UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 35 No. 48



Kerry and Kennedy More on campaign photo gallery News coverage UWGB in spotlight Election day Kitty found 'Tartuffe' opens Feb. 26 'Greatest Hits' at Lawton Gallery Film Society, Korean film Student Research Symposium '04 Biodiversity grants Solinger lecture Health sciences scholarships New staff Coffee and tea Brief	Vol. 35, No. 48 / February 17, 2004 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. Kerry, Kennedy draw big crowd at UW-Green Bay UW-Green Bay basked Monday in the national spotlight that follows a front-running presidential campaign. A crowd estimated at 1,500 packed the west gym of the Phoenix Sports Center to cheer two senators from Massachusetts, John Kerry and Ted Kennedy. UW-Green Bay people were prominent on stage. The Phoenix Pep Band under the direction of Prof. Kevin Collins played warm-up, student Nathanael Isaacson of the College Democrats club welcomed the crowd, and alumni Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton and State Sen. Dave Hansen '71 introduced the candidate. * * * * * Photo gallery: More on campaign stop Arriving early for their scheduled 3:30 p.m. rally and staying late for post-event sitdowns with local media and live shots on the 6 o'clock news, candidate John Kerry and friend Ted Kennedy spent a good three hours and thirty minutes on campus yesterday. The day in photos is archived at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/photo.htm. * * * * * News coverage C-SPAN carried it live, nationally. David Broder, the distinguished Washington Post columnist and NBC and PBS TV analyst, was part of the traveling press corps. (Broder found time to chat politics and higher education, briefly, with UW-Green Bay folks including Chancellor Bruce Shepard). Brief clips of the rally made national news, and the Kerry stop generated extensive print and broadcast coverage statewide. Locally, the News-Chronicle highlighted Ted Kennedy's warmly received and humorous remarks at http://www.greenbaynewschron.com/page.html?article=124433. The Green Bay Press-Gazette summarized audience reaction at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_14747525.shtml. * * * * * Columnist: 'UWGB shines in primary spotlight' The visit Monday by Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry put an exclamation point to a primary season that saw each of the four leading contenders — Kerry, John Edwards, Howard Dean and Wesley Clark — make campaign stops to visit with students and community at UW-Green Bay. Newspaper columnist Tom Perry makes note of the University's good fortune at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_14746965.shtml. * * * * * Today is election day A whirlwind week of national attention draws to a close today (Tuesday, Feb. 17) with the Wisconsin Primary. All polls will be open until 8 p.m. * * * * * Kitty found The LOG ONLine has learned that a dark gray tiger cat (no tags or collar) was found in the Weidner Center parking lot Monday morning, huddled on a sewer grate. Barbara Wake of the Institute for Research (CL 730) transported it to the Humane Society shelter and "it seemed to be in good shape, other than being half frozen." Anyone who wants more information can call Barbara, or the shelter. * * * * * Moliere comedy 'Tartuffe' opens Feb. 26 at UW-Green Bay "Tartuffe," a comedy by the 17th century French playwright Moliere, whose work influences dramatists to this day, opens at 7:30 p.m. next Thursday, Feb. 26 and continues Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27-28 and Wednesday through Saturday, March 3-6 in the Weidner Center's Studio Two. In "Tartuffe," the lead character masquerades as a pious man, insinuating himself into a contented household, where his real intentions wreak havoc. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004feb.htm#tartuffe. * * * * * 'Greatest Hits!' Lawton Gallery shows best of University collection "Greatest Hits: Selections from the Permanent Collection" opens with a reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. next Wednesday, Feb. 25 in the Lawton Gallery. Curator of Art Stephen Perkins will give a gallery talk at 5 p.m. The exhibit of about 50 pieces includes works from artists such as Richard Anuszkiewicz, Elmer Bischoff, Warrington Colescott, Jenny Holzer, Alex Katz, Tom Marioni, Yasumasa Morimura, Yoko Ono, Lorna Simpson, Kara Walker, and others. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004feb.htm#hits. * * * * * This week's Film Society offering is Korean import The International Film Series schedule continues this week with a showing at 7 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 18) at the Neville Public Museum. The movie is "Chunhyang" directed by Kwon-Taek Im, from the year 2000. The movie will be introduced by Prof. Hye-Kyung Kim. * * * * * Students share research on deer, soil, prairie fire, and sand-barrens progress Students who won grants to carry out scientific field research will present their results at the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity Student Research Symposium from 2-4 p.m. next Wednesday, Feb. 25 in Niagara Room A of the Union. Students and projects are: • Katie Hemauer, Stockbridge, "Soil Temperature: The Effects of Vegetation Cover and Soil Type," 2 p.m. (Adviser, Prof. Steven Meyer). • Amanda Carroll, Green Bay, and Jennifer Powell, Two Rivers, "Analysis of White-tailed Deer Herbivory in Mahon Woods and Toft Point Natural Areas," 2:30 p.m. (Advisers Profs. Tara Reed and Robert Howe). • Amanda Malueg, Green Bay, "Effects of Fire Management on Small Mammals in a Tallgrass Ecosystem," 3 p.m. (Prof. Howe and Gary Fewless, advisers). • Sarah Wilk, Madison, "Evaluating the Progress of the UW-Green Bay Northern Barrens Project," 3:30 p.m. (Amy Wolf, Ph.D., adviser). * * * * * Students can apply now for '04 Biodiversity grants The Feb. 25 Cofrin Center for Biodiversity Student Research Grant Symposium is a good opportunity for prospective student and faculty participants to learn about the program. Students can apply now for 2004 grants to support hands-on research in the Cofrin Arboretum or in one of the University's natural areas. The application deadline is March 29. Information is available on the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity Web site at http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity. * * * * * Independent scholar offers 'Nine ways of looking at a poor woman' "Nine Ways of Looking at a Poor Woman" is the title of a lecture at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27 in the Christie Theater. Admission is free. The speaker will be Rickie Solinger, New York, an independent scholar and author or editor of five books published since 1992 including the most recent, "Welfare: A Documentary History of U.S. Policies and Politics." For more on the Historical Perspectives series program, go to http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004feb.htm#women. * * * * * UW-Green Bay students win health sciences scholarships Four UW-Green Bay students have been selected to receive Dr. Donel Sullivan Scholarships in Health Sciences for 2004. They are Kevin Martin and Kacee Des Jarlais of Green Bay; Josh Bayer of LaFarge; and Shana Danube of Merrimac. They are a top group, with involvement ranging from respiratory therapy to biology tutor and kinesiology teaching assistant to Medical College of Wisconsin summer research assistant. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004feb.htm#sullivan. * * * * * Pietsch of an addition Noted previously in an all-campus email but worth repeating here for the benefit of LOG readers is the arrival last month of the new executive staff assistant in the Provost's Office, Judy Pietsch. She holds a bachelor's degree in organizational psychology and comes to UW-Green Bay from Foth & Van Dyke and Associates, where she served nine years as administrative assistant to the CEO and two years as senior resource center manager. Her photo is online at the staff page, http://www.uwgb.edu/provost/staff.htm. * * * * * Coffee and tea Faculty, staff and students are reminded that they are welcome to gather and socialize every weekday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Point Sauble Room, located just off the Nicolet diring room in the University Union. Coffee and tea, compliments of the Provost Office, will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. * * * * * Brief Tim Quigley, Bayfest director, is connecting with the community by volunteering his time and expertise as publicity and public relations consultant for the Greater Green Bay Landscape and Gardening show that will be held at the KI Center this weekend. The show, starting on Friday afternoon, features over 50 landscape and gardening exhibitors and continuous garden-related seminars, including featured speaker Shelley Ryan, host/producer of "The Wisconsin Gardener" on Wisconsin Public Television. Proceeds of the show benefit summer student interns at UW Extension and special projects of the Green Bay Botanical Garden. * * * * * 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.

Kerry and Kennedy

More on campaign photo gallery

News coverage

UWGB in spotlight

Election day

Kitty found

'Tartuffe' opens Feb. 26

'Greatest Hits' at Lawton Gallery

Film Society, Korean film

Student Research Symposium

'04 Biodiversity grants

Solinger lecture

Health sciences scholarships

New staff

Coffee and tea

Brief

Vol. 35, No. 48 / February 17, 2004

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.

Kerry, Kennedy draw big crowd at UW-Green Bay

UW-Green Bay basked Monday in the national spotlight that follows a front-running presidential campaign. A crowd estimated at 1,500 packed the west gym of the Phoenix Sports Center to cheer two senators from Massachusetts, John Kerry and Ted Kennedy. UW-Green Bay people were prominent on stage. The Phoenix Pep Band under the direction of Prof. Kevin Collins played warm-up, student Nathanael Isaacson of the College Democrats club welcomed the crowd, and alumni Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton and State Sen. Dave Hansen '71 introduced the candidate.

* * * * *

Photo gallery: More on campaign stop

Arriving early for their scheduled 3:30 p.m. rally and staying late for post-event sitdowns with local media and live shots on the 6 o'clock news, candidate John Kerry and friend Ted Kennedy spent a good three hours and thirty minutes on campus yesterday. The day in photos is archived at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/photo.htm.

* * * * *

News coverage

C-SPAN carried it live, nationally. David Broder, the distinguished Washington Post columnist and NBC and PBS TV analyst, was part of the traveling press corps. (Broder found time to chat politics and higher education, briefly, with UW-Green Bay folks including Chancellor Bruce Shepard). Brief clips of the rally made national news, and the Kerry stop generated extensive print and broadcast coverage statewide. Locally, the News-Chronicle highlighted Ted Kennedy's warmly received and humorous remarks at http://www.greenbaynewschron.com/page.html?article=124433. The Green Bay Press-Gazette summarized audience reaction at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_14747525.shtml.

* * * * *

Columnist: 'UWGB shines in primary spotlight'

The visit Monday by Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry put an exclamation point to a primary season that saw each of the four leading contenders — Kerry, John Edwards, Howard Dean and Wesley Clark — make campaign stops to visit with students and community at UW-Green Bay. Newspaper columnist Tom Perry makes note of the University's good fortune at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_14746965.shtml.

* * * * *

Today is election day

A whirlwind week of national attention draws to a close today (Tuesday, Feb. 17) with the Wisconsin Primary. All polls will be open until 8 p.m.

* * * * *

Kitty found

The LOG ONLine has learned that a dark gray tiger cat (no tags or collar) was found in the Weidner Center parking lot Monday morning, huddled on a sewer grate. Barbara Wake of the Institute for Research (CL 730) transported it to the Humane Society shelter and "it seemed to be in good shape, other than being half frozen." Anyone who wants more information can call Barbara, or the shelter.

* * * * *

Moliere comedy 'Tartuffe' opens Feb. 26 at UW-Green Bay

"Tartuffe," a comedy by the 17th century French playwright Moliere, whose work influences dramatists to this day, opens at 7:30 p.m. next Thursday, Feb. 26 and continues Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27-28 and Wednesday through Saturday, March 3-6 in the Weidner Center's Studio Two. In "Tartuffe," the lead character masquerades as a pious man, insinuating himself into a contented household, where his real intentions wreak havoc. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004feb.htm#tartuffe.

* * * * *

'Greatest Hits!' Lawton Gallery shows best of University collection

"Greatest Hits: Selections from the Permanent Collection" opens with a reception from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. next Wednesday, Feb. 25 in the Lawton Gallery. Curator of Art Stephen Perkins will give a gallery talk at 5 p.m. The exhibit of about 50 pieces includes works from artists such as Richard Anuszkiewicz, Elmer Bischoff, Warrington Colescott, Jenny Holzer, Alex Katz, Tom Marioni, Yasumasa Morimura, Yoko Ono, Lorna Simpson, Kara Walker, and others. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004feb.htm#hits.

* * * * *

This week's Film Society offering is Korean import

The International Film Series schedule continues this week with a showing at 7 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 18) at the Neville Public Museum. The movie is "Chunhyang" directed by Kwon-Taek Im, from the year 2000. The movie will be introduced by Prof. Hye-Kyung Kim.

* * * * *

Students share research on deer, soil, prairie fire, and sand-barrens progress

Students who won grants to carry out scientific field research will present their results at the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity Student Research Symposium from 2-4 p.m. next Wednesday, Feb. 25 in Niagara Room A of the Union. Students and projects are:

• Katie Hemauer, Stockbridge, "Soil Temperature: The Effects of Vegetation Cover and Soil Type," 2 p.m. (Adviser, Prof. Steven Meyer).

• Amanda Carroll, Green Bay, and Jennifer Powell, Two Rivers, "Analysis of White-tailed Deer Herbivory in Mahon Woods and Toft Point Natural Areas," 2:30 p.m. (Advisers Profs. Tara Reed and Robert Howe).

• Amanda Malueg, Green Bay, "Effects of Fire Management on Small Mammals in a Tallgrass Ecosystem," 3 p.m. (Prof. Howe and Gary Fewless, advisers).

• Sarah Wilk, Madison, "Evaluating the Progress of the UW-Green Bay Northern Barrens Project," 3:30 p.m. (Amy Wolf, Ph.D., adviser).

* * * * *

Students can apply now for '04 Biodiversity grants

The Feb. 25 Cofrin Center for Biodiversity Student Research Grant Symposium is a good opportunity for prospective student and faculty participants to learn about the program. Students can apply now for 2004 grants to support hands-on research in the Cofrin Arboretum or in one of the University's natural areas. The application deadline is March 29. Information is available on the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity Web site at http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity.

* * * * *

Independent scholar offers 'Nine ways of looking at a poor woman'

"Nine Ways of Looking at a Poor Woman" is the title of a lecture at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27 in the Christie Theater. Admission is free. The speaker will be Rickie Solinger, New York, an independent scholar and author or editor of five books published since 1992 including the most recent, "Welfare: A Documentary History of U.S. Policies and Politics." For more on the Historical Perspectives series program, go to http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004feb.htm#women.

* * * * *

UW-Green Bay students win health sciences scholarships

Four UW-Green Bay students have been selected to receive Dr. Donel Sullivan Scholarships in Health Sciences for 2004. They are Kevin Martin and Kacee Des Jarlais of Green Bay; Josh Bayer of LaFarge; and Shana Danube of Merrimac. They are a top group, with involvement ranging from respiratory therapy to biology tutor and kinesiology teaching assistant to Medical College of Wisconsin summer research assistant. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004feb.htm#sullivan.

* * * * *

Pietsch of an addition

Noted previously in an all-campus email but worth repeating here for the benefit of LOG readers is the arrival last month of the new executive staff assistant in the Provost's Office, Judy Pietsch. She holds a bachelor's degree in organizational psychology and comes to UW-Green Bay from Foth & Van Dyke and Associates, where she served nine years as administrative assistant to the CEO and two years as senior resource center manager. Her photo is online at the staff page, http://www.uwgb.edu/provost/staff.htm.

* * * * *

Coffee and tea

Faculty, staff and students are reminded that they are welcome to gather and socialize every weekday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Point Sauble Room, located just off the Nicolet diring room in the University Union. Coffee and tea, compliments of the Provost Office, will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

* * * * *

Brief

Tim Quigley, Bayfest director, is connecting with the community by volunteering his time and expertise as publicity and public relations consultant for the Greater Green Bay Landscape and Gardening show that will be held at the KI Center this weekend. The show, starting on Friday afternoon, features over 50 landscape and gardening exhibitors and continuous garden-related seminars, including featured speaker Shelley Ryan, host/producer of "The Wisconsin Gardener" on Wisconsin Public Television. Proceeds of the show benefit summer student interns at UW Extension and special projects of the Green Bay Botanical Garden.

* * * * *

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.