UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 32 No. 12



All-campus assembly reminder UW-Green Bay among first in national survey Administrative alum makes top-salary list Vocal Jazz, Combo concert SOAR dates Juried student art exhibit Penny Wars for United Way Arthritis run/walk Holiday food Teen Connection on 'Raves and Ecstasy' Briefs: Kolb, Medland	Vol. 32, No. 12 / November 20, 2000 The LOG Online 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 and to an archive of past issues. Reminder: Come for the program, stay for the refreshments Everyone is invited to the all-campus assembly at 9 a.m. Wednesday (Nov. 22) at the Weidner Center. The brief program will focus on the University's progress and be part information session, part celebration. A reception in the Grand Foyer following the program will begin at about 9:45 with goodies and good conversation, open to all faculty, staff, students and friends of the University. * * * * * UW-Green Bay among first in national benchmark survey of student engagement UW-Green Bay was among the first 276 colleges and universities nationwide to take part in a new diagnostic tool aimed at revealing whether and how students are having meaningful learning experiences as reported by the students themselves. Last spring's National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) involved 63,000 randomly selected freshmen and seniors, including students from UW-Green Bay. Questions covered five areas: level of academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, student interactions with faculty members, enriching educational experiences, and supportive campus environment. The results for UW-Green Bay students "confirm that we're right on the mark in looking to improve the learning experience," says Director of Institutional Research Deborah Furlong. She adds that results validate the attention being paid here to improvements in the freshman year. UW-Green Bay was among three Wisconsin universities participating. NSSE is sponsored by The Pew Forum on Undergraduate Learning and The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The project aims to provide a new way to judge institutional quality, which now is often based on measures such as resources and reputation. For details about the survey and UW-Green Bay results, contact Furlong at FURLONGD or ext. 2374. * * * * * Former UW-Green Bay dean Rupp makes top-salary list Wouldn't it be nice if educators were paid as much as athletes? If only as much as, say, a light-hitting rookie shortstop? Well, spotted on the Chronicle of Higher Education's list of highest paid presidents at private institutions is former UW-Green Bay administrator George Rupp. President of prestigious Columbia University in New York City, he comes in seventh at $500,204 per year. Heading the list is Judith Rodin of Penn at $655,557. Rupp earned about $35,000 per year as UW-Green Bay's dean of academic affairs in the late 1970s. * * * * * Vocal Jazz, Combo concert is Nov. 21 The UW-Green Bay Vocal Jazz Ensemble and a student Jazz Combo will share a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21 in the University Theatre. Admission is free. Chris Salerno will direct the 11-member Vocal Jazz Ensemble in "Just Kidding," "Cherry," "Soon and Very Soon," and "A Child is Born." The program for the six-member Jazz Combo includes an original composition, "Hey, Perfect," by pianist and combo member Gerritt Roessler, and student arrangements of "If I'd Only," and "Star Eyes," and "Hassan's Dream." For more on the concert, click on http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2000nov.htm#concert * * * * * Reserve these dates if you have SOAR-related plans Admissions sends word of spring 2001 SOAR dates for those of you involved in the program, or who might know of others who might be interested. The Student Orientation, Advising and Registration dates for 2001 new freshmen are May 22, 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31, and June 4, 5 and 6. * * * * * UW-Green Bay opens juried student art exhibit The 28th annual student art exhibit opens with a reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28 in the Lawton Gallery. Awards will be announced at 5 p.m. Work was selected for the display from student submissions by jurors J. Shimon and J. Lindemann, Manitowoc-based photographers. The exhibit continues through Saturday, Dec. 16. * * * * * Penny Wars has nice payoff for United Way The Resident Assistant Special Events & Residence Hall and Apartment Association (RHAA) co-sponsored a "Penny Wars" Fundraiser in the Residence Life area and raised a total of $680.20. The RAs on the Special Events Committee decide which non-profit area organization will benefit from the annual event, with, typically, a new recipient selected each year. This year, the Brown County United Way was chosen. The amount of money raised was over $200 more this year than last! * * * * * UW-Green Bay again hosts Arthritis run/walk The 7th annual Jingle Bell RunWalk is scheduled for Saturday morning, Dec. 2, on the UW-Green Bay campus. The event, organized by Aurora HealthCare and BayCare Clinic to benefit the Arthritis Foundation, will include a 5K RunWalk and a Children's Dash. The University Union is headquarters for post-race festivities. If you're interested in entering as an individual or as part of a team, contact director Laura Libert at llibert@arthritis.org. * * * * * Holiday food Is Thanksgiving week a good time to be advertising for the Holiday Luncheon? Maybe it is. The menu for the Dec. 6 installment of the popular series in the Union includes corn and wild rice soup, cranberry cornbread muffins, baked sweet potatoes and apples, honey glazed ham, and on and on. Tickets are $7.95 at the University Union information center. * * * * * Live from campus: Teen Connection on 'Raves and Ecstasy' Teen Connection airs statewide on Wisconsin Public TV on Monday, November 20 at 8 p.m. The topic is "Raves and Ecstasy"; the show is produced by NEWIST/CESA 7 and Wisconsin Public TV. Viewers can call toll-free 877-674-8228 to participate in the discussion. The website is www.wpt.org/teenconnection. For a copy of the program, send a blank 60-minute VHS cassette and $10.00 to NEWIST/CESA 7, 2420 Nicolet Drive, IS 1040, Green Bay WI 54311. * * * * * Briefs Eileen Kolb, Academic Advising, was a presenter at the annual conference last month of the National Academic Advising Association in Orlando, Florida. Her presentation was titled "Academic and Student Services Support for New Transfer Students." The discussion addressed what universities large and small can do to improve advising for transfer students. Kolb's co-presenter was Debe Williams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Vicki L. Medland, NAS, is author with Naida Zucker and Stephen C. Weeks, of 2000: Implications for the maintenance of androdioecy in the freshwater shrimp, Eulimnadia texana Packard: Encounters between males and hermaphrodites are not random, in Ethology 106: 839-848. * * * * * LOG ONline is prepared for University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty and staff by the Office of Marketing and University Communication. Employees may submit a Brief, a Publication, a news item, an announcement, or offer feedback; call ext. 2626 or e-mail us at Log@uwgb.edu.

All-campus assembly reminder

UW-Green Bay among first in national survey

Administrative alum makes top-salary list

Vocal Jazz, Combo concert

SOAR dates

Juried student art exhibit

Penny Wars for United Way

Arthritis run/walk

Holiday food

Teen Connection on 'Raves and Ecstasy'

Briefs: Kolb, Medland

Vol. 32, No. 12 / November 20, 2000

The LOG Online 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 and to an archive of past issues.

Reminder: Come for the program, stay for the refreshments

Everyone is invited to the all-campus assembly at 9 a.m. Wednesday (Nov. 22) at the Weidner Center. The brief program will focus on the University's progress and be part information session, part celebration. A reception in the Grand Foyer following the program will begin at about 9:45 with goodies and good conversation, open to all faculty, staff, students and friends of the University.

* * * * *

UW-Green Bay among first in national benchmark survey of student engagement

UW-Green Bay was among the first 276 colleges and universities nationwide to take part in a new diagnostic tool aimed at revealing whether and how students are having meaningful learning experiences as reported by the students themselves. Last spring's National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) involved 63,000 randomly selected freshmen and seniors, including students from UW-Green Bay. Questions covered five areas: level of academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, student interactions with faculty members, enriching educational experiences, and supportive campus environment. The results for UW-Green Bay students "confirm that we're right on the mark in looking to improve the learning experience," says Director of Institutional Research Deborah Furlong. She adds that results validate the attention being paid here to improvements in the freshman year. UW-Green Bay was among three Wisconsin universities participating. NSSE is sponsored by The Pew Forum on Undergraduate Learning and The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The project aims to provide a new way to judge institutional quality, which now is often based on measures such as resources and reputation. For details about the survey and UW-Green Bay results, contact Furlong at FURLONGD or ext. 2374.

* * * * *

Former UW-Green Bay dean Rupp makes top-salary list

Wouldn't it be nice if educators were paid as much as athletes? If only as much as, say, a light-hitting rookie shortstop? Well, spotted on the Chronicle of Higher Education's list of highest paid presidents at private institutions is former UW-Green Bay administrator George Rupp. President of prestigious Columbia University in New York City, he comes in seventh at $500,204 per year. Heading the list is Judith Rodin of Penn at $655,557. Rupp earned about $35,000 per year as UW-Green Bay's dean of academic affairs in the late 1970s.

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Vocal Jazz, Combo concert is Nov. 21

The UW-Green Bay Vocal Jazz Ensemble and a student Jazz Combo will share a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21 in the University Theatre. Admission is free. Chris Salerno will direct the 11-member Vocal Jazz Ensemble in "Just Kidding," "Cherry," "Soon and Very Soon," and "A Child is Born." The program for the six-member Jazz Combo includes an original composition, "Hey, Perfect," by pianist and combo member Gerritt Roessler, and student arrangements of "If I'd Only," and "Star Eyes," and "Hassan's Dream." For more on the concert, click on http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2000nov.htm#concert

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Reserve these dates if you have SOAR-related plans

Admissions sends word of spring 2001 SOAR dates for those of you involved in the program, or who might know of others who might be interested. The Student Orientation, Advising and Registration dates for 2001 new freshmen are May 22, 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31, and June 4, 5 and 6.

* * * * *

UW-Green Bay opens juried student art exhibit

The 28th annual student art exhibit opens with a reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28 in the Lawton Gallery. Awards will be announced at 5 p.m. Work was selected for the display from student submissions by jurors J. Shimon and J. Lindemann, Manitowoc-based photographers. The exhibit continues through Saturday, Dec. 16.

* * * * *

Penny Wars has nice payoff for United Way

The Resident Assistant Special Events & Residence Hall and Apartment Association (RHAA) co-sponsored a "Penny Wars" Fundraiser in the Residence Life area and raised a total of $680.20. The RAs on the Special Events Committee decide which non-profit area organization will benefit from the annual event, with, typically, a new recipient selected each year. This year, the Brown County United Way was chosen. The amount of money raised was over $200 more this year than last!

* * * * *

UW-Green Bay again hosts Arthritis run/walk

The 7th annual Jingle Bell RunWalk is scheduled for Saturday morning, Dec. 2, on the UW-Green Bay campus. The event, organized by Aurora HealthCare and BayCare Clinic to benefit the Arthritis Foundation, will include a 5K RunWalk and a Children's Dash. The University Union is headquarters for post-race festivities. If you're interested in entering as an individual or as part of a team, contact director Laura Libert at llibert@arthritis.org.

* * * * *

Holiday food

Is Thanksgiving week a good time to be advertising for the Holiday Luncheon? Maybe it is. The menu for the Dec. 6 installment of the popular series in the Union includes corn and wild rice soup, cranberry cornbread muffins, baked sweet potatoes and apples, honey glazed ham, and on and on. Tickets are $7.95 at the University Union information center.

* * * * *

Live from campus: Teen Connection on 'Raves and Ecstasy'

Teen Connection airs statewide on Wisconsin Public TV on Monday, November 20 at 8 p.m. The topic is "Raves and Ecstasy"; the show is produced by NEWIST/CESA 7 and Wisconsin Public TV. Viewers can call toll-free 877-674-8228 to participate in the discussion. The website is www.wpt.org/teenconnection. For a copy of the program, send a blank 60-minute VHS cassette and $10.00 to NEWIST/CESA 7, 2420 Nicolet Drive, IS 1040, Green Bay WI 54311.

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Briefs

Eileen Kolb, Academic Advising, was a presenter at the annual conference last month of the National Academic Advising Association in Orlando, Florida. Her presentation was titled "Academic and Student Services Support for New Transfer Students." The discussion addressed what universities large and small can do to improve advising for transfer students. Kolb's co-presenter was Debe Williams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Vicki L. Medland, NAS, is author with Naida Zucker and Stephen C. Weeks, of 2000: Implications for the maintenance of androdioecy in the freshwater shrimp, Eulimnadia texana Packard: Encounters between males and hermaphrodites are not random, in Ethology 106: 839-848.

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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. Employees may submit a Brief, a Publication, a news item, an announcement, or offer feedback; call ext. 2626 or e-mail us at Log@uwgb.edu.