UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 36 No. 106



Salerno, Jazz Camp faculty to play Students to play, too New adviser in International Education High praise, expectatons for Paper Technology Transfer Center 'Articles of faith' Annual municipal clerks and treasurers institute Institute enrollment is a record Space Grant 'satellite' launch Death of Prof. Norris Sanders Capital Times editor hopping mad Article looks at retention, supposed costs Mendiburu and Bucks Phoenix players in the NBA Shorewood offers online menu order form Shorewood Junior Tournament Future of Service-Learning in Higher Education Brief	Vol. 36, No. 106 / July 14, 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. Salerno, Jazz Camp faculty to play free concert tonight Faculty of the UW-Green Bay's Jazz Ensemble Camp will present a free concert at 6:30 tonight (Thursday, July 14) in the University Theatre. In addition to Prof. John Salerno, director of jazz activities at UW-Green Bay, and colleague Paul Bhasin, performers will include working professionals, teachers and players with alumni ties. The concert is a chance for the general public and the nearly 100 high school campers to see the pros in action. For more, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005july.htm#jazz * * * * * Students play, too Students enrolled in Jazz Ensemble Camp get their chance to perform at 6:30 p.m. Friday (July 15) in their own free concert in the University Theatre. They are rehearsing right now, hard at work. Need proof? Click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/photo.htm. * * * * * New adviser joins Office of International Education The Office of International Education announced today that Kristin Aoki has accepted the position of international education student services adviser. Aoki comes to UW-Green Bay from the International Student and Study Abroad offices at Minnesota State University Mankato. She has a master's degree in counseling and student personnel and college student affairs as well as a bachelor of arts in international relations from Minnesota State. Aoki began her position at UW-Green Bay on Wednesday, July 13. * * * * * High praise, higher expectations for Paper Technology Transfer Center Odds are, you'll never read a better third-party column about the economic value of the University and its campus-community partnerships than the one written earlier this week by Tom Still. The president of the Wisconsin Technology Council reflects on the opening of UW-Green Bay's new paper-industry center downtown. See http://wistechnology.com/article.php?id=1986 * * * * * Chancellor cites 'articles of faith' on move downtown Worth quoting from the aforementioned article is the following passage: "The Paper Technology Transfer Center isn't tucked away on campus, but located in downtown Green Bay adjacent to the city's convention center. That was a deliberate choice by UW-Green Bay, city and county officials, who wanted to send a clear message that the work of the center is tied to the vitality of the community... "We have three articles of faith," UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard said. "They are connecting learning to life, partnerships, and connecting campus and community... It only made sense for this center to be located downtown." * * * * * More economic impact downtown: Clerks/Treasurers UW-Green Bay is boosting downtown Green Bay tourism in a big way this week (July 10-14) by hosting the annual Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Institute at the Regency Center. The Suites' 224 rooms are booked solid. When they aren't pursuing continuing education, conference-goers are spending money; we're told bags full of Penneys merchandise from the store's final clearance sale are a familiar sight. * * * * * Institute enrollment is easily a record A grand total of 326 people are enrolled in various tracks of the annual Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Institute. Kassie Van Remortel, who coordinates the program for Outreach and Extension, reports that more city administrators have enrolled this year. Increasing complexity of municipal operations is no doubt a factor, as is the draw of topical, engaging breakout sessions. Speakers this week include TABOR champion Frank Lasee, R-Bellevue, Appleton Mayor Tim Hannah and Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce and former Trek Bicycle official Mary P. Burke. Tonight (Thursday, July 14) is graduation night for a record 90 individuals competing their three-year certification programs. * * * * * Space Grant 'satellite' launch is Saturday Student engineers and scientists from four Wisconsin colleges and universities will launch a student-designed satellite that will carry a payload to the "edge" of space. They'll travel to Eau Claire to launch, track and retrieve a high-altitude balloon that will reach 100,000 feet or higher. It's an annual project of the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium, based at UW-Green Bay. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005july.htm#satellite * * * * * Death of Prof. Emeritus Norris Sanders Norris Sanders died last week at his home in Frankfort, Mich. He was 81. Sanders, a UW-Green Bay faculty member during the institution's first decade, remained active in community education issues after retiring as a professor emeritus of education in 1979. He is survived by his wife, Faith, two children and other relatives. His obituary was in the July 9 Press-Gazette listing at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/records/obit_21745174.shtml * * * * * Capital Times editor is hopping mad about UW funding, tuition Dave Zweifel of Madison's Capital Times newspaper notes the percentage of low-income families represented in UW System enrollment had already declined by a third (to 11 percent) in the years leading up to 2002... with double-digit tuition increases since then... and more budget cuts lately... where are we headed next? "State's poor being priced out of college" is his column title at http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/index.php?ntid=46708&ntpid=0 * * * * * Press-Gazette story looks at retention, supposed cuts "Study explores costs of student turnover" is the headline over a story in today's Green Bay Press-Gazette. See http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_21656891.shtml * * * * * Mendiburu makes an impression with Bucks He's still a long shot to join the short list of former Phoenix stars who have played in the NBA (see following note), but Javier Mendiburu is in select company at a Milwaukee Bucks tryout camp this week. Whether it's in the NBA or, more realistically, in Europe, his pro basketball prospects might be on the rise. A Press-Gazette feature is at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/sports/archive/sports_21786647.shtml * * * * * Phoenix players in the NBA Javier Mendiburu is bidding to become the sixth former UW-Green Bay player to make American basketball's highest professional levels. The others: Tony Bennett, NBA, Charlotte Hornets Logan VanderVelden, NBA, Los Angeles Clippers Jeff Nordgaard, NBA, Milwaukee Bucks Kim Wood, ABL (a WNBA forerunner), San Jose Lasers Chandra Johnson, WNBA, Los Angeles Sparks * * * * * Shorewood's new online restaurant menu order form Shorewood has gone high-tech (actually pretty simple) with a new on-line menu order form located on the website - http://www.uwgb.edu/shorewood/restaurantInfo/menu.asp. Customers can place their order on-line, which sends Shorewood an email with the specifics of the order. Customers must then call Shorewood at 465-2118, five to 10 minutes later, and confirm that the order was received. They will prepare your order request and have it ready for dine-in or carry-out. * * * * * These kids can play! Shorewood Junior Tournament a success Last Friday, July 8th, 48 junior golfers ranging in age from 11-18 participated in the largest-ever Junior Golf Tournament at Shorewood. Congratulations go out to Bryce Prichard for shooting at 73 in the 15-18 year old division and Tyler Bohmke for shooting 83 in the 14 & under division. Complete tournament results are on-line at http://www.uwgb.edu/shorewood/tournaments/2005JuniorAmateurRESULTS.doc * * * * * The Future of Service-Learning in Higher Education is topic on Oct. 1 Linda Peacock-Landrum, UW-Green Bay liaison for the Wisconsin Campus Compact service-learning initiative, sends word of a development opportunity. A one-day conference at Gettysburg College on Oct. 1 will bring a wide range of scholars to discuss critical issues for the future of service-learning in higher education. Keynote speakers will be Amy Cohen of Learn and Serve America, and Ira Harkavy, a founder of the Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania. The conference is structured as a "working session" around chapters in the forthcoming book Service-Learning in Higher Education: Critical Issues and Directions (Palgrave, 2005). Three strands-theoretical discussions of service-learning, exemplary models of service-learning, and future directions for service-learning-will run concurrently. Promised is substantive dialogue on issues of social justice, student resistance, student voice, institutionalization, and community engagement and reciprocity. For more information, see http://www.gettysburg.edu/cps/SLconference.html * * * * * Brief A paper by Assistant Prof. Vishal Lala titled "Influence of Price of Coupons on Redemption Rates" has been accepted for presentation at the Association for Consumer Research conference this October in San Antonio. This paper addresses the biggest problem faced by coupon marketers - less than 2% of all coupons distributed are used - and demonstrates that if marketers charge consumers for coupon booklets (as in the case of entertainment booklets), even a nominal amount, consumers will be more likely to use the coupons. * * * * * 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.

Salerno, Jazz Camp faculty to play

Students to play, too

New adviser in International Education

High praise, expectatons for Paper Technology Transfer Center

'Articles of faith'

Annual municipal clerks and treasurers institute

Institute enrollment is a record

Space Grant 'satellite' launch

Death of Prof. Norris Sanders

Capital Times editor hopping mad

Article looks at retention, supposed costs

Mendiburu and Bucks

Phoenix players in the NBA

Shorewood offers online menu order form

Shorewood Junior Tournament

Future of Service-Learning in Higher Education

Brief

Vol. 36, No. 106 / July 14, 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.

Salerno, Jazz Camp faculty to play free concert tonight

Faculty of the UW-Green Bay's Jazz Ensemble Camp will present a free concert at 6:30 tonight (Thursday, July 14) in the University Theatre. In addition to Prof. John Salerno, director of jazz activities at UW-Green Bay, and colleague Paul Bhasin, performers will include working professionals, teachers and players with alumni ties. The concert is a chance for the general public and the nearly 100 high school campers to see the pros in action. For more, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005july.htm#jazz

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Students play, too

Students enrolled in Jazz Ensemble Camp get their chance to perform at 6:30 p.m. Friday (July 15) in their own free concert in the University Theatre. They are rehearsing right now, hard at work. Need proof? Click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/photo.htm.

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New adviser joins Office of International Education

The Office of International Education announced today that Kristin Aoki has accepted the position of international education student services adviser. Aoki comes to UW-Green Bay from the International Student and Study Abroad offices at Minnesota State University Mankato. She has a master's degree in counseling and student personnel and college student affairs as well as a bachelor of arts in international relations from Minnesota State. Aoki began her position at UW-Green Bay on Wednesday, July 13.

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High praise, higher expectations for Paper Technology Transfer Center

Odds are, you'll never read a better third-party column about the economic value of the University and its campus-community partnerships than the one written earlier this week by Tom Still. The president of the Wisconsin Technology Council reflects on the opening of UW-Green Bay's new paper-industry center downtown. See http://wistechnology.com/article.php?id=1986

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Chancellor cites 'articles of faith' on move downtown

Worth quoting from the aforementioned article is the following passage:

"The Paper Technology Transfer Center isn't tucked away on campus, but located in downtown Green Bay adjacent to the city's convention center. That was a deliberate choice by UW-Green Bay, city and county officials, who wanted to send a clear message that the work of the center is tied to the vitality of the community... "We have three articles of faith," UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard said. "They are connecting learning to life, partnerships, and connecting campus and community... It only made sense for this center to be located downtown."

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More economic impact downtown: Clerks/Treasurers

UW-Green Bay is boosting downtown Green Bay tourism in a big way this week (July 10-14) by hosting the annual Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Institute at the Regency Center. The Suites' 224 rooms are booked solid. When they aren't pursuing continuing education, conference-goers are spending money; we're told bags full of Penneys merchandise from the store's final clearance sale are a familiar sight.

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Institute enrollment is easily a record

A grand total of 326 people are enrolled in various tracks of the annual Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Institute. Kassie Van Remortel, who coordinates the program for Outreach and Extension, reports that more city administrators have enrolled this year. Increasing complexity of municipal operations is no doubt a factor, as is the draw of topical, engaging breakout sessions. Speakers this week include TABOR champion Frank Lasee, R-Bellevue, Appleton Mayor Tim Hannah and Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce and former Trek Bicycle official Mary P. Burke. Tonight (Thursday, July 14) is graduation night for a record 90 individuals competing their three-year certification programs.

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Space Grant 'satellite' launch is Saturday

Student engineers and scientists from four Wisconsin colleges and universities will launch a student-designed satellite that will carry a payload to the "edge" of space. They'll travel to Eau Claire to launch, track and retrieve a high-altitude balloon that will reach 100,000 feet or higher. It's an annual project of the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium, based at UW-Green Bay. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005july.htm#satellite

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Death of Prof. Emeritus Norris Sanders

Norris Sanders died last week at his home in Frankfort, Mich. He was 81. Sanders, a UW-Green Bay faculty member during the institution's first decade, remained active in community education issues after retiring as a professor emeritus of education in 1979. He is survived by his wife, Faith, two children and other relatives. His obituary was in the July 9 Press-Gazette listing at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/records/obit_21745174.shtml

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Capital Times editor is hopping mad about UW funding, tuition

Dave Zweifel of Madison's Capital Times newspaper notes the percentage of low-income families represented in UW System enrollment had already declined by a third (to 11 percent) in the years leading up to 2002... with double-digit tuition increases since then... and more budget cuts lately... where are we headed next? "State's poor being priced out of college" is his column title at http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/index.php?ntid=46708&ntpid=0

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Press-Gazette story looks at retention, supposed cuts

"Study explores costs of student turnover" is the headline over a story in today's Green Bay Press-Gazette. See http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_21656891.shtml

* * * * *

Mendiburu makes an impression with Bucks

He's still a long shot to join the short list of former Phoenix stars who have played in the NBA (see following note), but Javier Mendiburu is in select company at a Milwaukee Bucks tryout camp this week. Whether it's in the NBA or, more realistically, in Europe, his pro basketball prospects might be on the rise. A Press-Gazette feature is at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/sports/archive/sports_21786647.shtml

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Phoenix players in the NBA

Javier Mendiburu is bidding to become the sixth former UW-Green Bay player to make American basketball's highest professional levels. The others:
Tony Bennett, NBA, Charlotte Hornets
Logan VanderVelden, NBA, Los Angeles Clippers
Jeff Nordgaard, NBA, Milwaukee Bucks
Kim Wood, ABL (a WNBA forerunner), San Jose Lasers
Chandra Johnson, WNBA, Los Angeles Sparks

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Shorewood's new online restaurant menu order form

Shorewood has gone high-tech (actually pretty simple) with a new on-line menu order form located on the website - http://www.uwgb.edu/shorewood/restaurantInfo/menu.asp. Customers can place their order on-line, which sends Shorewood an email with the specifics of the order. Customers must then call Shorewood at 465-2118, five to 10 minutes later, and confirm that the order was received. They will prepare your order request and have it ready for dine-in or carry-out.

* * * * *

These kids can play! Shorewood Junior Tournament a success

Last Friday, July 8th, 48 junior golfers ranging in age from 11-18 participated in the largest-ever Junior Golf Tournament at Shorewood. Congratulations go out to Bryce Prichard for shooting at 73 in the 15-18 year old division and Tyler Bohmke for shooting 83 in the 14 & under division. Complete tournament results are on-line at http://www.uwgb.edu/shorewood/tournaments/2005JuniorAmateurRESULTS.doc

* * * * *

The Future of Service-Learning in Higher Education is topic on Oct. 1

Linda Peacock-Landrum, UW-Green Bay liaison for the Wisconsin Campus Compact service-learning initiative, sends word of a development opportunity. A one-day conference at Gettysburg College on Oct. 1 will bring a wide range of scholars to discuss critical issues for the future of service-learning in higher education. Keynote speakers will be Amy Cohen of Learn and Serve America, and Ira Harkavy, a founder of the Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania. The conference is structured as a "working session" around chapters in the forthcoming book Service-Learning in Higher Education: Critical Issues and Directions (Palgrave, 2005). Three strands-theoretical discussions of service-learning, exemplary models of service-learning, and future directions for service-learning-will run concurrently. Promised is substantive dialogue on issues of social justice, student resistance, student voice, institutionalization, and community engagement and reciprocity. For more information, see http://www.gettysburg.edu/cps/SLconference.html

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Brief

A paper by Assistant Prof. Vishal Lala titled "Influence of Price of Coupons on Redemption Rates" has been accepted for presentation at the Association for Consumer Research conference this October in San Antonio. This paper addresses the biggest problem faced by coupon marketers - less than 2% of all coupons distributed are used - and demonstrates that if marketers charge consumers for coupon booklets (as in the case of entertainment booklets), even a nominal amount, consumers will be more likely to use the coupons.

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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.