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Vol. 38, No. 56, February 1, 2007 / Log Archive

American democracy: It provides great material for political humorists of every generation. Prime examples were Art Buchwald and Molly Ivins. Buchwald, in a video obit released after his death Jan. 17 at age 81, joked his greatest hurt was never making Richard Nixon's enemies list, but he certainly tried, by helping lead the Watergate drumbeat. Ivins, who died Wednesday at 62, was unabashedly liberal but down-home Texas; she found a mass audience for her skewering of conservative politicians when a fellow Texan became president. It's a shame, but President Dennis Kucinich will never feel their sting... In real news today:

• New Web site: 'Celebrating Scholarship'
• You can make it great
• A 14-week semester? Plan is moving forward
• Read Chancellor Shepard's message
• Get 'em while they're hot: cookbooks

• Feb. 1 kicks off UW-Green Bay Black History Month
• Video of Melissa Jackson, Tim Nixon
• Doyle offers agenda for health care, UW System
• 'Good speech'
• HR hosts webinars: 'Sexual Harassment' and 'Diversity Management'

• 'Social Class on Campus' presentation February 8
• Education Outreach course has Hmong focus
• BracketBusters foe is 4-16 NIU
• Cute story: Why Coach K favored NIU matchup
• Voluntary blackout signals 'Five minutes of respite for the planet'
• Don't see your submission here? Be patient

New Web site celebrates campus scholarship
A new Web site has been created to increase visibility and a centralized hub for news of scholarly excellence by UW-Green Bay faculty, staff and students. The "Celebrating Scholarship" Web site will include photos and briefs on scholarly work as well as links to the larger story if applicable. According to Regan Gurung, Associate Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, aside from the annual Founder's Award, there are few campus avenues to widely recognize the scholarly achievement of campus peers. Hopes for the site include better illuminating the great work done on campus and help in recruitment and retention efforts. See the site at http://www.uwgb.edu/scholarship/.

You can make the 'Celebrating Scholarship' site great
It will be up to the campus community to keep the site relevant and newsworthy. Unit chairs and peers are encouraged to send a line or two about their scholarly pursuits of their peers. In addition, campus personnel should not feel shy about self-reporting their important work. Digital images are welcome, but not required. What "counts" as scholarly work? Publications, including both books and articles, presentations, and other creative work (e.g., art, photography). The new Web site will be linked from the LOG briefs each week. Submit your suggestions to ternest@uwgb.edu.

A 14-week semester? Major change appears likely for academic calendar
In a note this morning (Thursday, Feb. 1) to representatives of campus governance, Chancellor Bruce Shepard laid out a preliminary plan and timetable for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay to adopt a "Syracuse" model and transition from a 15-week to a 14-week class schedule. The proposal will go before the February meeting of the Faculty Senate. A preference survey, governance involvement and various presentations on the academic advantages of the proposal have contributed momentum to the push toward changing the current calendar. A "go or no-go" decision is required by March 1, followed by appointment of an ad hoc implementation committee, if the new calendar is to take effect for the 2008-09 academic year.

Click here for text of Chancellor Shepard's message
Chancellor Bruce Shepard's e-mail concerning the apparent support for a 14-week semester — he notes there are pros and cons — along with a proposed implementation timetable, are available at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/page/thenews.htm.

Get 'em while they're hot: Staff cookbook is on the shelves
Those cookbooks published by the Classified Staff Advisory Council are now on the shelves at the Phoenix Bookstore. The recipes — more than 200 — have been submitted by faculty and staff members here on campus. It's a fundraiser for the Classified Staff Advisory Council professional development fund. The price is $10.

Feb. 1 kicks off UW-Green Bay Black History Month
Today (Thursday, Feb. 1) kicks off Black History Month activities at UW-Green Bay. "Awakening" is the theme selected by the UW-Green Bay Black Student Union for the annual celebration. Events include:

• African American Appreciation Day, Thursday, Feb. 1. Ribbons and a display table in the Cofrin Library first-floor alcove from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Naturally Seven, Monday, Feb. 5, 8 p.m., Phoenix Rooms, concert by gospel, jazz, R&B, hip-hop and even classical vocalists. • Storysong, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 8 p.m., Phoenix Club, a group of artists, educators, and musicians originally from Ghana, Jamaica, Trinidad, and the United States on history in the modern world. • Citizen King, Monday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m., Christie Theatre, movie about the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. • Soul Food Dinner, Saturday, Feb. 17, 6:30 p.m., Ecumenical Center, with guest speaker Christopher D. Swan.

For more details on these events and others, for comments from BSU adviser Jane Swan and student Kathy Koehne, click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2007jan.htm#blackhistory.

Video of Melissa Jackson, Tim Nixon from Monday's forum
Compelling testimony from two speakers from UW-Green Bay highlighted Monday's statewide forum on UW System admissions policy. Here's a link to a 3 and _ minute videoclip that features excerpts from their testimony:
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wuwm/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1032977

Doyle offers agenda for health care, UW System
During his State of the State Address Tuesday night, Gov. Jim Doyle said he will call for $225 million for the UW System in the next biennium to fund a package of initiatives. Here is Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel coverage: http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=559438.

'Good speech had big gaps'
That's how an editorial in the Wisconsin State Journal was headlined, although it praised the governor for making the UW System a high priority in his budget, calling the move "smart and necessary." See http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/opinion/index.php?ntid=116935&ntpid=1.

HR hosts webinars: 'Sexual Harassment' and 'Diversity Management'
Human Resources is sponsoring two webinars this month in MAC 137. Details:

The Latest on the Sexual Harassment Front — Thursday Feb. 8, 2-3 p.m.
Laura Todd Johnson, commissioner on the University of Arizona Commission on the Status of Women, presents "The Latest on the Sexual Harassment Front" in her February 8 Webinar. Explore the latest developments in sexual harassment law and find out how higher education will be affected. Significant topics covered include: what does and does not constitute a hostile work environment, why recipient subjectivity matters even more than you may have thought and other important and timely issues and the latest case law.

Diversity Management: Past, Present, Future — Thursday, Feb. 15, 2-3 p.m.
Author Dr. R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr. will discuss "Diversity Management: Past, Present and Future." Thomas will detail the evolution of diversity in the United States with particular focus on how it has evolved, is evolving and is likely to evolve in the future. Investigate the reasons the evolution has slowed. Thomas has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the top 10 consultants in the country. No need to pre-register. Feel free to show up at MAC 137, if interested, at the appointed times and dates.

'Social Class on Campus' presentation February 8
All UW-Green Bay staff and faculty are invited to hear Dr. Will Barratt, Indiana State University associate professor of education, speak about the impacts of social class on college campuses. His presentation is at 3 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, in Phoenix Room A. According to Dr. Barratt, social class is arguably the best predictor of student college choice and student success, yet it receives minimal attention on campus. While first-generation students are a hot topic and college access is part of the national agenda, few campus community members see these as social class issues. Social class is part of our identities and a source of internal and interpersonal conflict like gender and ethnicity. Come and learn what social class identity and campus social class is about; how social class affects students, faculty, staff, students, and campus; how an access campus can be a powerful and positive environment for first-generation students; and how campuses have managed social class issues. Dr. Barratt will offer a similar program again at 7:30 p.m. in the Phoenix Rooms. This program is sponsored by the Campus Life Diversity Programming Task Force and the Classified Staff Advisory Council. For more information, contact Student Life at 465-2200 ext. 40.

Education Outreach course explores Hmong community, traditions
Educators and community members interested in learning more about the Hmong community and traditions have a new learning opportunity offered by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Registration remains open for "Exploring Hmong in Transitions: Enhancing Teaching and Learning for Hmong Students and Community." The course will be offered at the Brown County Central Library on Friday, Feb. 23 (5 to 9 p.m.), Saturday, Feb. 24 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), and Saturday, March 31 (8 a.m. to noon). Dr. Pao Lor, assistant professor of education at UW-Green Bay, is the course instructor. For more information, click http://www.uwgb.edu/educationoutreach/index.aspx. Then click "Winter/Spring Course & Program Listings."

BracketBusters foe is 4-16 NIU
The last place team in the MAC conference, 4-16 Northern Illinois, will be the opponent for the UW-Green Bay Phoenix men on BracketBuster Saturday, Feb. 17. The BracketBuster is an ESPN made-for-TV device that tend to match mid-major programs of comparable strength in late-season nonconference games. The Phoenix-Huskies game at DeKalb is not one of the 13 games that will, in fact, be televised. NIU, struggling this year after a strong '06 season, is a traditional rival with a great history vs. UW-Green Bay dating back to the early 1990s when both programs were NCAA tournament contenders. This year's pairing ensures an attractive return visit by NIU to the Resch next season. See http://uwgbathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/013007aac.html.

Cute story: Why Coach K favored NIU matchup
Due dates and road schedules figure heavily into Phoenix basketball coach Tod Kowalczyk's thinking these days. See the Press-Gazette story at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070131/GPG07/701310549/1273/GPGsports.

Voluntary blackout signals 'Five minutes of respite for the planet'
If you're reading this before the clock strikes 12:55 p.m. CST on Thursday (Feb. 1), it might explain why your environmental-activist colleague in the next office is choosing to sit in the dark for a few minutes. There's some buzz being generated today for a worldwide symbolic gesture on cutting energy use, with the epicenter being Paris where the Eiffel Tower will go dark for five minutes. If you are interested, click http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=070130192956.a5wvd4h3.

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