UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 36 No. 107



Budget challenge Veto 'likely' on pension change Sink a 103.1-inch putt Tickets for Bonnie Raitt show Mendiburu to Europe? Second 'No Limits' Remembering Arlie Mucks 'Abolish the System' Software choices criticized Public-records requests	Vol. 36, No. 107 / July 18, 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. Chancellor describes scope of budget challenge UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard shares his "hurricane" budget analogy with the Press-Gazette in a front-page story today (Monday, July 18). UW institutions have been buffeted by spending cuts in recent years and the latest version of the 2005-07 budget promises more of the same. Read http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_21837189.shtml. *** * * * *** Veto called 'likely' on pension change Gov. Jim Doyle is hinting publicly he will veto a late addition to the state budget that would require some faculty and staff employees to begin contributing to their own pensions. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel coverage is at http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/jul05/341419.asp. *** * * * * Sink a 103.1-inch putt, play golf in the Volunteer Center Golf Classic Shorewood Golf Course has "volunteered" to host radio station 103.1 WOGB-FM to promote the upcoming Volunteer Center Golf Classic. WOGB personality Dan Markus will host a live radio show from 6 to 9 a.m. this Thursday (July 21) at the Shorewood Golf Course putting green, inviting listeners out to sink a 103.1-inch (8 feet, 7.1 inches) putt. If they sink it, they will qualify to play with Dan Markus and Don Roberts in the WOGB Volunteer Center Golf Classic. Stop on over at Shorewood on your way into work and participate in the show and contest or tune-in to 103.1 WOGB to listen and see who wins. * * * * * Tickets for Bonnie Raitt show go on sale Aug. 6 The Weidner Center has announced a Nov. 3 concert by nine-time Grammy winner Bonnie Raitt. Tickets for this one-night-only event will go on sale at 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 6 at the Weidner Center Ticket Office. Prices range from $45 to $75. Order by phone at (920) 465-2217 or 1-800-328-TKTS or online at http://www.WeidnerCenter.com * * * * * Mendiburu free to pursue European options He was a teammate of big-name stars Andrew Bogut and T.J. Ford - for a few days - but former UW-Green Bay guard Javier Mendiburu is now making other plans, likely for Europe. He was released from the Milwaukee Bucks summer camp last week. See http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/sports/archive/sports_21812215.shtml * * * * * Second 'No Limits' is planned; know of a potential award-winner? Friday, Jan. 20, is the date chosen for the second annual "No Limits - A Celebration of Women & Girls in Sports" event presented by Bellin Health as a Phoenix fund-raiser. Nominations are welcomed for the Eternal Flame award for significant contribution to women and girls in sports, and the Torch award recognizing professional success and a background in competitive or recreational athletics. See http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/offthefield/070705.asp * * * * *** Remembering Arlie Mucks Don't know how we missed this one, but here's belated notice that "Mr. Wisconsin," Arlie Mucks, died March 19 in Madison. He was executive director of the Wisconsin Alumni Association forever (actually, 1962-89), a WWII fighter pilot, a church deacon, a longtime director of the Madison Chamber of Commerce and a million other things. Go to the UW news site and look for the guy in the trademark Badger-head cap (not a Badger cap, a Badger-head cap) at http://www.news.wisc.edu/10838.html *** * * * * 'Abolish the System' is the call This newsletter shares links to news good and bad. The recent run of rocky publicity for the UW System continued Friday with a news release issued by a Milwaukee-area legislator. See what he has to say at http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=40752 * * * * * Administrators take heat on software choices Criticism of UW System Administration began to escalate last week when a Madison TV station broke the story of cost overruns and significant delays related to Systemwide implementation of the Lawson payroll and benefits system. Archived on TV-3's Website: http://www.channel3000.com/news/4725884/detail.html * * * * *** Public-records request flood UW schools A highly contentious budget season and heightened media scrutiny have schools of the University of Wisconsin System and others "busy digging up data." Wisconsin State Journal. coverage is at http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=wsj:2005:07:16:482703:LOCAL/WISCONSIN *** * * * *** 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.

Budget challenge

Veto 'likely' on pension change

Sink a 103.1-inch putt

Tickets for Bonnie Raitt show

Mendiburu to Europe?

Second 'No Limits'

Remembering Arlie Mucks

'Abolish the System'

Software choices criticized

Public-records requests

Vol. 36, No. 107 / July 18, 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.

Chancellor describes scope of budget challenge

UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard shares his "hurricane" budget analogy with the Press-Gazette in a front-page story today (Monday, July 18). UW institutions have been buffeted by spending cuts in recent years and the latest version of the 2005-07 budget promises more of the same. Read http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_21837189.shtml.

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Veto called 'likely' on pension change

Gov. Jim Doyle is hinting publicly he will veto a late addition to the state budget that would require some faculty and staff employees to begin contributing to their own pensions. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel coverage is at http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/jul05/341419.asp.

* * * * *

Sink a 103.1-inch putt, play golf in the Volunteer Center Golf Classic

Shorewood Golf Course has "volunteered" to host radio station 103.1 WOGB-FM to promote the upcoming Volunteer Center Golf Classic. WOGB personality Dan Markus will host a live radio show from 6 to 9 a.m. this Thursday (July 21) at the Shorewood Golf Course putting green, inviting listeners out to sink a 103.1-inch (8 feet, 7.1 inches) putt. If they sink it, they will qualify to play with Dan Markus and Don Roberts in the WOGB Volunteer Center Golf Classic. Stop on over at Shorewood on your way into work and participate in the show and contest or tune-in to 103.1 WOGB to listen and see who wins.

* * * * *

Tickets for Bonnie Raitt show go on sale Aug. 6

The Weidner Center has announced a Nov. 3 concert by nine-time Grammy winner Bonnie Raitt. Tickets for this one-night-only event will go on sale at 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 6 at the Weidner Center Ticket Office. Prices range from $45 to $75. Order by phone at (920) 465-2217 or 1-800-328-TKTS or online at http://www.WeidnerCenter.com

* * * * *

Mendiburu free to pursue European options

He was a teammate of big-name stars Andrew Bogut and T.J. Ford - for a few days - but former UW-Green Bay guard Javier Mendiburu is now making other plans, likely for Europe. He was released from the Milwaukee Bucks summer camp last week. See http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/sports/archive/sports_21812215.shtml

* * * * *

Second 'No Limits' is planned; know of a potential award-winner?

Friday, Jan. 20, is the date chosen for the second annual "No Limits - A Celebration of Women & Girls in Sports" event presented by Bellin Health as a Phoenix fund-raiser. Nominations are welcomed for the Eternal Flame award for significant contribution to women and girls in sports, and the Torch award recognizing professional success and a background in competitive or recreational athletics. See http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/offthefield/070705.asp

* * * * *

Remembering Arlie Mucks

Don't know how we missed this one, but here's belated notice that "Mr. Wisconsin," Arlie Mucks, died March 19 in Madison. He was executive director of the Wisconsin Alumni Association forever (actually, 1962-89), a WWII fighter pilot, a church deacon, a longtime director of the Madison Chamber of Commerce and a million other things. Go to the UW news site and look for the guy in the trademark Badger-head cap (not a Badger cap, a Badger-head cap) at http://www.news.wisc.edu/10838.html

* * * * *

'Abolish the System' is the call

This newsletter shares links to news good and bad. The recent run of rocky publicity for the UW System continued Friday with a news release issued by a Milwaukee-area legislator. See what he has to say at http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=40752

* * * * *

Administrators take heat on software choices

Criticism of UW System Administration began to escalate last week when a Madison TV station broke the story of cost overruns and significant delays related to Systemwide implementation of the Lawson payroll and benefits system. Archived on TV-3's Website: http://www.channel3000.com/news/4725884/detail.html

* * * * *

Public-records request flood UW schools

A highly contentious budget season and heightened media scrutiny have schools of the University of Wisconsin System and others "busy digging up data." Wisconsin State Journal. coverage is at http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=wsj:2005:07:16:482703:LOCAL/WISCONSIN

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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.