Vol. 35, No. 46 / February 10, 2004

Edwards appearance is confirmed for Wednesday at 6:15 p.m.

The UW-Green Bay campus remains a magnet for Democratic presidential contenders. The latest to confirm a visit is Sen. John Edwards. His campaign lists a 6:15 p.m. appearance Wednesday (Feb. 11) in the University Union Phoenix Room. With Wednesday's stop, Edwards joins Howard Dean (here yesterday) and Wesley Clark (last November).

Dean snapshots are on the Web

See this morning's NBC news? Yes, that was the Phoenix emblem on the banner visible over Howard Dean's shoulder. The candidate made national news here Monday in announcing he would try to stay in the race even without a first-place finish in next Tuesday's Wisconsin Primary. An online photo gallery is at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/photoarch/people/dean.htm.

A clear winner! UW-Green Bay will help host NCAA Regional in December

Great news today from NCAA national headquarters! Green Bay has been chosen one of four regional sites for this year's NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament, with the 10,000-seat Resch Center as the venue and UW-Green Bay as the host institution. Dates are TBD, but will be sometime the weekend of Dec. 9, 2004. With acceptance of the community's bid to be a host site, UW-Green Bay joins the University of Washington, the University of Louisville and the University of Minnesota as locations for "Sweet 16" matches that will winnow the national field to the final four scheduled the following weekend for Long Beach, Calif.

UW-Green Bay connects with PMI, local tourism bureau to land tourney weekend

Athletics Director Ken Bothof says the national D-1 tournament action is a first for Green Bay, a plus for the local hospitality industry and a treat for fans who will enjoy seeing four of the nation's top 16 women's volleyball teams fight for the right to advance. UW-Green Bay partnered with PMI (the management company for the Resch Center, which put the bid together) and Packer Country Regional Tourism (the former Green Bay Visitor and Convention Bureau) to land the regional tournament.

This week or next, but soon: We need nominations for Founders Awards

Please take the time before Feb. 20 to nominate a colleague for one of the Founders Association Awards for Excellence. The categories are teaching, scholarship, institutional development, community outreach, administrative support and academic support. The Awards and Recognition Committee welcomes your nominations. The nomination form is simple to complete and can be found on the Web at http://www.uwgb.edu/sofas/founders/.

Black-belt librarian promises '50 Ways to Flip Your Lover'

That's the clever title of the latest brown-bag luncheon program organized by the Friends of the Cofrin Library. UW-Green Bay librarian Deb Strelka and her husband, Paul, are both 3rd-degree black belts and UWGB graduates. They'll offer a martial arts demonstration from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 11) in Niagara Room A of the University Union. Admission is free. Bring your lunch.

Kieper is UW-Green Bay academic staff's nominee for state award

Congratulations to David Kieper on his selection as UW-Green Bay's nominee for the 2004 Academic Staff Board of Regents' Award for Excellence. The campus nomination has been forwarded to the Regents. They will select two non-instructional academic staff members to receive $5,000 professional development awards and be recognized at the April board meeting in Madison. UW-Green Bay's choice of Kieper was made by the Academic Staff Committee and its nominations committee based on categories including excellence of performance, personal interaction, initiative and creativity, and outstanding achievement The Academic Staff Committee and the Nominating Committee wish to thank the individuals who took the time to send letters of nomination recognizing their Academic Staff colleagues, and especially to the outstanding candidates who submitted materials.

Plain speaking: UW-Green Bay's Habermann tells Regents tuition too high

A focal point of last week's Regents meeting in Madison was planning for the UW System budget request for 2005-07. Among those invited to speak was UW-Green Bay's Megan Habermann, a senior in Communication Processes, who said dramatic increases in nonresident tuition are making students like her an "endangered species." A native of Portland, Ore., Habermann said tuition has increased $7,000 since her freshman year. Nonresident students should not be penalized by disproportionate tuition and fee increases, she said. "By continuing to increase nonresident tuition at such an incredible rate, the state will not only lose money for each campus, but it will deny all students a unique and valuable UW experience."

UW System looks to gear up early for budget fight

Findings from the Board of Regents' study of the university's future will help shape the university's 2005-07 state budget request, UW System president Katharine C. Lyall said last Friday. She also said the improving economy could be a factor. "It is not unreasonable to advocate for some restoration of these sacrifices as times get better," she said. For a full recap, see http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2004/r040206b.htm.

Final numbers, spring enrollment: 4,178 and 4,997

The Office of Institutional Research has posted final enrollment data for spring 2004. Both the full-time-equivalent (FTE) count of 4,178 and the headcount for students enrolled in campus programs, 4,997, are within a percentage point of last spring's totals. While fall semester is the "semester of record" for UW System purposes, campuses track spring's typically lower enrollments to monitor retention rates and institutional capacity. The spring summary is on-line at http://www.uwgb.edu/iresearch/enroll/SPRING04/Week.htm.

Help spread the word on Sheepshead Review

Sheepshead Review, UW-Green Bay's journal of the arts, is accepting poetry, fiction, essays, photographs and artwork for its Spring 2004 issue. All students, alumni, faculty and staff are invited to submit, and faculty and staff are encouraged to spread the word. Staff will begin reviewing submissions on Monday, February 23, at 4 p.m. All submissions should be directed to Sheepshead Review, TH 331 or via e-mail to sheepsheadreview@uwgb.edu. Questions? Ask editor-in-chief Julie Strand, or consult guidelines on the Web at http://www.uwgb.edu/sheepshead/submissions.htm.

New this year: Call it the Sheepshead prize

This year, Sheepshead Review is also sponsoring a contest for 1) the best photograph or artwork submission and 2) the best submission of creative writing in any genre. Faculty adviser Prof. Rebecca Meacham says entries will be judged by nationally acclaimed artists, and winning entries will be featured prominently, along with interviews with the winning writers/artists, in the journal and on the Web site.

Outreach Summer Camps win $1,000 for Spanish session

The UW-Green Bay Summer Camps program has just been awarded a $1,000 Wisconsin Humanities Council Grant to support the Spanish Intensive Language and Culture Camp. The award will fund student scholarships for the camp taking place July 18-23, open to those entering grades 7-12. Angeles Rodriguez, assistant professor of humanistic studies and camp director, wrote the grant narrative and Mona Christensen, youth opportunities coordinator for the Office of Outreach and Extension, drafted the budget. For more about the camp and the scholarships, see http://www.uwgbsummercamps.com.

P.S. from Mona Christensen: Spanish camp finds secondary market

Organizers of the one-week UW-Green Bay summer camp "Spanish Intensive Language and Culture" say they have discovered an untapped secondary market. With even first-generation immigrant students losing their language and culture, Mona Christensen said she took several calls last summer from guidance counselors wanting to get their students into the Spanish camp. Without personal resources in many cases, and with existing scholarships hard to get or already spoken for, the students were shut out. This year, the Humanities Council Grant promises to open the door for more students interested in discovering or rediscovering the language and culture.

Gardening symposium Feb. 28 will focus on nurturing wetlands

The Cofrin Center for Biodiversity and Outreach and Extension are teaming up with local groups to host "Successful Gardening with Native Plants: Focus on Nurturing Wetlands," a day-long workshop on Saturday, Feb. 28. The workshop will explore the benefits and how-to of gardening in harmony with nature. It is designed for experienced and new gardeners, especially those new to natural landscaping. Mike Sands, chief ecologist at Prairie Crossing, a new residential conservation community in Grayslake, Ill., will be the keynote speaker. Watch for details in next week's LOG ONLine or click now at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004feb.htm#garden.

Feb. 20: A cool hands-on opportunity involving computers, fire extinguishers

The staff from Lakeshore Technical College will be on Campus Friday, Feb. 20 for a presentation on use of portable fire extinguishers. Attendees will get hands-on experience using the LTC's FX training simulator — a computer-driven module system that works with infrared sensors and a sophisticated shutter system that regulates the fire hazard image. The FX training computer has been custom designed and programmed to recognize if the student is utilizing the correct application technique for the type of fire being fought. Want to learn more about using a portable fire extinguisher? Want to test your fire extinguisher skills? And at no cost to you? This training is for you. All members of the campus community are invited to participate, but space is limited. Call Public Safety, ext. 2300 (press "2"), and reserve a spot in one of four sessions being offered on February 20. The 1-hour sessions are scheduled at 9:30 and 11 in the morning and 1:30 and 3:30 in the afternoon. Training will be held in the Union Niagara Rooms A and B.

Required Safety Training for New Employees

Here's a reminder that all new employees are required to attend one session of New Employee Safety Orientation and Emergency Response Training. Training will include the required introduction to Hazard Communication and an overview of campus emergency procedures. The next schedule session is Tuesday, February 10, from 2 to 3:15 p.m., in IS 1034. Future sessions are as follows:

• Thursday, March 11, 2004 from 8-9:15 AM in IS 1034
• Wednesday, April 14, 2004 from 3-4:15 PM in IS 1034
• Tuesday, May 4, 2004 from 11 AM - 12:15 PM in IS 1034

Please call Public Safety, 2300 (press "2"), to register

Another posting from the 'We read spam so you don't have to' department

Bombarded with spam last week, we did salvage the following nugget of near-lyrical gibberish from the LOG ONLine inbox under a subject line promising home loans as low as 3.25 percent. Somehow, it came out as follows:

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Briefs

A paper co-authored by Michael Draney, assistant professor of Natural and Applied Sciences, has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Arachnology. In the paper, "Revision of the Nearctic Spider Genus Calymmaria (Araneae: Hahniidae)", 22 species of North American spiders new to science are described, illustrated, and named, bringing the total number of Calymmaria species to 31.

Sarah Meredith, associate professor of Communication and the Arts, was invited as guest adjudicator to judge the vocal division of last month's Fox Valley Symphony Youth Soloist Competition. The winner received $500 and an opportunity to perform with the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra. The purpose of the competition is to give talented young people the opportunity to play with a symphony orchestra.

The works of artist Christine Style, associate professor of Communication and the Arts, will be on display in the Janalyn Hanson White Gallery at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, from Feb. 13 through March 10. Intaglio, an Italian word meaning to incise or inscribe, is a traditional way of creating prints. Style's exhibit will feature intaglio prints, as well as various woodcuts.

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