UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 33 No. 35



Outstanding Thesis winner Alumni Awards Night RAs earn recognition Phoenix vs. UWM Bus to Milwaukee 'Thoughtful Gardener' Symposium 'Jim Crow' lecture 'Language of Evil' lecture Pro Arte Quartet Wiltzius senior recital 'Digital Print' conference Gurung reception Conference on disability issues Student computer discounts TRIO day Race and Ethnicity conference Last Call on daffodils Quit smoking Program on helping aged parents EAP reminder Teen gambling problem Briefs	Vol. 33, No. 35 / February 18, 2002 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 Web site and to an archive of past issues. Master's graduate wins 'outstanding thesis' honors Jonathan Middleton receives UW-Green Bay's 2001 Outstanding Thesis award at the Alumni Association's annual Alumni Awards Night, on Saturday, Feb. 23. His topic was "International Environmental Agreements: A Review of Compliance and Effectiveness. A Case Study of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)." Prof. Michael E. Kraft, Public and Environmental Affairs, was chair of his thesis committee. For more detail and a full news release, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002feb.htm#thesis * * * * * Reminder: Alumni Awards Night is Saturday the 23rd All are invited to the annual Alumni Awards Night at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, in Phoenix Room B. Highlight of the reception and short program will be recognition of this year's Distinguished Alumni Award winner, Ron Opicka, Class of '70 and the man behind one of Wisconsin's top rehabilitation programs for people with disabilities. The top thesis is also on the agenda (see previous item). The program is free, but please RSVP with Shane Kohl at ext. 2586 or via e-mail at alumni@uwgb.edu. * * * * * RAs earn recognition at regional conference Congratulations to the Resident Assistant staff members who recently presented at the 12th annual RA Conference, hosted by the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Kari Jo Grant of Residence Life sends word that each group worked hard to prepare for their program and their dedication paid off as they educated their peers from other institutions, and earned recognition for the quality of their presentations. Students and topics were: • "Judo: Mind and Body," presented by Maigan Wipfli, Trisha Senkbeil and Darryl Teske • "Spring Break-down" presented by Andy Gurka, Stacy Scott, Rachel Workman and Nick Katers • "Thinking Outside the Box" presented by Christy Corrigan, Beth Anderson, Julie Eller and Kristin Trost * * * * * Showdown in Brewtown: Phoenix vs. UWM The Phoenix women's basketball team, which played to a number of capacity crowds at the PSC this season, is also a popular draw in Milwaukee. The Phoenix and the UW-Milwaukee Panthers battle for a conference regular-season championship and the top seed in the upcoming Horizon League championship at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, on the UWM campus. Billed as 'Krowd the Klotsche,' the Panthers are hoping for a new attendance record. The Phoenix is 20-6 overall and 14-1 in the Horizon, having suffered its first loss in 15 games at Cleveland State Saturday. * * * * * Want to attend? Ride the bus Phoenix fans can purchase tickets for Saturday's big basketball game in Milwaukee from Marilyn McCarey, ext. 2625. For information on a fan bus leaving from the PSC (the price is $15 for Women's Cage Club members, $20 for others), e-mail the Cage Club's Duane Warner at dwarner@new.rr.com. * * * * * Thinking you're a thoughtful gardener? Sign up for this Symposium Sign up now for the first "Thoughtful Gardener" Symposium on Saturday, March 23, sponsored by the Friends of the Cofrin Library, the Cofrin Arboretum Center for Biodiversity and the Green Bay Botanical Garden. The topic, "Raising Heirloom Plants," will define what an heirloom vegetable, flower or herb is. Keynote speaker is Kent Whealy, executive director of Seed Savers Exchange, Decorah, Iowa, the leader of the heirloom seed movement. Prof. Jeff Nekola, our own "heirloom gardener-in-residence," will lead break-out sessions on heirloom peppers and tomatoes. Members of sponsoring organizations get $10 off the $70 cost for the all-day symposium in University Union. For more speakers and other details click to http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002feb.htm#plant * * * * * 'Jim Crow' era comes to life with lecture on racial humiliation "Jim Crow Humiliations: Racial Performance, Class, and Politics Since 1941" is the topic of a lecture by Jonathan Holloway at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 in the Phoenix Rooms of the University Union. Holloway teaches in the departments of African-American Studies and History at Yale University. His lecture is based on a series of essays published by Negro Digest magazine in the 1940s entitled, "My Most Humiliating Jim Crow Experience." Holloway looks at the strategic value in publicly revealing racial humiliations and shows how the negative effects of racial discrimination also have conferred some political and social benefits upon certain groups in Black America. His lecture is co-sponsored by the Center for History and Social Change and the Office of Student Life. http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002feb.htm#lecture * * * * * 'Language of Evil' is lecture topic Charles Mathewes, assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia, will speak on "Evil and the Contemporary Language of Evil" at 10 a.m. Friday, March 1 in the Christie Theater. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more detail click on http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002feb.htm#language * * * * * Pro Arte Quartet is next in music series The Pro Arte Quartet of the UW-Madison School of Music is next in the Chamber Music at Green Bay series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 in the Weidner Center's Fort Howard Hall. The quartet, in residence at Madison since 1940, has the distinction of being the first ensemble-in-residence at a major American university. UW-Green Bay Prof. Scott Wright initiated the chamber music series in 2000. For more see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002feb.htm#quartet * * * * * Opera standout Wiltzius sets senior recital Soprano Andrea Wiltzius, named "Most Promising Young Artist" in the Eastern Wisconsin District Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions in October, will present her senior recital at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 in the Weidner Center's Fort Howard Hall. With tenor John Plier, her vocal teacher, Wiltzius will present Act one, Scene two from Puccini's "La Boheme." Plier and Sandra Stevens are accompanists for the recital. For her other selections see the full release at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002feb.htm#senior * * * * * 'Digital Print' conference is March 1, 2 Registration is open for a conference for artists, art teachers and students, "Click: Digital Print Issues and Ideas," Friday and Saturday, March 1 and 2 on campus. The conference fee is $75 if received by Friday, Feb. 15 and $90 if received after Feb. 15. The fee for students is $30. The conference is being held in conjunction with an exhibit, "Click, Midwest Print Invitational: Digital Focus," from Feb. 28 through March 29 in the University's Lawton Gallery, featuring the work of 42 artists from the Midwest, all of whom use digital technology in their work. For the full release see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002feb.htm#print. * * * * * Missed out on Gurung? So did he Prof. Regan Gurung was unable to be at the Featured Faculty Award Reception that was held for him and Prof. Richard Logan Jan. 8 in conjunction with the Faculty Development Conference. The make-up date is from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Friday, March 8, in Alumni Rooms A and B. * * * * * Get 'ahead' of disability issues by attending this conference The WI AHEAD (Association for Higher Education and Disability) Conference will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18 and 8 to noon, Friday, April 19, on campus. Topics include ADHD coaching, mood disorders, deaf and hard of hearing services, and much more. The conference provides information on disability issues at the post-secondary level. Information and registration materials can be found online at http://www.uwgb.edu/esms/ds/ahead/index.htm * * * * * Spread the word and save your students some $$$ More than 1,000 UW-Green Bay students took advantage of the Wisconsin Integrated Software Catalog (WISC), a licensing agreement with Apple, Corel, FileMaker Pro, and Microsoft that provides tremendous savings on software. Check out a complete list of products at http://www.wisc.edu/wisc. Savings examples: MS Office XP Pro and FrontPage 2002, normally $290, is $35 and MS Office XP Pro Upgrade, normally $199, is $25. * * * * * Three reasons to celebrate Upward Bound, the Regional Center for Math and Science, and Student Support Services invite faculty and staff to attend an open house from 12:30 to 2 p.m. today (Feb. 19) in Student Services Room 1929. It's part of the national observance of TRIO Day. All three programs serve student populations traditionally under-served in higher education ranging in status from high school through college. Meet, greet and eat. Discuss potential student internships and leadership development. Refreshments will be served. * * * * * Race and Ethnicity conference planned The University of Wisconsin System Institute on Race and Ethnicity will sponsor a conference, April 18-19 in Madison, designed to critically explore approaches to the teaching of race, ethnicity and related research. Over the course of the two days, presenters from divergent disciplines will present pedagogical insights for making critical connections between race and ethnicity and local, national and world events. For more information, visit the Institute's website: www.uwm.edu/Dept/IRE/Events/Conferences/CriticalConnections. * * * * * Last Call Last year only American Medical Security, with three times the number of employees, beat UW-Green Bay for the most daffodils sold as part of American Cancer Society's fundraiser. Classified staff are taking orders between now and Feb. 21. Order yours for $6 per bunch of 10 for pickup or delivery in March. Need to know more? Call or visit co-leaders, Bev Hendricks, ext. 2392 — MAC C332 or Carol Wolske, ext. 2159 — SS 1915. * * * * * Quit smoking Here's a smoking cessation program offered by a certified professional counselor and a registered nurse. This is a four-session educational group that teaches skills and options to help you quit. To get involved, come to the Counseling and Health Center, SS 1400 on any Monday from 4 to 5 p.m. This group will offer: • a smoking inventory/assessment • an opportunity to join a support group • exploration into relaxation techniques • information and support This program is open to the entire UW-Green Bay University community, free of charge. * * * * * Mark your calendar: program on helping aged parents One of the aspects of adult life that many people find they are not prepared for is assisting their parents, as their parents get older. On March 14 Devon Christianson, the long-term care information and assistance supervisor for the Aging Resource Center of Brown County, will present on the issues related to aging and what we can do to help our parents and ourselves cope. Christianson has a wealth of experience in assessing the needs of older people and a practical knowledge of resources that may be available to them. This program will take place on March 14 at noon in the Union's Alumni Rooms A and B. The UW-Green Bay Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is sponsoring this program. * * * * * Remember: EAP is here to help Please also remember that the EAP provides short-term support, consultation, information and referral for a wide range of personal and interpersonal concerns. The program is designed to help in the prevention; early identification and resolution of personal issues that may both effect an employee's sense of well being and their ability to effectively carry out their work responsibilities. The EAP is open to all employees. For more information about the EAP program or to make an appointment, contact the Counseling and Health Center at 465-2380. * * * * * Teen Connection tackles gambling problem Teens and gambling is the topic of the "Teen Connection" that will be broadcast statewide on Wisconsin Public Television on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. According to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission's 1999 report, America's youths are gambling at younger ages and more of them are getting into gambling-related trouble-from debts to bad grades to violence. "Teen Connection" is an hour-long, live, call-in program and is a co-production of NEWIST/CESA 7 and Wisconsin Public Television. For more, visit the Teen Connection website, www.wpt.org/teenconnection * * * * * Briefs Prof. Ismail Shariff of Urban and Regional Studies and chair of Economics, has been invited to deliver the 5th annual International Schumpeter Lecture on July 15th, 2002 at the International Institute of Advanced Economic and Social Studies (IIAESS) in Viterbo, Italy. Art Prof. Carol Emmons, Communication and the Arts, is one of 38 artists selected for the Wisconsin Triennial exhibition at the Madison Art Center out of a field of 601. Emmons has been invited to create a new site-specific installation for the exhibit, a twenty-foot long architectural structure entitled "Surveying Desire IX: The Ambulatory." Her "Surveying Desire" artworks investigate loneliness and the search for romance as cultural forces. The exhibition opens with a public reception on Sunday, March 10 and closes on June 2, 2002. The Madison Art Center is located in the Civic Center at 211 State Street. * * * * * 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. 2527 or e-mail us at Log@uwgb.edu.

Outstanding Thesis winner

Alumni Awards Night

RAs earn recognition

Phoenix vs. UWM

Bus to Milwaukee

'Thoughtful Gardener' Symposium

'Jim Crow' lecture

'Language of Evil' lecture

Pro Arte Quartet

Wiltzius senior recital

'Digital Print' conference

Gurung reception

Conference on disability issues

Student computer discounts

TRIO day

Race and Ethnicity conference

Last Call on daffodils

Quit smoking

Program on helping aged parents

EAP reminder

Teen gambling problem

Briefs

Vol. 33, No. 35 / February 18, 2002

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 Web site and to an archive of past issues.

Master's graduate wins 'outstanding thesis' honors

Jonathan Middleton receives UW-Green Bay's 2001 Outstanding Thesis award at the Alumni Association's annual Alumni Awards Night, on Saturday, Feb. 23. His topic was "International Environmental Agreements: A Review of Compliance and Effectiveness. A Case Study of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)." Prof. Michael E. Kraft, Public and Environmental Affairs, was chair of his thesis committee. For more detail and a full news release, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002feb.htm#thesis

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Reminder: Alumni Awards Night is Saturday the 23rd

All are invited to the annual Alumni Awards Night at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, in Phoenix Room B. Highlight of the reception and short program will be recognition of this year's Distinguished Alumni Award winner, Ron Opicka, Class of '70 and the man behind one of Wisconsin's top rehabilitation programs for people with disabilities. The top thesis is also on the agenda (see previous item). The program is free, but please RSVP with Shane Kohl at ext. 2586 or via e-mail at alumni@uwgb.edu.

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RAs earn recognition at regional conference

Congratulations to the Resident Assistant staff members who recently presented at the 12th annual RA Conference, hosted by the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Kari Jo Grant of Residence Life sends word that each group worked hard to prepare for their program and their dedication paid off as they educated their peers from other institutions, and earned recognition for the quality of their presentations. Students and topics were:

• "Judo: Mind and Body," presented by Maigan Wipfli, Trisha Senkbeil and Darryl Teske
• "Spring Break-down" presented by Andy Gurka, Stacy Scott, Rachel Workman and Nick Katers
• "Thinking Outside the Box" presented by Christy Corrigan, Beth Anderson, Julie Eller and Kristin Trost

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Showdown in Brewtown: Phoenix vs. UWM

The Phoenix women's basketball team, which played to a number of capacity crowds at the PSC this season, is also a popular draw in Milwaukee. The Phoenix and the UW-Milwaukee Panthers battle for a conference regular-season championship and the top seed in the upcoming Horizon League championship at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, on the UWM campus. Billed as 'Krowd the Klotsche,' the Panthers are hoping for a new attendance record. The Phoenix is 20-6 overall and 14-1 in the Horizon, having suffered its first loss in 15 games at Cleveland State Saturday.

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Want to attend? Ride the bus

Phoenix fans can purchase tickets for Saturday's big basketball game in Milwaukee from Marilyn McCarey, ext. 2625. For information on a fan bus leaving from the PSC (the price is $15 for Women's Cage Club members, $20 for others), e-mail the Cage Club's Duane Warner at dwarner@new.rr.com.

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Thinking you're a thoughtful gardener? Sign up for this Symposium

Sign up now for the first "Thoughtful Gardener" Symposium on Saturday, March 23, sponsored by the Friends of the Cofrin Library, the Cofrin Arboretum Center for Biodiversity and the Green Bay Botanical Garden. The topic, "Raising Heirloom Plants," will define what an heirloom vegetable, flower or herb is. Keynote speaker is Kent Whealy, executive director of Seed Savers Exchange, Decorah, Iowa, the leader of the heirloom seed movement. Prof. Jeff Nekola, our own "heirloom gardener-in-residence," will lead break-out sessions on heirloom peppers and tomatoes. Members of sponsoring organizations get $10 off the $70 cost for the all-day symposium in University Union. For more speakers and other details click to http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002feb.htm#plant

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'Jim Crow' era comes to life with lecture on racial humiliation

"Jim Crow Humiliations: Racial Performance, Class, and Politics Since 1941" is the topic of a lecture by Jonathan Holloway at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 in the Phoenix Rooms of the University Union. Holloway teaches in the departments of African-American Studies and History at Yale University. His lecture is based on a series of essays published by Negro Digest magazine in the 1940s entitled, "My Most Humiliating Jim Crow Experience." Holloway looks at the strategic value in publicly revealing racial humiliations and shows how the negative effects of racial discrimination also have conferred some political and social benefits upon certain groups in Black America. His lecture is co-sponsored by the Center for History and Social Change and the Office of Student Life. http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002feb.htm#lecture

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'Language of Evil' is lecture topic

Charles Mathewes, assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia, will speak on "Evil and the Contemporary Language of Evil" at 10 a.m. Friday, March 1 in the Christie Theater. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more detail click on http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002feb.htm#language

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Pro Arte Quartet is next in music series

The Pro Arte Quartet of the UW-Madison School of Music is next in the Chamber Music at Green Bay series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 in the Weidner Center's Fort Howard Hall. The quartet, in residence at Madison since 1940, has the distinction of being the first ensemble-in-residence at a major American university. UW-Green Bay Prof. Scott Wright initiated the chamber music series in 2000. For more see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002feb.htm#quartet

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Opera standout Wiltzius sets senior recital

Soprano Andrea Wiltzius, named "Most Promising Young Artist" in the Eastern Wisconsin District Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions in October, will present her senior recital at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 in the Weidner Center's Fort Howard Hall. With tenor John Plier, her vocal teacher, Wiltzius will present Act one, Scene two from Puccini's "La Boheme." Plier and Sandra Stevens are accompanists for the recital. For her other selections see the full release at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002feb.htm#senior

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'Digital Print' conference is March 1, 2

Registration is open for a conference for artists, art teachers and students, "Click: Digital Print Issues and Ideas," Friday and Saturday, March 1 and 2 on campus. The conference fee is $75 if received by Friday, Feb. 15 and $90 if received after Feb. 15. The fee for students is $30. The conference is being held in conjunction with an exhibit, "Click, Midwest Print Invitational: Digital Focus," from Feb. 28 through March 29 in the University's Lawton Gallery, featuring the work of 42 artists from the Midwest, all of whom use digital technology in their work. For the full release see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002feb.htm#print.

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Missed out on Gurung? So did he

Prof. Regan Gurung was unable to be at the Featured Faculty Award Reception that was held for him and Prof. Richard Logan Jan. 8 in conjunction with the Faculty Development Conference. The make-up date is from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Friday, March 8, in Alumni Rooms A and B.

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Get 'ahead' of disability issues by attending this conference

The WI AHEAD (Association for Higher Education and Disability) Conference will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18 and 8 to noon, Friday, April 19, on campus. Topics include ADHD coaching, mood disorders, deaf and hard of hearing services, and much more. The conference provides information on disability issues at the post-secondary level. Information and registration materials can be found online at http://www.uwgb.edu/esms/ds/ahead/index.htm

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Spread the word and save your students some $$$

More than 1,000 UW-Green Bay students took advantage of the Wisconsin Integrated Software Catalog (WISC), a licensing agreement with Apple, Corel, FileMaker Pro, and Microsoft that provides tremendous savings on software. Check out a complete list of products at http://www.wisc.edu/wisc. Savings examples: MS Office XP Pro and FrontPage 2002, normally $290, is $35 and MS Office XP Pro Upgrade, normally $199, is $25.

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Three reasons to celebrate

Upward Bound, the Regional Center for Math and Science, and Student Support Services invite faculty and staff to attend an open house from 12:30 to 2 p.m. today (Feb. 19) in Student Services Room 1929. It's part of the national observance of TRIO Day. All three programs serve student populations traditionally under-served in higher education ranging in status from high school through college. Meet, greet and eat. Discuss potential student internships and leadership development. Refreshments will be served.

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Race and Ethnicity conference planned

The University of Wisconsin System Institute on Race and Ethnicity will sponsor a conference, April 18-19 in Madison, designed to critically explore approaches to the teaching of race, ethnicity and related research. Over the course of the two days, presenters from divergent disciplines will present pedagogical insights for making critical connections between race and ethnicity and local, national and world events. For more information, visit the Institute's website: www.uwm.edu/Dept/IRE/Events/Conferences/CriticalConnections.

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Last Call

Last year only American Medical Security, with three times the number of employees, beat UW-Green Bay for the most daffodils sold as part of American Cancer Society's fundraiser. Classified staff are taking orders between now and Feb. 21. Order yours for $6 per bunch of 10 for pickup or delivery in March. Need to know more? Call or visit co-leaders, Bev Hendricks, ext. 2392 — MAC C332 or Carol Wolske, ext. 2159 — SS 1915.

* * * * *

Quit smoking

Here's a smoking cessation program offered by a certified professional counselor and a registered nurse. This is a four-session educational group that teaches skills and options to help you quit. To get involved, come to the Counseling and Health Center, SS 1400 on any Monday from 4 to 5 p.m. This group will offer:

• a smoking inventory/assessment
• an opportunity to join a support group
• exploration into relaxation techniques
• information and support

This program is open to the entire UW-Green Bay University community, free of charge.

* * * * *

Mark your calendar: program on helping aged parents

One of the aspects of adult life that many people find they are not prepared for is assisting their parents, as their parents get older. On March 14 Devon Christianson, the long-term care information and assistance supervisor for the Aging Resource Center of Brown County, will present on the issues related to aging and what we can do to help our parents and ourselves cope. Christianson has a wealth of experience in assessing the needs of older people and a practical knowledge of resources that may be available to them. This program will take place on March 14 at noon in the Union's Alumni Rooms A and B. The UW-Green Bay Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is sponsoring this program.

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Remember: EAP is here to help

Please also remember that the EAP provides short-term support, consultation, information and referral for a wide range of personal and interpersonal concerns. The program is designed to help in the prevention; early identification and resolution of personal issues that may both effect an employee's sense of well being and their ability to effectively carry out their work responsibilities. The EAP is open to all employees. For more information about the EAP program or to make an appointment, contact the Counseling and Health Center at 465-2380.

* * * * *

Teen Connection tackles gambling problem

Teens and gambling is the topic of the "Teen Connection" that will be broadcast statewide on Wisconsin Public Television on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. According to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission's 1999 report, America's youths are gambling at younger ages and more of them are getting into gambling-related trouble-from debts to bad grades to violence. "Teen Connection" is an hour-long, live, call-in program and is a co-production of NEWIST/CESA 7 and Wisconsin Public Television. For more, visit the Teen Connection website, www.wpt.org/teenconnection

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Briefs

Prof. Ismail Shariff of Urban and Regional Studies and chair of Economics, has been invited to deliver the 5th annual International Schumpeter Lecture on July 15th, 2002 at the International Institute of Advanced Economic and Social Studies (IIAESS) in Viterbo, Italy.

Art Prof. Carol Emmons, Communication and the Arts, is one of 38 artists selected for the Wisconsin Triennial exhibition at the Madison Art Center out of a field of 601. Emmons has been invited to create a new site-specific installation for the exhibit, a twenty-foot long architectural structure entitled "Surveying Desire IX: The Ambulatory." Her "Surveying Desire" artworks investigate loneliness and the search for romance as cultural forces. The exhibition opens with a public reception on Sunday, March 10 and closes on June 2, 2002. The Madison Art Center is located in the Civic Center at 211 State Street.

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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. 2527 or e-mail us at Log@uwgb.edu.