Vol. 34, No. 37 / February 3, 2003

Shuttle tragedy brings media to Yingst, Space Grant

The loss of the space shuttle Columbia resulted in numerous TV and print interviews for Aileen Yingst. The UW-Green Bay instructor and director of the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium was sought out for local reaction to the tragedy, including its possible impact on Space Grant (some delays for specific projects), NASA, and future space science education (full speed ahead). A Press-Gazette story is archived at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_8465043.shtml.

Islam is topic of visiting speaker on Feb. 10

The Academic Staff Professional Development Programming Committee is spreading the word on a program in Phoenix Room C on Monday, Feb. 10, at 2 p.m. Prof. Uli Schamiloglu of UW-Madison will address the life of the Prophet Muhammad and early Islamic history, basic aspects of Muslim doctrine and the Quran as scripture, Islamic civilization and its relationship to European civilization, and diversity in the Muslim world. A reception will follow.

UW System issues policy on students called to military duty

The UW System Administration has reminded chief business officers across the state that the System will re-implement policies in effect during the Gulf War and Kosovo conflict. To make sure that students do not suffer academic setbacks, reservists called to active duty should be given the opportunity to earn their grades, or a full refund of tuition should be made. Student reservists should be given refunds for the unused portions of room and board contracts.

'Party in Your Pants Chili' takes top honors

Not sure we can say this in a family publication, but the winner of the 10th annual UW-Green Bay Chili Cookoff held last Monday at the Union was indeed the "Party in Your Pants" entry of students Michael Brunner, Nick Wallner and Samantha Klinger. Second place went to the "Knock Your Socks Off Chili" of Phoenix Bookstore chefs Kay Endries, Sherry Lacenski and Patrick Sorelle. Finishing a respectable third in the voting was the Provost Office's "Fire and Ice Chili."

Say 'Cheese!' Snapshots of chili characters are on-line

Provost Sue Hammersmith in a red devil's costume. Associate Provost Tim Sewall in some sort of odd, icy-silver... gown. The Bookstore's Sherry Lacenski wearing a sandwich board. And spider expert Prof. Michael Draney and Richter Museum curator Tom Erdman (he of the freezer full of assorted small-animal specimens) serving and sampling favorite recipes flavored with who knows what. A great time was had by all at the Frost Fest chili competition, captured at the UW-Green Bay photo page at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/photoarch/events/photo.htm.

Visit from Doyle highlights Regents agenda

The UW System Board of Regents meets this Thursday and Friday (Feb. 6 and 7) in Madison. Highlights of the monthly gathering are expected to include a visit from Gov. Jim Doyle; discussion of the federal higher education reauthorization act with ACE president and former UW-Madison chancellor David Ward; and presentation of the UW System's annual accountability report.

At least one Regent appointment is resolved

If you've been following the news regarding Gov. Doyle's appointments to the Board of Regents and the so-called "holdover" Regents, you probably know that agreement has been reached with regard to one of the contested positions. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel offered coverage last week at http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/jan03/114139.asp.

Newspaper article addresses UW System, possible budget cuts

Sunday's Wisconsin State Journal devoted a lengthy article to assessing the case to be made for the UW System's role in solving Wisconsin's economic problems, and the need to be careful in apportioning budget cuts. It's interesting reading at http://www.madison.com/wisconsinstatejournal/local/41846.php.

In your mailboxes this week: 'Inside UW-Green Bay'

The February issue of the campus magazine "Inside UW-Green Bay" is being delivered to thousands of campus insiders (employees, alumni, community friends) this week. Of possible interest:

• Confessions of a Serial Caller: Tales from the Alumni Phone-a-Thon
• The Founders Association at 30
• Jim Prast, "freshman" Founder
• Mike and Londa Kline, star volunteers
• Word Association with Donna the Lunch Lady
• Conners, Spangenbergs, Steve Taylor, Ray Willis and more

Faculty conference will hear from campus 'teaching scholars'

Two sessions at the Seventh Annual Faculty Development Conference on Friday, Feb. 14 will feature faculty members who have participated in campus and UW System programs aimed at enhancing teaching. The 2002-2003 "class" of UW-Green Bay Teaching Scholars comprises a panel on "Strategies to Enhance Teaching" at 11 a.m. Panelists include Professors Troy Abel, Public and Environmental Affairs; Denise Bartell, Human Development; Heidi Fencl and Steve Meyer, both Natural and Applied Sciences; Namji Kim and Ellen Rosewall, of Communication and the Arts; and Sonia Maruenda, of Humanistic Studies. Prof. Fergus Hughes, Human Development, will facilitate. Hughes, along with Prof. Denise Scheberle, Public and Environmental Affairs, co-founded the Teaching Scholars program in 1999 to help the University's newest teachers hone their teaching skills. At 11:15 a.m., Jennifer Ham, Associate Professor of Humanistic Studies (German) and chair of Modern Languages, will talk about her experiences in the 2002-2003 UW System Wisconsin Teaching Scholars program. The UW System program for outstanding senior faculty accepts one participant per campus per year.

Gallery talk features artist Emmons, scientist Nekola, 'Distance Decay'

Professors Carol Emmons and Jeffrey Nekola will give a "brown bag" gallery talk on their collaborative installation "Terra Firma I: Distance Decay," on exhibit in the Faculty Art Show, at noon Thursday, Feb. 13 in the Lawton Gallery. Curator of Art Stephen Perkins says the project "is a perfect example of the interdisciplinary philosophy that has been so central to this University's mission." Emmons and Nekola took walks north, south, east and west, beginning at the Lawton Gallery. Their installation includes evidence of what they found, and research on the natural and human history of their route. For more, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003feb.htm#project.

Campus history is part of installation

Because Profs. Emmons and Nekola focused their land/history/art project on the UW-Green Bay campus (see previous item), their collaborative installation is said to include lots of interesting tidbits about the University and its history. Their brown-bag talk at noon Thursday, Feb. 13, is free and open to the public.

Arf! UW-Green Bay goes to the dogs

Our own Valitchka family (Mary and Terry of Advancement) will be the guest speakers next Wednesday (Feb. 12) along with Sushi, one of their racing sled dogs. It's another in the Friends of the Cofrin Library "Unexpected Zone" brown-bag series. Titled "Valentine's Mush," the program runs from noon to 1 p.m. in the Union's Niagara Room.

Sheepshead is back!

The UW-Green Bay campus journal of the arts, The Sheepshead Review, is being relaunched this spring with an enthusiastic staff of about 25 students. Prof. Rebecca Meacham of Humanistic Studies/Women's Studies is the adviser. She notes that the Review was established twenty-some years ago here and has been published on and off ever since. The Sheepshead Review publishes artwork, photos, poetry, prose, and play excerpts from UW-Green Bay students, faculty, staff and alumni.

Care to make a submission? Know of someone who would?

The editors of Sheepshead Review are inviting submissions for the spring issue. Faculty who would like to contribute or encourage their students to do so are advised that additional information and submission guidelines (length of written works; photo or artwork specifications; the fact that names should be attached only to a separate cover letter) are available via SheepsheadReviewUWGB@hotmail.com. Feb. 18, 2003, is the date for the first review of submissions.

Library offers new 'Searchpath' on-line tutorial

Searchpath is a new resource for UW-Green Bay students, a self-instructional tutorial to teach them basic library and research skills. It covers the research process from initial topic selection to citation styles and the issue of plagiarism. Each of the six sections takes about 10-15 and includes a short quiz. Searchpath can be found at http://www.uwgb.edu/library/searchpath.

Dettman: Use 'Searchpath' as steppingstone to instruction

Reference librarian David Dettman, head of instruction for the Cofrin Library, notes the new Searchpath system is not a substitute for library instruction. "Rather," he says, "we hope that instructors will have students complete the tutorial before library instruction so that less time can be spent teaching research mechanics and more time can be spent teaching critical thinking." The resource should also be helpful for distance-education students, he said. For more information on Searchpath or to schedule a library instruction session, please contact Dave Dettman by phone at 465-2666 or via email at dettmand@uwgb.edu

Phoenix women hold ranking

The weekly Associated Press Top 25 ranking, released late Monday afternoon, has UW-Green Bay holding steady at No. 21. The Phoenix women's basketball team entered the Top 25 in mid-December and climbed as high as No. 16.

In these categories, a top ten team

Worth noting: In the NCAA Division I statistics through last Monday (Jan. 27), the UW-Green Bay women's basketball team was among the leaders in numerous categories. The Phoenix was the top three-point shooting team in the nation (at 44 percent), tenth in overall field goal percentage (47.8 percent) and 22nd in free throws (75.8 percent).

Phoenix, fans put on a good show on Alumni Day

Maybe it was the Alumni Day festivities... and those who came early to see the Becky Knutson/Allison Schultz team emerge victorious in the annual alumni game... or the fact that a larger-than-normal contingent of former players (20 in the game, a total of 40 introduced at halftime of the varsity contest) helped swell the crowd. Or maybe fans just enjoy watching a Top 25 program win 97-56. The Phoenix Sports Center was jammed to capacity at least 20 minutes prior to Saturday's game vs. Illinois-Chicago. The record crowd of 1,827 eclipsed the mark of 1,813 for December's Kansas State game. The next home game is Saturday afternoon, Feb. 15, vs. Loyola.

Men host Cleveland, Detroit

The UW-Green Bay men's basketball team (7-14, 2-7) hosts a pair of Horizon League games this week at the Resch Center. Tipoff is 7 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 6) vs. Cleveland State and Saturday (Feb. 8) vs. Detroit.

Hall of Fame, alumni game make for a big weekend

Friday evening (Feb. 7) is the annual Phoenix Hall of Fame banquet. Inducted in this year's ceremony at the Union's Phoenix Room will be Nate Barnes, Erich Quidzinski and Kim (Wood) Jianas. (For details, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003jan.htm#fame) Saturday is men's basketball alumni day. The alumni game will be played at 4:30 p.m. at the Resch Center.

Swimmers face state rivals

The Phoenix swim teams continue to build toward the Horizon League meet in Cleveland later this month. The men and women's teams will travel to Madison this weekend for a double-dual meet against the Wisconsin Badgers on Friday and UW-Milwaukee on Saturday. The Phoenix teams have swept their last three dual meets.

'What Does It Mean to be an Educated Person of Color?'

Paul C. Young, an assistant professor at Utica College of Syracuse University will address the question "What Does It Mean to be an Educated Person of Color?" at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 in the Union's Christie Theater. For more on the Historical Perspective Series program, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003feb.htm#person.

International reception photos are on-line

Faculty, staff and retirees gathered to greet the ten new international students who have arrived at UW-Green Bay for the second semester. Meet the new students at the photo page, where snapshots from the Jan. 24 reception in their honor are archived at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/photoarch/events/international.htm.

University voters invited to county executive, Green Bay mayoral forums

Take a lunch break to see and hear the candidates running for Brown County executive and Green Bay mayor. A forum featuring the three candidates for Brown County executive will be held this Wednesday (Feb. 5) from noon to 1 p.m. at the Center Court of Washington Commons (formerly Port Plaza). The county executive candidates are Carol Kelso, Roy Leyendecker and Len Teresinski. The following Wednesday (Feb. 12) is the date for a forum featuring candidates for Green Bay mayor. That forum also will run from noon to 1 p.m. at Center Court, Washington Commons. The mayoral candidates are Mark Anderson, David Nennig, Jim Schmitt and Steven Terrien. The forums are being organized by Project VOTE, a nonpartisan volunteer organization working to increase voter turnout in Brown County. Project VOTE includes representation from UW-Green Bay. The spring primary is Feb. 18 and the general election is April 1.

Reminder: U-W-G-B (Up With Good Bodies) starts this week

The spring-semester Up With Good Bodies program organized by the Counseling & Health Center, SS 1400, gets under way with an introductory meeting this week. Choose from four possibilities (3:30 p.m., Feb. 3; 12:30 p.m., Feb. 4; 1 p.m., Feb. 5; or 2 p.m., Feb. 6).

Shepard changes 'open office hours' schedule for mid-February

There have been changes in Chancellor Bruce Shepard's schedule for open office hours:

Tuesday, February 11: time is now 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Monday, February 17: cancelled and changed to...Wednesday, February 19: 8 to 10 a.m.
March 5: cancelled

The complete spring schedule is updated at http://www.uwgb.edu/chancellor/openoffice.htm.

Quick takes from Outreach

Outreach's latest quarterly newsletter for UWGB faculty and staff can be found by clicking http://www.uwgb.edu/outreach/02-03newsletter.htm. According to Director Jan Thornton, this on-line newsletter is intended to improve internal communication from Outreach to the campus. "It's a cross section of the kinds of things we do, rather than a comprehensive review," she says. Highlights of this issue:

Theatre's 'Wit' will have human-services component
Outreach is working with Professors Laura Riddle and Illene Noppe to bring the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Wit" to Green Bay next fall and, in conjunction, present a one-day conference for professionals who work with those experiencing loss. Riddle will organize both on-campus and community productions of the drama, which highlights a gifted woman's journey as she struggles with a terminal illness. Students in Noppe's "Dying, Death and Loss" class will produce research poster sessions for an exhibit and Nursing students will provide "Best Practices" reports at the conference.

Counseling the Packers
No, not for their end of season losses, but for their businesses. UW-Green Bay's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is participating in a pilot program to help NFL players interested in starting their own businesses. In December, SBDC staffers worked though the Packers' Director of Player Development Edgar Bennett and met with several players who are starting businesses.

Teachers enhance student learning through technology
More than 40 teachers from 13 school districts in east central Wisconsin are getting serious about connecting online to share their ideas. In January, they began talking about how technology can be used effectively in their classrooms. The teachers are participating in "Technology Use to Enhance Student Learning," a professional development course sponsored by Outreach and Extension in partnership with CESA 7 Interactive Learning Services.

New partnerships in local government
Three additional governmental associations will be participating in Outreach's Public Management Essentials (PME) certificate program for managers in state and local government. This will have the effect of nearly tripling the number of participants from approximately 200 to 600 in the eight-part program. The newly participating organizations include the Wisconsin County Treasurers Association, the Wisconsin Government Financial Officers Association and the Wisconsin Association of County Officials.

Pasadena, Huntsville, here we come
Area K-12 science teachers will visit the workplaces of NASA's scientists and engineers as part of two, three-day Outreach offerings this spring that will be offered for the option of UWGB graduate credit. Area educators are selected from a competitive application process and their expenses are underwritten through funding from NASA and the U.S. Department of Education. The courses are "Human Space Flight and the International Space Station" at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and "Robotic Exploration of Space" at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California.

Music camps will offer bus pick-up for commuter students
In an attempt to better serve young people and their parents from our region, UW-Green Bay's music camp program will offer direct-route school bus transportation to the campus from area schools this summer. Arrangements have been made through local middle school music teachers from Edison, Washington, Lombardi, Franklin, Bayview and Parkview to pick up students from their schools and transport them to and from UW-Green Bay. (Other pickup points are possible.)

State Law Reminder:

All employees are required by law to report knowledge of sexual assaults on campus. The Wisconsin law states "...any person employed at an institution or center who witnesses a sexual assault or receives a report from a student enrolled in the institution or center that the student has been sexually assaulted shall report to the dean of students of the institution..." This does not mean that you have to violate any confidences or provide names. It does mean that incidents are to be reported to the Dean of Students, ext. 2152.

Relay for Life starts with kickoff meetings this week

The 6th Annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life will be held Saturday, April 5th. The Relay, a community effort between St. Norbert College and UW-Green Bay, is a team event to celebrate life in honor and memory of those whose lives have been touched by cancer. Teams fundraise prior to the event and take turns walking the indoor track on the day of the event. Numerous activities are held that day including games for children, free food, and a silent auction. Hour-long kickoff meetings for potential team captains or volunteers are scheduled for Tuesday (Feb. 4), with your choice of either noon or 5 p.m., both starting in Niagara Room A on the lower level of the Union. Unable to attend but want more info? Contact Karla Miller in Career Services at millerk@uwgb.edu or Laurie Pagel at the American Cancer Society at 338-1541. Join the fight against cancer!

Tori Amos tickets go on sale Saturday

Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. this Saturday for a March 26 concert by popular singer/songwriter/pianist Tori Amos at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. Reserved seats are $37.50.

Tickets on sale today for Feb. 21 Italian Luncheon

Tickets went on sale today at the University Union Information Center for the Italian Luncheon to be held on Feb. 21, 2002 in the Phoenix Room. The cost is $9.00 for faculty and staff. The fun starts at noon and you are "guaranteed" to enjoy the meal and entertainment. Door prizes will be given out. Nancy Blanchard Watts will be playing the harp to provide background music while you dine. See you there!

Gary Weidner celebration draws hundreds to campus

A gathering to honor the memory of Gary Weidner took place last Tuesday night at the Phoenix Sports Center on campus. Countless visitors paid their respects as family members greeted friends and colleagues in the hour before the 6 p.m. program. Nearly 400 people filled chairs set up on the floor of the west gym before a platform adorned with floral bouquets. The basketball scoreboards were activated, with the time set for 19:48, the score 20-03, and the fouls 5-4 to signify key dates and his age at the time of his unexpected death Jan. 25. Host Patrick Madden and a series of speakers remembered Weidner as a devoted family man; a friend of UW-Green Bay athletics, arts and academics; and someone whose passion for competition and Phoenix basketball made the PSC the perfect backdrop for the evening's celebration. Speakers included his sister, college friends, law partners and friends Dan Spielmann and Bruce Shepard. Gary Weidner, the oldest son of Founding Chancellor Edward Weidner, is survived by his wife, Ellen, and two sons, Peter and Jim. A memorial fund has been established; contributions are directed to the Weidner family.

Remember this guy, soccer fans?

He was an assistant to then-Head Soccer Coach Aldo Santaga in the late 1980s and left NCAA Division I for the junior-college ranks and Yavapai College in Prescott, Ariz. Some on campus will remember Mike Pantalione, who got a bit of national publicity this week with a "Faces in the Crowd" mention in Sports Illustrated. Yavapai won its fourth juco national championship this past season and has a 301-22-9 record in 14 seasons.

Briefs

Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson of the Wisconsin Supreme Court recently appointed Kim Nielsen, professor of Social Change and Development and Women's Studies, to serve a three-year term on District 14 Committee of the Office of Lawyer Regulation.

Linda Peacock-Landrum and Karla Miller from Career Services will be presenting "Building Relationships with Colleges: Where to Start" at the 2003 Business Expo sponsored by the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. The 16th Annual Business Expo will be held on Feb. 18 and 19 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at ShopKo Hall.

Prof. Ellen Rosewall, Communication and the Arts, will have two articles published in upcoming arts management publications. "Audience Development for the 21st Century" will appear in the February issue of Michigan Artsletter, and "Do You Have Terminal Executive Director Disease?" will be published in the spring issue of The Voice of Chorus America. Her creative nonfiction essay "The Virtue of Anticipation" appeared in the January issue of Traverse Magazine.

Prof. William Witwer, Communication and the Arts, recently presented a session titled "Using Affordable Technologies in Acquiring, Editing, Teaching, and Performing Historical Choral Music" at the Wisconsin Choral Directors Association Convention at UW-Oshkosh. In addition, his manuscript "Musical Influence in John Harbison's The Flight into Egypt" was accepted for publication in the upcoming April issue of The Choral Journal. In the article Witwer cites compositions by German Baroque composers Heinrich Schutz, Johann Sebastian Bach and others that could have served as models for contemporary American composer Harbison's Pulitzer Prize-winning cantata.

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