UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 31 No. 41



Photos show construction progress Admission clarification Southworth clarification Summit for 'new economy' RCMS is under way Student Information System Project update King heads to Brazil	Vol. 31, No. 41 / July 12, 2000 The LOG ONline is distributed every other week during the summer. Links are included to more detailed stories at the Marketing and University Communication website. Work proceeds on new academic building; you can see it here To borrow an oft-repeated phrase from the diaries of Lewis and Clark, work on the new academic building "proceeds on." Early July photos show features of the building taking shape. See the photo page at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/photoarch/building/proceeds.htm *** * * * * UW-Green Bay: Closed, but still open Here's clarification on the recent news involving UW-Green Bay being "closed" for admission as of June 30: The announcement pertained only to new freshmen and transfer applicants. Extended Degree? Still open. Specials? Still open. Graduate students? Still open. And, even in the two closed categories, the University will continue to accept and consider, on a case-by-case basis, applications from those with special circumstances or academic abilities. UW-Green Bay is aiming to come within 1 percent of its fall 2000 FTE target of 4,357 full-time equivalent students. * * * * * UW System pursues clarification in Southworth Thought you'd heard the name Southworth for the last time? Well, the state Justice Department and the UW System filed a petition in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals last Friday to question aspects of the court's decision in the case involving student fees and student organizations. Still at issue are matters of "viewpoint neutrality" and use of student referenda to determine funding. If you're interested, check the UW System web at http://www.uwsa.edu/univ_rel/releases/r0077.htm * * * * * UW System announces summit for 'new economy' The University of Wisconsin System and the Board of Regents, in partnership with a variety of interested parties across Wisconsin, will host a statewide economic summit in Milwaukee Nov. 29-Dec. 1 to help create a strategic plan for Wisconsin in the "New Economy." Regent President Jay Smith says the summit will be a "coming together of the best and brightest ideas in Milwaukee's manufacturing, technology and professional sectors, the Chippewa Valley's burgeoning high-tech corridor, the fast-growing Fox Valley-to-Green Bay region, and the Greater Madison biotechnology sector, for starters." For more, see http://www.uwsa.edu/univ_rel/releases/r00629.htm * * * * * RCMS is A-OK Fifty students from a six-state region are on campus to study mathematics and scientific research as part of the Regional Center for Mathematics and Science (RCMS) camp. Students from Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota and Indiana spend six weeks exploring careers in medicine, nursing, physical therapy, medical research, and similar careers. The RCMS is a federally funded, residential pre-college program, designed to enhance and enrich high school students' understanding of science, mathematics, and the nature of scientific research, and prepare them for a university program of study in those subject areas. All 50 students are potential first-generation college students or come from low income households and must have a 2.3 or higher cumulative GPA (on a 4.00 scale), and a goal of entering a post-secondary institution of choice. See a camp photo at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/photo.htm * * * * * Student Information System Project Update A Wisconsin HigherEd Student Administration workshop is being planned for the afternoon of Oct. 31 and morning of Nov. 1.Ж The workshop will be held in Green Bay and will precede the annual Wisconsin Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (WACRAO) conference on Nov. 1-3.ЖЖ PeopleSoft has announced changes to their support policy. The first FASTAR patch bundle has been applied successfully. Click here for details and more SIS project news at http://www.uwgb.edu/sis/Log_Update13.htm * * * * * Green Bay's King is Brazil-bound for Canada Mike King, a 6-8 sophomore center for the Phoenix men's team, has been selected to play for the Canadian junior men's team at an international basketball tournament in Brazil July 19-23. King, from Guelph, Ont., plays for his country's 22-and-under all-star team. They are seeking to advance to the World Championship competition. * * * * *** 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.

Photos show construction progress

Admission clarification

Southworth clarification

Summit for 'new economy'

RCMS is under way

Student Information System Project update

King heads to Brazil

Vol. 31, No. 41 / July 12, 2000

The LOG ONline is distributed every other week during the summer. Links are included to more detailed stories at the Marketing and University Communication website.

Work proceeds on new academic building; you can see it here

To borrow an oft-repeated phrase from the diaries of Lewis and Clark, work on the new academic building "proceeds on." Early July photos show features of the building taking shape. See the photo page at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/photoarch/building/proceeds.htm

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UW-Green Bay: Closed, but still open

Here's clarification on the recent news involving UW-Green Bay being "closed" for admission as of June 30: The announcement pertained only to new freshmen and transfer applicants. Extended Degree? Still open. Specials? Still open. Graduate students? Still open. And, even in the two closed categories, the University will continue to accept and consider, on a case-by-case basis, applications from those with special circumstances or academic abilities. UW-Green Bay is aiming to come within 1 percent of its fall 2000 FTE target of 4,357 full-time equivalent students.

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UW System pursues clarification in Southworth

Thought you'd heard the name Southworth for the last time? Well, the state Justice Department and the UW System filed a petition in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals last Friday to question aspects of the court's decision in the case involving student fees and student organizations. Still at issue are matters of "viewpoint neutrality" and use of student referenda to determine funding. If you're interested, check the UW System web at http://www.uwsa.edu/univ_rel/releases/r0077.htm

* * * * *

UW System announces summit for 'new economy'

The University of Wisconsin System and the Board of Regents, in partnership with a variety of interested parties across Wisconsin, will host a statewide economic summit in Milwaukee Nov. 29-Dec. 1 to help create a strategic plan for Wisconsin in the "New Economy." Regent President Jay Smith says the summit will be a "coming together of the best and brightest ideas in Milwaukee's manufacturing, technology and professional sectors, the Chippewa Valley's burgeoning high-tech corridor, the fast-growing Fox Valley-to-Green Bay region, and the Greater Madison biotechnology sector, for starters." For more, see http://www.uwsa.edu/univ_rel/releases/r00629.htm

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RCMS is A-OK

Fifty students from a six-state region are on campus to study mathematics and scientific research as part of the Regional Center for Mathematics and Science (RCMS) camp. Students from Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota and Indiana spend six weeks exploring careers in medicine, nursing, physical therapy, medical research, and similar careers. The RCMS is a federally funded, residential pre-college program, designed to enhance and enrich high school students' understanding of science, mathematics, and the nature of scientific research, and prepare them for a university program of study in those subject areas. All 50 students are potential first-generation college students or come from low income households and must have a 2.3 or higher cumulative GPA (on a 4.00 scale), and a goal of entering a post-secondary institution of choice. See a camp photo at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/photo.htm

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Student Information System Project Update

A Wisconsin HigherEd Student Administration workshop is being planned for the afternoon of Oct. 31 and morning of Nov. 1.Ж The workshop will be held in Green Bay and will precede the annual Wisconsin Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (WACRAO) conference on Nov. 1-3.ЖЖ PeopleSoft has announced changes to their support policy. The first FASTAR patch bundle has been applied successfully. Click here for details and more SIS project news at http://www.uwgb.edu/sis/Log_Update13.htm

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Green Bay's King is Brazil-bound for Canada

Mike King, a 6-8 sophomore center for the Phoenix men's team, has been selected to play for the Canadian junior men's team at an international basketball tournament in Brazil July 19-23. King, from Guelph, Ont., plays for his country's 22-and-under all-star team. They are seeking to advance to the World Championship competition.

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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.