Good morning colleagues:
Here is this week's update from Academic Affairs:
Monday
Dean Carol Colbeck and Lee Ann Garrison are hosting an open session for chairs
and other academic leaders to answer questions about Academic Planning and the
online web tool. The open session will be from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in Enderis 597.
Tuesday
I meet with the University Committee and the Academic Staff Committee. I will also be attending the UWM Research Foundation
Board of Directors meeting the afternoon.
Also on Tuesday, the Center for 21st Century Studies is hosting an interesting roundtable discussion: "What's The Matter With MOOCs? A Critical Conversation", at 3:30 p.m. in Greene Hall.
See: http://www4.uwm.edu/c21/pages/events/abstracts/13spring/moocs.html
I will be attending a Strategic Planning core team members meeting from 8:30-10:00 a.m. in the Wisconsin Room of the Student Union.
Digital Future Campus Summit, 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the Wisconsin Room of the Student Union
Join campus colleagues for an update on the Digital Future initiative, featuring posters and a panel session of Digital Future grant recipients, updates on the Emerging Educational Initiatives group and the Flex Option redesign process, and a 'What's Next' panel.
Register at www.mydevelopment.uwm.edu/longview.cfm?eventid=48420
A second open session on academic planning for chairs and academic leadership will be held from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in Enderis 597 – for those who couldn’t make the first session on Monday.
In the afternoon at 3:00 p.m., we have the UWM Authors Recognition Ceremony in the fourth floor Conference Center of the Golda Meir Library, honoring faculty and staff who have published books (and other forms of scholarly activities such as recordings) since September 2011. For more information, email libspecial@uwm.edu, call 229-4345, or visit http://www4.uwm.edu/libraries/News/uwmauthors_call2013.cfm. Thanks to the Library and the Grad School for sponsoring the event!
Thursday
The Faculty Senate meeting will take place in
Curtin 175 from 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Friday
I will be participating in a UW System provosts
video conference meeting. Agenda items include updates from the various
universities, and budget.
Later in the day, Mark Mone
and I will be meeting with the College of Nursing cabinet and leadership team
to discuss strategic planning.
Also on Friday: 2013 Women Leaders Conference
hosted by the UWM School of Continuing Education. The event kicks off at the Pfister Hotel in
downtown Milwaukee from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The conference celebrates women who
have pioneered their fields and uncovers their proven methods for success.
Attendees will learn from accomplished women, discover what inspires them, and
harness the energy to empower themselves, with keynotes by Anita Hill and
Olympian Bonnie St. John. Space is still available; register at https://www4.uwm.edu/sce/registration/womenleaders.cfm
Other Announcements
Center for Urban Initiatives and Research Annual Conference
The Center for Urban Initiatives and Research's annual conference will be held on Wednesday, May 29th
at the Italian Community Center. It is titled, "Restorative Practices:
Repairing Harm and Building Communities" and features national experts
Carl Stauffer from Eastern Mennonite University and Kay Pranis from the
Minnesota Department of Corrections, along with local voices including
former skinhead, Arno Michaelis, and Sikh Temple of Wisconsin member,
Pardeep Kaleka. This conference will focus on the principles, methods,
evidence, and application of restorative practices, and how restorative
practices can help us all move toward building a better community.
Registration in now open, and the conference is expected to be sold out.
You may register online at www.tinyurl.com/cuirconference if you'd like to attend.
Internal Funding
Opportunity
The Advisory Committee on Educational Technology
invites proposals from the campus for one-time funds in 2013-14, supporting
projects in line with the intent of the Educational Technology fees and Digital
Future planning goals. The deadline for applications is April 8, 2013.
See http://www4.uwm.edu/acad_aff/policy/edtechfee.cfm.
Associate Dean
The Helen Bader School of Social Welfare is
recruiting for an Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; see http://jobs.uwm.edu/postings/10720
Nominations: Dr. PB
Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement
Cheryl Ajirotutu is currently
accepting nominations for the 2013 Dr. PB Poorman Award for Outstanding
Achievement on Behalf of LGBTQ People. This award recognizes the distinguished
and consistent achievements in service of LGBTQ people within UW System. For
more information about the award, including eligibility criteria and required
nomination materials, please go to
http://www4.uwm.edu/news/announcements/?action0=announcements_detail&item_id=21039.
Completed nomination materials are to be submitted
electronically to Cheryl Ajirotutu at yinka@uwm.edu by April
15, 2013.
Golda Meir Library Scholarship Award
The
Graduate School has posted the application form link on the Grad School
website. Michael Liston asks that you please bring this to the
attention of the doctoral students. The link:
http://www.graduateschool.uwm.edu/students/financial-support/golda-meir-library-scholar-awards/
College of Nursing Survey
A
request from the College of Nursing: Please help UWM researchers
understand parents' thoughts about family health and wellness by
completing a brief online survey on Parental Views of Promoting Family
Health through Worksite Wellness. Wanted: employed parents who have
children 2-18 years of age, are English speaking and reading, and are
willing to share thoughts on health and wellness by completing an online
survey. The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete, and is
completely anonymous. Please click on the following link to go to
survey: http://tiny.cc/parentssurvey.
Kudos
The Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS)
held its annual conference in Chicago recently. UWM faculty, students, and
alumni were honored at the Awards ceremony: Connie Balides (UWM PhD,
English/Modern Studies, 1993) is recipient of the 2013 SCMS Pedagogy Award;
Eric Herhuth (PhD candidate in English/Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies) is
the recipient of the 2013 Student Writing Award, Tasha Oren (UWM,
English/Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies) is co-recipient of the 2013 Best
Edited Collection Award, and Patrice Petro (Vice Provost for International
Education) will be honored for distinguished service to SCMS (she served two
terms as SCMS President, 11 consecutive years on the SCMS Board of Directors as
Treasurer, President-Elect, President, and Past President, 2002-2013).
Magda Peck, Zilber School of Public Health, was
the keynote speaker at the International Women's Day Celebration on Sunday at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts.
American Idol finalist Naima Adedapo performed; she is a Peck School of the
Arts Dance alumnae.
Creative Writing program graduate Melissa Olson
has published Dead Spots, an urban fantasy with a sequel coming out in June.
View her 'I am UWM' profile at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLserXUxK5A
A good read: Lubar School of Business graduate
student Sampada Ch on 'Amazing Milwaukee'
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-educationplus/amazing-milwaukee/article4473128.ece
Other
A
number of you shared with me the Microsoft
search engine for academic scholarship and citation link:
http://academic.research.microsoft.com/Organization/18661/university-of-wisconsin-milwaukee
Norm Lasca (Geosciences) appeared on NBC Nightly News on Saturday, in a story about the warming of Antarctica.
See: http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/51118900#51118900.
Take care,
Johannes
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Johannes BritzProvost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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