Vol. 36, No. 97 / June 13, 2005

New partnership offers training for tribal child welfare workers

A new tribal partnership has been formed to identify training needs and provide training for Indian child welfare workers in all of the eleven tribes located in Wisconsin. The Intertribal Child Welfare Training Partnership officially began January 1. Heather Halonie, Webster, recently began work as the training manager-and the first employee-for the new organization. Administrative support comes from the Northeast Wisconsin Partnership for Children and Families (NEW Partnership) located at UW-Green Bay. It's an interesting story, at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005june.htm#tribal.

Weidner Center announces 'diverse, adventorous' 2005/06 season

The Weidner Center has announced its 2005/06 Season featuring three new touring musicals developed specifically for Weidner audiences, and a long list of other exciting comedy, concert, theater, family entertainment and world music events. Check the list below, or go to http://www.uwgb.edu/weidner/Events_0506.htm

Weidner seaon opening in September offers new, familiar faces

September 2005
6-11 Doctor Dolittle
15-17 Siegel-Schwall Blues Band (FHH)
24 My Sinatra starring Cary Hoffman
October
4 Parsons Dance Company
8 Awadagin Pratt with the GBSO
12 Blast! 20 Celtic Woman
21 New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
29 Wayne Brady
November
13 Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka
17 Stories with the Stars (Ed Asner, J. Cromwell, Marsha Mason)
19 L.A. Theatre Works presents The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial
20 Four Bitchin' Babes
29-30 The Boy Friend directed by Julie Andrews
December
1-4 The Boy Friend
11 Dianne Reeves: Christmas Time is Here
12-13 What a Wonderful Christmas with Anne Murray
15 A Christmas Carol
18 A Scottish Christmas featuring Bonnie Rideout
February 2006
7-12 The Will Rogers Follies starring Larry Gatlin
14 King's Singers
16 Rani Arbos & daisy mayhem (FHH)
18 Peking Acrobats
19 The Three Musketeers presented by the Acting Company
March
2 Yo-Yo Ma, The Silkroad Ensemble
3 Arlo Guthrie
11 The Ten Tenors
17 Randy Sabien & Mike Dowling (FHH)
25 Jimmy Bosch with the GBSO
April
1-2 The One Man Star Wars Triology
8 Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood
13 Peter Mulvey (FHH)
23 George Orwell's Animal Farm
29 Mark O'Conner's Appalachia Waltz Trio
May
6 Vamps: An Evening with Bebe Neuwirth and the GBSO

Information packets are being mailed to all season ticket holders now The subscription renewal deadline is June 30. Brochures can be requested at http://www.WeidnerCenter.com or by calling 1-800-328-TKTS (8587). Tickets for individual events will go on sale to the public on Saturday, July 30, 2005 at 9am.

Campus got to practice tornado-evacuation plan

TV news coverage of the wild weather Saturday in Northeast Wisconsin included praise for the public safety people at UW-Green Bay. Several thousand visitors were enjoying Bayfest at the dinner hour when a tornado warning was issued for Brown County (a rarity). In only about 10 minutes and in orderly fashion, the crowds cleared the grounds and took shelter in nearby Wood Hall, Studio Arts and the Cofrin Library. The storm passed quickly, without damage. Afterward, many praised UW-Green Bay Police Supervisor Keith Rosin, his team, and Bayfest staff and volunteers for the well-coordinated response.

International voice competition rturning to UW-Green Bay

Prof. Sarah Meredith reports that, for the second time, UW-Green Bay will be the site for first and second rounds of the every-other-year Montreal International Czech and Slovak Music Competition. The dates are Oct. 24 and 25, 2005. The competition held here in 2003 represented the first time the event had had a site in the U.S. The overall winner that year was Kimberly Haines of Michigan, who advanced to the final round in Montreal from the Green Bay competition. Meredith will again coordinate the UW-Green Bay event.

Regents speak out on budget cuts

The UW System Board of Regents issued a call to Wisconsin's elected officials to reverse or reduce planned budget cuts. Wisconsin State Journal coverage, "Regents ask state Legislature for more student aid, faculty," is archived at http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=wsj:2005:06:11:418841:LOCAL/WISCONSIN

Walsh and Bradley win election as top two Regents

Madison attorney David G. Walsh and Wausau attorney Mark J. Bradley are the new president and vice president of the UW System Board of Regents. They were elected by the Board at last Friday's monthly meeting. For more bio information, see http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2005/r050610.htm

Half-staff (on eve of Flag Day)

Federal and state flags are being flown at half-staff beginning at sunrise and ending at sunrise today (Monday, June 13) as a mark of respect for Specialist Eric Poelman, who is being buried today; he was killed in action in Iraq.

Get the Scoop is just around the corner!

Get the Scoop, sponsored by the University Union, invites faculty, staff, students, and anyone else who happens to be on campus to take a mid-day break for some ice cream. Attendees will get their scoops of ice cream, but they will also 'get the scoop' on a wide variety of services that the University Union provides, including the Pastimes Mini Course series, Shorewood Golf Course, the Daily Planner, and the newest addition to the Union: Common Grounds Coffee House! Watch for more; the first Scoop (75 cents) will be served over the noon hour June 22 and every Wednesday thereafter through Aug. 3.

Brief

Prof. Sarah Meredith recently returned from serving as a judge in the Ada Sari International Voice Competition in Nowy Sacz, Poland. Named for a famed turn-of-the-20th-century Polish soprano, the competition is aimed at supporting young singers, says Meredith. She was the first American ever to serve as a judge for the event. Competitors mostly were from Eastern Europe, but some also came from the Far East. The newspaper in Nowy Sacz, a city of about 100,000 some 100 km. from Krakow, carried ample coverage of the event, including a Q and A interview with Meredith about the value of the competition for young singers.

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.