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Vol.
39, No. 116, May 9, 2008 / Log
Archive
Seen from the 8th floor: several dozen fishing boats working the waters of the bay not far from campus. Must be a run on spawned-out walleye or early muskie action. Wishing we were there, we present a Friday-afternoon edition of the LOG newsletter:
• Proposed 'New GI Bill' is topic for Monday meeting here
• Gov: no comment on budget talks
• Camp Lloyd returns for grieving children
• It's S-E-I-D-L
• Transfer idea catches on
• Baraboo to offer master's degree courses
• Budget opinions
New GI Bill proposal topic of campus discussion on Monday
Congressman Steve Kagen (D-Wis.) and Wisconsin Department of Veterans' Affairs Secretary John A. Scocos will be on campus Monday (May 12) to discuss the "21st Century GI Bill." The session is set for 10:30 a.m. in the Alumni Room of the University Union. The bi-partisan legislation is designed to expand the educational benefits offered to United States servicemen and women who have served since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The bill will be considered as part of the Supplemental Appropriations legislation that Congress will consider next week. UW-Green Bay has 265 veterans attending classes this semester, with 145 veterans obtaining benefits through the Montgomery GI Bill.
No news today on budget talks
Gov. Jim Doyle declined to offer much detail today (Friday, May 9) on legislative talks seeking a solution to the state's $527 million budget shortfall.
See http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WI_XGR_BUDGET_WOES_WIOL-?SITE=WIMIL&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-05-09-10-27-13.
Camp for grieving children returns this summer
Camp Lloyd, a day camp for children ages 7 to 13 grieving the loss of loved ones, returns to UW-Green Bay in June. Designed in partnership with Unity hospice, the camp runs afternoons Monday through Friday, June 23-27 at the Ecumenical Center. The third annual camp will provide a safe and fun environment for children who learn they're not alone in dealing with grief. Staff includes professional grief counselors from Unity and trained student interns from UW-Green Bay. Prof. Illene Noppe has more info, or click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2008/08-134.htm.
Sorry for the error, Mr. Seidl
Len Seidl never received much mention — until just recently — for being the man who in late 1965 and early 1966 did most of the moving and shaking to persuade the site selection committee to locate the new UW-Green Bay where it stands today. That's why we're embarrassed to discover we mistakenly slipped an extra "e" into his last name in yesterday's LOG. (It was and is correct on the web.) Seidl - S-E-I-D-L - will receive a Chancellor's Award on May 17. On a positive note, our slipup provides another opportunity to point readers to an interesting story from early campus history, at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2008/08-129.htm.
Western, UW-L work on transfer option
Perhaps similar to what UW-Green Bay has in place with NWTC, a proposed partnership between UW-La Crosse and Western Technical College would give students a transfer option between those two schools. See http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2008/05/09/news/03option.txt.
Baraboo to offer master's degree courses
Not so long ago, UW Colleges specialized in freshman-sophomore education. Now comes news that UW-Baraboo/Sauk County has entered into an agreement with UW-La Crosse to be a satellite location for a two-year graduate degree program in education. Read more from the Baraboo newspaper at http://www.wiscnews.com/bnr/news/285484.
Budget critiques: Serious, and....
The Journal Times newspaper of Racine carried a solid editorial this week on the budget impasse, at
http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2008/05/09/opinion/doc48225722658d9176014149.txt.
And, to keep you informed of what critics are saying: The Wisconsin State Journal carries a cheeky and harsh critique of the UW System's rationale for growth from a former policy adviser to once-Gov. Tommy Thompson who questions whether more bachelor's degrees really will help the economy. Writes Tim Haering, among other shots, "I feel like I 'm hearing a Jaguar commercial telling us that Wisconsin would have a wealthier economy if everyone owned an XJ sedan — because statistics show Jaguar drivers have higher incomes." Check it out at http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/column/other/285446.
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