Vol. 37, No. 112, May 18, 2006     /     Log Archive

Even the mice wouldn't eat 'em but, just the same, we're planning on scooping up a few of those super-spicey pepper plants on Friday (see first item). It's a safe bet the bugs and chipmunks will leave 'em alone, too, so even if you're cool to "hot," they'll look great in the garden... and benefit a good cause.

Campus employees can shop heirloom vegetables tomorrow, noon to 4:30
Noon to 4:30 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, May 19) are the hours that persons employed on campus can shop for heirloom tomato and pepper plants — along with tomatillos and two varieties of hybrid tomatoes — at the annual Heirloom Vegetable Plant "pre-sale" in the Laboratory Sciences greenhouse. The regular sale begins at 9 a.m. Saturday with tickets for greenhouse entrance being given out beginning at 8 a.m. Coordinator Vicki Medland says 46 varieties of tomatoes are available. Peppers are in limited supply due to poor germination and a mouse with an appetite for pepper seedlings, but there's a range of varieties, including a fair supply of bell peppers. Also, notes Medland, there's a good supply of habanero peppers, which the mouse left untouched. Heirlooms and tomatillos are $1.25 per plant, and the two hybrid tomatoes are $1.50 each.

Heirloom sale retains its original purpose
Founded in 1996, the annual Heirloom Vegetable Plant sale still serves its original purpose. Proceeds go toward bringing visiting scientists and researchers to campus to speak and interact with students and helps to support student attendance at scientific meetings and conferences.

Bill would let veterans attend UWs for free
All agree it is a terrific gesture and a great benefit, but will it also be an unfunded mandate? UW System schools are watching closely as Governor Jim Doyle says he plans to sign a bill that would provide a full waiver of tuition costs for qualified military veterans, with a funding source as of yet unspecified. See http://www.madison.com/wsj/mad/top/index.php?ntid=84307&ntpid=2.

Valpo is back
Interesting news for UW-Green Bay sports fans: The Horizon League announced it would add a 10th member institution when Valparaiso University begins play in 2007. The Crusaders are bolting the Mid-Continent Conference. The move reunites Valpo, a private school located about 75 miles from Chicago in northwest Indiana, with many of its historic rivals (including UWGB) from the old AMCU-8 days. See http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/offthefield/051706.asp. Press-Gazette coverage is at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060518/GPG020101/605180520/1229/GPGsports.

Alumna's good work yields scholarship award for current student
A current UW-Green Bay student will benefit dramatically next year because of the work of Candace (Neville) Walton a 1972 graduate of UW-Green Bay with a bachelor's degree in communication and the arts. Walton, the director of planned giving and major gifts for the American Red Cross, Milwaukee, was recognized for her mentoring efforts with a Distinguished Service Award presented by the Milwaukee chapter of TEMPO International. With the award, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation presented a scholarship in the amount of $5,000 to the Wisconsin college or university of Walton's choice, UW-Green Bay. The recipient will be a female communication major, preferably from southern Wisconsin, who has demonstrated financial need, good academic standing and completed her sophomore year requirements.

Knapowski is new Mail Room supervisor
Eric Knapowski has assumed the duties of mail room operation. Eric is a UW-Green Bay graduate with degrees in biology, psychology and human development. During his studies here he has worked in the mailroom every year and has handled every aspect of mail operation. Mike Barry notes that "Eric will be charged with cost-saving methodology, please work with Eric if he suggests less expensive but effective methods of handling major mail pieces."

Common Grounds: Now serving hot coffee!
Your voices were heard, loud and clear, and the Common Grounds Coffeehouse will now be OPEN, starting Monday, May 22, at 8 a.m. Serving full coffee menu and limited bakery and sandwich options.

Hours of operation through Thursday, June 15:
Monday-Thursday — 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Friday-Sunday — Closed
Closed Monday, May 29 for Memorial Day

'Hot' energy fact No. 2: a whopping big bill
A 1,600-square-foot residential home uses approximately 600 kilowatts (kw) per month. At $.05 per kw., UW-Green Bay's electricity usage for November 2005 was 1,341,600 or 44,720 kw per day! What's that add up to? Here's where you gulp — an electric (only) bill of more than $68,000! See the Dec./Jan. bill and helpful links to energy-saving ideas at http://www.uwgb.edu/facilities/conserve/.

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UW-Green Bay dancers top tap competition
UW-Green Bay senior Quinn White, Janesville, and Natalie Gardner, daughter of UW-Green Bay dance instructor Denise Carlson-Gardner, won the highest trophy, a Lightning Gold, and took first place overall in the duo-trio category in the recent regional competition sponsored by Thunderstruck Dance Productions at the Meyer Theater in Green Bay. The two performed their DanceWorks tap routine to "Mountain Greenery," with choreographed by Carlson-Gardner. Click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2006may.htm#dance.

Convocation on Aug. 23
For benefit of off-campus readers, and also for the record (in the LOG's searchable archive), we repeat this morning's announcement that Campus Convocation 2006 is scheduled for Wednesday, August 23, 2006, with a continental breakfast in the Nicolet Room at 8:15 p.m., and program from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Phoenix Room.

Four win theatre scholarships
Four continuing students have won scholarships in theater for next academic year. Kristen Stafford, Kingsford, Mich., and Adina Weinig, Menasha, received scholarships provided by the First Nighter theatre support organization. Zach McLain, Fence, received the Lou Erdman Memorial Scholarship that honors the late UW-Green Bay theatre faculty member. R.J. Kenny, Germantown, won the Ed and Marjorie Weidner Scholarship. For more on the recipients, see http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2006may.htm#theater.

UW System honors students for essays on the value of liberal education
Undergraduates from UW-Sheboygan, — Madison and — Milwaukee have been named recipients of the first UW System Liberal Arts Scholarship Competition, established to support and promote liberal arts and science education throughout the state's public university system. Just missing out on a $2,000 scholarship was Honorable Mention essayist Jennifer Ernie of UW-Green Bay. Click http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2006/r060515.htm.

The 'dismal science'? Try the new hot major
A newsworthy note: According to the Career Journal, the new hot major is economics. Colleges and universities in the United States awarded 40 percent more degrees in economics in 2004 than just five years earlier. That's according to Prof. John J. Siegfried of Vanderbilt University, who tracks 272 colleges and universities around the country for the Journal of Economic Education. Economics also is the most popular major at Harvard, where 964 students majored in the subject in 2005.

Shakeup at University Relations
The UW System announced Wednesday the departure of several long-time officials in its communication and university relations offices. Those leaving are Margaret Lewis, associate vice president for government relations; Doug Bradley, director of communications; and Laurie Dies, special assistant for state relations. See http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=424618.

New dean recommended for UW-Manitowoc
UW Colleges and UW-Extension Chancellor David Wilson recommended Daniel Campagna as the next dean of UW-Manitowoc, saying Campagna has a history of growing student enrollments; the UW System Board of Regents is expected to vote on the recommendation at its June meeting. See http://www.htrnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060516/MAN0101/605160469/1358/MANnews.

U of Illinois reverses course on out-of-state enrollment
We included a link recently about the University of Illinois and its lightning rod of a plan to increase the percentage of out-of-state students. Now, they have reversed course. Click http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/newsroom/chi-060515illini,1,2366443.story.

House for sale, nearby
Joseph M. Moran, professor emeritus at UWGB, shares word of a house for sale:

Lovely and spacious 4 bedroom Bay Highlands home with hardwood floors, ceramic baths, Corian countertops, maple cabinets, and home office. Great view of the bay. $239,900. View listing, photos and upcoming virtual tour at http://www.christieskogg.com. MLS ID 10604224

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