Vol. 36, No. 61 / March 3, 2005

Bartell a 'Fellow' and Ragan a 'Scholar'

Assistant Prof. Denise Bartell has been selected for the UW System Teaching Fellows program, and Associate Prof. Patricia Ragan has been named a UW System Teaching Scholar. Bartell teaches in the human development academic unit at UW-Green Bay, and Ragan is a member of the education faculty. The selection is for the 2005-2006 academic year. For more on Bartell and Ragan, go to http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005mar.htm#teaching.

'Plan to merge UW schools under fire'

That's one headline from yesterday's Capitol testimony on a legislative proposal to make UW Colleges campuses "satellites" of the nearest four-year UW. Despite the objections, Rep. Rob Kreibich, R-Eau Claire, says he's convinced opponents are more worried about "protecting turf" than being efficient. Keep reading at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_20061843.shtml.

More coverage of merger debate

Can't get enough? Here are other voices on the Colleges/Universities merger proposal:

"Hearing debates merits of merging UW college sites" http://www.wiscnews.com/bnr/news/index.php?ntid=30630&ntpid=3.
"UW officials debate changes to system" http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/mar05/306350.asp

Does the current UW System structure really need an overhaul?

Still can't get enough? Tuesday's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigated the hot topic of possible restructuring at some length. Should UW Colleges serve as satellites to individual four-year universities? Should UW programs and majors more align to local industry? Read the Journal Sentinel overview at http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/feb05/305751.asp.

U.P. sledding tragedy hits former UW-Green Bay family

The news of last Friday's deadly accident near Bessemer, Mich., was close to home for friends of former UW-Green Bay staff member Georgia Schroeder. Georgia was seriously injured and her 9-year-old son, Cooper, was killed, while tubing at Big Powderhorn Mountain. Georgia, 44, remains in a Duluth hospital, where she was listed in stable condition earlier this week with spinal injuries. Her husband, Mark, a Green Bay firefighter, and their oldest son, Gage, 12, were not injured. Georgia Schroeder worked on campus in the late 1990s as a support-staff person for the academic program in Social Work. She left to join the Brown County UW-Extension Office as a nutrition educator with low-income county residents. Recently, she collaborated with one of Prof. Anne Kok's social work classes on a survey of chronic hunger among food-pantry patrons.

Help for the Schroeders

First United Methodist Church, 501 Howe St., Green Bay, is coordinating efforts to assist the family of Mark and Georgia Schroeder. For information, call (920) 437-9252. In addition, Georgia's supervisor, Karen Early, says colleagues at the Brown County Extension Office are circulating a sign-up sheet to help the family with meals or yard work.

Credit Union is dropoff point for Sri Lanka tsunami contributions

If you missed the presentation by Sri Lankan student Dushani Corea-Dharmaratne earlier today, you can still help her campaign to help the devastated fishing industry. Donations can be made through the UW Credit Union on the plaza level of the library. Checks should be made payable to "UWGB Tsunami Relief Fund." For background, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005mar.htm#tsunami.

Plan ahead: Get IS service requests done before semester slips away

Friday, May 13 is the deadline for submitting IS service requests that you wish to have completed and billed in this fiscal year. These services include: telephone installation, data wire installation, network printers, network connections, computer or electronic equipment repair, etc. You can continue to submit IS service requests after that date but with no guarantee you'll be billed this fiscal year. Find service request forms at http://www.uwgb.edu/infoserv/forms/ISForms.htm.

PhotoBlog: Phoenix phever and March madness

If you haven't yet clicked on the link off the main uwgb.edu homepage, there's a new PhotoBlog in place. The timely topic is women's basketball, with fan snapshots from a big game earlier this season at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/photoblog/womenbball.htm.

Choral Festival features guest composer, visiting H.S. choirs, new work

A guest composer-conductor and a day of instruction for guest high school chamber choirs are among features of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Choral Festival capped by a concert at 7:30 p.m. next Thursday (March 10) at the Weidner Center. UW-Green Bay choral groups performing include the Phoenix Chorale and Collegium Musicum, directed by William Witwer, and the Concert Choir, directed by John Plier. High school ensembles from Kewaunee, Sevastopol and Mishicot will also take part.

Guest composer Yun incorporates Menominee, Ojibwe traditions

The Phoenix Chorale will premiere a new work commissioned specially for UW-Green Bay by a guest composer-conductor, the acclaimed Gerard Yun, at the March 10 concert. Yun, whose specialization is the fusion of classical western and world music forms, says the work progresses through time in the Green Bay area, starting from pre-history to the present. Called "A Gathering of Songs," the piece draws from DNA sequences, Menominee language, Ojibwe flute song, Gregorian chant, and a Shaker hymn widely adopted as a popular folk tune. For more, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005mar.htm#festival.

Salernos lead 'jazz jam' on March 9

Many of your jazz favorites are on the program when the UW-Green Bay Jazz Ensemble I and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 in the Weidner Center. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for students. Call ext. 2217 for tickets. Chris and John Salerno direct the ensembles. Read more about the song selections and individual performers at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005mar.htm#jazz.

Taking pride in the 'Pride' and competition win

Congratulations to the UW-Green Bay Phoenix Pride Dance Team, which captured first place out of three teams in the funk/hip hop division of the United Performing Association Cheer and Dance Championship, Feb. 24-27, in Minneapolis. Competing at a national competition for the first time in its history as a UW-Green Bay student organization, the Pride also finished 7th out of 11 teams in the jazz division. The roster is made up entirely of UW-Green Bay students and advised by UW-Green Bay alumnus April (VandenPlas) Prokash '92 and her father, Bruce VandenPlas. The squad is a regular and spirited addition to Phoenix basketball home events.

Saturday's discussion to focus on fate of TRIO pre-college programs

A public forum on the future of the so-called TRIO programs — federal programs aimed at helping low-income and first-generation students pursue higher education — will take place from 11 a.m. to noon this Saturday (March 5) in the Wequiock Room on the lower level of the University Union. Under discussion will be an Administration proposal to terminate federal funding for the Gear-up, Talent Search and Upward Bound pre-college programs. Cassandra Nicholson, director of Upward Bound, is the campus contact at ext. 2515.

More than 300 to visit campus Saturday for Pre-College Conference

This Saturday (March 5) more than 300 young people from across Northeast Wisconsin will gather on campus for the annual Regional Pre-College Conference and college/career fair for current TRIO participants. The day-long conference is designed to educate and assist students with career and college choices. For details on:

• Participating schools
• Career fair exhibitors
• College fair representation...

Click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005mar.htm#precollege.

Forum for science teachers features space science

R. Aileen Yingst, director of the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium, will present, "Dipping a Toe in the Ocean: A Brief History of Space Exploration," to middle and high school teachers at the Northeastern Wisconsin Science Forum held on campus Monday, March 21. The event runs from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Phoenix Room of University Union. Registration deadline is Monday, March 14 and the fee is $10. For more information go to http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005mar.htm#science.

Women's History Month: Riddles, music and more

An end-of-the-month campus appearance by fabled sled-team driver Libby Riddles is just one of the highlights of Women's History Month at UW-Green Bay. Among the events:

• Riddles will give an evening public lecture and the keynote presentation at the annual Women's Recognition Luncheon on March 30.

• In a program billed as "Ladies Night Out II," comedian Val Kappa will appear at 8 p.m. tonight (Thursday, March 3) in the Phoenix Rooms.

• At 9 p.m. on Saturday (March 5) folk musician Gerri Gribi will be featured in the Union at Groovin' Grounds, the monthly coffeehouse series.

• The Weidner Center's Bellin LifeLines series continues with Mariane Pearl (March 7) and Madeleine Albright (March 29).

Look for more, later, on individual programs.

Recognize her

Do you know a woman who stands out, leads the way, or has made a difference to the University or community? Nominate her for the student or faculty/staff Women's Leadership Award by 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 11. E-mail Jill Hamm at the Student Government Executive Board office, stexec@uwgb.edu to request a nomination form.

Popular videos for $1? Well, maybe 'once-popular' videos

The Cofrin Library's ongoing book sale has added a new product line: movie videos. "Popular titles?" we asked. The response: "Well, maybe 'once-popular' titles would be more accurate." Check it out, anyway, it's a great deal. The everything-for-a-dollar cart is next to the circulation-desk area on the library's 3rd floor. Donations to the sale are welcome and can be dropped off there. Questions can be directed to Kathy Kanikula in Circulation, ext. 2540.

'Tastebuds' was a treat

Belated congratulations are due the Friends of the Cofrin Library for the organization's February program, "Have Tastebuds, Will Travel: Discovering the World through the Medium of Food." Food and travel writer Terese Allen of Madison was well received as guest speaker by a mixed campus/community audience of 75 or more. Event organizers included Friends members Sherry Lacenski and Sarah Hansen.

Carol Bush, fellow 'No Limits' honorees gets magazine treatment

The April issue of the newly launched magazine Wisconsin Sports carries a two-page spread on women's athletics 30 years after Title IX. Interviewed and pictured are three with UW-Green Bay ties: Phoenix super-fan Carol Bush, alumnus Stephanie Streeter and current volleyball student-athlete Krystal Lange. All three were award-winners at last month's 'No Limits" fundraiser.

Nordic skiers Winters and Cook will represent at NCAA nationals

UW-Green Bay women's Nordic skiers, junior Johanna Winters and sophomore Tanya Cook, advance to the 2005 NCAA Championships in Stowe, Vt. March 9-13. The Phoenix duo earned the qualifying spots after edging out Alaska-Fairbanks' Kassandra Rice in a three-way tie-breaker at the Central Collegiate Ski Association regionals. Ben Dubay and Ben Mogren were UW-Green's top male finishers at regionals, but weren't quite fast enough to advance to nationals. For more on the ski team go to http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/ski/022205.asp.

Mor honors: ESPN names her second-team Academic All-America

Just released today, senior elementary education major and standout Phoenix women's basketball player Tiffany Mor was named to the ESPN the Magazine's Academic All-America second team. Mor becomes the fourth player in UW-Green Bay women's basketball history and third in the past seven seasons to be named to an Academic All-America team. More on Mor will be available on the Phoenix Athletics Web site later today at http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/.

They're back! ...in the Top 25, that is

Hovering just below the Top 25 ranking the last few weeks after an upset loss to Horizon League rival Youngstown State Feb. 19, the Phoenix women's basketball team climbed back into the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 this week. Whether candy for a quarter returns at the Phoenix Bookstore remains to be seen. To see the rankings, click http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/rankings.

Horizon League tourney play begins tonight

A few hundred tickets remain for tonight's 7 p.m. Horizon League quarterfinal match-up between the top-seeded Phoenix women and Cleveland State at the Phoenix Sports Center. Should Wright State lose tonight in another quarterfinal game against Youngstown State, the top-seeded remaining team (hopefully the Phoenix) will host the Horizon semifinals on Sunday (times TBA) and the championship game on Monday, at 5 p.m. CST.

Can't attend? Tune in... (and pay close attention)

If Wright State wins tonight, the semifinals and finals will be held in Dayton, Ohio, and games will be available via video web streaming from a link at http://www.wsuraiders.com. Those games would begin at noon and 2:30 p.m. CST. Or, listen to the play-by-play on local radio AM 1440 WNFL or go the Athletics Web site at http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/ and click on the Internet Zone logo. The championship game (whether in Green Bay or Dayton) will also be televised on Fox Sports North (Channel 40 on local cable television).

Phoenix men will face either Wright State or Detroit

Having finished second in the Horizon League, the Phoenix men's basketball team has earned a bye to the semifinals at 4:30 p.m., Saturday, March 5 against either Wright State or Detroit in Milwaukee. The game at the U.S. Cellular Arena is a Fox Sports North-televised game. The Horizon League Championship game will be played Tuesday, March 8. For live audio listen to WTAQ-AM 1360 or go to http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/mbb/index.asp and click on the "live audio" logo. The men's championship game on Tuesday, March 8, will be broadcast nationwide on ESPN as part of the network's annual "Championship Week" schedule. Tip-off is 8:05 p.m. CST.

Reminder: First 'Globalist Gathering' is Sunday

Individuals with international involvement and interest are invited to a "Globalist Gathering" from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday (March 6) in Phoenix Room C of the University Union. The featured speaker is Channel 5 reporter Olga Halaburda. Read more at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005feb.htm#globalists.

Reminder: trumpet trio, trumpet recital

Guest artists Michael Tiscione, Robert Singer, and UW-Green Bay Assistant Prof. Paul Bhasin will perform with the Wind Symphony at the student bands concert this Saturday (March 5). Read more at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005feb.htm#bands. The guests present a separate recital Friday night (March 4) in the Christie Theatre. See http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005feb.htm#trumpets.

Reminder, reminder, reminder: Founders Awards and first 'Collaborative'

You've no doubt seen this several times already, but here's another: Please submit 2005 Founders Association Award nominations by March 7. New this year is a seventh category, with the likely title of "The Founders Award for Excellence in Collaborative Achievement." The nomination form is available online at http://www.uwgb.edu/sofas/founders/.

Brief

The Door County Maritime Museum and Lighthouse Preservation Society, Inc. is featuring a display "Mapping the Great Lakes" January 22 to April 24 in the Bridge Room, featuring 11 rare maps that span the years 1650 to 1774. Prof. Bill Laatsch prepared short essays, or wall notes, for each of the maps, addressing geographic and cartographic myths and realities from the search for a passage to Asia, the development of the fur trade and French colonization, to the dawn of the War of Independence. Laatsch provided a "gallery talk" to 85 people on Friday, Feb. 11.

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