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Fill'er up with biodiesel. . . soon
UW-Green Bay Power Plant staffers Mark Wenzel and Dennis Bailey and Prof. Patricia Terry admire the biodiesel fuel made from waste grease from Sodexho Dining Service on campus. The fuel was produced by the University’s new biodiesel reactor temporarily located in the Power Plant. A trial run fueled one of the University’s diesel vehicles, and Weidner Center General Manager Brock Neverman volunteered to test the product in his car.
      The biodiesel project idea originated with students in last year’s Environmental Science and Policy Graduate Program capstone course. The 60-gallon capacity reactor was purchased with student segregated fee funds that students elected to dedicate to campus renewable energy projects, along with matching funds from the chancellor. Campus Sustainability Committee Coordinator Prof. Dean Rodeheaver says biodiesel production will begin in earnest in spring semester.

Looking good
Perennially youthful Jerry Olson stopped in at the library’s eighth floor earlier this year for an overview of University Union remodeling and expansion. By spring 2008, the $6.2 million project will provide more activity space and varied new dining options, and create new homes for student services, the Phoenix Bookstore and campus credit union. Dean of students from 1975 through 1996, Olson was in charge during construction of the first University Commons in 1977 and its renovation in 1985 and 1993. You can follow current progress at www.uwgb.edu/webcam/union/index.htm.

No more tuition bills! (Paper ones, anyway)
New for spring semester, UW-Green Bay is moving to a paperless “e-billing” system. Beginning in January, students will be notified via campus e-mail if they have a balance due and will be directed to the finances section of the Student Information System (SIS) on the web. Students will be able to grant “guest access” to their financial account to parents or others they might think helpful. “The move was made for increased accuracy and efficiency, and it’s environmentally friendly,” says UW-Green Bay Bursar Dick Anderson.