August 1999

'Butterflies in man-made landscapes' is topic of speaker

GREEN BAY - Arthur M. Shapiro, an ecologist and a leading expert on butterflies, will give a free public presentation, "Butterflies in Man-Made Landscapes: The Case of the California Central Valley," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9 at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The event in Environmental Sciences Building Room 114 on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Drive, will be followed by a reception.

Shapiro's visit to UW-Green Bay is sponsored by the Heirloom Vegetable Program, the Cofrin Arboretum, and the new Center for Biodiversity.

Shapiro is a professor of evolution, ecology and entomology at the University of California, Davis, where he has been on the faculty since 1971. His Ph.D. in entomology is from Cornell University.

Shapiro says the California Central Valley is one of the most modified landscapes of its scale in North America, explaining that of three basic vegetation types dominant in the pre-American era, one is nearly extinct, one is localized in tiny pockets, and the third is increasingly fragmented. Most of the butterflies in the Valley are associated with weeds and cultivated plants brought by settlers.

"Butterfly gardening in the region is not tied to use of native plants," says Shapiro. "In fact, natives will not attract butterflies." He notes that while it is clear some species have benefited from disturbance, lack of nineteenth century studies make it difficult to know what may have been lost. "But," says Shapiro, "We can make intelligent guesses by comparison to other faunas."

Shapiro's visit to Northeast Wisconsin is partly a research trip. Over the weekend he and UW-Green Bay scientists will travel from the Upper Peninsula to Iowa, seeking examples of the small Leonard skipper butterfly to examine its regional variability.

Shapiro's research in ecology, evolution and classification of butterflies, biogeography, and other topics has spanned the Americas from south to north. He has conducted field work for nearly 25 years in Colombia, Peru, Argentina and Chile, specializing in studies in the high Andes mountains and in Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego at the tip of South America. His research also has taken him to the mountains and sub-Arctic regions of North America, and to Europe. Shapiro has published nearly 250 academic papers and many reviews and journalistic articles. He's a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Royal Entomological Society of London, and of the exclusive Explorer's Club.

Shapiro's interests include the history and philosophy of biology and the relationship between nature and culture. He has debated, lectured and written about the interaction of science and religion, and has reported and written on Latin American politics.

GREEN BAY - "Ten Chimneys: The Lunts on Stage in Wisconsin," a documentary photo exhibit, opens Wednesday, Sept. 15 in the Lawton Gallery at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay with Dean O'Brien, photographer's son and assistant, speaking during the 4:30 to 6 p.m. reception.

The 27 historic publicity photographs of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne at their Wisconsin home, Ten Chimneys in Genesee Depot, were made between 1933 and 1968 by Waukesha photographer Warren O'Brien. O'Brien had photographed Lunt as early as his undergraduate appearance in a play at Carroll College.

Speaker Dean O'Brien, who frequently assisted in his father's photography business, is a professor emeritus of Communication and the Arts at UW-Green Bay. The photographs are printed from original negatives in the O'Brien Family Collection at the Wisconsin State Historical Society.

The exhibit includes clippings dating from 1933 to 1950 from magazines such as Collier's, Good Housekeeping, and Ladies Home Journal, which reproduced the photographs, and some 1997 color photographs by Wisconsin photographer Zane Williams showing interiors and exteriors of the house at Ten Chimneys today.

Lunt and Fontanne, who've been described as the greatest husband-and-wife acting team in American theater history, moved permanently to their Wisconsin retreat in 1972. After their deaths - Lunt in 1977 and Fontanne in 1983 - the property remained in the family until 1996 when it nearly was sold to developers. It was purchased instead by Joe Garton, businessman, former Wisconsin Arts Board chair, and holder of a doctorate in theater and film. He founded the Ten Chimneys Foundation, dedicated to saving Ten Chimneys and making it the focus of artistic growth for others.

Dean O'Brien has a Ph.D. in journalism from UW-Madison, and has worked as a copy editor, reporter and beat editor for newspapers in Wisconsin and Michigan, and in aspects of publications and public information for various state and federal programs. He was associate national director for Project Public Information before coming to UW-Green Bay in its first year, 1968, to help found the University and teach various forms of journalism. With his wife, Polly, O'Brien started Artstreet in 1982 and organized the first Green Bay Botanical Garden Fair in 1985. He retired from UW-Green Bay in 1990. O'Brien was editor of the Brown County Historical Society periodical, Voyageur, from 1989 to 1995, and, with his wife's help, did the research, writing, editing and much of the photography for Historic Northeast Wisconsin: A Voyageur Guidebook (1994).

The "Ten Chimneys" exhibit will be in the Lawton Gallery through November 13. It shares the space with "Indian Artists of the Pacific Northwest" until October 23, and from October 28 to November 13 with another documentary exhibit, "Portrait of Spirit."

Lawton Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The Gallery is in Theater Hall directly east of the Weidner Center.

GREEN BAY - "Indian Artists of the Pacific Northwest" is a documentary exhibit opening with a reception from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15 in the Lawton Gallery at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The exhibit shares space in the gallery with "Ten Chimneys: The Lunts on Stage in Wisconsin."

The photo documentary exhibit, which focuses on 15 Northwest Indian artists, was produced by photographer and anthropologist Eduardo Calderon. Calderon photographed the artists in their home and work environments and produced accompanying text panels from taped interviews he conducted with them. "I let them explain in their own words what they do," says Calderon.

Artists in the exhibit create weavings, baskets, buckskin and bead work, woodcarving, and ceremonial regalia. They belong to tribes from all over the region and most learned their skills from members of their families at an early age. The exhibit continues through October 23.

The Lawton Gallery is located in Theatre Hall, directly east of the Weidner Center. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

GREEN BAY - Waiting in a cornfield near the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is a cow nearly 800 feet in length, 13 acres in size, and capable of creating udder confusion for maze-wandering visitors.

Her name is 'Cornelia,' the colossal corn maze cow. She welcomes the general public for the first time this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 28 and 29, and will be open weekends through Oct. 31.

The maze in the shape of a cow is located on Green Bay's northeast side at 2260 Bay Settlement Road, just off Highway 54-57. It is adjacent to Baylake Bank, a sponsor of the fundraiser for UW-Green Bay athletics and student and community service groups.

Regular admission is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 7-12, and free for those 6 and under. Hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 31.

Also planned are special evening events including "Moo-vie Nights," with 8 p.m. showings of Rocky Horror Picture Show on Sept. 17, 18 and 25; Haunted Hayrides on Oct. 22 and 23; and a "Field of Screams" haunted maze with fog machines, eerie lighting and scary surprises on Oct. 29, 30 and 31. Hours are 6 to 10:30 p.m. for the haunted events, with $6 and $3 admission. Admission for Moo-vie Nights is $7 for the general public and $5 for UW-Green Bay students. Maze manager Frank Madzarevic says daytime visitors can expect to spend between 30 and 90 minutes navigating the maze.

"The correct path is about three-quarters of a mile long," he says. "If you start guessing wrong, there are 3.2 miles of paths, not counting the backtracking."

Organizers chose the design to honor Wisconsin's tradition as America's Dairyland. Cornelia's outline measures 790 feet long and 475 deep at the shoulders. Her tail is 350 feet long and her hoof width is 45 feet. Visitors enter through one of the four legs and exit via another. In between, they explore curving paths head to tail including several large clearings - Holstein-like spots - with one in the shape of UW-Green Bay's mascot, the Phoenix bird.

The cow took shape in June through the efforts of a team led by UW-Green Bay geography Prof. Bill Niedzwiedz, who plotted the design. With volunteers and a global positioning system (GPS) from Robert E. Lee & Associates of Green Bay, the maze makers carried a laptop computer and satellite dish into the field to set 800 separate stakes for mowers to follow.

Madzarevic calls this year's maze challenging, with no "easy outs." Corn was double planted, in two directions. With ample rain and warm weather it had already grown to better than eight feet in height by mid-August. Those who get hopelessly lost will have the option of waving the white flag. Each individual or group will be issued a flag for response by trail guides stationed throughout the maze, or by a "maze master" atop a centrally located 20-foot tower. The maze master will also broadcast music and cow trivia throughout the day.

Madzarevic says the maze is also available for use by schools, companies and other groups interested in a special outing. For more information on the maze, contact Madzarevic at (920) 465-2449.

GREEN BAY - Northeast Wisconsin's Institute for Learning Partnership has received the national "Catch a Rising Star Award," given in recognition of advanced leadership and innovative approaches aimed at incorporating new national teaching standards.

The award was presented by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) at the sixth annual National Board Academy, August 11-14 in Las Vegas. The NBPTS is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that has achieved nationwide acceptance of its standards as the benchmark for excellence in teaching. Its goal is to improve student learning by strengthening teaching through establishment of rigorous standards for educators.

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay's Master of Science Degree in Applied Leadership for Teaching and Learning and the Accomplished Educator Professional Development Certificate (PDC) - both components of the Institute for Learning -are among the first advanced educator programs nationally to incorporate the NBPTS standards into their curriculums.

About 200 people - including representation from State departments, NBPTS certified teachers, higher education faculty, union representatives and representatives from business and foundations - were in attendance at the Academy. Professor Francine Tompkins, the Institute's director and chair of UW-Green Bay's Professional Program in Education, and Catherine Coles, director of the PDC, represented the Institute at the Academy.

The Institute is a collaborative partnership of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, regional school districts, educators, educator unions, school boards and business and civic leaders. Its purpose is to improve student learning from pre-kindergarten through college levels. The Institute promotes advanced graduate and undergraduate work, professional development opportunities for educators, and applied leadership in classroom settings.

"The award recognizes and validates the innovations of our programs and provides confirmation, at a national level, that they are indeed built on a solid foundation," said Tompkins. "It should provide our partners with renewed energy and it establishes our work as an exemplar for others."

Among the Institute's most recent and visible initiatives was the awarding this summer of $100,000 in applied research grants to local and regional educators and school districts. The grants are to be used for supporting action research in educational settings. Out of 50 proposals, the Institute selected 20 projects for funding, involving more than 70 educators, staff and administrators from 11 school districts across Northeast Wisconsin and in programs including preschool, middle school, high school and post-secondary levels. Educators from the school districts of Green Bay, Denmark, Pulaski, Howard-Suamico, Howards Grove, Manitowoc, Plymouth, Sheboygan, Sturgeon Bay, Valders and Brillion, will use their grant money to fund projects beginning with the fall semester.

In another of the Institute's initiatives, two local teachers join the UW-Green Bay Professional Program in Education this fall as visiting lecturers. Sue Amtmann from Ashwaubenon's Parkview Middle School and Nancy Swanson from Pulaski's Sunnyside School were selected from more than 40 applicants to be the Institute's teachers-in-residence for the fall and spring semesters at UW-Green Bay. The program is designed to bring education theory and practice together.

GREEN BAY - Wisconsin residents who are full-time students at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will pay tuition and fees totaling $3,150 for the 1999-2000 academic year under a budget passed July 19 by the UW System Board of Regents.

The Regent action set the tuition portion of the total package at $2,594 for the System's non-doctoral campuses including Green Bay. Students and administrators at each campus set their own charges for student services and activities. The fees at UW-Green Bay will be $556.

A comparison to 1998-99 for tuition and fees for a full-time resident:

	1999-2000	Last Year	Change
Tuition	$2,594	$2,426	+$168
Fees	$566	$490	+$66
Total	$3,150	$2,916	+$234

Total tuition and fees for out-of-state students at UW-Green Bay are set at $10,014. The total increase from last fall is about 8.8 percent for non-resident students, and about 8 percent for Wisconsin residents.

The Board of Regents delayed its tuition-setting action to the latest possible date before bills had to be calculated, printed and mailed to more than 150,000 students for the fall semester. The fiscal year began July 1 but the Legislature has not yet approved a state budget.

"In the absence of a legislatively approved budget, the Regents have no choice but to set tuition for the upcoming academic year based on a best guess of what actual costs will be once the state budget is finalized," UW System Katharine Lyall said in July. "Significant differences still remain in UW System funding packages being proposed by the Joint Committee on Finance, the Assembly and the Senate."

If additional state support is provided in the final budget, UW System officials say they will adjust tuition rates accordingly for the second year of the biennium, the 2000-20001 school year.

GREEN BAY - A full eight-year reaccreditation has been issued to the Professional Program in Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

The program was cited for strengths including "excellent support from administration, respect from the practice community, and faculty's attentiveness to maintaining the quality of the curriculum."

The Council on Social Work Education endorsed the reaccreditation this summer following a review of UW-Green Bay's self-study report and a site team visit last winter. The accreditation extends through February 2006.

Anne Kok, interim chairperson of the program, called the Commission's action "affirming."

"We've always been very proud of the strength of this program - that we educate social workers who are critical thinkers and committed to social justice and service. By the time our students graduate we know they will be excellent social workers and we welcome them to the profession," Kok said. "This is recognition that we're doing things right."

UW-Green Bay has offered an undergraduate degree in social work since 1987 when the Social Work Program received initial accreditation. Today, it is one of the University's most well-known programs, with approximately 60 students enrolled as majors pursuing the Bachelor's of Social Work degree. Every graduate completes a 16-hour-a-week field experience in a professional, human services setting during the senior year.

Graduates secure positions in a variety of social work and human services programs serving the elderly, children and their families, persons with developmental and other disabilities, the economically dependent, juvenile and adult offenders, and substance-dependent persons.

GREEN BAY - Wisconsin's business owners and managers can benefit from a free monthly newsletter offered by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay's Small Business Development Center. The new monthly e-mail newsletter is filled with articles, management tips and resources.

The information includes low-cost marketing ideas, tips on buying and selling a business, advice on managing finances, tax issues, ideas on effective recruiting and hiring, successful selling, effective leadership, and more. The information will help business owners and managers keep informed of trends and events that could affect their businesses bottom-line.

Those wishing to subscribe can do so via the internet at http://SBDC.listbot.com; through e-mail at sbdc-subscribe@listbot.com; or through the Small Business Development Center site at http://www.uwgb.edu/outreach/sbdc. Subscribers will receive no advertising, and names will not be supplied to any direct marketers.

For more information call 920-465-2482.

GREEN BAY - The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay honored the first graduates of its Project Management Certification Program recently with certificates of achievement for extensive, focused coursework in the University's Administrative Science program.

Completing the program were Amelia Cornelius, Bruce Danforth, Sandra Gauthier, Wayne Metoxen, Troy Parr, Beth Schirck, Margaret Schroeder, Karen Smith and Richard Vial.

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

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

GREEN BAY - Sandra Deadman is the new assistant dean of students for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Deadman began her duties July 1. She was formerly associate director of UW-Green Bay's Office of Academic Advising. She was a recipient of the Founders Association Award for Excellence for her work on behalf of advising and related programs of assistance to students.

In her new position, Deadman is responsible for overseeing the University's Student Conduct Policy and disciplinary process. In addition, she will assist Dean of Students Sue Keihn with special projects and serve as a liaison regarding student orientation, student services programs and issues of safety, multicultural programming, and staff and student development opportunities.

Deadman joined the UW-Green Bay staff upon graduation from the University in 1975.