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Vol.
38, No.18, October 9, 2006 / Log
Archive
Sometimes we need to be reminded to stop to smell the flowers, or eye the maples. A LOG reader sent us a note the other day with an invitation to the campus: "The panorama of fall colors is always breathtaking from the Cofrin Library 8th floor view. Walk on over, take a few deep breaths and a good long look. Enjoy the beauty before it's gone." Well said. In news today:
• Radio drama 'Voice of the Prairie' to open
• 1,000 kids here on Tuesday
• Snapshots: Fall Classified Conference
• More photos: 'Boys in Crisis'
• 'Stash' art at Lawton
• Physician Walton's visit Nov. 9 centers on world health project
• First 'Mountains' book discussion is Oct. 24
• Background on physicians' work
• A plug for tutoring
• Library wants your syllabi
• Cofrin Center for Biodiversity offers Wisconsin Naturalists training
• First choral concert is Saturday
• Upward Bound sells chocolate
• P-G previews UW-Green Bay diversity programming
• Publicity for bird 'atlas'
• Friday the 13th sports
• 'Expand Your Boundaries' is at 2 p.m. Wednesday
• Reminders: Copyright, candidates, relationships, volunteers
• Brief: Arendt
Radio-related drama 'Voice of the Prairie' opens Thursday
UW-Green Bay's award-winning theatre program opens its season with "The Voice of the Prairie" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 12-14 and Wednesday through Saturday, Oct. 18-21, in the Jean Weidner Theatre. It's the story of an early radio entrepreneur who discovers and celebrates a local storyteller whose tales include one about his travels with a blind runaway girl. "It's very much about the art of storytelling and how we can sort of define our lives through storytelling," the director, Prof. John Mariano, says. Click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2006oct.htm#prairie.
Reminder: Prepare for Phuture Phoenix on Tuesday
Tuesday (Oct. 10) is the bigger of this week's two Phuture Phoenix Days. About 1,000 fifth-graders will be shown the campus by campus and community volunteers between 9:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday's tour day will involve about 500 young visitors.
Snapshots: Fall Classified Conference
UW-Green Bay draws classified staff members from across Wisconsin for its annual Classified Staff Fall Conference. For snapshots of last Friday's professional development and networking extravaganza, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/photo.htm.
More photos: 'Boys in Crisis' speaker draws full house
The Institute for Learning Partnership's eighth annual Fall Conference last week was a hit, with all three related events — the keynote address, the parent's workshop and the educator's workshop — filled to capacity. Check out some images at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/photoarch/events/06partnership.htm.
'Stash' art exhibition opens at Lawton
"Stash," an exhibition of three-dimensional works whose forms mimic common outdoor urban elements observed by artists Marc Fischer and Nance Klehm, opens Thursday (Oct. 12) in the Lawton Gallery The artists will give a gallery talk at 5 p.m. After their display at the Lawton, the art will be surreptitiously "stashed" in plain sight in public spaces throughout Chicago. Among the pieces is a tower of canned foods with an opener and utensils. Click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2006oct.htm#stash.
Physician Walton's visit Nov. 9 centers on world health/aid project
Dr. David Walton, a Harvard physician and member of the organization Partners in Health, will visit UW-Green Bay Nov. 9 to speak on "Social Inequality and Disease." PIH is an international aid organization that has gained a great deal of attention as of late, in part due to the bestselling book that details the life and work of Walton's mentor, PIH founder Dr. Paul Farmer. The book, Mountains Beyond Mountains: Healing the World: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, was written by Pulitzer prize-winning author Tracy Kidder. Dr. Walton's talk takes place at 5 p.m. on Nov. 9 in ES 114. His visit is funded by a grant from the UW System Institute for Race and Ethnicity. Questions about the visit should be directed to Prof. Angela Bauer-Dantoin, Human Biology and Women's Studies.
First 'Mountains' book discussion is Oct. 24
In preparation for Dr. Walton's visit, book discussions of Mountains Beyond Mountains will be held on campus in Niagara Room A on two dates: October 24th at 11:30 a.m. and October 25th at noon. For those who are interested in attending one of the discussions, there are FREE BOOKS available (courtesy of Phi Kappa Phi). Please contact Angela Bauer-Dantoin as soon as possible to reserve your free book. Slide shows from her travels to Haiti will be shared during the book discussions.
Background on PIH
The organization PIH provides direct health care services and undertakes research and advocacy activities on behalf of those who are sick and living in poverty. The physicians who work with PIH spend at least half of their time in destitute areas (such as rural Haiti, Peru, the prison system within Russia), delivering quality health care in a manner that policymakers and critics previously claimed was impossible to do in resource-poor areas. PIH physicians assert that access to quality healthcare is a basic human right, and that "everyone, whether poor or affluent, deserves to benefit from the same high standards of quality care." Many attribute their success in treating life-threatening diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS not only to their skill as physicians but also to their efforts to address deeper roots of poverty including social and economic inequality.
A plug for tutoring
Those of us that work closely with students might want to recognize "National Tutoring Week" by mentioning UW-Green Bay's own Tutoring Services and our Web site:
http://www.uwgb.edu/tutoring. This just may be the time, after those first mid-terms , when they "choose" to listen! For more info about the study sessions held on campus each week or how to organize a study session for your course, please view the site or contact Sherri Arendt, Tutoring Services Coordinator, SS 1363, x2710.
Library wants your syllabi
The library is in the process of filing fall 2006 course syllabi. If your department has not already done so, please forward paper copies of current syllabi to the Cofrin Library Reference department.
Cofrin Center for Biodiversity offers Wisconsin Naturalists training
The Cofrin Center for Biodiversity is offering an introductory course for community members interested in becoming Wisconsin Naturalists. Classes will be held eight Thursday nights starting Oct. 19, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in MAC Hall 139. Partners include the Center, Wild Ones, the Wisconsin DNR, Green Bay Botanical Gardens, Northeast Wisconsin's Master Naturalists, and the Virginia Museum of Natural History. University professors and agency professionals will lead the basic sessions on local ecosystems and offer advanced training on plant and animal identification, invasive species control, restoration ecology, aquatic ecology, regional geology, and field trips. Wisconsin Naturalists work with local schools, nature centers, arboretums, museums, botanical gardens and land trusts, and on scientific and agency research projects. For more info, contact Vicki Medland at medlandv@uwgb.edu or see the news release at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2006oct.htm#naturalists.
First choral concert is Saturday evening
The student Concert Choir and Phoenix Chorale will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 14) at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. It's the first UW-Green Bay concert under the direction of faculty newcomer Randall Meder. For a little more on the program and tickets, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2006oct.htm#choral.
Upward Bound has chocolate-coated fundraiser
Upward Bound is raising funds for scholarships by selling Seroogy's bars for $1 each — when your sweet tooth starts calling, stop by SS1905.
Press-Gazette previews UW-Green Bay diversity programming
Green Bay Press-Gazette entertainment writer Warren Gerds today gives readers a look at upcoming diversity-related events at UW-Green Bay for the fall semester. "Entertainment is part of many of the events, either to watch or participate in," Gerds writes. The first event is the performance of "Tres Vidas," a musical dramatization based on the lives of three Latin and South American women, at the Weidner Center Tuesday night. Gerds' story is online at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061009/GPG04/610090500/1978.
Newspaper column focuses on UW-Green Bay role in bird 'atlas'
The extensive role of UW-Green Bay faculty, staff and students in developing the recently published Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Wisconsin is explained in a Green Bay Press-Gazette column by book editor Jean Peerenboom. The atlas details distribution and general information for 237 species of Wisconsin birds. Peerenboom's column, which ran in Sunday's edition of the Press Gazette, is online at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061008/GPG07/610080511/1273/GPGlife.
Friday the 13th offers trio of Phoenix games
UW-Green Bay hosts three separate athletics events this Friday (Oct. 13). The women's soccer team (6-4-2, 1-2-1 Horizon) takes on Butler at 5 p.m. at Santaga Stadium, followed by the men's team (10-3, 4-0) in a first-place showdown with Loyola at 7 p.m. Meanwhile, the Phoenix volleyball team (7-10 overall) hosts Butler inside the PSC, also at 7 p.m. For team updates and more, click http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/.
'Expand Your Boundaries' is at 2 p.m. Wednesday
We repeat the following because our last announcement didn't include the time:
'Expand Your Boundaries' at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11 in 1965 Room
Presenters are Jane Swan and Darrel Renier of Academic Advising, who note that UW-Green Bay staff members are "required to be knowledgeable about students on campus, however, they are not always prepared to handle problems or concerns regarding ethnicity issues, non-traditional and disadvantaged students. Since we are responsible for students, we need to know how to approach them. Join us as we map your culture and explore ways in dealing with diversity as we 'Expand Your Boundaries.' The 90-minute program is sponsored by the Academic Staff Professional Development Programming Committee. RSVP by calling x2835 or e-mail at spencerm@uwgb.edu.
Busiest Wednesday ever? Maybe so... here are reminders:
Professional Development Series: Copyright 101 is this Wednesday
http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/logarchive/logarchive38/2006oct6.htm#series
1st Assembly, 1st Senate candidate forums on Wednesday and Thursday
http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/logarchive/logarchive38/2006oct6.htm#forums
Diversity program on Wednesday
(see previous item)
'Yellow Dress' performance on Wednesday
http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/logarchive/logarchive38/2006oct6.htm#dating
Volunteer Fair is Wednesday
http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/logarchive/logarchive38/2006oct2.htm#volunteer
Brief
Prof. Lucy Arendt, Business Administration, speaks on "Leadership and Humor" this evening (Monday, Oct. 9) as part of the student Fall Leadership Development Series.
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