UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 36 No. 44



Kress Center honor roll Spotlight on 16 donors Shepard, partners applaud donors Events Center campaign continues Brick/locker campaigns Kress Events Center update MLK Day Celebration Jazz Fest is Jan. 15 'Les Miserables' review Athletics mission, NCAA policies posted State of the State address	Vol. 36, No. 44 / January 6, 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. Major hoopla, major donors for new student sports and events center The "green carpet" will be rolled out at halftime as stars of UW-Green Bay's successful fund drive will be introduced and brought to center court at tonight's Phoenix-Youngstown men's basketball game. A crowd of about 4,000 is expected for the game, which starts at 7:05 p.m. at the Resch Center. It will be the first public celebration of a major University and community achievement: raising $7.5 million for the newly named Kress Events Center. * * * * * Spotlight on 16 donors of $100,000 or more During the halftime ceremony, UW-Green Bay will honor 16 community donors, each of whom to date has pledged $100,000 or more for the sports and events center project. Donors being honored tonight (Thursday, Jan. 6) are: • Associated Bank • Leon and Clymene Bond Foundation • Bob and Carol Bush • Leona Cloud • Walter Cloud Foundation • Cornerstone Foundation of NEW • Festival Foods • Jerry and Janet Gallagher • Phil and Betsy Hendrickson • George Kress Foundation • D.J. and Julie Long • Schreiber Foods • K.C. Stock Foundation • Byron Walter Family Trust • Weyers Family Foundation • Wisconsin Public Service Foundation "These community leaders help make Green Bay a special place with an unmatched quality of life," Chancellor Bruce Shepard says. "There are many more donors who we will be asking to join the team to reach our final goal, but these 16 deserve our recognition today for helping us get this far through their early commitments. " * * * * * Shepard and student/lawmaker/community team will applaud donors Chancellor Bruce Shepard will represent the University at tonight's recognition ceremony, and announce each of the major donors to the crowd. The Chancellor will be joined at halfcourt by a "receiving line" consisting of representatives of each of the project's three partners. Assisting will be Student Government President Jon Virant (representing the student body); UW-Green Bay alumni and State Sens. Rob Cowles and Dave Hansen (representing the state); and Campaign co-chairs Tom Olson and Ginny Riopelle. Together, the group will greet each of the donors and thank them for their support. * * * * * Events Center campaign is not done yet UW-Green Bay is working to raise $10 million in private funds for the Kress Events Center. However, the $7.5 million mark is an important milestone because it enables the University to secure a matching $7.5 million from the state of Wisconsin, and move forward. Support from private donors and the state builds on the foundation laid by UW-Green Bay students, who have committed $15 million through higher fees.vailable, but the raffle was projected to raise several thousand dollars for Friends support of the Cofrin Library and its holdings, people and programs. * * * * * Watch for more on brick/locker campaigns While solicitation of major gifts for the Kress Events Center continues, the "grass-roots" portion of the campaign is only beginning. UW-Green Bay alumni, Phoenix fans and University friends and family soon will be offered additional opportunities to participate through a combination bricks and/or locker sponsorship drive. Look for more in the February issue of Inside UW-Green Bay magazine. * * * * * Latest timetable: groundbreaking by late 2005, occupancy by fall 2007 Expect news coverage Friday offering more details on the $32.5 million Kress Events Center project — actually a renovation and expansion of UW-Green Bay's 1970s vintage Phoenix Sports Center. Timetable info (see headline) is one bit of news. Plans include a central area with a seating capacity of about 4,000 for women's basketball and volleyball games. An auxiliary court will serve as a practice court for the men's basketball team and as a site for student recreational activities. The new and improved center also will include facilities for running, racquet sports, volleyball and intramural basketball, cardiovascular and aerobic activities, and swimming and diving pools. It will accommodate important and popular campus events such as summer orientation, commencement, student career fairs, festivals, concerts and multicultural activities. * * * * * You're invited! Community's MLK Day Celebration is Jan. 15 Everyone is invited to the 10th Annual Community Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday on Saturday, January 15, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Student Center at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. This is a free community event for all ages. Live dance and musical performances by local artists will be featured and light refreshments will be served after the program. For more information about this event, contacts at UW-Green Bay are Cassandra Nicholson, ext. 2515 or (920)498-6829 or Ellen Olson or Diana Borrero-Lowe at the American Intercultural Center, ext. 2720. * * * * * Also on Jan. 15: Jazz Fest! Acclaimed saxophonist Bobby Militello will headline the 35th annual Jazz Fest at UW-Green Bay on Saturday, Jan. 15. A full day of jazz performance and instruction will culminate with an evening concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Weidner Center. There will be full coverage in Monday's LOG ONLine. * * * * * A great review for touring 'Les Miserables' The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's theatre critic gives a can't-miss review to the strong singing and stirring spectacle of the "Les Miserables" production currently touring the Midwest (this week in Milwaukee.) The show plays UW-Green Bay's Weidner Center Jan. 18-23. Read the review at http://www.jsonline.com/onwisconsin/arts/jan05/290362.asp#. * * * * * Athletics mission statement, NCAA policies are posted here The UW-Green Bay athletics program mission statement and NCAA reporting procedures have been posted on the athletics Web site. The mission statement is at http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/mission/index.as. The NCAA document is at http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/ncaa/index.asp. The postings are a recommendation that came out of the NCAA certification procedure. * * * * * Attention, political junkies and tea-leaves readers Those looking to divine the future are hereby alerted to two days of interest regarding Wisconsin politics and the yet-to-be-made-public 2005-07 biennial budget. It has been announced that Gov. Jim Doyle will deliver his State of the State address on Wednesday, Jan. 12, and his budget address on Feb. 8. * * * * * 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.

Kress Center honor roll

Spotlight on 16 donors

Shepard, partners applaud donors

Events Center campaign continues

Brick/locker campaigns

Kress Events Center update

MLK Day Celebration

Jazz Fest is Jan. 15

'Les Miserables' review

Athletics mission, NCAA policies posted

State of the State address

Vol. 36, No. 44 / January 6, 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.

Major hoopla, major donors for new student sports and events center

The "green carpet" will be rolled out at halftime as stars of UW-Green Bay's successful fund drive will be introduced and brought to center court at tonight's Phoenix-Youngstown men's basketball game. A crowd of about 4,000 is expected for the game, which starts at 7:05 p.m. at the Resch Center. It will be the first public celebration of a major University and community achievement: raising $7.5 million for the newly named Kress Events Center.

* * * * *

Spotlight on 16 donors of $100,000 or more

During the halftime ceremony, UW-Green Bay will honor 16 community donors, each of whom to date has pledged $100,000 or more for the sports and events center project. Donors being honored tonight (Thursday, Jan. 6) are:

• Associated Bank • Leon and Clymene Bond Foundation • Bob and Carol Bush • Leona Cloud • Walter Cloud Foundation • Cornerstone Foundation of NEW • Festival Foods • Jerry and Janet Gallagher • Phil and Betsy Hendrickson • George Kress Foundation • D.J. and Julie Long • Schreiber Foods • K.C. Stock Foundation • Byron Walter Family Trust • Weyers Family Foundation • Wisconsin Public Service Foundation

"These community leaders help make Green Bay a special place with an unmatched quality of life," Chancellor Bruce Shepard says. "There are many more donors who we will be asking to join the team to reach our final goal, but these 16 deserve our recognition today for helping us get this far through their early commitments. "

* * * * *

Shepard and student/lawmaker/community team will applaud donors

Chancellor Bruce Shepard will represent the University at tonight's recognition ceremony, and announce each of the major donors to the crowd. The Chancellor will be joined at halfcourt by a "receiving line" consisting of representatives of each of the project's three partners. Assisting will be Student Government President Jon Virant (representing the student body); UW-Green Bay alumni and State Sens. Rob Cowles and Dave Hansen (representing the state); and Campaign co-chairs Tom Olson and Ginny Riopelle. Together, the group will greet each of the donors and thank them for their support.

* * * * *

Events Center campaign is not done yet

UW-Green Bay is working to raise $10 million in private funds for the Kress Events Center. However, the $7.5 million mark is an important milestone because it enables the University to secure a matching $7.5 million from the state of Wisconsin, and move forward. Support from private donors and the state builds on the foundation laid by UW-Green Bay students, who have committed $15 million through higher fees.vailable, but the raffle was projected to raise several thousand dollars for Friends support of the Cofrin Library and its holdings, people and programs.

* * * * *

Watch for more on brick/locker campaigns

While solicitation of major gifts for the Kress Events Center continues, the "grass-roots" portion of the campaign is only beginning. UW-Green Bay alumni, Phoenix fans and University friends and family soon will be offered additional opportunities to participate through a combination bricks and/or locker sponsorship drive. Look for more in the February issue of Inside UW-Green Bay magazine.

* * * * *

Latest timetable: groundbreaking by late 2005, occupancy by fall 2007

Expect news coverage Friday offering more details on the $32.5 million Kress Events Center project — actually a renovation and expansion of UW-Green Bay's 1970s vintage Phoenix Sports Center. Timetable info (see headline) is one bit of news. Plans include a central area with a seating capacity of about 4,000 for women's basketball and volleyball games. An auxiliary court will serve as a practice court for the men's basketball team and as a site for student recreational activities. The new and improved center also will include facilities for running, racquet sports, volleyball and intramural basketball, cardiovascular and aerobic activities, and swimming and diving pools. It will accommodate important and popular campus events such as summer orientation, commencement, student career fairs, festivals, concerts and multicultural activities.

* * * * *

You're invited! Community's MLK Day Celebration is Jan. 15

Everyone is invited to the 10th Annual Community Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday on Saturday, January 15, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Student Center at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. This is a free community event for all ages. Live dance and musical performances by local artists will be featured and light refreshments will be served after the program. For more information about this event, contacts at UW-Green Bay are Cassandra Nicholson, ext. 2515 or (920)498-6829 or Ellen Olson or Diana Borrero-Lowe at the American Intercultural Center, ext. 2720.

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Also on Jan. 15: Jazz Fest!

Acclaimed saxophonist Bobby Militello will headline the 35th annual Jazz Fest at UW-Green Bay on Saturday, Jan. 15. A full day of jazz performance and instruction will culminate with an evening concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Weidner Center. There will be full coverage in Monday's LOG ONLine.

* * * * *

A great review for touring 'Les Miserables'

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's theatre critic gives a can't-miss review to the strong singing and stirring spectacle of the "Les Miserables" production currently touring the Midwest (this week in Milwaukee.) The show plays UW-Green Bay's Weidner Center Jan. 18-23. Read the review at http://www.jsonline.com/onwisconsin/arts/jan05/290362.asp#.

* * * * *

Athletics mission statement, NCAA policies are posted here

The UW-Green Bay athletics program mission statement and NCAA reporting procedures have been posted on the athletics Web site. The mission statement is at http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/mission/index.as. The NCAA document is at http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/ncaa/index.asp. The postings are a recommendation that came out of the NCAA certification procedure.

* * * * *

Attention, political junkies and tea-leaves readers

Those looking to divine the future are hereby alerted to two days of interest regarding Wisconsin politics and the yet-to-be-made-public 2005-07 biennial budget. It has been announced that Gov. Jim Doyle will deliver his State of the State address on Wednesday, Jan. 12, and his budget address on Feb. 8.

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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.