UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 31 No. 22



Eisenhower grant Partnership conference Lasch, Rusty and life Featured sites Black History Month Soul Food luncheon Dying, death and grief series Retirement Songs of Love recital Phoenix basketball WPT special Teen Connection Geology Club meets Sexual assault law Student Information Systems update Reminder Brief	Vol. 31, No. 22 / Feb. 1, 2000 This e-mail news digest is distributed each week to faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Links are included to more detailed stories at the Marketing and University Communication website. Grant of $159,000 will benefit middle- and high-school math, science Mathematics and science learning for middle school and high school students will gain from a $159,941 grant to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The Eisenhower Professional Development grant involves UW-Green Bay faculty members and students, CESA 7 teachers and staff, and concerned community members. Their goal will be to develop "real-world" learning units to help young students understand how those subjects relate to issues in their own lives. John Katers, NAS, is project director; Prof. Emeritus Robert Wenger was instrumental in initiating the project. Other participants include Profs. Thomas Van Koevering, Education; Brian Merkel, Human Biology; Gregory Davis, NAS; Angela Bauer-Dantoin, HB; and Keith West, UW-Extension. Full story. *** * * * * Institute for Learning Partnership plans conference tied to math/science grant The Eisenhower grant project (see above) will culminate with a major statewide conference in June 2002 to be organized by the Institute for Learning Partnership. The grant timetable has teams working from June through December 2000 to develop the learning units; teachers will test and assess the materials in classrooms from January through May 2001. The new units will be shared with all CESA 7 teachers at a conference to be scheduled in June or July of 2001. Teachers throughout Wisconsin will be invited to a June 2002 conference, "Community Problems and Issues as a Source of Instructional Materials for Addressing Science and Mathematics Learning," sponsored by the Partnership. * * * * * Rusty the dog, Vicky Lasch and life after UW-Green Bay If you attended commencement Dec. 18, you know one of the biggest cheers of the day arose when Human Development graduate Vicky Lasch and her helper dog, Rusty, crossed the stage decked out in academic attire. Follow their plans for the future, and their story of classroom success, via the "Campus Candid" link on the UW-Green Bay Today page at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/todaypg/today.htm * * * * * Click here for new "Featured" web sites Worth checking out are these new web sites. The Admissions Office has a dynamite new look for prospective students, their parents and other browsers. The new Partnership for Learning site contains a wealth of information for educators and others interested in the project and its various offerings. Both sites are highlighted under the "Featured Sites" banner at the UW-Green Bay Today page at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/todaypg/today.htm * * * * * Black History Month begins Wednesday with lecture by MTV author, critic Kevin Powell, an author and critic with Quincy Jones' Vibe magazine who is also known for his appearances on the MTV's docu-soap "The Real World," will speak Wednesday (Feb. 2) at 7 p.m. in the Phoenix Room. His topic is "Keepin' It Real — Post-MTV reflections on Race, Sex and Politics." The program kicks off Black History Month events. More. * * * * * Reminder: Soul Food Luncheon Friday's Soul Food Luncheon — part of the Cultural Cuisine series and intended to celebrate Black History Month — has a few tickets still remaining. If you'd like to go, the cost is only $7.50 for a menu that includes southern fried chicken, sweet potatoes, cornbread muffins, peach cobbler and much more. The University Information Center, first floor of the Union, is the place to visit or call. Tickets must be purchased by Wednesday. * * * * * Dying, death and bereavement will be focus of Outreach/Institute's series Dying, death and bereavement will be the focus of a breakfast discussion series designed for professionals interested in sharing research findings and current practices in the care and treatment of those encountering loss. Dates for the series are Feb. 24, March 9 and 23, and April 6 and 27. Speakers include Profs. Jane Bock and Illene Noppe, as well as other community educators and practitioners. The series is organized by the Office of Outreach and Extension and the University's Institute on Dying, Death and Bereavement. More. * * * * * Man seeks admission to retirement Reminder: The get-together is at 2 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 2) in Phoenix B for Myron Van de Ven, who retires this week after 30 years in financial aid, admissions and enrollment management for the University. More on his career as a highly visible advocate of higher education in general and UW-Green Bay in particular. * * * * * Faculty vocalists offer 'Songs of Love' recital in February Here's a fine free concert for the weekend of Valentine's Day! "Songs of Love" is the theme for a recital by the three members of the UW-Green Bay voice faculty at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 11, at St. John the Evangelist Church. Mezzo-soprano Sarah Meredith, tenor William Witwer, and baritone Jeffery McGhee will be featured in a program of songs and poetry readings about different kinds of love. They will be joined by guest artists Rita Baretta, and Amy Haines, sopranos; and assisted by faculty members Arthur Cohrs, Janice Cusano, and Catherine Henze, among others. Traditional spirituals and compositions by Brahms, Dowland, Dvorak, Ravel, and UW-Green Bay's own Terence O'Grady will be performed. More. * * * * * St. Bonaventure presents tough test Congratulations are in order for the Phoenix basketball teams, each a big winner in Alumni Day games Saturday at the Brown County Arena. No rest for the winners, however. The men are (were) in action Monday with a 7:05 tipoff against St. Bonaventure of the powerful Atlantic 10 Conference. The computer rankings put the 13-4 Bonnies among the nation's top 35 teams. If this is Tuesday and you haven't yet heard the score, try http://www.gbphoenix.com/9899/basket/mens/index.html * * * * * WPT will re-broadcast 'Beyond the Butterfly' special The documentary "Beyond the Butterfly: Middle School Girls Speak Out" will be rebroadcast at 10 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 1) on Wisconsin Public Television. Produced by NEWIST/CESA 7 and WPT, the piece uses video shot by middle school girls to create a compelling picture of what it is like to be young and female. * * * * * 'Indian mascots' special has UW-Green Bay connections The Feb. 7 edition of WPT's Teen Connections program will be "Teens Talk: Indians are People, Not Mascots." More than 40 Wisconsin schools still use Indian logos for their sports teams. Assisting producers of the program were relatively recent UW-Green Bay graduate Christine Munson and her mother, Barbara, who have been active on the issue. * * * * * Attention, science lovers: Geology Club meets at Neville Public Museum Anyone interested in rocks, minerals, fossils lapidary or other phases of Earth Science is welcome to join the Neville Public Museum Geology Club. The club meets the second and fourth Wednesday evenings (7 p.m.) of each month, at the museum. Guests are welcome; annual dues are $10. Topics of upcoming presentations, to list just a few, include America's Great Volcanoes, Caving Adventures, Mysteries of Egypt, South Dakota Agates and, as presented by UW-Green Bay's own Dr. Ron Stieglitz, The New Dinosaurs (on Feb. 23). * * * * * Regarding sexual assaults, here's the law All employees are required by law to report knowledge of sexual assaults on campus. The Wisconsin law states "...any person employed at an institution or center who witnesses a sexual assault on campus or receives a report from a student enrolled in the institution or center that the student has been sexually assaulted shall report to the dean of students of the institution..." This does not mean that you have to violate any confidences or provide names. It does mean that incidents are to be reported to the Dean of Students, ext. 2152. * * * * * Here's another update on Student Information Systems Project More news from the campuswide Student Information Systems Project: Software installation dates have been scheduled for the week of March 6-10. Training and prototyping timelines are being developed. The search continues for Oracle DBA position applications. For a project update summary go to http://www.uwgb.edu/sis/Log_Update2.htm * * * * * Reminder: Top music students to perform Five music students will perform in an honors recital at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 in Fort Howard Hall of the Weidner Center. Performers are Shaun Combs, Sarah Danek, Tim Patterson, Ellen Simon, and Heidi Volkmann. More. * * * * * Brief Poet and faculty member Dee Sweet,** HUS, is co-host of Fond du Lac County, The Gathering Place, a new hour-long video history released by the Fond du Lac County Historical Society. The video, funded in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities, will have its first public showing Feb. 13 in Fond du Lac. More on the project. *** * * * *** LOG ONline is prepared for University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty and staff by the Office of Marketing and University Communication. To submit a Brief, a Publication, a news item, an announcement, or just plain feedback, UW-Green Bay employees can call ext. 2626 or e-mail us at Log@uwgb.edu.

Eisenhower grant

Partnership conference

Lasch, Rusty and life

Featured sites

Black History Month

Soul Food luncheon

Dying, death and grief series

Retirement

Songs of Love recital

Phoenix basketball

WPT special

Teen Connection

Geology Club meets

Sexual assault law

Student Information Systems update

Reminder

Brief

Vol. 31, No. 22 / Feb. 1, 2000

This e-mail news digest is distributed each week to faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Links are included to more detailed stories at the Marketing and University Communication website.

Grant of $159,000 will benefit middle- and high-school math, science

Mathematics and science learning for middle school and high school students will gain from a $159,941 grant to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The Eisenhower Professional Development grant involves UW-Green Bay faculty members and students, CESA 7 teachers and staff, and concerned community members. Their goal will be to develop "real-world" learning units to help young students understand how those subjects relate to issues in their own lives. John Katers, NAS, is project director; Prof. Emeritus Robert Wenger was instrumental in initiating the project. Other participants include Profs. Thomas Van Koevering, Education; Brian Merkel, Human Biology; Gregory Davis, NAS; Angela Bauer-Dantoin, HB; and Keith West, UW-Extension. Full story.

* * * * *

Institute for Learning Partnership plans conference tied to math/science grant

The Eisenhower grant project (see above) will culminate with a major statewide conference in June 2002 to be organized by the Institute for Learning Partnership. The grant timetable has teams working from June through December 2000 to develop the learning units; teachers will test and assess the materials in classrooms from January through May 2001. The new units will be shared with all CESA 7 teachers at a conference to be scheduled in June or July of 2001. Teachers throughout Wisconsin will be invited to a June 2002 conference, "Community Problems and Issues as a Source of Instructional Materials for Addressing Science and Mathematics Learning," sponsored by the Partnership.

* * * * *

Rusty the dog, Vicky Lasch and life after UW-Green Bay

If you attended commencement Dec. 18, you know one of the biggest cheers of the day arose when Human Development graduate Vicky Lasch and her helper dog, Rusty, crossed the stage decked out in academic attire. Follow their plans for the future, and their story of classroom success, via the "Campus Candid" link on the UW-Green Bay Today page at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/todaypg/today.htm

* * * * *

Click here for new "Featured" web sites

Worth checking out are these new web sites. The Admissions Office has a dynamite new look for prospective students, their parents and other browsers. The new Partnership for Learning site contains a wealth of information for educators and others interested in the project and its various offerings. Both sites are highlighted under the "Featured Sites" banner at the UW-Green Bay Today page at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/todaypg/today.htm

* * * * *

Black History Month begins Wednesday with lecture by MTV author, critic

Kevin Powell, an author and critic with Quincy Jones' Vibe magazine who is also known for his appearances on the MTV's docu-soap "The Real World," will speak Wednesday (Feb. 2) at 7 p.m. in the Phoenix Room. His topic is "Keepin' It Real — Post-MTV reflections on Race, Sex and Politics." The program kicks off Black History Month events. More.

* * * * *

Reminder: Soul Food Luncheon

Friday's Soul Food Luncheon — part of the Cultural Cuisine series and intended to celebrate Black History Month — has a few tickets still remaining. If you'd like to go, the cost is only $7.50 for a menu that includes southern fried chicken, sweet potatoes, cornbread muffins, peach cobbler and much more. The University Information Center, first floor of the Union, is the place to visit or call. Tickets must be purchased by Wednesday.

* * * * *

Dying, death and bereavement will be focus of Outreach/Institute's series

Dying, death and bereavement will be the focus of a breakfast discussion series designed for professionals interested in sharing research findings and current practices in the care and treatment of those encountering loss. Dates for the series are Feb. 24, March 9 and 23, and April 6 and 27. Speakers include Profs. Jane Bock and Illene Noppe, as well as other community educators and practitioners. The series is organized by the Office of Outreach and Extension and the University's Institute on Dying, Death and Bereavement. More.

* * * * *

Man seeks admission to retirement

Reminder: The get-together is at 2 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 2) in Phoenix B for Myron Van de Ven, who retires this week after 30 years in financial aid, admissions and enrollment management for the University. More on his career as a highly visible advocate of higher education in general and UW-Green Bay in particular.

* * * * *

Faculty vocalists offer 'Songs of Love' recital in February

Here's a fine free concert for the weekend of Valentine's Day! "Songs of Love" is the theme for a recital by the three members of the UW-Green Bay voice faculty at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 11, at St. John the Evangelist Church. Mezzo-soprano Sarah Meredith, tenor William Witwer, and baritone Jeffery McGhee will be featured in a program of songs and poetry readings about different kinds of love. They will be joined by guest artists Rita Baretta, and Amy Haines, sopranos; and assisted by faculty members Arthur Cohrs, Janice Cusano, and Catherine Henze, among others. Traditional spirituals and compositions by Brahms, Dowland, Dvorak, Ravel, and UW-Green Bay's own Terence O'Grady will be performed. More.

* * * * *

St. Bonaventure presents tough test

Congratulations are in order for the Phoenix basketball teams, each a big winner in Alumni Day games Saturday at the Brown County Arena. No rest for the winners, however. The men are (were) in action Monday with a 7:05 tipoff against St. Bonaventure of the powerful Atlantic 10 Conference. The computer rankings put the 13-4 Bonnies among the nation's top 35 teams. If this is Tuesday and you haven't yet heard the score, try http://www.gbphoenix.com/9899/basket/mens/index.html

* * * * *

WPT will re-broadcast 'Beyond the Butterfly' special

The documentary "Beyond the Butterfly: Middle School Girls Speak Out" will be rebroadcast at 10 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 1) on Wisconsin Public Television. Produced by NEWIST/CESA 7 and WPT, the piece uses video shot by middle school girls to create a compelling picture of what it is like to be young and female.

* * * * *

'Indian mascots' special has UW-Green Bay connections

The Feb. 7 edition of WPT's Teen Connections program will be "Teens Talk: Indians are People, Not Mascots." More than 40 Wisconsin schools still use Indian logos for their sports teams. Assisting producers of the program were relatively recent UW-Green Bay graduate Christine Munson and her mother, Barbara, who have been active on the issue.

* * * * *

Attention, science lovers: Geology Club meets at Neville Public Museum

Anyone interested in rocks, minerals, fossils lapidary or other phases of Earth Science is welcome to join the Neville Public Museum Geology Club. The club meets the second and fourth Wednesday evenings (7 p.m.) of each month, at the museum. Guests are welcome; annual dues are $10. Topics of upcoming presentations, to list just a few, include America's Great Volcanoes, Caving Adventures, Mysteries of Egypt, South Dakota Agates and, as presented by UW-Green Bay's own Dr. Ron Stieglitz, The New Dinosaurs (on Feb. 23).

* * * * *

Regarding sexual assaults, here's the law

All employees are required by law to report knowledge of sexual assaults on campus. The Wisconsin law states "...any person employed at an institution or center who witnesses a sexual assault on campus or receives a report from a student enrolled in the institution or center that the student has been sexually assaulted shall report to the dean of students of the institution..." This does not mean that you have to violate any confidences or provide names. It does mean that incidents are to be reported to the Dean of Students, ext. 2152.

* * * * *

Here's another update on Student Information Systems Project

More news from the campuswide Student Information Systems Project: Software installation dates have been scheduled for the week of March 6-10. Training and prototyping timelines are being developed. The search continues for Oracle DBA position applications. For a project update summary go to http://www.uwgb.edu/sis/Log_Update2.htm

* * * * *

Reminder: Top music students to perform

Five music students will perform in an honors recital at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 in Fort Howard Hall of the Weidner Center. Performers are Shaun Combs, Sarah Danek, Tim Patterson, Ellen Simon, and Heidi Volkmann. More.

* * * * *

Brief

Poet and faculty member Dee Sweet, HUS, is co-host of Fond du Lac County, The Gathering Place, a new hour-long video history released by the Fond du Lac County Historical Society. The video, funded in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities, will have its first public showing Feb. 13 in Fond du Lac. More on the project.

* * * * *

LOG ONline is prepared for University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty and staff by the Office of Marketing and University Communication. To submit a Brief, a Publication, a news item, an announcement, or just plain feedback, UW-Green Bay employees can call ext. 2626 or e-mail us at Log@uwgb.edu.