UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 36 No. 92



Joint Finance update Additional cuts? Rocky relationship Fiala's new book Amanda Braun profile Meacham in good company Bayfest Call Tim with questions Celebrate civil service employees Civil service facts ROTC resolution Reilly says it's time to reinvest Newspaper agrees Why can't faculty teach more? Call it R&D Lydecker plum UW System-related stories Doyle on regent appointee Badgers to play at Lambeau House for rent Marathon people	Vol. 36, No. 92 / May 31, 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. Joint Finance update The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee was scheduled to consider the University of Wisconsin System budget during a meeting at the State Capitol this afternoon (Tuesday, May 31), but don't be surprised by further delays. In fact, word has just been received that the JFC will not convene until 11 a.m. tomorrow (Wednesday the 1st). *** * * * *** Some forecast additional cuts for System Will the Joint Finance Committee impose additional cuts on the UW System beyond the $65 million recommended by Gov. Doyle? (It's believed likely.) Hard to predict how much, but key players shared their thoughts with the Wisconsin State Journal at http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/local/index.php?ntid=41654. *** * * * *** Why the rocky relationship? The Associated Press perceives a "widening gulf" between UW System leaders and some of Wisconsin's elected officials. Blame for the apparently rocky relationship, the AP says, can be traced to both administrative missteps and a partisan political climate on social issues. The following story ran in newspapers all over the state today, including the Press-Gazette, as straight reporting, not opinion... which in itself is fairly telling. See http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/news/archive/local_21239329.shtml. *** * * * *** Tolerance is topic of new book by UW-Green Bay professor Tolerance and the Ethical Life is the title of a new book by UW-Green Bay Prof. Andrew Fiala, a member of the faculties in philosophy and humanistic studies. The book is part of the "Studies in Philosophy" series published by Continuum. Fiala examines what tolerance is and why it is difficult to be tolerant, and he looks at tolerance in light of the history of philosophy. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005may.htm#fiala. *** * * * * Profile of Amanda Braun, assistant athletics director A lengthy feature on Amanda Braun ran in Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers' "You" magazine this month. It describes her career track, her work in athletics and education, and the life of UW-Green Bay's senior women's sports administrator at http://www.wisinfo.com/wmain/magazines/you/stories/mag_21195879.shtml. * * * * * Competition puts Meacham in good company Prof. Rebecca Meacham has received word that her short story collection, "Let's Do," is a finalist in the 2005 Paterson Fiction Prize, a national award from the Poetry Center at Passiac County (N.J.) Community College. Meacham says she is "okay" with being a finalist. First prize awards went to Philip Roth's "The Plot Against America" and John Updike's "Villages." Other finalist authors are Susan Fletcher, Alice Munro, Cynthia Ozick, Anne Tyler and Joy Williams. "Updike, Roth, Munro, Tyler, Ozick: I can live with that kind of company!" says Meacham. Her book won the 2004 Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction. * * * * * Bayfest: 25 years, going strong, and a free Friday for faculty/staff Bayfest, our answer to Milwaukee's Summerfest, is celebrating its 25th anniversary June 9-12. And, what a birthday party it will be! Check out http://www.uwgb.edu/bayfest for all the details. Faculty, staff, and students who are entering campus on official business may show their ID and will not be charged for parking. Bayfest Director and founder Tim Quigley invites all employees and students who are on campus Friday the 10th to enjoy the festival free of charge from noon until 2 pm. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Show you ID at the gate. * * * * * Questions? Call Tim For those of you who will be involved in youth camps or seminars please contact Quigley via phone, 336-6123 or e-mail at timquigley@sbcglobal.net. * * * * * Celebrating Wisconsin's civil service employees Despite current circumstances, civil service employees in Wisconsin and especially at UW-Green Bay are proud of themselves, their colleagues and the work they accomplish. June 17 has been declared state employees' appreciation day. It is also the 100th anniversary of a proud Wisconsin tradition: a civil service system generally regarded among the best in the nation, one of the first to outlaw political patronage in favor of merit-based appointments. See http://www.civilservicecentennial.wi.gov/. * * * * * 'The Best Shall Serve the State' That was the motto of Wisconsin's civil service program in 1905. If you don't have time to click through the site mentioned above, try the "Interesting Facts" link at http://www.CivilServiceCentennial.wi.gov/category.asp?linkcatid=846&linkid=263&locid=54 or the LaFollette or quotations sections at http://www.CivilServiceCentennial.wi.gov/section.asp?linkid=263&locid=54. * * * * * UW-Stout reconsiders, says 'yes' to ROTC UW-Stout Chancellor Charles Sorensen has announced that he has reconsidered and will now approve placement of a Reserve Officers Training Corps on the Stout campus. He had earlier rejected ROTC, saying the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy was incompatible with his institution's diversity efforts. Local news coverage is at http://www.rivertowns.net/daily/rfj/c050531/#s050531a. A statement from UW System President Reilly is at http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2005/r050531b.htm. * * * * * More UW System budget: Reilly says it's time to reinvest UW System President Kevin Reilly offered his perspective on the UW System budget picture in an "op-ed" piece distributed to the Wisconsin news media. Reilly said lawmakers should reinvest in the UW System, the state's "strongest partner for a prosperous future." Reilly's column is available online at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/thenews.htm#budget. * * * * * Journal-Sentinel agrees For what it's worth, the state's largest newspaper took a stand against further UW System cuts with an editorial titled " Preserving UW's vitality," at http://www.jsonline.com/news/editorials/may05/328222.asp. * * * * *** Interesting exchange in Oshkosh The answer to the UW System's fiscal crisis is simple, argued the editorial writer for the Oshkosh Northwestern newspaper. Not if you know the facts, answered the hometown university's provost and chancellor. Read the Oshkosh editorial and the UWO rebuttal a http://www.wisinfo.com/northwestern/news/opinion/stories/opinion_21118433.shtml and http://www.wisinfo.com/northwestern/news/opinion/stories/opinion_21151471.shtml. *** * * * *** Call it R&D "Academic R&D pays for itself in terms of jobs and economic growth" is the headline over a pro-university column in the online publication WisBusiness, at http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=37525. *** * * * * For example: 'Lydecker' plum a breakthrough A UW System researcher's new fruit-tree cultivar — a tree named in honor of the UW-River Falls chancellor killed in a traffic accident one year ago — is being described as a potential windfall for Wisconsin's orchard industry. See http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/may05/327954.asp. * * * * * Still MORE UW System budget, and a Valentine for UW-Green Bay Headed by an Edith Valentine letter to the editor, "Support for UWGB needed," here are still more UW System-related headlines from recent days: • "Support for UWGB needed,"column, Green Bay News-Chronicle, May 28. http://www.greenbaynewschron.com/page.html?dbase=gbnc&article=131708 • "UW System budget cuts go too deep," Column, Wisconsin State Journal, May 28. http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=wsj:2005:05:28:417157:OPINION • "President of Regents fears UW quality is slipping away," Capital Times, May 28. http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=tct:2005:05:28:417261:FRONT :417191:FRONT • "Give UW partner benefits," Editorial, Wisconsin State Journal, May 29. Editorial: http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/opinion/index.php?ntid=41714&ntpid=2 * * * * *** 'Doyle turns down offer to OK regent appointee' Gov. Doyle explains his logic on a contentious UW System Regent appointment in an article in the Capital Times, at http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=tct:2005:05:28:417223:FRONT *** * * * *** Badgers to play at Lambeau... in hockey, that is Expect the sports hype machine to be in overdrive when the Wisconsin Badgers play an outdoor college hockey game next Feb. 11. The twist? It will be in Green Bay, at Lambeau Field. (Other programs that have played games in football stadiums have done so in hopes of setting attendance and gate-receipt records.) It's the final item in a Wisconsin State Journal roundup at http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/index.php?ntid=41360&ntpid=4. *** * * * * House for rent: next to UW-Green Bay Arboretum Faculty member going on one-year sabbatical, needs to rent 3-bedroom, 1 1/2 bath house on bay. 1/2 mile walk (through UW-GB trails) to campus. Furn or unfurn. Flexible start date, Aug 1- Sept. 1, but prefers to rent for 1 year. Pets (incl dogs) OK. $790. Catherine Henze, henzec@uwgb.edu, 920/388-1080. * * * * * Marathon people Barb Tomashek-Ditter, the MIS project administrator in the Computing and Information Technology department, completed the 2005 Cellcom Green Bay marathon on Sunday May 22nd. It was her first marathon. Another first-timer worthy of your congratulations was the estimable Kelly Franz of Business and Finance. * * * * *** 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.

Joint Finance update

Additional cuts?

Rocky relationship

Fiala's new book

Amanda Braun profile

Meacham in good company

Bayfest

Call Tim with questions

Celebrate civil service employees

Civil service facts

ROTC resolution

Reilly says it's time to reinvest

Newspaper agrees

Why can't faculty teach more?

Call it R&D

Lydecker plum

UW System-related stories

Doyle on regent appointee

Badgers to play at Lambeau

House for rent

Marathon people

Vol. 36, No. 92 / May 31, 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.

Joint Finance update

The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee was scheduled to consider the University of Wisconsin System budget during a meeting at the State Capitol this afternoon (Tuesday, May 31), but don't be surprised by further delays. In fact, word has just been received that the JFC will not convene until 11 a.m. tomorrow (Wednesday the 1st).

* * * * *

Some forecast additional cuts for System

Will the Joint Finance Committee impose additional cuts on the UW System beyond the $65 million recommended by Gov. Doyle? (It's believed likely.) Hard to predict how much, but key players shared their thoughts with the Wisconsin State Journal at http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/local/index.php?ntid=41654.

* * * * *

Why the rocky relationship?

The Associated Press perceives a "widening gulf" between UW System leaders and some of Wisconsin's elected officials. Blame for the apparently rocky relationship, the AP says, can be traced to both administrative missteps and a partisan political climate on social issues. The following story ran in newspapers all over the state today, including the Press-Gazette, as straight reporting, not opinion... which in itself is fairly telling. See http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/news/archive/local_21239329.shtml.

* * * * *

Tolerance is topic of new book by UW-Green Bay professor

Tolerance and the Ethical Life is the title of a new book by UW-Green Bay Prof. Andrew Fiala, a member of the faculties in philosophy and humanistic studies. The book is part of the "Studies in Philosophy" series published by Continuum. Fiala examines what tolerance is and why it is difficult to be tolerant, and he looks at tolerance in light of the history of philosophy. For more, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005may.htm#fiala.

* * * * *

Profile of Amanda Braun, assistant athletics director

A lengthy feature on Amanda Braun ran in Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers' "You" magazine this month. It describes her career track, her work in athletics and education, and the life of UW-Green Bay's senior women's sports administrator at http://www.wisinfo.com/wmain/magazines/you/stories/mag_21195879.shtml.

* * * * *

Competition puts Meacham in good company

Prof. Rebecca Meacham has received word that her short story collection, "Let's Do," is a finalist in the 2005 Paterson Fiction Prize, a national award from the Poetry Center at Passiac County (N.J.) Community College. Meacham says she is "okay" with being a finalist. First prize awards went to Philip Roth's "The Plot Against America" and John Updike's "Villages." Other finalist authors are Susan Fletcher, Alice Munro, Cynthia Ozick, Anne Tyler and Joy Williams. "Updike, Roth, Munro, Tyler, Ozick: I can live with that kind of company!" says Meacham. Her book won the 2004 Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction.

* * * * *

Bayfest: 25 years, going strong, and a free Friday for faculty/staff

Bayfest, our answer to Milwaukee's Summerfest, is celebrating its 25th anniversary June 9-12. And, what a birthday party it will be! Check out http://www.uwgb.edu/bayfest for all the details. Faculty, staff, and students who are entering campus on official business may show their ID and will not be charged for parking. Bayfest Director and founder Tim Quigley invites all employees and students who are on campus Friday the 10th to enjoy the festival free of charge from noon until 2 pm. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Show you ID at the gate.

* * * * *

Questions? Call Tim

For those of you who will be involved in youth camps or seminars please contact Quigley via phone, 336-6123 or e-mail at timquigley@sbcglobal.net.

* * * * *

Celebrating Wisconsin's civil service employees

Despite current circumstances, civil service employees in Wisconsin and especially at UW-Green Bay are proud of themselves, their colleagues and the work they accomplish. June 17 has been declared state employees' appreciation day. It is also the 100th anniversary of a proud Wisconsin tradition: a civil service system generally regarded among the best in the nation, one of the first to outlaw political patronage in favor of merit-based appointments. See http://www.civilservicecentennial.wi.gov/.

* * * * *

'The Best Shall Serve the State'

That was the motto of Wisconsin's civil service program in 1905. If you don't have time to click through the site mentioned above, try the "Interesting Facts" link at http://www.CivilServiceCentennial.wi.gov/category.asp?linkcatid=846&linkid=263&locid=54 or the LaFollette or quotations sections at http://www.CivilServiceCentennial.wi.gov/section.asp?linkid=263&locid=54.

* * * * *

UW-Stout reconsiders, says 'yes' to ROTC

UW-Stout Chancellor Charles Sorensen has announced that he has reconsidered and will now approve placement of a Reserve Officers Training Corps on the Stout campus. He had earlier rejected ROTC, saying the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy was incompatible with his institution's diversity efforts. Local news coverage is at http://www.rivertowns.net/daily/rfj/c050531/#s050531a. A statement from UW System President Reilly is at http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2005/r050531b.htm.

* * * * *

More UW System budget: Reilly says it's time to reinvest

UW System President Kevin Reilly offered his perspective on the UW System budget picture in an "op-ed" piece distributed to the Wisconsin news media. Reilly said lawmakers should reinvest in the UW System, the state's "strongest partner for a prosperous future." Reilly's column is available online at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/thenews.htm#budget.

* * * * *

Journal-Sentinel agrees

For what it's worth, the state's largest newspaper took a stand against further UW System cuts with an editorial titled " Preserving UW's vitality," at http://www.jsonline.com/news/editorials/may05/328222.asp.

* * * * *

Interesting exchange in Oshkosh

The answer to the UW System's fiscal crisis is simple, argued the editorial writer for the Oshkosh Northwestern newspaper. Not if you know the facts, answered the hometown university's provost and chancellor. Read the Oshkosh editorial and the UWO rebuttal a http://www.wisinfo.com/northwestern/news/opinion/stories/opinion_21118433.shtml and http://www.wisinfo.com/northwestern/news/opinion/stories/opinion_21151471.shtml.

* * * * *

Call it R&D

"Academic R&D pays for itself in terms of jobs and economic growth" is the headline over a pro-university column in the online publication WisBusiness, at http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=37525.

* * * * *

For example: 'Lydecker' plum a breakthrough

A UW System researcher's new fruit-tree cultivar — a tree named in honor of the UW-River Falls chancellor killed in a traffic accident one year ago — is being described as a potential windfall for Wisconsin's orchard industry. See http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/may05/327954.asp.

* * * * *

Still MORE UW System budget, and a Valentine for UW-Green Bay

Headed by an Edith Valentine letter to the editor, "Support for UWGB needed," here are still more UW System-related headlines from recent days:

• "Support for UWGB needed,"column, Green Bay News-Chronicle, May 28.
http://www.greenbaynewschron.com/page.html?dbase=gbnc&article=131708

• "UW System budget cuts go too deep," Column, Wisconsin State Journal, May 28.
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=wsj:2005:05:28:417157:OPINION

• "President of Regents fears UW quality is slipping away," Capital Times, May 28.
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=tct:2005:05:28:417261:FRONT :417191:FRONT

• "Give UW partner benefits," Editorial, Wisconsin State Journal, May 29.
Editorial: http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/opinion/index.php?ntid=41714&ntpid=2

* * * * *

'Doyle turns down offer to OK regent appointee'

Gov. Doyle explains his logic on a contentious UW System Regent appointment in an article in the Capital Times, at http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=tct:2005:05:28:417223:FRONT

* * * * *

Badgers to play at Lambeau... in hockey, that is

Expect the sports hype machine to be in overdrive when the Wisconsin Badgers play an outdoor college hockey game next Feb. 11. The twist? It will be in Green Bay, at Lambeau Field. (Other programs that have played games in football stadiums have done so in hopes of setting attendance and gate-receipt records.) It's the final item in a Wisconsin State Journal roundup at http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/index.php?ntid=41360&ntpid=4.

* * * * *

House for rent: next to UW-Green Bay Arboretum

Faculty member going on one-year sabbatical, needs to rent 3-bedroom, 1 1/2 bath house on bay. 1/2 mile walk (through UW-GB trails) to campus. Furn or unfurn. Flexible start date, Aug 1- Sept. 1, but prefers to rent for 1 year. Pets (incl dogs) OK. $790. Catherine Henze, henzec@uwgb.edu, 920/388-1080.

* * * * *

Marathon people

Barb Tomashek-Ditter, the MIS project administrator in the Computing and Information Technology department, completed the 2005 Cellcom Green Bay marathon on Sunday May 22nd. It was her first marathon. Another first-timer worthy of your congratulations was the estimable Kelly Franz of Business and Finance.

* * * * *

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.