News from Academic Affairs

Provost's June 10 Monday Update

Good morning colleagues:

Here is this week’s update from Academic Affairs:

Last week’s Board of Regents meeting went very well for UWM, highlighting the many facets of how UWM is at the leading edge of innovation. Two Masters programs were also approved - Sustainable Peacebuilding and Architecture. Here is a summary of key items from the Board of Regents meeting: http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/2013/r130607a.htm, and a link to Chancellor Lovell's presentation to the Regents on Thursday:
http://www5.uwm.edu/news/2013/06/06/chancellor-addresses-board-of-regents/#.UbXUX5zp58E.

The week:

Tuesday
-The Deans meet with the Chancellor and Pat Borger (Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Relationships) at 2:30 p.m., with an agenda focused on Dean/development team fundraising activity.

Wednesday
-A delegation from Nigeria will visit our campus.

-A Conflict Resolution Workshop will be held from 8:00 a.m.-noon in Lubar S185. See below for details.

Thursday
-The Lubar School of Business will host the Classification Society annual meeting from Thursday - Saturday (June 13 -15). For those of you who don’t know: The Classification Society promotes the scientific study of classification and clustering, and includes members across many academic disciplines, including statistics, education, data mining, business, psychology, medicine, biology, and others. All keynote sessions are open to UWM faculty and students. More info can be found at http://www4.uwm.edu/business/news/releases/details.cfm?id=469.

-I am heading to Baraboo for a two-day UW System provosts retreat (Thursday and Friday).

Friday
-The Center for Applied Behavioral Health Research seed funding proposals are due; see below for details.

-I am attending the System provosts retreat.

Announcements
-Wisconsin Libraries Research Fellows (Access to Madison’s library)
The University Library Committee is seeking applications for the University of Wisconsin Libraries Research Fellows, an initiative launched three years ago to benefit our faculty and researchers by expanding access to UW-Madison Libraries’ online resources. This access will be available to a limited number of faculty and research staff for up to 12 months. As in prior years, UWM faculty and research staff will be selected to participate in the final year of this program as University of Wisconsin Libraries Research Fellows. If you were part of last year’s cohort, you may, according to Ewa, reapply for consideration since renewal is not automatic. Interested individual faculty and researchers should submit proposals by completing the short application form, in the link below, identifying which UW-Madison electronic resources currently unavailable through UWM the applicant is likely to use. Make sure you check UWM holdings before listing them. If you need assistance please ask a librarian at http://www4.uwm.edu/libraries/ask/ or call (414) 229-4659. Selection of participants will be based on the need for those resources unique to the UW-Madison Libraries and critical for identified research focus; preference may be given to those faculty who are working towards tenure or indefinite status. The deadline for proposal submissions is July 31, 2013 using the online form. Questions regarding the program may be sent electronically to libadmin@uwm.edu. The application form is available at: http://www4.uwm.edu/libraries/forms/wrn.cfm.

-Follow-Up Survey on Campus Video
Thank you to everyone who has responded to the campus survey about video needs. Faculty and teaching academic staff - if you use video as part of your curriculum, the video task force has just a few follow-up questions. This follow-up survey contains just 7 to 9 questions about your usage of video in the classroom and should take less than 5 minutes to complete. We would appreciate input from faculty and teaching academic staff about this important area for video development. https://milwaukee.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8BVHgkrYTKSFQd7

-Dean of the Graduate School recruitment
Recruitment is now open for our new Dean of the Graduate School and the search will continue into the fall semester. The position description and call for applications can be downloaded from this link:
http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/news_events/grad-dean/upload/UWM-GSD-PD-FINAL.pdf.

-Conflict Resolution Workshop
A workshop aimed at enhancing knowledge and skills in the area of conflict resolution and having difficult conversations - with peers, with those you supervise, with your supervisors. As Dev said, you can apply the knowledge, skills, and techniques in pretty much any context. The workshop will be led by Rob Ricigliano of UWM. Thanks to Dev in my Office who organized the workshop (we are fully booked!)

-Sabbatical Guidelines
The 2014-15 Sabbatical Guidelines are now online at: http://www4.uwm.edu/acad_aff/policy/sabbatical_gl.cfm.

-Call for Seed Funding Proposals
The Center for Applied Behavioral Health Research (CABHR) in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare is pleased to announce the initiation of a Multidisciplinary Seed Funding Program. The purpose of the Multidisciplinary Seed Funding Program is to provide funding for research projects that (a) involve areas relevant to CABHR’s research mission; (b) are multidisciplinary and produce immediate impact; and (c) build thematic teams with serious prospects to attract additional and new research funding. More information can be found at http://www4.uwm.edu/cabhr/. Proposals are due June 14, 2013.

Kudos
-Christopher Willey, Art and Design, is this year’s recipient of the 2013 Joanne Lazirko Award for Innovative Use of Learning Technologies. In making the recommendation, the review committee noted that, “Willey uses digital content and interactive assignments, including the integration of clickers, asynchronous discussions, and group projects, to promote student inquiry and active learning in his classes, which is further evidenced by his model assessment plan. Willey did an outstanding job in organizing his course and supporting his students. In particular, his frequent and effective use of D2L News provided students with key information, engaged them through digital content, and supported their learning needs. Also, Willey’s consideration for the continuity of student experience in retaining the standard D2L navigation was noted. Student evaluations of Willey’s course and teaching showed strong support for effectiveness, and the open-ended comments were very positive, even when considering how the course could be improved.”

-Enrique Figueroa for receiving the Outstanding Alumni Award from Fresno State University. Well done!

Other
-I will be in China visiting Ningbo University Saturday - Tuesday of next week. I hope to get a Monday update ready, otherwise I will send it on Wednesday.

Take care and have a good week,

Johannes

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Johannes Britz
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

School of Education Announcement

Colleagues,

As of June 1, Dr. Carol Colbeck has accepted a new position as Provost's Designee for Special Projects on Teaching, Research, and Community Engagement and will work closely with the Chancellor and me.

I’m looking forward to working with her on these initiatives. Carol will also continue in her faculty role as a Professor of Higher Education.

On behalf of the University, I thank Carol for her service to the School, the University, to the community, and to her discipline. As Dean of Education, Carol renewed the School’s position as a leader of education initiatives in Milwaukee and in the UW system including the preparation for significant regulatory and licensure changes in PK-12 education. She engaged the School in restructuring to create new Associate Dean for Research and Assistant Dean for Student Services positions.

I am appointing Dr. Barbara Daley to serve as Interim Dean. Barb has a record of administrative accomplishment in the School of Education, having served as department chair and associate dean. This position is of critical importance not only to our students and colleagues, but also to the City of Milwaukee and the surrounding region during a time of great change in preK-12 education.

Please join me in wishing both Carol and Barb success in their new roles.

Sincerely,

Johannes

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Johannes Britz
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Provost's June 3 Monday Update

Good morning colleagues:

Here is this week’s (short) update from Academic Affairs:

Monday - Wednesday
-I am currently in South Korea (Seoul and Busan) meeting with university partners.

Thursday - Friday
-UWM is hosting the June meeting of the Board of Regents. The agenda is online at http://www.uwsa.edu/bor/meetings/archive/2013.htm. The Chancellor’s presentation, “The Transformation of UWM: Driving an Innovation Ecosystem in Milwaukee and Wisconsin,” is at 9 a.m. on Thursday in the Wisconsin Room of the Student Union. At 1 p.m. in the Union Ballroom West, Interim Vice Chancellor Robin Van Harpen will make a presentation to the Capital Finance & Budget Committee. At 2 p.m. in the Wisconsin Room, I will make a presentation on our academic planning process, joined by Phyllis King and Mark Harris.

Announcements
-Online Program Seed Funding Recipients
The Online Program Seed Funding Review Committee has recommended funding the following online and blended programs for the 2013-14 academic year:

-Master’s in Curriculum & Instruction: Urban Social Studies Emphasis
-Participatory Media and Social Change Online Certificate Program
-Reading Teacher Certification and Early Reading Empowerment Programs
-Social Work and Criminal Justice Programs
-Online Graduate Certificate in Enterprise Resource Planning
-Online Geosciences GER program
-Refreshing the online History major

-Dean of the Graduate School recruitment
Recruitment is now open for our new Dean of the Graduate School and the search will continue into the fall semester. The position description and call for applications can be downloaded from this link:
http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/news_events/grad-dean/upload/UWM-GSD-PD-FINAL.pdf.

-Academic Planning Retreat
The May 23 Academic Planning Retreat materials are available at:
http://www4.uwm.edu/acad_aff/planningbudget/acadplan12-13/23may/index.cfm.

-Conflict Resolution Workshop
I am pleased to announce a workshop aimed at enhancing knowledge and skills in the area of conflict resolution and having difficult conversations - with peers, with those who you supervise, with your supervisors.. you can apply the knowledge, skills, and techniques in pretty much any context. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, June 12 from 8 a.m. - Noon in Lubar S185. Enrollment is limited to 45. To enroll, email Dev Venugopalan at dv@uwm.edu.  Those who enroll will receive a copy of the book "Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most" by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen, and Roger Fisher. The workshop will be led by Rob Ricigliano of UWM.

-Sabbatical Guidelines
The 2014-15 Sabbatical Guidelines are now online at: http://www4.uwm.edu/acad_aff/policy/sabbatical_gl.cfm.
The purpose of the program is to enable faculty members to be engaged in intensive study in order to become more effective teachers and scholars and to enhance their services to the University. Sabbatical leaves may be granted for the purposes of enhancing teaching, course and curriculum development, conducting research, or any other scholarly activities related to instructional programs within the field of expertise of the faculty member taking such leave. In recognition of the fact that sabbatical leaves are funded by UWM and are to serve UWM’s purposes, projects that support UWM’s mission will be considered.

-Call for Seed Funding Proposals
The Center for Applied Behavioral Health Research (CABHR) in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare is pleased to announce the initiation of a Multidisciplinary Seed Funding Program. The purpose of the Multidisciplinary Seed Funding Program is to provide funding for research projects that (a) involve areas relevant to CABHR’s research mission; (b) are multidisciplinary and produce immediate impact; and (c) build thematic teams with serious prospects to attract additional and new research funding. More information can be found at http://www4.uwm.edu/cabhr/. Proposals are due June 14, 2013.

-BP2W Champions awards
Mark Mone asked me to share with you that the BP2W Champions award recognizes up to two of our fellow employees monthly for their outstanding impact on climate that makes UWM a Best Place to Work. Co-workers can nominate fellow employees for the BP2W Champions award by clicking on the button on the homepage of www.bp2w.uwm.edu.

-An announcement about Electronic Reserve from the Libraries
After investigating the options available to us, we will be transitioning our E-Reserve service over the next year to one in which course readings are posted directly in D2L. More at http://www4.uwm.edu/libraries/media/ERES_Faculty_Letter.pdf.

Other
-The International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy starts this week.

Take care and have a good week,

Johannes

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Johannes Britz
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Provost's May 28 Tuesday Update

Good morning colleagues:

I hope you had a restful long weekend. Here is this week’s update from Academic Affairs:

In Memorium
Dr. Winston Van Horne passed at 11:25 a.m. on Friday, May 24, 2013. As one of his close colleagues relayed to me, "He birthed a discipline, at once father and mother, but he would always say that Africology was simultaneously the newest discipline and the oldest." His contributions to the College of Letters and Science, UWM, the UW-System, and the community at large were indeed enormous! He will be greatly missed. Information on a memorial service will be forwarded when available. Last April, the College of Letters and Science dedicated the Winston Van Horne Seminar Room and videotaped the celebration of Winston's contributions to the University. See http://vimeo.com/66270056.

Tuesday
-Visitors from Kijeon College in South Korea will be on campus.

Wednesday
-As part of the academic planning process, there will be a campus space planning retreat held at the Cozzens Cudahy Center in Brown Deer. Participants will include deans, other academic leaders, governance leaders, and units responsible for campus facilities and space planning in the Division of Finance and Administrative Affairs. The agenda is available at http://www4.uwm.edu/acad_aff/planningbudget/acadplan12-13/29may/agenda.pdf. This retreat follows a successful Academic Planning retreat held last Thursday on campus. We are making good progress with the academic planning process and the calendar of events is available at http://www4.uwm.edu/planningportal/.

Thursday and Friday
-A number of faculty and staff (including me) will be attending the UW System-sponsored LEAP 2.0: Integrating Liberal Education into a Changing Landscape conference in Madison. Day two of the conference focuses on the UW Flexible Option, and, as the lead institution for Flex development, UWM faculty and staff are well represented on the agenda. See http://liberaleducation.uwsa.edu/.

-UWM Digital Future Unconference proposals are due Friday (see under announcements.)

Announcements

-Dean of the Graduate School recruitment
Recruitment is now open for our new Dean of the Graduate School and the search will continue into the fall semester. The position description and call for applications can be downloaded from this link:
http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/news_events/grad-dean/upload/UWM-GSD-PD-FINAL.pdf

-Invitation from Chancellor
An invitation from the Chancellor to celebrate the construction of the first research facilities at Innovation Campus on Wednesday, June 5: http://www4.uwm.edu/chancellor/rsvp/innovationcampus/.
Please RSVP by May 30.

-Educational Technology Fee Advisory Committee Recommendations
The Educational Technology Fee Advisory Committee has made its recommendations for fiscal year 2013-14. In addition to supporting continuing projects in UITS, Panther Academic Support Services, the Geographic Information Systems Council, and the UWM Libraries, the following projects were funded:

Large Format Color Printing for Students, University Relations
UWM Mobile Apps, University Relations
Texthelp Read and Write Gold, Student Accessibility Center
Student Computers for Access and Academic Success, Panther Academic Support Services
E-Journal Subscriptions: JSTOR Collections, Historical Newspapers, UWM Libraries
Capturing Student Research & Dissertations through UWM Commons, UWM Libraries
Student Centered Smart Classrooms for Languages, Language Resource Center
Support for ArcGIS Server, Geographic Information Systems Council
A Supercomputer for Students, Research Computing Office in the College of Engineering and Applied Science

-Sabbatical Guidelines
The 2014-15 Sabbatical Guidelines are now online at: http://www4.uwm.edu/acad_aff/policy/sabbatical_gl.cfm.

-Call for Seed Funding Proposals
The Center for Applied Behavioral Health Research (CABHR) in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare is pleased to announce the initiation of a Multidisciplinary Seed Funding Program. The purpose of the Multidisciplinary Seed Funding Program is to provide funding for research projects that (a) involve areas relevant to CABHR’s research mission; (b) are multidisciplinary and produce immediate impact; and (c) build thematic teams with serious prospects to attract additional and new research funding. More information can be found at http://www4.uwm.edu/cabhr/. Proposals are due June 14, 2013.

-BP2W Champions awards
Mark Mone asked me to share with you that the BP2W Champions award recognizes up to two of our fellow employees monthly for their outstanding impact on climate that makes UWM a Best Place to Work. Co-workers can nominate fellow employees for the BP2W Champions award by clicking on the button on the homepage of www.bp2w.uwm.edu.

-An announcement about Electronic Reserve from the Libraries
After investigating the options available to us, we will be transitioning our E-Reserve service over the next year to one in which course readings are posted directly in D2L. More at http://www4.uwm.edu/libraries/media/ERES_Faculty_Letter.pdf.

-UWM Digital Future Unconference proposals are due May 31, 2013. To submit, please visit: http://www.unconference.uwm.edu/. The UWM Learning Technology Center is hosting its second annual Unconference on Friday, June 21 at the Hefter Center. The event is to bring together individuals from the UWM community, such as teachers, researchers, technology developers, advocates, support units, students, and business partners, to share information, brainstorm ideas, develop agendas, and build collaborations to assist the campus in developing the capacity to share our pedagogical practices, investigate emerging technologies, and better provide evidence of impact on student outcomes.

-Student Business Competitions
Deadlines are near for entry into two of UWM’s three major student business competitions. Open to students in any discipline is the Student Startup Challenge with winnings from $5,000 - $10,000. Apply by May 31 at http://uwmstartupchallenge.com/. The new James D. Scheinfeld Entrepreneurial Award is open to teams that include at least one business student. Apply by June 7 at http://lubar.uwm.edu/scheinfeldaward. Winnings range from $5,000 - $15,000.

-Lienzo de Santa Catarina Ixtepeji
Deanna Ding asked me to share the following: Join Visiting Scholars Michel R. Oudijk and Sebastian van Doesburg from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) for a discussion about the Lienzo de Santa Catarina Ixtepeji. They, along with collaborators from UW-Milwaukee and Marquette, re-discovered the Lienzo in early 2012 in the American Geographical Society Library at UWM. Seven feet in length, the cloth painting dates from the 17th/18th century and was used to demonstrate the land rights of the local ruler. Presentations are on June 6 and June 11. For more information: http://www4.uwm.edu/letsci/events/upload/2013-June-Lienzo-pdf.pdf.

Other

Bike-Friendly Campus
UWM Police have some new wheels to get around campus (which they came to show me in Chapman hall): see http://www.flickr.com/photos/66798555@N03/8831509578/.

Anthropology
Thomas Malaby invited Mark Mone and me to visit their department last week. I was deeply impressed with the work they are doing. Thanks for the invitation Thomas. See picture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/66798555@N03/8854718517/.

Take care and have a good week,
Johannes

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Johannes Britz
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Provost's Monday, May 20 Update

Good morning colleagues:

Here is this week’s update from Academic Affairs (a lighter week!):

-Congratulations to all our graduates . . . it was such a
successful day with graduation & social media! Check out
#uwmgrad social media link: http://uwm.edu/grads/uwmgrad.cfm
and this veteran grad video: http://youtu.be/CPlRrngHtPY.

-The 2014-15 Sabbatical Guidelines are now online at: http://www4.uwm.edu/acad_aff/policy/sabbatical_gl.cfm

-An invitation from the Chancellor to celebrate the
construction of the first research facilities at Innovation
Campus on Wednesday, June 5:
http://www4.uwm.edu/chancellor/rsvp/innovationcampus/
Please RSVP by May 30.

Monday
- I meet with the Academic Staff Committee in the morning
and will be a SOIS all-staff meeting in the afternoon.

Tuesday
-In the afternoon I have my bi-weekly meeting with the
University Committee.

Wednesday
- A delegation from CERNET will be on campus.

Thursday
-The UWM Research Foundation board meeting takes place
(early in the morning).

-The Academic Planning Phase II retreat will be held from
9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. Coffee, juice, and
light breakfast treats will be served at 8:30 a.m. Agenda
items include the current program array and trends in new
program development. Deans, governance leaders, and
all department chairs are invited.

Announcements
-Call for Seed Funding Proposals
The Center for Applied Behavioral Health Research (CABHR)
in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare is pleased to
announce the initiation of a Multidisciplinary Seed Funding
Program. The purpose of the Multidisciplinary Seed Funding
Program is to provide funding for research projects that
(a) involve areas relevant to CABHR’s research mission;
(b) are multidisciplinary and produce immediate impact; and
(c) build thematic teams with serious prospects to attract
additional and new research funding. More information can
be found at http://www4.uwm.edu/cabhr/. Proposals are
due June 14, 2013.

-BP2W Champions awards
Mark Mone asked me to share with you that the BP2W Champions award recognizes up to two of our fellow employees monthly for their outstanding impact on climate that makes UWM a Best Place to Work. What makes a Champion? Here are some excerpts from nomination forms that highlight the great contributions BP2W Champions make to UWM:

     “[She] really invests in her students -- she's walked
     students to Norris for mental health issues, she's
     helped them navigate college financing and reached
     out to the accessibility office, and fosters the kind of
     connections to these students that has a tremendous
     impact on student retention and on their individual
     drives to learn.”

     “She has a can-do attitude. She values relationships and
     treats all people, regardless of their rank, with respect
     and kindness.”

     “His ability to think creatively and positively is extremely
     helpful, especially under deadlines and at times when
     options appear limited.”

Co-workers can nominate fellow employees for the BP2W
Champions award by clicking on the button on the homepage
of www.bp2w.uwm.edu. Up to two champions will be chosen
each month.

-An announcement about Electronic Reserve from the Libraries
After investigating the options available to us, we will be transitioning our E-Reserve service over the next year to one in which course readings are posted directly in D2L. More at http://www4.uwm.edu/libraries/media/ERES_Faculty_Letter.pdf

-UWM Digital Future
Unconference proposals are due May 31, 2013. To submit,
please visit: http://www.unconference.uwm.edu/. The UWM
Learning Technology Center is hosting its second annual
Unconference on Friday, June 21 at the Hefter Center. The
event is to bring together individuals from the UWM
community, such as teachers, researchers, technology
developers, advocates, support units, students, and business
partners, to share information, brainstorm ideas, develop
agendas, and build collaborations to assist the campus in
developing the capacity to share our pedagogical practices,
investigate emerging technologies, and better provide
evidence of impact on student outcomes.

-Student Business Competitions
Deadlines are near for entry into two of UWM’s three major
student business competitions. Open to students in any
discipline is the Student Startup Challenge with winnings
from $5,000 - $10,000. Apply by May 31 at
http://uwmstartupchallenge.com/ . The new James D.
Scheinfeld Entrepreneurial Award is open to teams that
include at least one business student. Apply by June 7 at
http://lubar.uwm.edu/scheinfeldaward . Winnings range
from $5,000 - $15,000.

-Social Science Analytics using SAS®
The Provost’s Office and the Center for Applied Behavioral
Health Research in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
are co-hosting the first “Social Science Analytics using SAS®”
event on August 29 -30, 2013. The program features
presentations on Big Data in Social Science, Data Mining using
SAS Enterprise Miner™, and UWM’s new Graduate Certificate
in Applied Data Analysis using SAS®. More information can be
found here: http://www4.uwm.edu/cabhr/sas/sas_days/.
Dr. Mike Speed and Dr. Rick Wicklin from SAS will offer hands
-on workshops on Data Visualization using SAS/GRAPH and
ODS, Mixed Models, Introduction to SAS/IML Software,
Simulating Data with SAS, and Data Analysis and Graphics
using JMP. Attendance is free! Registration is required,
please sign up here:
http://www4.uwm.edu/cabhr/sas/sas_days/registration.cfm

-Center for Community-Based Learning, Leadership, and Research
Please join the Center for Community-Based Learning,
Leadership, and Research on June 5 for the Engaged
Scholars Summer Institute at the Hefter Center. Dr.
Scott Peters, from Imagining America, and Dr. Caryn
McTighe Musil, from the AAC&U and author of “The
Crucible Moment,” will be here to discuss public
engagement in higher education. There will also be
opportunities to learn about grant-writing and
publishing community-based scholarship. Colleagues
from across UWM schools and colleges will work toward
defining “civic engagement” and we will share “best
practices” in service learning and community-based
research. Lunch will be catered by a local vendor and
there is no charge for faculty and teaching staff to attend
this event. An event flyer can be found at:
http://www4.uwm.edu/community/faculty/cesn.cfm
and to register, click here:
http://www4.uwm.edu/community/register_cesn_summer.cfm

-Survey on Video Services
You know how important academic and marketing video
services are to campus. Please take 5 minutes to complete
this short survey,
https://milwaukee.qualtrics.com/SE/SID=SV_9M6BovckAuZ4DTT,
which will help guide decisions about future video needs and
investments. The division of University Relations and
Communications is conducting a comprehensive assessment
of video needs. The review team includes faculty and staff
from across campus. Survey results will be part of the data
that informs a final report this summer. Thank you for your input.

Kudos
-To the award recipients of the Graduate School Pilot
Program for the Acquisition and Development of Research
Infrastructure, which was established to enhance the campus
research infrastructure through acquisition of individual
equipment, systems of related equipment, and major
research instrumentation. The pilot has two parts: an
extramural program for preparation of proposals to federal
agencies and foundations, and an intramural program for
speedy acquisition of research equipment with campus funds.
Recipients of the Intramural Pilot: Julie Bowles,
Geosciences; Benjamin Church, Materials Science and
Engineering; James Cook, Chemistry and Biochemistry; Val
Klump, Freshwater Sciences; Carol Mitchell, Biomedical
Sciences; Adel Nasiri, Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science; Marvin Schofield, Physics; and Jon Welstead, Music.
Recipients of the Extramural Pilot: Frankie Flood, Art &
Design, and Prasenjit Guptasarma, Physics. Additional
information is provided at
http://graduateschool.uwm.edu/research/news/0index.cfm.
Congratulations to all!

-Fred Binkowski, our nominee for Excellence in Public Health Research, has been selected by the Wisconsin Public Health Association for recognition this year. He was honored at the annual conference on May 23, which was held at UWM. Well done Fred!

-Thanks in part to support from all of you, the Archaeological Institute of America local group, AIA-Milwaukee Society, is the winner of the 2012-2013 Best AIA Local Society Program online contest! See http://www.archaeological.org/news/aianews/11946.

-Dance Associate Professor Darci Wutz has recently been elected by her peers to the National Board of Directors of the American College Dance Festival Association for the North-Central region. Her three-year term of service extends from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2016.
Congratulations Darci!

-Congratulations to Professor Hope Olson (SOIS) who has received the 2013 Career Achievement Award in Women’s and Gender Studies Librarianship from the Association of College and Research Librarians. Hope was more than instrumental in the development of our combined MA/MLIS degree program and a steadfast supporter of Women's Studies. Here is the official press release from ALA/ACRL:
http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/03/olson-wins-2013-acrl-wgss-career-achievement-award. Well done Hope!

-Congratulations also to undergraduates Chelsea Ballas (Global Studies/Business) and Matthew Leser (Urban Studies) - each has received $15,000 from the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies in federal Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships for intensive study of Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Area Studies in 2013-14.

-And to Greta Voltz, the first person to complete the coordinated MLIS/MA in Women's Studies. She graduated this spring!

Other
-From graduation: UWM Libraries Director Ewa Barczyk and John Gurda (Honorary Degree recipient): http://www.flickr.com/photos/66798555@N03/8747964470/in/photostream/lightbox/.

-About 80 Panthers (including the chancellor & me) took advantage of a gorgeous UWM Bike to Campus Day. Kate Valerius, a Graduate Program Assistant in Physics, won the Panther Pride Award. Photos are at http://www.flickr.com//photos/66798555@N03/sets/72157633512792742/show/. And a video is available at http://youtu.be/rWeZmJh40Q8.

Take care and have a good week,
Johannes