Vol. 35, No. 75 / June 11, 2004

Board of Regents: Enrollment cuts are the only possible outcome

There's no substitute for adequate state support for public higher education, the UW System Board of Regents has concluded in a year-long study released Friday in Milwaukee. "Additional cuts to (the UW's) base budget can only result in fewer instructors and reduced enrollments — there can be no other outcomes," according to the report, titled "Charting a New Course for the UW System." For more, see http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2004/r040611a.htm.

Hefty tuition hikes are now locked in

The Board of Regents made it official at their June meeting: A second consecutive year of double-digit tuition increases are now firmly in place for UW System students during 2004-05. The impact? With segregated fees, the total bill for full-time resident undergrads on the Green Bay campus will now top $5,000 per year for the first time. Lengthy coverage is on-line at http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2004/r040610.htm.

UW-Green Bay eyes Outreach center at Washington Commons

A formal announcement and more details are expected soon on a "UW-Green Bay Downtown" Learning Center that would include classrooms, an office, and programming in Washington Commons. The center, to be located in lower-level space near the entrance to the former Boston Store, is another way to "connect with the community and make this Green Bay's University of Wisconsin." A Green Bay Press-Gazette is at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_16461287.shtml.

Don't forget: Thursday's 'UWGB Downtown' lunch with Slovakia, Meredith

Connect for Lunch! There's still time to register for "Celebrate Slovakia!" with Prof. Sarah Meredith as part of the series, UWGB Downtown: Connecting for Lunch, 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday (June 17) at the Regency Suites. Meredith will share the highlights of her time spent in Slovakia and her continuing relationship with this transitional post-Communist country as it becomes a member in the European Union. She even plans to sing. A recipient of the International Rotary Stipend for University Professors, Meredith spent the 2001-2002 school year teaching at the Academy of Music in Bratislava, and performing. The cost is only $15. Register on-line at http://www.uwgb.edu/outreach/events/downtownLunch.htm.

Award-winning projects by school teachers, agencies show Institute value

One of the most visible community activities of the Institute for Learning Partnership at UW-Green Bay is its grant program. Grants totaling more than $52,000 to support educational research projects in the 2004-2005 school year were awarded last week to schools in the Clintonville, Green Bay, Howard-Suamico, Sheboygan Falls, Two Rivers, and Wittenberg-Birnamwood school districts, and to the Green Bay Public School District and CESA 8. Wonder what the projects involve? It's an interesting list at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004june.htm#partnership.

Six-year total is nearly $500,000

Worth noting: This is the sixth year the Institute has awarded monies through its Grants to Improve Teaching and Learning Program. To date, the Institute has awarded nearly $500,000. John Crubaugh, interim director of the Institute, and Michael Marinetti, assistant dean of Professional Studies and Research, co-chaired the grant committee.

For the record: Fergus Hughes is interim dean

Already announced on campus, the appointment of Fergus Hughes to a two-year term as interim dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences is conveyed here for the benefit of off-campus readers of the LOG ONLine. The former chairperson of the Human Development academic program has been among among UW-Green Bay's most honored faculty members. For details, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004june.htm#dean.

It's new: The Classified Staff Advisory Council

The Classified Administrative Support Committee has a new name and a new structure. After several months of planning and elections conducted by a Steering Committee, the Classified Staff Advisory Council — which is now composed of all classified staff employee groups — held its first meeting on May 18 and another on June 8. Open meetings will be held monthly and are planned as follows for the remainder of 2004, with all meetings from 10 to 11 a.m.:

July 14
August 10
September 14
October 12
November 9
December 14
* All meetings in the Union's Manistique Room except for July (in SS 1400)

Council members and offices

Members of the Classified Staff Advisory Council and their terms and offices are as follows:

Bill Ahnen - 1 year
Dick Anderson - 1 year, Treasurer
Sharon Dimmer - 1 year
Liz Hessler - 2 year
Brenda Jerabek - 1 year
Pam Kohlmeyer - 2 year
John Majewski - 2 year
Mark Roe - 1 year
Mary Ann Rose - 1 year, Chair
Jan Snyder - 1 year, Secretary
Suann Speth - 2 year
Janice Swiggum - 2 year
Steve VanOudenHoven - 2 year

Mission

The Classified Staff Advisory Council has adopted the following mission statement:

All University of Wisconsin-Green Bay classified staff are eligible to become a member of this Council and participate in its mission. The purpose of the Council is to promote on-going education, training, and communication among all classified employees and to build a foundation for mutual understanding and respect with the broader University community. The Council is not a governance group, but could serve in an advisory capacity when called upon to do so by an officer of the institution (i.e., Chancellor, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance, Assistant Chancellor for Planning and Budget, Assistant Chancellor for University Advancement).

Shorewood menu (and a P.S. from someone who knows: Better lay up on the 'Par 5')

Every faculty and staff member on campus should have received an updated menu for Shorewood Golf Course. Along with the menu was a coupon for 20% off of your food & beverage purchase good through June 30, 2004. Even if you are not a golfer, you can come and get your Birdie (Turkey), Water Hazard (Tuna), or the very generous and filling Par 5 (roast beef & turkey) sandwiches. The Shorewood Clubhouse is open from 6 a.m. to dusk (usually about 9 p.m.), seven days a week. Short on time? Shorewood can prepare your order in advance for pick-up at the clubhouse. Call ext. 2118 to place your order, make your tee times, or for general questions about the golf course. Or visit http://www.uwgb.edu/shorewood.

UW System Board of Regents re-elects leadership

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents re-elected its leadership on Friday (June 11), asking Toby E. Marcovich of Superior to continue in his post as president and David G. Walsh of Madison to again serve as vice president. Who are these gentlemen? More details at the System Web site, at http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2004/r040611b.htm.

UWGB finishes third in Horizon all-sports

UW-Green Bay finished a highly respectable third in the Horizon League's all-sports standings for the 2003-04 academic year. One of the smaller institutions (and programs) in the nine-team conference, the University placed behind only Butler and UW-Milwaukee. League championships in both women's basketball and women's volleyball, with strong finishes in other sports as well, accounted for the good showing.

Laura Richter, friend of UW-Green Bay collection, dies in Oconto

Laura Richter, the widow of local naturalist Carl Richter and with her husband a close friend of UW-Green Bay, died last week in Oconto at age 85. In 1974, Carl's gift of 10,000 bird eggs, nests and scientific study skins initiated development of the Richter Natural History Collection. Upon Carl's death some years later, Laura donated her husband's photographs, correspondence and his entire library to UW-Green Bay. Curator Tom Erdman says her generosity and dedication helped make "our collections one of the best documented in North America." Her obituary was on-line at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/records/rec_16448148.shtml.

UW-Green Bay professor is power-walking standout

Results from the Green Bay Marathon of interest:

Michael Draney, an assistant professor of biology and Natural and Applied Sciences, won the half marathon powerwalk for the third year in a row, in 2:02.06. (That's a brisk pace, better than six miles per hour.) Additionally, Prof. Patricia Terry ran the half-marathon.

Brief

Prof. Sandra Stokes, Education & Women's Studies, is a recent graduate of the Leadership Green Bay Class of 2004. Professor Stokes is the first faculty member to go through this award-winning Chamber of Commerce program.

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