UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 34 No. 61



Service for Robert Novak Gifts to Alumni Association State Employee Recognition Day Governor to sign contracts Up With Good Bodies winners Heirloom Plant Sale Phone book cards Regents to meet in Stevens Point False alarm Solar Olympics	Vol. 34, No. 61 / May 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. Service for Novak is Thursday at Ecumenical Center A visitation and memorial service for former UW-Green Bay staff member Robert M. Novak will be held on campus Thursday (May 8) at the Ecumenical Center. Bob died Sunday at his Green Bay home at age 71 following a long illness. He joined UW-Green Bay in January 1970 as coordinator of community relations, and a few months later helped found the Alumni Association with members of the first graduating class. For 23 years he was among UW-Green Bay's most prominent ambassadors as alumni relations director, Information Center and commencement coordinator, and liaison to state government and UW System administration. He was a recipient of the Founders Association Award for Excellence. Thursday's visitation will begin at 2 p.m. and continue until the 5:15 p.m. service. *** * * * * Family asks that gifts be directed to UW-Green Bay Alumni Association The family of Bob Novak asks that, in lieu of flowers, friends consider a contribution to the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association. Checks should be made payable and addressed to the "Alumni Association" c/o of University Advancement, Cofrin Library Room 820, UW-Green Bay, Green Bay WI 54311-7001. (Please note: this address is corrected from information printed in the newspaper obituary.) Bob Novak is survived by his wife, Josie; son, Chuck; and daughter, Jennifer. * * * * * Today is the day to be appreciated, recognized Faculty and staff are reminded that today (Wednesday, May 7) is "State Employee Recognition Day," as proclaimed by Gov. Jim Doyle. The proclamation thanks this state's dedicated public servants who contribute significantly to the well-being and quality of life of Wisconsin residents. * * * * *** In a somewhat-related story, Governor to sign contracts The Assembly and Senate moved quickly Tuesday to approve a series of labor agreements covering 35,000 state employees including classified and union employees in the University of Wisconsin System. Gov. Doyle said he will sign the contracts today. Inaction on the agreements had effectively frozen pay for the employees for nearly two years. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has today's coverage at http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/may03/138975.asp. *** * * * * Appreciation for U-W-G-B's Sanders, Callahan, Bassett-Piehl, Bodilly, Matzke There will be gooey filled doughnuts all around tomorrow, or maybe spinach/bran muffins, in celebration of first-place awards in the Spring 2003 U-W-G-B Up With Good Bodies healthy-lifestyle program. A total of eight teams took part, with 14 more people entered in the individual category. All were winners (and losers, nearly 150 pounds total), but officially, the winning individual participant was Debbie Sanders. The winning team was: Four on the Floor Karen Callahan (coach) Betsy Bassett-Piehl Sue Bodilly Nancy Matzke * * * * * What's the Heirloom Plant Sale? This explains it Earlier this week the LOG ONLine made a big deal of Friday's "sneak preview" sale at the Lab Sciences greenhouse. It occurs to us now that new employees, in particular, might not have a feel for what the Heirloom Plant Sale is or how it came into existence. A news release tells all at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003april.htm#heirloom. * * * * * Please (pretty please with sugar on top) return your phone book cards Forget to return your yellow Phone Directory information card? Please do so by Friday, May 9, to the University Communication Office, CL 815. * * * * * Regents meet Thursday in Stevens Point The UW-Stevens Point campus is the site for the May meeting of the UW System Board of Regents, this Thursday and Friday. An update on the state budget and a presentation on developments in online learning in Wisconsin are among the agenda items. * * * * * False alarm Eau Claire-area media carried plenty of reports recently about the fact that two local chancellors each happened to be finalists for new jobs outside the UW System. They're not any more, and the Eau Claire paper provides coverage at http://www.leadertelegram.com/story.asp?id=26481. * * * * * Celebrating sun power, despite the clouds A look out our window confirms that at least some of the participants in the 7th annual Solar Olympics are working outdoors this morning, showing off the designs of their solar cookers and related inventions. The event is sponsored by Wisconsin Public Service Community Foundation and UW-Green Bay. Since this is the third and final rain-day option, organizers decided the show must go on; much of the action takes place inside the University Union anyway, with solar marketing campaigns, photography and essay contests, solar building and tee-shirt designs, and "Solar Jeopardy." * * * * *** 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.

Service for Robert Novak

Gifts to Alumni Association

State Employee Recognition Day

Governor to sign contracts

Up With Good Bodies winners

Heirloom Plant Sale

Phone book cards

Regents to meet in Stevens Point

False alarm

Solar Olympics

Vol. 34, No. 61 / May 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.

Service for Novak is Thursday at Ecumenical Center

A visitation and memorial service for former UW-Green Bay staff member Robert M. Novak will be held on campus Thursday (May 8) at the Ecumenical Center. Bob died Sunday at his Green Bay home at age 71 following a long illness. He joined UW-Green Bay in January 1970 as coordinator of community relations, and a few months later helped found the Alumni Association with members of the first graduating class. For 23 years he was among UW-Green Bay's most prominent ambassadors as alumni relations director, Information Center and commencement coordinator, and liaison to state government and UW System administration. He was a recipient of the Founders Association Award for Excellence. Thursday's visitation will begin at 2 p.m. and continue until the 5:15 p.m. service.

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Family asks that gifts be directed to UW-Green Bay Alumni Association

The family of Bob Novak asks that, in lieu of flowers, friends consider a contribution to the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association. Checks should be made payable and addressed to the "Alumni Association" c/o of University Advancement, Cofrin Library Room 820, UW-Green Bay, Green Bay WI 54311-7001. (Please note: this address is corrected from information printed in the newspaper obituary.) Bob Novak is survived by his wife, Josie; son, Chuck; and daughter, Jennifer.

* * * * *

Today is the day to be appreciated, recognized

Faculty and staff are reminded that today (Wednesday, May 7) is "State Employee Recognition Day," as proclaimed by Gov. Jim Doyle. The proclamation thanks this state's dedicated public servants who contribute significantly to the well-being and quality of life of Wisconsin residents.

* * * * *

In a somewhat-related story, Governor to sign contracts

The Assembly and Senate moved quickly Tuesday to approve a series of labor agreements covering 35,000 state employees including classified and union employees in the University of Wisconsin System. Gov. Doyle said he will sign the contracts today. Inaction on the agreements had effectively frozen pay for the employees for nearly two years. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has today's coverage at http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/may03/138975.asp.

* * * * *

Appreciation for U-W-G-B's Sanders, Callahan, Bassett-Piehl, Bodilly, Matzke

There will be gooey filled doughnuts all around tomorrow, or maybe spinach/bran muffins, in celebration of first-place awards in the Spring 2003 U-W-G-B Up With Good Bodies healthy-lifestyle program. A total of eight teams took part, with 14 more people entered in the individual category. All were winners (and losers, nearly 150 pounds total), but officially, the winning individual participant was Debbie Sanders. The winning team was:

Four on the Floor
Karen Callahan (coach)
Betsy Bassett-Piehl
Sue Bodilly
Nancy Matzke

* * * * *

What's the Heirloom Plant Sale? This explains it

Earlier this week the LOG ONLine made a big deal of Friday's "sneak preview" sale at the Lab Sciences greenhouse. It occurs to us now that new employees, in particular, might not have a feel for what the Heirloom Plant Sale is or how it came into existence. A news release tells all at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2003april.htm#heirloom.

* * * * *

Please (pretty please with sugar on top) return your phone book cards

Forget to return your yellow Phone Directory information card? Please do so by Friday, May 9, to the University Communication Office, CL 815.

* * * * *

Regents meet Thursday in Stevens Point

The UW-Stevens Point campus is the site for the May meeting of the UW System Board of Regents, this Thursday and Friday. An update on the state budget and a presentation on developments in online learning in Wisconsin are among the agenda items.

* * * * *

False alarm

Eau Claire-area media carried plenty of reports recently about the fact that two local chancellors each happened to be finalists for new jobs outside the UW System. They're not any more, and the Eau Claire paper provides coverage at http://www.leadertelegram.com/story.asp?id=26481.

* * * * *

Celebrating sun power, despite the clouds

A look out our window confirms that at least some of the participants in the 7th annual Solar Olympics are working outdoors this morning, showing off the designs of their solar cookers and related inventions. The event is sponsored by Wisconsin Public Service Community Foundation and UW-Green Bay. Since this is the third and final rain-day option, organizers decided the show must go on; much of the action takes place inside the University Union anyway, with solar marketing campaigns, photography and essay contests, solar building and tee-shirt designs, and "Solar Jeopardy."

* * * * *

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.