Vol. 37, No. 30, Nov. 3, 2005     /     Log Archive

Greetings from Green Bay, Wisconsin, where the big buzz started with a muffled ring from a cellphone in a photographer's bag, bringing an abrupt end to the coach's news conference, and the cancellation of the star player's availability. Questions: Will Cellcom reprimand its "simply the best" pitchman for his anti-cell outburst? What if another phone had rudely gone off during the QB's Q&A — might it have startled him into a six-INT game? Will hecklers brandish cells on Sunday? Will security intervene? Don't know, but the LOG newsletter asks that you observe proper etiquette and politely turn off all electronic devices (except your computer) before continuing with today's news. Thank you.

Snapshots from a milestone groundbreaking
The long-awaited expansion of UW-Green Bay's Phoenix Sports Center got off the ground Tuesday (Nov. 1) with a well-attended groundbreaking at the site of the future Kress Events Center. We have pages of photos at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/photo.htm.

Fencl, Kaye share scholarship updates next Thursday
The UW-Green Bay Research Council welcomes all faculty and their students to the Fall Faculty Lecture Series on Thursday (Nov. 10) from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the 1965 Room. Speakers will begin promptly at 3 p.m.:

• Heidi Fencl will present "Learning About Learning in a College Physics Class," which suggests that teaching students to build physical models of a situation helps them to progress to the abstract.

• Harvey Kaye will discuss his new book Thomas Paine and the Promise of America, and the way Paine's arguments shaped the creation of an independent and democratic United States, highlighting his role in the American Revolution.

Refreshments will be served.

Montreal voice competition winner advanced from UW-Green Bay rounds
For the second time in succession, a competitor who entered first and semifinal rounds of the every-other-year Montreal International Czech and Slovak Music Competition at UW-Green Bay emerged as the overall winner. Jan Martiník, a bass from the Czech Republic, took home the top prize, which included $5,000 Canadian and concert and training opportunities. The UW-Green Bay rounds were on Oct. 24 and 25 with the final in Montreal on Oct. 29. Prof. Sarah Meredith "talent-scouted" Martiník when she judged the International Voice Competition of Mikulas Schneider-Trnavsky in Slovakia in May 2004. Green Bay opera supporter Sharon Resch had provided a financial award that allowed Meredith to issue a special invitation to the UW-Green Bay rounds of the 2005 Montreal competition to one of the 86 singers in the contest in Slovakia. Martiník has won other awards and prizes and has sung with orchestras in the Czech Republic and in the Netherlands. "He is a wonderful singer," says Meredith. A big man with a bigger voice, Martiník was prominent in several of the photos archived last week on the University news site at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/photoarch/events/05music.htm.

Winter must be coming: Last chance for golf, lunch at Shorewood
Shorewood Golf Course will be closing for the season this Sunday (Nov. 6). If you're looking for Christmas presents or just one last lunch in the clubhouse, all merchandise, food and beverages are 20% off while supplies last. Dan Murphy also notes, "It's not too early to start thinking about your 2006 season memberships and we have great rates for faculty and staff. If you have any questions about a membership or anything else at Shorewood during the off-season, please e-mail us at shorewood@uwgb.edu or murphyd@uwgb.edu Thanks for your support in 2005 and we look forward to seeing you in 2006!"

Root the Phoenix women to an NCAA berth, starting tonight
The UW-Green Bay women's soccer team is seeded third entering the Horizon League tournament. They begin the road to an NCAA berth this evening (Thursday, Nov. 3) at 6:30 p.m. at Santaga Stadium vs. Loyola. If they win, they play at 6:30 p.m. Friday. The championship game is Sunday noon. It has been 22 years since a Phoenix team, men or women, earned an NCAA bid, but the home-pitch advantage might be an advantage... with a good home crowd. For tourney updates, click http://horizonleague.collegesports.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/05-hori-w-soccer-tourney.html.

Ives, River City Six join in UW-Green Bay jazz ensembles concert
The UW-Green Bay Jazz Ensemble I and Jazz Ensemble II will perform in concert along with guest artists, The River City Six, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 9) in University Theater. Lovell Ives, a member of the founding music faculty at UW-Green Bay, will direct Jazz Ensemble I in two of his own New Orleans-style arrangements. Clarinetist Kevin VanEss, a UW-Green Bay alumnus, will be the guest artist on both "South Rampart Street Parade" and "A Closer Walk with Thee." For more on a swinging program, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005nov.htm#ensembles.

Mrs. Walton out, Cagney in, for Weidner 'Monkey' cast
Good-night, mama. There's been another cast change for the real-life courtroom drama "The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial," which comes to the Weidner Center at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19. Sharon Gless of TV's "Cagney & Lacey" takes over for former "Waltons" star Michael Learned, who had to bow out. Gless will join "M*A*S*H*" star Mike Farrell and "Happy Day's favorite Tom Bosley in the touring cast and in an "Inside the Actor's Studio" type discussion two nights earlier. For the latest info, go to http://www.weidnercenter.com/.

'Guy Fi' — male myths — provide topic for visiting professor
"Guy Fi: The Fictions that Rule Men's Lives" will be the topic for a free presentation that is both humorous and serious at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8 in the Phoenix Room. The speaker will be Chris Kilmartin, a psychologist, professor, author, comedian, consultant, actor and playwright. He is a professor of psychology at The University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the author of The Masculine Self. See http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2005nov.htm#guy.

Yeah, but what really happens after you die?
The Ecumenical Center is the setting for a thought-provoking dialog at 7 p.m. next Wednesday (Nov. 9). "What Happens After You Die?" is the question that will be put to a panel that includes UW-Green Bay Prof. Illene Noppe as well as John Hansen, Hansen Family Funeral & Cremation Services; Rabbi Shaina Bacharach, Cnesses Congregation Israel; Pastor Beth Macha, Ecumenical Center Staff; and Sr. Laura Zelten, Sistersof St. Francis Vocations Director and Faculty member at Notre Dame Academy.

Congratulations, soccer star Sarah Oligney
Sarah Oligney, a senior midfielder on the UW-Green Bay women's soccer team, was named the Horizon League's Player of the Year. The accomplishment was announced Wednesday evening at the annual pre-tournament banquet. The honor is the second in three years for Oligney, who was the league's Co-Player of the Year in 2003. She also becomes just the third player in Horizon League history and the first from UW-Green Bay to twice earn Player of the Year accolades.

Reilly interview on Wisconsin Public Radio
UW System President Kevin Reilly talked with host Ben Merens earlier this week about the work to reform UW System employment policies, faculty concerns, and the UW System's current priorities. To listen, click: http://clipcast.wpr.org:8080/ramgen/wpr/bme/bme051031l.rm.

'Regents reject new Barrows probe'
Board of Regents President David Walsh, in a directly worded response, has declined the request of three Wisconsin legislators who requested a new audit of UW System employment policies. See Capital Times coverage of Walsh's letter at http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=60205&ntpid=6.

Madrid-Barcelona in March; Amsterdam-London-Paris in June
The Alumni Association has partnered with EF College Break to offer discount travel programs to young alumni, and those who are young at heart. And the trips are not just for UW-Green Bay graduates. Students, staff, faculty and friends are eligible to travel as well. Travel for 7 days to Madrid and Barcelona over Spring Break for under $1,400, or spend 10 days in Europe next summer visiting Amsterdam, Paris and London for under $2,100 (Milwaukee gateway with fees and taxes included). All trips include round-trip airfare, hotels, transfers, breakfast daily, welcome dinner, a tour director, walking tours and guided sightseeing tours. Book your trip by November 30, 2005, with $150 deposit and receive $100 credit on the final bill. Check out the itinerary and book your next travel vacation today. Questions?? Call Mark Brunette, Alumni Director at 465-2586. http://www.uwgb.edu/Alumni/assoc/travelyoung.htm

Academic Staff Open Forum is Friday
Vice Chancellors Sue Hammersmith and Tom Maki are hosting an open forum for members of the academic staff from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 in Mary Ann Cofrin Hall Room 208. The forum provides an opportunity for academic staff across different units to informally network, learn about new developments, and discuss matters of mutual interest. The forum will include an update on the campus master plan, Outreach and Adult Access initiatives and the Chancellor's Diversity Initiative. Refreshments to follow.

Briefs
Prof. Michael Draney (NAS) had two articles appear in the latest issue of the journal Great Lakes Entomologist. One, coauthored with former ES & P graduate students Bruce Snyder (M.S., 2004) and Joel Whitehouse (M.S., 2001) and professor Jack Kaspar (emeritus, UW-Oshkosh), reports on spiders and other arthropods collected at UW-Green Bay's Toft Point Natural Area in Door County, including 16 species not previously known from Wisconsin. The second paper, coathored with former ES & P graduate student Jeanette Jaskula (M.S., 2003), reports on an exotic spider species found in wetlands on the shore of Green Bay that is new to the U.S. Great Lakes region.

Prof. and Associate Dean Regan A. R. Gurung will publish in 2006 "In-class learning assessment strategies" in W. Buskist and S. F. Davis, Handbook of the Teaching of Psychology. Boston, MA: Blackwell.

Leanne Hansen, director of the Cofrin Library, was recently elected to the Wisconsin Library Association Foundation Board of Directors for a three-year term. The Foundation is involved in activities to support scholarships, awards and honors, and special projects such as the newly launched Campaign for Wisconsin Libraries.

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