UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 36 No. 77



Common Grounds Coffeehouse Coffeehouse sketches Oxford lecture All-academic stars 'Good Bodies' winners Faculty musicians on tour Colleges/Extension chancellor Jazz concert O'Grady premiere 'Midsummer Night's Dream' Amphibian workshop LGBTQA talk Broadcaster was grad Rocket competition Emergency response program Student wins internship One ranking of education spending Briefs	Vol. 36, No. 77 / April 28 2005 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. New next fall: The Common Grounds Coffeehouse Grab a gourmet coffee, coffee-based drink or tea starting in fall 2005, all at the Common Grounds Coffeehouse. Students and others can listen to music, surf the Web on their wireless laptop, chat with friends new and old, play board and card games, peruse artwork and literature, relax and unwind within the cozy atmosphere while watching a variety of live entertainment! The Common Grounds Coffeehouse (featuring Alterra Coffee) will be located on the second level of the University Union. *** * * * * Visit Wednesday to view Coffeehouse sketches Our friends at the University Union invite all to stop at the Timber Lounge on Wednesday, May 4, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. to see sketches of the coffeehouse floor plan. Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., sample the Alterra Coffee, while supplies last. * * * * * Water conservation is topic of Friday Oxford lecture "Incentives, Coercion, or Education? An Interdisciplinary Municipal Water Conservation Policy" is the topic for Professors Laurel Phoenix and Thomas Nesslein from 11 a.m. to noon on Friday (April 29) in Mary Ann Cofrin Hall, Room 223. Nesslein will focus on use and effectiveness of price incentives to foster water conservation, and Phoenix will discuss use of direct regulations, education programs, and various non-price engineering solutions such as mandating or giving away water saving devices. The two will present a case study of Phoenix, Ariz., where empirical policy analysis provided estimates of relative effectiveness of a range of alternative water conservation policies. * * * * *** UW-Green Bay leads Horizon League in all-academic selections Still more recognition for outstanding academic performance by Phoenix student athletes: UW-Green Bay leads the Horizon League with 12 members named to the winter all-academic teams. Honored were: Matt Rohde (basketball), Tiffany Mor (basketball), Abby Scharlow (basketball), Andrew Johnston (swimming and diving), Robin Becker (swimming and diving), Laura Brager (swimming and diving), Kristin Carlson (swimming and diving), Amy Christopherson (swimming and diving), Sara Ciganek (swimming and diving), Molly Cox (swimming and diving), Abby Mayer (swimming and diving) and Mary Schoen (swimming and diving). The Press-Gazette has more at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/sports/archive/sports_20817674.shtml. *** * * * * Winners of the Spring 2005 Up With Good Bodies Program For the Teams: 1st Place Laying Down the Law Melissa Jackson Karen Callahan Kelly Franz 2nd Place Getting Down to Business Barb Swanson Julie Smith Marilyn Sagrillo Ann Selk Lucy Arendt Susan Nixon 3rd Place Booty Busters Karrie Koch Katie Sunde Jenny Olschesky Individuals Winner: Amy Ibuaka * * * * * UW-Green Bay Chorale, faculty musicians take road trip The UW-Green Bay Phoenix Chorale, conducted by Prof. William Witwer, along with several faculty musicians, were scheduled to make a one-day, four-concert tour with performances in Valders, Grafton, Sheboygan and Port Washington on Thursday, April 28. For more on this outreach effort, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005apr.htm#chorale. * * * * * Search committee appointed for Colleges/Extension chancellor A 19-member search-and-screen committee has been appointed to identify a new chancellor to lead both the statewide UW-Extension and the UW Colleges. Lisa Seale, professor of English at UW-Marathon County, will chair. There are no UW-Green Bay names on the panel. * * * * * UW-Green Bay jazz concert has old standards, new twists Three jazz groups will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (May 4) in the University Theater. Jazz Ensemble I director John Salerno says his group will present a wide variety of jazz standards and swing pieces but also a composition by Frank Zappa. Jazz Ensemble II will premiere a new composition, "West End Remix," by student Eric Bronk, also known as DJ Evil E. Throw in vocal jazz and a nine-member jazz-dance ensemble, and it's an interesting program at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005apr.htm#jazz. * * * * * Reminder: choral concert program includes premiere A new composition by faculty member Terence O'Grady will be performed for the first time when the UW-Green Bay Phoenix Chorale, Concert Choir and Collegium Musicum perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday (May 1) at the Weidner Center. See http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005apr.htm#choral. * * * * * Second weekend for 'Midsummer' It got a great review. It's Shakespeare with a Celtic twist. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll learn more about the UW-Green Bay production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005apr.htm#dream. * * * * * Reminder: frog songs Amphibians, a class of animals that includes salamanders, toads, frogs and worm-like creatures called caecilians, are the subject of a workshop from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 29 at UW-Green Bay. Read more at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005apr.htm#amphibian. * * * * * 'LGBTQA' students to talk Thursday evening This posting comes too late for most to attend, but worth knowing of anyway is "Coming out of Silence," scheduled for Thursday, April 28, at 7 p.m. in the Christie Theatre. About a dozen 'LGBTQA' people will tell their stories and answer questions as part of a panel discussion. (The acronym stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Allies.) Sponsored by Counseling/Health and Residence Life. * * * * *** TV friends mourn loss of Milwaukee broadcaster, UW-Green Bay grad Duane Gay, a former TV-11 reporter and anchor, died this week at age 49 after a long battle with cancer. He shared news of his highly public illness with his Milwaukee TV viewers. Gay completed his UW-Green Bay degree in communication processes in 1987 after transferring from the La Crosse market. A Journal-Sentinel article is at http://www.jsonline.com/enter/tvradio/apr05/321952.asp. *** * * * * Space Grant sponsors collegiate rocket competition Saturday Nine teams from Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium institutions on Saturday (April 30) will launch rockets they designed as part of the Consortium's Student Rocket Design Competition. The rocket launch will take place at the Richard Bong State Recreation Area near Burlington. Aerospace experts from academia and industry will score the competition. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005apr.htm#rocket. * * * * * Reminder: Emergency response on Monday As part of an ongoing effort to improve emergency response preparedness, the University hosts an emergency responder awareness program Monday (May 2), from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the entrance to Mary Ann Cofrin Hall. Representatives of local bomb, hazmat, emergency and fire squads will be on hand for discussion and demonstrations. See http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005apr.htm#response. * * * * * Theatre/arts management student wins prestigious internship Betsy Bostwick, music theater major and arts management minor, has been selected for an internship with Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading service and advocacy organization. This prestigious internship, which was advertised nationally, will be based in Phoenix, Ariz. Bostwick will be working on researching a public art program for the community. She'll be starting in late May and going through the summer. * * * * * One ranking of education spending Pulled from a UW System publication: The Wisconsin Taxpayer newsletter, citing a study by Illinois State University, reported that the UW System has seriously lagged behind the nation in funding per capita for the past 11 years. During that period Wisconsin spending per capita on higher education rose 17.9 percent while the rest of the nation averaged 53.6 percent. During the last two years, Wisconsin dropped 8.9 percent while the rest of the nation went up 1.4 percent. Currently, the spending is $200.33 per capita, an increase of $15 since 1993. Nationally, the increase was $56. Wisconsin ranks 32nd in the nation in this category for ranking a state's commitment to public higher education, the study said. * * * * * Briefs Gregory Aldrete,** associate professor of Humanistic Studies (History), will discuss and sign his recently published book, Daily Life in the Roman City: Rome, Pompeii, and Ostia, at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 2498 S. Oneida St., at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 4. Aldrete will talk about "Ten Surprising Facts About Life in Ancient Rome." Linda Peacock-Landrum, director of Career Services, received an "Incredible Award" at the annual CSO National User's Conference in Austin, Texas on April 19 for her work with Wisconsin Jobs for Wisconsin Grads — a consortium initiative with UW System schools to offer a common job listing Web site for Wisconsin employers. Peacock-Landrum was sited for extreme efforts and countless hours of dedication to develop the consortium software and to lead the way for other college collaborations across the nation to move forward in using the CSO software as a platform for similar efforts. Reading Assessment: Principles and Practices for Elementary Teachers, an edited book by Shelby J. Barrentine and Sandra M. Stokes, UW-Green Bay professor of Education and Women's Studies, has just been published by the International Reading Association. *** * * * *** 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.

Common Grounds Coffeehouse

Coffeehouse sketches

Oxford lecture

All-academic stars

'Good Bodies' winners

Faculty musicians on tour

Colleges/Extension chancellor

Jazz concert

O'Grady premiere

'Midsummer Night's Dream'

Amphibian workshop

LGBTQA talk

Broadcaster was grad

Rocket competition

Emergency response program

Student wins internship

One ranking of education spending

Briefs

Vol. 36, No. 77 / April 28 2005

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.

New next fall: The Common Grounds Coffeehouse

Grab a gourmet coffee, coffee-based drink or tea starting in fall 2005, all at the Common Grounds Coffeehouse. Students and others can listen to music, surf the Web on their wireless laptop, chat with friends new and old, play board and card games, peruse artwork and literature, relax and unwind within the cozy atmosphere while watching a variety of live entertainment! The Common Grounds Coffeehouse (featuring Alterra Coffee) will be located on the second level of the University Union.

* * * * *

Visit Wednesday to view Coffeehouse sketches

Our friends at the University Union invite all to stop at the Timber Lounge on Wednesday, May 4, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. to see sketches of the coffeehouse floor plan. Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., sample the Alterra Coffee, while supplies last.

* * * * *

Water conservation is topic of Friday Oxford lecture

"Incentives, Coercion, or Education? An Interdisciplinary Municipal Water Conservation Policy" is the topic for Professors Laurel Phoenix and Thomas Nesslein from 11 a.m. to noon on Friday (April 29) in Mary Ann Cofrin Hall, Room 223. Nesslein will focus on use and effectiveness of price incentives to foster water conservation, and Phoenix will discuss use of direct regulations, education programs, and various non-price engineering solutions such as mandating or giving away water saving devices. The two will present a case study of Phoenix, Ariz., where empirical policy analysis provided estimates of relative effectiveness of a range of alternative water conservation policies.

* * * * *

UW-Green Bay leads Horizon League in all-academic selections

Still more recognition for outstanding academic performance by Phoenix student athletes: UW-Green Bay leads the Horizon League with 12 members named to the winter all-academic teams. Honored were:

Matt Rohde (basketball), Tiffany Mor (basketball), Abby Scharlow (basketball), Andrew Johnston (swimming and diving), Robin Becker (swimming and diving), Laura Brager (swimming and diving), Kristin Carlson (swimming and diving), Amy Christopherson (swimming and diving), Sara Ciganek (swimming and diving), Molly Cox (swimming and diving), Abby Mayer (swimming and diving) and Mary Schoen (swimming and diving).

The Press-Gazette has more at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/sports/archive/sports_20817674.shtml.

* * * * *

Winners of the Spring 2005 Up With Good Bodies Program

For the Teams:
1st Place Laying Down the Law
Melissa Jackson
Karen Callahan
Kelly Franz

2nd Place Getting Down to Business
Barb Swanson
Julie Smith
Marilyn Sagrillo
Ann Selk
Lucy Arendt
Susan Nixon

3rd Place Booty Busters
Karrie Koch
Katie Sunde
Jenny Olschesky

Individuals Winner: Amy Ibuaka

* * * * *

UW-Green Bay Chorale, faculty musicians take road trip

The UW-Green Bay Phoenix Chorale, conducted by Prof. William Witwer, along with several faculty musicians, were scheduled to make a one-day, four-concert tour with performances in Valders, Grafton, Sheboygan and Port Washington on Thursday, April 28. For more on this outreach effort, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005apr.htm#chorale.

* * * * *

Search committee appointed for Colleges/Extension chancellor

A 19-member search-and-screen committee has been appointed to identify a new chancellor to lead both the statewide UW-Extension and the UW Colleges. Lisa Seale, professor of English at UW-Marathon County, will chair. There are no UW-Green Bay names on the panel.

* * * * *

UW-Green Bay jazz concert has old standards, new twists

Three jazz groups will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (May 4) in the University Theater. Jazz Ensemble I director John Salerno says his group will present a wide variety of jazz standards and swing pieces but also a composition by Frank Zappa. Jazz Ensemble II will premiere a new composition, "West End Remix," by student Eric Bronk, also known as DJ Evil E. Throw in vocal jazz and a nine-member jazz-dance ensemble, and it's an interesting program at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005apr.htm#jazz.

* * * * *

Reminder: choral concert program includes premiere

A new composition by faculty member Terence O'Grady will be performed for the first time when the UW-Green Bay Phoenix Chorale, Concert Choir and Collegium Musicum perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday (May 1) at the Weidner Center. See http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005apr.htm#choral.

* * * * *

Second weekend for 'Midsummer'

It got a great review. It's Shakespeare with a Celtic twist. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll learn more about the UW-Green Bay production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005apr.htm#dream.

* * * * *

Reminder: frog songs

Amphibians, a class of animals that includes salamanders, toads, frogs and worm-like creatures called caecilians, are the subject of a workshop from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 29 at UW-Green Bay. Read more at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005apr.htm#amphibian.

* * * * *

'LGBTQA' students to talk Thursday evening

This posting comes too late for most to attend, but worth knowing of anyway is "Coming out of Silence," scheduled for Thursday, April 28, at 7 p.m. in the Christie Theatre. About a dozen 'LGBTQA' people will tell their stories and answer questions as part of a panel discussion. (The acronym stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Allies.) Sponsored by Counseling/Health and Residence Life.

* * * * *

TV friends mourn loss of Milwaukee broadcaster, UW-Green Bay grad

Duane Gay, a former TV-11 reporter and anchor, died this week at age 49 after a long battle with cancer. He shared news of his highly public illness with his Milwaukee TV viewers. Gay completed his UW-Green Bay degree in communication processes in 1987 after transferring from the La Crosse market. A Journal-Sentinel article is at http://www.jsonline.com/enter/tvradio/apr05/321952.asp.

* * * * *

Space Grant sponsors collegiate rocket competition Saturday

Nine teams from Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium institutions on Saturday (April 30) will launch rockets they designed as part of the Consortium's Student Rocket Design Competition. The rocket launch will take place at the Richard Bong State Recreation Area near Burlington. Aerospace experts from academia and industry will score the competition. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005apr.htm#rocket.

* * * * *

Reminder: Emergency response on Monday

As part of an ongoing effort to improve emergency response preparedness, the University hosts an emergency responder awareness program Monday (May 2), from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the entrance to Mary Ann Cofrin Hall. Representatives of local bomb, hazmat, emergency and fire squads will be on hand for discussion and demonstrations. See http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005apr.htm#response.

* * * * *

Theatre/arts management student wins prestigious internship

Betsy Bostwick, music theater major and arts management minor, has been selected for an internship with Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading service and advocacy organization. This prestigious internship, which was advertised nationally, will be based in Phoenix, Ariz. Bostwick will be working on researching a public art program for the community. She'll be starting in late May and going through the summer.

* * * * *

One ranking of education spending

Pulled from a UW System publication: The Wisconsin Taxpayer newsletter, citing a study by Illinois State University, reported that the UW System has seriously lagged behind the nation in funding per capita for the past 11 years. During that period Wisconsin spending per capita on higher education rose 17.9 percent while the rest of the nation averaged 53.6 percent. During the last two years, Wisconsin dropped 8.9 percent while the rest of the nation went up 1.4 percent. Currently, the spending is $200.33 per capita, an increase of $15 since 1993. Nationally, the increase was $56. Wisconsin ranks 32nd in the nation in this category for ranking a state's commitment to public higher education, the study said.

* * * * *

Briefs

Gregory Aldrete, associate professor of Humanistic Studies (History), will discuss and sign his recently published book, Daily Life in the Roman City: Rome, Pompeii, and Ostia, at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 2498 S. Oneida St., at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 4. Aldrete will talk about "Ten Surprising Facts About Life in Ancient Rome."

Linda Peacock-Landrum, director of Career Services, received an "Incredible Award" at the annual CSO National User's Conference in Austin, Texas on April 19 for her work with Wisconsin Jobs for Wisconsin Grads — a consortium initiative with UW System schools to offer a common job listing Web site for Wisconsin employers. Peacock-Landrum was sited for extreme efforts and countless hours of dedication to develop the consortium software and to lead the way for other college collaborations across the nation to move forward in using the CSO software as a platform for similar efforts.

Reading Assessment: Principles and Practices for Elementary Teachers, an edited book by Shelby J. Barrentine and Sandra M. Stokes, UW-Green Bay professor of Education and Women's Studies, has just been published by the International Reading Association.

* * * * *

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.