Good morning, Colleagues. Here are this week’s updates from Academic Affairs.
Roberto Hernandez Center Leadership
I am very pleased to announce that Alberto Maldonado, currently the Assistant Director of Admissions, will be the interim Director of the Roberto Hernandez Center. Alberto’s experience in student recruitment, particularly in Latino/a high schools, his knowledge of the community, and his collaborative leadership style will be an asset to the work of this important center.
Kudos
– Congratulations to the Lubar School of Business on earning specialized accounting accreditation from AACSB International for its array of undergraduate and graduate accounting programs!
– Our UWM National Student Speech, Language, Hearing Association (NSSLHA) Chapter 2016 was awarded Gold Standing, the highest possible honor given by the National NSSLHA Organization, based on their outstanding performance in fundraising, community service, advocacy, career awareness, and member recruitment. The UWM chapter is one of only 35 chapters rated at this level out of 319 chapters nationwide. Well done!
– Heather Salvo, Communication Sciences and Disorders Graduate Student, is being nationally recognized as a 2016 NSSLHA Honors Recipient at the national convention in Philadelphia in November. This award is based on scholastic achievement, service to the academic unit, professional conduct, and service to NSSLHA. Congratulations, Heather!
– The School of Education has received a $2.4M award from the National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program for the Milwaukee Master Teacher Partnership (MMTP), an innovative five-year professional development project for master teachers in MPS high school mathematics and science classrooms. The project will launch in late August 2016, and be directed by PI Mike Steele (Curriculum and Instruction), co-PIs Craig Berg (Curriculum and Instruction) and Anja Blecking (Chemistry), and senior staff Barbara Bales (Curriculum and Instruction). Congratulations! For more information, visit uwm.edu/mmtp.
The Week
Monday
I have my weekly meeting with the Chancellor, there is a Deep Dive Chancellor’s Cabinet meeting, and the Chancellor and I are meeting with Milwaukee’s Mexican Consul. The rest of the day is filled with meetings with direct reports.
Tuesday
I have regular meetings with VC Robin Van Harpen and Dean Alan Shoho. Robin (Van Harpen) and I also continue our meetings this week with schools/colleges and other units on campus discussing strategic position control. This week we meet with the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, College of Nursing, Zilber School of Public Health, School of Education, School of Continuing Education, CIE, and the Honors College.
Wednesday
I have a meeting on capital projects, followed by meetings with Dean Stan Stojkovic and Dean Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska on their respective strategic goals and priorities for 2015-16. I also have a meeting with UWM’s health-related deans to be updated on the progress they are making towards closer collaboration.
Thursday
I have regularly scheduled meetings with Mark Harris and Dean Tom Lipinski. I have a meeting on the Midwest Institute of Drug Discovery, my regularly scheduled meeting with Dean Rodney Swain, and a goals/priorities meeting with Dean Kanti Prasad.
Friday
A work day with fewer meetings but lots of admin.
Announcements
From the CIO
“Achieving Excellence in Campus Data and Analytics,” will be offered in two identical sessions by EAB’s Director of Research Delivery, Dr. Ron Yanosky, on Tuesday, August 9 in the Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex (KIRC) 1150 from 10 a.m.- Noon and 1 – 3 p.m. For reservations, please contact Karen Nelson at nelso488@uwm.edu.
UNITE Promo Items Needed
External Relations is seeking promotional items and flyers for UNITE (University-Neighborhood Initiative To Engage). UNITE is an educational opportunity during Fall Welcome where UWM faculty, staff, and students volunteer to take welcome bags to students living in the neighborhood around UWM prior to the academic year. Welcome bags can include promotional items from your department or unit, program advertisements, a calendar of events, important UWM information, and swag. 1500 items need to be delivered to Chapman 180B by August 19 to be included. This year, UNITE will take place on August 25. Volunteer to deliver welcome bags! Please contact Keri Duce at klduce@uwm.edu with any questions.
From University Relations
A redesigned UWM.edu Home page and Research page will be previewed at a campus open session on Thursday, August 11 from 11 a.m. – Noon in the Chapman Hall Regents Room. Learn more about the objective of the redesign initiative and RSVP.
From the Zilber School of Public Health
The Zilber School’s accreditation self-study process is well underway and the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) is now accepting written comments until 30 days before the site visit. Visit the Zilber School web site to learn how to submit comments.
From Alumni Relations
Got Panther Pride? Be a 2016-17 Spirit Liaison for your office, department, or school! 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) on the Spirit Days website.
From the Office of Equity/Diversity Services
A Title IX training session, open to all campus employees, staff, and students, will be held on August 10 from 1-2:30 p.m. in Library Room E281. The session will address issues such as sex-based discrimination and harassment. Please register.
Other
Congratulations to Sri Lanka’s cricket team who beat Australia for only the second time in a test match. Well done!
Take care,
Johannes
Johannes Britz
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs