Good morning, colleagues. Here is this week’s update from Academic Affairs.

Kudos

Andrew Kincaid’s (English; Celtic Studies) new article, “Samuel Beckett’s Radio Geographies,” appears in the latest edition of the journal “Modernist Cultures.” Congratulations, Andrew!

Carolyn Esswein (Urban Planning; Community Design Solutions) achieved the planning profession’s highest honor by being named to the prestigious American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) College of Fellows for her outstanding achievements in urban planning. She is one of 53 inductees in this year’s College of Fellows, and only the fourth Fellow selected from Wisconsin since the College was inaugurated in 2000. This is wonderful recognition, Carolyn!

In the News 

Maria Haigh was interviewed by local television stations (CBS58 and TMJ4) this past week about the situation in Ukraine based on her Ukrainian heritage and research focus on disinformation.

Milwaukee Athletics

Congratulations to Megan Walstad, who scored 26 points against Oakland to reach 1,000 for her career. She became the 22^nd player in program history to reach 1,000 points and did it in just 81 games, which sits as the ninth fastest of those to reach the milestone. It marks Milwaukee’s first 1,000-point scorer since Steph Kostowicz (2014-18) who accomplished the feat in 2017.

The Week

Monday

I start the week with my standing meeting with Robin Van Harpen, followed by the Academic Staff Committee meeting, the Chancellor’s Executive Cabinet meeting, a Social Work enrollment meeting, and a 2030 Unit Realignment meeting.

Tuesday

In the morning, I have a Coronavirus Management Team (CMT) Leadership meeting, a 2030 update meeting, the Associate Deans meeting, and my weekly check-in with Dave Clark and Kay Eilers. In the afternoon, I have my one-on-one with Jason Puskar, my monthly meeting with Student Association leadership, and my weekly meeting with Chancellor Mone.

Wednesday

Today, I have the Deans Morning Meeting, my monthly meeting with Tina Freiburger, an HR meeting, my one-on-one with John Reisel, a check-in with Simon Bronner and Kay Eilers, and my monthly meeting with Mark Harris and Rebecca Klaper.

Thursday

In the morning, I have another CMT Leadership meeting, an FY23 Carryforward meeting, a Student Centric Organizational Structure planning meeting, and my bi-weekly meeting with Paul Klajbor. In the afternoon, I have a System Provosts meeting, a Campus Budget Planning meeting, a 2030 Leadership meeting, and a follow-up meeting with Architecture and Urban Planning leadership.

Friday

Today, I will provide opening remarks at the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare All-School meeting, I have meetings with direct reports, and will attend to administrative matters.

Announcements

Student Campus Climate Survey

The campus community is invited to hear the most recent campus climate survey data results on Monday, February 21 and Monday, February 28. During these virtual sessions, results and next steps will be shared, and participants will have the opportunity to provide additional feedback regarding campus climate. Join the February 21 meeting; Click here for the February 28 meeting.

African Diaspora Council (ADC) Silent Auction 

The first annual ADC Silent Auction site is now live, and items are available for bidding! All auction items will be featured online and can be viewed in-person on February 23 in the Union Concourse. See flyer for details.

CAB Annual Spring Comedy Show

Join the Campus Activities Board on Thursday, February 24 for their marquee event, the Annual Spring Comedy Show featuring Taylor Tomlinson! Tickets are FREE for all UWM community members (students, faculty, and staff). Tickets can be redeemed at uwm.edu/cabcomedyshow! For additional questions, please email cabuwm@uwm.edu.

College of Engineering and Applied Science Seminar
Sarah Blackowski from the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech will deliver a seminar entitled, “Making meaning with stories: Strategies for engaging students and faculty in engineering education,” on Friday, February 25 at 10 a.m. in EMS E250. More information.

Constellations of the Zodiac: Pisces

Delve into the astronomy and mythology behind the zodiac and learn how to find your zodiac constellation in the night sky. In this live, interactive show, we will explore the stories and science of the zodiac constellations with a focus on what makes this month’s constellation, Pisces, unique. The program takes place on Friday, February 25 at 7 p.m. in the UWM Planetarium. Email planetarium@uwm.edu with questions. Tickets.

Center for Community-Based Learning, Leadership, and Research 

Broadscope Disability Services is holding a Hygiene Drive through February 28. There are several drop boxes around campus. Donation ideas and drop box locations.

Sam and Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies

Join us on Thursday, March 3 at 7 p.m. for Sarah Imhoff’s (Indiana U) Zoom discussion of her forthcoming book, “The Lives of Jessie Sampter: Queer, Disabled, Zionist.” She will be joined by Rachel B. Gross (San Francisco State U) and Lisa Silverman (UWM). Pre-registration required.

Academic Staff Workshop

The Non-Instructional Academic Staff Committee will host the “How Can I Be of Service” workshop on Wednesday, March 9 from 10-11:30 a.m. on Teams. This workshop is designed to help academic staff learn about many traditional and non-traditional service opportunities available at UWM. Registration.

DEI Professional Development 

The Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is excited to offer several Racial Justice and Equity professional development opportunities this spring, beginning in February. Space is limited, so register soon! Registration information.

Gatekeeper Training

Help to strengthen our network of UWM faculty, staff, and students prepared to reach out to students in crisis! Please join us for a spring 2022 Campus Connect Gatekeeper Training. Booster sessions are also available for those who have already completed the initial training. Information and registration.

Public Leadership Grants

The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership has issued its annual call for applications for research grants and speaker grants across the UW System. Each grant program has been allocated $500,000. The deadline to apply for the 2022-23 year is May 20.

IT News

Beginning March 1, when connecting to UWM’s GlobalProtect Virtual Private Network (VPN), you will be prompted to authenticate using Microsoft MFA. For more information about this change, see our IT News article.

Other 

Only three cups a day?

Take care,

Johannes