Kudos

Adam Wickersham (Lubar School of Business) was recognized as one of BizTimes 2020 Notable Veteran Executives of Southeastern Wisconsin. Adam also served on the Veteran’s Advisory Council and continues to advance veterans’ causes within and outside UWM. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor, Adam!

Mark Netzloff (English) published a book monograph, Agents Beyond the State: The Writings of English Travelers, Soldiers, and Diplomats in Early Modern Europe (Oxford University Press). Well done, Mark!

Derek B. Counts (Art History) and his colleagues have published Visualizing Votive Practice: Exploring Limestone and Terracotta Sculpture from Athienou-Malloura through 3D Models (Grand Forks, ND: 2020). VVP is an innovative, open-access, digital monograph that explores votive sculptures excavated from the site of Athienou-Malloura (Cyprus) by the Athienou Archaeological Project, which Derek co-directs. The project was generously funded by UWM RACAS and RGI grants. Congratulations, Derek!

Lorraine Malcoe and the Zilber School of Public Health received a COVID-19 rapid response grant from the Zilber Family Foundation entitled, “A Coordinated Community-Driven Response to COVID-19 in Milwaukee’s Black Communities,” that will focus on minimizing the immediate economic, social, and health impacts of the pandemic within Black communities in Milwaukee. Well done, Lorraine!

Kimberly Blaeser (English and American Indian Studies) is featured in a newly developed Library of Congress audio collection curated by U. S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. Included in the interactive story map, “Living Nations, Living Words,” Kimberly reads and discusses her piece, “Poem on Disappearance.” Congratulations, Kim!

In the News

Helen Meier (Public Health) was interviewed for another NPR article for her work on health effects of past housing discrimination.

Lauren Meyers (University of Texas-Austin), the speaker at last week’s Marden Lecture in Mathematics, was featured in a WUWM report on the coronavirus. Included in the report is a clip from her lecture.

Milwaukee Athletics

The 2020-21 season officially tips off for the Milwaukee women’s basketball team this week! Follow along with the action on ESPN+ or listen to the live audio stream on the Black & Gold Network. All broadcast links are available on the team schedule pages.

The Week

Monday

I start the week with the usual Coronavirus Management Team (CMT) Leadership meeting, followed by a budget meeting, my one-on-one with Mark Harris, the Chancellor’s Expanded Cabinet meeting, an Enterprise Directions Council meeting, and my weekly staff meeting.

Tuesday

In the morning, I have a CEMAT Leads meeting and my weekly check-in with Dev Venugopalan and Laura Pedrick. In the afternoon, I have an Enrollment Management Planning meeting and my weekly meeting with the Chancellor.

Wednesday

Today, I have my standing meeting with Jennifer Abele and Sue Weslow, my monthly meeting with Nancy Nelson, another Enrollment Management Planning meeting, the weekly UW System Provost’s Council meeting, my one-on-one with Joan Prince, and my monthly meeting with Scott Gronert.

Thursday & Friday

Thanksgiving and furlough.

Announcements

Transportation Changes

After Thanksgiving, Be On the Safe Side is reducing its hours of operation, the U-PARK lot will be closed, and the Prowl Line will cease to operate the Commuter Route.

SURF Deadline

The Support for Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) program welcomes applications for funding to support undergraduate research collaborations by December 1.

Norris Health Center 

Support student emotional well-being by encouraging students to connect with YOU@UWM and SilverCloud. Interested in learning more about these resources? Join us for a brief virtual overview session on December 1 or December 4. Register here.

Self-Care Brown Bag

UWM’s chapter of WWHEL is hosting a brown bag on Self-Care on Tuesday, December 8 at noon on Teams.

UWM Libraries

• The next UWM Authors Recognition Ceremony will be a virtual, asynchronous celebration that will launch in March 2021. Faculty and staff who have written, edited, translated, or illustrated a book; composed music for a published score or recording; or had a primary role in creating a commercially distributed film or video since the last event in 2019 should fill out the UWM Authors Collection submission form to be included in the event.

• The UWM Libraries are accepting proposals for the $5,000 Fromkin Memorial Research Grant and Lectureship, which encourages UWM scholars in all fields of study to conduct research on individuals, groups, movements, and ideas that have influenced the quest for social justice and human rights. The deadline to apply is Friday, December 4.

University IT Services 

New feature from Microsoft: Briefing Emails.

Other

Take care,

Johannes