UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 35 No. 77



Brown County Diversity Circles New book 'Practical Pacifism' Support Upward Bound Dragonfly workshop Sales tax increase proposal Finding aid a tough task Sports news River Falls search Brief	Vol. 35, No. 77 / June 23, 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. 'Brown County Diversity Circles' project gets $10,000 grant UW-Extension has awarded a $10,000 grant to a project aimed at improving relations among diverse populations in Brown County. "Brown County Diversity Circles: Transforming Our Community Through Public Dialogue" involves more than 20 community groups including UW-Green Bay faculty, staff and students. It's a local take on a national initiative that emphasizes moving from dialogue to action. Barbara McClure-Lukens of Outreach and Extension is campus contact. Look for details closer to the Oct. 18 community kickoff, or go to http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004june.htm#diversity. *** * * * * Timely topic: Fiala's book examines war, peace, 'Practical Pacifism' "Practical Pacifism," a new book by UW-Green Bay's Andrew Fiala, argues that while war might sometimes be justified, "most of us do not know whether the wars that are fought in our names are justifiable." The book grew out of the philosophy professor's reflections on the attacks of September 11, the U.S. declaration of war on terrorism, and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. See http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004june.htm#pacifism. * * * * * Support Upward Bound! Eat a brat, wash your car The Upward Bound pre-college program is running a pair of special fund-raisers on Thursday (June 24). Adviser Kurt Walli asks that you patronize the Upward Bound brat fries at Festival Foods (East) or the University Avenue Super Valu between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Also on Thursday, students in the program will be running a pair of car washes, at the Auto Zones stores (East and West, 1761 Main Street and 1168 West Mason) between 1 and 4 p.m. * * * * * Dragonfly workshop They're cool-looking and eat mosquitoes. Need any other reasons to love dragonflies? Registration is open now for Wisconsin Dragonflies, a workshop scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 24 by the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity. The workshop is free, but pre-registration is required due to space limitations. Workshop leaders are Amy Wolf, Joan Berkopec and Ron Eichhorn. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004june.htm#dragonfly. * * * * * Task force suggests 6% sales tax to increase K-12 funding A proposal to increase funding for public schools by bumping the state sales tax from 5% to 6% is getting attention for the Governor's Task Force on Excellence in Education. Coverage of their report is online at http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/jun04/238650.asp. * * * * *** 'Finding aid a tough task in UW System' That's the headline over a recent Wisconsin State Journal report on students being squeezed as escalating tuition is accompanied by caps or cuts to popular financial aid programs. Read more at http://www.madison.com/wisconsinstatejournal/local/76833.php. *** * * * *** Sports news today: Division I programs (including Phoenix) will play D-III's Phoenix men's basketball coach Tod Kowalczyk is quoted indirectly in a Journal-Sentinel sports story today. The Wisconsin Badgers, as well as the Phoenix and UW-M Panthers, are moving away from scheduling AAU and touring all-star teams in favor of pre-season games with nearby small-college programs. UW-Green Bay exhibition opponents this year will be Lakeland College and UM-Duluth. Read more at http://www.jsonline.com/badger/bkb/jun04/238614.asp. *** * * * * Search committee in place at UW-River Falls A 17-member search-and-screen committee has been appointed by UW System President Katharine C. Lyall to help identify a successor to the late UW-River Falls Chancellor Ann Lydecker. The committee will be chaired by Terry Brown; she is a UW-River Falls professor of English. Details are at http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2004/r040623.htm. * * * * * Brief The International Reading Association has asked Prof. Sandra Stokes, Education and Women's Studies, to edit a book on reading assessments for teachers. * * * * *** 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.

Brown County Diversity Circles

New book 'Practical Pacifism'

Support Upward Bound

Dragonfly workshop

Sales tax increase proposal

Finding aid a tough task

Sports news

River Falls search

Brief

Vol. 35, No. 77 / June 23, 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.

'Brown County Diversity Circles' project gets $10,000 grant

UW-Extension has awarded a $10,000 grant to a project aimed at improving relations among diverse populations in Brown County. "Brown County Diversity Circles: Transforming Our Community Through Public Dialogue" involves more than 20 community groups including UW-Green Bay faculty, staff and students. It's a local take on a national initiative that emphasizes moving from dialogue to action. Barbara McClure-Lukens of Outreach and Extension is campus contact. Look for details closer to the Oct. 18 community kickoff, or go to http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004june.htm#diversity.

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Timely topic: Fiala's book examines war, peace, 'Practical Pacifism'

"Practical Pacifism," a new book by UW-Green Bay's Andrew Fiala, argues that while war might sometimes be justified, "most of us do not know whether the wars that are fought in our names are justifiable." The book grew out of the philosophy professor's reflections on the attacks of September 11, the U.S. declaration of war on terrorism, and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. See http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004june.htm#pacifism.

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Support Upward Bound! Eat a brat, wash your car

The Upward Bound pre-college program is running a pair of special fund-raisers on Thursday (June 24). Adviser Kurt Walli asks that you patronize the Upward Bound brat fries at Festival Foods (East) or the University Avenue Super Valu between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Also on Thursday, students in the program will be running a pair of car washes, at the Auto Zones stores (East and West, 1761 Main Street and 1168 West Mason) between 1 and 4 p.m.

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Dragonfly workshop

They're cool-looking and eat mosquitoes. Need any other reasons to love dragonflies? Registration is open now for Wisconsin Dragonflies, a workshop scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 24 by the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity. The workshop is free, but pre-registration is required due to space limitations. Workshop leaders are Amy Wolf, Joan Berkopec and Ron Eichhorn. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004june.htm#dragonfly.

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Task force suggests 6% sales tax to increase K-12 funding

A proposal to increase funding for public schools by bumping the state sales tax from 5% to 6% is getting attention for the Governor's Task Force on Excellence in Education. Coverage of their report is online at http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/jun04/238650.asp.

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'Finding aid a tough task in UW System'

That's the headline over a recent Wisconsin State Journal report on students being squeezed as escalating tuition is accompanied by caps or cuts to popular financial aid programs. Read more at http://www.madison.com/wisconsinstatejournal/local/76833.php.

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Sports news today: Division I programs (including Phoenix) will play D-III's

Phoenix men's basketball coach Tod Kowalczyk is quoted indirectly in a Journal-Sentinel sports story today. The Wisconsin Badgers, as well as the Phoenix and UW-M Panthers, are moving away from scheduling AAU and touring all-star teams in favor of pre-season games with nearby small-college programs. UW-Green Bay exhibition opponents this year will be Lakeland College and UM-Duluth. Read more at http://www.jsonline.com/badger/bkb/jun04/238614.asp.

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Search committee in place at UW-River Falls

A 17-member search-and-screen committee has been appointed by UW System President Katharine C. Lyall to help identify a successor to the late UW-River Falls Chancellor Ann Lydecker. The committee will be chaired by Terry Brown; she is a UW-River Falls professor of English. Details are at http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2004/r040623.htm.

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Brief

The International Reading Association has asked Prof. Sandra Stokes, Education and Women's Studies, to edit a book on reading assessments for teachers.

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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.