Vol. 34, No. 46 / March 10, 2003

Reminder: Regents here Thursday for Roundtable

UW-Green Bay is the host site in Northeast Wisconsin for a Regent Roundtable this Thursday (March 13) from 4 to 6 p.m. in Phoenix Room B of the University Union. During the session, Regent President Guy Gottschalk, UW System President Katharine Lyall and others will meet with invited students, parents, faculty, academic staff, campus administrators, business owners, community leaders, local elected officials, K-12 educators, alumni and donors for a roundtable discussion of deep cuts proposed in the 2003-05 state budget. Members of the campus community are invited to attend.

UW-Green Bay will share big table with Oshkosh, Colleges

Representatives of sister campuses at Oshkosh and nearby UW Colleges will share the floor with UW-Green Bay people at Thursday's Regent Roundtable. Panel members from Green Bay will include Chancellor Bruce Shepard, Prof. John Lyon and student Nick Kohn, county executive Nancy Nusbaum, community supporters John Heugel and Judy Crain, and several others.

Eau Claire session tomorrow will be Webcast

This week's Regent Roundtable in Green Bay is part of a series. A Western Wisconsin session takes place tomorrow (Tuesday) in Eau Claire, with others March 13 in Green Bay, March 25 in Stevens Point, March 26 in Waukesha and March 31 in Madison. When possible thanks to meeting-room capabilities, live audio will be broadcast via the Internet. The Eau Claire session, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., will be on the Web at http://www.uwec.edu/.

Meeting with Fritz Erickson, dean candidate, is Thursday a.m.

An open forum for the UW-Green Bay community is scheduled from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday (March 13) with Fritz Erickson, candidate for the position of dean of professional and graduate studies. Erickson is the first of three candidates to visit campus. He is a professor of education, and counseling, educational and developmental psychology. He is dean of the College of Education and Human Development at Eastern Washington University. A curriculum vitae is online at the Provost's site at http://www.uwgb.edu/provost/search/index.htm.

Other finalists: Phillips on March 24, Mills on March 28

Mark your calendars to attend open sessions for each of the three candidates for the position of dean of professional and graduate studies at UW-Green Bay. Along with Fritz Erickson on March 13, hour-long sessions are scheduled for 2:45 p.m. on Monday, March 24, in Niagara B for Susan Phillips; and 2:45 p.m. Friday, March 28, in Phoenix B for Guy E. Mills. Each of the candidates has been asked to speak to the question, "What is the role of professional programs at a regional liberal arts university?" Watch for additional information closer to those dates.

Let's share best of UW-Green Bay at 2003 Academic Excellence Symposium

Reminder to all faculty: It is time to nominate your brightest student(s) for the Academic Excellence Symposium on Wednesday, April 16. The second annual event, showcasing the academic excellence of students both undergraduate and graduate, will be in the form of a poster session to display research, academic accomplishments and creativity. Students who participate will receive certificates of academic excellence. For further information contact Linda Peacock-Landrum at peacockl@uwgb.edu , or Lloyd Noppe at noppel@uwgb.edu. Submit all completed nomination forms to Shirley Bubolz in the Academic Deans Office, TH335. Deadline date is Wednesday, March 19. If you still need a nomination form, email bubolzs@uwgb.edu.

All-Campus Calendar soon to take on a new look

As spring break nears so does the launch of the new Web-based campus calendar, scheduling, and event management system. Stay tuned as organizers continue to update you on all the exciting features of this one-stop source for all campus events! If you have questions over the next several weeks, please contact Janice Swiggum, Business & Finance, at ext. 5068 or swiggumj@uwgb.edu.

Don't forget: 4th annual Faculty Research Exchange is Friday

The Research Council invites you to the 4th Annual UW-Green Bay Faculty Research Exchange on Friday, March 14, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the 1965 Room. It's a chance for faculty and staff to learn about recent research/creative work. RSVPs are welcome by Barb Wake at wakeb@uwgb.edu.

27-3, No. 20 and headed for the NCAAs: Celebrating a big win

We've got photos! Sunday was a happy day on the UW-Green Bay campus, with the winningest basketball team in school Division I history winning again, 83-59 over Detroit, to claim the Horizon League tournament championship and a spot in the NCAA tournament. Campus photographer Eric Miller was there... click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/photo.htm.

What's next

UW-Green Bay will find out its NCAA tournament seed, opponent and first-round site next Sunday afternoon (March 16) at 4 p.m. when the Division I field of 64 is announced. For those daydreaming about attending a first-round game on Saturday or Sunday, March 22 or 23, the potential sites were listed in the news roundup of the recent Chancellor's FYI newsletter, archived at http://www.uwgb.edu/chancellor/FYI/Mar03news.htm.

AP rating climbs to No. 20

After three lopsided wins last week, the Phoenix women's basketball team climbed a spot in this afternoon's new Associated Press Top 25. UW-Green Bay now stands at No. 20. For a full story, click http://espn.go.com/ncw/news/2003/0310/1521298.html.

Loiselle magnifique!

Kristy Loiselle's terrific stat line in Sunday's championship game (17 points, 9 rebounds, 6 steals, 5 assists — all game highs) capped an MVP weekend for the 5-10 senior guard/forward from Kimberly. She was joined on the Horizon League all-tournament team by teammates Chandra Johnson, a senior from Eau Claire, and Tiffany Mor, a junior from Appleton.

An even greater honor: Loiselle is national all-academic

Still more honors for UW-Green Bay senior Kristy Loiselle, the best women's basketball player in the Horizon League: She also has made academic all-America, second team, as one of only 15 players at the NCAA Division I level so honored. (She joins former Phoenix players Chari Nordgaard and Pam Roecker on the women's basketball program's all-time list of national academic selections.) Loiselle majors in Elementary Education and has a 3.84 GPA. For more, click http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/wbb/030703.html.

Kudos for UW-Green Bay as tournament host

The 2003 Horizon League tournament was a hit, attendance-wise and logistically, as the conference and Phoenix Athletics Department did their best in funneling record crowds into and around the cozy Phoenix Sports Center. The host team's three games played to capacity (1,850) or near-capacity crowds, and even the play-in game involving two last-place, out-of-town teams on Wednesday drew at least 400 fans. The Green Bay News-Chronicle's new sports editor was so impressed, he asked Horizon officials, "why shouldn't Green Bay host every year?" It was a nice compliment, midway through his tourney notes column, at http://www.greenbaynewschron.com/sports/sportest.html?article=118866.

Finally, a summary of milestones, all-conference honors

• The 27-3 record is the best for a Phoenix basketball team at the Division I level.
• They've won their conference five straight years.
• Been to the NCAAs five out of six.
• Cracked the AP Top 25 and stayed there... for 13 weeks and counting.
• The league MVP is a Phoenix, the coach of the year is a Phoenix (fourth time in five years), and plenty of other UW-Green Bay players are all-conference or all-defensive team selections. Get the impression these people are pretty good? Horizon League honors are archived at http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/wbb/030503.html.

You're invited for Kaffee and Kuchen with German delegation on Tuesday

A Kaffee and Kuchen (coffee and cake) reception at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday (March 11) in Student Services Room 1900 will welcome three delegates from Wisconsin's sister state of Hessen in Germany. The campus community is invited. Thomas Berger, internship coordinator for Hessen Networks; and Gine Willbrand, managing coordinator of the International Summer School, and Thomas Komm, director of the International Office, both at Philipps-Universitūt Marburg, will meet with UW-Green Bay administrators, staff in the Office of International Education, and language faculty members during their trip to the state to promote Hessen-Wisconsin exchange.

UW-Green Bay exchange in Hessen predates Wisconsin's

UW-Green Bay had an exchange agreement with the University of Kassel in the state of Hessen well before Gov. Tommy Thompson established a formal state-to-state exchange in 1998. The Wisconsin-Hessen agreement makes it easier for students from any higher education institution in the two states to exchange to the other country. UW-Milwaukee coordinates the agreement. Prof. Cristina Ortiz, director of international education, says the UW-Green Bay-Kassel exchange is active. Last summer, about 18 students from UW-Green Bay went to Kassel.

Spring ahead to garden planning via new heirloom Web site

Even though it isn't time to set the clocks forward, gardeners can begin planning what they'll plant via the new Web site for the annual on-campus heirloom plant sale. Sale coordinator, Prof. Jeff Nekola of Natural and Applied Sciences, announces that he has the list of varieties of vegetables, herbs, and flowers available for 2003 posted at: http://www.uwgb.edu/nekolaj/heirloom. He's continuing to add photos and descriptions of tomatoes vegetables.

This year's sale promises even more bio-diversity

New this year for the heirloom plant sale (a fundraising event that also promotes bio-diversity) is even more diversity, with more vegetables other than tomatoes and peppers, more herbs, more flowers. The sale in the Laboratory Sciences greenhouse is 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 10, and 9 a.m. until sell-out or 6 p.m. on May 11.

Looking ahead: 'Opportunity Knocks' for students of color on April 3

The Office of Admissions and its Multicultural Recruitment program will host the third annual Opportunity Knocks program all day Thursday, April 3, at the University Union. Opportunity Knocks 2k3 is a daylong event for approximately 150 Wisconsin multicultural high school juniors and seniors, with interactive information sessions, discussions about strategies for collegiate success, college tours and a keynote speaker (former Green Bay Packer Harry F. Sydney III.) Local hip-hop/R&B station WILD 99.7 will broadcast live, over lunch, from the Phoenix Rooms. Students arrive from as far away as Eau Claire, Wausau, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Kenosha, as close as Green Bay and many points in between.

Another date to remember: April 4, and 'Celebrating Success'

The Office of Admissions (Multicultural Recruitment) and the pre-college program Weekend Writers will host 'Celebrating Success.' The April 4 event on campus spotlights multicultural students nominated by their high school guidance staff or administrators for their superior academic standing and commitment to civic engagement. In addition, students who have successfully completed the Weekend Writers program (college-level research experience for high school multicultural students) will be celebrated for their achievements. Students, their parents, and guidance staff are invited to join in acknowledging the accomplishments of these outstanding students. Look for more details later this month.

Native American Sleepover is April 11-12

Another event worth being aware of: The Office of Admissions Program Manager for Multicultural Recruitment is coordinating the first-ever Native American Sleepover, an overnight experience designed to invite college-bound junior- and senior-high students of the Oneida, and Red Cliff, Bad River, Lac du Flambeau, and Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa bands to Green Bay for an overnight experience April 11-12. The Native American Sleepover will coincide with the Wisconsin Indian Education Association (WIEA) Conference and the UW-Green Bay Intertribal Student Council 2003 Powwow. The experience will be filled with information sessions, an Oneida Nation College Fair, relationship building with other Native students who are college bound or attending college. This event is made possible through grant funding and donations from Oneida Nations Tribe, Radisson Hotel, and Swan Corp I.

We blew it, and made TRIO's SSS an only child

In last week's LOG ONLine, we noted the annual observation of TRIO Day and the impact of federal programs helping students in need, particularly at UW-Green Bay. We talked about Student Support Services but somehow failed to paste in information on Upward Bound and the Regional Center for Math and Science (both well-known for being thriving programs at UW-Green Bay). We'll re-run last week's item in its entirety, this time with all three of the TRIO triplets listed, in the next issue.

Distinguished to Ford, Taylor; Honorary Alumnus Award to Maino

Radio personality John Maino will receive the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association's inaugural "Honorary Alumnus Award" this Saturday evening (March 15) at the annual Alumni Awards Night. The presentation recognizes his association with Phoenix Athletics, and the John Maino Golf Classic that raised more than $25,000 for scholarships and alumni programming. Previously announced were the selections of Diane Ford and Steven Taylor for Distinguished Alumni Awards. For more on Maino, and Saturday's event, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003mar.htm#maino.

Empty Bowls chili charity event is Tuesday; Shepard will cook and serve

You can help stamp out hunger — yours and someone else's — with a visit to the annual Empty Bowls chili charity event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday (March 11) in the Studio Arts building cafeteria. For a donation to a local charity organization, you'll get the chili of your choice in a handmade ceramic bowl created by UW-Green Bay ceramics students and area potters. Student Art Agency sponsors the event. This year's chili is being donated by Bistro by George, Kavarna, High Point Supper Club, Titletown Brewing, and the University's own Chancellor Bruce Shepard. Uprisings is donating the bread. Chancellor Shepard also will be on hand to serve. "Empty Bowls" has been held annually since 1994, and various local shelters and food pantries have benefited.

Schmidt, Braun named 'Women of the Year'

Student Holly Schmidt and Assistant Athletic Director Amanda Braun received "Woman of the Year" awards at the March 5 Women's Recognition luncheon launching the campus observance of Women's History Month. Schmidt, a senior completing majors in English and Human Development, received multiple nominations for her leadership in the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship student organization. Braun was cited for several qualities including taking an active role in implementing the philosophy of giving back to the community.

'Social Competence in Children' is infant/toddler workshop keynote

Well-known author and educator Lilian G. Katz will be the keynote speaker at a workshop, Current Issues in Infant/Toddler Development and Care, on Friday, April 11, at UW-Green Bay. Katz is professor emerita of early childhood education at the University of Illinois where she also is co-director of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Child Education. She wrote a regular column for "Parents Magazine" for 13 years. Workshop presenters include Prof. Illene Noppe, Human Development, on "What Does Research Tell Us About Transitioning?" For more, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003mar.htm#infant.

Executive MBA scholarship earmarked for UW System employee

Employees of the UW System are eligible to apply for a scholarship to the UW-Madison Executive MBA program. A special UW System scholarship — made available by Business School Dean Michael M. Knetter — covers 75 percent of the $48,000 cost to attend the two-year program. The Executive MBA program, which admits 30-35 students each fall, is a rigorous two-year program designed for mid- and upper-level managers, with classes on Fridays and Saturdays every other weekend. For further information, view the program web page at http://www.bus.wisc.edu/graduateprograms/execmba/ or contact Constance Rieben, associate director, at 608/265-2034 or crieben@bus.wisc.edu.

Regents recap: Budget cuts without pain are 'pure fantasy,' Shepard says

Even with sizeable tuition increases proposed by Gov. Jim Doyle, the University of Wisconsin System still faces a $100 million reduction that will dramatically affect teaching and learning, the Board of Regents was told Friday. President Katharine Lyall stressed the importance of maintaining the governor's proposed tuition increase in the 2003-05 state budget, which would offset his recommended $250 million budget cut by $150 million. Several regents and chancellors echoed Lyall's comments, and emphasized that the UW System and its campuses have the lowest administrative costs in the nation within public higher education, with little if any room to cut there and elsewhere without "real pain." Added UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard, "To think that we can persist with cuts in the future and not affect instruction is just pure fantasy." For a recap from the System Web site, click http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2003/r030307a.htm.

Lyall issues reminder on economic impact (it's $9.5 Billion, with a capital 'B')

A fall 2002 study of the UW System's economic impact is worth revisiting and reviewing, UW System President Katharine C. Lyall advised the Board of Regents on Friday. "It is interesting to note how widespread the economic impacts are-even in senate districts without a UW campus there are significant numbers of jobs and incomes dependent upon university activities," Lyall said. The report is archived at http://www.wisconsin.edu/impact/index.htm.

More reaction to governor's proposed budget cuts

Last Thursday's opening day of the monthly Board of Regents meeting was the first gathering of the Regents since Gov. Jim Doyle last month announced massive cuts for the UW System in his proposed 2003-05 state budget. Regents were briefed not only on those prospective cuts, but on state budget reductions for the current fiscal year. President Katharine Lyall said the total budget reduction to the UW System during the current 2001-03 biennium totals $49 million. "The next round of cuts will necessarily affect academic programs, student-teacher ratios, access to sections, and perhaps, admissions for fall '04 and beyond, depending on how the final budget comes out," she said. Added Regent Jay L. Smith of Middleton, "My personal view, from a businessman's perspective, is that our major partner is spinning us off, and it has been happening for a long time." For a first-day recap, click http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2003/r030306c.htm.

Fourth Estate wins awards in annual competition

The LOG ONLine extends congratulations to the Fourth Estate student newspaper, which won seven awards at the annual Associated Collegiate Press Best of the Midwest college newspaper competition. The 4E took second place for overall excellence among tabloid newspapers from four-year colleges in 13 Midwestern states. Four staff members won individual awards (Ryan Bandoch, opinion writing; Andy Behrendt, newswriting, for a CL 21 piece; news editor Jon Hayden; and Life reporter Nick LaViolette). For more, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003mar.htm#fourth.

Student plans Weight Watchers group

Student Aimee Monhead sends word of an organizational meeting, sponsored by the Dietetic Club, on Wednesday, March 12 in the Union's Alumni Room A. The meeting is open to students faculty and staff, as well current Weight Watchers members, she says. will be available early 11 a.m. answer questions about registering for program, which does require a fee subsequent participation. RSVP aimeem99@msn.com, if you plan attend.

Men's Horizon League title game is on cable

UW-Milwaukee (23-7) hosts Butler (25-4) in the Horizon League title game Tuesday (March 11) at 6 p.m. The game is being carried nationally by ESPN. The UW-Green Bay Phoenix men were beaten in the tournament's opening round last Tuesday by Youngstown State, 65-61. The Phoenix finished 10-20.

Reminders on music, Friends:

• Chamber Music at Green Bay (March 12) features guest clarinetist, http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003mar.htm#clarinet

• UW-Green Bay jazz groupsand ZIJI present Brazilian-themed concert March 11, http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003mar.htm#jazz

• Next Friends brown-bag lunch is 'Grown-up Stories with the Story Hat Lady,' Wednesday, March 12 in the Union's Niagara Room A.

Opera Star Simon Estes will perform, teach at UW-Green Bay March 31

Look for more details later this month, but mark your calendar. International opera star Simon Estes, bass-baritone, will conduct a master class for vocal musicians from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on March 31 in the University Theatre. The event, co-sponsored by several campus entities, is free and open to the public. A prizewinner in the Moscow Tchaikovsky competition in 1966, Estes has since performed with all the major international opera companies including the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala Milan, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the Paris Opera. He will present a brief performance to open, and 10 vocalists from the area will perform and be critiqued during the class. Estes will also hold an informal discussion on the topic of music and spirituality from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Union's Heritage Room. Contact Sarah White, Communications and the Arts Office, 465-2348, or the Student Life Office, 465-2200, ext. 40 for more information.

Briefs

Prof. John F. Katers, Natural and Applied Sciences, has been selected to be on a panel of judges for the Wisconsin Business Friend of the Environment Awards, which are sponsored by the Wisconsin Environmental Working Group, an affiliate of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce. The Awards highlight what Wisconsin companies are doing in the areas of pollution prevention, innovative technology and environmental stewardship. The overall goal of the program is to demonstrate to state policymakers, businesses and the general public that sound environmental practices are good for the Wisconsin business environment. Winners will be honored at an annual conference May 14.

Prof. Jeff Nekola, Natural and Applied Sciences, has been notified that he is on the list of "Distinguished Alumni" of the Graduate School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, compiled in celebration of the school's centennial. Each graduate study program was invited to submit candidates. Nekola is one of four from Ecology and the most recent to earn his Ph.D. Nekola completed his degree in 1994.

Prof. Kevin Roeder, Social Work, has an article, "Rural HIV/AIDS Services Participant and Provider Perceptions," in the Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services.

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