February 19, 2018  |  News & Events, Provost's Updates

Good morning, colleagues. Here are this week’s updates from Academic Affairs.

Reminder: Final College of Letters and Science Dean Candidate on campus this week:

  • Yueh-Ting Lee will visit campus Monday-Tuesday (February 19-20)
    Open Forum: Monday, February 19, 11 a.m.-Noon, Union Fireside Lounge

Candidate CVs and campus interview schedules are online. Feedback forms, to submit feedback to the Provost, are also posted on the finalists’ page.

Interim Chief Enrollment Officer Search

As you may recall (see email from Chancellor), we have decided to fail the search for a Chief Enrollment Officer and will continue this search later this spring. However, we want to fill this critical position in the interim period and the Office of the Chancellor invites applications through 5 p.m. on Friday, February 23 for the Interim Chief Enrollment Officer. Details for this internal recruitment are available online.

Kudos

The American Library Association recently granted continuing accreditation status to SOIS for its Master’s in Library and Information Studies program. Congratulations, SOIS!

Carol Hirschmugl (Physics) and Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska (Graduate School Dean and Physics) were interviewed by WUWM as women entrepreneurs who have launched a UWM-incubated startup, Safeli, connected with their discovery of graphene monoxide, which was patented in 2016 along with Michael Weinert (Physics), Junhong Chen (Mechanical Engineering), and their students. Well done, scientists!

Tanya Joosten (Academic Affairs) has been invited to Dreamers, Doers, and Drivers Shaping the Future of Learning, a panel of 100 thought leaders charting the future of learning in the digital age. Congratulations, Tanya!

Tomas Lipinski (SOIS) is the 2018 recipient of the GreyNet Award, which recognizes support and achievements in the field of Grey Literature. Well done, Tom!

Phyllis King (Academic Affairs) was honored last Thursday for mentoring at TEMPO Milwaukee’s Mentor Awards luncheon. Congratulations, Phyllis!

Panther News

Panther fans, make sure to catch the final home games of the regular season for the Milwaukee women’s basketball team. The last homestand before the postseason begins will feature “Pride Night” February 23 against Detroit Mercy, followed by “Senior Day” on February 25 featuring $1 popcorn and hotdogs in the home finale against Oakland’s Golden Grizzlies.

Get ready for “Motor City Madness” as the Milwaukee men’s and women’s basketball teams head to Detroit and Little Caesar’s Arena for another thrilling postseason ride. Check out ticket information as well as info on hotels and other attractions in the Detroit area for Horizon League fans to enjoy.

The Week

Monday

Today begins with a breakfast meeting with L&S dean candidate Dr. Yueh-Ting Lee, followed by my weekly meeting with Robin Van Harpen, my monthly meeting with the Academic Staff Committee, and the Chancellor’s Executive Cabinet meeting. Later, I have a campus budget planning meeting and my weekly staff meeting.

Tuesday

I have the Deans’ bi-weekly Morning Meeting. Directly after this, Dr. Joan Prince and I will have a “diversity meeting” with the deans from SOIS, SARUP, and CEAS. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss diversity planning with all the schools and colleges following the Chancellor’s plenary address where he highlighted diversity as one of his main priorities. Meetings with the other schools/colleges have been scheduled for later this month and will go into March. This week is also Accreditation-Week for the Lubar School of Business and the Chancellor and I will meet with the Peer Review Group of the school’s accreditation body which is the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). In the afternoon, I’ll attend the Multicultural Network meeting and the University Committee meeting. The CEMAT leads meet with the Chancellor and I have my wrap-up meeting with L&S dean candidate Dr. Yueh-Ting Lee.

Wednesday

I have my bi-weekly meeting with Mark Harris, one-on-ones with Tom Lipinski and Joan Prince, and a meeting with Mark Harris and the Chancellor. I have monthly meetings with Michael Doylen and Brett Peters, my weekly meeting with the Chancellor, and a video shoot for the Panther Prowl.

Thursday

Thursday is another day of meetings. I’ll attend the APBC meeting, followed by my monthly meetings with UC Chair Kristian O’Connor and Stan Stojkovic. I have an Integrated Support Services meeting, monthly meetings with Val Klump and Tim Grundl, ASC Chair Sue Cashin, and Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska.

Friday

I will be attending to administrative tasks and have several meetings, including a meeting on international recruitment, a meeting with Alan Shoho, and my monthly meeting with Student Affairs leadership.

Announcements

Experiential Learning
On Tuesday, February 20 at 3 p.m. in the Regents Room in Chapman Hall, faculty and staff who are champions, coordinators, and managers of experiential learning initiatives will gather to share best practices and discuss how we can make UWM a destination campus for this powerful practice. This gathering is being co-coordinated by Paul Roebber (roebber@uwm.edu) from the Innovative Weather Center and Laurie Marks (lmarks@uwm.edu) from the Center for Community-Based Learning, Leadership, and Research. Please register for the event.

Winning the Opioid War

The Fireside Forum will explore the opioid crisis on Thursday, February 22 at 7 p.m.

Undergraduate Research Symposium

Abstract submission is open through Wednesday, February 28 for undergraduate students interested in presenting outcomes of their faculty-mentored research at UWM’s Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 27. Students may give oral, poster, visual art, or performing art presentations. See the website for dates of abstract writing and conference poster workshops.

Age of Love

This free event will include a screening of the documentary, “The Age of Love, (Understanding Love and Relationships as We Age),” and a panel discussion with former Wisconsin Governor Martin J. Schreiber and documentary producer, Steven Loring. Refreshments will be served.

CIE Class Visit

This is your last chance to schedule a CIE Study Abroad classroom visit for this semester. Set up a visit promoting summer, fall, and academic year programs before the March 1 deadline. If you have questions, please contact overseas@uwm.edu.

Wisconsin Academic Advising Association (WACADA)

WACADA invites proposals from the campus community for the 2018 Spring Professional Development Day. Deadline to submit is Friday, March 2.

Physics Colloquium

The Physics Department will be hosting a Colloquium on Friday, March 9 by 2017 Nobel Laureate Dr. Joachim Frank of Columbia University. The Physics Colloquium runs Friday afternoons from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Lapham 162. Dr. Frank’s talk, “New Opportunities in Single-particle Cryo-EM: Mapping States in an Ensemble, Trapping Short-lived States,” will describe new methods pioneered in collaboration with UWM Physicist Abbas Ourmazd.

FOCUSS Idea Competition

The FOCUSS Idea Competition provides students with the opportunity to share ideas and cultivate solutions to real-world problems. This is the first year the contest will be held at UWM and it’s open to all undergraduates regardless of major. Dr. David Pate is the UWM ambassador.

Asian Faculty and Staff Association (AFSA) Awards

The AFSA Awards Committee is currently calling for applications (two $500 awards). The application deadline is 4:30 p.m. on March 31. Submit applications electronically to afsa-award@uwm.edu.

Other

The world’s first Ice Cricket Challenge took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland February 8-9.

Take care,

Johannes

Johannes Britz
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs