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Vol.
37, No. 81, March 9, 2006 / Log
Archive
This is the LOG newsletter for faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where we urge you to take extra precautions out there, be safe, go slow, and remain always on the lookout for the other guy who might not see you coming. The dense fog of late? No. Dick Cheney's coming to town in a couple of days. Sorry, that was a cheap shot. And another. In news today:
• Visiting Scholar is water-supply expert from Peru
• A busy month for Julio Alegria
• James Taylor? Better act fast
• MSNBC, Nation columnist visits to talk 'Liberalism'
• Chili, art and generosity
• Plan ahead for Research 'Exchange,' and share your work
• Are you an Authorized Driver? Find out
• Grandparents' U gets a plug
• Gerds meets 'Picasso,' likes it
• New chancellor has great story
• Annual Dialogue Luncheon offers 'Crash' course
• Oscar movie will show here
• Regents will talk 'Taxpayers Protection'
• Proposal to rescind raises fails
• It's Oracle
• Cofrin Arboretum students will report on research
• Applications for student grants
• High schoolers will attend, too
• Campus hosts Fox River Watershed research
• Reminder: Nair is next
• Instrumental jazz, vocal jazz — it's all here March 14
• Briefs: Hollenberg, Shariff, Voelz
Visiting Scholar Program welcomes water-supply expert from Peru
Julio Alegria, director of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Services Project serving the Andean mountain region of Peru, arrives in Green Bay today (Thursday, March 9) for a month's stay. His visit is sponsored by the St. Norbert College-University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Joint International Visiting Scholars Program that brings scholars and professionals from developing countries to Green Bay for periods ranging from several weeks to a year, to lecture on campus and in the community, and interact with students and American counterparts. The project Alegria directs in Peru aims to reduce rates of water-related diseases in poor rural communities in the mountainous region of Cusco. Look for more on Alegria in the next issue of the LOG News.
A busy month is in store for Peruvian visitor
Julio Alegria has a busy schedule for his visit to Green Bay today (March 9) through April 6. Alegria has a long list of commitments on both campuses and in the community. At UW-Green Bay, class visits scheduled to date include Introduction to Global Studies, Resource Management Strategy, Environmental Politics and Planning, and several Spanish classes. He'll also participate in the campus group reading and discussing "The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time" by Jeffrey Sachs. Alegria will live in UW-Green Bay student housing.
Taylor tickets: Act promptly at 9 a.m. Saturday
James Taylor comes to campus for a concert on April 20. Tickets are $55-$95 (plus applicable facility fees) and go on sale this Saturday (March 11) at 9 a.m. at the Weidner Center Ticket Office. Order by phone at (920) 465-2217 or 1-800-328-8587 or online at http://www.WeidnerCenter.com. Columnist Kendra Meinert predicts they'll go in a huge hurry. If you're a Taylor fan, better read her take at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060309/GPG07/603090398/1266/GPGent.
MSNBC, Nation columnist: 'How Did Liberalism Become a Four-Letter Word?'
That's the topic for author and The Nation columnist Eric Alterman when he speaks at 10 a.m. next Wednesday (March 15) in the Union's Christie Theater. Alterman is the author of the best selling 2003 book, What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News. Alterman is a professor of English at Brooklyn College, media columnist for "The Nation," the "Altercation" weblogger for MSNBC.com, and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress where he writes and edits the "Think Again" column. For more on a high-profile Historical Perspectives Series lecture, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2006mar.htm#liberalism.
Next week: Eat chili for a good cause and add to your bowl collection
Lovers of chili and handcrafted bowls are in luck-Art Agency's annual Empty Bowls event is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday (March 15), in the Studio Arts cafeteria. Six area eateries including Kavarna, Titletown, Atlanta Bread Company, Gippers, Patrick's and Julie's CafŽ are donating chili. Approximately 200 bowls made by UW-Green Bay students and faculty, friends of the Art Agency and students at Preble High School are ready. For a $10 donation (or more) participants can select a bowl and fill it with the chili of choice. Proceeds will be donated to the Food and Hunger Network. Art Agency has been sponsoring the annual charitable event since 1995.
Plan ahead for Research Council 'Exchange,' and share your work
The UW-Green Bay Research Council extends an invitation to all faculty for the seventh annual Faculty Research Exchange on Friday, March 31, from 3 to 5 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served in the 1965 Room of the University Union. Grants in Aid of Research awardees will be announced! The event will offer the opportunity to discuss your creative work/research interests with other UW-Green Bay faculty, to share ideas about how to best pursue scholarly work, to learn more about the opportunities and services offered by the Research Council and the Institute for Research, and more. Whether able to attend or not, all faculty are encouraged to submit a brief description of their research/creative work (250 word limit, MS Word, MAX:14pt font). Descriptions will be posted in the 1965 Room and if requested, on the Institute for Research website. Please e-mail your description by Friday, March 24th, to Lidia Nonn (nonnl@uwgb.edu). R.S.V.P. to Barb Wake at wakeb@uwgb.edu.
Are you an Authorized Driver? Check here
Anyone who drives on University business must complete the University's driver authorization process. Employees need only complete the driver authorization process once since their names are maintained in the University's authorized driver data base until they are no longer employed by the University. Student names are purged from the data base in July of each year. Therefore, students must complete the driver authorization process annually. You can check whether you are an authorized driver at the following Web page: http://www.uwgb.edu/BusFin/SafetyRisk/fleet/fleet.asp. Enter your first and last name in the required fields (do not enter information in the middle name field). If a message "one match found" comes back, you are an authorized driver.
Steps to completing the driver authorization process:
1. Read information found at http://www.uwgb.edu/BusFin/SafetyRisk/fleet/Driver%20Authorization%20Form.htm
2. Complete the "UWGB Vehicle Use Agreement Form (link to form found at http://www.uwgb.edu/BusFin/SafetyRisk/fleet)
3. Send or bring form to Jane Rank, CL 805. Allow one week for processing.
Please direct questions about the process to Jane Rank at rankj@uwgb.edu.
Grandparents' U gets a nice plug
A recent newspaper editorial praises UW-Green Bay's "Grandparents' University," which will promote quality family time and introduce potential college students to campus. See http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060307/GPG06/603070554/1269/GPGopinion.
Gerds meets Picasso, Einstein, Martin at UW-Green Bay show, and likes it
Green Bay Press-Gazette theatre critic Warren Gerds liked what he saw of the UW-Green Bay production of the Steve Martin play, "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," which continues with performances this weekend. See http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060305/GPG0505/603050632/1267/GPGent.
'Sharecropper's son has gone far on $5'
The incoming chancellor of UW Colleges and Extensions has a great personal story. Read about David Wilson and his path from rural Alabama, to Harvard, to his new position in Wisconsin, in a story in his hometown Montgomery Advertiser at http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060307/NEWS02/603070346/1009.
Annual "Dialogue Luncheon' offers crash course on 'Crash'
The annual Campus Dialogue Luncheon is planned for noon Wednesday, March 29, in the Union's Phoenix Room. Discuss some of the most controversial scenes from the Oscar-winning best picture "Crash" with students, staff, faculty and community members. Lunch will be provided. Free tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis at the University Information Center on the lower level of the Union. Questions? Call Student Life at 465-2200.
Haven't seen 'Crash'? Mark you calendar
In case you have not seen the movie, "Crash" will be showing in the Christie Theatre on March 27 at 3 p.m. and on March 28 at 7 p.m.
This, too, is expected to out-draw NBC's Olympics ratings
The Board of Regents meeting will be webcast from Madison this Friday (March 10) with audio available for the full board meeting from approximately 9 a.m. until noon. Included is a video-streaming presentation on the Taxpayers Protection Amendment (TPA) at 10:30. If you do not see the most current date on the audio streaming webpage, try doing a Reload or Refresh of your Web browser. Go to http://www.uwex.edu/ics/stream/regents/meetings/.
Proposal to rescind UW executive raises fails for lack of support
UW System officials and some state legislators said a proposal to limit the salaries of senior administrators would further reduce the competitive edge the university has in attracting and retaining talented leaders. See http://badgerherald.com/news/2006/03/08/proposal_to_limit_uw.php.
It's Oracle
The Wisconsin State Journal reported this week on a $10 million state contract being awarded to Oracle, maker of PeopleSoft. If you're interested, click http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/index.php?ntid=75446&ntpid=2.
Cofrin Arboretum students will report on scientific research
Seven students who won grants to carry out scientific field research will report on their projects at the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity Student Research Symposium at 1 p.m. Wednesday (March 15) in the Union's 1965 Room. Recipients carry out their research in the Cofrin Arboretum on campus or in one of the University's off-campus natural areas. The student presenters, their projects and their advising professors are:
1 p.m., Craig Destree, Two Rivers, "Bee Diversity and Plant Associations at the Toft Point State Natural Area" (Prof. Amy Wolf).
1:25 p.m., Jay Watson, Porterfield, "Bee and Plant Interactions at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Cofrin Arboretum and Marinette County's Dunbar Barrens State Natural Area" (Prof. Amy Wolf).
1:50 p.m., Carolina Bacelis, Green Bay, "Survey of Spiders and Harvestmen (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones) of the Point au Sauble Nature Preserve" (Prof. Michael Draney).
2:15 p.m., Nicholas Walton, Fort Atkinson, "A Survey of Dragonflies at the Toft Point Natural Area in Door County, Wisconsin" (Prof. Amy Wolf).
2:40 p.m., Michelle Eis, Two Rivers, "Patterns of Use and Appreciation of the Arboretum Trail" (Prof. Denise Scheberle).
3:05 p.m., Amy Wortman, Green Bay, "Status and Habitat Use of Tree Squirrels in the UW-Green Bay Cofrin Arboretum" (Prof. Bob Howe).
3:30 p.m., Greg Brahe, Appleton, "Vertebral Anomalies in Eastern American Toads of the Cofrin Arboretum" (Prof. Dan Meinhardt).
Applications for new Cofrin Research Grants will be available
Research grants of up to $1,000 are provided by an endowment from the family of David Cofrin and the late John Cofrin. Those with students interested in applying for grants in 2006 should have them contact a faculty member in the area of interest and design a brief (2-5 page) proposal containing an introduction (with literature review), objective, proposed methods, and anticipated outcomes of the work. Proposals for the year 2006 must be submitted online using the Cofrin Grant Application available March 15. Proposals are due by April 10. For more information see the Web site http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/classroom/cofringrant or contact Vicki Medland at medlandv@uwgb.edu.
Audience will include high schoolers on campus for Watershed Symposium
The public is invited to the free March 15 Cofrin Research program, of course, and refreshments will be served. Note to planners: You might want to order additional servings because this year's audience will include high school students attending as part of The Third Annual Watershed Symposium. See the following item.
Campus hosts symposium that highlights Fox River Watershed research
Students from area high schools will display their research alongside research of university and agency scientists at the Lower Fox River Watershed Monitoring Program's third annual Watershed Symposium on Wednesday, March 15 from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. in the Union's Niagara Rooms. The project's main goal is to establish a long-term monitoring program that will provide high-quality data to be used in making resource management decisions. It also is designed to enhance student, teacher and community understanding and stewardship of the Fox River Watershed. High school students and teachers visiting campus are from Green Bay Southwest, Green Bay Preble, Appleton East, Luxemburg-Casco, Markesan and West De Pere. For more, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2006mar.htm#watershed.
Reminder: Nair is next 'Seminar Sequence in the Sciences' presenter
Selected UW-Green Bay faculty members and their students present their ongoing research from 1 to 2 p.m. every other Friday in Mary Ann Cofrin Hall Room 223. This Friday (March 10), Prof. Ganga Nair and his graduate student Mary LeMere are the presenters. See http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/logarchive/logarchive37/2006march6.htm#nair.
Instrumental jazz, vocal jazz — it's all here March 14
The UW-Green Bay Jazz Ensemble I and Vocal Jazz Ensemble will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, in the University Theater. In addition to the two established groups, six students — along with John Salerno — will perform as the One p.m. Combo. Faculty members Terence O'Grady on vibes and Stefan Hall on guitar will be soloists on Thelonius Monk's "Straight No Chaser," and again, along with student Ben Brecke on saxophone, on Bob Washut's "Rhythmism." O'Grady and Hall will be joined by Chris Salerno on piano and John Salerno on flute in solo stints on "Five Brothers." Read more on a lively program at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2006mar.htm#jazz.
Briefs
Wisconsin Innovation Network Northeast has scheduled a presentation on papermaking in Wisconsin for its 5:15 p.m. March 16 meeting on campus, in the University Union. Dave Hollenberg, director of the Paper Technology Transfer Center, and Patrick Schillinger, president of the Wisconsin Paper Council, will present on the topic "Papermaking in Wisconsin — Where We've Been and Where We're Going." The club charges a $5 admission fee for WIN members and $10 for nonmembers.
Ismail Shariff, Elizabeth B. and Philip J. Hendrickson professor for Business, and professor Urban and Regional Studies and Economics, is chairing a contributed paper session at the 43rd annual meeting of the Midwest Business and Economic Association, March 17, at the Palmer House, Chicago. He also will be presenting an invited paper titled "The World Bank and The Evolving Comprehensive Development Framework in the Context of the Third World Countries" at the Third World Development Conference at the Delaware State University, March 24, in Dover.
Zachary Voelz, of the Adult Degree Program and Learning Technology Center, has had a manuscript accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed journal, Cognition and Emotion. The manuscript is entitled "Vulnerability to Depressive Symptoms: Clarifying the Role of Excessive Reassurance-Seeking and Perceived Social Support in an Interpersonal Model of Depression." Co-authors include Gerald Haeffel (Yale University) and Thomas Joiner (Florida State University).
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