Good morning, colleagues. Here are this week’s updates from Academic Affairs:
R1 Campus Celebration
Colleagues, as I have mentioned in an earlier update, we will be celebrating UWM’s recent elevation to the elite status of R-1 doctoral research university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Here are the details:
Thursday, May 12
4:30-6 p.m. (remarks at 5 p.m.)
Union Concourse (Ground Level)
RSVP here. Your RSVP will help us ensure a successful event AND you will be entered into a drawing for some sweet UWM swag. For questions, contact Lynn Wilk at lcwilk@uwm.edu.
Kudos
UWM
UWM received the Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools Award, which recognizes schools that reduce environmental impacts and costs; improve the health and wellness of schools, students, and staff; and provide environmental education that teaches many disciplines and is especially good at effectively incorporating STEM, civic skills, and green career pathways.
Lubar School
Lubar School of Business’s Accounting program will be recommended for accreditation by the Peer Review Team of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Professor Paul Fischer reports, “The supreme compliment is that they are taking our methods home to implement at their campus.” Congratulations to all!
Nasiri and Pero
Adel Nasiri, Senior Associate Dean of Research, and Wendy Pero, University Services Program Associate, organized the College of Engineering and Applied Science’s Student Research Poster session on Saturday, April 23. With 90 student posters, 85 judges, GE and Eaton sponsorship, and more than $4,000 in prizes, the event is one of the college’s annual highlights. Very well done!
The Week:
Monday
Fairly routine Monday with the Chancellor’s Expanded Cabinet meeting and my meetings with VC Robin Van Harpen, UC Chair John Riesel, and direct reports.
Tuesday
There is a deans morning meeting, followed by meetings with VC Tom Luljak, SOE Dean Alan Shoho, and direct reports. I will attend part of the University Committee meeting and end the day with a budget meeting.
Wednesday
A day of dean meetings: Stan Stojkovic (HBSSW), Brett Peters (CEAS), and Maria Gajdardziska-Josifovska (Graduate School). I will also attend a CEMAT co-sponsors meeting. I’m attending a reception for a delegation from Mexico’s University of Guanajuato System, as well as the Phi Beta Kappa induction ceremony.
Thursday
The Chancellor, VC Van Harpen, and I are attending a meeting of the Letters and Science faculty, and I meet with Deans Tom Lipinski (SOIS), Sally Lundeen (CON), and Scott Emmons (PSOA), Legal Affairs Director Joely Urdan, and Mark Harris. Thursday evening will be busy since I do the welcome at both the 2016 Holzheimer “Maps & America” Lecture and the Water Talent Development Summit.
Friday
I have a weekly meeting with the Chancellor, meetings with direct reports, and I’m stopping by the Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Wisconsin Room (noon-4pm, I encourage all to attend!) The Chancellor and I are attending a meeting of the College of Engineering and Applied Science faculty. I end the day with a tour of the School of Freshwater Sciences.
Announcements
Milwaukee Engineering Conference
The College of Engineering and Applied Science is hosting the first Milwaukee Engineering Research Conference on May 5 and 6 – an event designed to bring federal agencies, researchers, and business and industry together for discussions to advance the national research enterprise. More than 200 people have pre-registered for the event. The College welcomes participation from interested faculty and deans from other colleges and schools to further the collaboration within campus.
Institute of World Affairs
IWA, along with the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Roberto Hernandez Center, will present, “War Against All Puerto Ricans: A History of Economic Chaos and Political Terror in America’s Colony,” with speaker Nelson A. Denis on Thursday, April 28 at 7 p.m. at the UWM Hefter Center.
From University Relations
Sign-up now to be a featured speaker during the fall 2016 semester! The UWM Speakers Bureau is accepting applications from faculty and staff to speak to area non-profit groups like libraries, historical societies, senior groups, and community centers about their research, community engagement, and other topics of interest. You can create a profile on the Speakers Bureau website and External Relations will take care of the rest. Contact Keri Duce (klduce@uwm.edu) with any questions.
From the Center for 21st Century Studies
The Center for 21st Century Studies (C21) and the English Department are sponsoring Sianne Ngai’s (Stanford) talk, “Theory of the Gimmick,” on Thursday, April 28 at 2 p.m. in Curtin 368.
Grant Opportunity
The UWM Social Compact Grants deadline for applications is Thursday, April 28 at 4 p.m. For more information, see https://uwm.edu/sejecgrants/ or contact Christy Uttech at 414-229-4331.
From the Urban Studies Program
The UWM Urban Studies Programs is hosting its 21st Urban Studies’ Student Research Forum on Saturday, April 30 from 12-6 p.m. in the UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge.
Call for Proposals: Academic Staff Professional Development Awards
Along with the Academic Staff Committee and the Academic Staff Awards Committee, I am pleased to announce professional development awards to support UW-Milwaukee academic staff. Proposals are being accepted for the 2016-2017 UWM Academic Staff Professional Development Individual (max $1,500) or Group (max $3,000) Awards. Deadline is May 2. Applications can be found on the Academic Staff Awards Committee website.
From the UWM Libraries
Mirela Altić, Institute of Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia, presents the 27th Holzheimer “Maps & America” Lecture on Thursday, April 28 at 6 p.m. in the American Geographical Society Library. The title of her presentation is “Encounters in the New World: Jesuit Cartography in the Americas.”
From the Office of Undergraduate Research
Faculty, academic staff, and graduate students are needed to serve as judges at the annual UWM Undergraduate Research Symposium, scheduled for the afternoon of April 29. We do not require any particular expertise. Registration to be a judge is quick and simple; tell us whether you would like to judge at the oral or poster session (or both!) and we’ll be back in touch with you directly with details. This is a particularly pleasant campus service opportunity.
From the UWM Military and Veterans Resource Center
The 3rd Annual UWM Military and Veterans Graduation Ceremony will be held on May 12 at 7 p.m. in the Student Union Fireside Lounge. Military and veteran spring and summer 2016 graduates can RSVP for the ceremony by emailing MAVRC Interim Assistant Director Sarah Terry at tarah@uwm.edu with full name, academic degree, and number of guests.
Japanese Spring Festival
All are invited to the UWM Japanese Program’s Spring Festival, which will showcase student work (presentations will be in Japanese with English subtitles), on Monday, May 2 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.
Take care,
Johannes
Johannes Britz
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs