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FACULTY/STAFF NEWSLETTER Volume 33, Number 6, September 2012

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B.o.B, J. Cole headline PANTHERFEST

Teenage brains on pot

Rembrandt exhibit celebrates major bequest

Hispanic Heritage Month 2012

Peters named CEAS dean

Kehl named director of Center for Water Policy

Year of the Arts

New center to help urban education administrators

Dumas opens Distinguished Lecture Series

Men’s hoops comes home to Klotsche

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CAMPUS BUILDING PROJECTS GET FINAL APPROVAL

by Laura L. Hunt

wo building projects on the UWM Kenwood campus got

the green light from the Wisconsin Building Commission in August. The Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex (KIRC) and new UWM Children’s Center together total $92 million.

They are part of the $240 million Milwaukee Initiative approved by the legislature and governor in 2009.

KIRC will be the first new building on the campus in more than a decade, and its main tenant will be the Physics Department. The complex also will provide space for combining research in biosci-ence, technology, engineering and mathematics, and for fostering collaborative work with industry partners. Finally, it will house wet labs for UWM’s Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health.

“This is an important step for us,” says Geoff Hurtado, associate vice chancellor for facility servic-es. “The action clears the way for construction to begin early next year. Completion is expected in late 2014 or early 2015.”

Hurtado says the building commission approved only phase I of the $80 million KIRC. Next summer the university will request the final $35 million, he says, but that step is a formality.

The project is funded by state-supported borrowing with an additional $1.6 million gift from Milwaukee philanthropists Isabel and Alfred Bader.

CHILDREN’S CENTER MOVESBecause the existing Children’s Center will be

demolished to make way for the KIRC, a new child care facility will be located at the Northwest Quadrant (NWQ) – in the old emergency room of the former Columbia Hospital.

Hurtado says this project will be bid by the end of this year and is expected to open in August 2013. The new center will occupy about 50,000 square feet of the southwest portion of the NWQ and include a rooftop greenhouse for use by the Department of Biological Sciences. The new green-house will provide more space than the present facility in Lapham Hall and will be within a short walking distance.

The approvals of the KIRC and the new Children’s Center come on the heels of the opening of the new Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health downtown and the groundbreaking at the School of Freshwater Sciences at the harbor campus.

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September 2012 Vol. 33, No. 6

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s chancellor, I get to hear a lot of different perspectives about our university from diverse

sources. Over the summer I heard those perspectives at gatherings both on and off campus. Consistently, the perspectives I heard about us are positive and

speak to the outstand-ing contributions that UWM faculty and staff make every day.

Some of the most positive feedback I received about UWM came during the New Student Orientation sessions. As many of you know, these sessions take place many times during the summer, and different divisions and depart-ments are responsible

for welcoming thousands of new freshmen and their parents.

My schedule allowed me to be involved in a few dessert receptions that involved students and parents who had chosen to spend a night on campus as part of their orientation experience.

I could especially appreciate the reluctance expressed to me by many parents from smaller towns around the Midwest. They weren’t sure what univer-sity life in a larger city might really be like. Once they got here, however, they told me how impressed they were with the UWM people they met and the campus itself.

Parents from families with older children who had already experienced the orientation sessions of other universities told me that the UWM orientation was the best.

I very much appreciate the effort made by the divisions of Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and University Relations & Communications to make orientation such a success, and to Finance and Administrative Affairs for making our buildings and grounds as attractive as possible during our summer construction season.

Thanks to your collective efforts, the message that UWM is a welcoming and caring community is being clearly communicated to our newest students and their families.

This summer, I also got the chance to meet with a different group of alumni thanks to our Office of Development and Alumni Association. They orga-

nized a gathering in Seattle, where UWM has more than 270 alumni – many working at Microsoft and Boeing.

In conversation with them, I learned they stay up-to-date about UWM through our publications. Even so, they were really excited to hear firsthand about the growth of the university and the construc-tion that’s under way for our new academic and research facilities – especially in freshwater sciences and public health.

For me, these distant receptions for alumni are really exciting. I’ve now been involved in two in Arizona and am looking forward to others being scheduled for Chicago, New York, Florida and else-where. Because our university is now 56 years old, we have alumni who want to and are able to give back to the university in different ways.

If you think about it, alumni receptions are really a tribute to UWM that the education received here prepared these individuals in Seattle to work at world-class organizations like Boeing and Microsoft.

It reinforces what we see more often closer to home with our graduates who are making excel-lent contributions at Northwestern Mutual, Johnson Controls, Harley-Davidson, Rockwell Automation and many other Milwaukee-area institutions.

Finally, I continue to hear great feedback and get excellent suggestions from organizations in the Milwaukee area who invite me to deliver the latest UWM message at their luncheons and dinners. Summer 2012 stops included the local chapter of International Facility Management Association and the Wisconsin Innovation Network.

The topics that individuals want to discuss at these events show a clear need for UWM to be an increasingly active member of the Greater Milwaukee community, whether it is in our involvement with K-12 education or our collaborations with local for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.

Again, I thank everyone at our university who is contributing to a stronger tomorrow for UWM. As my experiences this summer plainly demonstrate, your hard work is making a difference in how people perceive UWM, and in the value gained by individu-als educated at UWM and organizations involved with UWM.

FROM THE CHANCELLORby Michael R. Lovell, Chancellor

Getting the outside perspective about UWMA

Chancellor’s Plenary Address

Thursday, Sept. 20, 2:30 p.m., Union Wisconsin Room

Chancellor Michael R. Lovell will present his fall Plenary Address to the UWM community on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 2:30 p.m. in the Union Wisconsin Room.

The chancellor invites all faculty, academic staff, classified staff, students and friends to join him. While everyone at UWM is invited to attend this presentation, it is important that supervisors and employees work together to ensure that office operational needs are met while allowing as many people as possible to attend.

For further information, or if you have special needs that require assistance, please contact the Office of the Secretary of the University, Lubar Hall N450, 414-229-5988.

B.O.B., J. COLE HEADLINE PANTHERFEST

Hip-hop artists B.o.B. and J. Cole head-line PANTHERFEST, UWM’s biggest event of the year. PANTHERFEST once again rocks the Marcus Amphitheater on the Summerfest grounds on Friday, Sept. 7.

This year, for the first time, the PANTHERFEST pre-show will take place on campus. Food trucks, giant tram-polines, henna tattoos and other activities will take place in the Chapman Hall parking lot. First Friday for faculty and staff, sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, will also take place on campus.

For updates and details on all PANTHERFEST events, check out: pantherfest.uwm.edu.

PANTHERFEST caps UWM’s Fall Welcome, previously known as Campus Kickoff, which kicks off the 2012-13 aca-demic year. UWM will welcome nearly 5,000 new students to the UWM community and welcome back over 24,000 continuing students.

Fall Welcome began Aug. 28 and con-tinues through Sept. 7 with a series of events and programs designed to welcome new and returning students to the UWM campus. Events include ’90s Night, boat tours, ice skating on Spaights Plaza, Panther tailgate,

guest speakers and more. Find out more at the Fall Welcome website: fallwelcome.uwm.edu.

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rett A. Peters has been named dean of UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science

(CEAS). Peters, a professor of industrial and systems engineering at Texas A&M University since 1992, will begin his new duties in Milwaukee Sept. 1.

Peters’ research interests include design, analysis, operation and control of manufacturing systems. In particular, he concentrates on design and manage-ment issues in flexible manufacturing systems, includ-ing facility layout and material-handling systems.

UWM Chancellor Michael R. Lovell says he is impressed by Peters’ accomplishments at a top-tier engineering school. “What I really like about [Peters] is he’s very collaborative in nature and understands what we’re trying to accomplish here in Milwaukee,” says Lovell. “He sees the opportunity with all the engineering firms we have in our backyard to really work together, collaborate and go after some great things.”

During his tenure at Texas A&M, Peters was actively involved in significant interdisciplinary initia-tives, including the Texas A&M Energy Engineering Institute and the Department of Defense’s University Affiliated Research Center for Systems Engineering Research.

As CEAS dean, Peters will take up the job that Lovell began by nurturing UWM’s involvement in the Wisconsin Energy Research Consortium (WERC), the Milwaukee-based organization that brings together industry and the state’s largest engineering schools to stimulate research discov-ery. He will also lead the

construction and research programming at Innovation Park, UWM’s technical park campus in Wauwatosa.

Peters earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in industrial engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Arkansas. Before joining Texas A&M, he was an independent consultant in facility design and material handling, and an associ-ate consultant for SysteCon, a Coopers & Lybrand Division in Atlanta.

Peters named CEAS deanby Laura L. Hunt

A novel strategy for targeting tumorsby Laura L. Hunt

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In designing better drugs to treat cancer, Xiaohua Peng’s goal is to kill the tumor cells – not the surrounding healthy cells.

By exploiting two distinctive features of tumors, Peng, an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UWM, has developed compounds that can “recognize” and release active drugs only to cancer cells.

“The compounds we’ve developed are not toxic by themselves,” she says. “They are activated under tumor-specific conditions – increased oxidative stress and hypoxia [a lack of oxygen].”

For her novel strategies in designing tumor- targeting drugs, Peng recently received a Shaw Scientist Award from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. The Shaw Scientist program awards unrestricted grants of $200,000 each year to scien-tists from UWM and UW-Madison who are work-ing to advance important research in genetics, biol-ogy, biochemistry and cancer.

Oxidative stress occurs naturally in the body

during processes like metabolism. But in cancer, cells are growing and divid-ing so fast that the dramatically quicker pace of metabolism leads to formation of high levels of hydrogen peroxide and free radicals, causing cellular damage.

Peng has created two compounds that release a chemotherapy agent at the exact site of increased oxidative stress. The compounds she and her lab members have developed using this mechanism showed a 60-90% inhibition of various kinds of cancer cells, while normal cells were not affected.

Regions of hypoxia are also char-acteristic of tumors. These form in

parts of the tumor farther removed from the blood vessels that supply oxygen. So Peng is creating drugs that induce damage to the cancer cells’ DNA under conditions of little or no oxygen.

There is a particular interest in focusing on hypoxia for cancer treatment, she says, because low oxygen supply has been associated with cancer cells’ resistance to radiation treatment.

Peng received a bachelor’s degree from China’s Nanchang University and a Ph.D. from the University of Osnabrueck in Germany. As a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University, she studied DNA damage and repair. In 2010, she received a research award from the National Institutes of Health.

The Shaw Scientist program started in 1982 thanks to a $4.3 million bequest from Dorothy Shaw, widow of James Shaw, a prominent Milwaukee attorney. In addition to $2 million in special grants, the fund has given out more than $11 million to 60 scientists whose research might one day lead to new drugs and treatments.

REMEMBERING THE SIKH TEMPLE TRAGEDY

More than 200 members of the UWM campus community gathered in the Union Fireside Lounge on Aug. 9 for a Remembrance for the Victims of the Sikh Temple Tragedy commemorating the attack on the Sikh temple in Oak Creek.

Kirandeep Kaur Hans (below, at left), president of the Desi Student Association, led the remembrance and welcomed sev-eral speakers to the podium. Among them was Swarnjit Arora (below, right), profes-sor of economics at UW-Milwaukee and a stalwart of the local Sikh community.

You can listen to an interview with Arora broadcast by National Public Radio at www.nprorg/2012/08/08/ 158405557/sikh-resident-has-experience-no-hatred-in-milwaukee.

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Teenage brains on potBy Laura L. Hunt

hat if teenagers with a regular marijuana habit started going to the gym or cycling more?

Would it diminish the damage that substance abuse does to their still-developing brains?

That’s the intriguing question behind a sweeping study at UWM that focuses on the relationship of physical activity, marijuana abuse and brain func-tioning in teens and young adults.

Using three kinds of neuroimaging and multiple measures of fitness among young pot users and nonusing control subjects, the project, led by neuro-psychologist Krista Lisdahl, aims to better under-stand the cognitive consequences of a chronic pot habit before the brain is fully “wired.”

The research also seeks more information about the process of connectivity in the maturing brain and the role of physical activity in that process. The ultimate goal: find an intervention that targets brain deterioration caused by habitual pot use in the early teen years, and perhaps even prevent the damage – or reduce drug abuse.

Regular marijuana use before age 16 has been shown to disrupt development in parts of the brain involved in “complex attention” and “executive functioning” skills – such as the ability to persist over time, make decisions, plan long range and with-hold the urge to respond to an emotional cue – all controlled by brain areas that are underdeveloped in this age group.

Lisdahl acknowledges it’s a study that encom-passes “many moving parts.”

It has also earned her the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on professionals in the early stages of their research careers. Hers is one of 96 awarded nationwide; she was recognized at the White House in July, where she met President Barack Obama. Funding for her award comes from the National Institutes of Health.

A KNOWLEDGE VOIDMarijuana is the No. 2 drug of choice among

teens, behind alcohol, and its use has been increas-ing since 2008. But most of the research on effects of marijuana on the brain has been done with adult subjects.

Lisdahl is concerned that teens and young adults may be most at risk for cognitive damage caused by heavy drug use because of the plasticity of their brains – the ability to reorganize connections in order to incorporate learned information.

“Plasticity presents an opportunity for this age group to incur more damage from substance abuse,” she says. “And we don’t know enough about wheth-

er later abstinence will reverse damage yet.” Scientists have only recently identified the brain

receptors for cannabis, and previous research has found marijuana abuse leads to a decreased number of these CB1 receptors over time. That leads to tolerance of the drug’s effects, but also to a list of potential problems in the many other psychological and physiological functions of the body that involve CB1 receptors, including emotional control, mood, appetite, sexual function and pain tolerance.

“CB1 belongs to a large class of receptors that modulate all other neurotransmitters,” she says. “As you damage more and more CB1 receptors, you inflict harm to the entire system. There’s evidence of that happening to a greater extent in teens, but we don’t understand it very well in humans yet.”

IMAGING ADVANTAGEShe is particularly interested in how both mari-

juana use and exercise affect the way teens respond in emotional or stressful situations. Calm teenagers can reason almost as well as adults. But introduce a negative emotion, like stress, into the decision-making process and it’s a whole other story. Teens who smoke marijuana heavily find it especially difficult to hold back urges to react when faced with a negative emotion.

“We want to see what that brain communication looks like,” she says. “What would help users rein in their impulsivity?”

To do this, Lisdahl’s team will use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which allows the researchers to see specific brain connections as they happen. fMRI identifies the location of brain activity by measuring blood flow as the subject performs tasks requiring them to suppress responses while viewing emotional faces.

The results hold importance for Lisdahl’s study, but also for the study of addiction in general.

“Many addicts say they are more likely to use again in response to a negative emotional trigger,” she says.

Since exercise increases blood flow throughout the body and releases several pro-brain-health chemi-cals, Lisdahl’s study will use fMRI to explore how indicators of overall physical fitness affects blood flow and neural activity in the brain. The research group will record data such as body fat and activity patterns, as well as measuring how effectively young subjects’ bodies are using oxygen.

The researchers hope to answer questions like, “Which body measurement is most related to brain function health?” and “How much activity is needed to mitigate the cognitive deficits of heavy marijuana use by teens?”

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Krista Lisdahl, assistant professor of psychology, recently was awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on professionals in the early stages of their research careers.

PANTHER PROWL OCT. 14Get ready, get set, Prowl! Get your

running and walking shoes ready for the Eighth Annual Panther Prowl 5k run/walk, which kicks off at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14. This certified course starts on the UWM campus, winds through scenic Lake Park and ends back on campus for a festive post-race party! The Prowl helps support UWM Alumni Association student scholarships.

For more information on how you can participate in the Prowl as a runner, walker or volunteer, check out the Prowl website at pantherprowl.net. Online regis-tration is now under way.

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n Aug. 16-17 a diverse group of academic leaders met at the Cozzens & Cudahy Research

Center for focused discussions on accreditation and academic program planning. The group of about 50 included deans, associate deans, shared governance

leaders and members of my staff.

CONTEXTThe first day began

with a presentation by Sandra Braman, profes-sor of communication, on the context of higher education. In her wide-ranging analysis of the forces shaping post-secondary education,

Sandra addressed what society needs students to know (the traditionally valued skills of critical think-ing, numeracy, etc., plus skills and competencies for the Information Economy – the acquisition of multi-ple areas of skill and knowledge while constantly processing fast flows of information and communica-tion to perform tasks that may be distributed across home, school, work, public and social networks).

Academic planning offers the possibility of creat-ing an economically sustainable curriculum for students and the institution, but a focused and delib-erate niche approach is necessary, given resource constraints and the very rapid expansion of disci-plinary knowledge, which makes a “do everything” approach to the program array an unworkable strategy.

UWM strategic planning facilitator Mark Mone then gave an overview of the campuswide strategic planning process, outlining how academic planning is one of its key pillars.

Gesele Durham, director of assessment and institutional research, led a brainstorming session on “Writing the Headlines for 2016,” drawing on a compilation of data about UWM ranging from student enrollment to budget to human resources to space that illustrates what UWM looked like five years ago, our current state and what the university might look like five years from now if current trends continue.

Patrice Petro, vice provost for international education, discussed the Center for International Education’s Strategic Plan, and Ed Rodriguez, assis-tant to the provost for budget and planning, present-ed on UWM’s current budget, highlighting the value of the concurrent work on developing a new budget model for UWM as we plan for the future.

ACCREDITATIONA significant amount of time on Day 1 was

devoted to accreditation. Associate Vice Chancellor Dev Venugopalan presented on the Criteria for Accreditation and UWM’s work to date in preparing for reaccreditation in 2014-15. He identified some potential areas in which documenting that we meet the criteria will be a challenge, including evaluating the success of graduates and the improvement of educational achievement through ongoing assess-ment of student learning.

He concluded that to meet the criteria UWM needs to move away from a compliance perspective on assessment and shift the focus of assessment processes toward improvement of student learning. This project is of immense importance to UWM’s future, as societal interest in student learning contin-ues to increase. Academic leaders, faculty and staff are all responsible for ensuring that our academic culture assesses student learning and uses assessment results for improvement.

ACADEMIC PLANNING Day 2 focused on academic planning, with the

aim of ensuring that our programs produce success-ful students, meet societal needs, help develop the regional economy and enable the university to meet its mission.

Carol Colbeck, dean of the School of Education, and Lee Ann Garrison, chair of the Academic Planning and Budget Committee, are leading the academic planning initiative, and their goal for the retreat was to reach agreement on a shared, common vision for UWM’s future academic planning process.

With Mark Mone facilitating the discussion, attendees identified the resources, tools and process-es needed for deans to facilitate their own academic planning with the faculty and staff in their depart-ments. Carol and Lee Ann received useful feedback on the document draft that will be used to evaluate programs.

In determining whether existing academic programs should be revitalized, realigned, slowed down or shelved, or whether new programs should be launched, the following factors were identified as a starting point for school/college discussion of academic programs: • Howdowesuccessfullyshapethefutureina

time of uncertainty?• Whathastakenplaceoverthelast5years?• Howpreparedarewefortheacademicfuturefor

our students?• Howdocurrentinitiativesfitintoouracademic

planning for the future?Over the course of the two-day retreat I believe

that we fostered a culture of academic innovation and forward thinking, creating a space for the consideration of new approaches, changes to the status quo and high-impact ideas. I appreciate the efforts of all who organized, presented and attended the retreat. It is a pleasure to work amidst such creativity!

FROM THE PROVOSTby Johannes Britz, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

UWM’s Academic Leadership Retreat O

CLEAN OUT YOUR BOOKCASES FOR A GOOD CAUSE

The Office of Enrollment Management (formerly the Department of Enrollment Services) is collecting used books, videos, DVDs and CDs to be sold at the Bake, Book, and Media Sale held in the Bolton Hall breezeway every November as part of the State and University Employees Combined Giving Campaign (SECC).

If you have items to donate to the sale, contact Jenny Elsner at [email protected] or 414-229-3159 to arrange a drop-off or to request an on-campus pickup.

ALL MAJORS CAREER DAY OCT. 4

A variety of regional and national employers and several graduate and pro-fessional schools will be on campus to meet with students and alumni at All Majors Career Day on Thursday, Oct. 4, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Union Wisconsin Room.

Sponsored by the Career Development Center, All Majors Career Day provides an opportunity for students and alumni from all disciplines to gain information directly from recruiters about a wide variety of careers and employment options. Internships with area businesses also can be discussed.

The event also affords facul-ty and staff the opportunity to meet with community professionals and to exchange ideas about the educational needs and preparation of UWM students.

For more information, visit www4.uwm.edu/cdc/get_hired/attend_career_days.cfm or email [email protected].


WM will recognize a multi-million-dollar bequest of

artworks with an exhibition of 30 Rembrandt etchings at the university’s Art History Gallery, room 154, Mitchell Hall.

The exhibition, “Rembrandt Etchings: States, Fakes and Restrikes,” opens to the public at a reception in the gallery on

Thursday, Sept. 6, from 5-7 p.m., and runs through Sept. 27. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Admission is free. The exhibition will focus on the differences between etchings made during the artist’s lifetime (first-state pulls) and those made later (restrikes).

The Rembrandt etchings were given by Emile H. Mathis II, a Racine art connoisseur, collector and dealer who died July 15. His bequest, which includes two major art collections, is the largest of its kind ever made to the UWM Art Collection.

The Mathis collection includes more than 1,700 works on paper spanning 500 years, and more than 500 pieces of African art from the 20th century. The bequest also includes funds to renovate and expand UWM’s Art History Gallery, which will be renamed the Emile Mathis II Gallery.

The works on paper consist of prints by many renowned artists, including Rembrandt, Whistler, Warhol, Rauschenberg, Dine and others. This collection is one of the most comprehensive of its type in Wisconsin, according to Linda Brazeau, curator of the UWM Art Collection.

The Mathis collection of African art is also stun-ning in its breadth and depth, according to Kenneth Bendiner, chair of UWM’s Art History Department. From kente cloth to passport masks to sculpture, the collection represents nearly every country on the western and northern coasts of Africa.

Bendiner noted that “with the

addition of the Mathis donation, the number of objects in the UWM Art Collection, pres-ently 4,500 works of art, is nearly doubled, and the Collections’ range of holdings is significantly enriched. The Mathis gift, which includes prints from the 15th century to the present, will, like the UWM Art Collection as a whole, be put to use as a teaching tool, giving

students the opportu-nity to work closely with works of art.”

“The impact of this gift is transformational,” said Chancellor Michael R. Lovell. “We are honored that Emile

Mathis chose to make this gift to UWM. Both collections will cement UWM’s reputation as a top resource for Master’s prints and African artifacts,” he added.

A HANDS-ON COLLECTIONMathis told university officials that he wanted

his prized collection to be used for teaching and learning, and displayed for years to come. “The thing that really excites me is that it’s going to be used as a hands-on collection, both the works on paper and the sculpture,” he said in an interview shortly before his death. “It will be not only a legacy,” he said, but also a strong collection that

students could not only study, but work with. “Had I had those opportunities in college or university…wow.”

“The gifts that Emile has given to the College of Letters & Science are measurable in more than just dollars and cents,” said

Rodney Swain, dean of the college, which houses the Art History

program and gallery. “A collection of this size and scope will provide new

and better learning opportunities for our students, and a more visible art gallery will give the commu-nity easy access to his artistic treasures from around the globe.

“This is a gift that will impact not just our college but the entire campus, city and region for decades to come. We are thankful and honored that Emile and his family entrusted us to build on his legacy as an art lover and passionate advocate for art education and appreciation.”

Mathis was a highly regarded art connoisseur, collector, dealer and curator, as well as a community activist and philanthropist. He began collecting artworks while in high school and continued to be actively involved in acquisitions and sales through-out his life. He established the Mathis Gallery in Racine nearly 40 years ago, after starting his profes-

sional career with London Fine Arts, the largest international distributor of graphics at that time.

Mathis was a founding member of the Downtown Racine Development Corporation and the City of Racine Design Review Commission, was active on numerous boards and led major charitable events in Racine. He was awarded lifetime member-ship in Preservation Racine in recognition of his strong community preservation efforts.

Mathis, who earned his bachelor’s degree in fine arts at UW-Superior, established and donated to scholar-ships, and contributed to museums and art organiza-tions in Wisconsin and beyond.

Rembrandt exhibit celebrates major bequest by Kathy Quirk

The MATHIS bequest, which includes two major art collections, is the largest of its kind ever made to

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ABOUT THE EXHIBITIONIn his day, Rembrandt van Rijn was better known

for his etchings than his paintings. He was one of the most influential printmakers in the history of art, creat-ing etchings reflecting a wide range of subjects, from scriptural scenes to studies of street life.

The UWM exhibition looks at the issues involved in identifying and authenticating Rembrandt’s original and posthumous prints.

Etching is a process in which the artist works a design into an acid-resistant coating on a metal print-ing plate; the plate is then exposed to acid, which

etches the plate where the metal is exposed, to create lines and dark areas when inked and pressed. When the etching is pulled – or lifted from the print plate or a block – the print is revealed.

Museums, art historians, collectors, auction houses and art dealers often must determine whether an etching was produced during Rembrandt’s lifetime, or posthumously, or altered, or damaged, or is an outright forgery. This exhibition illustrates the methods by which such determinations can be made.

1. Albrecht Dürer, “Madonna with the Monkey” 2. Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn, “Self-portrait” 3. Joan Miró, poster for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, before text4. Male Nail Fetish Figure, Chokwe, Zaire5. Mask, Dan, Ivory Coast6. Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, “No hay quien nos desate? (Is there no one to untie us?)”

All images from the UWM Art Collection, Gift of Emile H. Mathis II.

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enny R. Kehl has been named the Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair in Water Policy

and the director of the Center for Water Policy in UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences. She began July 2.

The chair and other positions in the water center were created earlier this year with support from a $2.6 million gift from Uihlein.

Kehl comes to UWM from Rutgers, where she was an associate professor in the Graduate Department of Public Policy and Administration and Department of Political Science. She conducts research in political economy, and her specific inter-ests include government negotiations with foreign investors in the extractive/resource sectors and conflict in transboundary river and lake systems.

Kehl has recently been working in Africa and Asia on resolution of water resource allocation issues, and has received a major grant from the Social Science Research Council for work on water scarcity and food security.

“Jenny’s background provides the right fit for addressing the complex issues of making water policy in the state, nationally and internation-ally,” says David Garman, dean of the School of Freshwater Sciences. “Her work links with the economic and legal aspects of governance, making her a well-rounded and welcome choice to lead the new center.”

Kehl’s expertise in formulating strategies for cooperation in resource disputes, notes Garman, will

be invaluable in assisting with water resource allocation issues that are emerging in Southeastern Wisconsin as well as elsewhere. The principles for resolution of the allocation issues for the water of Lake Michigan are similar to those around water resources else-

where in the world.Garman says he also envisions the center estab-

lishing ties with other major water policy develop-ment centers, such as those in Stockholm and Singapore, to provide an international context for policy development.

Kehl holds a bachelor’s degree from Macalester College, and master’s and doctoral degrees in comparative political economy from the University of Colorado Boulder. She has published research in International Negotiation, International Studies Review and the African Finance Journal, and has forthcoming research from recent fieldwork in Africa and Asia.

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OPEN NEW DOORS AFTER 50

by Cathy Prescher

UWM’s School of Continuing Education (SCE) offers a full-day confer-ence to examine opportunities for creativity and self-fulfillment after age 50. “Open New Doors: Enriching Your Life” takes place on Friday, Sept. 21, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at SCE in the Plankinton Building downtown.

Discover new ways to enrich life, from overcoming ageism to running for public office. Speakers include Sister Edna Longeran of St. Ann’s Center for Intergenerational Care, and Community Advocate Philip Jackson of The Black Star Project.

Fees range from $25-$60 per per-son. There are discounted fees for singles and couples who are members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at SCE.

For more information on the confer-ence, go to: www4.uwm.edu/sce/course.cfm?id=25695.

Information on the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute can be found at: www4.uwm.edu/sce/osher.cfm.

A new Research Center for Urban Education Leadership Development opened at UWM this summer.

The center, located in the School of Education’s Department of Administrative Leadership, will focus on helping education administrators in urban elementary and high schools as well as colleges and universities improve their leadership practices, according to Alfonzo Thurman, director of the new center. Thurman is a professor in the Department of Administrative Leadership and former dean of the School of Education.

“Numerous studies have shown that strong lead-ership is critical in the success of schools, particularly in urban areas,” says Thurman. “The mission of this center will be to conduct applied and empirical research and provide evaluations and assessments to inform school leadership about best practices in school leadership and assist them in adapting those practices.”

The center will conduct research on such areas as school administration, overseeing finances and estab-lishing policy, and share that research with schools, school districts and departments of public instruc-tion. In addition, the center will provide professional development to help improve school administrative and leadership practices.

In future, the center will explore developing a graduate certificate or degree, Thurman says.

In addition to Thurman, the faculty of the Department of Administrative Leadership serve as members of the center, along with Barbara Bales, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, and Julianne Price of the College of Letters and Science’s Cultures and Communities Program.

Affiliate faculty members include Stafford Hood,

professor and College of Education associate dean for research, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, and Richard Schwab, endowed profes-sor, University of Connecticut. A graduate assistant and program assis-tant are part of the center staff.

Thurman has extensive experience in researching and working on issues related to school leadership. He is past president of the Holmes Partnership, working with a national network of schools, teach-ers’ associations and other community organizations to improve teaching and learning.

He has also been a member of the board of directors for the Council of Academic Deans from Research Education Institutions (CADREI) and the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE), and served on the national faculty for the professional development of deans of education.

While dean at UWM, Thurman convened the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area Deans of Education (MMADE), an outgrowth of his work with the Milwaukee Partnership Academy.

New center to help urban education administratorsby Kathy Quirk

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Celebrating the Peck School’s 50th anniversary

Year of the Arts by Beth Stafford

Through Friday, Oct. 26:CONTINUUM 2012

Exhibition by PSOA alumni in celebration of the 50th anniversary. An invitational exhibition inclusive of all Department of Art & Design alumni, the exhibit presents the unique voice of UWM artists and spotlights the distinc-tive paths each has taken. Arts Center Gallery and Union Art Gallery. Closing reception Friday, Sept. 14, 6-8 p.m.

Through Sunday, Sept. 23:MICHELLE GRABNER: THE INOVA SURVEY

Two prominent PSOA alumni come together in a special exhibit. Chicago-based artist, writer, teacher and curator Michelle Grabner (’84 B.F.A., ’87 M.A.) presents a selec-tion of paintings, prints, sculpture and video spanning her formidable career. Guest curated by artist and gallery director Jon Riepenhoff (’04 BFA), this exhibition also includes a selection of work by Grabner’s former students who have gained prominence over the years, and some of the professors who have had an impact on her artistic practice. Inova/Kenilworth.

Through Tuesday, Nov. 19:SHIVITI FABRIC OF PRAYER

New Work by Barbara Kohl-Spiro (see p. 20).

Friday, Sept. 4:African Dance Throwdown/Bantaba. Celebrating over 40 years of African Dance at PSOA, and the Department of Dance’s groundbreaking B.F.A. degree program in Performance and Choreography: African Dance and Diaspora, this alumni performance will take place on Spaights Plaza.

Sunday, Sept. 9:FINE ARTS QUARTET

In honor of the Year of the Arts, all 2012-13 Fine Arts Quartet season concerts on the UWM campus are free. Space is limited and tickets are required. A pre-concert talk will be held at 2 p.m. in the Zelazo Center, room 250; concert at 3 p.m. in the Helen Bader Concert Hall. More information, PSOA Box Office, 414-229-4308.

Wednesday, Sept. 12:ARTISTS NOW

Jan-Ru Wan, “Re-Materialization: Creativity Through Found Materials.” Wan discusses her use of materials and installation to demonstrate the transient nature of dream, desire, hope, despair and life. To illustrate this concept, Wan uses fiber materials and found objects that reveal the individual and the universal simultaneously. 7 p.m. Arts Center Lecture Hall (room 120).

Thursday, Sept. 13:PREMIERE PARTY FOR CREAM CITY SOUNDCHECK

Cream City Soundcheck is a dynamic website featuring a collection of videos created by PSOA doc/UWM film students. In the videos, members of different national bands share their impressions of Milwaukee. Presented in collaboration with the Pabst Theatre. Turner Hall Ballroom, 1034 N. Fourth St. 7 p.m. Free.

Saturday, Sept. 15: Daniel Asia Concert and Event: “Breath in a Ram’s Horn – the Jewish Spirit in Classical Music” (see p. 11).

Wednesday, Sept. 19:ARTISTS NOW

Hank Willis Thomas. In his work, Thomas deals with the often forgotten or avoided issues of race, class and gender history through the familiar language of popular culture and advertising. 7 p.m. Arts Center Lecture Hall (room 120).

Wednesday-Monday, Sept. 19-24:INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF ELECTRONIC ART IN NEW MEXICO

Featuring “Tweets in Space,” a live performance and residency with PSOA Art & Design faculty member Nathaniel Stern (see opposite page).

Wednesday, Sept. 19:“Gerhard Richter Painting.” A thrilling documentary about one of the world’s greatest living painters, this film explores Richter’s creative process, juxtaposed with intimate conversations – with his critics, his collaborators and his American gallerist, Marian Goodman – and rare archive material. 7 p.m. Union Theatre.

Thursday, Sept. 20:MILWAUKEE LGBT FILM/VIDEO FESTIVAL MONTHLY SCREENING

Film TBA. 7 p.m. Union Theatre.

Thursday, Sept. 20: MKE UNPLUGGED

An all-ages concert featuring UWM student Trapper Schoepp of Trapper Schoepp and the Shades, with special guest Macy Taulor (’12 BFA) (see p. 11).

Friday, Sept. 21:CREATIVE MILWAUKEE @ WORK

A community-wide gathering of creative people and busi-nesses presented by Creative Alliance Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD). 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MIAD, 273 E. Erie St.

Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 22 & Sept. 23:DOORS OPEN MILWAUKEE 2012

The PSOA’s Kenilworth Square East will be one of the buildings open to the public during this community event presented by Historic Milwaukee Inc.

Wednesday, Sept. 26: UWM DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES

“Firoozeh Dumas: The Color of Laughter” (see p. 10).

ARTISTS NOW

Oron Catts – “The (Semi) Living Tissue of Art.” Catts’ lecture discusses the work of the Tissue Culture and Art Project, as well as other uses of biological technologies and logic for art, design and architecture. 7 p.m. Arts Center Lecture Hall (room 120).

Thursday, Sept. 27:SOCIETY FOR LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS

A locally coordinated, internationally attended conference hosted by the UWM Center for 21st Century Studies. This year’s theme is the nonhuman. Frontier Airlines Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave.

Sunday, Sept. 30:UWM DAY AT MAM

The Milwaukee Art Museum celebrates the Year of the Arts by offering free admission to all UWM students.

he 50th anniversary of the Peck School of the Arts (PSOA) has inspired the Year of the Arts.

From July 2012 through June 2013, the celebration will recognize the PSOA’s influence in the Wisconsin arts community and the impact that the arts have in every discipline and every walk of life.

For five decades, the PSOA has educated, trained and nurtured thousands of artists and art educators in every arts discipline – art & design, dance, film, music and theatre.

Since summer 2010, a core planning team has been developing plans, gathering ideas and creat-ing collaborations for the Year of the Arts. Team members from the PSOA are Scott Emmons, inter-im dean; Diane Grace, director of development;

Ellen Friebert Schupper, director of marketing and community relations; and Susan Mendelson, Year of the Arts manager. Members from other campus units are Patrick Kessenich, director, Major and Planned Gifts and chief operations officer, and Laura Glawe, director of University Communications and Media Relations.

At this point, collaborations have been established with more than 30 on-campus partners and more than 28 community partners, including arts, educa-tion and conference organizations.

“Year of the Arts activities will impact all of us on campus and in the Greater Milwaukee commu-nity,” said Scott Emmons, PSOA interim dean. “The range and scope is impressive, and includes

several world premieres and numerous signature programs. And all of this programming is in addition to the 350-plus events presented by the PSOA every year!”

The schedule for the Year of the Arts continues to develop. For details on currently planned and newly created events, activities and collaborations, visit yoa.uwm.edu.

Many of the Year of the Arts events are free, but PSOA events with admission charges are available at reduced cost to students, seniors and UWM faculty, staff and alumni. For more information, contact the PSOA Box Office at 414-229-4308.

This month’s signature performances, presenta-tions and collaborations follow.

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f you had the chance, what wisdom would you impart to extraterrestrial life living

22 light-years from Earth? Your chance comes on Friday, Sept. 21, between 9:30 and 10 p.m. Milwaukee time.

That’s when a project partially conceived at UWM with support from the National Geographic Channel ignites the Twittersphere with greetings from Earthlings.

Using radio-wave transmission, messages tweeted during the 30-minute “performance” with the hashtag #tweetsin-space will be beamed into deep space. For artists Nathaniel Stern and Scott Kildall, the digital dialogue blitz, called “Tweets In Space,” is part performance art, part global democracy and part communication research.

Though the event assumes there will be recipi-ents for the multitude of messages, the idea isn’t as outlandish as it sounds, says Stern, UWM associate professor of art and design.

Transmission will be in the direction of GJ667Cc, a planet lying outside our galaxy that is most likely to have features necessary to support intelligent life, including access to water. It’s also the closest of the 777 known exoplanets.

“We look at this as one performance with two stages using the same Twitter data,” says Kildall, a San Francisco-based artist.

Viewers and contributors will be able to see and respond to each other’s messages in real time, while Kildall and Stern will be Twitter-streaming live at the International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA) in New Mexico. Feedback from the event will inevitably show up on outlets like Facebook and Instagram, leading to what Stern calls a “social media explosion.”

LINKING WITH NATIONAL GEOIf this sounds familiar, it’s because the National

Geographic Channel hosted a global tweet-in of its own in June to promote a new program called “Chasing UFOs.” The channel’s producers also had tagged tweets transmitted into space.

But instead of derailing Stern and Kildall’s proj-ect, the National Geographic Channel became a partner, licensing and using the software developed by UWM alumnus Christopher Butzen (’11 B.F.A.) that allows the huge volume of tagged messages to be collected and archived from Twitter.

“National Geographic had the same idea we did, but we just got to the Internet first,” says Stern. “We had entirely different purposes and audiences. But they were great to partner with. They wanted to know how they could support us. We were planning on making our software open-source, but when they offered to license it, we were able to use that money toward our fundraising.”

Stern and Kildall also brought UWM engineer-ing students into the project. Stern had originally asked a group of students enrolled in a product development course to design a method of transmis-sion. The group, which included Nate Bruk, Alex Hughes, Justin Linnemeier, Matt Schleis and Alex Gueldenzopf, worked on the hardware for a delivery system. But, after building a prototype, they ulti-mately found it would be too expensive to develop and there were too many FCC regulations attached to using it.

Instead the students researched vendors and found Deep Space Communications Network, a Florida-based company that became a project part-ner. The students’ prototype will be on display at future exhibitions of the work.

TALK RESEARCHStern and Kildall see the event as a way to

probe the implications of social media on public conversation.

“This is an example of what I call ‘potentialized’ art,” says Stern. “It intentionally promises more than it can deliver, and asks us to explore that ‘more-than’ inside ourselves, through the discussion it engenders. It’s one way to dig into the possibilities for social media.”

It’s also about the evolving nature of both communication and technology. When Stern and Kildall use the term “democracy,” for example, they mean it in a generic sense. It refers to the freedom of hearing many perspectives, instead of receiving one voice, one point of view, says Kildall.

“Artistic and scientific methodologies have often historically led to the same result,” he says. “The artistic approach is just as exploratory as the scientific because you don’t know what the outcomes will be.”

Tweets with the hashtag are already appearing on Twitter, but only messages sent during the event will be beamed into space.

What happens after the performance? “In 44 years, we’ll be listening to see if anyone replies,” says Stern.

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GET YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ON

Follow the project on Twitter:@tweetaliensUse the hashtag #tweetsinspace for the Sept. 21 event

See the archive after the event: tweetsinspace.org

Conceptual artists Scott Kildall (left) and Nathaniel Stern, UWM asso-ciate professor of art and design, are originators of “Tweets In Space.”

Part of the radio-wave transmission prototype delivery system devised by engineering students for the Tweets In Space project.

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PLANETARIUM TRACKS THE TRANSIT

There won’t be another one until 2117, so UWM’s Manfred Olson Planetarium made the most of the transit of Venus on June 5.

Local bands Canyons of Static and Dawn of Man set the mood as hundreds of visitors lined up at a variety of tele-scopes to watch the planet make its way across the face of the Sun.

Inside the planetarium, a special show explained the mechanics of the tran-sit and the importance of these events to astronomy past and present.

So many people showed up that the refreshment table ran out of brats. Nobody seemed to mind very much – you can have a brat fry anytime, but you’ll have to wait 105 years for another transit of Venus

Bestselling author Dumas opens Distinguished Lecture Series

by Beth Stafford

“Firoozeh Dumas: The Color of Laughter” kicks off the Distinguished Lecture Series on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Union Wisconsin Room. Dumas, a best-selling author, is presented in partner-ship with UWM’s inaugural First-Year Common Reading Experience and the Year of the Arts, a cele-bration of the 50th anniversary of the Peck School of the Arts (see p. 8).

The subject of the reading experience is Persepolis, a memoir in graphic novel form by Iranian novelist Marjane Satrapi. All first-year students received a complimentary copy of the book from the UWM Bookstore during New Student Orientation and engaged in faculty-led discussions during their first week on campus as part of Fall Welcome.

Both Dumas and Satrapi experienced the Iranian Revolution as young girls and strive to “shed light on the human side of Iran, the one not covered in the evening news,” says Dumas. The poignant and optimistic perspectives of their youth compel readers to draw the delicate connection between humor and suffering, laughter and tears, and to appreciate “our shared humanity,” says Dumas.

Mining her rich Persian heritage with dry wit and

a bold spirit, Dumas puts her own unique mark on the themes of family, community and tradition in the bestseller Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America. The collection of stories makes light of culture clash-es and translation snafus, using humor to remind us that our commonalities far outweigh our differences.

Advance tickets are $5/UWM students; $8/non-UWM students; $10/UWM faculty, staff and alum-ni; $12/general public. Tickets may be purchased at the UWM Bookstore or by calling 414-229-4201 or 800-662-5668. Tickets at the door are $8/all students with ID; $12 UWM faculty, staff and alumni; $14/general public.

A sign language interpreter will be provided. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture.

For more information, call 414-229-6998 or visit dls.uwm.edu. Sponsored by UWM Union Programming, Union Sociocultural Programming, the First-Year Common Reading Experience, Peck School of the Arts, UWM Bookstore and other campus partners.

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welve teams of scientists from UW-Milwaukee and UW-Madison will collaborate with the

help of the third round of Intercampus Research Incentive grants.

The awards, announced in July, provide nearly $600,000 to start-up research combining the talents of scientists at Wisconsin’s two largest research universities. The program is funded by UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee donors, and projects are selected by a committee of faculty and administrators from both institutions.

“Two universities are better than one,” says David Yu, interim dean of UWM’s Graduate School. “By combining our best research talent, we are better able to speed scientific outcomes and apply that knowledge to improve the lives of Wisconsin citizens.”

The grants will support projects arrayed across the broad strengths of both institutions, including efforts to improve human health, produce environ-mentally friendly materials and expand our under-standing of the natural world. Each award, chosen from a pool of 60 proposed research programs, is in the range of $50,000 for one year.

“The questions posed by these new research teams are evidence of the creativity and capabilities of our faculty,” says Martin Cadwallader, dean of the UW-Madison Graduate School. “Every year brings a new crop of collaborative projects that we are proud to be able to support.”

Research funded by this year’s grants include:•Developmentofin-situimaging-baseddiagnostic

system to quantify interfacial gas exchange in aquatic wetlands – Qian Liao, Milwaukee, Civil Engineering and Mechanics; Chin Wu, Madison, Civil and Environmental Engineering

•Porousnanosilicareinforcedantibioticloadedbone cement – Matthew Squire, Madison, Orthopedics & Rehabilitation; Jill Meyer and Konstantin Sobolev, Milwaukee, Civil Engineering and Mechanics; Carol Spiegel, Madison, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Krishnan Suresch, Madison, Mechanical Engineering

•Developmentofahandsensoryprosthesis

for stroke survivors – Na Jin Seo, Milwaukee, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering; John Webster, Madison, Biomedical Engineering

•Novelnanomedicinesfortargetedneuroendo-crine cancer therapy – Shaoqin “Sarah” Gong, Madison, Biomedical Engineering; Yiqiang “Eric” Cheng, Milwaukee, Biological Sciences; Herb Chen, Madison, Surgery

•Roleofcarbonicanhydraseinplantdevelopment– Dazhong “Dave” Zhao, Milwaukee, Biological Sciences; Marisa Otegui, Madison, Botany

•Scalablegreencompositesmadefromcellu-lose nanofibers – Krishna Pillai, Milwaukee, Mechanical Engineering; Lih-Sheng “Tom” Turng, Madison, Mechanical Engineering; Rani El-Hajjar, Milwaukee, Civil Engineering and Mechanics

•Microfluidiccorraltraparraysformolecularanalysis – Jorg Woehl, Milwaukee, Chemistry and Biochemistry; Tom Krupenkin, Madison, Mechanical Engineering

•SOS-CNS:softwareforopticalstimulationof central nervous system – Ramin Pashaie, Milwaukee, Electrical Engineering; Kevin Eliceiri, Madison, Molecular Biology

•Understandingandforecastingmeteotsu-nami in the Great Lakes – Chin Wu, Madison, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Paul Roebber, Milwaukee, Freshwater Sciences and Mathematical Sciences

•Characterizingauniqueassociationbetweenrice and Rhizobium – Gyaneshwar Prasad, Milwaukee, Biological Sciences; Jean-Michel Ané, Madison, Agronomy

•Vocalmechanismsmaintainingmonogamyandpair bonding – Catherine Marler, Madison, Psychology; Gerlinde Höbel, Milwaukee, Biological Sciences

•Oxidativestressdetectioninbronchopulmo-nary dysplasia – Christine Sorenson, Madison, Pediatrics; Masha Ranji, Milwaukee, Electrical Engineering

UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee award inter-institutional research grants

by Laura L. Hunt

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fter completing a thesis or dissertation, the typical UWM graduate student packs it into

a box and marks the culmination of years of work with a walk to Graduate Student Services or a trip to the post office.

But starting this summer, graduate students can simply click “Submit” on the ETD (Electronic Theses and Dissertations) Administrator website.

UWM has joined almost 400 other U.S. colleges and universities who use the site, operated by ProQuest, a national repository for dissertations and theses.

UWM’s first electronic dissertation was submit-ted July 16 by Ayala Gorodzinsky, a psychol-ogy student whose dissertation explores parents’ approaches to treating their children’s pain at home.

Gorodzinsky submitted her printed master’s thesis to the Graduate School in 2010. While she admits missing the feeling of holding the finished

project in her hands this time around, she says the new system was a better option.

“The time to prepare and submit electronically is much less, especially given that I am not on campus very often anymore,” she says. “I did not have to make an appointment to see [the doctoral student specialist] for approval. I was able to submit the extra forms to the Graduate School at my leisure after the electronic submission was completed.”

She is quick to add that the new system did not come at the expense of support from Graduate School staff. “[They] were still very helpful and available, despite using the electronic submission process instead of the traditional process.”

Electronic submission for UWM graduate students will be mandatory beginning with the fall term.

Read more about ETD at the UWM Graduate School website, graduateschool.uwm.edu/.

UWM theses and dissertations going electronic By Peter Hansen

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Composer Asia appears Sept. 15by Beth Stafford

Noted composer Daniel Asia is featured in “Breath in a Ram’s Horn – the Jewish Spirit in Classical Music” on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 8:30 p.m. in the Helen Bader Concert Hall at the Zelazo Center.

Asia, whose work has been performed by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and other orchestras and chamber groups worldwide, will lead a concert and interactive discussion.

The presentation is a collaboration of UWM’s Chamber Music Milwaukee with the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center and UWM’s Sam and Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies.

A special Year of the Arts presentation, “Breath in a Ram’s Horn” is free and open to the public.

Asia is recognized as a composer who has traversed both the realms of professional perfor-mance and academia with equal skill, and is a 2010 recipient of a major American Academy of Arts and Letters award.

Grants and fellowships received by Asia include a Meet The Composer/ Reader’s Digest Consortium Commission, United Kingdom Fulbright Arts Award Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, four NEA Composers Grants, an M.B. Rockefeller Grant, an Aaron Copland Fund for Music Grant, MacDowell Colony and Tanglewood Fellowships, ASCAP and BMI composition prizes and a DAAD Fellowship for study in the Federal Republic of Germany.

The composer’s major orchestral works include five symphonies, piano and cello concerti, two song cycles and several single-movement works. His output for chamber ensembles and solo performers is also extensive.

Asia’s recorded works may be heard on the Summit, New World, Albany, Babel, Innova and Mushkatweek labels, featuring artists as diverse as the New Zealand Symphony, American Brass Quintet, Dorian Wind Quintet and Cypress String Quartet, to name a few.

After receiving his B.A. degree from Hampshire College, Asia received his M.M. from the Yale School of Music. He currently is professor of compo-sition and head of the Composition Department at the University of Arizona.

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KEEPING AND ATTRACTING FRESH TALENT

by Cathy Prescher

Find out what the best of the best are doing to attract and retain talent when the School of Continuing Education (SCE) hosts a half-day Talent Conference on

Thursday, Sept. 20, from 8:30 a.m.-noon at SCE in the Plankinton Building downtown.

Erica Nelson, account manager at Google, talks about talent

retention practices in her workplace during the keynote address.

Concurrent sessions feature Joanna Berentsen, director of talent acquisition and development for RedPrairie, who shares how her firm brings “the talent” to “talent acquisition”; Randy Lewis, senior vice-president of supply chain and logis-tics at Walgreens, who explains how Walgreens has developed a unique way to use very special talent; and Rachel Cobb, who discusses the internship pro-cess at Red Frog Events.

To conclude, Zappos trainer Kelly Wolske discusses her firm’s onboarding process via teleconference.

For more information, go to www4.uwm.edu/sce/course.cfm?id=25204.

MKE Unplugged features local artistsby Beth Stafford

MKE Unplugged launches on Thursday, Sept. 20, with a concert featuring UWM student Trapper Schoepp from Trapper Schoepp and the Shades in a special acoustical performance, with special guest Macyn Taylor (’12 B.F.A.). MKE Unplugged is an all-ages concert in an intimate setting featuring local indie artists, including some UWM students and alumni.

Sponsored by WMSE 91.7 FM and VIA Downer, sessions will be held in the Zelazo Center, room 250, at 8 p.m. A special Year of the Arts presentation, MKE Unplugged is free and open to the public.

Cocktails and nonalcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.

Other Milwaukee Unplugged sessions are Oct. 11, The Midwestern Charm; Nov. 15, Lisa Gatewood (’08 B.A.) with special guest Andrew

Lardner; Dec. 20, Evan Christian; Jan. 24, TBD, 9 p.m.; Feb. 21, Sugar Stems; Mar. 28, Paul Gerimia; May 2, TBD.

Schoepp has become one of the Midwest’s most talked-about musicians. Along with his trusty group of Shades (brother Tanner Schoepp, Graham Hunt, David Boigenzahn, Gina Romantini and Jon Phillip), the musician has earned regional and national notice, winning awards and recently signing with SideOneDummy Records, an independent recording label in Los Angeles.

Taylor, who began playing guitar at age 7, received her undergraduate degree summa cum laude at 17. She pursued music performance with an emphasis on finger-style guitar as an undergradu-ate. Now continuing that study in graduate school at UWM, she performs extensively and has an endorsement deal with Petros Guitars.

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Egyptologist explains Napoleon’s link to archaeology

When Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt in 1798, he brought scientists of all disciplines to study the territory, resulting in a sweeping ethnographic study that laid the foundations for modern Egyptology. Among their important discoveries was the Rosetta Stone, the key to deciphering hieroglyphs.

Bonaparte’s Egyptian campaign and its links to the country’s antiquities is the subject of a lecture, “Napoleon in Egypt: The Beginning of Egyptology,” Sunday, Sept. 30, at 3 p.m. Presented by famed Egyptologist Bob Brier of Long Island University,

the free event will be held at the Fourth Floor Conference Center in the Golda Meir Library.

It took French scholars 20 years to complete and publish the massive Description de L’Égypte, which was the first accurate representation of Egyptian antiquities presented to the Western world. A copy of the document will be on display in the American Geographical Society Library (third floor, east wing of the Golda Meir Library) following the lecture.

Brier, senior research fellow at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, has written widely on Egyptology and has starred in several TV documentaries, including “Secrets of the Great Pyramid” for the National Geographic Channel in 2008. He holds this year’s Charles Eliot Norton Memorial Lectureship, the oldest and most pres-tigious endowed lectureship of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA).

Co-sponsors for this event include the Milwaukee Society of AIA, Map Society of Wisconsin, American Geographical Society Library, UWM Libraries, Friends of the Library, and the Departments of Foreign Languages and Literature-Classics, Anthropology and Art History at UWM.

012 has been a banner year for Associate Professor Virginia Stoffel, Department of

Occupational Science & Technology.In April, Stoffel was voted by the membership

of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) as their new president-elect. In June, The Business Journal featured her as one of their “Women of Influence.”

Stoffel, who was cited in the category of “Inspiration,” was one of 29 women selected in 11 different categories for the annual awards.

Susan Stalewski, interim assistant dean, nominat-ed Stoffel for the award. “Ginny is one of the most active members of the College of Health Sciences, if not the entire campus, when it comes to engagement with students, involvement with her profession, and support of the UWM mission through service and shared governance.”

Stalewski also pointed to Stoffel’s contributions through her research. “Dr. Stoffel’s research specialty is mental health, where she focuses on the strengths and needs of people with serious mental illness living in the community, the occupational nature of people with substance-use disorders, and evidence-based practices regarding behavioral change, includ-ing issues related to substance use, misuse, abuse and dependence.”

As the president-elect of AOTA, Stoffel is active in the national professional association that repre-sents the professional interests and concerns of more than 140,000 occupational therapists, assistants and students nationwide. The organization is playing a role in helping occupational therapists face the chal-lenges of today’s changing healthcare environment.

“Occupational therapy helps people across the lifespan, not just those suffering from a disability, illness or injury, and will be of increasing importance as a profession in the years ahead,” says Stoffel.

Healthcare reform could dramatically increase the demands on occupational therapists, for example. “There are as many as 6 million Americans who could benefit from OT services but are not receiving them today. Under healthcare reform, those prospec-tive clients might finally have access to services.”

Stoffel adds, “Right now, our practice is growing and shifting: Children with autism receive OT in early-intervention programs in homes, in schools and, as people with autism age, in community and work environments.”

In addition to those with mental health and substance abuse issues, baby boomers with health-related issues also may require OT services.

“OT also can be used in a preventive way – for example, to slow the effects of aging or for weight loss,” Stoffel says. “Through lifestyle redesign, for example, the elderly can make healthy changes in their daily lives that may improve their well-being and keep them living independently.”

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THERE’S AN APP CLASS FOR THAT!

by Cathy Prescher

Now anyone interested in acquiring mobile application development skills can look to the School of Continuing Education (SCE) for noncredit classes. Fall offerings include Native Android and iPhone/iPad Development, Website Design for Mobile Devices and program-ming languages such as jQuery.

“Employment in this field has skyrock-eted,” said program coordinator Pam Nellen. “Five years ago, there were zero jobs in the field of mobile application development. Today, there are some-where around a half-million.”

Matt Friedel, CEO/principal of a privately held mobile device development company in Milwaukee, teaches many of the mobile classes for SCE. He is a leading developer of Custom Android, Windows Phone 7, Blackberry, iPad and iPhone mobile software applications.

For classes and dates, visit www4.uwm.edu/sce/program_area.cfm?id=4641.

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Virginia Stoffel, the new president-elect of the American Occupational Therapy Association, was named a “Woman of Influence” by The Business Journal.

This photo appeared in the June 15, 2012, issue of The Business Journal. All rights reserved.


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At its Annual Spring Meeting held on May 16, the UWM Retired Faculty Association amended its constitution to include all UWM retirees and their spouses/partners as members of the new UWM Retirees Association, or UWMRA.

The purpose of the UWM Retirees Association is to “foster close relations between the university and its retirees, enabling the retired members to continue with their personal and collegial contacts, and to promote the interests of its members.”

The inclusive membership policy recognizes that many academic and classified staff members have devoted their lives and careers to UWM. Like members of our faculty, many wish to maintain their strong connec-tions to UWM and to their colleagues after retirement.

The change restores the association’s member-ship policy to that in effect when the association was created over 50 years ago. The change also makes UWM’s policies consistent with those of many other university retiree associations.

The Executive Committee of the UWM Retirees Association is actively engaged in planning outreach to all current retirees, and updating the organiza-tion’s website.

“We are eager to let retirees know of the oppor-tunities to come together to socialize, to engage in stimulating continuing education, and to find ways to support UWM and each other,” said Alex Hill, current president of the UWM Retirees Association.

WELCOME PROGRAM OCT. 18An educational program and social event welcom-

ing all members is being planned for the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 18. Matt Stohr, administrator for the Retirement Division of ETF, and Jon Kranz, ETF’s director of budget and finance, will describe the “nuts and bolts” of our retirement system, the current fiscal health of our system, and issues on the horizon related to the system, and they will answer questions. Their presentation will be followed by a social reception.

All UWM retirees are encouraged to become members of UWMRA and to join us for the Oct. 18 event. Your annual dues of $5 will support the orga-nization’s efforts to expand such programming.

Membership materials can be found at www.uwm.edu/rfa.

FOR MOREFor further information, please contact:Gretchen Miller, UWMRA Staff LiaisonUWM Office for Development & Alumni RelationsHefter Conference Center, Room 2553271 N. Lake Dr.Milwaukee WI 53211414-229-3067 or [email protected]

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UWM Day at the fairThey came, they roared, they won Brewers tickets.The “Roar Like a Panther” contest was a high-

light of UWM Day at the Wisconsin State Fair Aug. 5. Ferocious young Panthers competed in three age groups – 9-12, 8-6 and 5 and under. Sponsored by the UWM Alumni Association, the contest was emceed by former women’s basketball coach Sandy Botham.

The fair’s Central Park was the location for all things UWM – cheerleaders, athletes, Pounce, live entertainment, games, demonstrations and displays. Panther Paw fans, given out to the first 6,000 visitors to Central Park, were spotted all over the fairground.

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EXHIBITSINOVA GALLERIESExhibits are free. For more information, phone 414-229-5070 or visit arts.uwm.edu/inova.

INOVA/ARTS CENTER

Arts Center, second floor. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.

Through Oct. 26:Continuum 2012. Exhibition by Peck School of the Arts alumni. A Year of the Arts event (see p. 8).

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Kenilworth Square East. 12-5 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday-Sunday; 12-8 p.m. Thursday.

Through Sept. 23:Michelle Grabner: The Inova Survey. Two prominent Peck School of the Arts alumni come together in a special exhibit. A Year of the Arts event (see p. 8).

Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 22-23:“Doors Open Milwaukee.” A Year of the Arts event (see p. 8).

UWM UNION ART GALLERYUWM Union. 12-5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday; 12-7 p.m. Thursday; closed Sundays and holidays. For more information, phone 414-229-6310.

Sept. 21-Oct. 12“Throw: Great Lengths of Innovation in Modern Quilting.” Who is the modern quilter? Where do they find inspiration? “Throw” seeks to answer these questions and to expose the Milwaukee design audience to the forefront of innovation in modern quilt composition.

ART HISTORY GALLERYMitchell Hall, room 154. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday. For more information, phone 414-229-4330.

Sept. 6-26:“Rembrandt Etchings: States, Fakes and Restrikes,” an exhi-bition celebrating a multimillion-dollar bequest of artworks by Emile H. Mathis II. Opening reception Thursday, Sept. 6, 5-7 p.m. (see p. 6). A Year of the Arts event.

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Through Nov. 19:“Shiviti Fabric of Prayer”: New Work by Barbara Kohl-Spiro. A Year of the Arts event (see p. 20).

MUSICPeck School of the Arts events are available at reduced cost to students, seniors and UWM faculty, staff & alumni. For tickets and information, phone 414-229-4308 or visit arts.uwm.edu.

Sunday, Sept. 9:Fine Arts Quartet. A Year of the Arts event (see p. 8).

Saturday, Sept. 15:Daniel Asia: “Breath in a Ram’s Horn.” A Year of the Arts event (see p. 11).

Tuesday, Sept. 18:Slovenian Arts Program presents MI SMO MI, a male vocal group from Cleveland. 7:30 p.m. Zelazo Center, room 280.

Thursday, Sept. 20:MKE Unplugged. A Year of the Arts event (see p. 11).

Live Music Thursday: King Solomon. 9-11 p.m. Union Gasthaus.

Sunday, Sept. 23:Music From Almost Yesterday, featuring Accordion XXI Century. 3 p.m. Recital Hall.

DANCEFor tickets and information, phone 414-229-4308 or visit arts.uwm.edu.

Tuesday, Sept. 4:African Dance Throwdown/Bantaba. A Year of the Arts event (see p. 8).

FILMAll films are shown at the UWM Union Theatre unless other-wise noted. For ticket information, phone 414-229-4070.

Friday-Sunday, Sept. 7-9“Restless City.” The story of a young man surviving on the fringes of New York City, where music is his passion, life is a hustle and falling in love is his greatest risk. Friday & Saturday 7 p.m.; Sunday 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 12SHARE THE EARTH ENVIRONMENTAL FILM SERIES“A Fierce Green Fire.” Stories of environmental activism – people trying to save the planet, their homes and the future. The first film to create a big-picture overview of the environ-mental movement, bringing together all its parts and eras, from conservation to climate change. 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 13:Cream City Soundcheck Premiere Party. A Year of the Arts event (see p. 8).

Wednesday, Sept. 19:“Gerhard Richter Painting.” A Year of the Arts event (see p. 8).

Thursday, Sept. 20:Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival Monthly Screening. A Year of the Arts event (see p. 8).

Tuesday, Sept. 25:EXPERIMENTAL TUESDAYS“The Colors that Combine to Make White are Important.” This deliberately artificial-looking computer-animated feature considers gender inequality, modern art and existentialism peeking through the strange humor. 7 p.m.

For ticket information, phone 414-229-5886 or visit www.uwm.edu/Dept/Athletics/.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALLKLOTSCHE CENTERMARQUETTE INVITATIONAL*

Fri., Sept. 14 vs. Iowa 4:30 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 15 vs. Pacific 11 a.m.

vs. Marquette 7 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 21 vs. Youngstown State 7 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 22 vs. Cleveland State 4 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 28 vs. Green Bay 7 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 12 vs. Wright State 7 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Valparaiso 4 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 30 vs. Marquette 7 p.m.

Fri., Nov. 2 vs. UIC 7 p.m.

Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Loyola 2 p.m.

Horizon League Tournament begins Nov. 16.

* At Al McGuire Center

MEN’S SOCCERENGELMANN STADIUMCHANCELLOR’S CUP*

Wed., Oct. 3 vs. Green Bay 7 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 6 vs. UIC 7 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 10 vs. UW-Madison** 7 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 24 vs. Detroit 7 p.m.

Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Valparaiso 7 p.m.


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WOMEN’S SOCCERENGELMANN STADIUMWed., Sept. 12 vs. UW-Madison 7 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 22 vs. Wright State 3 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 10 vs. Loyola 7 p.m.

Sun., Oct. 21 vs. Oklahoma State 1 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 26 vs. Cleveland State 7 p.m.


Quilts at the Union Art Gallery

King Solomon Sept. 20

Barbara Kohl-Spiro, “Adoration” (2011)

“Restless City” Sept. 7-9

“A Fierce Green Fire” Sept. 12

“The Colors that Combine to Make White are Important” Sept. 25


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UWM NIGHT @ MILLER PARK SEPT. 14

The UWM Alumni Association invites you to be part of the crowd at this year’s UWM Night @ Miller Park event on Friday, Sept. 14, when the Milwaukee Brewers take on the New York Mets!

Join fellow Panthers at 5 p.m. at Helfaer Field for a family-friendly tailgate party. Special guests, including Pounce and UWM cheerleaders, will get you fired up for the 7:10 p.m. game.

Your $30 registration includes tailgate meal, two beers for adults and unlimited soda, kickball party, Section 230 Loge Outfield game ticket and loads of Panther fun – a $60 value.

Register today at uwm.edu/alumni (click on “UWM Day at Miller Park”).

Left: Chancellor Michael R. Lovell prepares to throw out the first pitch at last year’s UWM Night @ Miller Park.

ET CETERAAll Year: Year of the Arts, celebrating the Peck School of the Arts 50th anniversary (see p. 8).

Fridays Through Oct. 19:Planetarium Show: “Medusa and More Monsters.” Medusa is a monster of Greek mythology known for her hair of snakes and gaze that turned her victims into stone. The hero Perseus caused her death, and from her body sprang the winged horse Pegasus. Learn about the celes-tial royal family and the fall constellations that represent them. Followed by a tour of the current night sky and a Q&A session. 7-7:55 p.m. Manfred Olson Planetarium. planetarium.uwm.edu.

Through Oct. 12:Hispanic Heritage Month 2012: Latino Politics and Civic Engagement (see p. 28).

Through Sept. 7:Fall Welcome/PANTHERFEST (see p. 2).

Wednesday, Sept. 12:Artists Now: Jan-Ru Wan – “Re-Materialization: Creativity through found materials.” A Year of the Arts event (see p. 8).

Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 15 & 16Design a Pendant. Learn basic jewelry-making techniques by designing, piercing, sawing, soldering and finishing your own unique pendant. Be ready to take home a handmade, wearable piece of art in this fun and functional workshop. Union Studio Arts and Craft Centre. $40/UWM students/members; $45 faculty, staff, alumni; $50 com-munity members. 414-229-5535.

Monday, Sept. 17:NC BLACK Microforming Workshop and Tool Sale. Using specially designed NC BLACK Co. tools, metalsmiths will learn to use thinner-gauge materials yet create voluminous and structurally sound forms using half the typical amount of metal in a micro format. 4-7:30 p.m. Kenilworth Square East, room B69. Free and open to the public.

Wednesday, Sept. 19:AstroBreak: Lyra, the Harp. The ancient musical instrument includes Vega, one of the brightest stars in the sky. In autumn, Vega appears almost directly overhead at our latitude. 12:15-12:45 p.m. Manfred Olson Planetarium. planetarium.uwm.edu.

Artists Now: Hank Willis Thomas. A Year of the Arts event (see p. 8).

Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 22-23:“Doors Open Milwaukee.” A Year of the Arts event (see p. 8).

Saturday, Sept. 22:Enameling. Students will learn the basic techniques of enameling on copper, including preparing the copper, design strategies, powder application techniques and fus-ing. 12:30-2:30 p.m. Union Studio Arts and Craft Centre. $20/UWM students/members, $25/faculty, staff, alumni; $30/community members. 414-229-5535.

Wednesday, Sept. 26: AstroBreak: Aquila, the Eagle. A mighty constellation connected to one of the labors of Hercules. 12:15-12:45 p.m. Manfred Olson Planetarium. planetarium.uwm.edu.

Artists Now: Oron Catts – “The (Semi) Living Tissue of Art.” A Year of the Arts event (see p. 8). UWM Distinguished Lecture Series presents “Firoozeh Dumas: The Color of Laughter.” A Year of the Arts event (see p. 10).

Friday, Sept. 28:Knitting. Learn the basics of knitting while exploring fun ways to create a one-of-a-kind scarf. Bring two skeins of yarn that are the same color. All other supplies are included in class fee. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Union Studio Arts and Craft Centre. $15/UWM students/members; $20 faculty, staff, alumni; $25/community members. 414-229-5535.

Sunday, Sept. 30:Bob Brier, “Napoleon in Egypt: The Beginning of Egyptology” (see p. 12).

Wednesday, Oct. 3:2012 Benefits and Wellness Fair/It’s Your Choice (see p. 21).

Thursday, Oct. 4:All-Majors Career Day (see p. 5).

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SPORTS ROUNDUPBy Kevin J. O’Connor, Associate Athletic Director–Communications

he UWM men’s basketball team will now play its home games at the on-campus Klotsche Center, Director of Athletics Andy Geiger announced this

summer.The move back to campus, starting with the

2012-13 season, is designed to trigger greater student engagement in athletics and add to the campus life, culture and atmosphere while providing the Panthers with a tremendous homecourt advantage.

The university is also launching a strategic plan that will continue the examination of options for building a convocation center/arena on campus.

“We’re coming home,” Geiger said. “College games belong on college campuses. We’ll be closer to our student body and be adding to the college experience and the life and culture of our campus. We can engage our students while at the same time creating a great atmosphere for all of our fans.”

“We’re very excited to be returning to campus,” men’s basketball coach Rob Jeter said. “What a great opportunity to bond with our students and campus community, and to create an unbelievable atmo-sphere for all of our supporters. I know everyone is committed to making this move work and making it something great for our program now and in the long term.”

While some details of the setup of the Klotsche Center now and moving forward are still being final-ized, there will be seating for approximately 3,400 people, including nearly 1,500 chairback seats both behind the benches and courtside. Plans will also be implemented to improve the facility.

Plus, since UWM last played regularly on campus in 2003, the university has added approxi-mately 1,400 on-campus parking spaces, including the 618-space Pavilion parking garage adjacent to the Klotsche Center, making parking for events readily available.

It is also a move that will set UWM on a path to continue to improve and grow its own facilities moving forward.

“This is economically better, as now money we spend will be used to upgrade facilities we own and impact a number of our sports,” Geiger said. “This is culturally better, giving us the chance to engage our student body and build excitement about all of our athletics programs on our own campus. It is incredibly important for us to be a part of the college environment and to help create that college environment.”

In recent seasons, UWM has played a handful of exhibition and regular-season games in the building. The highlight was last year’s 68-55 win over UIC in the Horizon League Tournament.

The Panthers have played the majority of their games at the U.S. Cellular Arena in downtown Milwaukee for the past nine seasons. The move downtown was made for a variety of reasons, includ-ing the need to satisfy a Horizon League bylaw call-ing for a school’s men’s basketball facility to seat at least 5,000 people. But now UWM has a waiver of that bylaw from the league to return its games to the Klotsche Center.

“From all accounts we have had a positive experi-ence downtown, and playing there helped raise our

profile and create a lot of great memories,” Geiger said. “But now is the time to move back to campus and begin to create a culture of support and enthu-siasm on campus, which can only help us grow and become even better moving forward.”

MEN’S HOOPS COMES HOME TO KLOTSCHE

81 PANTHERS MAKE ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

UWM placed 81 student-athletes on the 2012 Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll.

This accomplishment adds to a long list of recent successes in the classroom for Panther student-athletes.

Candidates for the honor roll must have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average and have completed three or more semesters as a full-time student at a member institution. A total of 743 student-athletes across the league made the honor roll, with 87 women’s soccer student-athletes topping the list.

At UWM, student-athletes posted a cumulative grade-point average of 3.105, the 23rd straight semester in which UWM’s departmental GPA was above 3.0. Plus, the Panthers had 149 student-athletes post a grade-point average of 3.0 or better, with 12 recording a perfect 4.0 GPA.

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UWM had an impressive four student-athletes competing at Olympic trials in various cities across the globe this summer, and the Panthers had tremendous showings, with a pair just missing Olympic berths.

Durell Busby of the men’s track & field team ran in the 110m hurdles in his home nation, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and was just one spot shy of punching his ticket to London. The junior finished second overall in his trial race, but his qualifying time of 13.67 seconds was fourth-best, just missing a spot among the top three for a spot on this summer’s Olympic team.

In swimming, the Panthers had a program-best three take the pool in five events at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Neb., high-lighted by two fantastic finishes by sophomore Emily McClellan.

McClellan finished an outstanding sixth overall in the 100m breaststroke with a lifetime-best time of 1:07.41. That time gives the sophomore a very good

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chance to make the U.S. National Team, which will be announced Sept. 1.

McClellan also had an impressive showing in the 200m breaststroke, vastly improving on her 40th-place seeding. She finished just over one second shy of the semifinals at 24th overall (out of 118).

“The whole experience…words can’t even describe how this has affected me,” McClellan said. “I was swimming with former Olympians and future Olympians, and I am just so honored. I went in there with nothing to lose and really just went from there. It was such an incredible week and I’m so honored and thankful.”

Fellow sophomore Becky Yokosh also swam with the nation’s best in two events at the meet. She finished 99th out of 162 in the 100m backstroke with a time of 1:04.38 and then took 130th in the 200m backstroke in 2:19.61.

Senior Jordan Diel wrapped up the action for Milwaukee, taking 109th in the 100m butterfly, touching the wall at 55.83.

UWM claims sixth McCafferty TrophyPLUS 10TH WOMEN’S ALL-SPORTS AWARD

UWM has once again staked its claim to the best athletics department in the Horizon League.

The school was officially awarded the McCafferty Trophy at the Horizon League Executive Council meeting in June. This marks the sixth time UWM has won the trophy, awarded to the league’s all-sports champion. Plus, UWM claimed the Women’s All-Sports Award for the 10th time.

The Panthers captured the crowns, in part, by collecting nine regular-season and postseason league titles.

The women’s volleyball team won both the regular-season and tournament titles, while the women’s soccer team also won both crowns. In fact, each team rolled through league play unbeaten, with the volleyball team becoming the first league squad to do so in that sport since 1994.

The winning continued during the winter sports season, with the men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams each claiming league titles. It was the third straight title for the men, while the women built on a pair of second-place finishes from the previous two years to win the crown this season.

UWM captured three additional team titles in track & field. The men won both the indoor and outdoor titles, while the women added an indoor crown to the trophy case. The men have now won 18 straight league titles, the best such streak in the nation, while the indoor championship for the women was their fourth straight.

Plus, UWM boosted its standing for the women’s award with a best-ever third-place regular-season finish in tennis and a second-place finish in women’s outdoor track & field.

UWM first won the McCafferty Trophy following the 2000-01 school year, and then claimed the award in three straight years from 2004-06. Milwaukee also won the all-sports honor in 2009. On the women’s side, UWM has won the league award 10 times in the last 12 years.

Named in honor of James J. McCafferty, who served as the confer-ence’s first commissioner from 1979-80, the McCafferty Trophy is awarded annu-

ally by the Horizon League to a member institution compiling the greatest number of performance points, based on its finish in the league’s 19 champi-onship sports.


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Enhancements to Campus Technology Services Completed This Summer

This summer, University Information Technology Services (UITS) was hard at work completing projects to provide major improvements to technology services available to the University community.

“The University leadership recognized the need to upgrade our digital infrastructure,” said Interim CIO Jacques du Plessis. “With technology it is normal to expect innovation and change. These upgrades enable us to comfortably handle the demands our future needs will require.”

Core Network UpgradeLast December, Chancellor Michael R. Lovell approved significant funding to

upgrade the UWM core network. The core network plays a crucial role in UWM’s mission of teaching and research as the mechanism that connects and provides services to the University community.

As part of this initiative, aging network equipment no longer supported by the vendor but critical to the continued operation of the University network was replaced. The network was also redesigned to provide a greater quality of service and flexibility to meet future campus needs (including the campus expansion of UWM WiFi).

The new core network provides enhanced network security for the protection of confidential data through added firewall services and improved network intrusion detection capabilities. The redesigned network will establish connectivity between UWM’s current and second data centers. It also provides additional capacity and capability for research computing, business continuity and disaster recovery activities.

UWM WiFi ExpansionIn the eight years since PROWLnet was first introduced as UWM’s wireless service, the technology landscape has changed tremendously. Many faculty, staff and students now carry multiple wireless devices including laptops, smartphones

and tablets. UWM WiFi meets the needs of this increased proliferation of wireless devices by using a capacity-planning model in public spaces based on the projection of each individual on campus carrying three wireless devices. During the summer, wired networking needed to support the replacement of PROWLnet with UWM WiFi was installed in four buildings: Bolton Hall, Lapham Hall, Lubar Hall, and the Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (EMS) building.

As a point of comparison that demonstrates the increased coverage provided by UWM WiFi, 600 wireless access points were installed in the four buildings added

during this summer’s expansion as compared to the 500 total wireless access points installed throughout the entire campus for PROWLnet.

The Union and Golda Meir Library, the two locations which took part in last fall’s UWM WiFi pilot project, were also reinforced with additional wireless access points following the capacity-planning model.

For more information about the service and future plans for the expansion of UWM WiFi, visit UWMWiFi.uwm.edu.

pantherFILE Upgrade This summer,

pantherFILE, UWM’s secure file storage and sharing service for faculty, staff and students, was upgraded to the latest version of the application software. The upgrade provides new features that include enhanced browser compatibility (including versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome), compatibility with iPads, a thumbnail view to preview images, and improved Bookmark organization and availability.

Individuals in departments with Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) with UITS who have Windows 7 computers will also notice that pantherFILE has been mapped directly to their computer. Individuals can access pantherFILE by opening “My Computer” and selecting either the Z drive for personal pantherFILE space or the V drive for departmental group share.

For more information about pantherFILE and its new functionality, visit LearningTECHniques.uwm.edu and select “pantherFILE” from the “On-Demand Learning” tab.

“pantherFILE has been around for several years now and this upgrade is welcome news,” said du Plessis. “I invite the UWM community to acquaint themselves with the improved functionality the upgrade offers and how it can improve workflow.”

For more information about University technology projects, visit projects.uwm.edu.

du Plessis Named Interim CIO Jacques du Plessis has been appointed as the new Interim

Chief Information Officer (CIO) of University Information Technology Services (UITS). An associate professor in the School of Information Studies since 2003, Jacques has taught multiple courses about multimedia and instructional design while serving on a number of technology-related UWM committees including the Unit Technology Representatives,

pantherFILE Implementation Team and the Information Technology Policy Committee (ITPC).

“With the increasing role of technology in higher education, there is a lot of pressure to perform well in this role,” said du Plessis. “I have been involved in this area on campus for the past decade and I look forward to enhancing our business approach to deliver at or beyond campus expectations and to draw positive attention to our University for the way in which we use technology.”

Get Set Up to use the Preferred UWMWiFI Option Now!

For personal devices, visit UWMWiFi.uwm.edu for manual set-up instructions, as well as an automated tool for Windows 7 devices. It is important to note that in order to set up a device, an individual must be present in a location where UWM WiFi is available. Faculty and staff with University-owned devices should consult with their local IT professional about device set-up.

Keep in mind that when using UWM WiFi, it is important to select the “UWMWiFi” option out of the choices given. The “Public” option is not secure and is not recommended for University business.

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Campus Web Kiosks are Now iMacs Web Kiosks across campus received a facelift this summer as kiosks were

upgraded from Sunray technology to iMacs. The upgrade was accelerated due to the work completed by the Infrastructure Program Projects that made the old Sunray units no longer operational.

Located throughout campus, primarily on the first floors of academic buildings and in several locations in the Union, Web Kiosks are designed to provide faculty, staff, students, and visitors with the opportunity to quickly check their email or access the Internet. Benefits of the new iMacs include more efficient and

cost-saving support, improved accessibility (iMacs are outfitted with more readable 21” screens), and expanded service that includes allowing individuals to open .PDF documents from kiosk stations.

For more information about Web Kiosks located throughout campus, visit WebKiosks.uwm.edu.

UWM Mobile Continues to Grow New features are on their way to UWM Mobile—the University’s free mobile app

launched last year available for iPhone and Android devices.

“We’ve been hard at work talking to and working with campus constituents to ensure that UWM Mobile is as comprehensive and useful as possible,” said Michael Hostad, director, UWM Web and Mobile Services. “We’re excited about providing our customer base with a more robust selection of services.”

Coming soon to UWM Mobile:

• A Restaurant Services button accessed from the main menu that includes the hours, locations, menus, and updated specials for the 13 UWM dining establishments.

• An Athletics button accessed from the main menu that includes schedules, scores and potentially video highlights of UWM athletic events.

• A substantially increased student success component located within the “Courses” section of the main menu that includes links for the First Year Center, Panther Academic Support Services (PASS) and the Writing Center. Students will also be able to access contact information for advisors and mentors (if they are participating in the mentor program).

Additionally, mobile developers released an intermediate update to the UWM app over the summer to improve performance and fix bugs.

“We learned a lot in the year since we launched,” said Hostad. “We took what we learned and applied it to the app. The new coding makes the app faster, especially for Android devices, and more stable overall. We highly recommend downloading the update.”

For more information about UWM Mobile and how to download the app to your mobile device, visit mobile.uwm.edu.

Getting the Most Out of Your iPad at UWMApple’s tagline for the iPad

reads: “It’s brilliant from the outside in.”

And indeed, many owners of this tablet technology may find this true. Its light weight, large screen and versatile functionality have proven it to be a valuable tool at UWM and its use is on the rise. Sales continue to increase at the UWM TechStore (TechStore.uwm.edu) where iPads are available for

personal or departmental purchase. Additionally, a 2011 ethnographic study of UWM students’ technology use shows that more than 5% of the student body now utilizes tablet technology on campus.

So perhaps you’ve just purchased an iPad or are bringing your own to campus for the first-time. What steps can you take to ensure the maximum return on your new technology here at UWM?

“There are numerous ways to integrate your tablet seamlessly into the fabric of UWM’s technology environment,” said Kyle Brockman, UWM’s Mac Support Specialist who holds Apple certifications in both Apple’s mobile operating system and hardware. “It’s a well-rounded tool.”

Resources AvailableOne of the first steps Brockman recommends iPad owners do is sync their iPad

to their pantherLINK account allowing tablet access to UWM email and calendar services. For a step-by-step walkthrough of the entire syncing process, select the “pantherLINK Help” Zimlet on the left-hand side of your pantherLINK browser. Choose the “Mobile Setup” tab and then select “Connecting an iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad (running iOS 4.X) to pantherLINK.”

Additionally, you should set up your iPad to use the preferred “UWMWiFi” wireless option. Visit UWMWiFi.uwm.edu for an illustrated guide that outlines this process.

The iPad Users Group, a forum for iPad owners on campus, is also available. At more than 60 members strong, new voices are always welcome to the discussion. To join, email Kyle Brockman at [email protected].

App AttackOne of the iPad’s most beloved features is the ability to customize its capabilities

through downloading various apps (including UWM Mobile, the University’s interactive mobile app). This past spring, the UWM iPad Pilot Group was formed. Based on feedback from participants in the pilot group, four apps have been recommended for their utility and purpose to the campus community.

Recommended apps include:

• Apple Pages—a word processor and page layout tool

• Apple Numbers—a spreadsheet app that includes templates to create tables and charts

• Apple Keynote—a presentation tool to create slideshows and other dynamic visual presentations

• Good Reader—a .PDF document reader that also allows individuals to manage, transfer, sync, and annotate files

“The beauty of the iPad technology is that you can really tailor it to your specific needs of use,” said Brockman. “With the sheer volume of apps currently available, the sky’s the limit.”

“There are numerous ways to integrate your tablet seamlessly into the fabric of UWM’s technology environment.” Kyle Brockman, UWM’s Mac Support Specialist


Oct 11: Save the date!43RD ANNUAL FROMKIN LECTURE

Raoul Deal, a senior lecturer in the UWM Department of Art & Design, Peck School of the Arts, will present the 2012 Morris Fromkin Memorial Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 11, at 5 p.m. in the Latino Arts Auditorium of the United Community Center, 1028 S. Ninth Street. The title of his talk is “Ni de aquí ni de allá: Forging Identity in Milwaukee’s Latino Immigrant Community.”

LECTURER DONATES OBJECTIVIST POETS MATERIAL TO UWM LIBRARIES

Scholars of modern American poetry will benefit from a collection of research and letters recently donated to the UWM Libraries Archives by Martin Jack Rosenblum, a poet, musician and senior lecturer in the Peck School of the Arts.

Rosenblum teaches music history and literature, and helped establish the graduate creative writing program at UWM in the 1970s. A centerpiece of his recent donation is the stockpile of correspondence between himself and poets and writers who were friends and colleagues between 1965 and 2002.

The donated materials also include the final manuscript of Rosenblum’s unpublished critical biog-raphy of Objectivist poet Carl Rakosi, his research materials relating to Rakosi and other Objectivist poets, and rare photographs of Rakosi at his home during the summer of 1974.

Rosenblum, an Appleton, Wis., native, earned his Ph.D. in literature at UWM. With Morgan Gibson and the late Jim Hazard, he launched UWM’s graduate creative writing program in the 1970s. He is a recording artist on the Rounder Records label, a Harley-Davidson historian emeritus and the author of several books of poetry.

His 1980 doctoral dissertation, “Carl Rakosi’s Americana Poems: Objectivist Word Machines from an American Assembly Line,” is available in the UWM Libraries general collection.

PH.D. STUDENTS EARN CHANCELLOR’S 10TH LIBRARY SCHOLAR AWARDS

Brooke Drew, a Ph.D. candidate in anthropology, and Kelsie Patillo, a Ph.D. candidate in linguistics, are the recipients of the 2012-13 Chancellor’s Golda Meir Library Scholar Awards, the 10th anniversary of the awards’ distribution.

Drew’s doctoral work focuses on integrating arche-ological and physical anthropological data with histor-ical documentation in an attempt to identify, name and tell the stories of individuals buried in unmarked graves in the Milwaukee County Institution Grounds Cemetery between 1882 and 1925.

In addition to using microfilm in the UWM Libraries, she hopes to travel to the Clarke Historical Library at Central Michigan University to research in depth a particular person she has already identi-fied, as a case study.

Patillo’s research centers on naming patterns for parts of the upper and lower limbs, for which she is conducting a cross-linguistic study and creating a database for more than 150 languages.

Sources for this study include dictionaries, gram-mars and journal articles held in the UWM Golda Meir Library and available through UW System Borrowing and Interlibrary Loan, as well as data in archives housed by organizations such as the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics and the Alaska Native Languages Archive.

Drew and Patillo will present a report of their work in “The Scholar and the Library” lecture series sponsored by the UWM Libraries.

The $5,000 awards support the research of outstanding UWM graduate students, and include special assistance from the UWM Libraries for the completion of the recipients’ dissertations.

There were 64 applicants this year, distributed across a range of disciplines. A subcommittee of the University Libraries Committee reviewed the applications and submitted its selections to the chancellor. The Provost’s Office provided funding for the awards.

‘FABRIC OF PRAYER’ PAINTINGS ILLUMINATED WITH GLOBAL PATTERNS

New works by Milwaukee artist Barbara Kohl-Spiro from her “Shiviti Fabric of Prayer” series will be on exhibit through Nov. 19 in the Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons in the UWM Golda Meir Library and at Hillel Milwaukee, 3053 N. Stowell Ave.

Kohl-Spiro will present a talk entitled “Shiviti: The Journey of an Artist” on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. in Special Collections, located on the fourth floor of the Golda Meir Library. A pre-reception for the artist will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Hillel Milwaukee (RSVP appreciatied).

Kohl-Spiro’s colorful and vibrant paintings – mixed media on assembled sheets of handmade paper – reflect the concept of traditional fabric shiviti often hung in synagogues as contemplative remind-ers of God’s presence.

“Shiviti” is Hebrew for “I have set,” derived from the biblical verse “I have set the Lord always before me” (Psalms 16:8).

The paintings incorporate patterns found in quilts, tapestries and amulets from Russia, India, Israel, Brazil, the U.S. and other countries – designs created by women and offering, Kohl-Sprio says, women’s “soulful expression of love, of life, and love of God.”

Kohl-Spiro has exhibited nationally, and her work is in the collections of the Whitney Museum of Art, the Albright Knox Museum in Buffalo, the Milwaukee Art Museum and numerous private collections.

The joint exhibit is co-sponsored by the UWM Libraries; Hillel Milwaukee; UWM Year of the Arts, Peck School of the Arts; UWM Sam and Helen Stahl Center for Jewish Studies; and Jewish Museum Milwaukee.

A separate exhibit, “Jewish Artists and the Book,” featuring a selection of materials from the Middle Ages to the present, will run Sept. 14-Dec. 28 in the Fourth Floor Exhibition Gallery of the library.

Beginning Sept. 4, the Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons is open 24 hours a day from Sunday noon through Thursday. The library closes at 7 p.m. on Friday and is open noon-7 p.m. on Saturday.

Hillel Milwaukee hours are Monday-Thursday 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and Friday 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

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Emergency rooms provide excellent care, but you can wait eons if you have a non-life-threatening prob-lem and still pay through the nose. Understandably, ERs serve patients based on the severity of the problem and charge for access to their wide-ranging facilities.

The wait at urgent care centers, on the other hand, can be minimal, and the cost for services often runs one-fourth of what you’ll pay at a hospital or one-half for a visit to your doctor.

These freestanding walk-in centers usually offer extended hours. Staffed by physicians, nurses and fully-trained assistants, urgent care centers provide solid, basic care for non-life-threatening medical situ-ations. Most can perform basic X-rays and lab work and dispense prescriptions.

Another difference between an ER and an urgent care center is availability. ERs are required to provide 24-hour emergency care, whereas privately funded urgent care centers have the right to establish set hours.

EMERGENCYIf you experience symptoms of a heart attack

or stroke, or feel your “life or limb” is in danger, go directly to an ER or call 911. According to the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), you should visit the ER if you have any of the following warning signs:•Chestpainorpressure•Uncontrolledbleeding•Suddenorseverepain•Coughingorvomitingblood•Difficultybreathingorshortnessofbreath•Suddendizziness,weakness,or

changes in vision•Severeorpersistentvomitingordiarrhea•Changesinmentalstatus,suchasconfusion•Heavybleeding•Largeopenwounds•Suddenchangeinvision•Chestpain•Suddenweakness•Troublebreathing•Majorburns•Spinalinjuries•Severeheadinjury•Lossofconsciousness•Abdominalpain

URGENT CAREThe ACEP recommends you visit an urgent care

center for:•Sprains•Strains•Minorbrokenbones•Mildasthmaattacks•Minorinfections•Smallcuts•Sorethroats•Rashes•Minorburns•Urinarytractinfections•Pelvicinfections

Here are cost comparisons for the most common reasons people visit the ER. Estimates do not include medications or other follow-up services. The

cost estimates were determined by calculating the average allowed amount on claims. All costs repre-sent a single visit.

1. AllergiesThe average urgent care center charges $97 for

allergy-related problems, whereas ERs standardly charge $345.

2. Bronchitis (Acute)Urgent care average pricing is $127, while ER

charges average $595.3. EaracheThis common childhood ailment will run $110 at

an urgent care center and $400 at an ER.4. Pink EyeIrritating, but not life threatening, Pink Eye runs

$102 at urgent care and $370 at an ER.5. SinusitisThis inflammation of the sinuses can result in

an infection, so it should be treated if the problem persists. Urgent care will charge $112 and ERs $617.

6. Strep Throat“Streptococcal pharyngitis” usually appears

suddenly with severe sore throat pain. It can be particularly frightening for children, is highly conta-gious and requires immediate treatment, but an urgent care center will charge just $111 for a visit and an ER $531.

7. Upper Respiratory InfectionsIt’s particularly important that those with asthma

or emphysema deal with upper respiratory infec-tions before they turn into pneumonia. Urgent care will charge $111, with the average ER bill coming to $486. If you’re experiencing severe difficulties breathing, however, check with an urgent care center to ascertain if you should go directly to an ER for treatment.

8. Urinary Tract InfectionsExperts recommend you see a doctor as soon as

you experience urinary tract infection symptoms. Treatment at urgent care will run $110, as opposed to $665 for a visit to the ER.

2012 BENEFITS AND WELLNESS FAIRMark your calendars for the 2012 Benefits and

Wellness Fair to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. in the Union Wisconsin Room.

This is your opportunity to meet with benefits vendors and wellness advocates. The fair also includes breakout sessions for employees to learn more about health, wellness, benefits and financial issues.

The fair is held during the annual It’s Your Choice period. Emails will be sent to employees in late September/early October with information on the changes and /or enrollment opportunities avail-able for employees. Changes will be effective Jan. 1, 2012.

Please watch your email in late September/early October for more information, and attend the 2012 Benefits and Wellness Fair to receive more detailed information from vendors.

NEED TO CONTACT US?Employee Benefits has a new general phone

number for all your benefits needs. Please feel free to call 414-229-5353 for any benefit-related questions you may have. You can also always drop us a line at [email protected].

BENEFITS

Edwige Fangseu Badjio, IS Data Services Specialist, UITS

Emily Bea, Computer Printing Technician, University Relations & Communications

Kyle Cordie, Facilities Maintenance Specialist–Advanced, University Housing

Susan Curtis, Payroll & Benefits Specialist, Human Resources

Gina Eder, Human Resources Specialist, Human Resources

Patrick Egan, Waste Management Specialist, Environmental Health Safety & Risk Management

Robyn Erickson, University Services Associate 2, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare

Allene Faber, Financial Specialist 2, School of Education Brian Frederick, Custodian, University HousingJoseph Friedel, IS Technical Services Specialist, UITSRebecca Gregory, University Services Associate 2,

Executive MBA Program Tinnisha Griffin, IS Network Support Technician–Senior,

University Relations & CommunicationsAlexandra Trumbull Holper, University Services Program

Associate, MusicDavid Howard, Police Officer, University PoliceAndrew Josephson, Community Services Technician,

General Education AdministrationEllen Kowalczyk, University Services Associate 1,

Graduate School Loree Krause, University Benefits Specialist, Human

ResourcesEllen Lafouge, IS Technical Services–Senior, Helen Bader

School of Social WelfareMonica Lawrence, Academic Department Specialist,

Graduate SchoolLinda Levenhagen, IS Technical Services–Senior, Helen

Bader School of Social WelfareRyan McDonough, Police Officer, University PoliceAlicia McKenzie, Food Service Assistant 4, Restaurant

OperationsTimothy Miles, IS Technical Services–Senior, University

Relations & CommunicationsKate Negri, Academic Department Associate, Art HistoryCraig Papajohn, Facilities Maintenance Specialist–

Advanced, University HousingNiko Papakis, University Services Program Associate,

GeographyRoy Perteet, Custodian, Custodial ServicesJune Prestin, Academic Department Specialist, Center for

21st Century StudiesBenjamin Seefeldt, IS Network Services–Senior, Auxiliary

Administrative ServicesChrista Story, Curator, Art HistoryDwight Wicks, Custodian, Custodial ServicesAlan Williams, IS Technical Services Professional,

Auxiliary Administrative ServicesNancy Wolf, Shipping & Mailing Associate–Advanced,

Mail Services

WELCOME, NEW CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES

Cost Comparison: Emergency Rooms vs. Urgent Care Centers


ALCOHOL & ILLICIT DRUGSThe University of Wisconsin System and the

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee prohibit the unlawful possession, use, distribution, manufacture or dispensing of illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees on university property or as part of university activities.

The use or possession of alcoholic beverages is prohibited on university premises, except in faculty and staff housing and as expressly permitted by the chief administrative officer or under institutional regulations, in accordance with UWS 18.06(13)(a), Wis. Adm. Code and UWM’s Guidelines for Serving Alcoholic Beverages (S-5), Selected Administrative and Academic Policies. Without exception, alcohol consumption is governed by Wisconsin statutory age restrictions under UWS 18.06(13) (b), Wis. Adm. Code.

The unlawful use, possession, distribution, manu-facture or dispensing of illicit drugs (“controlled substances” as defined in §961.01[4], Wis. Stats.) is prohibited in accordance with UWS 18.10, Wis. Adm. Code.

Disciplinary SanctionsViolation of these provisions by a student may

lead to the imposition of disciplinary sanctions, up to and including suspension or expulsion, under Ch. UWS 17, Wis. Adm. Code. University employees are also subject to disciplinary sanctions for violation of these provisions occurring on university property or the worksite during work time, up to and including termination from employment. Disciplinary sanc-tions are initiated and imposed in accordance with applicable procedural requirements and work rules, as set forth in Wisconsin statutes, administrative rules, faculty and academic staff policies, and collec-tive bargaining agreements. Referral for prosecu-tion under criminal law is also possible. Further, violations of UWS 18.06(13) and 18.10, Wis. Adm. Code, may result in additional penalties as allowed under Ch. UWS 18, Wis. Adm. Code.

Employees who are convicted of any drug statute violation occurring in the workplace must notify their dean, director or department chair within five days of the conviction if the employees are employed

by the university at the time of the conviction, in accordance with the Federal Drug-Free Workplace Act, 41 U.S.C. § 701 et al., and UWM’s Drug-Free Campus Policy (S-19.5), Selected Academic and Administrative Policies.

REPORTING OF SEXUAL OFFENSES AND PROHIBITED ACTS

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee prohibits sexual assault, sexual harassment and other sex offens-es (forcible or nonforcible) on university property or in conjunction with university activities. The persons and offices described below are immediately responsible for enforcing sexual offense policies.

1. University Police, Sandburg, 414-229-4627: All incidents of sexual assault which occur on campus are to be reported to the police.

2. Office of Student Life, 414-229-4632: Responsible for compiling reports of sexual assault. Receives complaints, investigates and resolves cases involving students who commit sexual assault on campus. Takes disciplinary action against students who are found guilty of sexual offenses.

3. Office of Equity/Diversity Services, 414-229-5923: Responsible for receiving reports of sexual harassment. Receives complaints, investigates and resolves cases.

4. All employees who are supervisors: Responsible for reporting sexual harassment and other sex offenses to the Office of Equity/Diversity Services, 414-229-5923.

5. All employees – faculty, staff and students: Employees who witness a sexual assault on campus or receive a firsthand report of a sexual assault must report this information to the Dean of Students at 414-229-4632.

The Clery Act of 1998 and the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act of 2000 require that UWM report and publish statistics along with policies and procedures to be followed in the case of sex offenses and other crimes.

This information can be found at uwm.edu/Dept/OSL/CleryAct/.

STANDARDS OF CONDUCT

ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT AVAILABLE

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Annual Security Report is available at www4.uwm.edu/safety/annual_security_report.cfm. Hard copies are available in the Office of the Dean of Students, Mellencamp Hall, room 118.

This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by UWM; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.

The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security, such as sexual assault, as well as personal safety guidelines and crime reporting information for students, faculty and staff.

Additionally, the report contains detailed information about the health effects and legal consequences that can result from alcohol and drug use.

Students, faculty and staff can sign up for S.A.F.E. Alerts, UWM’s emergency notification system that will send a text message or email in the event of a campus emergency. Registration is available at www4.uwm.edu/safety/safe_alert/index.cfm. The sign-up process is simple and free, and takes only minutes. The information collected will be used exclusively for emergency contact purposes and will not be distributed to any third party.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to provide equal employ-ment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, pregnancy, political affiliation, arrest or conviction record, identity as a veteran, disabled veteran, Vietnam-era veteran, membership in the National Guard, state defense force, or any other reserve component of the military forces of the United States or this state, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state laws.

UWM will make every effort to prevent and eliminate any form of legally prohibited harass-ment including sexual harassment because it is illegal and will not be tolerated. Co-workers and supervisors may not retaliate against any employee, student or job applicant because he or she filed a complaint, assisted in an investigation or participated in any proceeding alleging discrimination on the foregoing basis. UWM’s anti-discrimination policies and proce-dures are readily available from the Office of Equity/Diversity Services or from departmental and divisional administrative offices. These policies are also given to all new employees and students at the beginning of their affiliation with UWM.

The university ensures physical accessibility to work environments for persons with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to employment. Upon request, the university will provide reasonable accommodations for religious observances and practices. The university is committed to a program of affirmative action for women, racial minorities, persons with disabilities, disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era, and undertakes equal employment opportunity/affirmative action efforts to ensure equal opportunity to overcome the present effects of past discrimination. Equal opportunity/affirmative action principles will guide all employment practices including, but not limited to, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, transfers, promotions, training, compensation, benefits, layoffs, terminations, retention, certification and testing. While the Chancellor assumes over-all responsibility for the success of the program, university administrators and supervisors are responsible and accountable for implementation.

As Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, I call upon each individual associated with the university to join me in pledging a new and revitalized commitment to build and maintain a campus environment free of harassment and discrimination, an environment that fosters mutual respect, recognizes the dignity and worth of all people, and promotes, to the fullest, equal employment opportunity through affirmative action.

Michael R. Lovell, Chancellor

Each fall, UWM Report publishes Standards of Conduct and Annual Security Report information for the benefit of new employees. Further information is available through the websites listed above.


For the Record

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES• Electronic submissions only, either by

email document or Internet (see addresses below).

• If an entry requires diacritics or other special marks, a hard copy of the entry noting such marks should be faxed to 414-229-6443 as a backup to the electronic submission.

• Enclose names to appear in boldface type in < >. Also enclose all material to be italicized.

• Do not submit grant information to Report. The “Grants” section is supplied by UW System via the Graduate School.

DEADLINES

Issue DeadlineNovember Mon., Sept. 24December Wed., Oct 26No January 2013 issueFebruary Fri., Dec. 28March Wed., Jan. 23April Wed., Feb. 20May Fri., March 22June Wed., April 24

E-mail submissions: [email protected] submissions: wwww4.uwm.edu/news/publications/report/ftr-form.cfm

PEOPLEACADEMIC AFFAIRSPANTHER ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICESJohanna Dvorak was a presenter and mentor at the National College Learning Center Association Institute July 8-11 in Greenville, SC, and at Clemson University. She trained 25 learning center professionals in managing college aca-demic support programs and establishing online tutoring services.

ARCHITECTURE & URBAN PLANNINGURBAN PLANNINGWilliam E. Huxhold was awarded the 2012 Education Award from the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science at its annual symposium May 30-June 1 in Washington, D.C. The award recognizes Huxhold’s professional contri-butions of both national and international significance to GIS education.

CONTINUING EDUCATIONADMINISTRATIONPatricia Arredondo has been elected vice chair of the Social Development Commission Board of Commissioners. Representing UWM on the board, she is beginning her second three-year term.

EDUCATIONCURRICULUM & INSTRUCTIONDeAnn Huinker, Judith Winn, L. Schlichtholz, F. LeFore and J. O’Neil, “Crucial Point Assessments and Interventions for Fractions,” presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics held in April in Philadelphia.

DeAnn Huinker, “Journey to the Core: Focus, Coherence, and Understanding in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics,” keynote presentation at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Mathematics Council held in Green Lake, WI, in May.

DeAnn Huinker, Judith Winn, L. Schlichtholz, F. LeFore and J. O’Neil, “Interventions for Fractions Based on Critical Point Assessments: Grades 3-5,” presented at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Mathematics Council held in Green Lake, WI, in May.

DeAnn Huinker and Judith Winn, “Critical Point Assessments and Interventions for Fractions: Teacher-Researcher Collaborative Study and Development Group,” presented at the CEC-NCTM RtI Symposium held in Reston, VA, in May.

DeAnn Huinker, Judith Winn, L. Schlichtholz, F. LeFore and J. O’Neil, “Fraction Intervention Using Critical Point Assessments,” presented at the RtI Symposium of the Milwaukee Public Schools held in Milwaukee in June.

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGYShannon Chavez-Korell, D.J. Miller, D.K. Shepler, J. Park, L.H. Gerstein and S.L. Bowman presented a paper, “Informing psychologist training and competent mental health services through transgender narratives,” as part of a symposium, “Enhancing counselors’ com-petencies with LGBT clients: Revisiting implicit values,” at the 120th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association held in Orlando, FL, in August.

GLOBAL INCLUSION & ENGAGEMENT EQUITY/DIVERSITY SERVICESFrancene Botts-Butler has been invited to serve on the State of Wisconsin Executive Committee for Affirmative Action Officers.

HEALTH SCIENCESOCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYKris Barnekow, “Occupational Therapy’s Role in Early Identification,” presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Indianapolis, April 26-29.

Kris Barnekow, “CDC’s Learn the Signs, Act Early Campaign and AOTA,” present-ed at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Indianapolis, April 26-29.

Kris Barnekow, “Integrating health literacy concepts into pediatric settings: Innovative tools for occupation-centered practice,” presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Indianapolis, April 26-29.

Kris Barnekow, “How do mothers play with their infants? Examining mater-nal play styles during co-occupational engagement,” presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Indianapolis, April 26-29.

Goeran Fiedler, Brooke A. Slavens and Roger O. Smith, “Evaluation of an Integrated Sensor System for Assessment of Prosthesis Ankle Alignment in Lower Extremity Amputees,” presented at Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society (GCMAS), Grand Rapids, MI, May 9-12.

Goeran Fiedler, Brooke A. Slavens, Douglas W. Briggs, F. Fedel and Roger O. Smith, “Leg Laterality in Bilateral Trans-Tibial Amputees, A Case Study using Prosthesis-Integrated Sensors,” pre-sented at the Annual Conference of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA), Baltimore, June 28-July 3.

Carol Haertlein Sells, L. Suttinger and F. Gonzales, “From origin to insertion: Army

occupational therapy’s ‘muscle’ in behav-ioral health,” presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Indianapolis, April 26-29.

Bhagwant S. Sindhu, Ying-Chih Wang, L.A. Lehman and D.L. Hart, “Differential item functioning in a computerized adap-tive test of functional status for patients with shoulder impairments experiencing low versus high pain intensity,” presented at the 14th World Congress on Pain, Milan, Italy, Aug. 27-31.

Brooke A. Slavens, A. Paul, A. Graf, J. Krzak, L. Vogel and G. Harris, “Upper Extremity Kinematics in Children with Spinal Cord Injury During Wheelchair Mobility,” presented at Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society (GCMAS), Grand Rapids, MI, May 9-12.

Virginia C. Stoffel, D. Hinerfeld, A. Persch, M. Hobbs, N. Kwebetchou and J. Tarloff, “Paths to Leadership,” presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Indianapolis, April 26-29.

Virginia C. Stoffel, F. Somers and F. Clark, “AOTA Town Hall Meeting: Centennial Vision Progress and Issues Facing the Profession,” presented at the American Occupational Therapy

Association Conference, Indianapolis, April 26-29.

Virginia C. Stoffel, T.M. Kennedy, G.E. Conti and R.C. Ferguson, “Beyond 2017: A Toolkit for Advancing the Centennial Vision in High Definition,” presented at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Indianapolis, April 26-29.

Virginia C. Stoffel, “Harnessing Leader-ship Towards Building Community,” presented as AOTA vice president to the AOTA Association of Student Delegates at the American Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Indianapolis, April 26-29.

INTERDISCIPLINARYDaniela S. Masson-Meyers (Biomedical Sciences), Chukuka S. Enwemeka (Kinesiology), Violet V. Bumah (Kine-siology), T.A.M. Andrade and M.A.C. Frade, “Copaifera langsdorffii oleoresin pro-motes healing and retards bacterial infec-tion in experimental wounds,” presented at the Second Annual Meeting of the American College of Wound Healing and Tissue Repair, Chicago, July 26-28.

From start to finishUWM’s two new schools each celebrated a milestone in June.

At the harbor campus, the first stakes were driven for the $50 million addition that will become UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences. Among those wielding hammers were (from left) State Sen. Chris Larson, State Rep. Jeff Stone, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, UW System President Kevin Reilly and UWM Chancellor Michael R. Lovell.

In downtown Milwaukee, a “race to the finish” marked the completion of renovations and an addition to the old Pabst Brewery building that is now home to the Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health. Among those gathered at the dedication were Mike Mervis, vice president of Zilber Ltd. (holding sign), UWM Chancellor Michael R. Lovell (far left) and Dean Magda Peck (wearing scarf).

Photos: Alan M

agayne-Roshak


For the Record

INFORMATION STUDIESMichael Zimmer was quoted in a recent New York Times/Chronicle of Higher Education story on “Big Data” in higher education. nytimes.com/2012/07/22/education/edlife/colleges-awakening-to-the-opportunities-of-data-mining.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all.

LETTERS & SCIENCEAFRICOLOGYJeffrey Sommers was an invited partici-pant at the Astana Economic Forum in the Republic of Kazakhstan convened by President Nursultan Nazurbayev May 22-24. The meeting was attended by sev-eral past and present heads of state and prime ministers, 12 Nobel Prize laureates, and a global community of academics and policymakers. Sommers presented “The Entropy of Debt: The Need for a New Demand and Investment Driven Economic Order,” held economic policy meetings with government officials and spoke with local media.

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONPatrice Petro gave the keynote lecture, “Globalisation and the Humanities: Cosmopolitanism, Cities, Security,” at the launch of the new Center for Global Studies at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Patrice Petro gave a series of lectures on globalization and film and media studies at York University in Toronto as part of the university’s Summer Institute in Film.

CHEMISTRYJames Cook presented a plenary ses-sion, “Medicinal Chemistry and Lead Optimization: Subtype Selective GABA Ligands as Potential Therapeutic Agents,” at a drug development collaborative workshop sponsored by the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeastern Wisconsin and its partnering institutions, including UWM. Cook and Douglas Stafford also facilitated a break-out session.

Alexander Arnold presented “High-Throughput Screening Assay Development” at a drug development collaborative workshop sponsored by the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeastern Wisconsin and its partner-ing institutions, including UWM.

COMMUNICATIONResearch by Kathryn Fonner and a col-league from Northwestern University was cited in in a number of national publica-tions, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Human Resource Executive Online. Their study finds that staying in constant touch via email, meetings or other means doesn’t boost telecommuters’ or office workers’ feelings of closeness to their co-workers.

HELEN BADER INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT MANAGEMENTShelly Schnupp presented a workshop, “Results-Based Nonprofit Program Development,” at the YWCA USA Conference in Washington, D.C., in May.

Douglas Ihrke and Barbara Duffy presented “Examining and Explaining the Nature and Extent of Board Conflict in Two Countries” at the Association for Research on Nonprofit and Social Economy Research held in Waterloo, Ontario, May 30-June 1.

HISTORYGlen Jeansonne did 25 national and regional radio interviews about his book, Herbert Hoover: Fighting Quaker, in June and July.

Glen Jeansonne delivered talks entitled “The Many Dimensions of Herbert Hoover” at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library at West Branch, IA, on July 14 and held a book signing there. He delivered the same talk at the Chai Point Jewish Home in Milwaukee on July 18. He also delivered a talk on Hoover to Clement Manor in Greenfield, WI, on May 23.

PSYHOLOGYN.L. Balderston, D.H. Schultz, J. Newman, Christine Larson and Fred J. Helmstetter presented “Behavioral and amygdala BOLD responses in psycho-paths during fear conditioning” at the annual meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping held in Beijing, China, in June.

N.L. Balderston, D.H. Schultz and Fred J. Helmstetter presented “Rapid amygdala responses during trace fear conditioning without awareness” at the annual meet-ing of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping held in Beijing, China, in June.

Karyn M. Frick presented “Building a bet-ter hormone therapy? How understand-ing rapid effects of estrogens could lead to new therapies for age-related memory decline,” a Neuroscience & Behavior Program Colloquium at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on April 25.

Fred J. Helmstetter gave two invited talks at the Dutch Neuroscience meeting held in Lunteren, The Netherlands, in May: “Molecular mechanisms of fear memory consolidation” and “New directions in extinction.”

Krista M. Lisdahl, J. Price, T. McQueeny, S. Shollenbarger and C. Padula presented “Maximum binge drinking dose predicts smaller left hippocampal volumes in male emerging adults” at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Montreal, in February. The pre-sentation was part of a symposium, “Binge drinking and neurocognition in youth: Evidence from cross-sectional and prospec-tive neuroimaging studies,” chaired by Lisdahl and S.T. Tapert.

T. McQueeny, K. Bohache, Z. Graham, A. Reedy and Krista M. Lisdahl pre-sented “Abnormal cortical architecture in binge drinkers: Unique gender effects” at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Montreal, in February. The presentation was part of a symposium, “Binge drinking and neurocognition in youth: Evidence from cross-sectional and prospective neuroimag-ing studies,” chaired by Lisdahl and S.T. Tapert.

Devin Mueller gave two seminar talks at the University of Puerto Rico–Medical Sciences Campus in San Juan, PR: “Career development for emerging sci-entists,” 1er Simposio de la Asociación de Estudiantes Graduados, on May 30, and “Overcoming addiction by enhanc-ing extinction and inhibiting retrieval of drug-related memories” UPR Biomedical Seminar Series, on May 31. Devin Mueller accepted an invitation to serve on the Editorial Board at Psychiatry Journal.

Jennifer J. Tuscher, R.C. Twining, E.M. Doncheck, Karyn M. Frick and D. Mueller presented a poster, “Estradiol enhances extinction of cocaine seeking” at the Wisconsin Psychological Association annual meeting April 19 in Middleton, WI. The poster won a graduate student poster award.

Jennifer J. Tuscher, R.C. Twining, E.M. Doncheck, Karyn M. Frick and D. Mueller presented “Estradiol enhances extinction of cocaine seek-ing” at the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology annual meeting held June 15-18 in Madison, WI.

UWM LIBRARIESEwa Barczyk and Neal Pease (History) presented “The Roman Kwasniewski Photographic Collection: A Visual Record of Milwaukee Polonia at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries” at the East-Central Europe in Exile: Patterns of Transatlantic Migrations Conference in Gdansk, Poland, May 31-June 3. They also presented a workshop, “Visuals and Press” at the University of Gdansk. Susan Foran presented on “RDA: A Panel Discussion” at the Council of University of Wisconsin Libraries Conference in Madison on June 4. Kate Ganski and Kristin Woodward presented “New Models for Instruction and Engagement: Online and Hybrid Library Instruction with the UWM Libraries Information Literacy Tutorial” at the Wisconsin Association of Academic Libraries conference in Lake Geneva on April 17-20. Kate Ganski and Kristin Woodward presented “Portal to Information Literacy” at the Sloan Consortium Blended Learning Conference in Milwaukee on April 23-24. Kate Ganski and Kristin Woodward presented “Information Literacy Tutorial” at the Council of University of Wisconsin Libraries Conference in Madison on June 4. Tim Gritten co-presented a webinar, “Georgia State, Copyright, and Your Library” for the Association of College and Research Libraries on July 25.

Janet Padway co-presented “UW System Vision for E-book Purchasing” at the Council of University of Wisconsin Libraries Conference in Madison on June 4.

NURSINGJennifer J. Doering presented “‘Be a Force’ for mothers at the end of their ropes: Links between child abuse, depres-sion, and sleep deprivation” at the Together for Children conference hosted by Prevent Child Abuse Wisconsin in Lake Geneva, WI, in April.

HELEN BADER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFAREDaniel Fuhrmann was awarded a full scholarship from the MidWest SAS Users Group (MWSUG) 2012 Junior Professional Program on July 6 to attend this year’s MWSUG conference in Minneapolis.

Tom LeBel, Susan J. Rose and Audrey Begun, “Substance Using Women Returning Home from Jail: Perceived Barriers to Treatment in the Community,” presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, held in Chicago in November.

Laura Otto-Salaj, Daniel Fuhrmann, Young Cho, Michael Brondino, Susan Rose, Michael Fendrich and Cheryl Gore-Felton presented “The intersection of HIV sexual risk with substance use, trau-ma history and victimization: Preliminary findings from a prospective study of low-income African American women” at the International AIDS Conference, Washington, D.C., July 23.

Susan J. Rose and Tom LeBel, “Keeping Families Together: Working with Mothers During and After Incarceration,” pre-

sented at the School of Applied Sciences, University of Upper Austria, Linz, June 23.

Susan J. Rose, Tom LeBel and Audrey Begun, “A View from the Inside: Women and Mothers Talk About Their Incarceration Experiences,” presented at the National Association of Social Workers –Wisconsin annual meeting, Oct. 29 in Brookfield, WI.

Stan Stojkovic was interviewed by Fox6 News for a report titled “Colorado Shooting: Psychology of a Gunman like James Holmes,” July 23.

Stan Stojkovic was interviewed by WHAD’s Joy Cardin show for a news report on various reactions to the Colorado shootings, July 23.

Jeanne Wagner presented “Ethics and Boundaries for In-Home Services” in webi-nar format for NASW-WI on March 30 and April 6. Jeanne Wagner presented “Advanced Ethics and Boundaries for Social Workers” for UW-Parkside on Feb. 13. Jeanne Wagner presented “Developing a Field Director Consortium” at the Bachelorette Program Directors conference on March 15.

Jeanne Wagner presented “Supervisor Training – Tools and Strategies for the Human Services Supervisor” for UW-Oshkosh Continuing Education on April 10.

PUBLICATIONSEDUCATIONCURRICULUM & INSTRUCTIONDeAnn Huinker, C. Laughlin, M. Hedges and B. Schefelker, Grades K-2: Operations and Algebraic Thinking Professional Development Module, Waukesha, WI: The Brookhill Foundation, 2012.

DeAnn Huinker, C. Laughlin, J. Georgeson and P. Richards, Grades 3-6: Number and Operations–Fractions Professional Development Module,” Waukesha, WI: The Brookhill Foundation, 2012.

DeAnn Huinker, C. Laughlin, D. Burge and J. Kosiak, Grades 6-8: Ratios and Proportional Relationships Professional Development Module, Waukesha, WI: The Brookhill Foundation, 2012.

DeAnn Huinker, C. Laughlin, P. Hopfensperger and H. Kranendonk, Grades 8-12: Modeling with Statistics and Probability Professional Development Module, Waukesha, WI: The Brookhill Foundation, 2012.

Henry Kepner and DeAnn Huinker, “Assessing Students’ Mathematical Profi-ciencies on the Common Core,” Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, Vol. 3, Spring – Summer 2012, pp. 26-32.

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGYShannon Chavez-Korell, A. Delgado Rendón, J. Beer, N. Rodriguez, A.D. Garr, C.A. Pine, R. Farías, L. Larson and E. Malcolm, “Improving access and reduc-ing barriers to depression treatment for Latino elders: Un nuevo amanecer (A new dawn),” Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Vol. 43, No. 3, 2012, pp. 217-226.

Shannon Chavez-Korell, E. Delgado-Romero and R. Illes, “The National Latina/o Psychological Association: Like a phoenix rising,” The Counseling Psychologist, Vol. 40, No. 5, 2012, pp. 675-684.


Shannon Chavez-Korell and B.J. Vandiver, “Are CRIS cluster patterns differ-entially associated with African American enculturation and social distance?,” The Counseling Psychologist, Vol. 40, No. 5, 2012, pp. 755-788.

HEALTH SCIENCESHEALTH INFORMATICS & ADMINISTRATIONS. Kolachina, Rashmi Prasad, D.M. Sharma and A. Joshi, “Evaluation of Discourse Relation Annotation in the Hindi Discourse Relation Bank,” Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, Istanbul, Turkey, May 21-27, 2012, pp. 823-828.

H. Bunt, Rashmi Prasad and A. Joshi, “First Steps Towards an ISO Standard for Annotating Discourse Relations,” Proceedings of the Joint ISA-7, SRSL-3, and I2MRT LREC 2012 Workshop on Semantic Annotation and the Integration and Interoperability of Multimodal Resources and Tools, Istanbul, Turkey, May 26-27, 2012, pp. 60-69.

LETTERS & SCIENCEAFRICOLOGY Michael Hudson and Jeffrey Sommers, “Latvia is no model for an austerity drive,” London Financial Times, June 21, 2012.

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESH. Subramanian, J.J. Grailer, K.C. Ohlrich, A.L. Rymaszewski, J.J. Loppnow, M. Kodera, R.M. Conway and Douglas A. Steeber, “Signaling Through L-selectin Mediates Enhanced Chemotaxis of Lymphocyte Subsets to Secondary Lymphoid Tissue Chemokine,” Journal of Immunology, Vol. 188, No. 7, April 2012, pp. 3223-3236.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES & LITERATURERuth Schwertfeger, In Transit. Narratives of German Jews in Exile, Flight, and Internment During “The Dark Years” of France, Berlin: Frank & Timme, February 2012.

HISTORYGlen Jeansonne, entry on Leander H. Perez, KnowLA, the online encyclopedia of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, June 2012.

Glen Jeansonne and David Luhrssen, entries on Jerry Falwell and William C.C. Claiborne, KnowLA, the online encyclope-dia of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, June 2012.

JOURNALISM, ADVERTISING & MEDIA STUDIESRichard K. Popp, The Holiday Makers: Magazines, Advertising, and Mass Tourism in Postwar America, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, May 2012.

POLITICAL SCIENCEUk Heo and Sung Deuk Hahm, “The Third Wave of Democratization and Economic Performance in Asia: Theory and Application,” Korea Observer, Vol. 43, No. 1, 2012, pp. 1-20. Uk Heo, Sung Deuk Hahm and Dohee Kim, “The Impact of Democratization on Economic Growth in Asia: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis,” Korea Observer, Vol. 43, No. 1, 2012, pp. 21-45.

Uk Heo and Hayam Kim, “Private Sector Networks, Democracy, and Interstate Relations: A Case Study of South Korea and Taiwan,” Asian Perspective, Vol. 36, No. 1, 2012, pp. 71-93.

PSYCHOLOGYM.I. Boulware, B.A. Kent and Karyn M. Frick, “The impact of age-related ovar-ian hormone loss on cognitive and neural function,” pp. 165-184 in Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences (Vol. 10): Behavioral Neurobiology of Aging, M.-C. Pardon and M. Bondi, eds., Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag, 2012.

M.R. Gilmartin, J.L. Kwapis and Fred J. Helmstetter, “Trace and contextual fear conditioning are impaired following uni-lateral microinjection of muscimol in the ventral hippocampus or amygdala, but not the medial prefrontal cortex,” Neurobiology of Learning & Memory, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2012.03.009/.

T.J. Jarome, J.L. Kwapis, C.T. Werner, R.G. Parsons, G.M. Gafford and Fred J. Helmstetter, “The timing of multiple retrieval events can alter GluR1 phos-phorylation and the requirement for pro-tein synthesis in fear memory reconsoli-dation,” Learning & Memory, Vol. 19, 2012, pp. 300-306.

J.L. Kwapis, T.J. Jarome, M.R. Gilmartin and Fred J. Helmstetter, “Intra-amygdala infusion of the protein kinase Mzeta inhibitor ZIP disrupts context fear memory,” Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2012.05.003.

NURSINGL. Nelson, Jennifer J. Doering, M. Anderson and L. Kelly, “Outcome of CNS Lead Hyperbilirubinema Screening of Late Preterm Newborns,” Clinical Nurse Specialist, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2012, pp. 164-168.

GIFTS, GRANTS & CONTRACTSMAY 2012

ACADEMIC AFFAIRSFINANCIAL AIDU.S. Dept. of Education Financial Aid Administration FWS/SEOG/PERKINSHojan-Clark, Jane M. – Miscellaneous $125,553

CENTER FOR URBAN INITIATIVES & RESEARCHUrban Ecology CenterUrban Ecology Center More Than a Pretty Place Evaluation SupportBatson, Terry L. – Extension & Public Service $10,500

Milwaukee Public SchoolsParent Services – MPS/GEAR-UPMaier, Peter E. – Extension & Public Service $40,500

UPWARD BOUNDU.S. Dept. of Education Regular Upward Bound ProgramSnow, Deloise – Miscellaneous $444,128

ARCHITECTURE & URBAN PLANNINGADMINISTRATIONUWM FoundationSupports Marcus Studio and PrizeGreenstreet, Robert – Extension & Public Service $80,000

UWM FoundationSupport Towne Studio ActivitiesGreenstreet, Robert – Extension & Public Service $5,000

ARCHITECTUREWisconsin Humanities CouncilPicturing Milwaukee: Thurston Woods Pilot StudySen,Arijit H. – Extension & Public Service $9,986

PECK SCHOOL OF THE ARTSPROGRAMSWilliam F. Vilas Trust EstateVilas Music Grant 2012-13 Welstead, Jon A. – Miscellaneous $67,188

UWM FoundationEnhance Programs of the Peck SchoolEmmons, Scott – Extension & Public Service $4,000

SHELDON B. LUBAR SCHOOL OF BUSINESSBRADLEY LECTURE SERIESUWM FoundationBradley Distinguished Lecture Series Smunt, Timothy L. – Extension & Public Service $8,000

INSTRUCTIONALUWM FoundationExecutive MBA Alumni Association Smunt, Timothy L. – Instruction $1,500

CONTINUING EDUCATIONEMPLOYMENT & TRAINING INSTITUTEMilwaukee Public Schools Technical Assistance and Community AssessmentsPawasarat, John M. – Extension & Public Service $24,878

EDUCATIONADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIPMedical College of WisconsinTraining Lay Trainers: A Strategy to Disseminate Care Coordination Skills to Families of CYSHCNConceicao, Simone C.O. – Extension & Public Service $34,660

CENTER FOR MATH & SCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCHWI Dept. of Public InstructionAlliance for Teaching Mathematics to Special Education Learners: Strengthening Content Knowledge and Collaboration of Regular and Special Education TeachersHuinker, DeAnn M.; McLeod, Kevin B.; Winn, Judith A. – Instruction $17,171

CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTIONU.S. Dept. of Education Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers Mueller, Jennifer J.; File, Nancy K.; Oxford, Raquel M.; Wisneski, Debora B. – Instruction $280,540

For the Record

UWM Senior Photographer Alan Magayne-Roshak captured three awards at the University Photographers Association of America (UPAA) 2012 symposium held June 18-23 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He received an honorable mention in the Features and Illustrations category for the picture of Jorg Woehl taken to publicize Woehl’s Science Bag presentation on light and vision. In the Personal Vision category, his black-and-white photo of the sculpture in Atwater Park received second place, and the close-up shot of a dragonfly resting on a column at the Zelazo Center was given an honorable mention. The Atwater park photo was also chosen by conference speaker Annie Griffiths of National Geographic magazine for comment dur-ing her photo critique session.

In addition, two of Magayne-Roshak’s pictures, “Abstract Figures” and “Enigma,” have been accepted for the Racine Art Museum’s Wisconsin Photography 2012 Juried Exhibition opening Sept. 9 at the RAM Wustum Museum.


EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGYNational Science FoundationUnderstanding Gender Differences in Turnover and Retention in Engineering CareersFouad, Nadya A.; Singh, Romila – Research $521,113

EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONUniversity of Washington Head Start Center on Quality Teaching and LearningMcLean, Mary E. – Extension & Public Service $29,110

ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCECIVIL ENGINEERING & MECHANICSVarious Nonfederal Agencies Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Water Equipment and Policy Chen, Junhong – Research $150,000

Mark MurphyScaling Up Microbial Fuel Cells as Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System He, Zhen – Research $15,000

National Science FoundationFate and Transport of Biocolloids in Beach Sand Li, Jin; Liao, Qian – Research $5,999

UW Sea Grant Program Interactions Between Dreissenid Mussels and Contaminated Sediments During and After Re-suspension in the Coastal and Estuary Areas Around Sheboygan Liao, Qian – Research $45,862

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING National Science FoundationGOALI: Strong Transverse Localization of Light in Disordered Optical Fibers Mafi, Arash – Research $6,000

Medical College of WisconsinMitochondrial Oxidative Stress in Acute Lung Injury from Sepsis Ranji, Mahsa – Research $7,314

INDUSTRIAL & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERINGAmerican Society of BiomechanicsThe role of reduced tactile sensation in altered phalanx grip force in persons with strokeSeo, Na Jin – Research $2,000

American Heart Association – Midwest AffiliateLow-Cost Wireless Virtual Reality System to Improve Stroke Survivors? Upper Limb FunctionSeo, Na Jin – Research $4,000

American Heart Association – Midwest AffiliateLow-Cost VR Rehabilitation System for Individual Finger Movements Following StrokeSeo, Na Jin – Research $4,000

MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGNational Science FoundationIndustrial/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) for Water Equipment and PolicyChen, Junhong – Research $8,000

Indiana UniversityCompetitive Renewal of Development, Improvement and Extension of the Tissue Cell Environment – CompuCell 3-DD’Souza, Roshan M. – Research $114,550

U.S. Dept. of EnergyEstablishing an Industrial Assessment Center at UWMYuan, Yingchun; Church, Benjamin C.; Reisel, John R.; Rohatgi, Pradeep K.; Wornyoh, Emmanuel Y. – Extension & Public Service $180,030

MATERIALS ENGINEERINGRIST Computational Tool Development of Thermal Stress Analysis for High Stability NaS+ Battery Applications Kim, Chang Soo – Research $71,429

FRESHWATER SCIENCESADMINISTRATIONUW Sea Grant Program Dreissenid Impacts on Nearshore Carbon and Phosphorus Dynamics in Lake Michigan Bootsma, Harvey A.; Liao, Qian – Research $106,120

UW Sea Grant Program Alteration of Nutrient Cycling and Food Web Structure by Profundal Quagga Mussels in Lake Michigan Bootsma, Harvey A.; Liao, Qian – Research $120,256

Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Nearshore Carbon and Phosphorus Dynamics Study Bootsma, Harvey A.; Liao, Qian; Waples, James T. – Research $80,735

National Science Foundation MRI: Acquisition of a Flow Field‐Flow Fractionation System to Enhance Colloidal Research and Education Guo, Laodong – Research $161,910

National Science Foundation RAPID: Effect of Oil Spill on Organic Carbon Partitioning and Transformation in the Water Column in the Northern Gulf Guo, Laodong – Research $50,403

Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Determining the Biological Degradation Potential of the Wastewater Treatment Facilitiy to Determine the Capacity for Breaking Down Emerging Contaminants Such as Pharmaceuticals Klaper, Rebecca D.; Grundl, Timothy J. – Research $50,008

WI Dept. of Natural Resources Assessment of Urban Wastewater Infrastructure Using Molecular Tools McLellan, Sandra L. – Research $12,880

National Science Foundation IDBR – An Auto-Sampler for Aquatic Microbial Sampling and Archiving Smith, Matthew C. – Research $94,029

WATER INSTITUTENational Science FoundationREU: Ocean Sciences Meeting Support For OCE REU StudentsCuhel, Russell L.; Aguilar-Diaz, Carmen – Research $58,971

GRADUATE SCHOOLNIEHS CORE CENTERNational Institutes of HealthChildren’s Environmental Health Sciences Core CenterPetering, David H. – Research $1,612,449

HEALTH SCIENCESBIOMEDICAL SCIENCESUW-MadisonEcho Tech FundMitchell, Carol K.C. – Extension & Public Service $4,608

UW-MadisonStructural Stability of Carotid Plaque and Symptomatology Mitchell, Carol K.C. – Research $5,000

INFORMATION STUDIESINSTRUCTIONUniversity of North Carolina at GreensboroTriad Research Initiative to Empower the Visually Impaired for Information Systems CompetitivenessBabu, Rakesh – Extension & Public Service $6,020

LETTERS & SCIENCEBIOLOGICAL SCIENCESUWM FoundationRuth Walker Grants-in-AidSaffarini Daâd A. – Instruction $3,000

National Institutes of HealthDiscover and Engineer New Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors as Anticancer AgentsCheng, Yiqiang – Research $218,127

National Science FoundationNovel Motility and Protein Secretion Machinery of Flavobacterium JohnsoniaeMcBride, Mark J. – Research $187,706

UW-MadisonMultifunctional Unimolecular Micelles for Targeted Cancer TherapySteeber, Douglas A. – Research $43,102

CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICSUWM FoundationCenter for Research on International Economics (CRIE)Bahmani-Oskooee, Mohsen – Instruction $50,000

GEOSCIENCES WI Space Grant ConsortiumDeveloping an Online, Intro-Level Lab Course on the Geology of the PlanetsMcHenry, Lindsay J. – Instruction $5,000

WI Space Grant ConsortiumThe Preservation of Fumarole Deposits at Kilauea: Analog for MarsMcHenry, Lindsay J. – Research $5,000

HISTORYHuntington Library The Politics of Reproduction in the British Caribbean and the Atlantic World During the Age of AbolitionPaugh, Katherine E. – Research $50,000

PHYSICSUniversity of California, San DiegoSUPERSEARCH – A Multi-Pronged Novel Approach to the Search for New Superconducting PhasesGuptasarma, Prasenjit – Research $73,333

National Science FoundationTime-Resolved Protein Structure from Non-Crystallized Molecular EnsemblesSaldin, Dilano Kerzaman; Schmidt, Marius – Research $205,000

PSYCHOLOGYNeurofibromatosis Midwest Early Cognitive and Behavior Characteristics of Children with Neurofibromatosis-1Klein-Tasman, Bonita P. – Research $30,000

U.S. Dept of EducationEvaluating the Success of Undergraduates in the U-Pace Intervention to Improve Academic Achievement for All Postsecondary Education Students

Reddy, Diane M.; Conceicao, Simone C.O.; Fleming, Raymond; Pedrick, Laura E.; Swain, Rodney A.; Walker, Cindy M. – Research $727,588

CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTMilwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage DistrictImpact of Green Infrastructure on Property Values Within the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Planning AreaRast, Joel S.; Madison, Catherine D. – Extension & Public Service $38,840

UWM LIBRARIESWISCONSIN ARCHIVES PROGRAMAmerican Academy of Allergy, Asthma & ImmunologyMaintenance of Archival Records Barczyk, Ewa – Extension & Public Service $18,225

NURSINGDEAN’S OFFICEAmerican Cancer Society Kohl’s Breast Cancer Initiative, Community Health Worker ObjectiveMillon Underwood, Sandra – Extension & Public Service $36,320

PROGRAMSUW-Madison Sustained Community Engagement in Genetics and Genomics Research to Improve Health and to Increase Health EquityBuseh, Aaron G.; Bell-Calvin, Jean C.; Kako, Peninnah M.; Kunert, Mary Pat; Lee, Sharon R.; Lundeen, Sally; Millon Underwood, Sandra; Peterman, Beth R. – Research $15,000

Aurora Health CareImplementing Strategies to Increase Breastfeeding Rates in Milwaukee CountyJohnson, Teresa S. – Extension & Public Service $70,139

JUNE 2012

ACADEMIC AFFAIRSCENTER FOR URBAN INITIATIVES & RESEARCHUW-MadisonCoordinated Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion ProgramMaier, Peter E. – Extension & Public Service $50,000

ARCHITECTURE & URBAN PLANNINGADMINISTRATIONUWM FoundationSupport for Design StudioGreenstreet, Robert – Instruction $16,000

UWM FoundationResearch into Green Building DesignGreenstreet, Robert – Instruction $10,000

SHELDON B. LUBAR SCHOOL OF BUSINESSMANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMSMedical College of WisconsinTreating Patients’ Real Avatars in Virtual Medical OfficesZahedi, Fatemeh – Research $65,374

CONTINUING EDUCATIONJASON PROJECTUW Sea Grant ProgramLake Sturgeon Bowl, Wisconsin’s Regional Academic/Diversity CompetitionSutton, Elizabeth M. – Extension & Public Service $30,022

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EDUCATIONADMINISTRATIONUWM FoundationGeneral Support for the School of EducationColbeck, Carol L. – Extension & Public Service $48,626

CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTIONNational Writing Project National Writing Project SEED Teacher Leadership Development GrantRigoni, Karen Kelley; Pasternak, Donna L. – Extension & Public Service $20,000

ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCECIVIL ENGINEERING & MECHANICSNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: Development of Self-Biased Solar Microbial Electrolysis CellsHe, Zhen – Research $36,474

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCEU.S. Air ForceNonlinear High-Energy Pulse Propagation in Graded-Index Multimode Optical Fibers for Mode-Locked Fiber LasersMafi, Arash – Research $23,337

UW-MadisonPlanning and Design of Advanced Microgrid Testbed Facilities in Milwaukee and MadisonNasiri, Abdolhosein – Research $49,890

UW-MadisonDevelopment of Improved Status Estimation Algorithms for Batteries and Ultracapacitors in Demanding Applications Including Stop-Start OperationNasiri, Abdolhosein – Research $47,216

University of MinnesotaA Nationwide Consortium of Universities to Revitalize Electric Power Engineering Education by State-of-the-Art LaboratoriesNasiri, Abdolhosein – Research $8,333

UW-MadisonMultiscale Bidirectional Neural Interfaces for Comprehensive Central Nervous System Interface Reliability ImprovementPashaie, Ramin – Research $189,142

Hewlett-Packard Improving Document Lifecycle with Flexible Structured Versioning for Product LinesMunson, Ethan V. – Research $75,000

INDUSTRIAL & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERINGAmerican Heart Association – Midwest AffiliateEffect of Enhancement of Somatosensation on Grip Function Post-StrokeSeo, Na Jin – Research $90,772

FRESHWATER SCIENCESADMINISTRATIONUW Sea Grant ProgramDevelopment of a Submersible Electroshocking Sampler for Invertebrates and Larval Fishes in Rocky HabitatsJanssen, John A.; Paddock, Robert W. – Research $69,951

Great Lakes Observing SystemGLOS-Enhanced Tributary Monitoring to Support AOC & LaMP Activity – Lower Green Bay ComponentKlump, J. Val – Research $20,000

HEALTH SCIENCESCENTER FOR URBAN POPULATION HEALTH UW-MadisonMeta House Replication Project: Pilot Study of Regional Collaboration for Women and Children’s Lifelong Health ImprovementCisler, Ron A. – Extension & Public Service $2,500

LETTERS & SCIENCEBIOLOGICAL SCIENCESMetabolic Solutions Development CompanyInsertion of Polypeptides into Rhodospirillum Collins, Mary Lynne Perille – Research $1,477

CHEMISTRYUW-River FallsCollaborative Action Research: Immediate Feedback Assessment in Chemistry CoursesMurphy, Kristen L. – Research $37,013

GEOGRAPHYNational Science FoundationBridging Spatial Scales Using Phenological Measurements to Improve Understanding of Autumn Atmosphere-Biosphere InteractionsSchwartz, Mark D. – Research $74,273

GEOSCIENCESNational Science FoundationCollaborative Research: Life in a Volcanic Landscape: Early Jurassic Paleoenvironments and PaleobotanyIsbell, John L.; Gulbranson, Erik L. – Research $299,859

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCESU.S. Dept. of EnergyCollaborative Project: Physics and Dynamics Coupling Across Scales in the Next-Generation CESM: Meeting the Challenge of High ResolutionLarson, Vincent E. – Research $102,475

University Corp. for Atmospheric ResearchInstallation of RAMADDA, THREDDS and LDM at UWMRoebber, Paul J.; Evans, Allen C. – Research $7,177

PHYSICSNational Science FoundationGravitational Wave Astronomy and TheoryCreighton, Jolien D.; Brady, Patrick R.; De Arcenegui Siemens, F. Javier; Wiseman, Alan G. – Research $600,000

National Science FoundationEpitaxial Growth and Doping of Topological Insulator Heterostructures by Molecular Beam EpitaxyLi, Lian – Research $150,488

PSYCHOLOGYSigma XIMechanisms of Aging-Related Gene Expression Changes Within Prefrontal CortexMoyer Jr., James R. – Research $1,000

National Institutes of HealthCurriculum Redesign to Enhance Training in Scientifically Validated Behavioral TreatmentsWoods, Douglas W.; Kanter, Jonathan W. – Instruction $15,487

UWM LIBRARIESGENERALUWM FoundationAlready Established, Supplement Only Barczyk, Ewa – Extension & Public Service $1,750

NURSINGDEAN’S OFFICEBread of Healing Clinic Milwaukee Free Clinics NP Preceptoring for Underserved CareZabler, Bev – Extension & Public Service $40,320

PROGRAMSNational Institutes of HealthPredicting Care Coordination Needs of Frail Older Adults from Longitudinal DataKim, Tae Youn; Coenen, Amy M. – Research $74,364

JOSEPH J. ZILBER SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTHADMINISTRATIONNational Institutes of HealthPathways Linking Poverty, Food Insecurity and HIV in Rural MalawiWeinhardt, Lance – Research $533,443

HELEN BADER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARECENTER FOR ADDICTION & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESEARCHNational Institutes of HealthEtiology of Sexual Risk, Substance Use and Trauma: A Bioecological Systems ModelOtto-Salaj, Laura L.; Brondino, Michael J.; Fendrich, Michael; Rose, Susan J. – Research $7,595

STUDENT AFFAIRSATHLETICS – ADMINISTRATIONUWM FoundationSupport Swimming Program Scholarship – Kuehneisen Swim & Dive ScholarshipGeiger, Andy – Miscellaneous $14,450

ATHLETICS – CHEER/MASCOTUWM FoundationSupport for Cheerleading Program Geiger, Andy – Miscellaneous $2,100

ATHLETICS – MEN’S BASKETBALLUWM FoundationSupport Men’s Basketball Program – Riesch ScholarshipGeiger, Andy – Student Aid $5,000

For the Record

Period 12 – June 2012 Year-to-Date

Federal Total Federal Total

Research $ 1,902,308 $ 2,531,556 $ 22,496,750 $ 31,400,788

Instruction $ 15,487 $ 29,487 $ 2,492,001 $ 4,796,687

Public Service $ -0- $ 193,218 $ 4,205,466 $ 10,486,468

Student Aid $ 314,000 $ 301,000 $ 40,399,945 $ 40,435,791

Other $ -0- $ 16,550 $ 2,299,864 $ 4,534,850

TOTALS $ 2,231,795 $ 3,071,811 $71,894,028 $91,654,583

Period 12 – June 2011 Year-to-Date

Federal Total Federal Total

Research $ 2,862,818 $ 3,691,450 $ 21,927,695 $ 32,261,886

Instruction $ -0- $ 311,143 $ 2,353,121 $ 8,224,932

Public Service $ 697,826 $ 1,680,415 $ 4,973,979 $ 13,869,280

Student Aid $ 1,144,209 $ 1,149,209 $ 39,620,343 $ 39,700,069

Other $ -0- $ -0- $ 2,070,607 $ 4,388,806

TOTALS $ 4,704,853 $ 6,832,216 $70,945,745 $98,444,974

Grant information is prepared by the Graduate School. More detailed grant information also is available on the Web at: graduateschool.uwm.edu/research/data-policy/ awards-and-expenditures/.

EXTRAMURAL AWARDS - PROGRESS TO DATE

FY 2011

FY 2012


Hispanic Heritage Month 2012LATINO POLITICS & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

UWM’s Roberto Hernández Center (RHC) presents the 10th annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration

from mid-September to mid-October. The theme this year is Latino

Politics and Civic Engagement.Most of the scheduled cultural and

educational events will be held on the UWM campus and are free and open to the public (unless otherwise stated). For more information, visit the center’s website at rhc.uwm.edu.

Sunday, Sept. 16:UMOS MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE PARADE & FESTIVALJoin UWM in the parade. Meet at 20th Street and Oklahoma Avenue, then walk to the UMOS (United Migrant Opportunity Services) Center, 2701 S. Chase Ave., to join the festival. Noon-9 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 17:MOVIE MONDAY“Brother Towns.” A story of two towns linked by immigra-tion, family and work: Jacaltenango, a highland Maya town in Guatemala; and Jupiter, a coastal resort town in Florida where many Jacaltecos have settled. This story includes voices of those opposed to undocumented immigrants as well as advocates helping migrants who seek work and hope, whether documented or not. 7 p.m. Union Alumni Fireside Lounge.

Tuesday, Sept. 18:HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH KICKOFFEnjoy folkloric music and dancing from the Hermanos Ávila. Get to know more about student organizations that are Latino-based. Noon-1:30 p.m. Spaights Plaza.

Wednesday, Sept. 19:DOUBLE FEATURE MOVIES“Gordita” and “The Big Deal.” Two films focusing on gender and multicultural identities. Feel free to join the post-film feedback and discussion. 1-3 p.m. Bolton Hall 196. Co-sponsors: Women’s Resource Center and Union Sociocultural Programming.

Thursday, Sept.20:THE JOURNEY OF THE MBA

This panel discussion with pro-fessionals in international mar-keting, supply chain, nonprofits and finance will explore career paths and personal journeys through the MBA experience. Be inspired! 6-7:30 p.m. Union

240. Co-sponsors: National Society of Hispanic MBAs, Milwaukee affiliate, and Lubar School of Business Multicultural Mentoring Program.

Monday, Sept. 24:MOVIE MONDAY“Not in Our Town: Light in the Darkness.” PBS documen-tary about a town coming together after anti-immigrant violence devastates the community. In 2008, a series of attacks against Latino residents of Patchogue, N.Y., cul-minated in the murder of Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant who had lived in the Long Island village for 13 years. 7 p.m. Union Alumni Fireside Lounge.

Tuesday, Sept. 25:JUANA BORDAS ON CORE VALUES AND LATINO LEADERSHIPIn her book Salsa, Soul & Spirit, Bordas identifies eight core leadership principles common to Latino, African-American and American Indian cultures, many of which also resonate with women. Bordas will share the importance of capturing these core values within ourselves and looking at other cultures for the wisdom of their leadership practices. She will also explore the unique role women have leading in our multicultural society. 3-5 p.m. Union Ballroom. Co-sponsors: UWM Women’s Resource Center, Center for Volunteerism & Student Leadership and Inclusive Excellence.

Saturday, Sept. 29:SECOND ANNUAL PALM SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISERJoin this scholarship fundraiser, “Promoting Academics in Latino Milwaukee.” Enjoy food from a variety of local

restaurants, performances by Latino comedians and danc-ing with the Spanglish Band. Admission in advance or at the door: $50/general public, $25/current students. 5:30-11:30 p.m. Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts. Additional information: 414-229-6156, [email protected] or rhc.uwm.edu.

Monday, Oct. 1:MOVIE MONDAY“Cartoneo y Nopalitos (Cardboard Dreams).” The children of the DREAM Act inspired writer/director Pablo Véliz to create this timeless story of the immigrant’s relentless pursuit of dreams that seemingly lie just beyond reach. 7 p.m. Union Alumni Fireside Lounge.

Tuesday, Oct. 2:EXPLAINING DEFERRED ACTION

In June, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security released an Executive Memo announcing that, effective immediately, certain young people who were

brought to the United States as young children will be considered for Deferred Action – relief from removal from the country or from entering into removal proceedings. Is the DREAM being delivered? Attorneys Barbara Graham, Gerry Grzeca, Joe Rivas and John Sesini will provide a general outline of the parameters of the Deferred Acton policy as well as answer questions regarding eligibility for the new program.

Thursday, Oct. 4:UNIDAD THEATRE WORKSHOPIn conjunction with B’aktun 13 (see below), UNIDAD is a theatre workshop that explores “Ser, Communidad y Futuro (Ourselves, Our Community and Our Future)” through ecodrama and image theatre. Students will partic-ipate in scene creation and other creative writing exercises as they celebrate “individuality.” 4 p.m. Union 183.

B’AKTUN 13Brought to campus by Teatro Milagro of Portland, Ore. Swept up in an immigration raid and deported to Mexico, Rio, Luz and Sal are suddenly immersed in indigenous prophecies as each confronts the past. When the end of the era of B’aktun 13 arrives on Dec. 21, 2012, will the world change? Or will they? 7 p.m. Union Ballroom. Sponsor: Union Sociocultural Programming. For additional information, contact Claudia Guzman, 414-229-6998 or [email protected].

Saturday, Oct. 6:LATINO COLLEGE BOWLWhat was the Bracero Program? What does it mean for Puerto Rico to be a commonwealth of the United States? Students from local universities go head-to-head in answering trivia ques-tions regarding Latinos and Latino life in the United States and Puerto Rico. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Union Ballroom.

Monday, Oct. 8:MOVIE MONDAY“La Cosecha (The Harvest).” Every year, more than 400,000 American children are torn away from their friends, schools and homes to pick the food we all eat. This film follows Zulema, Perla and Victor, migrant farm workers sacrificing their own childhoods to help their families survive, as they journey from the scorching heat of Texas’ onion fields to the winter snows of the Michigan apple orchards to the humidity of Florida’s tomato fields. 7 p.m. Union Alumni Fireside Lounge.

Tuesday, Oct. 9: LATINA STUDENT RECEPTION: “STANDING UP FOR OTHERS”An evening of inspira-tion and fellowship for Latina students at UWM. Panelists will present their stories of personal achievement and/or transformation, highlight-ing strategies for standing up for oneself and for others and responding to questions and comments from event participants. The evening will begin and end with time to socialize, and light refreshments will be served. All are welcome. 6-8 p.m. Union Alumni Fireside Lounge. Sponsors: Women’s Resource Center, Union Sociocultural Programming, Roberto Hernández Center. Information, 414-229-2852.

Thursday, Oct.11:SALSAFEST 2012Dance to some tropical sounds with your friends and family! Salsa, merengue, bachata and cumbia will be some of the featured dances. 7-11 p.m. Union Ballroom.

Friday, Oct. 12:HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARD: MARICELA AGUILARThe Roberto Hernandez Center continues its annual tradition of honoring individuals who exemplify achievement in our Latino community. This year’s honoree is Maricela Aguilar, a double-major graduate of Marquette University and student organizer of Youth Empowered in the Struggle. In July 2010, Maricela demonstrated her deep commitment to social justice by joining the thousands of immigrant students who bravely declared their undocumented status during the nationwide campaign for passage of the DREAM Act. 6-8 p.m. Hefter Conference Center. Additional information: 414-229-6556, [email protected] or rhc.uwm.edu

Documents

UWM Report Sept. 2012