UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 35 No. 84



Two new Trustees Harden has ties to UW-Green Bay Downtown Learning Center open house Comedian Ron White Paul Sager Tract More on Sager, parcel History seminars System's 'cover shots' Reilly on TV Editorial writers weight in TABOR tabled Campus Compact UW System, WTCS partner Shorewood raffle tickets Odds are pretty good	Vol. 35, No. 84 / July 30, 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. Chancellor's Council of Trustees appointments are Beideman, Harden Two community leaders have been named to the UW-Green Bay Chancellor's Council of Trustees, Chancellor Bruce Shepard announced this week. The new trustees are Paul S. Beideman, president and chief executive officer of Associated Banc-Corp, and Donald F. Harden, a consultant to Bellin Health. Harden recently retired after 10 years as president of the Bellin Foundation. The 14-member council advises the chancellor and University and serves as a liaison between campus and community. *** * * * * Harden's ties to UW-Green Bay date to 1970 The appointment of Donald Harden to the Council of Trustees taps the expertise and experience of someone who served as a member of the UW-Green Bay faculty and administration from 1970 to 1994. As associate chancellor, he had responsibility for a wide range of areas including academic support, student services, athletics, university advancement and community relations. He was a charter member of the Phoenix Hall of Fame and, in 1998, was recognized when a new residence hall was named "Donald F. Harden Hall." For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004july.htm#trustees. * * * * * Mark your calendars for Sept. 16, Downtown Learning Center open house A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony and public open house are scheduled for Thursday morning, Sept. 16, for the University's new Downtown Learning Center at Washington Commons. All are welcome. Robert Skorczewski of Outreach and Extension, who will direct the operation, says he's planning to visit campus departments and units in coming weeks to spread the word about the downtown facility and potential usage. In the meantime, plan to check it out — it's your facility — and email Bob at SkorczeB@uwgb.edu if you are interested in the Sept. 16 event. * * * * * He must be funny: Quick sellout results in second show Comedian Ron White will now be doing an additional show Friday night, Sept. 24, at the Weidner Center. The first show sold out in a matter of hours today. White is known for performing with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry The Cable Guy on "The Blue Collar Comedy Tour." Visit the Weidner Center site at http://www.uwgb.edu/weidner/ for the latest ticket information. * * * * * Arboretum's newly designated Sager Tract honors NAS pioneer The ponds, fields and wooded areas of the Cofrin Arboretum just south of Champeau Road now carry the name "The Paul Sager Tract." A sign was unveiled Wednesday, July 28, to honor the UW-Green Bay professor emeritus and former Arboretum director for his work in developing campus and curriculum, and fighting for the preservation of natural areas and water quality. Members of the Cofrin family joined past and present Natural and Applied Sciences faculty for the luncheon and dedication ceremony. For photos, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/photo.htm. * * * * * More on Sager honor A news release offering more details on the 20-acre parcel (the former Schott Property), and Prof. Emeritus Paul Sager's career, is available online at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004july.htm#sagertract. * * * * * History seminars at UW-Green Bay feature prominent historians Northeastern Wisconsin history teachers will work and study with prominent historians and scholars in an intensive program scheduled for Aug. 1-6 and Aug. 8-13 at UW-Green Bay. The summer seminars are part of the Teaching American History program, which aims to improve teaching, learning and student achievement in history, focusing on grades five through 12. Nationally known instructors leading the seminars are: • John Bracey, a member of the W.E.B. DuBois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. • William P. Jones, a member of the Department of History at UW-Milwaukee and an authority on U.S. labor and African-American history. • Melani McAlister, who teaches American Studies at the George Washington University. McAlister and puts the events of Sept. 11 into a broad historical context. • Todd Gitlin, a MacArthur Foundation-honored professor of journalism at Columbia University. The three-year Teaching American History program is funded by an $822,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004july.htm#history. * * * * * UW-Green Bay students crop up often in System's 'sell' pieces Images of UW-Green Bay students will be highlighted in a number of posters, publications and Web sites to be produced by the UW System this year. UW System editors told Marketing/Communications that they've never before had one campus grab so many "cover shots" in a single year. The images by campus photographer Eric Miller and student Maria Yokes can be seen at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/photoarch/events/snapshots.htm. * * * * * Life of Reilly includes WPT appearance tonight UW System President-Designate Kevin Reilly is scheduled for an appearance on Wisconsin Public Television tonight (Friday, July 30) on the "Here and Now" program hosted by Frederica Freyberg. Air time is 7 p.m., with rebroadcast on Sunday the 1st at 6:30 p.m. * * * * *** The Reilly factor: Optimism, best wishes comes with appointment UW System president-designate Kevin Reilly is enjoying a honeymoon period with the state news media. Editorial writers are joining colleagues in praising his selection: "Reilly well qualified to lead UW System," Green Bay Press Gazette, http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/opinion_17062646.shtml "UW selection shows reality of the times," Oshkosh Northwestern, http://www.wisinfo.com/northwestern/news/opinion/stories/opinion_17082956.shtml "Tabbing former UW Extension chancellor a wise move," Superior Daily Telegram, http://www.superiorwi.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=4&story_id=178817 "UW-Extension beams over Reilly," Capital Times, http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=7452&ntpid=2 *** * * * *** TABOR tabled until '05 The so-called Taxpayers Bill of Rights amendment to the state constitution appears dead, for now. A Republican state senator's call for a special session to pass the controversial proposal lacked the votes to go forward. Journal-Sentinel coverage is at http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/jul04/247205.asp. *** * * * * Campus Compact offers grants; see Peacock-Landrum for details Wisconsin Campus Compact is now accepting proposals for the 2004 Citizen Scholar and Engaged Department Grants. Approximately $60,000 is available to support grants in these two categories. These grants are designed to significantly enhance the quality, scope, and sustainability of student and institutional civic engagement in higher education. Details are available online at http://www.wicampuscompact.uwp.edu. Questions can be directed to UW-Green Bay Campus Liaison for Wisconsin Campus Compact Linda Peacock-Landrum in Career Services at 465-2163 or via email at peacockl@uwgb.edu. * * * * * Public input sought on ways to increase the number with bachelor's degrees The committee charged with developing a strategy for expanding the number of Wisconsinites with baccalaureate degrees is interested in hearing what the public has to say. The Committee on Baccalaureate Expansion (COBE), a joint committee of the Wisconsin Technical College System and the University of Wisconsin System is looking for proposals. See http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2004/r040723.htm. * * * * * LAST CHANCE! Get your golf raffle tickets by 5:45 p.m. Monday The 1st Annual Shorewood Golf Course Raffle is coming to a close. The drawing will be held Monday (Aug. 2) at 5:45 pm in the Shorewood Clubhouse. Fifty total prizes with a retail value of over $5 500 are available. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25 and can purchased right up until the drawing. The Grand Prize (valued at over $1,800), includes a Golf Course Season Pass for two people w/golf cart, two Tickets to PGA Championship on Saturday August 14, 2004, Shorewood merchandise package, and food and beverage certificates. The second Prize (valued at over $1,200), includes a 20-Round Golf Pass, Shorewood merchandise, and a "Phoenix Grills" grill (on display in clubhouse). Additional prizes include 20-, 15- and 10-round passes, Shorewood merchandise, and golf and lunch packages. * * * * * Actually, your odds are pretty good Shorewood reported last week having sold about 300 tickets for raffle, so far. Shorewood Golf Course thanks you very much for your business and welcomes you to come out and enjoy a round of golf, eat lunch, and/or pick up a raffle ticket for Monday's drawing. Please call 465-2118 or check out the website at http://www.uwgb.edu/shorewood for more information on the golf course and restaurant. * * * * *** 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.

Two new Trustees

Harden has ties to UW-Green Bay

Downtown Learning Center open house

Comedian Ron White

Paul Sager Tract

More on Sager, parcel

History seminars

System's 'cover shots'

Reilly on TV

Editorial writers weight in

TABOR tabled

Campus Compact

UW System, WTCS partner

Shorewood raffle tickets

Odds are pretty good

Vol. 35, No. 84 / July 30, 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.

Chancellor's Council of Trustees appointments are Beideman, Harden

Two community leaders have been named to the UW-Green Bay Chancellor's Council of Trustees, Chancellor Bruce Shepard announced this week. The new trustees are Paul S. Beideman, president and chief executive officer of Associated Banc-Corp, and Donald F. Harden, a consultant to Bellin Health. Harden recently retired after 10 years as president of the Bellin Foundation. The 14-member council advises the chancellor and University and serves as a liaison between campus and community.

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Harden's ties to UW-Green Bay date to 1970

The appointment of Donald Harden to the Council of Trustees taps the expertise and experience of someone who served as a member of the UW-Green Bay faculty and administration from 1970 to 1994. As associate chancellor, he had responsibility for a wide range of areas including academic support, student services, athletics, university advancement and community relations. He was a charter member of the Phoenix Hall of Fame and, in 1998, was recognized when a new residence hall was named "Donald F. Harden Hall." For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004july.htm#trustees.

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Mark your calendars for Sept. 16, Downtown Learning Center open house

A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony and public open house are scheduled for Thursday morning, Sept. 16, for the University's new Downtown Learning Center at Washington Commons. All are welcome. Robert Skorczewski of Outreach and Extension, who will direct the operation, says he's planning to visit campus departments and units in coming weeks to spread the word about the downtown facility and potential usage. In the meantime, plan to check it out — it's your facility — and email Bob at SkorczeB@uwgb.edu if you are interested in the Sept. 16 event.

* * * * *

He must be funny: Quick sellout results in second show

Comedian Ron White will now be doing an additional show Friday night, Sept. 24, at the Weidner Center. The first show sold out in a matter of hours today. White is known for performing with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry The Cable Guy on "The Blue Collar Comedy Tour." Visit the Weidner Center site at http://www.uwgb.edu/weidner/ for the latest ticket information.

* * * * *

Arboretum's newly designated Sager Tract honors NAS pioneer

The ponds, fields and wooded areas of the Cofrin Arboretum just south of Champeau Road now carry the name "The Paul Sager Tract." A sign was unveiled Wednesday, July 28, to honor the UW-Green Bay professor emeritus and former Arboretum director for his work in developing campus and curriculum, and fighting for the preservation of natural areas and water quality. Members of the Cofrin family joined past and present Natural and Applied Sciences faculty for the luncheon and dedication ceremony. For photos, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/photo.htm.

* * * * *

More on Sager honor

A news release offering more details on the 20-acre parcel (the former Schott Property), and Prof. Emeritus Paul Sager's career, is available online at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004july.htm#sagertract.

* * * * *

History seminars at UW-Green Bay feature prominent historians

Northeastern Wisconsin history teachers will work and study with prominent historians and scholars in an intensive program scheduled for Aug. 1-6 and Aug. 8-13 at UW-Green Bay. The summer seminars are part of the Teaching American History program, which aims to improve teaching, learning and student achievement in history, focusing on grades five through 12. Nationally known instructors leading the seminars are:

• John Bracey, a member of the W.E.B. DuBois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

• William P. Jones, a member of the Department of History at UW-Milwaukee and an authority on U.S. labor and African-American history.

• Melani McAlister, who teaches American Studies at the George Washington University. McAlister and puts the events of Sept. 11 into a broad historical context.

• Todd Gitlin, a MacArthur Foundation-honored professor of journalism at Columbia University.

The three-year Teaching American History program is funded by an $822,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004july.htm#history.

* * * * *

UW-Green Bay students crop up often in System's 'sell' pieces

Images of UW-Green Bay students will be highlighted in a number of posters, publications and Web sites to be produced by the UW System this year. UW System editors told Marketing/Communications that they've never before had one campus grab so many "cover shots" in a single year. The images by campus photographer Eric Miller and student Maria Yokes can be seen at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/photoarch/events/snapshots.htm.

* * * * *

Life of Reilly includes WPT appearance tonight

UW System President-Designate Kevin Reilly is scheduled for an appearance on Wisconsin Public Television tonight (Friday, July 30) on the "Here and Now" program hosted by Frederica Freyberg. Air time is 7 p.m., with rebroadcast on Sunday the 1st at 6:30 p.m.

* * * * *

The Reilly factor: Optimism, best wishes comes with appointment

UW System president-designate Kevin Reilly is enjoying a honeymoon period with the state news media. Editorial writers are joining colleagues in praising his selection:

"Reilly well qualified to lead UW System," Green Bay Press Gazette,
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/opinion_17062646.shtml

"UW selection shows reality of the times," Oshkosh Northwestern,
http://www.wisinfo.com/northwestern/news/opinion/stories/opinion_17082956.shtml

"Tabbing former UW Extension chancellor a wise move," Superior Daily Telegram,
http://www.superiorwi.com/placed/index.php?sect_rank=4&story_id=178817

"UW-Extension beams over Reilly," Capital Times,
http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=7452&ntpid=2

* * * * *

TABOR tabled until '05

The so-called Taxpayers Bill of Rights amendment to the state constitution appears dead, for now. A Republican state senator's call for a special session to pass the controversial proposal lacked the votes to go forward. Journal-Sentinel coverage is at http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/jul04/247205.asp.

* * * * *

Campus Compact offers grants; see Peacock-Landrum for details

Wisconsin Campus Compact is now accepting proposals for the 2004 Citizen Scholar and Engaged Department Grants. Approximately $60,000 is available to support grants in these two categories. These grants are designed to significantly enhance the quality, scope, and sustainability of student and institutional civic engagement in higher education. Details are available online at http://www.wicampuscompact.uwp.edu. Questions can be directed to UW-Green Bay Campus Liaison for Wisconsin Campus Compact Linda Peacock-Landrum in Career Services at 465-2163 or via email at peacockl@uwgb.edu.

* * * * *

Public input sought on ways to increase the number with bachelor's degrees

The committee charged with developing a strategy for expanding the number of Wisconsinites with baccalaureate degrees is interested in hearing what the public has to say. The Committee on Baccalaureate Expansion (COBE), a joint committee of the Wisconsin Technical College System and the University of Wisconsin System is looking for proposals. See http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2004/r040723.htm.

* * * * *

LAST CHANCE! Get your golf raffle tickets by 5:45 p.m. Monday

The 1st Annual Shorewood Golf Course Raffle is coming to a close. The drawing will be held Monday (Aug. 2) at 5:45 pm in the Shorewood Clubhouse. Fifty total prizes with a retail value of over $5 500 are available. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25 and can purchased right up until the drawing. The Grand Prize (valued at over $1,800), includes a Golf Course Season Pass for two people w/golf cart, two Tickets to PGA Championship on Saturday August 14, 2004, Shorewood merchandise package, and food and beverage certificates. The second Prize (valued at over $1,200), includes a 20-Round Golf Pass, Shorewood merchandise, and a "Phoenix Grills" grill (on display in clubhouse). Additional prizes include 20-, 15- and 10-round passes, Shorewood merchandise, and golf and lunch packages.

* * * * *

Actually, your odds are pretty good

Shorewood reported last week having sold about 300 tickets for raffle, so far. Shorewood Golf Course thanks you very much for your business and welcomes you to come out and enjoy a round of golf, eat lunch, and/or pick up a raffle ticket for Monday's drawing. Please call 465-2118 or check out the website at http://www.uwgb.edu/shorewood for more information on the golf course and restaurant.

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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.