Good morning, colleagues. Here is this week’s announcement from Academic Affairs.
Kudos
– The Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health had a successful accreditation site visit by a team from the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) last week. The final accreditation decision will be made at the council’s June 2017 meeting.
– Art History MA student Kelsey Rozema won “best essay” at the Medieval and Renaissance Graduate Student Association (MRGSA) Conference at Ohio State University. It’s such a pleasure to celebrate our students!
– Dance MFA Alumna Ephrat “Bounce” Asherie (MFA’ 2016) has been awarded the Bessie as Outstanding Performer for her “presence and a skill that is immediate and unmistakable, explosive, and captivating.” Brava, Ephrat!
The Week
Monday
I have regular meetings with Robin Van Harpen, Joely Urdan, and Michael Doylan. The Chancellor’s Cabinet meets, as does CEMAT. Agenda items include a SEM update on Illinois marketing initiatives; the role of faculty in recruitment; and centralized/decentralized recruitment efforts.
Tuesday
There is a deans’ morning meeting, several meetings with my staff, and I have a meeting on accreditation for the Mechanical Engineering Department.
Wednesday
I will attend a budget planning meeting, have my weekly meeting with the Chancellor, the College of Letters and Science Dean Search and Screen Committee has its first meeting, and the Chancellor and I are meeting with Distinguished Professors.
Thursday
I’m attending the APBC meeting, an Integrated Shared Services meeting, the Graduate School Open House, and I have regular meetings with Rodney Swain and Alan Shoho.
Friday
I am attending another meeting on budget planning and I will join the Chancellor in a meeting with Medical College of Wisconsin leaders.
Announcements
From the UWM Libraries
On Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the Digital Humanities Lab, John Stropes (Director of Guitar Studies, UWM PSOA), Benjamin Kammin, and Josh Lane present, “The Music of Leo Kottke: Mining the Archives to Develop Pedagogical Materials,” part of the Directions in Digital Humanities series. And on Friday at 10:30 a.m. in the 4th floor Conference Center, J. David Hoeveler (UWM distinguished professor in history) presents, “John Bascom and the Origins of the Wisconsin Idea,” in the Master Chats lecture series.
From Academic Affairs
The UWM Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership (WWHEL) chapter’s November Brown Bag program will take place on Thursday from noon-1 p.m. in Greene Hall 148. Cynthia Hayes of UWM Peck School of the Arts will present a program on Mindfulness that will include a short meditation period. Attendees are welcome to bring their lunch and beverage.
From the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning invites UWM faculty, academic staff, and graduate teaching assistants to submit proposals for the UWM Teaching and Learning Symposium to be held on Thursday, January 12, 2017. Propose a session and register.
pantherFILE retires on January 6, 2017 – Time to Migrate!
Since pantherFILE is retiring, it’s time to find your files a new home by migrating them to a new file hosting service. It is important that you identify your file storage usage and find the corresponding migration path that best fits your needs.
Individual files will move to OneDrive for Business, group storage will move to SharePoint Online and professional web pages will move to CampusPress WordPress.
Please visit the pantherFILE retirement website to learn more about migrating your files: https://uwm.edu/pantherfile-retirement/
From the Department of Art & Design
2016 UWM Peck School of the Arts, Department of Art & Design’s Undergraduate Scholarship winners are celebrated in the exiting exhibition, Crossing Over, at the Union Art Gallery until November 11. This annual event includes the exceptional artwork produced by emerging artists in a wide range of mediums and covering a variety of topics. Please join us in celebrating these outstanding artists.
From the Center for Community-Based Learning, Leadership, and Research
We’re still looking for UWM volunteers for MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY on Saturday, November 5 from 8 a.m.-noon. Volunteers will go out in groups and help local elders with yardwork, or participate in a neighborhood cleanup. Sign up as an individual, or with a group.
Other
Swifts stay in the air for 10 months!
Take care,
Johannes
Johannes Britz
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs