Vol. 39, No. 76, February 28, 2008     /     Log Archive

Here's half of today's news. You'll get the rest later Friday morning (Feb. 29) in what will be an unprecedented, bonus Leap Day edition of the LOG newsletter. We'll send it out right after completing the pointless and quadrennial exercise of arguing with our boss for salaried-staff bonus pay on the basis of calendrical differential (Scriveners Guild v. The Gregorians, 1584). In news today:

UW-Green Bay's Arendt shares NSF grant to study earthquake protection
Lucy Arendt, assistant professor of Business Administration, is part of a seven-member international team of structural engineers and social scientists awarded a four-year, $1.55 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to explore the use of strategies to protect buildings and their contents in earthquakes. Arendt is the lead person charged with identifying issues that affect adoption of quake-resistant construction technologies. Arendt developed expertise through previous studies of the decision-making processes used by owners and managers in natural-disaster-prone areas, including Louisiana hospitals in response to Hurricane Katrina. Her NSF grant is shared by researchers at the University of Utah; the University of California, Berkeley; the University at Buffalo; the Tokyo Institute of Technology; and the Architectural Resources Group, San Francisco. For details, http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2008/08-44.htm.

Notice: Soul Food luncheon is rescheduled to March 6
Please be advised that the Soul Food Luncheon scheduled for February 28 in the EC has been pushed back one week, to Thursday, March 6, in the Ecumenical Center at 11:30 a.m.

Photo gallery: Beautiful snow
Photography intern Matt Robinson took his camera out earlier this winter on a sunny day after one of our more significant snowstorms. Great images at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/photoarch/events/08snowfall.asp.

Saturday's concert, visiting scholar recall 'Prague Spring'
Classical music, pop and a 1968 protest composition come together under the theme "Politics Not as Usual" for the UW-Green Bay Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band at 7:30 p.m. this Saturday (March 1) at the Weidner Center. Visiting Slovakian composer and music scholar Egon Krák will assist with readings and context for the evening's principal piece, "Music for Prague 1968." Considered a classic, it was composed by Czech-American composer Karel Husa shortly after Soviet tanks rolled into Czechoslovakia, ending the brief period of liberalization known as the Prague Spring. Other concert selections include "Fanfares" from the nationalist Czech opera "Libuse," music from "Evita," and an experimental piece called "poli-SANG 101 (CG re-mix)," which Prof. Kevin Collins says explores the contentious and often stressful nature of politics.

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The audience is invited to a public reception afterward in the Weidner Center Lobby to greet Krák, who is a dean with the Academy of Music and Drama in Bratislava. His visit is made possible by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay/St. Norbert College Visiting International Scholar Program. For more on the concert, http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2008/08-48.htm.

Doyle nows sees belt-tightening for all on state budget
Gov. Doyle warns that many agencies, possibly including the UW System, may need to achieve additional, temporary efficiencies to deal with the budget shortfall; the Governor expects to introduce a plan by next week. See http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=722355.

Video: TV-11 notes influx of visitors with WIAA tourney games here
The Admissions Office will try to find space in the crowded Kress Center lobby tonight for an information/literature table. That's because 4,000 high school students and their parents will pack the place for WIAA boy's sectional basketball games... nice visibility for the Kress, and the campus. TV-11 addresses that angle at http://www.myfoxnewisconsin.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5880466&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1.

Four big high schools, and a ticket shortage
Bay Port. Ashwaubenon. Appleton East. Kaukauna. With tonight's games played as a doubleheader, all four schools must share 4,000 Kress Center tickets, which are in high demand. See http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080228/GPG0101/802280712/1207/GPGnews.

Incidentally, Marilyn is taking ticket orders for women's tournament
Pack the Kress, and show your support for Phoenix Women's Basketball under the direction of first-year Coach Matt Bollant! Athletics Ticket Director Marilyn McCarey (465-5125) says she's now taking reservations for Horizon League Tournament seats. No. 1 seed UW-Green Bay is assured of hosting a 1-vs-8 quarterfinal game on Wednesday, March 12. A win there would guarantee the semifinals and finals are here on Friday the 14th and Sunday the 16th.

Détente: Milwaukee, Green Bay alumni join for Saturday's pre-game party
Basketball rivals, UW-Milwaukee and UW-Green Bay alumni will gather together at a friendly "Friends and Foe Alumni Reception" this Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the MAC Hall winter garden. Then it's off to the Kress for the 1 p.m. Phoenix/Panthers women's basketball tipoff. The pre-game is co-hosted by the UWGB and UWM alumni associations, with complimentary hors d'oeuvres, a limited cash bar and lots of door prizes. For the reception, please RSVP to alumni@uwgb.edu or 465-2586.

'Miked-up' video: Coach K as basketball teacher
Interesting segment from WFRV-TV and the Tod Kowalczyk show: They put a mike on the coach for a game earlier this season and caught his many instructions, from locker room to courtside, for his young team. Search the sports videos for the "Coach is Wired" segment at http://www.wfrv.com/sports/default.aspx.

Deadline is March 3 to nominate student stars for Excellence Symposium
The deadline has been extended to Monday, March 3 to nominate the University's best undergraduate or graduate students for the annual Academic Excellence Symposium. The event will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 9 in the Union's Phoenix Room. For further information or to request the proposal form, contact Teri Ternes (ternest@uwgb.edu). Proposals must be submitted electronically.

UW-Green Bay trustee, Donsia Strong Hill, gets newspaper attention
The business/diversity columnist for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel has written a feature story on Green Bay attorney Donsia Strong Hill, who happens to be a member of the Chancellor's Council of Trustees. From Chicago's South Side to a Dallas law practice to a position in the Clinton Administration to Wisconsin state government and now Green Bay, she has achieved much. Click http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=722341.

Shop talk: SNC names journalist/scholar to replace Hynes
The Press-Gazette is reporting today that St. Norbert College has named Thomas Kunkel to succeed retiring college president William Hynes. Kunkel is dean of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. In 1985, at age 29, Kunkel became the youngest executive editor in the history of Knight Ridder Newspapers at the Columbus (Ga.) paper. He later helped the New York Times launch its national edition and served as deputy managing editor of the San Jose Mercury News. For the P-G story, http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080228/GPG0101/80228134/1207/GPGnews.

Press-Gazette publicizes new learning lab
Maybe it's the cute kids, but the new Language Learning Lab is getting plenty of coverage. Tuesday's front-page newspaper story: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080226/GPG0101/802260571/1978.

Story on this week's immigration discussion
The Press-Gazette sent a reporter to UW-Green Bay earlier this week for the student-organized panel discussion on immigration issues: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080227/GPG0101/802270700/1207/GPGnews.

UW-Green Bay jazz groups to present March 5 concert
The student Jazz Ensemble and Vocal Jazz Ensemble will share a concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5 at the Weidner Center. Numbers on the program for the 15-member Vocal Jazz Ensemble include Jerome Kern's "All the Things You Are"; George Gershwin's "Summertime"; and "The Boy from New York City" in the style of Manhattan Transfer. Vocalists also will be featured in numbers with the Jazz Ensemble, including "My Heart Belongs to Daddy," "The Girl I Dream About" and "Get Out of Town. Instrumental selections include "Silverado" and Chick Corea's "Spain." For more, http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2008/08-45.htm.

Break a leg, 'Enemy of the People' cast
Theatre people are notoriously superstitious — the ghost light, "break a leg," and the taboo about saying aloud the name of Shakespeare's Scottish play, for example — but we forgot to ask director Laura Riddle if there is any special significance to opening a play on Leap Day, Feb. 29. That's what the UW-Green Bay theatre program will do Friday night in the University Theatre. We'll assume it's good luck. For more on the play, http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2008/08-39.htm.

Neopit student earns Adult Degree Scholarship
Renee O'Kimosh, of Neopit, has received the 2008 spring semester Patricia L. Hoppe Scholarship designated for students in the Adult Degree Program at UW-Green Bay. In addition to pursuing the Interdisciplinary Studies major, O'Kimosh is working toward minors in First Nations Studies and Human Development. She previously earned an associate degree from the College of the Menominee Nation, and presently works as an outreach-based training specialist for the college. For more on the scholarship and program, http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2008/08-47.htm.

Reminder: Race/Ethnicity Institute's call for grant proposals
Four categories of grant support are being made available by the UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity (IRE) for the 2008-2009 fiscal year:

Category A (Research): To support scholarly research on racial and ethnic topics with the intention of publication.

Category B (Curriculum Development): To support the development and teaching of new courses pertaining to racial and ethnic topics.

Category C (Campus Activities): A miscellaneous category designed to support campus activities, guest lectures, fine arts performances, and/or other events re. race, ethnicity, and diversity.

Category D (Faculty Diversity Research Awards): To provide released time and support for categories of individuals who are tenure-track faculty members for their scholarly research and writing, thus enhancing their opportunities for achieving tenure.

The absolute deadline for submission of proposals is Monday, April 7, 2008. See details at http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/IRE/grant_programs/support_grants.html.

Last call: $10 faculty/staff tickets for San Jose Taiko
Weidner Center Presents Inc. is extending a special $10 ticket price to UW-Green Bay faculty and staff for the Sunday (March 2) performance by San Jose Taiko at 2 p.m. in the Cofrin Family Hall. For more, http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/logarchive/logarchive39/2008feb25.htm#tickets.

UW-Madison star Thomson to play role at new research center
Stem-cell pioneer James Thomson has signed on to be director of regenerative biology at the Morgridge Institute for Research, which is slated to open in 2010: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-uw-researchinstit,0,3271335.story.

Reminder: Severtson recital
Pianist and faculty member David Severtson performs at 4 p.m. Sunday (March 2) in Fort Howard Hall of the Weidner Center. Details at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2008/08-42.htm.

Reminder: Gallery opening, and Friday's brown-bag on 'Titillation'
Click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/logarchive/logarchive39/2008feb25.htm#artist.

Remember: 'Unicorns' discussion is Friday
It's a talk about critical thinking and interdisciplinary on Friday (Feb. 29) from 3:30 to 4:45 in the Union's 1965 Room. Details at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/logarchive/logarchive39/2008feb25.htm#unicorn.

Briefs
At least two with UW-Green Bay ties will be exhibiting artwork at the 2008 Spring Art Festival at The Art Garage, March 2-28. Judy Parins, university services associate in the AIC, and Dottie Stepien, former director of the Extended (Adult) Degree Program, will be displaying paintings. You can view their work during normal business hours — noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday at the gallery on 1409 Main St., Green Bay.

Meir Russ, associate professor of Business Administration, presented the paper "The development of a knowledge-intensive nursery within a knowledge-deprived region: the case study of Piante Faro" (co-authored with Riccardo Paterni and Michele Faro) at the International Academy of Management and Business Conference in San Diego in January. The paper examines the factors and practices that allowed a once-small enterprise to become an internationally recognized brand leader, focusing on the company's knowledge management and use of innovation. He was also a participant in the International Business Symposium at the same conference, discussing his paper entitled "Do we need a new theory, or a conceptual model to explain SME Internationalization or do we need to apply existing theories and conceptual models by using a different epistemology?"

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