Good morning, colleagues. Here are this week’s updates from Academic Affairs.
Kudos
– Congratulations to Christopher Kupitz and Marius Schmidt, Physics, whose paper, “Macromolecular Diffractive Imaging Using Imperfect Crystals,” was published in the current issue of Nature.
– Diane Reddy, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning; Psychology, was invited by Desire2Learn to be part of their inaugural EduFan Council of innovators in education. Congratulations, Diane!
– Pradeep Rohatgi, Materials Science and Engineering, was elected to the Fellowship of the Indian Institute of Metals. He will be honored on March 12 at the IIM Delhi Chapter in India. A well-deserved honor, Pradeep!
– Patrick Brady, Jolien Creighton, Alan Wiseman, and Xavier Siemens, Physics, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for their roles in the discovery of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory — LIGO. Read the editorial in the Journal Sentinel. Congratulations, all!
The Week:
Monday
We continue this week our recruitment and retention meetings with the schools and colleges. This morning, we will be at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning. This meeting will be followed by the Chancellor’s weekly cabinet meeting. I have my regular one-on-one meeting with Robin Van Harpen and also the weekly staff meeting in the late afternoon.
Tuesday
The day will be filled with direct report meetings – including my monthly meetings with Stan Stojkovic and Tom Lipinski. In the afternoon, we have the College of Nursing’s Enrollment and Retention Incentives meeting.
Wednesday
In the morning, I continue meetings with direct reports including Alan Shoho and Brett Peters. There is also a visit with ACE Fellow Dr. Jesse Mendez. In the afternoon, I have my monthly meeting with Student Association President Mike Sportiello and Vice President Brandi Hernandez. The College of Health Sciences will be holding their Enrollment and Retention Incentives meeting later in the day.
Thursday
The APBC Meeting will be held in the morning, followed by a Social Entrepreneurship, Justice, and Equity Compact meeting with the Chancellor. In the afternoon, I have my monthly meetings with Scott Emmons and Sally Lundeen, along with attending the Faculty Senate meeting.
Friday
I have a meeting with a direct report in the morning. In the afternoon, I have my weekly meeting with the Chancellor, along with my monthly meeting with Academic Staff Committee Chair Robin Weigert.
Announcements
Educational Technology Fee Call for Proposals
Proposals are requested for student technology-related projects, funded by the educational technology fee and to be reviewed by the Ed Tech Fee Advisory Committee. Project proposals should be submitted electronically on the Educational Technology Fund Form A to Laura Pedrick at lpedrick@uwm.edu no later than midnight, March 7, 2016. More information.
From CEMAT
The Chancellor’s Enrollment Management Action Team (CEMAT) is currently developing UWM’s first Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) plan. The SEM team will solicit campus-wide input during the spring semester, and plans to finalize the plan by summer of 2016. For more information about the SEM process, please see https://uwm.edu/cemat/sem/.
From the Institute of World Affairs
The 2016 Fireside Forum on Foreign Policy will explore inequality and education this Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge.
From Alumni Relations
Black & Gold Spirit Day is this Friday. Wear black and gold, decorate your office in Panther colors, and celebrate with activities to boost your UWM pride and have fun. You could win Most Spirited Office (and a pizza party for 20) or be selected for Panther Picture of the Day!
From the UWM French Program
February 12-21, 2016: The 19th Annual Festival of Films in French, organized by the UWM French program, brings a rich array of French language films to Milwaukee at the UWM Union Cinema.
Online Program Council
The Online Program Council meets this Friday, February 19, from 10:30-noon in Lubar S250. Agenda items include Online Assessment (Dev Venugopalan, Academic Affairs); A Certificate in a Master’s: A 2-in-1 Approach that is Attracting New Students (Simone Conceicao, Administrative Leadership); and an Update on Online Enrollment (Laura Pedrick, Academic Affairs).
From the LGBT Resource Center
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center is sponsoring and hosting the UW-Milwaukee Annual Drag Show on February 27 at the Milwaukee Theatre. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m.
From French & Italian Comparative Literature
Robin Pickering-Iazzi, FICL, will be speaking about her new book on the Mafia in Italy on Wednesday, February 17 at Boswell books on Downer. Come hear the interesting stories and enjoy learning about the impact of the real life Italian Mafia.
From the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Please join Jude Rathburn, Lubar School of Business, and Dylan Barth, CETL, in a two-part discussion (2/24 and 3/9) on Christina Baldwin and Ann Linnea’s book, “The Circle Way: A Leader in Every Chair.” Information and registration.
Call for Submissions
Women’s and Gender Studies proudly announces its annual UWM Student Research Paper and Project Contest. Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit research papers or projects having to do with women, gender, sexuality, feminism, or feminist thinking that were completed for UWinteriM, spring, summer, or fall 2015 courses at UWM. The deadline for submissions is February 25. For more information and a submission form, please call 229-5918 or stop by the main office Curtin Hall, 535.
From the School of Information Studies
Thomas Haigh, SOIS, will present a lecture on his new book, “Eniac in Action: Making and Remaking the Modern Computer,” on Tuesday, February 23 from 2:45 – 4:45 p.m. at Greene Hall. Refreshments will be served.
Please register.
From the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
The UWM Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) is pleased to announce the Kristin Ruggiero Research Award. The award supports advanced undergraduate and graduate student field research in Latin America and the Caribbean. All students from UWM, in any discipline, are eligible. Application deadline is March 11.
From the UWM Libraries
Anika Wilson, Africology, presents, “Vanishing Hitchhiker, Vanishing Gods: Religion, Ecology, and Identity in Southern Africa,” on Friday, February 19 at 3 p.m. in the American Geographical Society Library, third floor, east wing of the Golda Meir Library. More information.
From the Center for Community-Based Learning, Leadership, and Research
Beta Alpha Psi business fraternity, the AARP, and the CCBLLR are hosting a no-cost tax preparation clinic on a few Saturday mornings from now until the end of tax season at Cambridge Commons. There are no age or income restrictions to receive services by this fine group of UWM accounting major volunteers!
From Integrated Marketing Communications
The 2016 UWM Fact and Impact statement is now online.
Tinker Field Research Awards
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), in partnership with the Master in Sustainable Peacebuilding Program (MSP), is pleased to announce 2016 Tinker Field Research Awards, with funding from the Tinker Foundation and J.M. Kohler Foundation. Tinker Field Research Awards support pre-dissertation graduate field research in Latin America and the Caribbean (defined by the Tinker Foundation as Portuguese- or Spanish-speaking). See the full announcement.
Got Panther Pride?
There’s still time to sign up to be a Spirit Liaison for your office before February 19, the first Spirit Day of 2016! Learn more about Black & Gold Spirit Days and volunteer to lead your office in fun activities as you compete for Most Spirited Office. Cool prizes, too, of course.
Other
In case you didn’t know, the average price for a Super Bowl ticket was apparently $4500 a ticket!
Take care,
Johannes
Johannes Britz
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs