Vol. 37, No. 106, May 4, 2006     /     Log Archive

This is the Log newsletter, distributed to faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. In news today we start the annual countdown to spring commencement. With the weather the determining factor in the decision to hold the ceremony indoors or outdoors, we hope the weather.com Web site is prepared for plenty of hits from computers at UW-Green Bay. And now the headlines:

Place, time, date — here’s the first look at commencement details
The outdoor amphitheater just north of the main campus entrance drive at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 13 are the place, time and date for ceremonies marking UW-Green Bay’s annual spring commencement. Chancellor Bruce Shepard will preside. About 690 graduate and undergraduate students completing requirements in May and August are eligible to receive diplomas. Flags from 10 countries in addition to the U.S. and several Native American nations will fly on stage to represent homelands of the class. Graduates also represent 11 states in addition to Wisconsin.

Greenberg returns for role of commencement speaker
Professor Emeritus of Urban and Regional Studies Martin H. Greenberg will be the commencement speaker. Greenberg, who retired in 1995, first joined UW-Green Bay in 1969. A political scientist with expertise in terrorism and the Middle East, he co-edited an early book on nuclear terrorism. He is founder and CEO of Tekno Books, Inc., Green Bay, now the largest company of its kind specializing in commercial fiction. A preeminent editor, Greenberg is the only person in publishing history to be awarded all three major genre lifetime awards ­ the Ellery Queen Award in mystery fiction, the Milford Award in science fiction editing, and the Bram Stoker Award in supernatural horror fiction editing.

Ceremony highlights single out individuals
Commencement ceremony highlights will include presentation of the Alumni Association’s Outstanding Student Award to Michelle J. Missall, who completed a major in Communication Processes and a minor in Communication and the Arts, and hearing from student speaker Kathy A. Mlaker, who earned majors in Psychology and Human Development. Retiring Professor and outgoing Secretary of the Faculty and Academic Staff Kenneth J. Fleurant (Humanistic Studies/ French) will be named to professor emeritus status. Greetings from the Board of Regents will be brought by Green Bay’s Judy Crain, one of the newest members of the board.

Five to be honored with Chancellor’s Awards
Chancellor Bruce Shepard will acknowledge five individuals with three Chancellor’s Awards for distinguished service to the University. The awards will go to Mike and Kate Meeuwsen, Craig Mueller, and Dr. Herbert Sandmire and Crystal Sandmire. To read more about the award winners, their achievements and connections to UW-Green Bay, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2006may.htm#chancellors.

What if it rains?
The inclement weather plan for commencement would be the same as that followed in 2005: Two events in the Weidner Center­one at 11:30 a.m. and one at 3 p.m.­with half the graduates receiving diplomas at each ceremony. The decision to go indoors would be made no later than 5 a.m. the day of commencement and announced on the commencement Web site at http://www.uwgb.edu/commencement, and on a voice mail at 465-2082. More details about the plan for inclement weather are online at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2006may.htm#rain.

UW-Green Bay student broadcasters win state awards
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association recently recognized student broadcasters from UW-Green Bay for their work on Phlash TV, a cable television channel available to students living in the University’s residence halls. The Office of Residence Life operates the channel and provides hands-on experience for students. A news release about the award winners and the programs they produced are online at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2006may. htm#broadcast.

Snapshots of 2006 Founders Association Spring Reception
About 150 friends of UW-Green Bay attended the 2006 Founders Association Spring Reception at the Weidner Center on Tuesday (May 2). They heard a presentation about the Cofrin Arboretum and Cofrin Center for Biodiversity. To view photos of the event, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/photoarch/events/06fdrreception.htm.

8th Congressional District Republicans debate ethics, war, immigration
The two Republican candidates for the 8th Congressional District seat ­ John Gard and Terri McCormick ­ covered a wide range of topics in a debate Monday (May 1) at UW-Green Bay. About 100 people attended the debate in the Phoenix Rooms of the University Union. The debate was sponsored by the UW-Green Bay College Republicans, Project VOTE of Brown County and the WisPolitics.com political news service. News coverage of the debate can be found on the Web sites of WisPolitics.com at http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=61122 and the Appleton Post-Crescent at http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060502/APC0101/605020502/1003/APC01.

GOP, Democratic debates can be viewed online
The May 1 Republican congressional candidate debate and an April 25 debate at UW-Green Bay involving Democratic congressional candidates Steve Kagen, Nancy Nusbaum and Jamie Wall are now available for viewing online. They are being Webcast by WisPolitics.com, one of the debates’ sponsors. To watch the debates, click http://www.wispolitics. com/index.iml?Article=61270. Plans are being made for a fall debate at UW-Green Bay involving the winners of the Sept. 12 Republican and Democratic primaries. The candidates are vying for the congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Green Bay, who is running for governor.

Regents examine fees, Oshkosh growth
The UW System Board of Regents is holding its monthly meetings in Madison today and Friday. The board’s Business, Finance and Audit Committee today received a report on student segregated fees and heard from UW-Oshkosh leaders about the “Growth Agenda for UW-Oshkosh.” Like “Northeastern Wisconsin’s Growth Agenda” for UW-Green Bay, which was presented to the Regents in April, the UW-Oshkosh proposal fits in with UW System President Kevin Reilly’s vision for growth throughout the System.

Gov. Doyle to address Regents on Friday
Gov. Jim Doyle is expected to make an appearance at Friday’s Regents meeting to talk about the “Wisconsin Covenant,” a plan to increase access to the UW System, and the Growth Agenda for the UW System. To access a Webcast of the Board meeting (including a pilot video stream), click http://www.uwex.edu/ics/stream/regents/meetings/.

Journal Sentinel story focuses on student fees
In advance of the Regents’ meetings, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel carried a story about the student-fees report the Regents will review and discuss. The story includes reaction from Regent Tom Loftus, who asked for a UW System review of segregated fees. The story is online at http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=420618.

Implementation of payroll software is halted
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel also reported on the ongoing problems with the UW System’s implementation of new appointment, payroll and benefits software. Don Mash, UW System executive vice president, made big news by telling state legislators that implementation of the software is “on hold now.” To read the story, click http://www.jsonline. com/story/index.aspx?id=420397.

This IS spinal tap!
Of interest to Web heads: At this very moment, Aurora BayCareMedical Center is supposed to be Webcasting its highly publicized live spinal surgery, an anterior cervical fusion procedure. We’d give you the URL, but it’s probably already finished, they wanted free registration in advance and, besides, everyone knows the POSTERIOR cervical fusion is actually the much more splashy, entertaining surgery.

May 5th is Cartoonist Day… check it out on the 7th floor
In celebration of National Cartoonists Day, the Archives staff has put together a small display in the 7th floor lobby of Cofrin Library. The exhibit features the original cartoons of Lyle Lahey. Lahey was the cartoonist for the Green Bay News Chronicle from 1968-2005. The cartoons in the display touch upon a wide variety of topics, ranging from education, local politics, weather, Richard Nixon, and the Green Bay Packers. People are welcome to stop by any time the Library is open. Items in the display are from the holdings of the Archives.

Introducing ARTstor
The David A. Cofrin Library is pleased to announce the availability of a new database called ARTstor. ARTstor is a non-profit initiative, founded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with a mission to use digital technology to enhance scholarship, teaching and learning in the arts and associated fields.The ARTstor collection currently contains a repository of over 400,000 images. The collection documents artistic traditions across many times and cultures and embraces architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design as well as many other forms of visual culture. Images are drawn from different sources, such as museums, archaeological teams, photo archives, slide libraries, and art reference publishers. Included are images from the Schlesinger History of Women in America Collection, The MoMA Architecture and Design Collection, The Huntington Archive of Asian Art, to name just a few. New collections will continue to be added.

Want to take ARTstor for a test drive?
From the Libraries’ homepage, select “Articles and Databases” >> Database A-Z List >> type “ARTstor” into the “”Start with” box. Or, connect directly by going to http://www.artstor.org. If you have questions please contact the reference staff via phone at 465-2303 or via email at refdesk@uwgb.edu. Training sessions will be offered in late summer or early fall.

SBDC helps launch new club for inventors, May 15
The UW-Green Bay Small Business Development Center is one of the sponsors of a new club developed to support area inventors. The purpose is to provide support and resources to people exploring how, or if, they can turn their idea into a profitable product or business. This club is partially funded through a grant by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce and is based on a model developed by a very successful group in Juneau County. The first meeting of the Green Bay area club is on Monday, May 15, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Business Assistance Center, located on the NWTC campus. The meeting is free and open to anyone regardless of age.

Prof. al-Atiyat prepares to take her leave
Prof. Ibtesam al-Atiyat leaves Green Bay Monday on her way back home to Amman, Jordan after an academic year as a Visiting Fulbright Scholar in Women’s Studies and Social Change and Development. Formerly a member of the faculty at Balqua Applied University and a program officer with the Jordanian National Commission for Women, she’ll return to the Women’s Commission this summer, and in the fall will join the faculty of the sociology department at the University of Jordan. It’s a new position in which she’ll teach classes related to women’s and gender issues and sociology courses. Prof. al-Atiyat says she’ll miss Green Bay. “It breaks my heart to say goodbye to my students and colleagues,” she says. “It has been a great time, and everyone has been wonderful….”

Reminder: New Music, Hand Drumming ensembles perform Friday
The UW-Green Bay New Music and Hand Drumming ensembles perform at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, May 5) in University Theater under the direction of Prof. Cheryl Grosso. Chance (yes, chance), speaking on pitch, and performing on prepared instruments are among compositional strategies that will be demonstrated in the New Music Ensemble program. The Hand Drumming Ensemble will include a new composition, “Rhythm Chant 26” by Grosso. Read more about the performances at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2006may.htm#concert.

Campus cookout Tuesday to honor employees
To honor UW-Green Bay employees, the University’s officers will host the annual Campus Cookout from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday (May 9) at the Phoenix Sports Center. The cookout comes a few days after the May 1-5 Public Employee Recognition Week, which was proclaimed by Gov. Jim Doyle. Retiring employees will be singled out for recognition at the cookout.

Briefs
John Stoll, UW-Green Bay chair of Economics and professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, along with Jay Hodgson, research fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, and Richard Stoll, regional hydrologist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Northeast Region, had an article, “Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Fixed Wellhead Delineation: Regional Case Study,” published in the April 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Water Resources Association.

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