Good afternoon, colleagues. Here is this week’s update from Academic Affairs.
Continuing Education Announcement
I am pleased to announce that Nancy Nelson has been appointed as Provost’s Deputy for Continuing Education, starting on July 1. Nancy has been with UWM since 1998. She started in the Department of Occupational Therapy (now Occupational Science & Technology), and has served as Assistant Dean for the College of Health Sciences Outreach Office since 2009. She earned her PhD in Adult Education, Administrative Leadership at UW-Milwaukee. I’m delighted to welcome Nancy to this new role and I’m looking forward to working with her.
Kudos
– Diane Reddy, Psychology and Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, received the 2017 New Media Consortium Henderson Prize, recognizing exemplary ongoing passion for teaching, learning, and innovation. Congratulations, Diane!
– Gretchen Schuttey, Military and Veterans Resource Center, was named Top Counselor in the U.S. for the VetSUCCESS on Campus program. Well done, Gretchen! What a fitting capstone to your 30 years with the VA.
– Donn Haglund, Professor Emeritus, will receive this year’s Lowell Thomas Award, the Explorers Club’s highest honor. Donn is in good company with the likes of Carl Sagan, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr., Jean-Michel Cousteau, Sir Edmund P. Hillary, and Sir David Attenborough. Congratulations, Donn!
The Week
Monday
I will attend the Academic Staff Committee meeting and the Chancellor’s Cabinet meeting. In the afternoon, I have scheduled meetings with Mark Harris and Scott Emmons, and I have my weekly staff meeting.
Tuesday
I will be out of the office at the Chancellor’s Annual Retreat.
Wednesday
I have meetings with Paula Rhyner, Peter Sands, and Kanti Prasad. I have a budget meeting with the Chancellor, Sara Tully’s farewell (see below), and meetings with Michael Doylen and Ron Cisler.
Thursday
I have a meeting with the EAB and an L&S budget meeting. Later, I’ll attend another EAB meeting and have a meeting on voluntary reassignment.
Friday
I’ll meet with the Chancellor regarding scholarship funding in the morning. In the afternoon, I’ll meet with the Extended Budget Model Support Team.
Announcements
Sara Tully, CIE’s Executive Director, will be leaving UWM to assume a new role directing education abroad at Northwestern University. Please join us on Wednesday, June 21 from 12 – 1 p.m. in Garland 104 as we say goodbye and thank Sara for her many contributions to CIE and UWM. A light lunch will be served, so please RSVP by Tuesday, June 20.
EAB representatives will present an open forum for the demonstration of Guide, the student-facing mobile app that is being rolled out for new freshmen this year, on Thursday, June 22 at 2 p.m. in Bolton B52.
Flourish Fest: An Art Exhibit!
Register today for the 2017 Panther Prowl – extra-early birds save $10
Great Lakes extends Dash Emergency Grants to four-year campuses
Other
Pakistan won the Cricket Champions Trophy!
Take care,
Johannes
Johannes Britz
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs