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UW System chooses 2 top teachers 'Woman of the Year' publicity Japanese sister state visitors Japanese delegation members First 'International Dialogue' Patriot Act discussion Physician-assisted suicide lecture Tattoos lecture Women in science reception Phoenix vs. Houston game Fan turnout at game Mor's tourney diary Remember the Cal upset? It's golf season Shorewood rates and passes Empty Bowls chili sale Summer courses for educators Partnership with Weidner, local schools Story on college attainability Chancellor's office hours cancelled Cultural Cuisine Luncheon UW-Green Bay at birthday gala First 'UWGB Downtown' Science, math scholarship winners Brief |
Vol. 35, No. 57 / March 22, 2004The 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.
Program for top teachers selects Von Dras, Meyer at UW-Green BayTwo UW-Green Bay professors have been chosen to participate in a UW System program aimed at supporting the development of outstanding college teachers. Dean D. Von Dras of Human Development was selected for the Wisconsin Teaching Fellows program, and E. Nicole Meyer of Humanistic Studies will be a Wisconsin Teaching Scholar. For more on the program and the honorees themselves, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004mar.htm#teaching.
Murphy, Nielsen get 'Woman of the Year' publicityHonored at the University's ninth annual Women's Recognition Luncheon recently were fifth-year student Kristin Murphy and Prof. Kim Nielsen of the Social Change and Development faculty. The Green Bay Press-Gazette described their "Woman of the Year" selections at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_15045169.shtml.
Renewable energy draws Japanese sister state visitors to UW-Green BayA delegation from Wisconsin's sister state of Chiba in Japan will visit UW-Green Bay on Friday (March 26) as part of a tour to see renewable energy initiatives in Northeastern Wisconsin. They'll be welcomed at an on-campus luncheon by Dean Rodeheaver, assistant chancellor for planning and budget. After lunch, the visitors will make a presentation on renewable energy in Chiba, then hear about the photovoltaic installations in Mary Ann Cofrin Hall from Jeffrey DeLaune, Research and Development at Wisconsin Public Service, which helped to provide the technology for the building. The delegation's morning tour will include a visit to Tinedale Farm in Wrightstown guided by Prof. John Katers, who has been involved since the planning for the anaerobic digestion system that makes electricity from manure produced by 2,500 cows.
Visitors from Japan have varied expertiseMembers of the delegation from Chiba include Kunio Abe, a consultant for Wa-Go-En agricultural cooperative; Naoshi Ito, deputy manager of the Biomass Project for the Chiba Prefectural Government; and Kazuhiro Mochizuki, a faculty member at the Institute of Industrial Science at Tokyo University. They'll be accompanied by Naomi Sakakida, a staff member in the international branch of the Policy and Planning Division of the Chiba Prefectural Government. Other Green Bay-area stops include the Georgia-Pacific West Mill where paper mill sludge generates steam for the plant, and the WPS wind farm in Door County.
French visitor talks business in first 'International Dialogue,' this FridayThe first "International Dialogues" program is scheduled for noon Friday (March 26) in the Christie Theatre with Cristophe Estay of the Bordeaux Business School. Estay will offer a cross-cultural analysis of the role played by culture in the development of business practices. He has been a lecturer and visiting professor in the U.S., China and Albania, and a consultant to management and executive training institutions in Senegal, Congo and Gabon in Africa. Another lecture, at 5 p.m. April 6, will feature visiting speakers on Argentina, Brazil and globalization. For more, go to http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004mar.htm#dialogues.
Get into the Act the PATRIOT Act discussionThe Academic Staff Professional Development Committee invites you to a forum with Matt Rothschild, editor of The Progressive Magazine (Madison), and Francis Schmitz of the U.S. Attorney's Office (Milwaukee), to discuss the history of the PATRIOT Act and the complex issues of civil liberties and national security that the legislation has raised. The forum will be moderated by Prof. Andrew Fiala, Humanistic Studies. The event takes place from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 8, in the Christie Theatre of the University Union.
Next Oxford topic: physician-assisted suicideHumanistic Studies Assistant Prof. Hye-Kyung Kim will critically evaluate the question of physician-assisted suicide in a lecture at 12:30 p.m. Thursday (March 25) in Wood Hall 202. The event is free and open to the public. Kim's lecture is part of a class she is teaching on biomedical ethics. The lecture is part of an informal Oxford Lecture Series at UW-Green Bay in which faculty members open their classrooms to the public.
Is a tattoo for you?C.W. Eldridge, founder of the Tattoo Archive and the Paul Rogers Research Center in Berkeley, Calif., will present a lecture on the history of tattooing as an art form at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, in the Phoenix Room of the University Union. Eldridge will be joined by local tattoo artist Rick Harnowski, a leading proponent of tattooing regulations in Wisconsin. The program is presented by the Office of Student Life and Good Times Programming.
Reminder: Lawton, Sauerhammer help celebrate women in scienceA reception will be held from 4 to 5:50 p.m. March 30 in the 1965 Room, culminating a month-long Interdisciplinarity in Action program recognizing the accomplishments of our women faculty and students in the sciences. Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton and Dr. Tina Sauerhammer, a 1999 UW-Green Bay science honors graduate and Miss Wisconsin, will take part in the program sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Phoenix leads early before dropping NCAA opener to HoustonUW-Green Bay took a 27-25 halftime lead Saturday night against powerful Houston in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Cougars, however, pulled away in the second half for a 62-47 victory. The defeat ends a surprising season at 23-8 for the Phoenix women, who won the Horizon League and made their sixth NCAA trip in seven years despite the early-season loss of two senior starters to injury. Details are at the Athletics Web site at http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/wbb/032004.html.
Green Bay makes a splash in Santa BarbaraThe word from traveling-party members is that the UW-Green Bay fan base acquitted itself quite well, once again. The fan turnout was impressive, given the short notice (only a few days) to make travel and lodging arrangements for Santa Barbara, California. With about 50 fans and family members joining the 80 or so team, pep band and staff travelers, the Phoenix outshined the big-school rivals. The underdog UW-Green Bay team and its enthusiastic supporters also won most of the neutral fans over to cheer for the Phoenix.
Tiffany Mor's tourney diaryAppleton native Tiffany Mor, a medical redshirt, wrote an NCAA tournament diary for newspaper readers in Green Bay and Appleton. In her final entry, she shared her thoughts on Saturday's loss and also her sympathy for fellow senior Natalie Yudt, whose own knee injury occurred too late in the year for her to be granted another season of eligibility. See http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/sports/archive/sports_15345783.shtml.
Tourney-talk: Remember the Cal upset? It's been 10 yearsExactly ten years ago the Phoenix men's basketball program solidified its national reputation as a program to be reckoned with. The Phoenix, a 12th seed, upset No. 5 California in the 1994 NCAA Tournament. Last week the Green Bay Press-Gazette recalled the accomplishment and took a peek at where those young men are today. For the full story, go to http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/sports/archive/sports_15262430.shtml.
Forget basketball... it's golf season!Shorewood Golf Course will open the clubhouse restaurant operation from 11a.m. to 2:30 p.m. starting next Monday, March 29. (The golf course is projected to open Saturday, April 3, weather and course conditions permitting.) The menu is pretty much the same as last year with just a few additions and changes. It's available on-line at http://www.uwgb.edu/shorewood.
April rates and season passesIf your Shorewood appetite involves playing and improving your golf game, the following is for you. Fall rates for students and staff remain in effect for April $8 for students, staff, and alumni. Season memberships are also available for staff and alumni $400 for weekday play only or $450 for unlimited play weekdays, weekends, and holidays. Any faculty or staff person interested in a season pass for just Spring or Fall should contact course manager Rick Warpinski at 465-2118 for arrangements.
Reminder: This chili event warms the heart and stomachThe annual 'Empty Bowls' chili sale is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday (March 24) in the Studio Arts Cafeteria. Donated chili from Patrick's on the Bay, Kavarna, Titletown Brewery and Legends, as well as bread from Uprisings, is on the menu. You keep the ceramic bowls made by UW-Green Bay art students and faculty. They'll have nearly 300 to choose from. Customers make a donation, choose a unique bowl, and fill it with the chili of their choice. Proceeds from the 2004 sale will go to the Brown County Food and Hunger Network, a nonprofit organization of volunteers and community agencies that works to focus attention and action on problems of hunger and food insecurity in this community.
Summer school for teachers: UW-Green Bay offers 40+ choicesEducators seeking summer learning opportunities can choose from more than 40 offerings organized by UW-Green Bay's Outreach for Educators program. Eight new courses include topics ranging from German-language teaching methods to the universe, and teaching and learning technology to the geography and culture of the Door Peninsula. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004mar.htm#educators.
Also new: partnership with Weidner, local schools on arts instituteA new institute presented in partnership with the Weidner Center and the Green Bay Area Public Schools will focus on creating integrated lessons in core subjects when one of the subjects is drawn from the arts. The institute is called Creating Integrated Lessons/Units in the Core Subjects. Other special weeklong offerings include an American Indian Studies Summer Institute and a Space Education Academy.
Newspaper story documents racial divide on college attainabilityThe Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is using the 50th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education desegregation ruling as a time to revisit society's progress on key issues including higher education. Today's sad conclusion: higher tuition and limited financial aid are driving many bright students of color out of state for college, never to return. See http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/mar04/216230.asp.
Chancellor's Office Hours cancelledThe Chancellor's Open Office Hours for this week are cancelled. The remaining spring schedule is online at http://www.uwgb.edu/chancellor/openoffice.htm.
A taste of Mexico is next Cultural Cuisine LuncheonGet your tickets now for the Mexican Cultural Cuisine Luncheon, noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 30 in the Phoenix Room. Vegetarian taco salad and beef or chicken fajitas are on the menu. The cost will be $7.50 for students, $9 for faculty & staff, and $10 for community members. Purchase your tickets April 12-28 at the University Information Center.
Pat on the backUW-Green Bay was well represented at the kickoff event a gala in the Lambeau Field Atrium on Feb. 26 for the city of Green Bay's 150th birthday celebration. Acknowledged in the printed program and receiving formal "Thank-you's" were the UW-Green Bay Division of Outreach and Extension, the UW-Green Bay Jazz Band and the UW-Green Bay Cofrin Library, Area Research Center and Special Collections Department.
Reminder: Lunch and learning? Here's 'Howe'Prof. Bob Howe leads the premiere UWGB Downtown: Connecting for Lunch program this Thursday (March 25) at the Regency Suites and Convention Center. Cost is $15 for the program, lunch and materials. Register on-line with a credit card at http://www.uwgb.edu/outreach/events/downtownLunch.htm or call Outreach at ext. 2642 for a brochure.
Science, math scholarship winners announcedUW-Green Bay students showing exceptional progress and potential in the math and science fields were recently recognized for their efforts by the awarding of scholarships. Recipients and their scholarships are Maureen Ferry, Brad Cook Memorial Scholarship; Katie Hemauer, James E. Casperson/Environmental Science Alumni Scholarship; Karrie Koch, Georgia-Pacific Environmental Scholarship; Jessica Behrendt and Kacee Des Jarlais, Robert E. Lee Scholarships; Jake Morois, Federation of Environmental Technologists Scholarship; Matthew Pfluger, Second year Engineering Scholarship; Susan Wellhoefer, Nancy J. Sell Memorial Scholarship and Renee Wesolowski, UWGB Science and Mathematics Scholarship. For more about the recipients and scholarship criteria, go to http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004feb.htm#scholarships.
BriefProf. Denise L. Scheberle's book, Federalism and Environmental Policy: Trust and the Politics of Implementation, is scheduled for release this month by Georgetown University Press. Through interviews with state and federal environmental managers and a careful examination of government documents and scholarly articles, the book tells the stories of four very different environmental programs asbestos, radon, drinking water, and coal mining giving particular attention to intergovernmental working relationships.
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