Vol. 34, No. 24 / November 25, 2002

Committee begins search for Dean of Professional and Graduate Studies

Prof. Marilyn Sagrillo of Accounting and Business Administration chairs the 11-member search committee for UW-Green Bay's new Dean of Professional and Graduate Studies. The committee announced recently by Provost Sue Hammersmith includes faculty members Sagrillo, Derryl Block of Nursing, Timothy Kaufman of Education, Anne Kok and Judith Martin of Social Work, and John Stoll of the Environmental Sciences and Policy graduate program; student Erika Bahnson; Assistant Dean of Professional Studies and Research Michael Marinetti; Director of Outreach and Extension Jan Thornton; and Alem Asres and a second community representative to be named later. The group will identify candidates to succeed Interim Dean Jane Muhl. The new position will be responsible for professional studies and graduate education; Outreach will then report separately to the Provost and Vice Chancellor. Look for more information shortly on the job description and timetable for the search.

From Aldrete to Von Dras, Research Council aids 18 projects

The UW-Green Bay Research Council announces the Fall 2002 Grants in Aid of Research award recipients. Awards averaging several hundred dollars each went to the following individuals and projects:

Gregory Aldrete, Humanistic Studies (History), "Floods in Ancient Rome."
Joy Benson, Business Administration (Management), "The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Developing Group Norms."
Marcelo Cruz, Urban and Regional Studies, "Transnational Communities in Contemporary U.S. Cities."
Kristy Deetz, Communication and the Arts (Art), acquisition of electric fusing tools (a recent invention) for encaustic painting.
James Doering, Business Administration (Accounting), acquisition of specialty databases for research involving corporate tax shelter registration regulations.
Michael Draney, Natural and Applied Sciences, acquisition of long-term storage and curation of non-insect arthropods resulting from ecological research.
Sally Dresdow, Business Administration (Management), presentation of two papers at the Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management.
Kevin Fermanich, Natural and Applied Sciences (Earth Science) present paper on "Soil and Water Management Challenges to Increase Crop Production While Protecting the Environment."
Anthony Galt, Social Change and Development (Anthropology), travel for research project, "The Experience of Diabetes on the Island of Pantelleria," where type II diabetes rates are the highest in Italy.
Andrew Kersten, Social Change and Development (History), present paper: "Seeking Justice in the Sky: Racial Discrimination in the Airline Industry in the 1950s."
Kari Beth Krieger, Human Biology, genotypic analysis project: "Metabolism and activity levels in an Hoxa5 overexpressing line of transgenic mice."
Weiping Liu, Business Administration (Finance), presentation of a paper at the Academy of Finance 2003 Annual Meeting: "Stock Price Computation."
Kaoime Malloy, Communication and the Arts (Theatre), present paper, "Making the Most of Online Resources: Using the Internet as a Teaching Tool for Course Distribution and Support."
Sarah Meredith, Communication and the Arts (Music), travel to perform in two concerts at Festival of New Music and Autumn Festival of Arts, along with pianist Linda Halloin and clarinetist Scott Wright, the first Americans to be invited to this festival.
Brian Merkel, Human Biology, project: "IL-2 production by an ovalbumin-specific Th 1 cell hybridoma co-cultured with spenic macrophages derived from PCB-treated or mock-treated mice."
Kim Nielsen, Social Change and Development (Women's Studies), photograph purchase for upcoming book "The Radical Lives of Helen Keller," to be published fall of 2003 by New York University Press.
Illene Noppe, Human Development (Psychology), attend the Association for Death Education and Counseling Conference to present paper: "Adolescents' Reactions to September 11, 2001."
Jennifer Popiel, Humanistic Studies (History), travel to attend annual meeting of Society for French Historical Studies to demonstrate project: "The Encyclopedia Collaborative Translation Website: A Roundtable discussion and demonstration with project participants."
Dean Von Dras, Human Development, project: "A survey of young, mid-life, and older adults' alcohol consumption, spirituality, attributional processes and self-perception."

Grant funds UW-Green Bay tobacco control project

Prof. Regan A.R. Gurung has initiated and will lead a Comprehensive Tobacco Use Reduction Plan project at UW-Green Bay, with the aid of a $41,720 grant from the Wisconsin Tobacco Control Board. "The goal of the project is to reduce tobacco use on campus and to safeguard non-smokers from secondhand smoke," says Gurung, of Human Development. For more, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002nov.htm#tobacco.

At Thanksgiving time, thanks to SOAR volunteers

This is one the LOG ONLine set aside quite some time ago, meaning to mention later; our apologies. Maybe prompted by Thanksgiving season, we realize now that belated thanks are still in order. Earlier this year, Sandra Deadman, director of the Academic Success Center, called to our attention that this summer's SOAR program (Student Orientation, Advising and Registration) was exceptionally well supported by faculty and staff volunteer advisers from across campus. She credited interim deans Jane Muhl and Cheryl Grosso for soliciting participation, and many others in Academic Affairs and Student Services for partnering to help students. Because of large number of advisers, our freshmen-to-be enjoyed a personalized advising experience and faculty had the opportunity to connect with new students outside the classroom. Thanks, now, to all who helped. (For a roster of volunteers, scroll down to the "Briefs" listings at the end of this column.)

Congratulations to Phoenix women on big win vs. Badgers

The UW-Green Bay women flat-out dominated state rival Wisconsin 77-52 Sunday afternoon on the Big Ten team's home court at the Kohl Center in Madison. The victory was notable for a record-setting three-point shooting performance, the surprising final margin, and the in-state bragging rights angle. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel had full coverage at http://www.jsonline.com/badger/bkb/nov02/98583.asp.

Wow! Starting Tuesday, can't go wrong with women's home schedule

The Phoenix women's basketball team has an amazing home schedule. It starts Tuesday night (Nov. 26) with the Oregon Ducks of the PAC 10, last year's WNIT champions, visiting the Phoenix Sports Center at 7 p.m. This week Friday and Saturday the Phoenix will host the women's first Oneida Bingo and Casino Holiday Tournament at the Resch Center. Coming up in December are Ohio State and powerful Kansas State, which as of today is 4-0, the pre-season NIT champion, and No. 4 in the Associated Press Top 25.

Saturday's game at Resch vs. UW is sold out; wear green

The UW-Green Bay men formally open the Resch Center at 1:05 p.m. this Saturday (Nov. 30) with a game vs. the defending Big Ten co-champion Wisconsin Badgers. The doors will open early, at 11:30 a.m., to accommodate the sellout crowd of more than 10,000 for the regular-season opener. Phoenix fans are encouraged to wear green to show their support for the home team. (Incidentally, who picked the Resch Center interior colors? Elroy Hirsch?) The UW-Green Bay men are coming off a 1-2 road trip to the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Women's volleyball team concludes breakthrough year in semis

A recap from last weekend's Horizon League women's volleyball championship hosted by UW-Green Bay: Coach Debbie Kirch's team finished its best-ever D-1 season in the semifinals with a loss to top-seeded Loyola after beating Illinois-Chicago in the opener. Senior Krista Olearnick earned the league's defensive player of the year award, and juniors Janelle Tomlinson and Jessie Theys both made the 12-member all-conference team. UW-Milwaukee upset Loyola in the finals to earn the Horizon's automatic NCAA bid.

Athletes, coaches featured in Everyday Heroes

Look for UW-Green Bay student-athletes and coaches in the Everyday Hero section of the Green Bay Press-Gazette's Sunday comics. Men's basketball player Chancellor Collins, women's volleyball player Kris Olearnick, cross country runner Sarah Wiinamaki, swimmer Adam Cremieux, women's basketball coach Kevin Borseth and men's basketball coach Tod Kowalczyk share their perspectives on what it means to be a hero, and on making wise decisions in life.

UW-Green Bay Vocal Jazz Ensemble concert is Tuesday night

The Stevens Point Area Senior High School Counterpointers will perform in a concert with the UW-Green Bay Vocal Jazz Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 26) in the University Theatre. The program for the 11-member UW-Green Bay group directed by Christine Salerno includes "Desafinado," which will be sung in Portuguese by freshman international student Ricardo Vogt, who is from Brazil. For more, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002nov.htm#jazz.

'Holiday Traditions' features mega-size men's choir

It's a large choir of men, not necessarily a choir of large men, but in any event the sound should be grand. A 200-voice men's choir (comprised of the UW-Green Bay Men's Choir, a high school men's honor choir, and the members of the professional ensemble Cantus) highlights the UW-Green Bay "Holiday Traditions" choral concert set for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (Dec. 3) at the Weidner Center. Look for more on the program in next Monday's LOG ONLine, but mark your calendar now, or call for tickets at ext. 2217.

UW-Green Bay art students win awards

Thirteen students received awards for their work during the opening reception for the 30th annual Student Juried Art Exhibition on Wednesday, Nov. 20 in the Lawton Gallery. Chancellor Bruce Shepard, Provost Sue K. Hammersmith, and Communication and the Arts Chairperson Cheryl Grosso personally selected the awards that bear the names of their offices. Michael Cepress, Sarah Pollpeter, Brian Berggren, Mark Bohn, Angie Seidl, Jean Meissner, Mindy Meyers, Dennis Rosloniec, Becky Stelter, Paul Dax, Mary K. Wright, Alissa Kaull, and Kristy Baeten earned recognition. For details, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2002nov.htm#awards.

Hometown paper shares coverage on new Appleton PAC

An afternoon concert by country star Martina McBride and an evening show by Tony Bennett opened the $45 million Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in downtown Appleton on Sunday. Patrons said they were impressed. The Appleton Post-Crescent website has an opening-day report at http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/news/archive/local_7251139.shtml and a news-analysis history of the project at http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/pac/archive/pac_7150934.shtml.

Schenck, Tufco will see Alumni Business Receptions

Added to the calendar for mid-January are two more in the successful series of Alumni Business Reception events organized by the Office of University Advancement. Schenck Business Solutions of Green Bay will host a reception on Jan. 14, and Tufco Technologies Inc. is the site on Jan. 15. Coordinator Shane Kohl, director of donor and alumni relations, is pulling together the programs.

Changes being floated for state workers' health insurance

The state Group Insurance Board is looking at changes in the way thousands of state workers receive health-insurance coverage. Nothing dramatic, but one change would involve a switch away from the county-by-county differences in coverage plans. Tom Korpady, administrator of the Division of Insurance Services, is quoted in the Madison Capital Times as saying an organizing principle of any changes would be to get people into the most efficient plans that match their situations. "No feature of this plan would dictate that more people pay premiums," he said. Early discussion is summarized by the Cap Times at http://www.madison.com/captimes/news/stories/37167.php.

Producer with UW-Green Bay ties wins Midwest Emmy

Alex Zacarias of Green Bay received a Midwest Television Emmy Award this past weekend for a children's educational program series he helped produce. Titled "Cultural Horizons of Wisconsin - Beyond Borders," the program explores cultural diversity. (It will next air at 1 p.m. Jan. 16 on Wisconsin Public Television.) Zacarias has taken courses at UW-Green Bay and is a charter member of Chancellor Bruce Shepard's Council on Diversity appointed last spring. He is chairman of the Mayor's Hispanic Advisory Committee and has been active in a variety of community initiatives from United Way to outreach and educational efforts involving the Hispanic community. Zacarias was among those laid off earlier this year when WPT's Green Bay studios were downsized in response to state budget cuts; efforts to restore funding for the unit remain under way.

Starting in January, go to University Union if you need a Passport ID

Passport ID Production is moving to the Universtiy Union. The service is moving from the Registrar's Office to the University Union, Room 306, at the start of Spring Semester 2003. The hours of operation for ID production will be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and until 6 p.m. eachTuesday. Call the Passport ID Services Office at 465-2200 ext. 13 if you have any questions.

Kids Night Out with the Phoenix

Reminder: Parents can once again get a break from their kids (and vice versa) by letting them hang out, play games and recreate with Phoenix athletes. "Kids Night Out with the Phoenix," hosted by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, is from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the Phoenix Sports Center. It's $15 for the first child, $5 for each additional sibling. Pre-registration is a must at ext. 2145. The fee is payable at the door.

Bloom says Habitat will report on 'Jimmy Carter' trip

Student Shauna Bloom, secretary for UW-Green Bay's Habitat for Humanity chapter, says there will be a presentation on last spring's trip to South Africa on Sunday evening, Dec. 15. The program begins at 6:30 in the Christie Theatre. Bloom was trip leader for the journey (the Jimmy Carter Work Project that drew donations and support from people across campus.) If you have questions about the Dec. 15 presentation, e-mail her at Bloosm23@uwgb.edu.

Briefs

A paper by Prof. Peter T. Breznay (Computer Science) titled "PRAM Simulation in Hierarchical Interconnection Networks through Hypercube Embedding" has been accepted for presentation at the 2003 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Networks (PDCN 2003), to be held in Innsbruck, Austria, February 10-13, 2003. It will be published in the Proceedings of the Conference.

Lawton Gallery curator Stephen Perkins recently had an article published in the September issue of Performance Research (UK), titled "Fluxus Periodicals: Constructing a Conceptual Country." This article is one chapter from his Ph.D. dissertation in-progress which examines the role of artists' periodicals in the construction of alternative artists' networks during the years 1963-1977.

The cadre of 37 advisers for early summer's highly successful SOAR sessions (see item No. 4 in this week's LOG) included faculty members Cliff Abbott, Karen Bircher, Kevin Collins, Greg Davis, Jeff Entwistle, David Galaty, Regan Gurung, Craig Hanke, Fergus Hughes, Ray Hutchison, Tim Kaufman, Kari Beth Krieger, Karen Lacey, John Lyon, Chuck Matter, Tim Meyer, Mike Morgan, Donna Ritch, Denise Scheberle, Tim Sewall, Bill Shay, Peter Smith, Christine Style and Brian Sutton, and staff members Kathleen Altergott, Amy Ambrosia, Ann Deprey, Yarvell Draper-King, Don Drewiske, Sandy Deadman, Nora Kanzenbach, Eileen Kolb, Ka Youa Kong, Jane Lynch, Mark Olkowski, Sherri Urcavich and Beth Warner. Also assisting were professors Bill Laatsch and Donna Ritch with the popular parent-oriented sessions on "Academic Advising for Parents."

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