UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 34 No. 71



Liebl Hall Liebl pronunciation 'Site of the Week' Regents approve budget Tuition hike Regents plot strategy British visit UW System Entrepreneurial Youth Leadership Institute Keynote by Clifton Taulbert Wisconsin Space Conference Student leftovers go to charity Newspaper describes budget cuts Commencement on TV UW-Superior's biggest alum Brief	Vol. 34, No. 71 / July 14, 2003 The LOG Online e-mail news digest is distributed each week to faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Links are included to more detailed stories at the Marketing and University Communication Web site and to an archive of past issues. Newest residence hall to be named for builder The newest residence hall at UW-Green Bay will be named for general contractor Richard J. (Dick) Liebl, whose company has built all 15 residence halls here. The 120-bed Liebl Hall will be dedicated Sept. 8. Liebl has worked closely with University Village Housing, Inc., a private, nonprofit corporation that has arranged construction of the residence halls through a trendsetting public/private partnership. Liebl has been active in the local community, successful in his field and, adds Robert Schaefer, president of the UVHI board which recommended the honor to the University, "He gets things done right and on time." For details, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003july.htm#residence. *** * * * * Pronunciation guide Incidentally, the correct pronunciation for the name of both UW-Green Bay's new residence hall, and the person its naming honors, is LEE-buhl. * * * * * It's up: UW-Green Bay is 'Site of the Week' Go to http://www.educause.edu/. In the left column you'll see the familiar UW-Green Bay icon showcased on the homepage of EDUCAUSE, a national nonprofit that works to advance higher education through effective use of information technology. The UW-Green Bay Web site is being highlighted as "Site of the Week" starting today (Monday, July 14). * * * * * Regents approves 2003-04 budget Some facts and figures of note from the 2003-04 budget approved last week by the UW System Board of Regents: • The $110 million cut in state support (GPR) this year is followed by a planned $140 million reduction in FY 05. Together, the $250 million biennial cut is the largest in UW System history. • State support is 27.3% of the UW System budget, down from 30.9% the previous year and 49.9% at merger three decades ago • The FY 04 budget also reflects a reduction of 629 state-supported positions in the UW System, equal to nearly all of the net state position eliminations. * * * * *** One-year tuition increase is 16.7 percent The UW Regents made it official last week, approving a hefty 16.7 percent tuition increase at comprehensive campuses including UW-Green Bay. The tuition portion of the bill (which doesn't include student fees) will increase $500 to about $3,500 per year for a full-time, resident undergraduate. Unprecedented cuts in state funding are the driving factor. The Wisconsin State Journal newspaper offered details at http://www.madison.com/wisconsinstatejournal/local/52592.php. *** * * * * In other news: UW System strategy, affirmative action A UW System summary of last week's Regents news includes budget and tuition issues but also items on "Charting the Course" strategic planning; a recap of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Michigan affirmative action and its impact on the UW; and new roles for former Board leaders Jay Smith and Guy Gottschalk. See http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2003/r030710b.htm. * * * * * The view from London: UW System idea might be a good one Education reporters from The Guardian of London recently paid a visit to Madison (and other locales in these "remote" and "rural" precincts). They interviewed UW System officials and others for a piece analyzing whether Wisconsin might be a model for organizing Great Britain's far-flung and only loosely coordinated higher education institutions. It's fun reading at http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0,5500,993151,00.html. * * * * * Students of color get taste of business A new summer program at UW-Green Bay is getting good reviews. The Entrepreneurial Youth Leadership Institute, a two-week workshop for high school students, exposes students to the world of business and the stock market. UW-Green Bay faculty and staff and local entrepreneur Chris Swan, chairman of the chancellor's diversity council, were among the organizers. For the newspaper story, see http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/biz_11179478.shtml. * * * * *** Campus is invited to hear 'When We Were Colored' author Taulbert The all-University calendar lists an important and interesting program for noon this Friday (July 18) in the University Theatre in Theatre Hall. To mark the closing celebration of the youth entrepreneur workshop, the campus is invited to a keynote presentation by prominent author Clifton Taulbert. He is the author of best sellers including Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored, Eight Habits of the Heart: The Timeless Values That Build Strong Communities and his Pulitzer-nominated memoir The Last Train North. *** * * * * UW-Green Bay will host 'Our Changing Earth' in August The Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium based at UW-Green Bay will host the conference "Our Changing Earth" on Aug. 14 and 15. It's the 13th annual Wisconsin Space Conference. Presentations will include sessions on climate change with discussion of the assertion that jet contrails influence climate, as measured in the wake of the 9-11 groundings. Watch for more details as the event nears. For a brochure, see http://www.uwgb.edu/outreach/ProfEd. * * * * *** College students' leftovers go to charity Today's Green Bay Press-Gazette ran a story on what becomes of the assorted clothing, furniture and non-perishable food items left behind when college students head home for the summer. It's at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_11093747.shtml. *** * * * * Newspaper describes budget cuts A reduction in hours at the Cofrin Library — representing a move away from extended hours previously requested by students — is among the budget-cut impacts at UW-Green Bay. A P-G story offers a brief summary at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_11099950.shtml. * * * * * Reminder: Commencement on TV Time Warner Cable Television is running UW-Green Bay's tape of the ceremony throughout the month of July. Tune in at 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays. It's Channel 4 on most local systems. * * * * * 'Gov. Terminator' talk keeps 'em pumped up at Superior Wisconsin Public Radio carried a breezy item last Friday about how the phones are ringing at UW-Superior these days. The campus public information office reports an upswing in Arnold Schwarzenegger inquiries with the release of his Terminator III movie and talk of his run-off candidacy for California governor. Reporters are checking on the actor's Superior undergraduate credentials (Extended Degree) and doctorate (honorary, in 1996). * * * * * Brief Tom Erdman, curator of UW-Green Bay's Richter Museum, is seen in a recent edition of the syndicated outdoors show "Northland Adventures." The segment looks at his 30 years experience in studying goshawks, the largest accipiter in the state's Chequamegon and Nicolet national forests. "Northland Adventures" airs in 13 states from Indiana to Montana, in every Wisconsin market, and in Green Bay on WFRV-TV 5, Saturdays at 11:05 p.m. * * * * *** LOG ONline is prepared for University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty and staff by the Office of Marketing and University Communication. Employees may submit a Brief, a Publication, a news item, an announcement, or offer feedback; call ext. 2527 or e-mail us at Log@uwgb.edu.

Liebl Hall

Liebl pronunciation

'Site of the Week'

Regents approve budget

Tuition hike

Regents plot strategy

British visit UW System

Entrepreneurial Youth Leadership Institute

Keynote by Clifton Taulbert

Wisconsin Space Conference

Student leftovers go to charity

Newspaper describes budget cuts

Commencement on TV

UW-Superior's biggest alum

Brief

Vol. 34, No. 71 / July 14, 2003

The LOG Online e-mail news digest is distributed each week to faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Links are included to more detailed stories at the Marketing and University Communication Web site and to an archive of past issues.

Newest residence hall to be named for builder

The newest residence hall at UW-Green Bay will be named for general contractor Richard J. (Dick) Liebl, whose company has built all 15 residence halls here. The 120-bed Liebl Hall will be dedicated Sept. 8. Liebl has worked closely with University Village Housing, Inc., a private, nonprofit corporation that has arranged construction of the residence halls through a trendsetting public/private partnership. Liebl has been active in the local community, successful in his field and, adds Robert Schaefer, president of the UVHI board which recommended the honor to the University, "He gets things done right and on time." For details, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003july.htm#residence.

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Pronunciation guide

Incidentally, the correct pronunciation for the name of both UW-Green Bay's new residence hall, and the person its naming honors, is LEE-buhl.

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It's up: UW-Green Bay is 'Site of the Week'

Go to http://www.educause.edu/. In the left column you'll see the familiar UW-Green Bay icon showcased on the homepage of EDUCAUSE, a national nonprofit that works to advance higher education through effective use of information technology. The UW-Green Bay Web site is being highlighted as "Site of the Week" starting today (Monday, July 14).

* * * * *

Regents approves 2003-04 budget

Some facts and figures of note from the 2003-04 budget approved last week by the UW System Board of Regents:
• The $110 million cut in state support (GPR) this year is followed by a planned $140 million reduction in FY 05. Together, the $250 million biennial cut is the largest in UW System history.
• State support is 27.3% of the UW System budget, down from 30.9% the previous year and 49.9% at merger three decades ago
• The FY 04 budget also reflects a reduction of 629 state-supported positions in the UW System, equal to nearly all of the net state position eliminations.

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One-year tuition increase is 16.7 percent

The UW Regents made it official last week, approving a hefty 16.7 percent tuition increase at comprehensive campuses including UW-Green Bay. The tuition portion of the bill (which doesn't include student fees) will increase $500 to about $3,500 per year for a full-time, resident undergraduate. Unprecedented cuts in state funding are the driving factor. The Wisconsin State Journal newspaper offered details at http://www.madison.com/wisconsinstatejournal/local/52592.php.

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In other news: UW System strategy, affirmative action

A UW System summary of last week's Regents news includes budget and tuition issues but also items on "Charting the Course" strategic planning; a recap of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Michigan affirmative action and its impact on the UW; and new roles for former Board leaders Jay Smith and Guy Gottschalk. See http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2003/r030710b.htm.

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The view from London: UW System idea might be a good one

Education reporters from The Guardian of London recently paid a visit to Madison (and other locales in these "remote" and "rural" precincts). They interviewed UW System officials and others for a piece analyzing whether Wisconsin might be a model for organizing Great Britain's far-flung and only loosely coordinated higher education institutions. It's fun reading at http://education.guardian.co.uk/egweekly/story/0,5500,993151,00.html.

* * * * *

Students of color get taste of business

A new summer program at UW-Green Bay is getting good reviews. The Entrepreneurial Youth Leadership Institute, a two-week workshop for high school students, exposes students to the world of business and the stock market. UW-Green Bay faculty and staff and local entrepreneur Chris Swan, chairman of the chancellor's diversity council, were among the organizers. For the newspaper story, see http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/biz_11179478.shtml.

* * * * *

Campus is invited to hear 'When We Were Colored' author Taulbert

The all-University calendar lists an important and interesting program for noon this Friday (July 18) in the University Theatre in Theatre Hall. To mark the closing celebration of the youth entrepreneur workshop, the campus is invited to a keynote presentation by prominent author Clifton Taulbert. He is the author of best sellers including Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored, Eight Habits of the Heart: The Timeless Values That Build Strong Communities and his Pulitzer-nominated memoir The Last Train North.

* * * * *

UW-Green Bay will host 'Our Changing Earth' in August

The Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium based at UW-Green Bay will host the conference "Our Changing Earth" on Aug. 14 and 15. It's the 13th annual Wisconsin Space Conference. Presentations will include sessions on climate change with discussion of the assertion that jet contrails influence climate, as measured in the wake of the 9-11 groundings. Watch for more details as the event nears. For a brochure, see http://www.uwgb.edu/outreach/ProfEd.

* * * * *

College students' leftovers go to charity

Today's Green Bay Press-Gazette ran a story on what becomes of the assorted clothing, furniture and non-perishable food items left behind when college students head home for the summer. It's at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_11093747.shtml.

* * * * *

Newspaper describes budget cuts

A reduction in hours at the Cofrin Library — representing a move away from extended hours previously requested by students — is among the budget-cut impacts at UW-Green Bay. A P-G story offers a brief summary at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_11099950.shtml.

* * * * *

Reminder: Commencement on TV

Time Warner Cable Television is running UW-Green Bay's tape of the ceremony throughout the month of July. Tune in at 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays. It's Channel 4 on most local systems.

* * * * *

'Gov. Terminator' talk keeps 'em pumped up at Superior

Wisconsin Public Radio carried a breezy item last Friday about how the phones are ringing at UW-Superior these days. The campus public information office reports an upswing in Arnold Schwarzenegger inquiries with the release of his Terminator III movie and talk of his run-off candidacy for California governor. Reporters are checking on the actor's Superior undergraduate credentials (Extended Degree) and doctorate (honorary, in 1996).

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Brief

Tom Erdman, curator of UW-Green Bay's Richter Museum, is seen in a recent edition of the syndicated outdoors show "Northland Adventures." The segment looks at his 30 years experience in studying goshawks, the largest accipiter in the state's Chequamegon and Nicolet national forests. "Northland Adventures" airs in 13 states from Indiana to Montana, in every Wisconsin market, and in Green Bay on WFRV-TV 5, Saturdays at 11:05 p.m.

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LOG ONline is prepared for University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty and staff by the Office of Marketing and University Communication. Employees may submit a Brief, a Publication, a news item, an announcement, or offer feedback; call ext. 2527 or e-mail us at Log@uwgb.edu.