Good morning, colleagues. Here is this week’s update:
Reminder: Zilber School of Public Health Dean Candidate on campus this week:
Charles E. Drum visits campus Monday – Wednesday (March 6-8)
Open Forum: Tuesday, March 7, 3-4 p.m., Zilber SPH 109
Candidate CVs and campus interview schedules
Kudos
– Hope A. Olson, Professor Emerita (SOIS) has been awarded the 2017 Margaret Mann Citation from the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS). The Mann Citation will be presented on June 24 at the ALCTS Awards Ceremony at the 2017 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago. Great news, Hope!
– Diane Reddy (CETL & Psychology), Dylan J. Barth (CETL), and Raymond Fleming (Psychology), won a 2017 Effective Practice award from the Online Learning Consortium for “Increasing Online Learning Success Using a Learning Analytics Tool with Messaging about How to Study Productively.” Congratulations!
– An article by Fred Helmstetter (Psychology) and Nicole Ferrara (Psychology PhD student) and others, “Updating procedures can reorganize the neural circuit supporting a fear memory,” from the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, was featured as an Editor’s Choice article on the Science Translation Journal website. Well done, Fred and Nicole!
– Engineering alum Juanita DeLoach, now an IP attorney in Dallas, has been named one of ten women “Hidden Figures” of Dallas.
– Scott Strath (Kinesiology) has received a $2.82 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for the project titled, “Calibrating free-living physical activity characteristics across functionally-limited populations using machine-learned accelerometer approaches.” Congratulations, Scott!
The Week
Monday
My day starts with my weekly meeting with Robin Van Harpen. I also have meetings with a number of my direct reports, Brian Thompson, and Peter Sands. The Chancellor’s Cabinet meets and there is a CEMAT meeting. Agenda items include enrollment information for spring 2017 and fall 2017, SEM update, the UW College Transfer Policy and gainful employment regulations.
Tuesday
I begin the day with a breakfast meeting with ZSPH dean candidate Charles Drum. I have meetings with Alan Shoho and Tom Luljak, plus I’m attending a University Committee meeting. I’m making remarks at the UWM Authors Recognition Ceremony (see below).
Wednesday and Thursday in Madison
Wednesday I’m in Madison for a UW System Provosts meeting (agenda items include a budget update, retention efforts, transfer from two-year colleges, collaborative research, Water Summit, and early college credit) and Thursday is the Board of Regents meeting. Wednesday afternoon I have a wrap-up call with ZSPH dean candidate Charles Drum.
Friday
I have meetings with Tom Lipinski, Bill Hebert, Val Klump, and a weekly meeting with the Chancellor. I have an EAB Academic Performance Solution meeting, and I’m completing Title IX training. (Check your email; all UWM employees are required to complete this training.)
Announcements
UWM Authors Recognition Ceremony
WWHEL Brown Bag debriefing on the 2017 Women Leaders Conference on Thursday, March 9 at noon in Union 191.
The Online Program Council meets this Friday at 1 p.m. in Lubar N146. Agenda items include the use of Office 365 for teaching and learning and a large-scale study of how online course-taking predicts student progress and 4yr/6yr graduation rates.
Camille Robcis (History, Cornell University) talks on “The Politics of the Psych”
Register for Classroom/Campus Safety training
The Center for International Education is promotion the message that “Hate Has No Home Here”
Abstract Submission is open for the annual UWM Undergraduate Research Symposium – Deadline March 15
Whitaker Award for Academic Staff – Deadline March 23
For Faculty – Leading a Program Abroad
Other
For the first time in 146 years of recording, Chicago goes without any snow in January and February!
Take care,
Johannes
Johannes Britz
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs