Vol. 34, No. 30 / December 19, 2002

Graduate No. 1 will help greet Graduate No. 20,000

UW-Green Bay will acknowledge its 20,000th graduate during Commencement this Saturday (Dec. 21) at noon at the Weidner Center. The lucky graduate's identity will be secret until Saturday, determined by place in line, but the identity of Graduate No. 1 has been known since the first ceremony at the Deckner Center on June 1, 1970. Nancy Deprey, a Regional Analysis graduate and Green Bay-area educator, is returning to campus Saturday to assist in the celebration.

Regent, author and 'international Emily Post' is speaker

UW System Regent Roger Axtell will deliver the commencement address this Saturday. Axtell worked 30 years for The Parker Pen Co., retiring as vice president, worldwide marketing. Today, he is known as the author of nine books and as an expert on business, travel, customs, etiquette, gestures, humor, English language use, and behavior around the world. He has appeared frequently on network TV; "The New Yorker" magazine has dubbed him "an international Emily Post."

Student speaker might need map to find Weidner Center

Here's something different: The student who will speak for Saturday's graduating class will be making her first visit to UW-Green Bay this weekend. Cherry Pfau, Land O' Lakes, Fla., will receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree which she earned through UW-Green Bay's national on-line nursing program (BSN-LINC). A registered nurse since 1972, family priorities prevented Pfau from completing the B.S.N. degree she desired until now. She began UW-Green Bay studies in fall 2000, as one of the first to enter the national program. Pfau completed all of her nursing, support, and general education courses on-line, and earned a nearly perfect grade point average.

Emeritus status is granted to Mannino

As part of Saturday's Commencement ceremony, a citation will be read honoring professor Joseph A. Mannino, who retired from campus this year after a UW-Green Bay career that began in 1980. His new title is Professor Emeritus of Human Biology. Mannino also taught in the anthropology discipline.

Alumni Association honors Blavat, Kargus as Outstanding

Suzanne Pedersen, president of the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association, will present Outstanding Student Awards to two graduating seniors this Saturday. Stacy Blavat, Green Bay, and Kimberly Kargus, Oshkosh, are both graduating with cum laude honors. Blavat, Communication Processes, is an advocate for international education and founded the Study Abroad Alumni Club. Kargus, a Mathematics major with minors in Music and Secondary Education, helped found the new UW-Green Bay Math Club and was active in a variety of organizations. More details are in the main commencement story at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002dec.htm#commencement.

List of graduates is on-line

Know any of the 350 graduates eligible to receive diplomas at mid-year Commencement? The names and hometowns, from Laura Ahnen to Matthew Zimmerman, are all online at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002dec.htm#grads.

Extended Degree grad is first via NWTC credit-transfer deal

Sheila J. Garrigan will receive her bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies this Saturday. When she does, she will be the first to graduate via an articulation agreement with the corrections science program at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. The agreement made five years ago opened the door for graduates of select NWTC programs to transfer with advanced standing and pursue baccalaureate degrees at UW-Green Bay. Now covering five NWTC programs, the deals were summarized most recently in a 2001 news release archived at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2001nov.htm#agree.

Garrigan's story: from prison guard to counselor

'Articulation agreement" takes eight syllables to say, but for Sheila Garrigan the meaning is short and sweet. She gets to pursue her dream... of going from guarding people behind bars to counseling those in need on the outside. Garrigan, of Green Bay, graduates Saturday after three years in the Extended Degree program. "The main reason I was attracted to this program was the flexibility of classes and the agreement that NWTC has with UWGB to accept credits (about 50) and apply them to the first two years of the bachelor's degree." She entered military service out of high school, obtained her associate degree in corrections science from NWTC, and worked as a corrections officer at the maximum-security Waupun and Green Bay prisons for more than five years before starting down a new career path as a crisis counselor for the Sexual Assault Center in Green Bay. She also teaches part-time at NWTC. Garrigan, who says her next goal is a master's degree in counseling, credits her adviser and various instructors for helping along the way.

Enhancing Teaching: Bauer-Dantoin, Breznay, Haynie, Henze, Howard, Malloy

The Faculty Development Council has awarded fall 2002 Teaching Enhancement Grants to six faculty members. The award amounts ranged from $300 to $1,000. Grant recipients and their projects are:

• Angela Bauer-Dantoin, assistant professor of Human Biology/biology: Assessing the impact of service learning projects on student attitudes toward service and future career choices.

• Peter Breznay, assistant professor, Information and Computing Science: Attending the 36th Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium.

• Aeron Haynie, assistant professor, Humanistic Studies/English: Developing and delivering a mini-course for English majors on teaching and learning in higher education.

• Catherine Henze, associate professor of Humanistic Studies/English: Presenting a paper at the World Shakespeare Conference in Kolkata, India, "Enhancing humanities and English classes with literature from India."

• Nicole Howard, instructor of Humanistic Studies/history: Attending the History of Science Society's Committee on Education conference.

• Kaoime Malloy, assistant professor of Communication and the Arts/theater: Presenting a paper at the Hawaii International Conference on the Arts and Humanities, "Using the Internet as a teaching tool for course distribution and support."

Two students win 'Geographic Information' grants

Students Ashley Booth and Ben LaCount have been selected to receive grants of $1,000 each from the International Geographic Information Foundation, an organization that seeks "to advance the understanding and use of spatial data for the betterment of humankind and the effective operation of public and private organizations." Prof. Bill Niedzwiedz, Public and Environmental Affairs, says the organization's president sought him out and invited him to choose two UW-Green Bay students for the awards. Recipients can use the money for educational costs, or to attend the annual Geospatial Information and Technology Association conference in March in San Antonio.

Grant-winners have been active in geospatial projects

Ashley Booth, who is graduating on Saturday, Dec. 21 with a degree in Urban and Regional Studies, won a Cofrin Arboretum Student Research Grant for 2002, and carried out a feasibility study on the possibility of an environmental corridor linking Hutchison Bog to the Cofrin Arboretum. He'll report on the project at the annual research symposium on Jan. 29, 2003. Ben LaCount, a junior, is completing majors in Environmental Policy and Planning and Earth Science. His applied experience has included working with Prof. Niedzwiedz on a geographic information systems project for the annual Bellin Run.

Thanks for help on Learning Tree

The Office of Student Life wants to send a big thank you to everyone who participated in the Learning Tree! About 90 people from UW-Green Bay donated 150 new books to 98 children at Tank Elementary. The principal there tells us over 90 percent of the children are from households living below the federal poverty guidelines, and the students were very thrilled to have the gifts! Santa, two of his elves and "Mr. Present" made the book delivery (along with some cookies) last Wednesday. For more info, contact Student Life, 465-2200, ext. 40. For pictures, click http://www.uwgb.edu/stulife/volunteer/gallery_copy(2).htm.

Saturday's game is on Internet radio only

Because of a scheduling conflict, local radio will be unable to carry the broadcast of Saturday's Phoenix women's game vs. Fairfield. You can tune in via the Internet, however, at http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/fans/index.html.

Better yet, go to the game(s) instead

Tipoff time is 3 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 21) at the Phoenix Sports Center for the UW-Green Bay women's team trying to protect its first ever national ranking (No. 25 in the AP poll). The men's team takes on Illinois-Chicago at 7 p.m., across town at the Resch Center.

Seven Phoenix players make Horizon all-academic team

UW-Green Bay placed seven student-athletes on the fall Horizon League academic all-conference first teams, the league office announced today. Only Butler, with nine selections, outpaced the Phoenix among the nine league schools. Honored were seniors Krista Olearnick (volleyball), Anne Rowe (women's soccer) and Sarah Wiinamaki (women's cross country), juniors Janelle Tomlinson (volleyball) and Angie Baratto (women's soccer) and sophomores Orin Kipp (men's soccer) and Seth Bodden (men's cross country).

Correction: Only Art is retired

The LOG ONLine has learned that at least a couple of people mis-read the caption on a photo-page item relating to the recent Faculty/Staff service awards. Among those identified in one photo were "...the recently retired Art Cornelius, Pam Suster, Mary Baranek and Ismail Shariff." In fact, the modifer "recently retired" was intended to apply only to Art. The others are not retired at all, they're all still hard at work, and probably loving every minute of it.

Up With Good Bodies winners: Franz, and Fatty Fatty Fat Fat

Winners of the Fall 2002 Up With Good Bodies program have been announced. In the individual category, it was the estimable and inimitable Kelly Franz. In the team category, your fall winners were the Fatty Fatty Fat Fat team of coach Darryl Teske, Jill Hamm, Stacy Scott, Loris Marien and Emily Thompson. Winners shared prize booty provided by Pat Sorelle and the Phoenix Bookstore.

Exercise up, weight down

Statisticians for the Up With Good Bodies program report a total of 80 lbs lost this semester by the five teams and five individual entrants. Of the 26 participants, 31 percent achieved their goal of losing, maintaining or gaining weight. Participants reported an increased level of exercise this semester, which might be the reason 31 percent achieved goal as compared to 21 percent in May and 17 percent last fall.

Look for next U-W-G-B in second semester

Up With Good Bodies, or U-W-G-B, is a Counseling and Health Center-sponsored program whose purpose is to promote healthy lifestyle changes by using a team/peer support system. The program is structured to allow teams and individuals to compete by earning points through exercise and weight loss, maintenance or intentional gain. The participants increase their knowledge about various health concerns through weekly articles available on the Up With Good Bodies website. Points are awarded on the basis of progress made on weight goals, regular exercise, and other incentives such as submission of recipes, and health related information. The program is open to the entire UW-Green Bay community of students, faculty and staff. Look for more info at the beginning of the spring semester.

Reminder: Location change for Friday's awards program

The University Leadership Awards program this Friday (Dec. 20) will now take place in the University Union's Phoenix Room, still starting at 6 p.m.

Ec Center hosts 'Baccalaureate'

The Ecumenical Center will again be hosting "Baccalaureate" at 9 a.m. this Saturday. This is an ecumenical service to celebrate the students' successes and accomplishments. Following the Baccalaureate a brunch will be held in the Nicolet Room at the Union. The brunch begins at 9:45 am and reservations are required. Family, friends, faculty and staff are all invited to attend. To reserve a place, please call 465-5133 before Thursday.

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