Good afternoon, colleagues. I hope you had an enjoyable holiday weekend! Here is this week’s update from Academic Affairs.
Kudos
– Richard Leson, Art History, was published by Oxford University Press. See his bibliography for “Art of the Crusader Period in the Levant” online at Oxford Bibliographies. Very impressive, Richard!
– Emily Latch, Biological Sciences, was recognized in a news story published on the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoological Park website. The scientific article was published in Biological Conservation May 23. Well done, Emily!
– Michael J. Mikos, Foreign Languages and Literature, was an invited speaker at the International Scientific Conference at the Warsaw University in Poland, May 25-26, presenting, “Polish Archival, Cartographic, and Photographic Collections in the American Geographical Society Library at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.” Congratulations, Michael!
– Proposals from five groups in health and biomedical sciences and engineering have been selected for internal Research Team Development awards. This pilot program is designed to facilitate the formation of high-functioning, interdisciplinary research teams that will address complex topics and submit external grant proposals. Congratulations to all!
– Angie Sadowsky, Senior Academic Advisor in the School of Information Studies, was recognized as “Advisor of the Year 2016” by the Advisors and Counselors Network (ACN) for outstanding contributions in advising. Well done, Angie!
In the News
The Week
Tuesday
I have several Integrated Shared Services (ISS) meetings with schools and colleges, the Chancellor’s Expanded Cabinet meets, and I have meetings with Scott Emmons, Paula Rhyner, and my staff.
Wednesday
I meet with Robin Van Harpen, I have another ISS meeting, a meeting with Kate Nelson on bike infrastructure at UWM, a meeting with Brian Thompson, a new budget model meeting, and my weekly meeting with the Chancellor.
Thursday-Friday
I’m out through June 5.
Announcements
Nominate individuals or groups for the 2017 LGBTQ+ Champion of the Year Award
Updates to UWM’s Licensing and Enforcement Program
Other
My next Update will be on Tuesday, June 6. The match ball for the Portuguese Cup was delivered by a man on a drone!
Take care,
Johannes
Johannes Britz
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs