Vol. 34, No. 76 / August 18, 2003

Phoenix Phacts Challenge is coming up phast

As part of GB Week (formerly known as Welcome Week), the University is hosting the Second Annual Phoenix Phacts Challenge on Wednesday, Sept. 3. It's a sequel to last year's entertaining and well-received inaugural event. The quiz-show-type program will start at 12:30 p.m. in the Nicolet Room of the University Union. All are invited to come witness the battle of wits.

Jan Rowe sends thanks

Jan Rowe of the Garden Cafe, in a note forwarded to the LOG and addressed to "All Employees," shares the following message about her recovery from recent health problems:

"Thank you all for your kind support, Get Well Soon wishes, gifts and prayers. It has been a long four weeks of recovery. But, your prayers and support have greatly helped in my improvement and recovery. I still have a ways to go for complete recovery. I am at home and have therapy three times a week. Thank you again for your continued support and prayers. Hope to see everyone soon."

Click HERE to vote on initial book club selection

Last week's LOG ONLine carried a deadend link in the item asking for campus input on the One Book One Campus initiative. That's OK, because it's live now and we'll take advantage of this opportunity to tell you of the five possibilities:

To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Peace Like a River, by Leif Enger
House of Sand and Fog, by Andre Dubus III
Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference, by Malcolm Gladwell

Again, information is listed on the Friends of the Cofrin Library Web page (http://www.uwgb.edu/library/friends.html) with links to reviews. Voting closes Sept. 12. Book discussions and other related programs to be announced will take place between OCT. 1 and NOV. 15.

Story describes value of new master's in management

The first graduate of UW-Green Bay's new master's in management program was featured in a recent business-page article in the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Misty Davids, formerly of the campus AIC and now the public relations manager for the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe, is quoted at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/biz_11765947.shtml.

Extended Degree awards first e-Communication Certificate

Lost in the hoopla surrounding spring commencement 2003 was this milestone: Daniel Green is the first student to complete requirements for the e-Communication Certificate. The certificate was awarded in conjunction with his completion of the Interdisciplinary Studies major and bachelor of arts degree through the Extended Degree program. The 18-credit requirement of the e-Communication Certificate is aimed at keeping pace with the rapid evolution of communications — from primarily face-to-face meetings and analog meetings to digitized forms and venues at both interpersonal and organizational levels. Students gain competency in information search, evaluation creation and processing, and learn how to present information in a digital format. Many of the courses are taught in the digital format.

Tax 'freeze' loses by one vote, for now

The State Senate fell one vote short of over-riding Gov. Doyle's veto of a proposal mandating a statewide property-tax "freeze." For those who missed coverage of that news, or its aftermath, a lengthy Associated Press summary is online at http://www.janesvillegazette.com/stbudget_proptax081303.asp.

International 'eco-jazz' activist visits Green Bay on Saturday

Norwegian "eco-philosopher" Sigmund Kvaloy, a well-known scholar and environmental activist, will present lectures in Green Bay and Door County as part of his unique "Eco-Jazz Project." In his Green Bay visit (12:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Historic West Theater) he will lecture with a live jazz group to illustrate his view that life is a creative stream of complex relationships analogous to jazz and other forms of improvisation. Paul Wozniak and Prof. Larry Smith are contacts. For more, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003AUG.htm#philosophy.

Space Grant balloon hits 106,000 feet, sends payload to Minnesota

Last Monday's test launch of a balloon "satellite" went smoothly for college students taking part in research coordinated by the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium headquartered at UW-Green Bay. The payload reached 106,000 feet before parachuting back to earth in Eyota, Minn. A description is at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003aug.htm#satellite.

Photos from ground, space and in between

Snapshots from last Monday's successful "satellite" launch are online at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/photo.htm.

UW-Green Bay student Smith is 'ecstatic' about project

Student Shannon Smith, UW-Green Bay's representative on the Space Grant test team, told the Green Bay Press-Gazette she is "ecstatic to be part of this because it is such a unique experience." See http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_11747252.shtml.

TV 2 airs PSAs from summer Spanish, American Indian workshops

Beginning this Sunday and continuing each Sunday throughout the fall, WBAY-TV 2 will air video PSAs that were created at UW-Green Bay by young students in the "Stars of the Future" ESL Spanish Summer Program and the "Native Dreams" Program. Students were responsible for capturing video, writing and editing scripts and all the technical aspects of producing a video. The resulting PSAs (public service announcements) showcase the students and their cultural pride as well as their commitment to education and positive choices. In all, the students produced eight, 30-second spots to be aired between 8 and 8:30 a.m. each Sunday.

First year for American History project gets good reviews

UW-Green Bay is a major collaborator in the new Northeastern Wisconsin Teaching American History Program. Among its many roles in the program, UW-Green Bay hosted weeklong summer institutes for K-12 history teachers to develop lesson plans to take to their classrooms. As one teacher told the Green Bay Press-Gazette last week, "It's something you would actually use in your classroom." See http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_11724220.shtml.

Student plans Weight Watchers meeting

Aimee Monhead of the student Dietetics Club is again promoting a campus Weight Watchers chapter. She's planning an organizational meeting the second week of classes. If you are interested, contact her at aimeem99@msn.com or 338-1928.

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