UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 35 No. 76



UW System research awards Regents approve promotions Lawson roll-out nears Get the scoop Weekly ice cream flavors 'UWGB Downtown' lunch Boyer is women's assistant coach Beathea is men's assistant coach Academic All-America honors Reaction to budget, tuition Economic Summit takes a year off	Vol. 35, No. 76 / June 21, 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. A first for UW-Green Bay: Two win UW System research grants It's believed to be the first time that two UW-Green Bay faculty members have received University of Wisconsin System Applied Research Grants in a single year. Prof. Michael Zorn recently learned he will receive $44,796 for a project seeking more efficient ways to break down organic wastes from dairy farms into methane that then can be used to generate energy including heat and electricity. Prof. Franklin M. Chen won $20,642 to investigate the feasibility and energy efficiency of using microwave energy to de-vulcanize used tires and regenerate potentially useful carbon black from them. The two UW-Green Bay research proposals were chosen for funding among stiff competition from other UW campuses. For full details, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004june.htm#research. *** * * * * Regents approve promotions, tenure for eight UW-Green Bay faculty The Board of Regents approved promotions for eight UW-Green Bay faculty members at its June board meeting. Promotions from the probationary status of assistant professor to the rank of associate professor were granted to: William Lepley, Business Administration Debra Pearson, Human Biology Kevin Fermanich, John Katers and Tara Reed, Natural and Applied Sciences Timothy Kaufman, Education Peter Breznay, Information and Computing Science Derek Jeffreys, Humanistic Studies. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004june.htm#promos. * * * * * Staff asks for patience as Lawson roll-out nears "Please be patient as we are under reconstruction!" That's the message from business automation specialist Janice Swiggum on behalf of staff members in key offices as a Jan. 1, 2005, deadline approaches. That's when UW System will launch the new systemwide Lawson Appointments, Payroll & Benefits system. Known as Lawson HRIS, it will replace the Madison human resource legacy systems. Over the past two years, UW-Green Bay's Human Resources and Payroll & Benefits staff members have been diligently preparing for the major move. "We are currently in the final six months of re-engineering, training, data conversion and general campus readiness. Our focus on customer service has not wavered; please understand that our time may be limited. Stay tuned to the LOG as we continue to provide updates on the Lawson HRIS Project and the service oriented technology it will provide the campus." * * * * * Get the scoop, starting this week Get the scoop! Read all about it! Enjoy a 75-cent double scoop of ice cream on the Phoenix Room Patio, outside the Union, from 12:30-1:45 p.m., the following Wednesdays: June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28, and August 4. Four flavors available each week, while supplies last. June's flavors: Wednesday, June 23: Chocolate, Strawberry, Mint Chocolate Chip, and Butter Pecan Wednesday, June 30: Chocolate, Vanilla, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, and Blue Berry Cheesecake * * * * * At last, a sweet use for this Internet thing Flavors for the rest of the summer? Check for weekly flavors online at http://www.uwgb.edu/union. (Flavor list will be available the Monday prior to the Get the Scoop.) * * * * * 'UWGB Downtown' lunch with Slovakia, Meredith Last week's "Celebrate Slovakia!" session with Prof. Sarah Meredith, the second installment in the series, UWGB Downtown: Connecting for Lunch, drew a solid turnout and an overwhelmingly positive response. For a photo recap, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/photo.htm. * * * * * Boyer lands full-time spot on coaching staff Sara Boyer has been promoted to a full-time assistant coach with the UW-Green Bay women's basketball program. The former Phoenix star, who completed her eligibility in 2003, served as a student assistant last season while completing her undergraduate studies in education. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/wbb/061804.html. * * * * * Former Michigan State standout Beathea joins Kowalczyk's staff Former Michigan State defensive standout and professional player Daimon Beathea has been named an assistant coach for the UW-Green Bay men's basketball program, head coach Tod Kowalczyk announced earlier this month. Beathea (pronounced: beth-AY-uh) comes to UW-Green Bay after one season as an assistant coach at the University of Dayton. See http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/mbb/060704.html. * * * * * Ski standout Hoelz is latest academic all-American Shane Hoelz, a member of the UW-Green Bay men's Nordic ski team, is the latest Phoenix athlete to earn Academic All-America honors. He is a double major in human biology and chemistry with a near-perfect grade point average. He becomes the eighth Phoenix athlete to earn national academic honors in recent years. For details, see http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/offthefield/061504.html. * * * * *** Newspapers react to budget cuts, tuition hikes For a sampling of editorial reaction to this month's UW System Board of Regents meeting on budget and tuition, see: "UW cutbacks have gone far enough," Eau Claire Leader Telegram, at: http://www.leadertelegram.com/story.asp?id=42917 "Tuition increases will not solve state budget problem," Oshkosh Northwestern, at: http://www.wisinfo.com/northwestern/news/opinion/stories/opinion_16479100.shtml "More tuition increases won't help state economy," Appleton Post Crescent, at: http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/news/archive/opinion_16521748.shtml "UW only for the rich?" Capital Times, at http://www.madison.com/captimes/opinion/editorial/76334.php *** * * * * Economic Summit takes a year off Budget cuts and a transition in top UW System leadership are being cited as reasons that the annual Statewide Economic Summit will not be held this fall, for the first time in four years. Details are at http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=18127. * * * * *** 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.

UW System research awards

Regents approve promotions

Lawson roll-out nears

Get the scoop

Weekly ice cream flavors

'UWGB Downtown' lunch

Boyer is women's assistant coach

Beathea is men's assistant coach

Academic All-America honors

Reaction to budget, tuition

Economic Summit takes a year off

Vol. 35, No. 76 / June 21, 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.

A first for UW-Green Bay: Two win UW System research grants

It's believed to be the first time that two UW-Green Bay faculty members have received University of Wisconsin System Applied Research Grants in a single year. Prof. Michael Zorn recently learned he will receive $44,796 for a project seeking more efficient ways to break down organic wastes from dairy farms into methane that then can be used to generate energy including heat and electricity. Prof. Franklin M. Chen won $20,642 to investigate the feasibility and energy efficiency of using microwave energy to de-vulcanize used tires and regenerate potentially useful carbon black from them. The two UW-Green Bay research proposals were chosen for funding among stiff competition from other UW campuses. For full details, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004june.htm#research.

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Regents approve promotions, tenure for eight UW-Green Bay faculty

The Board of Regents approved promotions for eight UW-Green Bay faculty members at its June board meeting. Promotions from the probationary status of assistant professor to the rank of associate professor were granted to:

William Lepley, Business Administration
Debra Pearson, Human Biology
Kevin Fermanich, John Katers and Tara Reed, Natural and Applied Sciences
Timothy Kaufman, Education
Peter Breznay, Information and Computing Science
Derek Jeffreys, Humanistic Studies.

For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004june.htm#promos.

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Staff asks for patience as Lawson roll-out nears

"Please be patient as we are under reconstruction!" That's the message from business automation specialist Janice Swiggum on behalf of staff members in key offices as a Jan. 1, 2005, deadline approaches. That's when UW System will launch the new systemwide Lawson Appointments, Payroll & Benefits system. Known as Lawson HRIS, it will replace the Madison human resource legacy systems. Over the past two years, UW-Green Bay's Human Resources and Payroll & Benefits staff members have been diligently preparing for the major move. "We are currently in the final six months of re-engineering, training, data conversion and general campus readiness. Our focus on customer service has not wavered; please understand that our time may be limited. Stay tuned to the LOG as we continue to provide updates on the Lawson HRIS Project and the service oriented technology it will provide the campus."

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Get the scoop, starting this week

Get the scoop! Read all about it! Enjoy a 75-cent double scoop of ice cream on the Phoenix Room Patio, outside the Union, from 12:30-1:45 p.m., the following Wednesdays: June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28, and August 4. Four flavors available each week, while supplies last.

June's flavors:
Wednesday, June 23: Chocolate, Strawberry, Mint Chocolate Chip, and Butter Pecan
Wednesday, June 30: Chocolate, Vanilla, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, and Blue Berry Cheesecake

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At last, a sweet use for this Internet thing

Flavors for the rest of the summer? Check for weekly flavors online at http://www.uwgb.edu/union. (Flavor list will be available the Monday prior to the Get the Scoop.)

* * * * *

'UWGB Downtown' lunch with Slovakia, Meredith

Last week's "Celebrate Slovakia!" session with Prof. Sarah Meredith, the second installment in the series, UWGB Downtown: Connecting for Lunch, drew a solid turnout and an overwhelmingly positive response. For a photo recap, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/photo.htm.

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Boyer lands full-time spot on coaching staff

Sara Boyer has been promoted to a full-time assistant coach with the UW-Green Bay women's basketball program. The former Phoenix star, who completed her eligibility in 2003, served as a student assistant last season while completing her undergraduate studies in education. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/wbb/061804.html.

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Former Michigan State standout Beathea joins Kowalczyk's staff

Former Michigan State defensive standout and professional player Daimon Beathea has been named an assistant coach for the UW-Green Bay men's basketball program, head coach Tod Kowalczyk announced earlier this month. Beathea (pronounced: beth-AY-uh) comes to UW-Green Bay after one season as an assistant coach at the University of Dayton. See http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/mbb/060704.html.

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Ski standout Hoelz is latest academic all-American

Shane Hoelz, a member of the UW-Green Bay men's Nordic ski team, is the latest Phoenix athlete to earn Academic All-America honors. He is a double major in human biology and chemistry with a near-perfect grade point average. He becomes the eighth Phoenix athlete to earn national academic honors in recent years. For details, see http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/offthefield/061504.html.

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Newspapers react to budget cuts, tuition hikes

For a sampling of editorial reaction to this month's UW System Board of Regents meeting on budget and tuition, see:

"UW cutbacks have gone far enough," Eau Claire Leader Telegram, at: http://www.leadertelegram.com/story.asp?id=42917

"Tuition increases will not solve state budget problem," Oshkosh Northwestern, at: http://www.wisinfo.com/northwestern/news/opinion/stories/opinion_16479100.shtml

"More tuition increases won't help state economy," Appleton Post Crescent, at: http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/news/archive/opinion_16521748.shtml

"UW only for the rich?" Capital Times, at http://www.madison.com/captimes/opinion/editorial/76334.php

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Economic Summit takes a year off

Budget cuts and a transition in top UW System leadership are being cited as reasons that the annual Statewide Economic Summit will not be held this fall, for the first time in four years. Details are at http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=18127.

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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.