Designers for the Laboratory Science Building remodeling project will be on hand this week to present their concepts and gather feedback about the future overhaul and upgrade of the facility. Topics will include design options for the addition, floor layouts, and details for individual labs. The sessions will be held in the Laboratory Sciences concourse-level lounge on Wednesday (Jan. 31) from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., and on Thursday (Feb. 1) from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Representatives from the firms of Plunkett Raysich and Earl Wall (lab consultants) are interested in first-hand information from primary users of the LS building including faculty, students and staff.

Scheduling challenges and space limitations at the Phoenix Sports Center will be the topic when Cage Club members, invited guests and others are given a brief tour of the PSC prior to the women's basketball game vs. Butler on Thursday evening (Feb. 1). Visitors will see workout areas, locker rooms and storage space and learn how space deficiencies are causing headaches in terms of student recreation programs, NCAA Division I athletics, and student recruitment. Renovation and expansion of the PSC was identified as a priority in the Campus Life for the 21st Century Report, and earmarked for planning money in the systemwide capital budget endorsed by the Regents. Interested in accompanying the tour? Contact Jeanne Stangel, special assistant to the chancellor, at ext. 5025 for details.

Just a reminder: The public will have an opportunity to hear from candidates running for state superintendent of public instruction at a forum from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Monday (Jan. 29) in the Union's Phoenix Room. At least eight of the 11 declared candidates are confirmed to attend: Tom Balistreri (Milwaukee), Jonathan Barry (Mount Horeb), Elizabeth Burmaster (Madison), Linda Cross (Waupaca), Anthony Evers (Omro), Dean Gagnon (Waunakee), Julie Theis (Shawano), and Janet Van Asten (Appleton). Organizers are requesting RSVPs at learnpart@uwgb.edu

Social Change and Development Prof. Harvey J. Kaye shares recollections of his mid-1970s, post-Ph.D. job hunt and his interview-process encounters with clumsy and biased behavior in a first-person account published in the Jan. 5 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. The column, "How Facing Anti-Semitism Made Me Respect Affirmative Action," recalls a time when new affirmative-action guidelines had apparently yet to foster diversity awareness among all those serving on search committees — at least at several (and-here-unidentified) other universities where Kaye interviewed upon completing his Ph.D. Reflecting on those experiences, he concludes, is a reminder that affirmative action procedures and nondiscrimination rules have succeeded over time in educating search committee members and improving the hiring process.

Gov. Thompson delivers what is expected to be his final State of the State address on Wednesday (Jan. 31). The event will be broadcast live from the Assembly chamber in Madison via the Internet at www.legis.state.wi.us/insession Wednesday's event is not to be confused with the 2001-02 budget address — of great interest to many in Wisconsin higher education — scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 20.

In case you missed it, Gov. Thompson announced earlier this month the appointment of James Klauser and the reappointment of Gerard Randall Jr. to the UW System Board of Regents. Both appointments are for May 2001 through 2008, and are subject to Senate confirmation. Klauser currently serves as senior vice president at Wisconsin Energy Corporation. He would replace Ruth Marcene James.

Play goers have three chances this week to see Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie in the intimate Studio Two setting at the Weidner Center. Senior Lisa Weigt directs the Student Studio production at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Feb. 1 - 3. Jeanellyn Schwartzenbach, Communication and the Arts, portrays the mother, Amanda, in the four-character play that was Williams's first Broadway success in 1945. Other cast members are students Ryan Winn, as son and narrator Tom, Jessica Powers as daughter Laura, and Jared Hoyman as the gentleman caller. Admission is free, but seating is limited.

A month-long campus celebration of Black History Month kicks off on Thursday, Feb. 1. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Cofrin Library plaza and in the concourse-level alcove, members of Black Student Union will observe African-American Appreciation Day by distributing ribbons and information on the month's activities.

Additional events will mark celebration

Watch future issues of the LOG for details on these events:
February 7 — "Faces of America," one-person portrayal of stories of nine young Americans.
February 8 — "Speak to My Soul," poetry open mic
February 12 — Soul food dinner
February 15 — African dance workshop
February 21 — Civil rights exhibit
February 22 — Brown bag discussion of affirmative action
February 28 — Brown bag discussion on oral traditions
March 1 — Author Thomas Glave, author of Whose Song? And Other Stories

Here's an open invitation to an honors recital by six student musicians at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 in Fort Howard Hall of the Weidner Center. Performing will be A.J. Kluth, saxophone; Kami Nordgaard, voice; David Robertson, voice; Gerrit Ressler, piano; Ellen Simon, vibraphone; and Sarah Zickert, piano. Admission is free. Coordinator John Salerno says recital participants are students deemed by faculty to have "performed honorably" at their required end-of-first-semester jury appearances.

Faculty and staff are invited to a weekly Bible study focusing on Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan's 17th century allegory of a Christian's journey through life. Meetings take place each Monday in IS 1146. For more information, contact Terri Adsit at 465-2255.

Gather your friends, as the second annual UW-Green Bay Relay for Life will take place on campus this March 24. Team captains are needed for this year's event, which will try to top last year's total of $4,000 raised for cancer research. Money raised from the event will once again go to the American Cancer Society. You do not have to be a "runner" to participate; walkers are welcome, too! Consider leading your own team of 10. Contact recruitment chair John Gerow at the Office of Residence Life by calling ext. 2843 or by e-mail, gerowj@uwgb.edu.

UW-Green Bay's Health Services is spreading the word again about the popular Up With Good Bodies (U-W-G-B) program. The idea is to encourage people to make healthy lifestyle choices by utilizing a team/peer support system. The program covers a 10-week time span. Teams of three to ten members, or individual entrants, earn points through exercise, weight loss/maintenance/or intentional weight gain. Weekly weigh-ins will determine the point totals for the teams, with the first weigh-in scheduled for Feb. 12. Points will be pro-rated according to team size.

First U-W-G-B sessions? They are week of Feb. 5

U-W-G-B participants need to attend one of the following mandatory meetings; Feb. 5, at 3:30 p.m., Feb. 6 at 12:30 p.m., Feb 7 at 1 p.m., or Feb. 8, at 5 p.m. Team captains will have to attend an additional meeting to review their responsibilities. All meetings are held in the Counseling and Health Center Conference Room, SS 1400. If you have questions, contact the Counseling and Health Center, ext. 2380.

After a successful fall program, the Supportive And Friendly Environment (S.A.F.E.) is once again gearing up. S.A.F.E. is a program that strives to identify and train supportive faculty, staff and students who are interested in creating an environment where two or more people can talk about sexual orientation issues openly and constructively. If you would like to be one of those individuals involved with the spring S.A.F.E. program, attend one of two training sessions for faculty and staff held on Jan. 31, 2-4 p.m., Union Alumni Rooms A and B; or Feb. 1, 2 - 4 p.m., Niagara Room A. Register at least one day in advance by contacting Brian Stahlkopf at ext. 2343, or e-mail STAHLKOB@uwgb.edu

An International Education Student Service Program Manager position is available in the Office of International Education. Screening begins Feb. 15. Contact Cristina Ortiz, ext. 2450 or e-mail ortizc@uwgb.edu, for more information about this position.

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