Good Morning, Colleagues – not too long before the end of the semester! Here is a summary of the week:
Kudos
– Thanks to all who participated in last week’s HLC accreditation site visit! Particular kudos to Dev Venugopalan and the Reaccreditation Steering Committee, as well as Gesele Durham, Sam Harshner, Laura Pedrick, Cheryl Andres, Sue Podgorski, Lynn Wilk, and Jackie Lichey. And kudos to all involved in the Flex Option initiative, which was also reviewed by the HLC. We will receive a draft report from the site team within a month.
– Congratulations to WUWM journalists for winning two first place and four merit awards in the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association.
– Thanks to the 45+ Panther Proud UWM faculty, staff, alumni, and students who turned out for the April 22 Legislative Day and Posters in the Rotunda. See https://www.flickr.com/x/t/0096009/photos/uwm/17248151365/.
Budget Update
On April 21, the Milwaukee Common Council passed a resolution in support of UWM. You can see the full text at https://uwm.edu/budget/wp-content/uploads/sites/246/2015/04/MKE-Resolution-UW-System-15-17-State-Exec-Budget-copy.pdf. Also, if you haven’t yet, watch and share the UWM: Vital to the Future video at http://www.vimeo.com/uwmilwaukee/vital.
CHS Dean Candidate Feedback
Please remember to send me your feedback (by Tuesday, April 28) on the two College of Health Sciences Dean Candidate finalists that visited campus last week. See: http://uwm.edu/secu/news_events/chs-dean/index.cfm. There is a separate feedback form for each candidate. Later this week, I will meet with the department chairs, the interim dean, as well as the associate and assistant deans in the CHS to discuss the candidates.
Work Group on Undergraduate Advising Open Forum
This Work Group will be holding its next open forum on April 30 at 3 p.m. in Zelazo 250 (note the change of location). See https://uwm.edu/academicaffairs/academic_priorities/student-success/work-group-undergrad-advising/.
Position Opening
– Summer faculty appointment to support Learning Communities – an assistant, associate, or full professor to partner with the Executive Director of the Student Success Center to coordinate the development of the proposal to implement Retention Plan Objective 2b. The summer appointment timeline is flexible based on the ideal candidate. Submit a letter of intent to Phyllis King (pking@uwm.edu) by May 15. See the position description: https://uwm.edu/academicaffairs/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2015/04/2015-proposal.pdf.
The Week:
Monday
I begin the week with a School of Architecture & Urban Planning budget meeting – this will be the 7th visit that the Chancellor and I have with schools and colleges. Following this meeting is the Chancellor’s Cabinet and my weekly meeting with the Chancellor. The CEMAT group meets in the afternoon to discuss final recommendations from the scholarship committee and a discussion on how we can maximize campus events as recruitment tools. In the evening, I will attend a UW System Chancellor and Provosts meeting in Milwaukee to discuss inter-institutional collaboration.
Tuesday
The School of Education (the 8th visit) has its budget meeting, and the Budget Planning Task Force meets. I also have a number of meetings with deans and direct reports, as well as my weekly meeting with VC Robin Van Harpen. There is also a College of Nursing all-school meeting with the Chancellor (No. 9).
Wednesday (also Denim Day, see: https://uwm.edu/titleix/event/denim-day/)
I have an Elmbrook School District partnership meeting, along with other UWM colleagues. I’m attending the Chancellor’s Innovation Award Luncheon, which will honor Bud Selig. In the afternoon, there is a space-planning meeting, there are more budget meetings, and I’m attending the Faculty of Color reception.
Thursday
A day of direct report meetings. I also have my weekly meeting with VC Michael Laliberte and the Chancellor and I will have our 10th all-school meeting when we meet in the afternoon with the Peck School of the Arts.
Friday
Our 11th meeting with schools and colleges will be Friday morning when the Chancellor and I meet with the School of Information Studies. The Budget Communication Task Force meets again (every Friday), and I’ll be attending the May First Friday gathering at the School of Freshwater Sciences (see Announcements). I also meet with the leadership in the CHS to discuss feedback on the two Dean candidates for the College.
Saturday
I’m doing the welcome for the 9th annual Roberto Hernandez Center Latino graduation banquet in the Union Ballroom.
Announcements
First Friday Fish Fry
– Travel “upstream” to Freshwater Sciences’ new Harbor Campus facilities to celebrate UWM’s many contributions to a healthier Wisconsin as the School of Freshwater Sciences and the Zilber School of Public Health host First Friday on May 1 from 4 – 6 p.m.
From the College of Nursing
– Jim and Yvonne Ziemer donate $1 million to UWM to help fill growing nursing shortage in Wisconsin. See:
http://www5.uwm.edu/news/2015/04/21/ziemers-donate-1-million-to-uwm-to-help-fill-growing-nursing-shortage-in-wisconsin/#.VTmfn2RVhHw.
From the Center for Information Policy Research (CIPR)
– Professor Neil Richard discusses his new book, “Intellectual Privacy,” on Monday, May 4 at 6 p.m. in the Alumni Fireside Lounge. See http://cipr.uwm.edu/?p=529.
Spring All Majors Career Fair
– Please let your students know about this Thursday’s All Majors Career Fair, which will be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Union Wisconsin Room. See http://www5.uwm.edu/news/2015/04/17/april-30-spring-all-majors-career-fair/#.VTfkYKZPm7d for more information.
Professional Development Opportunity for UWM Alumni Employees
– “Making the Ideal Real: Creating Effective Mentoring Relationships,” an interactive workshop will be held on May 15 from 12-1:30 p.m. in Lubar S241. Register by noon on Monday, May 11. See https://alumnidirectory.uwm.edu/mentoringevent.
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. See https://uwm.edu/libraries/news/collaborative-research-projects-in-the-digital-humanities-grant-writing-award/.
International Dessert Competition
– UWM’s Second International Dessert Competition will be held today at 3:30 p.m. in Greene Hall. You are all invited!
Urban Initiatives Conference
– The Center for Urban Initiatives and Research will hold its 17th Annual Urban Initiatives Conference, “Moving Forward Together: Achieving Collective Impact,” on May 27 at the Italian Community Center. Register at www.tinyurl.com/17thCUIRConference.
UPAF Ride for the Arts
– The UPAF Ride for the Arts will be held on May 31. The “Prowling Panthers Bicycle Club” has been set up (I will also join) at the ride registration website (http://events.upaf.org/), and please join us using the team password Pounce2015. The deadline to register as a team member is this Wednesday.
Northwest Quadrant Active Learning Classrooms
– Applications and Agreement forms for Spring 2016 are due August 15. Electronic forms available at https://uwm.edu/cipd/Partners/active-learning-classrooms.cfm. For more information and room photos, see https://uwm.edu/cipd/Partners/active-learning-classrooms.cfm.
CETL Summer Workshops
– CETL is offering summer workshops for adapting your courses to active learning and active learning spaces on June 12 and 25 from 12-4 p.m. in NWQ ALC 1975. Register at http://ltcworkshops.org.
From the Center for 21st Century Studies (C21)
– The Center for 21st Century Studies’ annual conference is being held April 30 – May 2 with the theme After Extinction. See: http://www.c21uwm.com/afterextinction/.
From the Libraries
– The Friends of the UWM Golda Meir Library Used Book Sale continues today, Monday, April 27 through Wednesday, April 29 on the 4th floor of the library. More information at https://uwm.edu/libraries/event/friends-of-the-uwm-golda-meir-library-used-book-sale/.
– Peck School of the Arts lecturer and Milwaukee artist kathryn e. martin will present a talk on Sunday, May 3 at 2 p.m. in the American Geographical Society Library. See: https://uwm.edu/libraries/event/topos-a-celebration-of-place-artists-lecture-with-kathryn-e-martin/.
From UITS
– Office 365 Tip of the Week: Need to know the date of an upcoming holiday or the schedule for your favorite sports team? Subscribe to an Internet calendar to see this and more on your calendar. Find instructions on the UWM Knowledge Base for the Outlook Web App (https://kb.uwm.edu/page.php?id=49544) and the Outlook desktop client (https://kb.uwm.edu/page.php?id=31715).
Other
Where did all the cows go…?
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/minnesota-bar-caught-with-spotted-cow-sold-only-in-wisconsin-b99484368z1-300610081.html.
Take care,
Johannes
Johannes Britz
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs