UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 35 No. 50



Phone-a-Thon sets record Visitors welcome Women's history events 'Last Lecture' series Ash Wednesday services 'W' tally important for Phoenix Phoenix, student star on HDnet CPR training	Vol. 35, No. 50 / February 25, 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. Alumni Phone-a-Thon connects with single-day record! Last night was magic for the Alumni Phone-a-Thon and the 10 student callers who hit a hot streak in dialing up friends of UW-Green Bay. The students collected financial pledges totaling $6,105, a new one-night record that smashed the previous high by nearly $1,500. Annual Giving Director Shane Kohl says great callers and the "Mueller Match" (see this month's "Inside UW-Green Bay" online) are factors in the success. Alumni are receptive and eager to talk about Shorewood Club memories, favorite professors, Nicolet Room food and upbeat news from today's campus. This edition of the Phone-a-Thon, the seventh annual, is entering its second week and will run through late March, attempting to reach more than 12,000 UW-Green Bay alumni. * * * * * Stop in and say hello Visitors are welcome at the Phone-a-Thon call center, located in the Instructional Services Building in Room 1004. If you'd like to help, perhaps call a specific former student, just for fun and to help the cause, it can be arranged. Hours are Sunday through Thursday 6 to 8:30 p.m. * * * * * Women's history will be highlighted during March A lecture in the Center for History and Social Change series, the annual Women's Recognition Luncheon, and entertainment events are scheduled on campus during Women's History Month. The display case on the plaza of Cofrin Library will be devoted to women's history for the full month. Here's the full schedule of events: Tuesday, March 2 Movie, "Bend It Like Beckham," 6:30 p.m., Christie Theater, University Union. Free. Thursday, March 4 Comedy night, "Ladies Night Out," 8 p.m., Phoenix Rooms, University Union. Students free, all others $2. Friday, March 5 Lecture by Eileen Boris, "The Politics of Consumption: Women Against the Sweatshop,." 10 a.m., Christie Theater, University Union. Wednesday, March 10 Women's Recognition Luncheon, noon, Phoenix Rooms, University Union. Free, but tickets available at the University Union Information Center are required. "Nice Girls Don't Sweat," is the solo performance by Jane Curry depicting an English teacher and former member of the All-American Red Heads, the first professional women's basketball team, which was formed in 1936. * * * * * Ecumenical Center resurrects 'Last Lecture' series with UW-Green Bay profs The Ecumenical Center is offering a brown bag lunch series during the Christian liturgical season of Lent, entitled the "Last Lecture Series." UW-Green Bay professors will be sharing the "most important things" they would want people to know if they could give only one last lecture. (Campus veterans will remember a similar series was popular more than a decade ago.) The following speakers are scheduled for noon at the EC each of the next five Wednesdays: March 3 — Marcelo Cruz March 10 — Andrew Kersten March 24 — Derek Jeffreys March 31 — James Coates April 7 — Regan Gurung Coffee, ice water and desserts will be provided. * * * * * Late reminder: Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday Services will be held at the Ecumenical Center today (Wednesday, Feb. 25). An ecumenical service is scheduled for 12:15 p.m., as well as a Catholic liturgy at 9:15 p.m. All faculty, staff and students are welcome. * * * * * 'W' tally important for Phoenix teams this weekend The Phoenix men's and women's basketball teams have a lot on the line for Saturday's regular season finales. The Phoenix women will clinch their sixth straight conference championship and secure top seeding in the Horizon League championship tournament with a win over Illinois-Chicago. Game time is 3 p.m. at the Phoenix Sports Center. The Phoenix men could end up anywhere from second to fifth place in the Horizon League, pending tomorrow's game at Detroit (6 p.m. our time.) and Saturday's 7 p.m. home game vs. Wright State at the Resch Center. * * * * * Student Megan Habermann stars in HDTV cast of men's game UWGB communications major Megan Habermann will host a feature segment highlighting the UW-Green Bay campus and the Green Bay community during a high-definition television (HDTV) broadcast of the Phoenix men's game this Saturday. A production crew will film Habermann in various locations around campus and in the community, and the piece will be aired during the pre-game show or at halftime of the men's game. HDnet bills itself as the world's first national television network broadcasting all of its programming in high definition television. You can go to www.hd.net to find out where the game might be available in our area. * * * * * CPR training opportunity... at no cost Interested in becoming certified in CPR? Looking for a convenient time and location? UW-Green Bay employees have an opportunity to take a CPR course at no charge. Course details: When: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 from 9 AM - 1 PM Where: Poolside at the Sports Center Instructor: Tim Helein What: Adult CPR using American Red Cross training materials Cost: No cost to UW-Green Bay employees (However, if you want to receive your American Red Cross certification card, please bring a stamped, self-addressed envelope with $5.) Class size is limited. Please call Public Safety, 2300 and press "2", to register. * * * * * 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.

Phone-a-Thon sets record

Visitors welcome

Women's history events

'Last Lecture' series

Ash Wednesday services

'W' tally important for Phoenix

Phoenix, student star on HDnet

CPR training

Vol. 35, No. 50 / February 25, 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.

Alumni Phone-a-Thon connects with single-day record!

Last night was magic for the Alumni Phone-a-Thon and the 10 student callers who hit a hot streak in dialing up friends of UW-Green Bay. The students collected financial pledges totaling $6,105, a new one-night record that smashed the previous high by nearly $1,500. Annual Giving Director Shane Kohl says great callers and the "Mueller Match" (see this month's "Inside UW-Green Bay" online) are factors in the success. Alumni are receptive and eager to talk about Shorewood Club memories, favorite professors, Nicolet Room food and upbeat news from today's campus. This edition of the Phone-a-Thon, the seventh annual, is entering its second week and will run through late March, attempting to reach more than 12,000 UW-Green Bay alumni.

* * * * *

Stop in and say hello

Visitors are welcome at the Phone-a-Thon call center, located in the Instructional Services Building in Room 1004. If you'd like to help, perhaps call a specific former student, just for fun and to help the cause, it can be arranged. Hours are Sunday through Thursday 6 to 8:30 p.m.

* * * * *

Women's history will be highlighted during March

A lecture in the Center for History and Social Change series, the annual Women's Recognition Luncheon, and entertainment events are scheduled on campus during Women's History Month. The display case on the plaza of Cofrin Library will be devoted to women's history for the full month. Here's the full schedule of events:

Tuesday, March 2
Movie, "Bend It Like Beckham," 6:30 p.m., Christie Theater, University Union. Free.

Thursday, March 4
Comedy night, "Ladies Night Out," 8 p.m., Phoenix Rooms, University Union. Students free, all others $2.

Friday, March 5
Lecture by Eileen Boris, "The Politics of Consumption: Women Against the Sweatshop,." 10 a.m., Christie Theater, University Union.

Wednesday, March 10
Women's Recognition Luncheon, noon, Phoenix Rooms, University Union. Free, but tickets available at the University Union Information Center are required. "Nice Girls Don't Sweat," is the solo performance by Jane Curry depicting an English teacher and former member of the All-American Red Heads, the first professional women's basketball team, which was formed in 1936.

* * * * *

Ecumenical Center resurrects 'Last Lecture' series with UW-Green Bay profs

The Ecumenical Center is offering a brown bag lunch series during the Christian liturgical season of Lent, entitled the "Last Lecture Series." UW-Green Bay professors will be sharing the "most important things" they would want people to know if they could give only one last lecture. (Campus veterans will remember a similar series was popular more than a decade ago.) The following speakers are scheduled for noon at the EC each of the next five Wednesdays:

March 3 — Marcelo Cruz
March 10 — Andrew Kersten
March 24 — Derek Jeffreys
March 31 — James Coates
April 7 — Regan Gurung

Coffee, ice water and desserts will be provided.

* * * * *

Late reminder: Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday Services will be held at the Ecumenical Center today (Wednesday, Feb. 25). An ecumenical service is scheduled for 12:15 p.m., as well as a Catholic liturgy at 9:15 p.m. All faculty, staff and students are welcome.

* * * * *

'W' tally important for Phoenix teams this weekend

The Phoenix men's and women's basketball teams have a lot on the line for Saturday's regular season finales. The Phoenix women will clinch their sixth straight conference championship and secure top seeding in the Horizon League championship tournament with a win over Illinois-Chicago. Game time is 3 p.m. at the Phoenix Sports Center. The Phoenix men could end up anywhere from second to fifth place in the Horizon League, pending tomorrow's game at Detroit (6 p.m. our time.) and Saturday's 7 p.m. home game vs. Wright State at the Resch Center.

* * * * *

Student Megan Habermann stars in HDTV cast of men's game

UWGB communications major Megan Habermann will host a feature segment highlighting the UW-Green Bay campus and the Green Bay community during a high-definition television (HDTV) broadcast of the Phoenix men's game this Saturday. A production crew will film Habermann in various locations around campus and in the community, and the piece will be aired during the pre-game show or at halftime of the men's game. HDnet bills itself as the world's first national television network broadcasting all of its programming in high definition television. You can go to www.hd.net to find out where the game might be available in our area.

* * * * *

CPR training opportunity... at no cost

Interested in becoming certified in CPR? Looking for a convenient time and location? UW-Green Bay employees have an opportunity to take a CPR course at no charge. Course details:

When: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 from 9 AM - 1 PM
Where: Poolside at the Sports Center
Instructor: Tim Helein
What: Adult CPR using American Red Cross training materials
Cost: No cost to UW-Green Bay employees (However, if you want to receive your American Red Cross certification card, please bring a stamped, self-addressed envelope with $5.) Class size is limited. Please call Public Safety, 2300 and press "2", to register.

* * * * *

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.