UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 34 No. 70



Cable carries Commencement National recognition for Web site Doyle promises vetoes 'Butterflies and Plants' workshop Discount for 'Starlight Express' 'Starlight' is updated Library responds to Patriot Act Report on Wisconsin's tax-spend history PK-16 Leadership Council awards	Vol. 34, No. 70 / July 7, 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. Cable TV carries encore edition of 'UW-Green Bay: The Commencement' Those with friends or family members who took part in May commencement will be interested to know that 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. For additional information (channels and cable markets), click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003july.htm#cable. *** * * * * UW-Green Bay Web site chosen as EDUCAUSE 'Site of the Week' The UW-Green Bay Web site (www.uwgb.edu) has been selected as the "Site of the Week" by the nonprofit association EDUCAUSE, which will feature UW-Green Bay starting next Monday, July 14. The site was chosen as an example of one that is well-designed, visually appealing and easy to use. Selections reflect a "best effort" when viewed within the context of likely resources available to an institution. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003july.htm#site. * * * * *** Doyle promises $100m in vetoes, but no details yet Gov. Jim Doyle created headlines last week when he said he would be aggressive in wielding his veto pen on the budget shaped by the Republican-dominated state Legislature. He promised $100 million in vetoes, but didn't detail many specifics, and repeated his timetable of announcing his decisions "by mid-July." Journal-Sentinel coverage is at http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/jul03/153164.asp. *** * * * * 'Butterflies and Plants' workshop is Saturday "Butterflies and Their Host Plants" is the topic of a workshop from 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday (July 12) at the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity. The workshop is free, but registration to 465-5032 is required, because space is limited. Amy T. Wolf is the instructor. For details, go to http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003july.htm#butterflies. * * * * * Special discount for faculty/staff on 'Starlight Express' at Weidner Center Faculty and staff are invited to take advantage of a special insider's discount for selected shows in next week's Weidner Center run of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Starlight Express." The deal? Repeat the special code phrase ("The Little Engine That Could") and receive $10 off tickets normally costing $26 to $59 for two evenings only: Tuesday and Wednesday, July 15 and 16. Order in person and by phone before 1 p.m. Saturday the 12th. Order not valid on previous purchases. * * * * * This version of 'Starlight' is updated Andrew Lloyd Webber has written new music expressly for this touring production, updating the familiar score, which includes music of every genre — pop, rock, rap, blues, even country and western. Brought to you by London's original creative team, the show features an impressive set centered around a "half-pipe" and an unrivaled lighting and special effects system with more than 1,400 color, pyrotechnics, lasers and optic effects. This production of "Starlight Express" also features an element never before seen in a Broadway show — 3D film sequences. * * * * *** Cofrin Library looks at patron policies in light of Patriot Act If you missed it over the holiday weekend, the Green Bay Press-Gazette carried a story Saturday on how "Libraries take steps to comply with Patriot Act." Some librarians are greatly concerned over how to interpret and implement the Act, and possible impact on patron privacy. UW-Green Bay's Cofrin Library figures prominently in the story archived at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_11075746.shtml. *** * * * *** Cut spending or raise taxes? New report looks at Wisconsin history Why does Wisconsin, by most measures, have one of the highest total tax burdens among the 50 states? A new report offers some history about citizens' preference for a high level of services, the tradition of UW tuition as a "bargain," and where it's all headed. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel coverage is at http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/jul03/152463.asp. *** * * * * PK-16 Leadership Council honors excellence in education The UW System issued a news release last week announcing that the Wisconsin PK-16 Leadership Council has awarded honors to programs that are making significant contributions toward improving student learning and teacher performance. If you're interested, see http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2003/r030701.htm. * * * * *** 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.

Cable carries Commencement

National recognition for Web site

Doyle promises vetoes

'Butterflies and Plants' workshop

Discount for 'Starlight Express'

'Starlight' is updated

Library responds to Patriot Act

Report on Wisconsin's tax-spend history

PK-16 Leadership Council awards

Vol. 34, No. 70 / July 7, 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.

Cable TV carries encore edition of 'UW-Green Bay: The Commencement'

Those with friends or family members who took part in May commencement will be interested to know that 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. For additional information (channels and cable markets), click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003july.htm#cable.

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UW-Green Bay Web site chosen as EDUCAUSE 'Site of the Week'

The UW-Green Bay Web site (www.uwgb.edu) has been selected as the "Site of the Week" by the nonprofit association EDUCAUSE, which will feature UW-Green Bay starting next Monday, July 14. The site was chosen as an example of one that is well-designed, visually appealing and easy to use. Selections reflect a "best effort" when viewed within the context of likely resources available to an institution. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003july.htm#site.

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Doyle promises $100m in vetoes, but no details yet

Gov. Jim Doyle created headlines last week when he said he would be aggressive in wielding his veto pen on the budget shaped by the Republican-dominated state Legislature. He promised $100 million in vetoes, but didn't detail many specifics, and repeated his timetable of announcing his decisions "by mid-July." Journal-Sentinel coverage is at http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/jul03/153164.asp.

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'Butterflies and Plants' workshop is Saturday

"Butterflies and Their Host Plants" is the topic of a workshop from 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday (July 12) at the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity. The workshop is free, but registration to 465-5032 is required, because space is limited. Amy T. Wolf is the instructor. For details, go to http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003july.htm#butterflies.

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Special discount for faculty/staff on 'Starlight Express' at Weidner Center

Faculty and staff are invited to take advantage of a special insider's discount for selected shows in next week's Weidner Center run of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Starlight Express." The deal? Repeat the special code phrase ("The Little Engine That Could") and receive $10 off tickets normally costing $26 to $59 for two evenings only: Tuesday and Wednesday, July 15 and 16. Order in person and by phone before 1 p.m. Saturday the 12th. Order not valid on previous purchases.

* * * * *

This version of 'Starlight' is updated

Andrew Lloyd Webber has written new music expressly for this touring production, updating the familiar score, which includes music of every genre — pop, rock, rap, blues, even country and western. Brought to you by London's original creative team, the show features an impressive set centered around a "half-pipe" and an unrivaled lighting and special effects system with more than 1,400 color, pyrotechnics, lasers and optic effects. This production of "Starlight Express" also features an element never before seen in a Broadway show — 3D film sequences.

* * * * *

Cofrin Library looks at patron policies in light of Patriot Act

If you missed it over the holiday weekend, the Green Bay Press-Gazette carried a story Saturday on how "Libraries take steps to comply with Patriot Act." Some librarians are greatly concerned over how to interpret and implement the Act, and possible impact on patron privacy. UW-Green Bay's Cofrin Library figures prominently in the story archived at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_11075746.shtml.

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Cut spending or raise taxes? New report looks at Wisconsin history

Why does Wisconsin, by most measures, have one of the highest total tax burdens among the 50 states? A new report offers some history about citizens' preference for a high level of services, the tradition of UW tuition as a "bargain," and where it's all headed. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel coverage is at http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/jul03/152463.asp.

* * * * *

PK-16 Leadership Council honors excellence in education

The UW System issued a news release last week announcing that the Wisconsin PK-16 Leadership Council has awarded honors to programs that are making significant contributions toward improving student learning and teacher performance. If you're interested, see http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2003/r030701.htm.

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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.