UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 34 No. 72



Watershed monitoring workshop for teachers More from the golf course New Founders members Loiselle is Horizon's best Summer camps are hot UW-M Chancellor Zimpher UW-Parkside hosts super computer kids	Vol. 34, No. 72 / July 21, 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. UW-Green Bay hosts teacher workshop on watershed monitoring UW-Green Bay is hosting a workshop this week (July 21-24) to provide high school teachers with hands-on training in water quality monitoring in and around the Lower Fox River watershed. Teachers from Green Bay Southwest, Markesan, Appleton East and Luxemburg-Casco high schools will learn how to integrate watershed monitoring into classroom curriculum. It's the first component of a multi-year program funded by a $1.5 million grant from Arjo Wiggins, Appleton. Prof. Kevin Fermanich is program director. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003july.htm#watershed. *** * * * * From the golf course: more food for thought You don't need a tee time for lunch, but calling ahead might help. Whey? The summer menu at the Shorewood Golf Course has expanded to include chicken and vegetarian sandwich option. Most folks and offices on campus should have already received full menus and a trial coupon for 20% off; if not, you can call manager Rick Warpinski. He notes that they're delighted to respond to call-ahead orders, if someone has a tight schedule, by having the order prepared ahead of time for take-out or eat-in. The number to call is ext. 2118, or check the menu online at http://www.uwgb.edu/shorewood/menu.asp. * * * * * Welcome to Boettcher, Garner, Halvorsen, Laird, Mills The UW-Green Bay Founders Association has added five new members to its board of directors. The new board members, whose three-year terms began July 1, are: Bryan Boettcher '78, Carol Garner, Noel Halvorsen'92, Benjamin Laird and Joan Mills. See http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003july.htm#founders. * * * * * Top honor for student athlete: Loiselle is Horizon's best The award itself was announced in early July, but not too late to mention here: senior Kristy Loiselle of UW-Green Bay has been honored with the Cecil N. Coleman Medal of Honor presented by the Horizon League. Loiselle, already the women's basketball player of the year, was recognized as student-athlete-of-the-year for athletic and academic excellence. See http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/wbb/070203.html. * * * * * Good news for summer: Camps on upswing The Summer Camps program is busy these days, for good reason. Numbers are up in terms of youth registration across a variety of camps. Worth a mention: • Middle School Band, Orchestra and Choral Camp - up 20% • Summer Discovery - up 40% • The new Spanish Immersion Camp - enrolled 31 children Program director Mona Christensen of Outreach and Extension notes that the popular Summer Discovery program caps off the summer with week-long sessions Aug 4-8 and Aug. 10-15. Each week concludes with final presentations (rocket launchings, plays, skits, art presentations etc.) on Friday of both weeks, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Ecumenical Center. * * * * * UW-Milwaukee's Zimpher is likely choice for Cincinnati job An announcement is expected soon regarding current UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Nancy Zimpher and the probability she will accept the presidency of the University of Cincinnati. The school's board of trustees will vote Tuesday on the appointment. The Cincinnati newspaper shares the latest, and profiles "the most powerful woman in Milwaukee," at http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/07/21/loc_ucpresident20.html. * * * * * UW-Parkside to host 75 countries at global computer test Our colleagues in Kenosha are getting pumped up about the fact that the best young computer programmers from 75 countries (Albania through Vietnam) will visit UW-Parkside the week of Aug. 16 for the International Olympiad in Informatics. The 15th IOI is the first to be held in North America. Members of the American team captured gold and silver during last year's IOI in South Korea. * * * * *** 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.

Watershed monitoring workshop for teachers

More from the golf course

New Founders members

Loiselle is Horizon's best

Summer camps are hot

UW-M Chancellor Zimpher

UW-Parkside hosts super computer kids

Vol. 34, No. 72 / July 21, 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.

UW-Green Bay hosts teacher workshop on watershed monitoring

UW-Green Bay is hosting a workshop this week (July 21-24) to provide high school teachers with hands-on training in water quality monitoring in and around the Lower Fox River watershed. Teachers from Green Bay Southwest, Markesan, Appleton East and Luxemburg-Casco high schools will learn how to integrate watershed monitoring into classroom curriculum. It's the first component of a multi-year program funded by a $1.5 million grant from Arjo Wiggins, Appleton. Prof. Kevin Fermanich is program director. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003july.htm#watershed.

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From the golf course: more food for thought

You don't need a tee time for lunch, but calling ahead might help. Whey? The summer menu at the Shorewood Golf Course has expanded to include chicken and vegetarian sandwich option. Most folks and offices on campus should have already received full menus and a trial coupon for 20% off; if not, you can call manager Rick Warpinski. He notes that they're delighted to respond to call-ahead orders, if someone has a tight schedule, by having the order prepared ahead of time for take-out or eat-in. The number to call is ext. 2118, or check the menu online at http://www.uwgb.edu/shorewood/menu.asp.

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Welcome to Boettcher, Garner, Halvorsen, Laird, Mills

The UW-Green Bay Founders Association has added five new members to its board of directors. The new board members, whose three-year terms began July 1, are: Bryan Boettcher '78, Carol Garner, Noel Halvorsen'92, Benjamin Laird and Joan Mills. See http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003july.htm#founders.

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Top honor for student athlete: Loiselle is Horizon's best

The award itself was announced in early July, but not too late to mention here: senior Kristy Loiselle of UW-Green Bay has been honored with the Cecil N. Coleman Medal of Honor presented by the Horizon League. Loiselle, already the women's basketball player of the year, was recognized as student-athlete-of-the-year for athletic and academic excellence. See http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/wbb/070203.html.

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Good news for summer: Camps on upswing

The Summer Camps program is busy these days, for good reason. Numbers are up in terms of youth registration across a variety of camps. Worth a mention:

• Middle School Band, Orchestra and Choral Camp - up 20%
• Summer Discovery - up 40%
• The new Spanish Immersion Camp - enrolled 31 children

Program director Mona Christensen of Outreach and Extension notes that the popular Summer Discovery program caps off the summer with week-long sessions Aug 4-8 and Aug. 10-15. Each week concludes with final presentations (rocket launchings, plays, skits, art presentations etc.) on Friday of both weeks, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Ecumenical Center.

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UW-Milwaukee's Zimpher is likely choice for Cincinnati job

An announcement is expected soon regarding current UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Nancy Zimpher and the probability she will accept the presidency of the University of Cincinnati. The school's board of trustees will vote Tuesday on the appointment. The Cincinnati newspaper shares the latest, and profiles "the most powerful woman in Milwaukee," at http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/07/21/loc_ucpresident20.html.

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UW-Parkside to host 75 countries at global computer test

Our colleagues in Kenosha are getting pumped up about the fact that the best young computer programmers from 75 countries (Albania through Vietnam) will visit UW-Parkside the week of Aug. 16 for the International Olympiad in Informatics. The 15th IOI is the first to be held in North America. Members of the American team captured gold and silver during last year's IOI in South Korea.

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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.