Vol. 36, No. 51 / January 31, 2005

Founders Association adds a new award, for 'Collaborative Effort'

The nomination form for the 2005 Founders Association Awards is now available at http://www.uwgb.edu/sofas/founders. The Awards and Recognition Committee invites members of the UW-Green Bay community to submit nominations prior to the March 7 deadline. New this year is a seventh award, which currently has the working title of "Founders Award for Excellence in a Collaborative Effort on Behalf of the University."

Forms, past winners, criteria are all online
The nomination form for Founders Awards can be completed online and submitted electronically or in person to the Secretary of the Faculty and Academic Staff office in CL 825. The Web site includes descriptions of award criteria and a list of previous recipients. If your nominee is a finalist, you will be contacted to provide additional background information and letters of support. All awards will be presented at the campuswide convocation in August.

Questions? Direct them to Scott Ashmann [ashmanns@uwgb.edu], chairperson of the Awards & Recognition Committee, or any member: Franklin Chen, Kristy Deetz, Barbara McClure-Lukens, Dennis Nellis, John Plier, Jane Swan, or Rick Warpinski.

Last chance! Campus awards deadline is 4:30 today

Today (Jan. 31) is the final day to submit nominations to the Office of Student Life for the 24th annual University Leadership Awards Program. Nominations are requested for:

Chancellor's Leadership Medallion
University Leadership Award
Outstanding Student Organization Award
Most Improved Student Organization Award
Outstanding Advisor Award
Outstanding Support Staff Award
Outstanding Service Project Award

Joan Molinsky (that's Joan Rivers) visits UW-Green Bay today

The woman born Joan Molinsky in Brooklyn 71 years ago, who earned Phi Beta Kappa in college, cracked the male-dominated world of standup comedy, became the favorite guest host of Johnny Carson on the "Tonight" show, and now gets laughs with her acid-tongued fashion commentary, visits UW-Green Bay's Weidner Center tonight (Monday, Jan. 31). Joan Rivers will intersperse humor with a serious message (that of surviving life's trials including her husband's suicide) when she opens the Bellin Health Lifelines series.

The Press-Gazette has a Rivers feature at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/et_19580323.shtml. The Weidner Center has more details on a full evening at http://www.uwgb.edu/weidner/LifeLines/index.htm.

No Limits! gets a double thumbs-up

An exact figure won't be known for a week or more, but the No Limits! friendraiser and fundraiser on Friday (Jan. 28) generated at least $5,000 in support for Phoenix women's athletics, according to the organizer, Assistant Athletic Director Amanda Braun. She said more than 260 people attended the evening dinner and keynote and about 50 young girls attended a sports clinic on Saturday led by Phoenix female student- athletes. Organizers are planning a "bigger and better" event in 2006.

Frost Fest's window-painting winners

Congratulations to the winners of last week's Frost Fest Window-Painting Contest! First place went to the Registrar's office, second to Alternate Theater (they did the art for the Educational Support Services Office), and third place went to Academic Advising. Be sure to check out the many paintings in Student Services, the Union, the AIC, and the Ecumenical Center. The organizers offer thanks to all of the offices and organizations that participated in the contest.

'Go Red' on Feb. 4

Did you know that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women over the age of 35? Bellin Health and the American Heart Association are encouraging the Green Bay community and its major employers (including the University) to wear red this Friday (Feb. 4) to increase awareness.

Funeral arrangements for former Prof. Sue Kline-Heim

Visitation and funeral services for Professor Emerita Sue Kline-Heim will be held at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Wallace, Michigan. (Follow US 41 approximately 15 miles beyond Marinette to Wallace.) Visitation begins at 3 p.m. today (Monday, Jan. 31) to be followed by services at 6 p.m. A full obituary appeared in the print version of the Saturday, Jan. 29 Green Bay Press-Gazette, online at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/records/rec_19618069.shtml.

Art program hosts 'first-ever' open house

The Art Program is hosting its first-ever Open House, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, February 10 in the Studio Arts Building. Visitors are welcome to view student artwork, tour art studios and stay for class. Look for technical demonstrations in all of the studios from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. including ceramics, drawing, jewelry/metals, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture and textiles. Food and refreshments will also be provided during that time. Classes that will be in session and open for visitors:

Morning 8:15 - 10:45
Design Methods
Introduction to Jewelry/Metals
Introduction to Painting
Intermediate/Advanced Textiles
Publication Workshop

Afternoon 2:00 - 4:30
Two-Dimensional Design
Photography II (2:00 - 3:15)
Intermediate/Advanced Drawing
Intermediate/Advanced Jewelry
Lithography/Advanced Printmaking
Advanced Studio/Web Design

Make a day of it — attend the Faculty Art Exhibition

Make it an unofficial "Art Appreciation Day" at UW-Green Bay by also visiting the annual Faculty Art Exhibition, Feb. 10. The Lawton Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays. The exhibition runs now through Feb. 17. See http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005jan.htm#facultyart.

Another campus move: Information Services administration

Administration of the Information Services division is relocating from CL404 to CL730 on Tuesday, February 1. This would include Kathy Pletcher, Lynn Doudna and Cheryl Motkowski (who succeeds Peggy Majewski, who retired last week).

Reminder: Institute for Research is now in Wood Hall

A reminder that the Institute for Research offices (and personnel) recently moved from the Cofrin Library seventh floor to Wood Hall 303. (Their office mates, the Dean of Professional and Graduate Studies folks, have also moved to WH 303.)

Newspaper goes into detail on Yingst's Mars mission

The Green Bay News-Chronicle carried a detail-packed feature on researcher Aileen Yingst of Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium and her recent selection for the Mars mission. Among other things, it noted her expertise in optics and cameras, and related that she believes humans will eventually have to set foot on Mars to learn its secrets. Interesting reading at http://www.greenbaynewschronicle.com/page.html?article=129678.

Toppling Van Hise? No joke, it's serious

Came across this headline the other day — "UW eyes razing Van Hise" — and, well... wasn't sure what to make of it. Turns out, UW-Madison planners believe the 1960s-era tower (19 stories) will be expensive to maintain as it ages, and all but impossible to remodel. Read the Cap Times account at http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=26218&ntpid=3.

Web site helps you plan for construction zone if visiting Milwaukee or points south

Planning to visit the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) office in Milwaukee anytime soon? UW-Parkside? Chicago? Plan extra time for construction on the Marquette Interchange in downtown Milwaukee. The Wisconsin DOT runs a handy Web site, offering the latest on lane closures and the like at http://www.mchange.org.

Victoria Harris quoted on zebra mussels mess

Water-quality researcher Victoria Harris of the UW Sea Grant Office located at UW-Green Bay is quoted in an AP story circulating widely this week. Headlined "Zebra mussels likely contributing to Great Lakes algae ills," it got good play in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, at http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5210242.html.

Reminder: North Indian music lecture/performance is Wednesday

Sandip Burman, a native of Durgapur, India, will offer a lecture/performance from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 2) in the University Theatre. Burman is a disciple of one of Calcutta's tabla masters. See http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005jan.htm#burman.

It's a men's/women's doubleheader, student-athlete night at the Resch

UW-Green Bay will recognize the academic excellence of its student-athletes Monday night (Jan. 31) when the UW-Green Bay men's and women's basketball teams play host to teams from Butler University. The University will recognize 115 student-athletes with a grade-point average of 3.5 or better (on a 4.0 scale) during halftime of the men's basketball game at the Resch Center. The women play the opener at 5:30, the men play at 7:30 p.m. "Excellence in academics is at the core of what we do as a university," says UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard.

Also, it's faculty/staff night: free tickets

All UW-Green Bay faculty, staff, and classified colleagues are invited to attend tonight's doubleheader as guests of the Athletics Department. Faculty and staff will be encouraged to stand and receive recognition as part of academic-excellence night. For a pair of complimentary tickets for you and your guest, contact Marilyn McCarey at 465-2625.

Academic highlights of fall 2004 semester

UW-Green Bay Athletics Director Ken Bothof is thanking members of the campus community for their contributions to that tradition. Academic highlights from the fall 2004 semester include:

• 13 of 15 teams achieved a 3.0 grade-point average or higher.

• Volleyball player Leslie Kuhn was named to the Academic All-America second team, joining Tony Bennett (men's basketball) and Angela Gaetz (Nordic skiing) as the only student-athletes in UW-Green Bay history to merit two-time Academic All-America status.

• Men's soccer player Adam Ben-Zikri earned Academic All-America second team honors, giving UW-Green Bay nine Academic All-Americans in the last seven years.

• The volleyball team earned the prestigious American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award for the fourth straight year, one of only nine teams in the country to achieve the level of continued academic success.

• Seven student-athletes earned academic All-Horizon League first team honors.

• Of the 200 student-athletes, 12 earned a perfect 4.0 GPA.

City Council gets in on Phoenix Phever, honoring Rohde, Scharlow

UW-Green Bay basketball players Matt Rohde and Abby Scharlow will be recognized Tuesday night (Feb. 1) at a meeting of the Green Bay City Council. Mayor Jim Schmitt will read a proclamation honoring the two UW-Green Bay seniors for their achievements on and off the court. Both players have led their respective teams to outstanding seasons on the court, including recent individual 1,000-point career scoring milestones. Rohde and Scharlow also have excelled in the classroom as Academic All-America nominees and have taken active roles in the community contributing to more than 2,400 hours of community service performed by UW-Green Bay student-athletes last year.

Men's team draws 8,000 for UWM

Those who attended are calling it the most electric home game in years for UW-Green Bay men's basketball, and certainly the best atmosphere. The attendance of 8,072 was the second largest in 35 seasons of Phoenix basketball, surpassed only by the 9,700 who packed the place when the Wisconsin Badgers opened the Resch in 2002. For a game recap of the 76-72 Phoenix win vs. UWM, visit http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/sports/archive/sports_19629304.shtml.

Gov. Doyle gets warm reception

Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and his wife, Jessica, were introduced as guests of Bruce and Cyndie Shepard and asked to stand during an early timeout in Saturday night's Milwaukee-Green Bay men's basketball game at the Resch Center. A warm audience reaction followed. For Doyle, a longtime recreational player himself and big UW fan, it was his first trip north to see the Phoenix.

More exposure: Fox Sports North to carry men's game Saturday

The UW-Green Bay men's basketball team will receive added exposure Saturday (Feb. 5) when Fox Sports North (cable Channel 40 in Green Bay) televises the UW-Green Bay-Youngstown State game. The Horizon League matchup in Youngstown, Ohio starts at 11 a.m.

Phoenix women cruise to 18-2 with big win

How good is the Phoenix women's basketball team? Well, they rolled to their 12th consecutive victory with a 95-67 rout of Loyola on Saturday at the Phoenix Sports Center. Their 18-2 start is the best in program history. For a game recap, see http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/sports/archive/sports_19626821.shtml.

Seemingly unbeatable at home, vs. Horizon League teams

Here's a streak for you: UW-Green Bay is unbeaten in its last 53 conference home games. (Coach Kevin Borseth has never had a Phoenix team lose in Horizon League action at home.) The last loss was Feb. 21, 1998, when Bill Clinton was president, Carol Hammerle was coach, and the UWM Panthers left the PSC with a 58-41 victory. (The Phoenix won the conference tourney a few weeks later, anyway.)

28-year winning streak is third longest among actives

UW-Green Bay has not had a losing season in women's basketball since its formative years. 1976-77, to be exact, was the last year below .500. Already guaranteed a winning record with a month still to go, the streak now stands at 28 consecutive winning seasons. According to the NCAA record book, that ranks UW-Green Bay fourth all-time, and third among active streaks. Louisiana Tech and Tennessee entered the year tied for first in both categories, at 31 straight.

Watch for possible climb in the polls

The Phoenix women are creeping up in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. They stand third among "others receiving votes." The new poll comes out Tuesday afternoon at http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/rankings.

USA Today columnist takes notice

A lengthy article on senior star Tiffany Mor, Coach Kevin Borseth and the Phoenix women's program appeared in last week's USA Today online basketball column. Scroll down to the second item at http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/columnist/katesmith/2005-01-26-ncstate_x.htm.

Get ready for Family Weekend

All families affiliated with UW-Green Bay are invited to participate in the sixth annual Family Weekend, Feb. 25-27. The fun-filled, activity-packed weekend includes options to attend mini-seminars by UW-Green Bay faculty, tours of the local community, Phoenix games, student theatre productions, a Weidner Center event, and more. For a complete guide to the weekend's activities go to http://www.uwgb.edu/stulife/funstuff/specialevents/familyweekend/schedule.asp.

Salsa Dance with live music

Don't know if this is aimed at us oldersters, but it sounds fun. The Organizacion Latino Americana is hosting a free Salsa Dance from 8 to 11 p.m. this Friday (Feb. 4) in the Phoenix Room. Don't know how? An instructor will be available to assist. Contact Caroline Bacelis or the AIC, 465-2720, if you have questions.

'College in the Nude!'

Subtitled "The Secret Truth about Dating and Relationships in College," that's the sensational title for a presentation by nationally syndicated college advice columnist Harlan (Help Me Harlan) Cohen for his free program next Monday (Feb. 7) at 8 p.m. in the Phoenix Room. Good Times Programming calls it a Contemporary Issues Event. (Note to organizers: It has always been contemporary. Never goes out of style.)

Downtown H.Y.P.E. No. 2 looking for candidates

Downtown H.Y.P.E., (Harnessing Young Professionals' Energy), a community project aimed at bringing a new level of vitality to downtown Green Bay, is looking for its second group of college students and young professionals to experience downtown and report their viewpoints to government officials. Twenty-four young people will be selected by Wednesday, Feb. 9. The program is a partnership of Downtown Green Bay, Inc., the Young Professionals Network and UW-Green Bay Outreach and Extension. Encourage a student to go to http://www.ypnetwork.com to sign up. For the full release go to http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005jan.htm#hype.

Triple Espresso brings jolt of comedy to campus

Maybe you've seen the banners up around campus near the Weidner Center... "Triple Espresso &3151; a highly caffeinated comedy" opens at the Weidner's Fort Howard Hall, March 8 and plays for 12 weeks. What's it about? Three guys (Green Bay cast) whose bid for showbiz fame and fortune end in four minutes of magnificent failure on national television. The riches-to-rags story is said to have hysterical results. Tickets (all seats $36) are on sale now at the Weidner Center Ticket Office or by phone at (920) 465-2217 or 1-800-328-TKTS. Order online 24 hours at day at http://www.WeidnerCenter.com.

Future FOCUS events for 2005

Mark your calendars with the following FOCUS Event dates. Many staff, faculty and students participate in making the FOCUS events successful. If you have specific questions about the details for any of the events listed, please contact Brenda Amenson-Hill ext. 2511, www.hillb@uwgb.edu or Scott Furlong ext. 2061 www.furlongs@uwgb.edu or see the current schedules on the FOCUS Web site www.uwgb.edu/focus.

Majors Fair - Feb. 16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Phoenix Rooms
This event is marketed to undecided students. The goal is for students to explore major options. Representatives from each academic program will be at the Majors Fair to distribute information and answer questions about their program of study.

FOCUS - Registration and Resources
Each student and parent selects one full day to attend R&R. The program goal for students is to experience Advising and Registration for their first semester of classes. The students also have an opportunity to attend sessions about the campus. The program goal for parents is to expose them to the many services, people and resources on campus. Parents and students are invited to take a campus tour. June 7,8,9,13,14 and 15.

FOCUS - Orientation, September 1-3
This program focuses on helping new students transition from High School to College. The students work in small groups facilitated by a faculty, staff and Student Ambassador. Students living in the Residence Halls will Move-In on September 1.

Research Council invites submissions for grants

The UW-Green Bay Research Council is inviting submissions for the UW System Applied Research Grant Program. The program annually provides $425,000 for the support of applied research activities that improve connections between knowledge and practice and also promote a positive change in the economy of Wisconsin. Proposals are welcome from all academic disciplines. Guidelines, forms, evaluation and submission information may be accessed electronically from the Research Council Web site at http://www.uwgb.edu/rc/. Proposals are due by 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16 to the Institute for Research located in Wood Hall 303. Questions may be directed to Lidia Nonn (ex 2565).

Briefs

Prof. Peter Breznay (ICS - Computer Science) is the author of a paper titled "A Dynamic Network Flow Theoretical Model of Information Diffusion" accepted for presentation at the Memetic Theory in Artificial Systems and Societies (METAS) 2005 conference. The conference will be held April 12 -15 at University of Hertfordshire, in Hatfield, England, and the paper will be published in the proceedings of the conference.

Loretta Larkey and Kevin Roeder of the Social Work faculty are on the steering committee for the 14th annual Have A Heart Dinner to support the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin. The gala event will be held Feb. 12 in the Lambeau Field Atrium. More details are available in Dian Page's newspaper column (second item down) at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/life_19200037.shtml.

Prof. Dean Von Dras of Human Development made presentations recently at the Gerontological Society of America's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., regarding work assisted by UW-Green Bay undergraduate students:

VonDras, D. D., Loewen, A., & Tabordan, E. (2004, November). The influence of personal characteristics on the identification of Alzheimer's Disease symptoms, recommendation to seek medical care, and counterfactual attributions.

VonDras, D. D., Malcore, S. A., Pouliot, G., & Flittner, D. (2004, November). A Survey of job stress and ethical issues encountered by staff members of a nursing home.

VonDras, D. D., & Madey, S. F. (2004, November). Stability and change in spouse's emotional support and the attainment, perceived importance, and expectation to pursue a self-designated health goal.

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