Vol. 37, No. 101, April 22, 2006     /     Log Archive

Why an early, weekend edition of the LOG News? Well, with so many upcoming Monday activities, so many news items, so many hot rumors (we passed a tree stand outside Theatre Hall and a bow hunter with mumps told us Brett Favre is retiring... pass it on), there's no point in waiting to hit the "send" button. Here goes:

Academic Affairs follow-up: Feedback is invited
Nearly 75 faculty and staff members attended Friday afternoon's question-and-answer session in MAC Hall 208, hosted by Provost Sue Hammersmith. Participants discussed Strategic Plan 2006-09 and the work of the Academic Affairs Planning Committee. Hammersmith invited those in attendance (and others) to consult the Web for the full version of the report, which includes performance indicators for each of the various goals, and future developments. She encouraged feedback via the online forum or anonymous comment line, both to be found at http://www.uwgb.edu/provost/aapcomm/.

Water conservation is Monday's Oxford topic for Phoenix, Nesslein
The effectiveness of water-conservation policies is the topic of an Oxford Lecture open to the public at 10 a.m. Monday (April 24) in MAC Hall 105. Profs. Laurel Phoenix and Thomas Nesslein will present "Incentives, Coercion, or Education? An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Municipal Water Conservation Policy" and commentary on research in Phoenix, Ariz., that examined the relative effectiveness of engineering solutions such as low-flow devices, public education, raising water rates and city ordinances on conserving water. For more, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2006apr.htm#water.

'Explore India' is Monday's lunch
Koyel Mandal, a graduate student in the Environmental Science and Policy graduate track, will discuss the history and culture of India, exploring places that attract travelers from all over the world. The program in Phoenix Rooms AB takes place from noon to 1 p.m. Monday (April 4). A light lunch will be provided. The contact person is Louna Yangsao at ext. 2720.

Inaugural summit on diversity gets rave reviews
Positive press abounded for last Thursday's well-attended Leadership Summit on Diversity. UW-Green Bay and the Brown County UW-Extension, among others, were sponsors, and Chancellor Bruce Shepard joined the mayor and a Packers executive in offering the welcome. See http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060421/GPG0101/604210529/1207/GPGnews. Also, WBAY Channel 2 had excellent coverage at http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=4797877.

Cat Chow — the fashion artist — will attract a crowd on Tuesday
Dynamic Chicago-based fiber artist Cat Chow gives a free public lecture and shows her work at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday (April 25) in Studio Arts Building Room 411. Chow is known for garments that combine careful craftsmanship with extraordinary materials, fashioning them from fabrics made of woven dollar bills, washers, zippers, corks and other atypical materials. She has exhibited widely, including venues such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. For more on the visit sponsored by the student Art Agency, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2006apr.htm#fiber.

'Enchanted April' opens it own Act II with favorable P-G verdict
The second week of 'Enchanted April' and its two-week run as the UW-Green Bay Theatre Program's spring drama resumes this Thursday (April 27). The Green Bay Press-Gazette review of Friday's opening night offers much praise (and a little constructive criticism) at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060422/GPG0505/604220521/1267/GPGent.

Sheepshead Review: Spring 2006 will be best, biggest
The Spring 2006 issue of the Sheepshead Review arrives May 2. We're told this issue is bigger and better than ever, featuring 112 pages of the best work by area and campus artists. "The Spring issue also includes an interview with a nationally acclaimed fiction writer as well as the works of our annual Rising Phoenix award winners. Please join us in celebrating the arts on the UW-Green Bay campus!"

Celebration 1: A preview reception and talk
Interested in seeing the art before it appears in the journal, and hearing presentations by outstanding student contributors? Join friends of Sheepshead Review on Tuesday (April 25) from 6 to 8 p.m. in Niagara Room A. Along with a number of other artists whose work appears in the issue, student Zach Roush will discuss his Rising Phoenix award-winning visual art, which was selected by Lawton Gallery curator Stephen Perkins as the journal's cover image. Refreshments will be served.

Sheepshead 'Launch Party' is second major event
Campus and community contributors to Sheepshead Review, along with adviser Rebecca Meacham, invite one and all to attend the Launch Party on May 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Niagara B. Poets and writers whose work appears in the Spring 2006 issue will perform selections from their work, and copies of the new issue will be distributed. Refreshments will be served. (Can't attend either event? Then pick up your free copy of Sheepshead Review at tables around campus May 3, 4 and 5.)

12th-year senior, milking his celebrity, finally faces graduation day
Should you love, hate or pity this guy? A fun feature story comes courtesy of the Badger Herald student newspaper, which profiles a self-proclaimed UW-Whitewater legend with 250 credits, multiple majors and 12 years of easy-living campus experience. Meet the character who helped inspire the UW System Regents to institute the "Slacker Tax" on excess credits, the personality behind the so-called "Johnny Lechner Rule," at http://badgerherald.com/news/2006/04/20/lechner_aims_to_grad.php.

Madison newspaper calls for outside audit on diversity
The UW seems to spend an awful lot of money on diversity initiatives, declares an editorial in the Wisconsin State Journal, with decidedly mixed results. Maybe it's time for an outside audit on "best practices," the newspaper concludes. See http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/opinion/index.php?ntid=80914&ntpid=1.

UW-La Crosse may change general education program
On the other side of the state, they're talking about general-education requirements, too. If you're interested in an update on the story at UW-La Crosse, see http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2006/04/21/news/z02uwl.txt.

8th District Democrats will duke it out on Tuesday
Reminder: The first debate at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay involving candidates for the 8th Congressional District seat is Tuesday (April 25). Steve Kagen, Nancy Nusbaum and Jamie Wall will respond to questions from a panel of state and local journalists, including Patty Murray of WPR and the 4E's own Lindsey Oostra, at 7 p.m. in the Phoenix Room. Click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2006apr.htm#congress.

Be true to your school, shirt-wise, and get a Phoenix Bookstore discount
Remember, the Phoenix Bookstore is paying a bounty this week on those willing to surrender their non-UWGB apparel. Trade in your non-UWGB shirts to be donated to a local charity, and get a discount on any item in stock through Friday the 28th. Discounts are as follows:

25% — Surrender a trade-in shirt from any UW System school
20% — A trade-in shirt from a Horizon League School
10% — A trade-in shirt from any college or university

Wrap it up: Here are lunch specials at Shorewood Golf
If you haven't been out to Shorewood Golf Course yet for lunch, they tell us, you're missing out on some great specials and new additions to our menu. Upcoming specials include:

April 24 — April 28: Chicken, bacon and ranch wrap, chips and a pickle ($4.00)
May 1 — May 5: Chicken Fajita (2 for $3.50)

Brief
Prof. John Stoll, chair of Economics and professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, has just received a copy of his book review published in Society and Natural Resources, 19:473-478 concerning In Search of the Rain Forest by Candace Slater.

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