students who attend UW-Green Bay throughout the year and are seeking additional credits over the summer.

In addition to offering more courses, UW-Green Bay is making it easier for students to register for courses, according to Joyce Salisbury, associate dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She noted that most credits are transferable to other colleges and universities.

"Our summer program will offer convenience, flexibility and an academic challenge for students from Northeastern Wisconsin," she said.

Salisbury noted that while UW-Green Bay closed applications for the fall 2005 semester early this year because of high demand, there is plenty of room for students in summer courses.

Students will be able to choose from four, six and eight-week summer sessions. Four-week sessions run from May 23 to June 17, June 20 to July 15, and July 18 to August 12. The six-week session and the online session are June 20 to July 29. The eight-week session is June 20 to August 12.

Registration for summer courses begins March 28 for students currently enrolled at UW-Green Bay. For all other students, registration begins April 11.

Course descriptions and schedules, information about transferring credits, application forms and much more are available online at www.uwgb.edu/summercourses. For additional information, call (920) 465-2657.

(05-56 / 24 March 2005 / SH)

High school exchange students invited to UW-Green Bay conference

GREEN BAY - International exchange students attending high schools in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota and Michigan are invited to the first annual High School International Exchange Student Conference from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 9 at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Sessions are in the Niagara Room of the University Union on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr.

UW-Green Bay Interim Director of International Education Jay Harris says the conference offers international exchange students an opportunity to meet other students from around the world; discuss important issues that affect visitors to and from the U.S., including America's role in the world today; and make new friends to stay in touch with in the future.

Harris promises large and small group conversations. Helping to lead discussions will be international students attending UW-Green Bay and Americans who have studied abroad.

Conference attendees also will visit an American Indian Pow Wow — a traditional celebration of dance, song and family — being held on the University campus. The conference coincides with an annual Pow Wow sponsored by the UW-Green Bay Intertribal Student Council. It's an opportunity to try traditional foods and purchase traditional Native American crafts.

Exchange students are encouraged to bring a host brother or sister, or an American friend to the conference. Host parents will be provided a list of things to do in Green Bay while students attend the conference.

Harris suggests students design and make cards with their contact information so they can exchange them with new friends.

Advance registration by April 5 is required. No advance fee is required, but attendees will be asked to make a $10 contribution when they arrive. To request more information and a registration form, the telephone number is (920) 465-2413, and the e-mail address is harrisja@uwgb.edu.

(05-55 / 22 March 2005 / VCD)

Former 'illiterate' will share dyslexia struggles at UW-Green Bay talk

GREEN BAY - Once illiterate and labeled "unteachable" by the educational system, a man who went on not only to read, but to write stories and distribute them by way of radio and CDs will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 in the Phoenix Rooms of University Union at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Dr. The event is free and open to the public.

Nelson Lauver was not able to pursue his dream of using his natural "radio voice" in that medium because he couldn't read and write. At age 29, he sought help through an occupational rehabilitation program where testing revealed that in order to compensate for his disabilities, he had finely honed his listening and speaking skills.

During rehabilitation, Lauver bought a word processor in order to practice letter and sentence structure. He started to "hunt and peck" short stories about himself, his friends and the small Pennsylvania community where he lived. These short stories became the basis for his first CD, "The American Storyteller." He has since released a second CD. Today, "The American Storyteller" has become part of a nationally syndicated radio program heard on 56 stations throughout the Midwest.

Lauver is a sought-after speaker. He'll talk about his own struggles to succeed despite dyslexia, a learning disability that makes it difficult for sufferers to accurately recognize and decode words.

The event is sponsored by the Offices of Student Life and Disability Services and is part of UW-Green Bay Campus Week of Dialogue activities.

(05-54 / 21 March 2005 / VCD)

UW-Green Bay students work on National Science Foundation grant

GREEN BAY-Two students at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay are participating in a National Science Foundation funded faculty research project with the aid of a $7,000 special supplemental grant specifically aimed at providing research experience for undergraduate students.

Seniors Jennifer Faubert, Green Bay, and Jon Schubbe, Afton, Minn., are contributing research to a $300,000, three-year research project being carried out by UW-Green Bay faculty members Michael Kraft, a professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, and Troy Abel, an assistant professor of Public and Environmental Affairs. The project seeks to understand how disclosure of environmental information affects community and corporate decision making.

Faubert, an Urban and Regional Studies major with a special interest in journalism, is examining newspaper stories about chemical releases and comparing the coverage to the chemical releases manufacturing companies actually report.

Schubbe, who is completing majors in Environmental Science and Environmental Policy and Planning, is looking at community characteristics and political factors in communities hosting manufacturers defined as maximum, intermediate and minimum producers of chemical releases as shown by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory.

A third student also is contributing at Washington State University where faculty member Mark Stephan is working on the grant project with Abel and Kraft.

Results of the study must be reported to the National Science Foundation by the end of 2005 and it will be prepared for publication as a book by MIT Press in 2006.

(05-53 / 21 March 2005 / VCD)

First woman Iditarod champ to speak at UW-Green Bay

GREEN BAY - Madison native Libby Riddles, the first woman to win the famous Iditarod dog sled race, will make two appearances at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Wednesday, March 30.

She'll give a free public lecture at 8 p.m. in the Phoenix Rooms of University Union located on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr. Earlier in the day, Riddles will be the keynote speaker at noon at the University's annual Women's Recognition Luncheon open to UW-Green Bay students, faculty and staff. The luncheon is free to the University community, but tickets available at the Union's Information Center are required.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Riddles' daring win in 1985 when she gained the decisive lead by mushing her dogs into a blizzard that kept all of the other competitors off the trail. Riddles previously spoke at UW-Green Bay in 2001.

Riddles moved to Alaska shortly before her 17th birthday. There she developed a passion for dog sled racing and for the racing dogs. After running in two Iditarods in the early 1980s, Riddles decided to start breeding and training her own dogs. She has run the Iditarod several times since she won the Anchorage to Nome race in 18 days and 20 minutes, but her next best finish was 16th.

Riddles' win propelled her into fame. President Reagan sent a telegram of congratulations. She was featured in Vogue, Time, Sports Illustrated, The Christian Science Monitor and The New York Times. The Women's Sports Foundation made her its Professional Sportswoman of the Year. She also received the Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award for her humane treatment of her dogs. The award is named for the legendary dog breeder who was pivotal in the event that gave rise to the Iditarod race — a 1925 midwinter trek to Nome with crucial diphtheria vaccine. Riddles has been named to the Iditarod Hall of Fame.

Riddles, who lives near Fritz Creek, Alaska, continues to breed and train dogs and to race. She occasionally serves as a race master. She has done sports commentary for the ABC network and ESPN. She is the author of three books, including Race Across Alaska and two books for children. Her resume also includes serving as a dog "wrangler" for films, and being a frequent public speaker.

Riddles' appearance at UW-Green Bay is the culmination of campus Women's History Month events sponsored by the Office of Student Life and various student organizations.

(05-52 / 21 March 2005 / VCD)

UW-Green Bay faces budget cuts of $850,000 in 2005-07

GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has received its first glimpse of the impact on the campus of the governor's 2005-07 state budget proposal.

The UW-Green Bay Chancellor's Cabinet has recommended to Chancellor Bruce Shepard budget cuts totaling nearly $850,000 over the next two years. The cuts are targeted at administrative areas and areas that do not have a direct impact on classroom instruction.

The budget cuts are not as deep as two years ago when the UW System sustained the largest cut in the System's history. However, cuts this year will affect the quality of the overall student experience.

Chancellor Shepard described the budget as a mixture of good and bad news. On the positive side, it protects 100 percent of instructional capacity and direct student and academic support services. But it cuts non-instructional areas 4 percent, bringing cuts in these areas to 10 percent when combined with cuts in the 2003-05 budget.

"While there is good reason to be encouraged by portions of this budget plan, it will be difficult to manage reductions in areas that already have been hit hard by previous cuts," Shepard said.

Specifically, the budget plan includes the following proposals:

• Eliminates UW-Green Bay's internal audit function, producing annual savings of $57,356.

• Eliminates a financial specialist position, producing savings of $35,358.

• Reorganizes the leadership and management of the Institute for Learning Partnership, including elimination of the half-time interim director position, producing savings of $63,705. The Institute is a partnership involving area educators and business and community leaders that works to improve learning in grades pre-kindergarten through 16.

• Reorganizes administrative support functions and resources of the graduate program, including elimination of an associate dean's position, producing savings of $58,672.

• Eliminates six non-instructional graduate assistantships, producing savings of $70,233.

The budget proposal also includes smaller cuts in more than a dozen other areas. It eliminates four occupied positions.

UW-Green Bay this year has an overall budget of about $73.2 million of which $22.7 million comes from state taxpayers.

The budget proposal now goes to the University's Strategic Budgeting Committee and student, faculty and staff governance groups for feedback. The final budget will be submitted to the UW System in April.

More information on the UW-Green Bay budget is available online at http://www.uwgb.edu/chancellor/budget/index.htm.

Shepard said he looks forward to the day when the budget process is about more than managing the state's fiscal problems.

"We need a true re-investment in public higher education in Wisconsin," he said. "That's especially true at UW-Green Bay, an institution that needs to grow to adequately serve the higher educational needs of our region."

(05-51 / 16 March 2005 / SH)

Wisconsin PeerSpectives Network to aid leaders of growing businesses

GREEN BAY - Chief executive officers and presidents of growth-oriented businesses in Northeastern Wisconsin will have a unique opportunity to enhance decision-making processes critical to business growth.

The Wisconsin Small Business Development Center network is working with the Edward Lowe Foundation, a leading not-for-profit organization, to develop Wisconsin PeerSpectives Network groups around the state.

The peer-oriented program uses a structured method in which groups work to generate ideas to foster innovative thinking and creative solutions to real problems. Participants tap into the collective wisdom of their peers on topics such as finance, employee relations, legal compliance, marketing and advertising. Each group is led by a trained facilitator.

Eligible companies are existing, growth-oriented businesses that are:

• privately held.

• past the start-up stage and growing.

• facing issues of growth rather than survival.

• generating between $750,000 and $50 million in annual revenue or have acquired working capital in that range.

• employing more than six employees.

Each company may only have one participant in the PeerSpectives Network. Participants must be the CEO, president, owner or other principal that is the business leader of the company.

The Wisconsin Department of Commerce has a scholarship program that will help participants cover costs of the program.

A special introduction to the Wisconsin PeerSpectives Network will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday, March 31 at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Downtown Learning Center in Washington Commons. The introductory session will include an explanation of the roundtable process and meeting demonstrations led by a trained facilitator and experienced participants.

Business leaders interested in participating or learning more about the program and introductory session should contact Doug Gjerde, director of the UW-Green Bay Small Business Development Center, by phone at (920) 496-2115 or by e-mail at gjerded@uwgb.edu by Friday, March 25.

(05-50 / 14 March 2005 / SH)

UW-Green Bay police conclude arboretum incident was not a crime

GREEN BAY - Based on evidence and additional information obtained in their investigation, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay police have concluded that a crime did not take place on a University arboretum trail Thursday, March 3.

The University is providing assistance and support for a female student who alleged that she was sexually assaulted on the trail at about 3:45 p.m. Thursday.

"We take all reports very seriously, and we investigate them thoroughly," said Randy Christopherson, UW-Green Bay director of public safety.

Christopherson thanked many members of the University community — including students, counselors and administrators — for devoting their time and energy in assisting the investigation and working to strengthen on-campus safety and security. He also thanked the local news media for its assistance.

"It really takes the involvement of everyone to maintain a safe campus," he added. "I appreciate the leadership role our students have taken in working through this investigation and working to maintain a safe campus community."

UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard said the UW-Green Bay campus is a safe environment for living and learning. However, the Chancellor added, "Even after a situation like this we cannot let down our guard or be lulled into a sense of complacency."

Sue Keihn, UW-Green Bay associate provost for student services/dean of students, said the University continues to make available counseling and other support services for the alleged victim.

"We know this is a difficult time for the student," she said. "We want to do what we can to help her through this."

University police, student leaders and student services officials will be available to discuss campus security with the news media at 3 p.m. today in the 1965 Room and the Heritage Room of the University Union.

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Speaker will tackle 'whys,' 'hows' of tsunami

GREEN BAY-Alan Paul Price, associate professor of geography and geology at the University of Wisconsin-Washington County, will speak on the recent Indian Ocean tsunami and possible future tsunamis at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10 in the Christie Theater in University Union at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Dr.

The event is free and open to the public. Sponsors include the Packerland Chapter of the American Meteorological Society and the Natural and Applied Sciences academic unit at UW-Green Bay.

Price notes that the December 26, 2004 event was the most deadly tsunami known and that when the final death toll is tallied, it likely will be recorded as the eighth largest natural disaster in human history. He'll discuss what happened and why, and whether it is likely to happen again.

"These questions are of more than passing interest," says Price. "With more than half the world's population living within 60 kilometers [a little more than 37 miles] of the ocean, can we avoid another such catastrophe in the future?"

Price, who earned a Ph.D. in physical geography from UCLA, is an expert in the case study approach to teaching science and geography.

UW-Green Bay Natural and Applied Sciences faculty member Steven Meyer says the presentation will be of interest to teachers and to all others who want to learn more about this natural phenomenon.

(05-48 / 7 March 2005 / VCD)

UW-Green Bay choral festival features guest composer, choirs, new work

GREEN BAY-A guest composer-conductor, a new composition, and guest high school chamber choirs are among features at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Choral Festival at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10 in the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr.

UW-Green Bay choral groups performing include the Phoenix Chorale and Collegium Musicum, directed by William Witwer, and the Concert Choir, directed by John Plier.

The Phoenix Chorale will premiere a new work by guest composer-conductor Gerard Yun, which was commissioned especially for the UW-Green Bay choral group. Yun, whose specialization is the fusion of classical western and world music forms, says the work progresses through time in the Green Bay area, starting from pre-history to the present. Called "A Gathering of Songs," the piece draws from DNA sequences, Menominee language, Ojibwe flute song, Gregorian chant, and a Shaker hymn widely adopted as a popular folk tune.

Yun is a member of the music faculty and director of choral studies at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. He has been featured as a guest conductor, composer and performer across North America and on national television. His choirs have appeared widely and have collaborated with ensembles such as the Utah Symphony Orchestra and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Three new compositions by Yun will premiere this spring at opening ceremonies of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.

Yun will work with three guest high school chamber choirs and with UW-Green Bay choral groups during the day prior to the concert.

The guest chamber choirs are from Kewaunee High School, directed by Heidi Krueger; Sevastopol High School, directed by David Robertson; and Mishicot High School, directed by Redebra Peters. Each high school group will perform at the concert.

The UW-Green Bay Collegium Musicum will perform three selections by Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi. Group members include Melissa Staley, soprano; Wayne Pierre, tenor; Kerry Kuplic, baritone; Christian Ott, bass, Rebecca Ostermann, harpsichord; and faculty member Catherine Henze, viola da gamba.

Works by contemporary American composer Randall Thompson, including two selections from "Frostiana," are on the program for the Concert Choir.

In addition to the new work by Yun, the Phoenix Chorale will perform "Bagels and Biscuits," by Theodore Lucas, and "If Music be the Food of Love," by David Dickau.

The combined choral groups will join together to perform two selections — one 16th century and one contemporary — to close the concert.

Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for students. The numbers for tickets are (920) 465-2217 or (800) 328-8587.

(05-47 / 3 March 2005 / VCD)

Saturday's discussion to focus on fate of pre-college programs

GREEN BAY - A public forum on the future of the so-called TRIO programs — federal programs aimed at helping low-income and first-generation students pursue higher education — will take place this weekend in conjunction with a major pre-college conference at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

The discussion is set for 11 a.m. to noon this Saturday (March 5) in the Wequiock Room on the lower level of the University Union. The forum is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are requested, at (920) 465-2671.

Interested citizens, educators and others are invited to attend and learn more about an Administration proposal to terminate federal funding for the Gear-up, Talent Search and Upward Bound pre-college programs, and how such a move could be expected to affect current participants from the Greater Green Bay area.

The session takes place on a day more than 300 young people from across Northeast Wisconsin gather on campus for the annual Regional Pre-College Conference and college/career fair for current TRIO participants.

The pre-college programs up for elimination provide support services for students in middle school through college. UW-Green Bay hosts Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math and Science, the Department of Public Instruction has Upward Bound, Talent Search and Gear-up program, and St. Norbert College offers Upward Bound.

Those attending the 11 a.m. forum are invited to stay for noon lunch with students attending the conference. RSVPs are required for lunch, at (920) 465-2671.

The day-long conference for students currently enrolled in local TRIO programs is designed to educate and assist students with career and college choices. The event is sponsored by the state Department of Public Instruction, UW-Green Bay, St. Norbert College and the UW Colleges Upward Bound program.

Attending will be students from Ashland, De Pere, Eau Claire, Freedom, Green Bay, Keshena, Manitowoc, Oneida, Pulaski, Seymour, Sheboygan, Two Rivers and Wausau.

Volunteers and career fair presenters include representatives from ACT Midwest, Boys & Girls Club, Department of Natural Resources, Diversified Investigations, The Eyecare Place, Kimberly Clark, Marquette University, Nordin-Pedersen, Oneida Community Health Center, Proctor & Gamble, Response Security, Schneider Chiropractic, Schneider International, Shopko Pharmacy, St. Norbert College, The Women's Gathering Place, UW Colleges, UW-Fox Valley, UW-Green Bay, UW Help and UW-Manitowoc.

Represented at the college fair will be Alverno, Beloit, Cardinal Stritch, Edgewood, Fox Valley Technical, Lakeland, Lakeshore Technical, Marion, Marquette, Mount Mary, Northeast Wisconsin Technical, Ripon, St. Norbert, Silver Lake, UW-Fox Valley, UW-Green Bay, UW-La Crosse, UW-Madison, UW-Manitowoc, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Parkside, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Stout and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical.

(05-46 / 2 March 2005 / CS)

Student from Sri Lanka organizes tsunami relief effort at UW-Green Bay

GREEN BAY - A University of Wisconsin-Green Bay student from Sri Lanka is coordinating a campus and community effort to provide financial assistance to a fishing community devastated by the recent tsunami.

Working with numerous UW-Green Bay student organizations, Dushani Corea-Dharmaratne is organizing "Tsunami Relief Effort — Students United" to assist the fishing industry in the Sri Lankan coastal area of Moratuwa. The effort will raise money to help members of the fishing community get back in business.

"They lost their homes, boats and fishing gear," Dushani said. "They want basically to get back to their lifestyle and to feed their families."

Dushani will make two public presentations on the UW-Green Bay campus about her home country and the impact of the tsunami. The first presentation is at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 2 in Phoenix Room B of the University Union. The second is at noon Thursday, March 3 in the Christie Theater of the University Union.

Dushani said she hopes people leave the presentations with a greater understanding of Sri Lanka.

"A lot of people don't know much about Sri Lanka or its culture," she said. "They don't even know where it is. They only heard about it after the tsunami."

Dushani witnessed the devastation caused by the tsunami when she returned home for semester break. Her family lives in Colombo, which was not hit hard by the tsuami. But she and other family members visited the coastal community to get an up-close look at the impact of the tragedy.

They visited refugee camps and gave hundreds of children packs filled with toys, crayons, coloring books and sweets "to help them get through it," she said.

"When you see a disaster like that you don't feel like life is ever going to be the same again," she said. "So you feel like you have to do something."

Dushani, a junior majoring in business and finance, has been active in student life at UW-Green Bay. She is a resident assistant in Residence Life and has served as a student ambassador, helping promote the University to the community and prospective students.

She expressed her gratitude to resident assistants David Budiash, Ashley Moreno and Tracey Hoffmann for helping organize the fundraiser.

Dushani said she welcomes donations of up to $250 from anyone in the community. Donations can be made through the UW Credit Union, 204 Plaza Level, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay, WI 54311-7001. Checks should be made payable to "UWGB Tsunami Relief Fund."

To learn more about "Tsunami Relief Effort — Students United," contact the UW-Green Bay Office of Student Life at 465-2200, extension 40.

(05-45 / 1 March 2005 / SH)

UW-Green Bay Forum for science teachers features space science

GREEN BAY-Middle and high school teachers are invited to "Dipping a Toe in the Ocean: A Brief History of Space Exploration" at the Northeastern Wisconsin Science Forum from 4:30-6 p.m. Monday, March 21 in the Phoenix rooms of University Union at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Dr. Doors will open at 4 p.m. for refreshments.

Registration deadline is Monday, March 14. The registration fee is $10.

R. Aileen Yingst, director of the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium located on the UW-Green Bay campus, will be the presenter. She'll give a short history of space exploration, focusing especially on the newest results from the latest U.S. missions, the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity, and the Cassini mission to Saturn. Yingst also is an adjunct assistant professor of Natural and Applied Sciences at UW-Green Bay.

Yingst recently has been selected to take part in a Mars Science Laboratory mission that will send a mega-rover to Mars in 2009. She'll work on the team that will study the images sent back. The new Mars HandLens Imager will relay images of rocks, soil, frost and ice at much greater resolution than those of previous Mars rovers. Yingst is a geologist whose expertise is in interpreting such images.

Yingst previously has won two grants from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), one to study images of rocks observed on the 1997 Mars Pathfinder mission, and another to make and catalog images of sediments on Earth that may be similar to what may be found on Mars. The latter study will provide useful information for interpreting images made on future Mars missions.

Yingst was a member of research teams for the Mars Pathfinder and Mars Polar Lander projects at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona. She holds Ph.D. and master's degrees in geological sciences from Brown University.

Registration and other information about the NEW Science Forum are available from Prof. Scott Ashmann by e-mail at ashmanns@uwgb.edu or by telephone to (920) 465-2052. The NEW Science Forum for teachers was first held at UW-Green Bay in the 1980s.

(05-44 / 1 March 2005 / VCD)

UW-Green Bay jazz groups perform March 9

GREEN BAY-Jazz favorites are on the program when the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Jazz Ensemble I and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 in the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr.

Chris Salerno directs the eight-member Vocal Jazz Ensemble.

Their program includes Hoagy Carmichael's "I Get Along Without You," featuring soloists Brian Bar and Melanie Riley; Lennon and McCartney's "Blackbird," with Melissa Staley and Matt Fayfer; and "Do You Wanna Know What I Want" with Staley and Jessica Plansky on solos. Their program also includes "Killer Joe," and Thelonius Monk's "Blue Monk."

Vocal Jazz Ensemble is accompanied by a rhythm section comprised of Salerno on piano, Tracy Pachan on bass and Adam Snippen on drums.

The 18-member Jazz Ensemble I, directed by John Salerno, also will feature several soloists. Ryan Sete, guitar, and Josh Swanson, saxophone, will solo on "When You're Smiling," and Swanson will have another featured role on "Crescent River Ramble." Saxophonist Zach Valentine and pianist Matt O'Grady will solo on "Julian," and Valentine also will be featured on Leonard Bernstein's "Some Other Time." "Who Can I Turn To?" and "Sonidos de la Calle" complete their program.

Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for students. The numbers for tickets are (920) 465-2217 or (800) 328-8587.

(05-43 / 1 March 2005 / VCD)

Two at UW-Green Bay tapped for UW teaching program

GREEN BAY - Two faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay have been selected for a UW System program aimed at giving top teachers an opportunity to hone their skills.

Assistant Prof. Denise Bartell has been selected for the UW System Teaching Fellows program, and Associate Prof. Patricia Ragan is the UW System Teaching Scholar. At UW-Green Bay, Bartell teaches in the human development academic unit, and Ragan is a member of the education faculty. Their selection is for the 2005-2006 academic year.

The Teaching Fellows program for outstanding teachers with between two and six years of fulltime teaching aims to support their development as college teachers. Each Fellow completes a classroom research project over the course of the year. The Teaching Scholars program gives mid-career college teachers an opportunity to reflect on their teaching. Each Scholar takes on a major revision of one of their courses.

The programs are sponsored by the Office of Professional and Instructional Development in the UW System Office of Academic and Student Services.

(05-42 / 1 March 2005 / VCD)