UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 31 No. 1



The first is also the last: 'LOG' turns 30, goes online Awards, introductions, address mark Convocation Sept. 1 UW-Green Bay is 'Tier 2' in U.S. News ranking Institute for Learning gets national recognition Social Work program gets high marks, reaccreditation Here's more info on Info Center/Main Desk 'Cornelia' is ready to a-maze you Alumni Association seeks names for Distinguished Alumni Award New Center for Biodiversity consolidates conservation efforts UW-Green Bay gets $120,000 for wetland studies at Point au Sauble Butterflies, ecology will be researcher's topic Sept. 9, 10 O'Brien will speak Sept. 15 at 'Ten Chimneys' opening Regents approve promotions, tenure for faculty Thinking of nominees for student awards? Sept. 17 is the deadline Publication Briefs	Vol. 31, No. 1 / August 30, 1999 The first is also the last: 'LOG' turns 30, goes online It has been 30 years since UW-Green Bay opened its doors on the Shorewood site, and 30 years since the debut of the faculty/staff LOG newsletter. With this edition, the tradition of the paper LOG will be discontinued in favor of a weekly, campuswide e-mail digest. The online digest will encourage readers seeking more detail on a specific item to click on expanded coverage via the Marketing and University Communication website. Arrangements have been made to serve those employees without e-mail. Look for the new LOG digest in campus Outlook inboxes by mid-day each Monday. Awards, introductions, address mark Convocation on Wednesday Here's a reminder that the annual Faculty and Staff Convocation is set for Wednesday, Sept. 1, in the Rose Hall auditorium. Continental breakfast is at 8:15 a.m. in the lobby followed by a 9 a.m. program featuring presentation of new employees, the Founders Association Awards of Excellence, and an address by Chancellor Mark Perkins. UW-Green Bay is 'Tier 2' in U.S. News ranking UW-Green Bay shows up in 'Tier 2' among Midwest universities rated in the annual U.S. News College Rankings released last week. That's up one tier from last year. (The magazine's popular rankings incorporate "reputation score" and data on retention, graduation, class size, profile and other factors in assigning schools to each of four tiers, with Tier 1 being the highest.) UW-Green Bay scored points in the reputation category - tied for highest among the 25 institutions in its tier - and new-freshman profile, while graduation and retention rates were at or below the group's midpoint. While the University again had the highest overall student/faculty ratio in its tier, CAPE-related improvements in the categories of "% of classes under 20 students" (more) and "% of classes with 50 or more students" (fewer), appear to have contributed to this year's gain. Institute for Learning gets national recognition as 'Rising Star' The Institute for Learning Partnership has received the "Catch a Rising Star Award," national recognition for 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 National Board Academy in August. The NBPTS is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that has achieved nationwide acceptance of its standards as the benchmark for excellence in teaching. UW-Green Bay's master's 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 curriculum. Social Work program gets high marks, reaccreditation UW-Green Bay's Professional Program in Social Work was praised and issued a full eight-year reaccreditation this summer by the Council on Social Work Education. 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." Anne Kok, interim chairperson of the program, called the 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. This is recognition that we're doing things right." Here's more info on Info Center/Main Desk This week marks the move of many campus "help" services to the University Information Center/Main Desk on the lower level of the University Union. That's worth remembering for those who need a pickup/dropoff point, bus passes, postage, UPS service, and vending refunds, among other things. Call the Desk for more information at ext. 2400. The information center location near the library's circle entrance is being closed. Staff and students there have been relocated to the Public Safety Office, IS 1024, and that office will operate the University switchboard at ext. 2000, provide emergency message service, and offer lost-and-found help, among other duties. 'Cornelia' is ready to a-maze you What's 13 acres in size, nearly 800 feet long, has a 350-foot tail and hoof width of 45 feet? Aw, shucks, it's 'Cornelia,' the colossal corn maze cow - open weekends for maze-wandering visitors now through Oct. 31. The maze in the shape of a cow is located on Bay Settlement Road adjacent to Baylake Bank, a sponsor of the fundraiser for UW-Green Bay athletics and student and community service groups. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for children; hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The cow took shape in June through the efforts of a team of volunteers led by Bill Niedzwiedz, PEA, who plotted the design using global positioning system (GPS) equipment. Maze manager Frank Madzarevic calls this year's maze challenging, with no "easy outs." Madzarevic says 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." Those who get udderly confused can get directions from trail guides or a "maze master" atop a centrally located 20-foot tower. For details, call Madzarevic at 2449. Alumni Association seeks names for Distinguished Alumni Award The campus community is reminded that the Alumni Association is seeking nominees for the Distinguished Alumni Award. Check your e-mail for an announcement and list of past winners. Grant Staszak in the University Advancement Office is the contact for more information; phone 2586 or e-mail staszakg. New Center for Biodiversity consolidates conservation efforts UW-Green Bay's new Center for Biodiversity consolidates the Cofrin Arboretum and Natural Areas program, the Richter Museum, the Herbarium, and related resources such as the greenhouse and the Data Management Center/Archives of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, and other resources into one entity. The aim is to promote education, research and community services contributing to conservation of western Great Lakes fauna and flora. Director Robert Howe, NAS, says the Center will enhance student research and internship opportunities, attract visiting scientists and speakers, and elevate the visibility of UW-Green Bay's interdisciplinary program. UW-Green Bay gets $120,000 for wetland studies at Point au Sauble An award of $120,000 made this summer to the Cofrin Arboretum and Natural Areas Program from the Fox River Group of seven paper companies is supporting studies on one of the few remaining coastal wetlands on the bay of Green Bay. Work began this summer at Point au Sauble, owned by The Nature Conservancy on the bay's east shore. In the first year, $25,000 will be dedicated to baseline surveys of flora and fauna and to gathering historical material; remaining funds went into an endowment to support maintenance and continuing research. Retired Arboretum director Paul Sager, NAS, says much of the long-term work will be conducted as funded undergraduate and graduate student research projects. Robert Howe, NAS, incoming director of the Arboretum and the new Center for Biodiversity, is leading the studies. Butterflies, ecology will be researcher's topic Sept. 9, 10 Arthur M. Shapiro, professor of evolution, ecology and entomology at the University of California, Davis, will speak on "Butterflies in Man-Made Landscapes: The Case of the California Central Valley," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, in Environmental Sciences 114. Most of the butterflies of the Central Valley are associated with weeds and cultivated plants brought by Europeans, Shapiro notes. The free public lecture will be followed by a reception sponsored by the Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences. At noon on Friday, Sept. 10 in the Herbarium, Shapiro will address, "The Biogeography and Evolutionary Ecology of the Edaphic Endemic California Butterfly Fauna." Shapiro's research in ecology, evolution and classification of butterflies, biogeography, and other topics has spanned the Americas from Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego in the south to the sub-Arctic in the north. The heirloom vegetable program, the Cofrin Arboretum, and the new Center for Biodiversity are sponsoring the visit. O'Brien will speak Sept. 15 at 'Ten Chimneys' opening Prof. Emeritus Dean O'Brien, COA, will speak on "Ten Chimneys: The Lunts on Stage in Wisconsin," during the opening reception from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at the Lawton Gallery. The 27 historic publicity photographs of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne at their Wisconsin home were made between 1933 and 1968 by Dean's father, Waukesha photographer Warren O'Brien. Dean O'Brien assisted his father on some of the shoots of the Lunts at Ten Chimneys. The exhibit includes clippings from magazines that reproduced the photographs and contemporary color photos showing the house at Ten Chimneys today. It is on display through Nov. 13. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Regents approve promotions, tenure for UW-Green Bay faculty Nine faculty members have been promoted by June action of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. Promoted to full professor from associate professor were Clifford Abbott, ICS; Bill Conley, BUA; Robert Howe, NAS; and Dean Rodeheaver, HUD. Five assistant professors were promoted to associate professor with tenure. They are Ed de St. Aubin, HUD; Victoria Goff and Christine Style, both COA; Jeff Nekola, NAS; and Cristina Ortiz, HUS. Thinking of nominees for student awards? Sept. 17 is the deadline The Call for Nominations for the annual University Leadership Awards will be available Sept. 3 in the Student Life Office. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to nominate students for the categories Chancellor's Medallion, University Leadership Award, and Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. The deadline to submit nominations is Sept. 17. Call Sheila Carter at 2200 ext. 43 for details. Publication The fourth edition of Environmental Policy, a text by Michael Kraft, PEA, co-edited with Norman Vig of Carleton College, was published this month by CQ Press. The book is widely used in courses dealing with environmental policy and politics. Kraft is also co-editor of a new book, Toward Sustainable Communities: Transition and Transformations in Environmental Policy, to be published by MIT Press in November. His co-editor is Daniel Mazmanian, dean of the school of natural resources and environment at the University of Michigan. Briefs Donna Ritch and Angela Bauer-Dantoin, HUB, have been awarded $49,987 from the Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement program of the National Science Foundation to purchase equipment to upgrade developmental biology and cell biology laboratories. The equipment will provide opportunities for students to learn how to do experiments using state-of-the-art equipment, and in some cases to do experiments that could not previously be performed in UW-Green Bay laboratories. Emerita Professor Elaine McIntosh, HUB, presented a paper in May at the thirty-first annual Dakota Conference on History, Literature and Archaeology held at Augustana College, Sioux Falls. The paper titled "Proceeding Westward: Increasing Challenges for the Lewis and Clark Expedition" was part of a series of sessions commemorating the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803-1806).

The first is also the last: 'LOG' turns 30, goes online

Awards, introductions, address mark Convocation Sept. 1

UW-Green Bay is 'Tier 2' in U.S. News ranking

Institute for Learning gets national recognition

Social Work program gets high marks, reaccreditation

Here's more info on
Info Center/Main Desk

'Cornelia' is ready to a-maze you

Alumni Association seeks names for Distinguished Alumni Award

New Center for Biodiversity consolidates conservation efforts

UW-Green Bay gets $120,000 for wetland studies at Point au Sauble

Butterflies, ecology will be researcher's topic Sept. 9, 10

O'Brien will speak Sept. 15 at 'Ten Chimneys' opening

Regents approve promotions, tenure for faculty

Thinking of nominees for student awards? Sept. 17 is the deadline

Publication

Briefs

Vol. 31, No. 1 / August 30, 1999

The first is also the last: 'LOG' turns 30, goes online

It has been 30 years since UW-Green Bay opened its doors on the Shorewood site, and 30 years since the debut of the faculty/staff LOG newsletter. With this edition, the tradition of the paper LOG will be discontinued in favor of a weekly, campuswide e-mail digest. The online digest will encourage readers seeking more detail on a specific item to click on expanded coverage via the Marketing and University Communication website. Arrangements have been made to serve those employees without e-mail. Look for the new LOG digest in campus Outlook inboxes by mid-day each Monday.

Awards, introductions, address mark Convocation on Wednesday

Here's a reminder that the annual Faculty and Staff Convocation is set for Wednesday, Sept. 1, in the Rose Hall auditorium. Continental breakfast is at 8:15 a.m. in the lobby followed by a 9 a.m. program featuring presentation of new employees, the Founders Association Awards of Excellence, and an address by Chancellor Mark Perkins.

UW-Green Bay is 'Tier 2' in U.S. News ranking

UW-Green Bay shows up in 'Tier 2' among Midwest universities rated in the annual U.S. News College Rankings released last week. That's up one tier from last year. (The magazine's popular rankings incorporate "reputation score" and data on retention, graduation, class size, profile and other factors in assigning schools to each of four tiers, with Tier 1 being the highest.) UW-Green Bay scored points in the reputation category - tied for highest among the 25 institutions in its tier - and new-freshman profile, while graduation and retention rates were at or below the group's midpoint. While the University again had the highest overall student/faculty ratio in its tier, CAPE-related improvements in the categories of "% of classes under 20 students" (more) and "% of classes with 50 or more students" (fewer), appear to have contributed to this year's gain.

Institute for Learning gets national recognition as 'Rising Star'

The Institute for Learning Partnership has received the "Catch a Rising Star Award," national recognition for 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 National Board Academy in August. The NBPTS is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that has achieved nationwide acceptance of its standards as the benchmark for excellence in teaching. UW-Green Bay's master's 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 curriculum.

Social Work program gets high marks, reaccreditation

UW-Green Bay's Professional Program in Social Work was praised and issued a full eight-year reaccreditation this summer by the Council on Social Work Education. 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." Anne Kok, interim chairperson of the program, called the 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. This is recognition that we're doing things right."

Here's more info on Info Center/Main Desk

This week marks the move of many campus "help" services to the University Information Center/Main Desk on the lower level of the University Union. That's worth remembering for those who need a pickup/dropoff point, bus passes, postage, UPS service, and vending refunds, among other things. Call the Desk for more information at ext. 2400. The information center location near the library's circle entrance is being closed. Staff and students there have been relocated to the Public Safety Office, IS 1024, and that office will operate the University switchboard at ext. 2000, provide emergency message service, and offer lost-and-found help, among other duties.

'Cornelia' is ready to a-maze you

What's 13 acres in size, nearly 800 feet long, has a 350-foot tail and hoof width of 45 feet? Aw, shucks, it's 'Cornelia,' the colossal corn maze cow - open weekends for maze-wandering visitors now through Oct. 31. The maze in the shape of a cow is located on Bay Settlement Road adjacent to Baylake Bank, a sponsor of the fundraiser for UW-Green Bay athletics and student and community service groups. Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for children; hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The cow took shape in June through the efforts of a team of volunteers led by Bill Niedzwiedz, PEA, who plotted the design using global positioning system (GPS) equipment. Maze manager Frank Madzarevic calls this year's maze challenging, with no "easy outs." Madzarevic says 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." Those who get udderly confused can get directions from trail guides or a "maze master" atop a centrally located 20-foot tower. For details, call Madzarevic at 2449.

Alumni Association seeks names for Distinguished Alumni Award

The campus community is reminded that the Alumni Association is seeking nominees for the Distinguished Alumni Award. Check your e-mail for an announcement and list of past winners. Grant Staszak in the University Advancement Office is the contact for more information; phone 2586 or e-mail staszakg.

New Center for Biodiversity consolidates conservation efforts

UW-Green Bay's new Center for Biodiversity consolidates the Cofrin Arboretum and Natural Areas program, the Richter Museum, the Herbarium, and related resources such as the greenhouse and the Data Management Center/Archives of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, and other resources into one entity. The aim is to promote education, research and community services contributing to conservation of western Great Lakes fauna and flora. Director Robert Howe, NAS, says the Center will enhance student research and internship opportunities, attract visiting scientists and speakers, and elevate the visibility of UW-Green Bay's interdisciplinary program.

UW-Green Bay gets $120,000 for wetland studies at Point au Sauble

An award of $120,000 made this summer to the Cofrin Arboretum and Natural Areas Program from the Fox River Group of seven paper companies is supporting studies on one of the few remaining coastal wetlands on the bay of Green Bay. Work began this summer at Point au Sauble, owned by The Nature Conservancy on the bay's east shore. In the first year, $25,000 will be dedicated to baseline surveys of flora and fauna and to gathering historical material; remaining funds went into an endowment to support maintenance and continuing research. Retired Arboretum director Paul Sager, NAS, says much of the long-term work will be conducted as funded undergraduate and graduate student research projects. Robert Howe, NAS, incoming director of the Arboretum and the new Center for Biodiversity, is leading the studies.

Butterflies, ecology will be researcher's topic Sept. 9, 10

Arthur M. Shapiro, professor of evolution, ecology and entomology at the University of California, Davis, will speak on "Butterflies in Man-Made Landscapes: The Case of the California Central Valley," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, in Environmental Sciences 114. Most of the butterflies of the Central Valley are associated with weeds and cultivated plants brought by Europeans, Shapiro notes. The free public lecture will be followed by a reception sponsored by the Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences. At noon on Friday, Sept. 10 in the Herbarium, Shapiro will address, "The Biogeography and Evolutionary Ecology of the Edaphic Endemic California Butterfly Fauna." Shapiro's research in ecology, evolution and classification of butterflies, biogeography, and other topics has spanned the Americas from Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego in the south to the sub-Arctic in the north. The heirloom vegetable program, the Cofrin Arboretum, and the new Center for Biodiversity are sponsoring the visit.

O'Brien will speak Sept. 15 at 'Ten Chimneys' opening

Prof. Emeritus Dean O'Brien, COA, will speak on "Ten Chimneys: The Lunts on Stage in Wisconsin," during the opening reception from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at the Lawton Gallery. The 27 historic publicity photographs of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne at their Wisconsin home were made between 1933 and 1968 by Dean's father, Waukesha photographer Warren O'Brien. Dean O'Brien assisted his father on some of the shoots of the Lunts at Ten Chimneys. The exhibit includes clippings from magazines that reproduced the photographs and contemporary color photos showing the house at Ten Chimneys today. It is on display through Nov. 13. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Regents approve promotions, tenure for UW-Green Bay faculty

Nine faculty members have been promoted by June action of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. Promoted to full professor from associate professor were Clifford Abbott, ICS; Bill Conley, BUA; Robert Howe, NAS; and Dean Rodeheaver, HUD. Five assistant professors were promoted to associate professor with tenure. They are Ed de St. Aubin, HUD; Victoria Goff and Christine Style, both COA; Jeff Nekola, NAS; and Cristina Ortiz, HUS.

Thinking of nominees for student awards? Sept. 17 is the deadline

The Call for Nominations for the annual University Leadership Awards will be available Sept. 3 in the Student Life Office. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to nominate students for the categories Chancellor's Medallion, University Leadership Award, and Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. The deadline to submit nominations is Sept. 17. Call Sheila Carter at 2200 ext. 43 for details.

Publication

The fourth edition of Environmental Policy, a text by Michael Kraft, PEA, co-edited with Norman Vig of Carleton College, was published this month by CQ Press. The book is widely used in courses dealing with environmental policy and politics. Kraft is also co-editor of a new book, Toward Sustainable Communities: Transition and Transformations in Environmental Policy, to be published by MIT Press in November. His co-editor is Daniel Mazmanian, dean of the school of natural resources and environment at the University of Michigan.

Donna Ritch and Angela Bauer-Dantoin, HUB, have been awarded $49,987 from the Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement program of the National Science Foundation to purchase equipment to upgrade developmental biology and cell biology laboratories. The equipment will provide opportunities for students to learn how to do experiments using state-of-the-art equipment, and in some cases to do experiments that could not previously be performed in UW-Green Bay laboratories.

Emerita Professor Elaine McIntosh, HUB, presented a paper in May at the thirty-first annual Dakota Conference on History, Literature and Archaeology held at Augustana College, Sioux Falls. The paper titled "Proceeding Westward: Increasing Challenges for the Lewis and Clark Expedition" was part of a series of sessions commemorating the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803-1806).