Vol. 34, No. 52 / April 7, 2003

April 16 symposium is must-see for best student projects

You're invited to the celebration as UW-Green Bay students display outstanding scholarly and creative work Wednesday, April 16, at the second annual Academic Excellence Symposium. Eighty-seven students will exhibit 47 projects from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Union's Phoenix Rooms. Bigger and better than last year's well-received inaugural effort, the symposium will feature poster displays and computer presentations. For more, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003april.htm#excel.

You're encouraged to attend 2:30 p.m. announcement regarding marketing theme

As indicated in Bruce Shepard's recent "Chancellor's FYI" letter, the student academic excellence event on April 16 will also mark the rollout of UW-Green Bay's new coordinated marketing campaign, and the low-cost or no-cost ways this will be achieved. The chancellor will offer brief remarks at 2:30 p.m., during the symposium. More details will follow; all are invited to attend.

Phuture Phoenix program looks like a winner

Watch for details closer to the day of the event, on April 22, but an effort led by Cyndie Shepard to bring 550 area fifth-graders to campus for a start-thinking-of-college-as-an-option day is generating positive buzz. A recent Green Bay Press-Gazette editorial, "Phuture Phoenix gives students a head start," is archived at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/opinion_9554620.shtml.

A quick correction on Commencement

All faculty and academic staff should be receiving their invitations to participate in the spring commencement ceremony, scheduled this year for Saturday, May 24. There is one minor correction to the letter. The Web address to register for the ceremony is http://www.uwgb.edu/admissions/ccrf.htm. (Go there to register. Sorry for the error.) Please RSVP before 8 a.m. on May 19.

'Springtime Follies': Reprise of faculty/staff music show is set for Wednesday

The musical talents of "non-musical" faculty and staff members will be the attraction this Wednesday (April 9) from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Union's Niagara Room A. It's another in the Friends of the Cofrin Library's popular Unexpected Zone series of brown-bag programs, and a followup to the first effort in fall. Featured musicians are Andrew Austin, Brian Sutton and Stefan Hall, John Harris, Sandy and Bruce Deadman, Karen Eckberg and Terri McKinley, and Mike Draney and Vicki Medland. Free, but bring your own lunch.

Campus writers to share talent at Thursday's reading

Members of the campus community are invited to hear colleagues share their work at the second annual Faculty Reading/Performance event from 3:30 to 5:15 p.m. Thursday (April 10) in the Union's Phoenix Room C. Prof. Brian Sutton, chairperson of Humanistic Studies, will moderate. Readers and their academic units include Yarvelle Draper-King, Educational Support Services; Aeron Haynie, Humanistic Studies; Richard Logan, Social Change and Development; Vicki Medland, Natural and Applied Sciences; Ellen Rosewall, Communication and the Arts; Bruce Stone, Composition; and Denise Sweet, Humanistic Studies. Poetry and fiction are the forms of choice, except for Rosewall, who'll perform poetry and music. Students in the advanced poetry workshop also will read. The event is sponsored by the Humanistic Studies academic unit, Writer's Union, and Sheepshead Review.

Here's a chance to strike it rich, and help the Library

Prize packages ranging in value from $1,500 to $2,100 await six lucky winners in the fifth annual Books and Baskets raffle just launched by the Friends of the Cofrin Library. Back this year are the popular Pamper Yourself, Feast of Food, Entertainment, Student Survival, and Made in Wisconsin prize arrays. (The latter features an autographed Mark Tauscher Packer jersey with a certificate of authenticity.) Seasons and Celebrations is a new prize category offering a plethora of merchandise for every season and holiday. Raffle tickets are $1 each, or six for $5. The drawing is at 2 p.m. Monday, May 12 on the Cofrin Library plaza. Winners do not have to be present.

...And here's how to 'scope out' the prizes and get raffle tickets

You can purchase Books and Baskets tickets and have a look at the prizes between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. in the Cofrin Library on these dates:

In the alcove on first floor:
Wednesday, April 9
Tuesday, April 22
Wednesday, April 23

On the plaza level on second floor:
Thursday, April 17
Thursday, April 24
Tuesday, April 29
Wednesday, April 30
Wednesday, May 7

Also, you can view the complete prize catalog and access a ticket order form on the Friends of the Cofrin Library Web site at http://www.uwgb.edu/library/friends.html. Other ways to get tickets: Call extension 2539 or contact any Friends member.

Last year's Books and Baskets provided multiple Library gifts

The 2002 Books and Baskets raffle and other fund raising efforts enabled the Friends of the Cofrin Library to present about $5,000 worth of gifts to the Library. They included $2,500 to be used for staff development, a dozen chairs for computer stations, about 300 subscriptions for magazines, and a magazine rack. In addition, $3,000 was set aside toward the purchase of a major piece of equipment in 2003.

Report shows Web accessibility improves by leaps and bounds

Good work! A UW System comparison of web page accessibility showed that, at UW-Green Bay, the percentage of error-free sites jumped from a disappointing 12% exactly one year ago to an impressive 82% today, in terms of meeting the standard of being free of "Priority 1" accessibility errors. That puts UW-Green Bay fourth among 13 UW institutions, behind only Madison and only a fraction behind Eau Claire and Platteville.

Never been to the Powwow? It's this Saturday at PSC

The 11th annual UW-Green Bay Powwow will be Saturday, April 12 in the Phoenix Sports Center. Grand entries will begin at noon and again at 6 p.m. Admission is free. UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard will give a welcome before the 6 p.m. grand entry. About 1,000 attended last year. More than 25 vendors are expected with food, arts and crafts, and other items for sale. The Powwow is organized by the Intertribal Student Council at UW-Green Bay, and sponsored by the Office of Student Life.

UW-Green Bay alumni, students play key roles

The head dancers for Saturday's Powwow are Darwin Dick, Menominee, a UW-Green Bay student, and Sarah Butler, Ojibwe, a UW-Green Bay graduate. Alumnus John Teller and Mike Peltier will share master of ceremonies duties. Cumberland Singers, St. Croix/Ojibwe, is the host drum. Five invited drums include Junior Dead Grass Society, Menominee; Lake Delton, Ho-Chunk; Sacred Leader, Oneida; Wind Eagle, Menominee; and Four Nations, Stockbridge-Munsee.

As always, veterans' presence will be strong

Timely in light of the war in Iraq, Saturday's Powwow will again showcase the history that many tribal nations share in participating in large numbers in U.S. military service. Five veterans groups will participate. They include veterans from Lac Du Flambeau, Mohican Nation, Menominee Nation, and Oneida Nation, and the Wisconsin Indian Veterans Association.

Wisconsin Indian Education Association meeting includes UWGB faculty

Also attending the UW-Green Bay Powwow will be visitors in town for the 2003 Wisconsin Indian Education Association conference April 10-14 at the Radisson. Playing prominent roles at the conference are Profs. Lisa Poupart, Rosemary Ackley Christensen, and Denise Sweet, all of Humanistic Studies and American Indian Studies. Poupart and Christensen are members of the conference planning committee, and each will introduce a keynote speaker and moderate a session. Christensen will introduce William Demmert of Western Washington University, who'll speak on "A Proposed National Study for Native American Education: Phase I," and she'll moderate a session of readings by Wisconsin Native American authors. Sweet will be among the readers. Poupart will introduce the keynote by Ada Deer, chairperson of American Indian Studies at UW-Madison, and former assistant secretary of the Department of the Interior. Poupart also will moderate a forum on indigenous languages. She chaired the conference workshop/presentation committee.

April is National Poetry Month: Poet Two-Rivers presents reading on Thursday

E. Donald Two-Rivers will conduct a book signing and poetry reading this Thursday (April 10) from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Brown County Library downtown. The poet, playwright, speaker and performing artist is a force on the Chicago poetry scene and the author of the collection "Pow-wows, Fat Cats and other Indian Tales." He and his family recently relocated to Green Bay. Prof. Dee Sweet, HUS, has additional information about Thursday's program.

It's also Alcohol Awareness Month: UW-Green Bay offers students self-screening

Campus counseling centers across the country are busy planning interventions that will be effective in helping students reduce the risks of alcohol consumption. UW-Green Bay's Counseling and Health Center is participating in a National Alcohol Screening event April 13-18. The screening is to help students assess their own drinking behavior and attitudes to find out if alcohol is limiting their success in key areas such as academics, athletics and personal relationships. It also provides guidance to students who want to help a friend, roommate or family member who may be drinking at high-risk levels. Students may contact the Counseling and Health Center at 465-2380 to schedule an assessment.

Bus to Mad-town? You're invited to April 24 reception

Our alumni relations office and the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association are extending an open invitation to a Madison-area reception at Monona Terrace from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24. Food, a cash bar, raffle prizes and (of course) the chance to rub elbows with former students will be on the agenda. A bus from Green Bay is planned. To RSVP, contact Shane Kohl at ext. 2586, or email alumni@uwgb.edu

Starting today: How to use the new University Calendar of Events

Thanks to the efforts of many, the new system is up and running for use by the campus community and the community at-large. You're invited to a brief and informative presentation on "How To Use the New University Calendar of Events." All presentations are to be held in the Union's 1965 Room; registration is not required. Sessions take place:

Monday, April 7 1:30 to 2:00 pm
Monday, April 7 2:30 to 3:00 pm
Thursday, April 10 9:30 to 10:00 am
Thursday, April 10 10:30 to 11:00 am
Friday, April 11 9:30 to 10:00 am
Friday, April 11 10:30 to 11:00 am

More mention for innovative design on Mary Ann Cofrin Hall: Joists

Listed as a "success story" on page 47 of the March 2003 issue of College Planning & Management magazine is UW-Green Bay's own Mary Ann Cofrin Hall, under the headline "Steel Joists Make This Academic Building a Grade-A Facility." The story notes that because of its unique configuration and high-efficiency lighting and solar collectors, the building posed special challenges. The bowstring, arched chord and scissors joists are regarded within the industry as innovative solutions.

UW Regents meet this week

The UW System Board of Regents gathers this week in Madison for its April meeting. A review of the region-by-region listening sessions, including the one March 13 in Green Bay, will take place along with an overall update on the state budget. Stay tuned for updates.

4E focuses on PSC in Lyall interview

UW System President Katharine Lyall sat for a conference-call interview last week with student journalists. If you missed it, a focus of the Fourth Estate questioning was progress on Union and Sports Center expansion. To read "UW president: UWGB projects still a priority," click http://www.uwgb.edu/4e/4-3newsuwpresprojects.htm.

For full account, go to the transcript

President Lyall's interview with college newspapers last Monday (March 31) about the state budget, financial aid, student tuition and the priorities of the UW System are online in the form of a complete transcript at http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2003/r030403.htm.

Re-cap on student rally regarding English-only debate

UW-Green Bay Social Work students spearheaded the effort to re-open the English language-only debate in Brown County with a public rally which attracted about 50 people Saturday (April 5) downtown. The Green Bay Press-Gazette had coverage at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_9631371.shtml.

Scenes from opera man's visit to UW-Green Bay

Noted bass-baritone Simon Estes made two appearances on campus last week, working with a master class (Monday, March 31) and speaking on music and spirituality. Snapshots from his visit are archived on the photo page at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/photoarch/people/opera.htm.

Unique percussion recital is Saturday

That recital by UW-Green Bay percussion student Ellen Simon — the one in which she'll have the unique experience of performing a composition written especially for her — is set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12 in the University Theater. Student colleague and fellow subject Tim Patterson will join Simon in performing the piece, "Neimos Duet," by their professor, Cheryl Grosso.

Three at UW-Green Bay win community Finance scholarships

UW-Green Bay students Hope Krepline, Chilton; Alan Meyer, Port Washington; and Lindsey Rodefer, Gillett, have won scholarships of $1,000 each from the Northeast Wisconsin chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI). Krepline and Rodefer are accounting majors, and Meyer is majoring in business administration with an emphasis in finance. FEI is an organization of financial officers of large- to medium-sized corporations.

Arguments heard in Supreme Court test of affirmative action

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments last Tuesday in a key test case involving affirmative action and admissions criteria at the University of Michigan. The national newspaper USA Today, of all places, carried a lengthy account, "Justices debate race, college admissions," at: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-04-01-michigan-court_x.htm.

Local election analysis

Jim Schmitt is Green Bay's new mayor and Carol Kelso its new county executive following the April 1 election. Unless you're one of our out-of-area subscribers, you already knew that. Maybe, however, you didn't see the Green Bay News-Chronicle's lengthy analysis piece with comment by Prof. David Littig at http://www.greenbaynewschron.com/page.html?article=119292.

Reminder: 'Dr. Humor' is Friday

Budget woes got you down? Frustrated that Mother Nature's been playing a few April Fool's jokes on us? Bummed because you didn't "win big money" in the NCAA tournament pools? Sounds like you could certainly take a break from it all. Attend "How to Prevent Humor Impairment" this Friday (April 11) from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Christie Theatre. Dr. Stuart Robertshaw, a UW-La Crosse professor emeritus and an attorney and founder of the National Association for the Humor Impaired and otherwise known as "Dr. Humor", will share with us what he has learned about the psychological and physiological benefits of humor as it relates to our profession and the necessity of taking care of ourselves. The program is free and open to all, sponsored by the Academic Staff Professional Development Programming Committee. RSVP is Appreciated, but not required. Contact Kelly Kramp at krampk@uwgb.edu or call 2200 ext. 15. See you there!

Reminder: 'Radical Imagination' on Friday

Prof. Elizabeth Faue, a historian on the faculty of Wayne State University, Detroit, will speak on "Gender, Class and the Radical Imagination," at 10 a.m. Friday, April 11 in the Christie Theater. More details are at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003mar.htm#faue.

Preview Days listed for next year

Despite the ice storm, Preview Day went on as scheduled last Friday. The last one this year is two weeks from Friday. And, in case you're interested, next year's dates are:

Monday, Oct. 13
Thursday, Oct. 30
Friday, Oct. 31
Friday, Dec. 5
Friday, April 2, 2004
Friday, April 23, 2004

UW-Green Bay offers new summer courses for educators

A Summer Institute for the Arts, co-sponsored by the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts at UW-Green Bay and the Green Bay Area Public Schools, is among new summer courses for educators. The institute is one of more than 40 summer courses offered through the University's Office of Outreach and Extension. The courses align with Wisconsin standards for teacher and administrator development and licensure. For more, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003mar.htm#educators.

Think Pacific, May 2

Are you getting sick of the cold, dreary weather? Well, brighten up your day by attending the Pacific Rim Luncheon Friday, May 2, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Phoenix Room of the University Union. The meal includes: oriental salad, Hawaiian chicken, stir-fried noodles with char sui, sticky rice, homemade vegetarian eggrolls with sweet and sour sauce, pineapple upside-down cake, almond cookies and beverages. Hope to see you there. Cost is $9 for faculty and staff, and $10 for the community.

Registration available to hear renowned infant-toddler expert Katz

Registration is still available for an Outreach and Extension workshop from 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. this Friday (April 11) with Lilian G. Katz, a renowned expert on young children. Katz will speak on "Building Social Competence in Children." She is a past president of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, and wrote a column for "Parents" magazine for 13 years. Also presenting is UW-Green Bay Prof. Illene Noppe, Human Development. For more, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003april.htm#katz.

The weight is over

We're told that the Weight Watchers meetings you've been hearing so much about recently in this space have now officially started. They are held each Wednesday at noon, in Alumni A. It is not to late to join, so if you are interested in attending, come to the meetings, or call, or email Aimee at 338-1928 or aimeem99@msn.com.

Briefs

Andrew Austin, assistant professor of Social Change and Development, just had his paper, "Public Assistance and the Pressure to Commit Crime: An Empirical Challenge to Conservative Criminology," accepted for publication in The Journal of Poverty, a refereed academic journal. The study finds no empirical support for conservative hypotheses that propose that either (1) there is no correlation between public assistance and reported criminal offenses or (2) there is a positive correlation between public assistance and reported criminal offenses. However, significant empirical support is found for the hypothesis derived from the liberal tradition, namely that there is a negative correlation between public assistance and reported criminal offenses.

Noted again in the recent issue of Kaleidoscope published by the UW System on Race and Ethnicity: the awarding of a Category A Research Grant to Prof. Troy Abel and graduate assistant Alex Vasiliev, Public and Environmental Affairs. Their project is titled "Environmental Injustice and Social Vulnerability in Wisconsin Communities."

Phoenix women's basketball coach Kevin Borseth will be presented with the Superior Achievement Award at the 2003 Lee Remmel Sports Awards Banquet this Thursday at the Swan Club in De Pere.

Presenting at this Friday's Outreach and Extension workshop, "Current Issues in Infant/Toddler Development and Care," will be Prof. Illene Noppe, Human Development. Her topic is research on the effects of "transitioning" in child care.

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