The Office of Institutional Research has posted its 10th day, or final, enrollment count for spring semester 2002. It's official: UW-Green Bay has its largest-ever spring enrollment with a headcount of 5,168 and a full-time equivalent count of 4,178. Carryover from a big fall enrollment and continuing small gains in retention rates are behind the record.

More on this later (we'll see if we can find a Web link), but if you get the chance, pick up a copy of the Feb. 8 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education. The publication features on pages B-16 and 17 a column by Social Change and Development Prof. Harvey Kaye and photos by colleague Anthony Galt. The piece, "It's Not Just an Office, It's a Vessel of Self-Expression," explores how offices reflect not only personal style but respective intellectual traditions.

The latest issue of the University magazine should be in your home mailbox by week's end. Items to look for:

• The singular story of free spirit Craig Mueller, class of '71, whose UW-Green Bay roots date to the "Cardboard Tech" and Deckner days, whose life's course included America's Cup racing and a career as a commercial pilot, whose decision to pledge $1 million to scholarships came only after a tragic, life-changing — well, read "Inside" for the rest
• An upbeat profile of "Ms. Ombudsperson": legal counsel Melissa Jackson
• How the Weidner Center is helping drive the Meyer Theatre restoration
• Why state poet laureate Ellen Kort writes on sidewalks
• News of the Resch Center and the PSC
• Why, for former Phoenix tennis players, it's a love-love match

Professors Andrew Fiala, Humanistic Studies; Scott Furlong, Public and Environmental Affairs; and Dean Von Dras, Human Development, are recipients of the Fall 2001 "Creative Approaches to Teaching" awards given by the Faculty Development Council. Each will receive a certificate and a $100 honorarium. The Faculty Development Council initiated the awards in 1996 to showcase individual faculty member's creative teaching and assessment strategies and create a forum for sharing those approaches with others.

The Research Council is inviting faculty to gather for the Third Annual Research Council Exchange on Friday, March 1, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Union's 1965 Room. Refreshments will be served. The Council is continuing its efforts to enhance campuswide communication and cooperation on scholarly research projects and creative activities. The Exchange will offer the opportunity to discuss your creative work/research interests with other UW-Green Bay faculty, to share ideas about how to best pursue scholarly work at UW-Green Bay, to learn more about the opportunities and services offered by the Research Council and the Institute for Research.

Whether able to attend or not the annual Exchange session (see previous item), all faculty members are encouraged to submit a brief description of their research/creative work (250 word limit, MS Word, maximum14pt font). Descriptions will be posted in the 1965 Room and, if requested, on the Institute for Research Website. Please e-mail your description by Monday, February 25th, to Lidia Nonn (nonnl@uwgb.edu).

Hats off to them. They are the UW-Green Bay faculty and staff members participating in Saturday's "A Touch of Class" program as part of Family Weekend activities. The idea is to give visitors a feel for the excitement of learning and the top-notch teaching that takes place here each and every day. The schedule:

1:15 to 1:45 p.m.
African Drumming, Cheryl Grosso, SA B-103 (reservations full)
College Education: More than GPA, Don McCartney, MACH 219
Beat Stress: Tips for Survival, Regan Gurung, MACH 221
Environmental Psychology, Georgeanna Wilson-Doenges, MACH 225

2 to 2:30 p.m.
Developing Leaders, Sheila Carter, MACH 217
Cultural Geography: A Sample, William Laatsch, MACH 219
American Government and Politics, Scott Furlong, MACH 221
What's Up With the Rules for Writing?, Debbie Burden, MACH 225

Admission is free and open to all, with the exception of the drumming workshop closed by space and equipment limitations.

The annual UW-Green Bay Alumni Phone-a-thon began this week and will run through March 14. Students and campus/community VIPs are staffing the phone banks from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. Their goal is to connect with as many as 17,000 alumni nationwide — touching base, talking informally and sharing opportunities for participation in the annual campaign.

Julie Curro, director of annual giving and coordinator of the Alumni Phone-a-thon, sends word that the campaign is off to a fast start toward its goal of $54,000 in pledges. One of the student callers is an international student from India who shares a personal message of gratitude to alumni who have made it possible for him to attend UW-Green Bay through their unrestricted gifts. Another student caller connected with an old high school teacher, a person she had sometimes challenged as a youth. Bottom line: the calling teams are having fun, working hard and making connections with friends of UW-Green Bay.

All members of the UW-Green Bay community 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 program is free, but please RSVP with Shane Kohl, director of donor and alumni relations, at ext. 2586 or via e-mail at alumni@uwgb.edu.

Here's a programming success story from the Office of Outreach and Extension. Registration is closed for a Feb. 21 workshop on campus by Ruby K. Payne, author of the book, A Framework for Understanding Poverty. Barbara McClure-Lukens, coordinator of continuing professional education, says the workshop was enrolled to capacity at 265 one month before the event. The topic is of critical interest to human service professionals in social work, ministry, counseling, education and childcare. McClure-Lukens will survey conference participants as to future speakers they would like to hear on the topic of how to work more effectively with low-income individuals and families.

The Phoenix women's basketball team plays its final home game on Saturday, Feb. 9, at 3 p.m. vs. Wright State at the Phoenix Sports Center. Seniors are Amanda Leonhard, Mandy Stowe and Tammy Springer. "Seniors" of a different sort play the opening game at 12:30, when former Phoenix stars return to the court for the annual women's alumni game.

In case you haven't been paying attention, the Phoenix women's team is unbeaten since the former MCC changed its name to the Horizon League. They're 12-0 in league play, 18-5 overall and getting a few votes in national Top 25 polls.

The UW-Green Bay men's basketball team will be featured in the Horizon League TV game of the week on Saturday (Feb. 9). The 3 p.m. matchup at Illinois-Chicago is to be cablecast by Fox Sports North and Fox Chicago. For starters, try Channel 40 if you're a Green Bay Time-Warner subscriber.

A former sports information director for UW-Green Bay used to tease then-women's basketball coach Carol Hammerle that she was too young to have 200 (or was it 300? Or 400?) career victories. You needed a grandparently persona or a colorful nickname, like "The Baron" or "Pops" or somesuch, to have those kind of numbers. ("The Hammer" never really caught on despite the foam hammers they used to sell at home games.) This just in from last weekend: Northern Illinois 63, Akron 42. Hammerle, the coach at NIU since leaving UW-Green Bay after a 25-year run four years ago, became the 20th coach in NCAA Division I history to reach 500 career victories.

The bright yellow daffodil is the American Cancer Society's symbol of hope in the fight against cancer. Between now and Feb. 21, people on campus are raising money by talking orders (at $6 per bunch of 10) for pickup or delivery in March. Need to know more? Call or visit:

* Bev Hendricks, x2392 - MAC C332
* Carol Wolske, x2159 - SS 1915
* Shirley Bubolz, x2336 - TH 335
* Katie Johnson - x5133 - Ecumenical Center
* Patty Miller - x2040 - Residence Life
* Mary Naumann - x2540 - Library
* Sherry Rasmussen - x2164 - WH 480
* Jan Snyder - x2082 - CL 805
* Sue Weiler - x2371 ES 317

From 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 13) in Instructional Services 1129 G, musician and historian Gerri Gribi will lead a workshop on researching African American culture and heritage on the Internet. Gribi is completing a master's in Interdisciplinary Studies/African American Studies and has spent the past year constructing a website on the subject.

The Obie award-winning play, "The Vagina Monologues" will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Friday Feb. 13 - 15 in Studio Two of the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts by a student-faculty-community cast. The play by Eve Ensler is essentially about being a woman in body, mind and spirit, and is based on interviews with 200 women, ranging from a Bosnian survivor of gang rape to a woman who has recurring dreams of dining with Burt Reynolds. Student Briana Fahey directs the benefit production co-sponsored by Alternate Theater and the Feminist Majority. Tickets are $10. Advance tickets are available at the University Union information desk or by calling Golden House shelter at 435-0100.

The UW-Green Bay production of "The Vagina Monologues" is part of a national "V-Day" college campaign to celebrate women and to demand an end to violence against women. The event, originated in New York in 1998, is scheduled to coincide with Valentine's Day. Proceeds from the campus production will be donated to Golden House, a local shelter for women and children.

The ten-member cast includes students Katrina Czys, Julie Flayter, Jana Lerlie, Jessica Powers, Char Storino and Paula Tolksdorf; faculty members Kaoime Malloy and Jeanellyn Schwarzenbach; and community members Donna Entwistle and Amber Heise. Behind the scenes, Briana Fahey directs, Terra Schultz is the stage manager, and Prof. Jeffrey Entwistle is the lighting designer.

Profs. Joyce Salisbury and Lynn Walter have been invited to speak at the 2002 Federal Women's Program Conference held March 13, 1001, at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center. About 300 people will attend. Lynn Walter will talk about "Women in the U.S.: An International Comparison," and Joyce Salisbury's speech is on "How Women Succeed: Past and Present." Walter and Salisbury are in good company — they will share the speakers' platform with Margaret Farrow, the Lieutenant Governor and Dr. Zorba Pastor of NPR.

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