Vol. 36, No. 68 / March 31, 2005

No foolin'! You're invited to Research Council program Friday, April 1

The Research Council invites one and all to the 6th Annual UW-Green Bay Research Council Exchange, which will take place tomorrow (Friday, April 1) from 3 to 5 p.m. in the 1965 Room of the Union. The event showcases scholarly activities at UW-Green Bay. Come and engage in an informal discussion on your work with colleagues from all over the campus. Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served.

Five UW-Green Bay students will display at 'Posters in the Rotunda'

Five UW-Green Bay undergraduate students will share findings from their research Thursday, April 7 at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. They are participants in "Posters in the Rotunda: A Celebration of Undergraduate Research," bringing together students and faculty from 15 UW System campuses to share their research with state elected officials, Regents, and the public. President Kevin Reilly said the strong commitment and original thinking will impress those who serve, represent and invest in UW campuses.

Students and their 'Poster' projects

The following are UW-Green Bay students participating in next Thursday's Capitol event, their hometowns, their faculty mentors, and the titles of the research projects they will display:

• Kimberly Biedermann, Neenah (R. Aileen Yingst): "Morphology of Rocks at Mars Pathfinder Landing Site."
• Heather Bloch, Athens (Regan Gurung): "Show More, Look Better? Revealing Clothes, Body Size, and Impression Formation."
• Amy Kiley, De Pere (Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges): "Perceived Crowding and Territoriality's Effects on College Student Learning: Influences of Classroom Design."
• Darryl Teske, Mauston (Regan Gurung): "Does This Shirt Make Me Look Big...Enough?"
• Christina Tosh, Verona (Regan Gurung): "How Do Students Really Study (and Does It Matter)?"

Psych job: UW-Green Bay dominates presenters list at national conference

Worth noting: Half the members of the UW-Green Bay Psychology faculty will be presenting research at the American Psychological Society's annual meeting in Los Angeles this May. Also notable: In a great example of integrating teaching and research, more than a dozen undergraduate research assistants are featured as co-authors on many of the scholarly presentations. For a complete look at an impressive list, continue reading to the Briefs section that closes this column.

UW-Green Bay launches new summer camp: 'Space Experience'

Remember the 1980s Lea Thompson movie Space Camp, where the kids push the wrong button and are blasted into space, literally having to learn on the fly? Well, this isn't like that (or so they claim). Instead, the University is launching Space Experience, a new summer camp, from June 26 through July 1, for students entering grades seven through 12. Campers will conduct space science experiments, participate in space flight simulations, and meet special guests including Mark C. Lee, retired U.S. Air Force colonel and former NASA astronaut. Click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005mar.htm#space.

Let's Do earns more recognition for Meacham

Prof. Rebecca Meacham of Humanistic Studies/Women's Studies has just received word that her collection of short stories, Let's Do, is this year's recipient of the Ann Powers Book-Length Fiction Award presented by the Council for Wisconsin Writers. This is a statewide literary award that carries a $500 prize.

Phoenix Forum sets scene for civil public discussion

The 16 students in the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay class in award-winning Professor Denise Scheberle's Public and Non-Profit Management have organized a second annual Phoenix Forum for 2 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in the Christie Theater. The aim is to get students and others with diverse backgrounds and beliefs together for civil public discussion about important social and political issues. Discussion groups will tackle:

The Environment vs. the Economy
Globalization: Finding a Balance
What's Wrong with America?
The Price of Security
It Takes Two: Or Does It?
International Involvement
Should or Shouldn't the Government Use Affirmative Action to Promote Diversity?
Stereotyping: Challenging Your Assumptions

New data show big financial payback for university degree

College graduates earned nearly double the pay of people with only a high-school diploma, according to data released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau. People with a college education earned, on average, $51,000 annually in the year 2003, compared to $28,000 earned on average by high school students.

Worth noting for people of color, women

In reporting the Census data, this week's Chronicle of Higher Education observed what it characterized as a surprising finding: Asian-American and black women with undergraduate degrees out-earned their white counterparts. White women, on average, earned $37,800, while African-American women with a college education were paid $41,100, Asian women $43,700 and Hispanics, $37,600. College-educated white men, on average, were paid $66,000 a year, African-Americans $45,000, Asians $52,000 and Hispanic men $49,000.

Repeating a caution: Don't tout only the earnings potential

"Today, in the United States, higher education is seen as largely a private benefit and a private good. That, I believe, fundamentally explains why tuitions rise while public tax dollar support declines, year after year after year. And the way higher education is sometimes marketed shares some of the blame. How often is it sold on its monetary value, on that extra million dollars that, over the course of a lifetime, a college graduate will earn compared to a high school graduate? Less often have we stressed what a college graduate, compared to a high school graduate, will be able to contribute to the vibrancy of a society and the vigor of a polity."

UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard,
excerpt from August 2003 Convocation address reminding faculty and staff that "connections," civic engagement, the "public good" are also dividends of public higher education worth promoting

UW System officials ask legislators for 3% pay hikes, no further cuts

The UW System had its turn to testify before the budget-writing Joint Finance Committee in Madison on Tuesday. A Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel account of the hearing is at http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/mar05/313775.asp.

Award-winning author to visit April 12 for talk on 'talking about disability'

A prominent author/teacher visits Tuesday, April 12, for a noon lecture in the Union's Niagara A Room. Jim Ferris will speak on "What We Talk About When We Talk About Disability." A former newspaper reporter, TV producer and gas station pump jockey, he currently teaches disability studies and communication at UW-Madison. Ferris was selected by Edward Hirsch as winner of the 2004 Main Street Rag Poetry Book Award for The Hospital Poems, a memoir in verse. Chronicling his childhood in and out of hospitals, Ferris creates "a very human portrayal of people with disabilities, which is at times horrifying and other times slyly hilarious. " Need accommodations? Contact Kim Nielsen, 465-2487, nielsenk@uwgb.edu

Send this link to your friends! We welcome new enrollments

Wednesday's Green Bay Press-Gazette carried an item about UW-Green Bay's expanded summer session offerings. Please recall that a new entrepreneurial model provides for a more direct payback to campus from higher summer enrollment, so feel free to email to friends and family. See http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_20419128.shtml.

Shorewood opens Monday! For lunch, that is

Shorewood Clubhouse Restaurant will begin serving lunch starting Monday (April 4). They will be open from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. all week. Fresh-made sandwiches, hamburgers, pizza, and more await your presence at Shorewood, just a 5- to 10-minute walk from most campus buildings. As always, if you're short on time, call ahead and place your to-go on dine-in order. Call us 465-2118 to place your order or click http://www.uwgb.edu/shorewood for a look at the menu, soon to be updated.

Golfing will be a different matter

Manager Rick Warpinski reports that they had hoped to open the golf course and restaurant on April 1st, but Mother Nature decided she'd play along with April Fools Day. The plan now is to wait a week (or possibly more) before letting golfers out on the course.

Results are in: Top Shorewood sandwiches in 2004

Nearly 4,000 sandwiches were made and served in 2004 at Shorewood Golf Course, Rick tells us. For those of you hungry for more information about the content of those sandwiches, Rick helpfully shares the following:

The quarter-pound Angus Beef Hamburger (757 sold) outdueled the Clubhouse (turkey, ham, bacon and cheese, 701) for top billing. Birdies (turkey & cheese) trailed in third with 604 sold. Other popular choices — just not as popular — were the Phoenix (roast beef & hot sauce), Shorewood (ham, turkey, salami, & roast beef), Water Hazard (tuna), and the filling Par 5 (double-decker turkey & roast beef).

Warpinski notes that 4,000 sandwiches (or, rather, the people who ordered them) can't be wrong, "so come on up/over/down and give us a try."

What says spring better than lemon grass sticks? Go Thai

Reminder: Tickets are on sale through April 12 at the University Information Center on for the next installment in the Cultural Cuisine series, the Thai luncheon on April 15. The menu: braised beef with peanut sauce, pork on lemon grass sticks, Thai fried rice, cabbage salad, braised eggplant and z zucchini, banana fritters and grilled pineapple with papaya sauce, assorted beverages. Price is $7.50 students, $9.50 faculty and staff, $10 community. You can reserve tables for up to 10 people if needed.

In related news (sort of): a new catering director, and a substitute harpist

The University Union passes along news of the appointment of a new catering director. Welcome, Kelly Noel! Also, an additional update for the Thai Luncheon on April 15: Nancy Blanchard Watts will be playing the harp instead of Cheryl Murphy, who had a late scheduling conflict.

'Diversity Circles' on campus starts Tuesday; please call ahead

The topic "Changing Faces Changing Communities" will be explored on four consecutive Tuesdays in April as part of the new Diversity Circles program. The first session is April 5 at mid-day in the University Union. Open to students, faculty and staff, participation is capped at 15 individuals. If you'd like to take part, call Barb McClure-Lukens at ext. 2222 or Diana Borrero-Lowe at ext. 2021.

UW-Green Bay is one of several sites for Brown County 'Circles'

Brown County Diversity Circles, an innovative approach to improving relations among diverse populations, is offering new opportunities for citizen involvement. A new round of Diversity Circles discussions begins the week of April 4 with four choices including UW-Green Bay. Other sessions are at the Aging Resource Center of Brown County, 300 S. Adams St.; and a choice of either daytime or evening gatherings at The Multicultural Center of Greater Green Bay, 612 Stuart St.

Bright future: Diversity Circles expands to 12 city after-school sites

Starting in the fall, the Diversity Circles project will expand to Green Bay Area Public Schools at 12 After-School program sites. Sponsorship of the growing project is shared UW-Green Bay, St. Norbert College and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, leaders from Hmong, Hispanic, American Indian and African American populations, and a variety of civic organizations that endorse the project's goal. For a full summary of Diversity Circles progress, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005mar.htm#circles.

Plan ahead to attend traditional African dance concert

The Ajula Dance Troupe of Milwaukee will perform at UW-Green Bay on Saturday, April 16. The 7:30 p.m. show in the Union's Christie Theatre will spotlight traditional African dance, drumming, singing and chanting. Watch for additional detail shortly. The event, open to the general public, is a cooperative effort of Residence Life, The Black Student Union, and Good Times Programming.

Project VOTE urges county resident to go to polls Tuesday

Project VOTE, a nonpartisan group working to increase voter turnout and awareness in Brown County, reminds area voters to go to the polls Tuesday. On the ballot will be elections for state superintendent of public instruction, municipal and school board races and numerous referenda. As a service to voters, Project VOTE asked the candidates for superintendent of public instruction to answer questions about five important issues facing education in Wisconsin. The questions and candidates' answers can be found online at http://www.project-vote.org/PressReleases/Superintendent%20QA.htm.

Project VOTE includes UW-Green Bay representation

UW-Green Bay is involved in Project VOTE through the work of Sandra Stokes, professor of education and women's studies, and Scott Hildebrand, director of marketing and media relations. Stokes and Hildebrand serve on the group's steering committee.

Jeffreys to speak at community forum on Christianity, violence, pacifism

"Can Violence Promote Justice? Christian Responses" is the topic of an educational forum at 7 p.m. Thursday (April 7) at St. Anne's Episcopal Church, De Pere. Offering overviews will be Bishop Robert Morneau of Resurrection Catholic Church and Derek Jeffreys, a UW-Green Bay professor of religious studies. Former Prof. Ann McLean will moderate. The inter-denominational event is organized jointly by three neighboring Libal Street congregations: Ascension Lutheran Church, Resurrection and St. Anne's. Current events likely to be addressed in relation to the topic include armed conflicts around the world, and the debate over capital punishment.

Students connect through volunteering

A day of volunteering is on the agenda for the ad hoc student group "United Phoenix." Organizers have been promoting this Saturday (April 2) as a cleanup day. Students are invited to take part and board the free buses at the MAC Hall Circle at 10 a.m. (returning at 3:30) for cleanup of the Baird Creek Parkway and the NEW Zoo.

P-G has more on National Geographic intern

Featured on Page 3 of last month's issue of the Chancellor's FYI newsletter, Jenny Faubert is in the news again. The senior urban and regional studies major who was selected for a prestigious internship with National Geographic is featured at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_20379403.shtml.

AP story addresses UW recruiting, gays, benefit issue

A budget proposal now before the Legislature that would extend some employment benefits to the partners of gay employees was the subject of a lengthy Associated Press story at http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/news/politics/11245239.htm.

UW-Oshkosh shares budget-cut plans

How is our nearest four-year UW neighbor planning to deal with cuts expected to be required if Gov. Doyle's budget proposal passes? Twenty-four lost positions, fewer course offerings and freezes on computer replacements. "The picture's pretty ugly," says UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Richard Wells, "but we need to try to make it less ugly." The hometown Oshkosh Northwestern had coverage Wednesday at http://www.wisinfo.com/northwestern/news/local/stories/local_20415508.shtml.

Professor relieved of duties after attention-getting classroom remarks

Getting plenty of media play in the Fox Valley is the story of a faculty member arrested last week after reportedly making death threats in front of his class. A newspaper account of the incident can be found at http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/news/archive/local_20418175.shtml.

Piano recital features Moritz

Faculty pianist Benjamin Moritz will perform in recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7 in the University Theater. The program will include one of Schubert's final works, his Sonata in A; a piano transcription by Ferruccio Busoni of a solo violin Chaconne by J.S. Bach; and "Four Gargoyles," a 1991 composition by Lowell Liebermann. For more on Moritz and the program, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005mar.htm#piano.

Guest artists join Meredith in UW-Green Bay vocal recital

Soprano Kimberly Haynes, Ann Arbor, Mich., will join UW-Green Bay faculty member Sarah Meredith, a mezzo soprano, in recital at 7:30 p.m. Sunday (April 3) in the University Theater located in Theater Hall on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Dr. The event is free. Pianist Timothy Cheek of the University of Michigan will be the guest accompanist. The three will be assisted by Nancy Collins on flute, and tenor John Plier, both of UW-Green Bay. The recital features music of American, Czech and Slovak composers. Look for more in Thursday's LOG ONLine, or click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005mar.htm#recital.

UW-Green Bay seniors will exhibit art

Five seniors will show their artwork in an exhibit opening with a reception at 2 p.m. Sunday, (April 3) in the Lawton Gallery. Students and media are: Brian Besaw, New London, sculpture; Deborah Dalman, Gile, solar plate prints; Melissa McKenzie, Luxemburg, color photographs; Jodi Niemi, Green Bay, copper plate etchings; and Stacey Sabel, Fond du Lac, drawings and paintings.

Reminder: Kids Night Out with the Phoenix

Kids Night Out With the Phoenix, hosted by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, is from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 15 at the Phoenix Sports Center. Cost is $15 for the first child, $5 for each additional sibling. Swimming, games and other planned activities are on the fun-filled itinerary. Pre-registration by Wednesday, April 13 is a must. Call ext. 2145 or e-mail Amanda Braun at brauna@uwgb.edu to register.

International service learning: Workshop is Tuesday at Old Red Gym

"International Service Learning: Complicating Students' Perspectives, Globally and Locally" is the title of a workshop next Tuesday morning (April 5) at the Old Red Gym at the UW-Madison campus. Hosted by the UW's Morgridge Center for Public Service, the event is being promoted by the Wisconsin Campus Compact, of which UW-Green Bay is an active member. See http://www.morgridge.wisc.edu/.

Lamb, lion or golden retriever?

As this issue's intro suggests, no consideration of March, lambs and lions is complete without a nod to a mid-1970s bit by the late John Belushi, the "meteorologist" for Saturday Night Live 's Weekend Update who wanted to set the record straight. Excerpts from his rambling, ranting essay:

"In some countries, it's totally different. In Norway, for example, March comes in like a polar bear and goes out like a walrus.... Or, take the case of Honduras, where March comes in like a lamb and goes out like a salt marsh harvest mouse... Unlike the Malay Peninsula, where March comes in like a worm-eating fernbird and goes out like a worm-eating fernbird. In fact, their whole year is like a worm-eating fernbird. ... (Co-anchor Chevy Chase tries to interrupt him) Now look, pal! I know a country where March comes in like an emu and goes out like a tapir. And they don't even know what it means! All right? Now listen, there are nine different countries where March comes in like a frog, and goes out like a golden retriever. But that — that's not the weird part! No, no, the weird part is, is the frog. The frog — The weird part is..." (At which point, quite agitated, he falls off his stool in an apparent fit.)

Congratulations, Glen Slaats

The longtime former director of the public radio station on campus has accepted appointment to a leadership position in the local arts community. Glen Slaats began work in March as executive director of the Northeastern Wisconsin Arts Council, based in downtown Green Bay. The Council is perhaps best known for its signature festival, Artstreet. You can contact Glen at glen@newartscouncil.org.

Briefs

Posters designed by Performing Arts Events Coordinator Toni Damkoehler for two University Theater productions won American Advertising Awards (Addys) at the recent Green Bay Advertising Federation awards event. The poster for "Noises Off" won a gold Addy, and the poster for "Tartuffe" was awarded a silver Addy. Both plays were presented in the spring 2004 semester.

Profs. Ismail Shariff and John Stoll announced the publication of a review essay "Globalisation in a Changing Era in World Affairs, The Journal of International Issues, Volume Eight-Number 4, October-December 2004.

As the fourth item in today's roundup promised, here is the list of students and UW-Green Bay faculty members with papers to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society in Los Angeles:

Denise Bartell (2005, May). Undergraduate Research Assistantships: A Framework to Facilitate Learning Objectives and Student Evaluations of the Learning Experience.

Denise Bartell, Sarah Brill, Robert Hudson, Rebecca Heim, Melissa Jones & Jake Magnuson (2005, May) Adolescents' Perceptions of Parental Influence on Their Romantic Lives: Does the Quality of Family Relationships Make a Difference?

Regan A. R. Gurung & Carly Chrouser. (2005, May). Not Buff Enough (In the Buff): Objectifying Female Athletes.

Regan A. R. Gurung, Tara Schuessler, & Mikki Durran (2005, May). Supersizing Physical Activity May Boost Academic Performance.

Regan A. R. Gurung, Sarah Morack, & Heather Bloch. (2005, May). Skin Sells (and Hurts): Objectification and the Miss America 2004 Pageant.

Regan A. R. Gurung, Kristin Grudzeilanek, & Christina Tosh (2005, May). Looking Good, Teaching Well? Linking Liking, Looks, & Learning.

Heather Bloch & Regan A. R. Gurung (2005, May). Mood and Perception: Do Others Look Better When You Are Aroused?

Michael J. Miller & Regan A. R. Gurung (2005, May). Athletic Performance Coachability.

Kristin Vespia. (2005, May). Counseling psychologists: Exploring the science and practice in counseling careers. In M. Zlokovich (Chair), An exploration of different graduate programs that lead to careers in counseling. Symposium conducted at the 17th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, Los Angeles, CA.

Dean VonDras.(May, 2005). The Influence of Spirituality on College Students Alcohol Use, Causal Beliefs and Counterfactual Attributions.

Dean VonDras. (May, 2005). Influence of Individualism-Collectivism on Learning Barriers and Self-Efficacy of Performance Ratings in an Introductory Life-Span Development Course.

Greg Pouliot, Slyvia Malcore, & Dean VonDras. (May, 2005). The Effects of Existentialism on Interpersonal Relationships with Respect to Age.

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