Some exceptions to the application cutoff for transfers will be made on a case-by-case basis, according to Admissions officials. Exceptions will be considered for transfers whose presence would enrich the campus community. Considerations may include ethnic and cultural diversity and special talents in areas such as academics, music and athletics. Applications will continue to be accepted from new freshmen and re-enrolling students and from students in graduate, special, Extended Degree and off-campus categories.

The UW-Green Bay Alumni Association will be hosting an alumni reception for employees of the University who are also graduates of this institution. (There are about 120 of you out there). The event takes place Wednesday, Nov. 28 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. here on campus (location to be announced soon). It will be a chance to spend some time with new Chancellor Bruce Shepard as well as hear what the Alumni Association has planned for 2001-2002. Details to follow.

Faculty and staff are asked to encourage students to apply for the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association Outstanding Student Award. Students applying need to be graduating in December 2001, have a cumulative 3.25 GPA, and have taken 30 credits or more at UW-Green Bay (including credits in progress). Applications can be picked up in University Advancement, Cofrin Library 820. Any questions should be directed to Shane Kohl, director of donor and alumni relations, at ext. 2586. The OSA recipient will be selected by a committee and recognized at the commencement with a plaque and cash award.

The Lawton Gallery is site of a noon program this Wednesday (Oct. 24) related to the exhibit of panels from the national AIDS Memorial Quilt. Eileen Littig, producer and director of NEWIST, will present a selection of videos her agency has produced relating to AIDS and its impact on people and society. The hour-long program is one in a series of events scheduled in conjunction with the quilt exhibition at the Lawton Gallery through Nov. 9. Admission is free. Hours for the Lawton for this exhibit are Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesdays until 9 p.m.

The second week of the season opener for UW-Green Bay Theater offers performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday in University Theater. Green Bay Press-Gazette reviewer Warren Gerds declared performance and production values "high" and further said actors in the two lead roles "impress." The Sam Shepard play "A Lie of the Mind," directed by John Mariano, opened October 18.

TV-32 is offering a sneak peek at the fancy footwork and fiddling of the "Barrage" theatre troupe at 11 a.m. Tuesday (Oct. 23). The troupe performs at the Weidner Center on Oct. 29 and 30.

The choral concert scheduled for Monday evening, Oct. 22, was special for dozens of local high school students. They were directed by guest conductor Mary Kay Geston, a member of the faculty at Northwestern College, St. Paul, Minn., who worked with the High School Honor Choir comprised of students from nine northeastern Wisconsin high schools The students spend the day at UW-Green Bay working with Geston, UW-Green Bay Director of Choral Studies William Witwer and members of the voice faculty.

"Response from Our Community Leaders," the third and final in a series of "After the Attack" community forums, is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 at West High School. Speaking to issues raised by the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. will be Rabbi Sidney Vineburg, Cnesses Israel Congregation; Sr. Sally Ann Brickner, director of the Peace and Justice Center at St. Norbert College; and Salman Aziz, president of the Fox Valley Islamic Community. Juliet Cole, assistant to the director of the Institute for Learning Partnership, will moderate. The session will provide opportunity for audience discussion. The Office of Outreach and Extension organized the series.

The Seminar Series in Mathematics and Applications resumes Thursday, Nov. 1, with the program "Expert Fusion Methods in Pattern Classification." The free program takes place in ES 328, hosted by Prof. Dechang Chen. Described as a hot topic in learning algorithms, the "fusion" method involves the solving of a given task by locating a number of experts, and minimizing the error by using options such as average, median or vote.

Faculty and staff members are invited to participate in a Bible study focusing on John Bunyan's book, The Pilgrim's Progress. The book dates to 1678, is described as "inspiring" and has been more widely published than any other book except the Bible. The study will meet this semester from noon to 12:50 Thursdays in TH 380. For more information, contact Terri Adsit ext. 2255.

The Computing and Information Technologies area is offering free software workshops to students the week of October 22nd. The workshops offered will include Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Web Page Design. Each session is an hour and all workshops are open to UW-Green Bay students. Visit the 3rd floor of the Library or the General Computer Access Lab for details.

Aileen Yingst, director of the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium and instructor in Natural and Applied Sciences, has been elected to the board of directors of the National Space Grant Alliance, a nonprofit organization made up of the NASA Space Grant programs in each of the 52 states. She'll serve a two-year term.

Robert Wenger, professor emeritus of Natural and Applied Sciences, leaves shortly for China for a three-month stint at the Institute of Environmental Sciences at Beijing Normal University. He will work with students and faculty on a variety of projects including lecturing to graduate students and helping faculty to prepare manuscripts for potential publication in English-language scientific journals. Wenger was a visiting professor at the Institute in 1987-88 and spent shorter periods there in 1996 and 1999. He and his wife, Lena, will return to the U.S. in late January 2002.

Faculty members from across the UW System and regional private colleges visited UW-Green Bay on Oct. 12 to attend "Teaching Introduction to Women's Studies: A Workshop on Strategies and Content." The workshop was organized by Prof. Kim Nielsen, Social Change and Development, and funded by the Office for Professional and Instructional Development of the University of Wisconsin System.

Two UW-Green Bay faculty members were scheduled to perform solos at the Monday evening choral concert at the Weidner Center. Soprano Ruth Wilson was to present works by Liza Lehmann and Lily Strickland, and John Plier, a tenor, was to perform a composition by Amy Beach. Wilson, who joined the faculty in September for the 2001-02 year, performed last summer at the Santa Fe Playhouse and in "Santa Fe Scenes" on the Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Plier, who came to UW-Green Bay in fall 2000, has a long list of credits in solo parts and opera roles in the U.S. and Europe.

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