Good Morning, Colleagues:
This is going to be a busy week:
Accreditation
– The Higher Learning Commission visit team is evaluating UWM for reaffirmation of accreditation today and tomorrow. More information, including the full visit schedule, can be found at https://uwm.edu/academicaffairs/current_projects/accreditation/.
Reminder: College of Health Sciences Dean Candidates Are on Campus This Week
Jeffrey Joyce visits campus Wednesday/Thursday (April 22-23)
Open Forum: Wednesday, April 22 at 11 a.m. in Zelazo 280
Mitchell Whaley visits campus Thursday/Friday (April 23-24)
Open Forum: Thursday, April 23 at 11 a.m. in Zelazo 280
CV’s and campus visit schedules are available at http://uwm.edu/secu/news_events/chs-dean/index.cfm. Open Forum presentations will be recorded and made available on the website. Also, links will be available, following each candidate’s visit, so you can submit feedback on the finalists. All of your comments will be kept in strict confidence and will be reviewed by me alone.
Work Group on Undergraduate Advising Open Forum
This Work Group will be holding its next open forum on April 30 in AUP 170 at 3 p.m. See https://uwm.edu/academicaffairs/academic_priorities/student-success/work-group-undergrad-advising/.
The Week:
Monday and Tuesday
I will be mostly tied up with the HLC accreditation visit for both days. Tuesday afternoon I have a number of meetings with direct reports and I end the day with a planning meeting for the System Provost Retreat that will take place in June. (I am on the planning committee.)
Wednesday
I meet with Dr. Joyce, CHS Dean Candidate, first thing in the morning. I also have a meeting with the Chancellor and VC Michael Laliberte to finalize the agenda for next week’s CEMAT meeting. This will be followed by my weekly meeting with the Chancellor. I then have meetings with direct reports and we have the Length of Service Awards in the afternoon.
Thursday
I meet with Dr. Whaley, CHS Dean Candidate, in the morning. After this meeting, I will go to the APBC and then a meeting downtown. In the afternoon, I have the wrap-up meeting with Dr. Joyce. In the evening, I attend the College Possible Dinner here on campus.
Friday
I start the day by doing the welcome addresses at the UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity as well as at the CIE Annual Conference (see below). I then have a number of meetings with my direct reports followed by the Budget Communication Taskforce meeting. I will then have the wrap-up meeting with Dr. Whaley. In the afternoon, the Chancellor and I continue our school/college meetings – this time with CEAS. In the evening, I am at the United Community Center 45th Anniversary Dinner.
Announcements
From the Center for International Education (CIE)
– CIE presents its annual conference April 24-25 at the Hefter Center. See www.uwm.edu/translationconference.
From the Center for 21st Century Studies (C21)
– C21 is pleased to announce the publication of its latest volume of essays, The Nonhuman Turn, through the University of Minnesota Press. For details, see https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/the-nonhuman-turn.
From the Institute of World Affairs (IWA)
– On Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m., IWA will host the George F. Kennan Distinguished Lecture entitled, “Who Owns Great Ideas? The Untold Story of Human Rights After World War II,” at the Zelazo Center. Lydia H. Liu will discuss how the struggle over moral ideas and their translation across cultures has impacted modern international politics. More information is available at http://www.iwa.uwm.edu.
Collaborative Research Projects in the Digital Humanities: Grant Writing Award
– With support from the Office of the Provost, the UWM Libraries Digital Humanities Lab announces a request for proposals to support grant-writing for collaborative group research projects in the digital humanities. Please submit via email as a Word or PDF document by May 14 to Ann Hanlon, hanlon@uwm.edu and Matt Russell, russelmr@uwm.edu. For more information, see https://uwm.edu/libraries/news/collaborative-research-projects-in-the-digital-humanities-grant-writing-award/ .
From the UWM Libraries
– On Wednesday, there is a poem reading in celebration of National Poetry Month. More information is available at https://uwm.edu/libraries/event/speak-poet-uwm-graduate-student-poets-read-their-works/.
– On Thursday, there is a lecture on “Picturing the World: American Pictorial Maps, 1920-70,” in the American Geographical Society Library. More information at https://uwm.edu/libraries/event/2015-arthur-holzheimer-maps-and-america-lecture/.
– And Friday there is an event in celebration of Shakespeare’s Birthday. More information at https://uwm.edu/libraries/event/annual-shakespeare-birthday-celebration/.
– On Sunday, the Friends of the Golda Meir Library Used Book Sale begins. From 2-4 p.m., the sale is open to Friends only. From 4-6 p.m., the sale is open to the public. More information at https://uwm.edu/libraries/event/friends-of-the-uwm-golda-meir-library-used-book-sale/.
Urban Initiatives Conference
– The Center for Urban Initiatives and Research is pleased to announce its 17th Annual Urban Initiatives Conference, Moving Forward Together: Achieving Collective Impact on May 27 at the Italian Community Center. The keynote speaker will be Paul Schmitz, CEO of Leading Inside Out and former CEO of Public Allies. In addition, Michael Smith, Special Assistant to the President for My Brothers’ Keeper at the White House, is the lunch speaker. Early bird registration is $60 until May 1, and $75 after; student registration is $30. Register at: www.tinyurl.com/17thCUIRConference. For more information, contact Jarad Parker at 229-6616.
Scholarship Announcement
– The Department of Women’s Studies proudly announces its annual call for scholarship applications for the coming academic year. The program will award three scholarships in all! The deadline is May 4. Contact Women’s Studies, NWQ 7585 at 229-5918 for more information.
From the Sam & Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies
– UWM’s Rachel Baum will speak on, “The Future of Holocaust Education,” today at 7 p.m. at Congregation Shalom, 7630 N. Santa Monica Blvd. in Fox Point. The event is free and open to the public.
UPAF Ride for the Arts
– Please help represent UWM at the UPAF Ride for the Arts, which will be held on Sunday, May 31. The “Prowling Panthers Bicycle Club” has been set up at the ride registration website (http://events.upaf.org/), and anyone affiliated with UWM is welcome to join using the team password Pounce2015. The deadline to register as a team member is Wednesday, April 29.
From Equity/Diversity Services
– The Office of Equity/Diversity Services is offering an open session Title IX training on April 22 at 2:30 p.m. in Union 191. See https://milwaukee.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9vHLKrOuv6gIsSx to register or for additional information: https://uwm.edu/titleix/.
Book Launch
– Urban Studies Programs and Boswell Books presents the book launch of UWM Sociology and Urban Studies Professor Jennifer Jordan’s book, “Edible Memory: The Lure of Heirloom Tomatoes and Other Forgotten Foods,” on Friday, April 24 at 7 p.m. at Boswell Books, 2559 N. Downer Ave. See http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/E/bo19503009.html.
From UITS
– Filter, sweep, and move toward a clutter-free Office 365 in-box! For de-clutter instructions, visit the UWM Knowledge Base: https://kb.uwm.edu/page.php?id=43972.
– Office 365 Tip of the Week: Let people know you are out of the office by using the automatic reply feature. For instructions, see the UWM Knowledge Base: https://kb.uwm.edu/search.php?q=automatic+reply.
Take care,
Johannes
Johannes Britz
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee
WI, USA 53211
Tel: (414) 229 4501