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Vol.
39, No. 122, May 22, 2008 / Log
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A three-day weekend is coming up. Time for a little spring cleaning, lawn mowing or perhaps, vacationing (although with $4 gas, we suspect more of the former than the latter). But come Monday, make sure to take some time to remember those soldiers who have fought and died defending the United States of America. For now, enjoy this pre-Memorial Day weekend edition of the LOG.
• Journal-Sentinel urges Doyle to spare UW Growth Agenda
• Parkside has a new chancellor
• System names new COO
• UW-Green Bay seniors awarded for art exhibits
• A field trip for Costa Rican kids
• Southwest senior getting a taste of college life
• College from a student perspective
• UWGB to bring in a blogger
• More degrees in Wisconsin's Northwoods
• Word spreading about Northwoods degrees
• Summer dining options on campus
• Reminder: Flags at half-staff Monday
Journal-Sentinel urges Doyle to spare UW Growth Agenda
A Monday editorial in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel urged Gov. Jim Doyle to spare the UW System's Growth Agenda from his proposed $270 million in budget cuts. "The Legislature apparently lacks the votes to override the governor's vetoes. That being the case, we will continue to urge the governor to spare education — including the University of Wisconsin System's Growth Agenda — from the scalpel when it comes to spreading the pain to state agencies," the column reads. http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=752443
Parkside has a new chancellor
Dr. Robert Felner, dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Louisville, has been recommended as the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. UW System President Kevin P. Reilly and the Board of Regents' Special Committee for the UW-Parkside Chancellor Search announced the recommendation Thursday. The full board is expected to act on the appointment in June. Felner will succeed Chancellor John P. (Jack) Keating as UW-Parkside's chief executive. Keating announced in January that he would step down in August after leading the campus for more than a decade. http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2008/r080522.htm
System names new COO
UW System President Kevin P. Reilly announced Monday the appointment of Thomas K. Anderes as the System's senior vice president for administration and fiscal affairs. With more than 30 years of leadership experience in higher education, Anderes, a Racine native, is currently the senior vice president for administration and finance at Texas Tech University — a post he has held since 2004. He was the senior vice chancellor for finance and administration at the Oregon University System from 2000 to 2004. He previously held various leadership and financial management positions at the Nevada System of Higher Education and the Connecticut Department of Higher Education. http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2008/r080519.htm
UW-Green Bay seniors awarded for art exhibits
The three Outstanding Senior Exhibition winners from this year's art shows include Jennifer Barnes, Forestville; Cathy Marks, Green Bay; and Joseph Weber, Eden Prairie, Minn. Barnes exhibited a large suite of encaustic paintings on log segments, reflecting natural process and topography. Marks created a series of enameled brooches that featured snapshots of domesticity with comical and nostalgic overtones. Weber created organic ceramic forms that confronted the symmetry of traditional, functional ceramics. One of his works seconded as a fundraising "bank," which invited visitors to make donations toward children's art programming at Green Bay's ARTgarage. UW-Green Bay art faculty select the winners from the annual Senior Art Exhibitions. This year there were two exhibits with 10 students participating.
A field trip for Costa Rican kids
Students who participated in a travel course to Costa Rica helped raise money so Costa Rican children could visit a nearby national park that they might otherwise never get to see. Donations, programs through the Audubon Society and even a bake sale generated a few hundred dollars, enough to bring 30 children to the Carara National Park on the Pacific Coast. The park is known for its large populations of scarlet macaws and American crocodiles. UW-Green Bay students raised the money last fall and brought it to Costa Rica in January. The students recently visited the park and sent professors Dan Meinhardt, Mathew Dornbush, Kevin Fermanich, and Steve Dutch pictures of their trip to the park.
Southwest senior getting a taste of college life
Hillary Jenny is enrolled at Green Bay Southwest High School, but the 17-year-old takes all of here classes here at UW-Green Bay. The Green Bay Press-Gazette featured the senior Monday after she was named to the paper's Academic Team, an "elite group of the best students in Northeast Wisconsin." Jenny hasn't graduated yet, but is taking all college-level courses this semester. She plans to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology next year and pursue a major in neuroscience and minor in vocal performance. Read more at: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080519/GPG0101/80519001/1978/GPGnews.
College from a student perspective
UW-Green Bay junior Katie Stilp, a communication major from Green Bay, wrote a guest editorial in the Green Bay Press-Gazette recently reminding us why college is important. "Some days it may seem like you are wasting your time, but in reality, you are learning a lot more than the sometimes useless information from a textbook," she writes. "College is about finding yourself and it sets the stage for the rest of your life to begin. So hold on tight and enjoy the ride." Read the rest of her column at: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008805120556.
UWGB to bring in a blogger
While we're at it, we've learned that Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel student blogger Katie Phillips will be coming to UW-Green Bay. Phillips has been writing about "the long and winding road from senior year to college." Student Affairs Webmaster Todd Sanders found some of her posts about UW-Green Bay.
• It's not easy being green (she blogs about her UWGB campus visit)
http://blogs.jsonline.com/phillips/archive/2007/10/05/it-s-not-easy-being-green.aspx
• Notes (she blogs that she's been accepted to UWGB)
http://blogs.jsonline.com/phillips/archive/2007/12/07/notes.aspx
• The Announcement (she blogs that she's attending UWGB in the fall)
http://blogs.jsonline.com/phillips/archive/2008/05/01/the-announcement.aspx
More degrees in Wisconsin's Northwoods
No, we don't mean the temperature. The partnership between Nicolet College in Rhinelander and UW-Green Bay became official Tuesday. Starting in fall, Nicolet College will host a UW-Green Bay biology class taught by UW-Green Bay Prof. Tara Reed. Associate degree-holders from Nicolet College can also transfer credits and work toward obtaining a bachelor's degree from UW-Green Bay. Many other courses are taught online. http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/PHOTOARCH/events/080520nicolet.htm
Word spreading about Northwoods degrees
The partnership was well received by Northwoods media. Several outlets came to a press conference where the Northwoods Partnership agreement was signed by Chancellor Bruce Shepard and Nicolet College President Adrian Lorbetske. Take a look for yourself:
http://www.rhinelanderdailynews.com/articles/2008/05/21/news/doc48344153dacd8969402059.txt or http://www.waow.com/News/index.php?ID=25449.
Summer dining options on campus
With the end of the spring semester comes changes in the hours of operation for the many dining establishments on campus. Here is what remains open:
Garden Café, 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday-Friday;
Common Grounds Coffeehouse, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday-Friday; and
Shorewood Golf Course, serving 10:30 a.m. to close, daily.
Changes in the menu and offerings are in the works for the Garden Café and Common Grounds Coffeehouse, so be on the lookout for some fresh offerings starting in June. Shorewood continues to offer a wide variety and selection including a weekly special for a great price. Final menu offerings will be shared with the campus community when finalized. One last option for dining in the summer is with the off-campus merchants that use pass points. For a list of participating vendors, please visit http://www.uwgb.edu/union/merchant/index.asp.
Reminder: Flags at half-staff Monday
In observance of Memorial Day, Gov. Jim Doyle directed that federal and state flags be flown at half-staff at all state buildings, grounds and military installations from sunrise until noon. Lowering the flag is a way to remember and honor the brave men and women who served the country in the armed forces who, throughout the nation's history, have given their lives in defense of the United States of America.
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