Vol. 38, No. 127, July 2, 2007     /     Log Archive

Happy New Year, everyone! Here's to peace and prosperity in FY 08 with a minimum of mid-year lapses, non-budgeted chargebacks and unfunded mandates. And good luck with those fiscal-year resolutions. In news today:

Admissions will close for transfer students on Aug. 1
UW-Green Bay is announcing that its Admissions Office will stop accepting applications from most transfer students on Aug. 1 for fall semester 2007. A decision was reached based on the strength of current enrollment for fall. Admissions officials add, however, that they will begin processing applications for spring semester 2008 on that same date, Aug. 1 (a month earlier than normal), to offer potential transfers an immediate path to eventual UW-Green Bay enrollment. The University closed for new freshmen May 15.

When in doubt, call ahead...
UW-Green Bay Admissions Director Pamela Harvey-Jacobs reminds members of the campus community that students with unusual or extenuating circumstances should be directed to call the Admissions Office personally to discuss possible options. The Admissions staff has become quite accustomed to discussing educational alternatives and evaluating individual circumstances with "late" applicants. She also notes that some programs serving nontraditional students — including Adult Degree and nursing completion — remain open for fall 2007 transfers. Call ext. 2111 with questions.

...and know the rationale on 'special student' status
The Admissions Office shares another reminder, this one that those who desire to enter UW-Green Bay as transfer students should NOT be advised to apply as "Special Students." That category is specifically reserved for students who are not long-term and who enroll for a limited number of credits. The absence of official credit evaluation for a Special Student who is, in fact, intending to pursue a degree, could ill-serve that individual down the line. What's more, enrollment-management projections are made more difficult, with possible access and quality implications for other applicants and students in future years.

Front-page coverage for early Education research at Fort Howard Elementary
One-on-one interaction — between Prof. Patricia Ragan's education students and soon-to-be kindergarteners — was crucial in helping the at-risk youngsters improve vocabulary and literacy skills. We told you previously how England's Oxford Round Table took note of this UW-Green Bay research. Now it's the hometown Green Bay Press-Gazette's turn, at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070702/GPG0101/707020534/1207/GPGnews.

More pub for Camp Lloyd, effort to help grieving children
The Press-Gazette carried a story Friday about UW-Green Bay's Camp Lloyd, which gives children a chance to open up about their feelings, interact, build a memory box, play and participate in "healing circle" activities. Counselors from Unity Hospice joined Prof. Illene Noppe and 18 trained UW-Green Bay student interns in working with kids who have lost loved ones. See http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070630/GPG0101/706300527/1207.

Katers gets $23,800 grant for electrifying manure research
Prof. John Katers, Natural and Applied Sciences, has been awarded a $23,800 grant from Focus on Energy for the monitoring and evaluation of two farm-based anaerobic digestion systems in Northeastern Wisconsin. This year-long project will fund Adam Baldwin (an Environmental Science and Policy grad student), who will gather samples and compare the performance of two different types of anaerobic digesters, which are located at Green Valley Dairy and Suring Community Dairy. Wisconsin currently leads the nation in the number of farm-based anaerobic digestion systems installed, the total electrical generating capacity installed, and the total electrical production from these systems. Katers has previously received numerous other research grants in this area.

Green Valley Dairy says digesters are becoming more common
Anaerobic digester are becoming increasingly common on Wisconsin's large-scale dairy operations, says John Jacobs, managing partner of Green Valley Dairy near Krakow. Though he doesn't mention Prof. Katers' work by name, he does note that better technology is making manure-to-methane-to-electricity more viable. See the Q&A in today's newspaper, at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070702/GPG03/707020517/1247/GPGbusiness.

Journal-Sentinel talks with Wiley, Santiago, others on higher ed's future
Six college chiefs, a student leader and a foundation head shared their views at a round-table discussion hosted last week by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's editorial board. It's fascinating reading at http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=626494.

For the newspaper's editorial on the topic, click http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=626405.

Assembly won't take up budget until next week
The WisPolitics budget blog reports that the Republican-led Wisconsin State Assembly is likely to vote on the state's biennial budget on July 10 instead of the originally scheduled July 3. See http://blogs.wispolitics.com/2007/06/assembly-wont-take-up-budget-next-week.html.

Mixed readings on affirmative action
Legal experts are still sorting out what last week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling means for affirmative action at colleges and universities. There's a lengthy article in the online publication Inside Higher Ed, at http://insidehighered.com/news/2007/06/29/affirm.

See you again next Monday
Unless important, breaking news intervenes, the LOG newsletter will take off Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for the Independence Day holiday. See you again July 9.

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