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Draney named Research Scholar for fall semester 2013

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The Office of the Provost and members of the Research Council are pleased to announce the selection of Associate Prof. Michael Draney of Natural and Applied Sciences as the University’s newest Research Scholar. The honor includes a three-credit course release for fall 2013, which will afford him time to advance his scholarship and further research in support of his project, “Publication of a Rapid Assessment Protocol for non-canopy spiders (Araneae).”  Such a publication and protocol would provide guidance for teams of even inexperienced collectors to adequately sample a habitat for spiders given less than one day of sampling time. It is hoped his protocol could be used widely by terrestrial invertebrate researchers to produce universally comparable biodiversity data. 


Deadline set for Grants in Aid of Research proposal

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Each year, the Office of the Provost sets aside funds to support research and scholarship by UW-Green Bay faculty members. One such example is the Grants in Aid of Research program. Those receiving GIAR grants may use the awards to help cover travel costs to present research papers at conferences, to participate in concerts or exhibitions, or to purchase materials and supplies for research projects. Recipients are selected by the Research Council, which will soon begin soliciting proposals for Spring 2013 GIAR awards, and for parallel initiatives including the Grants in Aid of Teaching and Research Scholar programs. Potential applicants should mark their calendars now: Electronic submissions for any of these grants must be sent as a single PFD file to RCgrants@uwgb.edu by 4 p.m. Monday, March 25, 2013 (the first Monday after spring break). Watch for details shortly.
 

‘Eco U’ reps help promote Wildlife Sanctuary’s 4K program

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The Green Bay School Board on Monday unanimously approved a partnership with Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary to help provide a 4-year-old kindergarten program housed at the sanctuary. The program’s goal is to empower students “to touch, smell, see and to ‘feel’ nature firsthand, starting a lifelong love of nature while preparing them for their future academic life. UW-Green Bay Provost Julia Wallace and Profs. Scott Ashmann (Education) and Jennifer Zapf (Human Development) are members of the steering committee for this program and have been heavily involved with its planning. Ashmann and Zapf were part of the presentation that led to School Board approval. See Press-Gazette coverage.

Bauer award is announced by UW System

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News media have been informed that professors at UW-Green Bay and UW-Madison and a scholars program at UW-Whitewater have been selected as the winners of the Board of Regents Diversity Awards. Angela Bauer, professor of human biology and special assistant to the provost at UW-Green Bay; Douglass Henderson, professor of engineering physics at UW-Madison; and the McNair Scholars Program at UW-Whitewater were chosen in the fifth year of the awards program.

Bauer, on the UW-Green Bay faculty since 1997, helped develop the Targeted Opportunities for Success in Science (TOSS) program on campus,giving the sciences more visibility to students of color. The program has resulted in a 30 percent increase in students of color declaring for a human biology major at UW-Green Bay.

Award winners will be honored at the Feb. 8 Regents meeting. See a condensed Capital Times report or the full UW System news release.

Faculty invited to Feb. 15 intellectual property seminar

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The Office of the Provost is extending an invitation for faculty to attend an “Intellectual Property (IP) Basics” seminar at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15 in the 1965 Room of the University Union. Attendees will learn more about intellectual property protection from WiSys Technology Foundation Managing Director Maliyakal John and patent attorney Keith Baxter. Key topics covered will include: Discovery assessment (patent searches, knowledge of market space, etc.); intellectual property protection, such as patents and copyrights; inventorship; public disclosure and loss of rights; technology commercialization; UW System and WiSys funding opportunities. UW-Green Bay’s Office of Grants and Research and the Small Business Development Center are sponsoring the event. Seating is limited; RSVP required to the Office of Grants and Research by Monday, Feb. 11.

Angling entrepreneur: Photos from a Green Bay outing

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ice fishing photo galleryA long, cold winter has meant dozens of days on the ice so far this year for UW-Green Bay student JJ Malvitz, who is fishing his way through college as a licensed Great Lakes guide. On March 15, more than 30 inches of solid Green Bay ice and some hungry whitefish greeted one of his fishing parties at his heated shacks on Larson’s Reef near the mouth of Sturgeon Bay. Among the visitors was Julia Wallace, UW-Green Bay’s provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. She learned a little about fishing, and a lot about how Malvitz is using his communication and business studies to build his tourism-related guiding company. Malvitz says a strong web and social media presence have been helpful, but he identifies customer service as the key in keeping anglers coming back.

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Photos by Eric Miller and Kelly McBride, Office of Marketing and University Communication

Have a look at art that looks at you

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A pair of student-created, oversize charcoal portraits made at the recent Create-a-Thon has found a temporary home adjacent to the elevators on the 8th floor of the Cofrin Library.

The large, finely detailed drawings are of Chancellor Tom Harden and Provost Julia Wallace — specifically, their eyes, approximately  10x life size — positioned to give visitors a careful look, or vice versa, as they step off the elevator. Art faculty member Kristy Deetz says the display is in keeping with the creative “art bomb” series evident across campus throughout the year. Ranita Haanen created the image of Wallace, and Zack Swan created the image of Harden

You can get a look at the artists at work in our earlier, Create-a-thon slideshow here.

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Photos by Kimberly Vlies, Marketing and University Communication

Research Council awards two dozen grants in aid of research


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Each year the Office of the Provost provides funds for faculty research to help cover research expenses such as travel costs for faculty who are invited to present research papers at conferences, to participate in concerts or exhibitions, or to purchase materials and supplies for research projects. Those funds are supplemented by additional support from the deans of the College of Professional Studies and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The members of the UW-Green Bay Research Council met in April to select Grants in Aid of Research recipients. Twenty-five GIAR faculty grants were awarded for a total of $17,795, as follows:

Spring 2013 Grants in Aid of Research (GIAR) Grant Recipients
Kristy Deetz, Art and Design, “FABRICation.”
Kevin Fermanich, Natural and Applied Sciences, “Presenter and Session co-Chair: 56th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research.”
Adam Gaines, Music, “Jazz and Orchestral Performance in Slovakia.”
Alison Gates, Art and Design, “Continuance of Ongoing Scholarship.”
Jennifer Ham, Humanistic Studies, “Schooling Desire: Modern Pedagogies and Nation-Building in Germany.”
Hye-Kyung Kim, Humanistic Studies, “Korean Confucianism and Its Debate on Women.”
Minkyu Lee, Art and Design, “Research Data Collection from the National Council on the Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) 2013 Conference in Houston.”
J. Vincent Lowery, Humanistic Studies, “Hugh MacRae’s Progressive Plan for the Soldier Settlement Movement in Southeastern North Carolina.”
John Luczaj, Natural and Applied Sciences, “Trace Element and Isotope Chemistry of Late-Stage Calcite Minerals.”
Sarah Meredith, Music, “Invitation to teach/perform at International Music Festival, U. of Sao Paulo-Ribeirao Preto.”
Jennifer Mokren, Art and Design, “Bead Looms and Beads.”
Amanda Nelson, Human Biology, “Effects of Chronic Exercise Training on Glucocorticoid Levels and Neuroplasticity in Cardiorespiratory and Locomotor Centers of the Brain. Does a Dose-Response Relationship Exist?”
Gabriel Saxton-Ruiz, Humanistic Studies, “Pure Liminality: Discursive Ambiguities in Daniel Alarcon’s Lost City Radio.”
Courtney Sherman, Music, “American Musical Theatre Repertoire from 1943 to the Present.”
Christine Smith, Human Development, “National Women’s Studies Conference.”
Alison Stehlik, Art and Design, “All Purpose’ at Wriston Galleries.”
Jill White, Human Development, “Acquiring Arabic Dialect in Jordan.”
Amy Wolf, Natural and Applied Sciences, “Spatial and Temporal Structure of Breeding Bird Communities at the Wabikon Forest Dynamics Plot in Northern Wisconsin.”
Le Zu, Human Biology, “Iron Fortification in Baked Products.”
Gaurav Bansal, Business Administration, “Security Concerns in the Nomological Network of Trust and Personality (Big 5): First Order Vs. Second Order.”
Maria Aurora Cortes de Fulton, Education, “Looking at Present-day Mexican Rural Educational System to Reinforce Green Bay Elementary Schools Move toward Two-Way Bilingual Education.”
James Doering, Business Administration, “Circuit Court Conflict: Are Supplemental Unemployment Compensation Benefits (SUB payments) taxable wages under FICA?”
Steven Kimball, Education, “Accepted Presentation at the 16th Biennial Seminar on Water Resources and Environmental Management: Towards a sustainable future.”
Sampathkumar Ranganathan, Business Administration, “Study on Supply Chain Operations of Small Industries in India.”
Sara Schmitz, Human Biology, “The Effect of Human Patient Simulation Activities on the Clinical Competence of Dietetics Students at UW-Green Bay.”


PS: ‘Eyes’ artists

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The names of the student artists were inadvertently omitted from our post yesterday directing you to photographs of The Eyes, those charcoal drawings newly and temporarily installed in the Cofrin Library’s eighth floor hallway, near the elevator. Ranita Haanen created the image of Provost Julia Wallace, and Zack Swan created the image of Chancellor Tom Harden.

Historian Voelker receives Research Scholar honors

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David Voelker, associate professor of Humanistic Studies and History, is the newest recipient of the Research Scholar award presented by the Office of the Provost and the institutional Research Council. Voelker will receive a three-credit course release for spring 2014, affording him time to advance his scholarship and further research resulting in “Debating American History: An Argument-Based Textbook Alternative.” His publication will propose a modular textbook alternative for U.S. history instructors who want to teach an argument-based introductory course. In place of a history textbook that “covers” a given period of history with a relatively straightforward narrative, the text will offer a selection of 25 modular units. Each module will include a carefully chosen array of historical arguments, documents and reference materials, through which students will explore major historical debates in depth. The project concept is based upon both historical and pedagogical research that Voelker has carried out over the past several years.

Provost Office unveils new resource station for grant seekers

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A new resource for faculty, staff and student researchers is now open for business in Cofrin Library Suite 825. Provost Julia Wallace notes that the initiative includes a project workstation and convenient access to support staff in the Office of Grants and Research for assistance with grant opportunity searches, questions regarding proposals, budget development and electronic grant submissions. As time and availability allow, assistance can be provided with post-award budget tracking in WISDM, as well as customized grant reporting document formatting, assistance with progress reports, final reports and submission. The Office of Grants and Research staff, as time permits, will also assist undergraduate and graduate students requesting scheduled guidance for research poster development and large-format printing. Staff will also be happy to field questions regarding grants available to undergraduate and graduate students and allow access to a funding opportunity database in which we will narrow search parameters to highlight funding opportunities just for students.

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A list of workstation resources — Resources include, and are not limited to:

•  Video conferencing capability (i.e. Skype) with camera and speakers, and GoToMeeting access being explored
•  Printers networked: scanner/copier as well as color printing; Adobe Pro installed
•  Dual monitors for multi-document and budget spreadsheet viewing

The office invites interested individuals to “take advantage of the resources available in the Office of Grants and Research in a friendly and supportive office atmosphere.”
 

Press-Gazette highlights online learning, new engineering tech degrees

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The Green Bay Press-Gazette on Monday (Aug. 26) got a jump on Convocation and gave readers a front-page look at what’s new at local colleges and universities, including our own. Reporter Patti Zarling spoke with Provost Julia Wallace about how UW-Green Bay is keeping up with evolving demands, tripling online class offerings in recent years and collaborating to provide in-demand programming. “We’re seeing an increasing population of students who live on campus who prefer to take classes online,” Wallace said. “We want to keep those courses open for older people who can’t come to campus, so we have added more.” The story also looks at UW-Green Bay’s partnerships, including the collaborative engineering technology degrees approved in July by the UW System Board of Regents. You can check out Monday’s story, and revisit our news release on the new degrees, by clicking the links below:
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New nature-based 4K partnership featured in ‘Press-Gazette’

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The front page of today’s (Wednesday, Sept. 4) Green Bay Press-Gazette offers an up-close look at the Green Bay School District’s new nature-based 4-year-old kindergarten program at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary. As we told you here previously, the program is a partnership between the wildlife sanctuary, the school district and UW-Green Bay — Provost Julia Wallace and Associate Profs. Scott Ashmann and Jennifer Lanter are members of the program’s steering committee and have been heavily involved with its planning. The 4K program involves plenty of outdoor, hands-on learning for youngsters. Ashmann recently was honored with the UW-Green Bay Founders Association Award for Institutional Excellence, in part because of his work with initiatives such as the Bay Beach program. Full story, video.
 

Correction: Visit by Spanish scholar Etxenike supported by University sources

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Our recent item on the visit of Spanish author and educator Luisa Etxenike mis-stated the support that made her UW-Green Bay residency possible. We incorrectly wrote that the campus-and-community visiting scholars program was responsible. In fact, her visit was made possible through the assistance of the offices of the Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Provost and Humanistic Studies. Extenike wraps up her Wisconsin stay next week. See details.

Highlights from the WWHEL Conference hosted by UW-Green Bay

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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, its provost, Julia Wallace, with administrative support from Judi Pietsch, played host to the 2013 Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership (WWHEL) Conference, Oct. 23-24. Engaging speakers and panelists included UW-Green Bay’s Prof. (Business Administration) Lucy Arendt, Director of Adult Degree Christina Trombley, and ad hoc instructor Jane Birr. Members of the Learning in Retirement organization offered support, as well. We have photos and more on the outstanding achievement honoree — Waukesha County Technical College administrator Kaylen Betzig — at our news post.
 


To learn, research and innovate: Faculty members awarded 2014-15 sabbaticals

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Twelve UW-Green Bay faculty members have been awarded semester-long or full-year sabbaticals for 2014-15, and are preparing to pursue a variety of projects and initiatives. “Sabbaticals allow our faculty the needed time to engage in research and/or academic projects to ensure they are current in an ever-changing academic world,” said Provost Julia Wallace. “Providing this opportunity is professionally important for faculty, and ensures that the instructional materials and academic programs we offer our students are most relevant to their future degrees.” You can check out our news post for a complete list of 2014-15 sabbatical recipients, along with info about their projects.

‘Star’ of Super Bowl ad has a friend on the 8th floor


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Maybe you’ve seen the publicity about the Coca-Cola ad filmed in Ashwaubenon for Sunday’s Super Bowl telecast, the one where an unlikely kid becomes a hero, runs for a touchdown and all the way to Lambeau Field. Staff member Holly Keener of the Provost’s Office knows something about it. Her son, Kaleb, a Lombardi Middle School student, was among the local youth players recruited to give up a day for the shoot. Kaleb is the boy who calls the defensive alignment in the huddle, grabs his teammate’s facemask and growls “don’t screw this up again, Adrian.” The only boy who has any lines, he’s later heard shouting from the bottom of the pile “all the way, Adrian!” after a fumble recovery. Says Keener, who joined UWGB last year, “Yup, my kid was ‘the mean kid.’ Although I tell everyone that ‘he just ‘plays one on TV.’” She also says it was a treat to see the best in the business at work – a 60-second spot costs $8 million, production costs are typically north of $1 million per spot – as agencies treat these ads like mini-movies. Director Jake Scott (son of famed movie director Ridley Scott) “was so kind and patient with these kids,” and “Blind Side” football-stunt coordinator Mike Fisher worked closely with the boys to ensure the scenes were perfect for the camera. The locally filmed spot will air during the second half of Sunday night’s game. Check out a Press-Gazette story on the commercial, and view the spot.

Hanke, Wallace named to Medical College advisory board

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UW-Green Bay’s Craig Hanke, associate professor of Human Biology, and Julia Wallace, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, are among about two dozen individuals named recently by The Medical College of Wisconsin to serve as community advisory board members for MCW-Green Bay. The community advisory board will assist MCW in developing and implementing the new regional campus in Green Bay, which is expected to matriculate students in July 2015. Appointed as community members of the board, which also includes MCW officials, are:

Connie Boerst, EdD, RN-BC
President and CEO, Professor of Nursing, Bellin College
Michael Erdmann, MD
Chief of Staff, Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center
Jeffrey Frick, PhD
Dean of the College and Academic Vice President, St. Norbert College
Craig Hanke, PhD
Associate Professor of Biology, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Mark Higgins
Regional President, Johnson Bank
Norbert Hill, PhD
Area Manager for Education and Training, Oneida Tribe
Ken Johnson, MD
Chief Physician Executive, St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center and St. Vincent Hospital
Hospital Sisters Health System – Eastern Wisconsin Division
J. Richard Ludgin, MD, JD
Vice President of Medical Affairs, Aurora BayCare Medical Center
Ed Millermaier, MD, MBA, FACP
Chief Medical Officer, Bellin Health
Morgan Rabatine Nagel
Physical Education Coordinator, Bellin Health
Therese Pandl, RN, FACHE
President and CEO, St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center and St. Vincent Hospital
Hospital Sisters Health System – Eastern Wisconsin Division
Paul Pritchard, MD
Medical Director of Quality, Prevea Health
Larry Scheich, PhD
Associate Dean of Natural Science and Professor of Chemistry, St. Norbert College
Frederic Schmidt, MD
MCW Alumni Association Representative, Northeast Wisconsin ENT, SC
Paul Summerside, MD, FAAEM, MMM
Chief Medical Officer, BayCare Clinic, Chairperson, Aurora BayCare Medical Center
Kurt Voss
Chief Executive Officer, Amerilux International, LLC
Julia Wallace, PhD
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Warren Wanezek, JD
Attorney, Wanezek & Jaekels, SC
Brenda Warren, MD
School Board President, Green Bay Area Public School District
Larry Weyers
Vice President and Lead Director, Green Bay Packers Board of Directors

UW-Green Bay wins Rose Award from Chamber, Leadership Green Bay

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John and Meredith Rose Business AwardLeadership Green Bay, a program of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, presented the John M. and Meredith B. Rose Business Award to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay at the program’s annual awards breakfast and reunion Feb. 27, downtown.

Provost and Vice Chancellor Julia Wallace accepted on the institution’s behalf.

UW-Green Bay has a long history of supporting Leadership Green Bay, which since 1985 has been recruiting individuals  to enroll in community-based leadership training. Each year, the program welcomes 45 committed candidates to the program. Those professionals gather once a month to learn about social issues and challenges facing the Green Bay area, get exposure to relevant leadership education and training skills, and become community stewards.

The citation for UW-Green Bay’s honor read, in part: “This year’s recipient, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, has a long history of supporting the Leadership Green Bay program, and an even longer history of supporting the Greater Green Bay Community.  For more than a decade, UW-Green Bay has annually sent one or more employees through the Leadership Green Bay program, and the university continues to support those individuals’ participation on Leadership Green By committees.  In addition, UW-Green Bay has sponsored and hosted an Education Day event, and various chancellors and provosts have participated in the Education Day panel.”

The John M. & Meredith B. Rose Business Award is awarded to a company that exemplifies leadership within the community. The Roses were active on behalf of numerous community causes, from education and social services to conservation. John “Jake” Rose, a prominent banking industry executive, was the first recipient of UW-Green Bay’s top community award, the Chancellor’s Award, and Rose Hall on campus is named in his honor.

The University’s Leadership Green Bay award citation went to observe that, across the community, “It is difficult to find a board or community project that does not involve UW-Green Bay alumni or staff in leadership positions or other key roles. Green Bay is fortunate to have a university that understands that by giving back, it strengthens not only its own organization, but the entire community. UW-Green Bay embodies the five practices of exemplary leadership.”

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UW-Green Bay to host 2014 community Pow Wow Saturday, April 12

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UWGB Pow Wow

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Intertribal Student Council will present the 2014 UW-Green Bay Pow Wow from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. Saturday, April 12 at the Kress Events Center on campus.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will include grand entries at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., as well as a no-cost feast at 5 p.m. at the Mauthe Center on campus. M&J Catering will provide food for the feast.

The theme for the 2014 Pow Wow is “Honoring All Our Veterans,” and the event will include a special afternoon honor dance that will recognize all military veterans in attendance. Other honor dances will be held to recognize UW-Green Bay students, UW-Green Bay alumni and others.

The host drum for the event is Str8 Across, a Menominee-Oneida drum group with several singers on the drum who are Iraq War veterans. Six invited drums will represent each of the six Indian tribes — Menominee, Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, Oneida, Chippewa and Mohican — located in Wisconsin.

UWGB Pow Wow

Dan King, an Oneida Vietnam veteran, will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the Pow Wow, and Gary Besaw, Menominee, is arena director for the event. The Pow Wow’s head dancers are Mark Denning (Oneida) and Chelsea Dodge (Menominee), and the head veteran dancers are Wesley Martin (Ojibwe — U.S. Army) and Jamie Awonohopay (Menominee — U.S. Army). Color guard units from the Wisconsin Indian Veterans Association — Oneida Chamber, Veterans of the Menominee Nation, Mohican Veterans Association and Forest County Potawatomi Post 1 will bring in the flags during each grand entry.

Sponsors for the Pow Wow include UW-Green Bay’s Intertribal Student Council, SUFAC, Office of the Provost, Dean of Students Office, American Intercultural Center, Kress Events Center and Student Diversity Office, along with Wisconsin Public Radio.

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