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alling it “really a critical bill for this state,” Gov. Jim Doyle signed into law Senate Bill 514

during a short May 13 ceremony on the UWM campus.The bill releases state capital building funds for

four different UWM expansion projects at a total anticipated cost of $176 million:• Construction of a School of Freshwater Sciences

research building ($50 million). Targeted for the downtown Milwaukee waterfront, this building will be the home for the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences that the state legislature and Governor Doyle approved in 2009.

• Construction of a Kenwood Integrated Research Building ($75 million). To be located at or near the northwest corner of Kenwood Boulevard and Maryland Avenue, this five- or six-story building will house facilities that advance science; technol-ogy; engineering and math education; research; and outreach.

• Acquisition of the Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital campus ($31 million). UWM remains in negotia-tions to acquire and redevelop the 11-acre hospi-tal property adjacent to the university’s current 93-acre campus.

• Purchase of a replacement for the Neeskay research vessel ($20 million). A 120-foot research vessel capable of hosting larger scientific crews, conduct-ing extended operations, and navigating research sites using dynamic positioning and state-of-the-art handling capabilities is proposed to replace the university’s Korean War-era transport-tugboat.

“Right here at UW–Milwaukee we are advancing

very important projects that will help UWM achieve its mission of becoming a premiere urban research university,” said Gov. Doyle. “These projects will enhance the research and science education for students at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. They will also help build the growing research envi-ronment in Southeastern Wisconsin.”

UWM Chancellor Carlos E. Santiago, who intro-duced the governor, said a casual observer might think this legislation is about buildings, real estate or geography. “I can assure you that it is not,” he said. “This is about a larger concept.”

That concept, he said, involves having a governor and state legislature understanding how a research university impacts its surrounding communities. It involves lawmakers delivering a vote of confidence that UWM can transform the region, think beyond its boundaries and change a community for the better. Finally, he said, “It’s about a promise we make with the citizens of this state. And we promise, as an institution, to uphold our end of the bargain, which is really to make things better for its citizens. Thank you, Governor.”

The School of Freshwater Sciences Research Building and the Kenwood Integrated Research Building will both be funded by existing state general fund-supported borrowing authority. The Columbia St. Mary’s acquisition and redevelop-ment will be funded through existing state program revenue-supported borrowing authority. The replace-ment research vessel will be funded through gifts, grants and other university receipts.

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Doyle endorses $176 million investment in UWM research

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Gov. Jim Doyle (seated) signs Senate Bill 514 during a May 13 visit to UWM. He is surrounded by Chancellor Carlos Santiago (far left) and key legislators who support the UW–Milwaukee Initiative: (from left) State Sen. Lena Taylor, State Rep. Jon Richards, State Sen. Jeff Plale and State Rep. Pedro Colon.

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UWM offers Afrikaans as first all-online language course

Joint research aims to cut desalination costs

Summer workshops at the Peck School of the Arts

Biden, Geithner visit UWM

Block receives honorary degree

Lowery receives UWS Outstanding Woman of Color in Education award

2010 UWM Alumni Association Awards

11 historic buildings to save

Woods’ Tourette research featured in JAMA

Taking distance education to new lengths

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A future of Strategic Financehe UW System Board of Regents periodically has guest speakers at their monthly meet-

ings, and the speaker at the May meeting provided quite startling information for those who have not followed the trend of public higher education over the last 30 years.

Ellen Chaffee – a senior fellow with the Association of Governing Boards (AGB), a national association that serves the needs of academic govern-ing boards and director of AGB’s Lumina project

on Governance for Student Success – discussed the topic of “Strategic Finance” with the Board of Regents. It was one of those presentations that you actually want the PowerPoint slide printout because the ideas shared are worth considering repeatedly.

As an economist, I was especially inter-ested in her perspec-tive that the current

business model of U.S. public universities is not viable. Her perspective was that all major revenue sources to public higher education institutions cannot continue to increase at past rates. In effect, she claimed that revenue and expense trend lines are not sustainable. When tuition and expenditures are sloping upward at a distinctively greater rate than the Consumer Price Index over decades, it is hard to disagree with Chaffee’s analysis that an affordability gap is being created that clearly demonstrates our public university business model is not sustainable (see chart below).

One could easily argue that UWM is not immune from these negative trends. State support continues to decline (now at approximately 24 percent of our operating budget). The ability of families and students to continue to tolerate continu-

ally higher tuition and fees has limits. The bulk of our costs are in people (faculty and staff), and any attempts to cut costs by reducing our work force will ultimately reduce the quality of the educational services we provide.

What does this mean for the UW System in general? Chaffee said a Strategic Finance process is needed that looks forward to focus on the end – college completion – rather than the beginning: college enrollment. New thinking is then needed to fund that process.

What does this mean for UWM in particular? Chaffee did not do a university-by-university analysis of the UW System. I believe, however, that Strategic Finance at UWM means that we must adapt to the need for diversification of our sources of revenue and focus more strategically on our dual missions of research and access – that is, the creation and dissemination of knowledge. Ultimately, our initiatives to increase retention on campus must translate into higher graduation rates for our students. Moreover, we must continue to reduce the retention rate gaps and graduation rate gaps between our majority students and traditionally underrepre-sented students.

Chaffee also stated that whereas the 20th century will be remembered as the apogee of technological innovation, the 21st century will be driven by insti-tutional innovation. Her notion was that those insti-tutions that will thrive in the coming years are those that adapt to change quickly and successfully.

Despite this uncertain future, I am confident that the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee will thrive as time goes on. I believe this because I have seen what our faculty and staff are capable of accomplish-ing during difficult financial times and know they always place the quality of our students’ educational experience at the forefront of everything they do.

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THE RETURN OF PANTHERFESTFriday, Sept. 10Marcus Amphitheater, Summerfest groundsPANTHERFEST takes center stage at the Marcus Amphitheater on Friday, Sept. 10. This marks the fourth consecutive year UWM hosts its official Campus KickOff celebration for new and returning students, faculty, staff and alumni at the Amphitheater and surrounding Summerfest grounds.

More than 8,000 members of the UWM community attended the 2009 event, which featured concerts by Dashboard Confessional and Common, prizes, games, demonstrations and more.

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Lowery named UWS Outstanding Woman of Color in Education By Kathy Quirk

ruce T. Block, prominent real estate attor-ney and founding chair of the UWM Real

Estate Foundation, received an Honorary Doctor of Architecture degree from UWM at the Spring Commencement Gold Ceremony.

Block has been a practicing lawyer at one of Milwaukee’s major law firms, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C., since 1979. He holds a BA degree in History from UW–Madison and graduated from Boston University School of Law with a doctor of jurisprudence, magna cum laude. Block carries the highest peer review rating in Martindale-Hubbell’s directory for legal liability and ethical standards.

Block played a vital role in ensuring that some of Milwaukee’s most complex real estate developments were successfully completed. Through his legal expertise, he has helped create the physical environ-ment of Milwaukee and improved the real estate development climate in the city.

Some of his recent projects include the redevelop-ment of the award-winning Bayshore Town Center in Glendale, the development of UWM’s RiverView Residence Hall and the downtown Riverwalk system in Milwaukee. Well known in the business communi-ty, Block is considered a knowledgeable and practical lawyer with the ability and relationships to overcome obstacles in real estate development.

As president of the Wisconsin Preservation Fund, Block works to support the historic preserva-tion of Milwaukee’s landmark build-ings. He has also extended support to UWM’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP), where he initiated four scholar-

ships as well as created the Urban Edge Award. This award is offered to an international urban designer who is brought to UWM to work with SARUP students.

As founding chair of the UWM Real Estate Foundation, Block used his professional expertise and creativity to move forward RiverView (and another university housing project, Cambridge Commons, which will open this fall) without any state funds. His efforts have helped create a residen-tial university setting for nearly 1,200 more UWM students – an environment that may not have been provided otherwise.

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Christine Lowery, associate professor of social work, is being honored as one of the 2010 Outstanding Women of Color in Education. The annual awards are given by the University of Wisconsin System to recognize students, faculty and staff for their contribu-tions to diversity and the status of women within the UW System.

Lowery was one of 16 women honored at the annual Women’s Studies Conference at UW–Whitewater on April 17.

Lowery, who is a member of the Hopi and Laguna Tribes (Southwest), has been at UWM since 1994, and received an Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in 2009. She teaches undergraduate foundation courses in social work and has taught graduate-level qualitative research methods. Each course she has taught at UWM has had 25 small

and large written assignments to help students hone both their writing skills and their thinking about the social work profession.

She is a faculty affiliate and member of the Curriculum Committee of the Women’s Studies Program, as well as an affiliate with the American Indian Studies faculty in the College of Letters and Science.

Lowery’s research centers on areas of human rights and social justice, and in particular on Native American women in recovery, Native American elders, and shared power as a framework for profes-sional practice and community-building. Lowery has focused much of her research on Native American women and partners, working with Milwaukee-area organizations on Native Americans and aging, Indian child welfare, domestic violence, sexual abuse, and the recovery process in addictions and substance abuse. She will be retiring from UWM in August 2010 to continue work on a 10-year study of sociocultural change and aging at Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico.

For more information on the award and a list of other UW System winners, go to http://wsc.uwsa.edu/events/woc/woc.htm.

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The four projects are part of the larger, $240 million UW–Milwaukee Initiative. The two parts of the initiative still under development and scheduled to be presented to state legislators in the future are the Innovation Park Research Facilities Phase I on the Milwaukee County Grounds in Wauwatosa and the Public, Community and Clinical Health Phase I, which will house the UWM School of Public Health and some of its academic and community partners.

Doyle also had words of appreciation for the work being done by UWM faculty and staff, and those in higher education across the University of Wisconsin System. Even during what he called the worst recession since the Great Depression neces-sitating furloughs and no raises for UW System employees, the system is educating more students than at any other time in its history.

Said Doyle: “We’ve got great young students in this state who need to go to university. We don’t have the resources we need right now to do it, but we’re going to make do with what we have and we are going to manage our way through it, and we’re going to get those students a great education…. And I thank you for that.”

Gov. Doyle demonstrates his continued support for UWM’s plans for expansion and regional economic development.


UWM offers Afrikaans as first all-online language course

By Kathy Quirk

WM will offer Afrikaans as its first totally online foreign language course.

Afrikaans 101, a four-credit course, will be avail-able in fall 2010, followed by Afrikaans 102 in the spring. The course, offered through the Department of Linguistics, will give students the chance to meet the General Education foreign language require-ments completely online. And, it will provide research insights into online language-learning, according to Jacques du Plessis, associate professor of information studies. Du Plessis, a native speaker of Afrikaans, developed and will teach the course. He has been teaching Afrikaans in the United States since 1984.

The Afrikaans course is an outgrowth of his research work on developing ways to use online resources to help preserve and teach less-common languages. He has developed a website, openlan-guages.net, for learning Afrikaans. That website is part of a larger effort researching ways to teach languages online, with a current focus on African languages. Afrikaans, primarily spoken in South Africa and Namibia, is only taught at a few univer-sities in the U.S.

ELIMINATING ‘LESS-COMMONLY’Eventually, says du Plessis, “for more and

more languages, we will be able to eliminate ‘less-commonly’ before the term ‘less-commonly taught languages.’” While any one university might not be able to afford an instructor for a language that interests only a few students, a university or univer-sity system could make such courses financially feasible by joining a consortium to jointly offer the class online. UWM might, for example, have only one or two students interested in Bulgarian, but might be able to “aggregate” enough students through the UW System and beyond to offer the language online.

According to du Plessis, an exciting challenge of offering language courses totally online has been developing tools to facilitate the “asynchronous”

learning experience. Students need interactivity, feedback, and the ability to track their progress and to interact with the instructor and classmates.

To duplicate as much of that classroom give-and-take as possible, du Plessis will use tools that allow students to record themselves speaking the language, then let them upload those recordings to the server for the instructor to review. They’ll also be able to link to online tools that allow them to use text and streaming audio to practice pronuncia-tion. Online class discussion threads will use audio and text. The class will also take advantage of other online learning experiences. “The Web has phenomenal resources,” says du Plessis.

PRIVACY IS A BONUSIn the online environment, “you can’t really

openly listen and learn from other people the exact same way you do in a classroom,” says du Plessis. However, he adds, “the privacy that online learning offers is actually a bonus.” For example, a student might tense up if she’s called on in class to say something about herself in a foreign language. However, if she’s called upon online, she can think about her response before answering – and do it over if she wants.

“If you record yourself and decide, ‘that’s pathetic,’ you can redo it and tweak it before you submit it,” says du Plessis. The recorded responses also allow the teacher to offer appropriate, individu-ally tailored feedback, he adds.

“It gives students a secure and safe space to practice the language and overcome any weak-nesses. Children learn to talk at different paces and people learn languages differently. Some will go fast and others will take their time.”

However, just as in any other online course, self-discipline will be vital. This is du Plessis’s primary concern. “Students are notorious for postponing work until just before an exam or test,” he says. “Cramming like that may work with some subjects, but not with math or languages.”

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‘FIRESIDE CHATS’ BRING GUBERNATORIAL HOPEFULS TO CAMPUS By Angela McManaman

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Wisconsin gubernatorial hopefuls visit-ed campus in April and May for individual “Fireside Chats” in the Union’s Fireside Lounge.

Democrat Tom Barrett and Republicans Mark Neumann and Scott Walker shared their views on higher education and related issues, and fielded questions from the audience. The chats were moderated by Marcus Ethridge, professor and chair of UWM’s Political Science Department.

The UWM Panther Advocates hosted the events, which were co-sponsored by UWM’s Student Association, Political Science Department, College Republicans, College Democrats and the Academic Staff Legislative Subcommittee. Plans are under way for additional candidate forums closer to the Nov. 2 gubernatorial election.


ast fall, UWM’s accrediting agency, the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central

Association of Colleges and Schools, invited us to participate in the Pathways Construction Project, a proposed new model for continued accreditation. Along with other universities, UWM has attended several workshops on the new model, which combines a special-emphasis, high-impact quality initiative with a retooled data-collection process in place of the all-encompassing 10-year institutional self-study and site visit.

UWM’s Pathways quality initiative, which has been vetted with the Academic Program and Curriculum Committee (APCC) and the University Committee, is “Renewing Our Commitment to Undergraduate Education.” The project will docu-ment progress on two initiatives with respect to undergraduate education:• A reform of the General Education component of

the undergraduate curricula.• Implementation of a systematic process for assess-

ment of student learning in the undergraduate programs.

Together, these two initiatives constitute a major effort on the part of the institution to improve the quality of undergraduate learning and experience throughout the university.

In this quality initiative, UWM will restruc-ture the undergraduate programs using the Essential Learning Outcomes (ELOs) of the Liberal Education and America’s Promise (LEAP) campaign of the Association of American Colleges and Universities as guiding principles. Learning outcomes for each undergraduate program will be mapped to the ELOs and the curriculum and other student experiences, providing a framework in which learning assessment at course, program and institutional levels can be aggregated. The reformed General Education component based on the ELOs will make integration of General Education with the majors easier and more transparent.

Upon implementation, the quality initiative will have a very broad and deep impact on all under-graduate programs at UWM. We expect to see significant increase in student learning outcomes achievement that should translate into better student retention and graduation rates, better student satis-faction with the college experience, and improved faculty and staff satisfaction.

We also expect to continue to see gains in clos-ing the achievement gap for disadvantaged students that began with the excellent work done under the Access to Success umbrella at UWM.

In addition to a leadership team (see below), the project will be guided by the Assessment Council and the General Education Task Force.

Academic support units such as the Center for Instructional and Professional Development will provide the necessary consultation and faculty/staff development programs on assessment tools, techniques and methodology. The campus has also subscribed to WEAVE Online, a Web-based system for documenting assessment information, including the mission, learning objectives, curriculum mapping, measurements and findings, analysis of findings, and actions taken to address identified issues.

Progress reports will be made regularly to the APCC, the Faculty Senate and the Academic Deans Council.

UWM’s Pathways quality initiative aligns well with our Access to Success comprehensive student retention initiative. It also directly supports the research growth priority of the institution.

Discussions with the Graduate Faculty Committee and with the Academic Deans Council brought forth the appreciation of the relevance and the value of Essential Learning Outcomes to graduate education and research. Since the initiative focuses on improv-ing student learning based on these outcomes, it has the potential to prepare a high-quality pool of students who can engage effectively in research. Including and expanding undergraduate research as one of the key high-impact experiences for students also supports the research growth priority.

The impact of Renewing Our Commitment to Undergraduate Education will be felt across UWM in all programs. We expect the graduates of UWM to be well prepared to face the challenges of the real world in the 21st century; we expect the quality of learning and teaching in the academic programs to improve continuously in meaningful ways; and we expect the transparency of the relationship between outcomes and curriculum/courses to enable students to be more intentional learners.

As work on this ambitious new accreditation path advances, I encourage you to follow developments on the Academic Affairs website and to participate in departmental, school/college and university under-graduate education change efforts.

RENEWING OUR COMMITMENT TO UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: LEADERSHIP TEAM

Anthony Ciccone, Director, Center for Instructional and Professional DevelopmentKathryn Dindia, Professor, Communication; member, General Education Task ForceGesele Durham, Director, Assessment and Institutional ResearchWilliam Keith, Professor, Communication; member, General Education Task Force Jeffrey Merrick, Associate Dean, College of Letters and ScienceLaura Pedrick, Special Assistant to the ProvostSusan Stalewski, Clinical Associate Professor, College of Health SciencesDev Venugopalan, Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs

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

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HOWE CHAIR WELCOMEDBy Kathy Quirk

The Aurora Health Care Foundation welcomed Ronda Hughes, Howe Chair for Healthcare Transformation at UWM, at a reception April 12.

The endowed chair was funded by the Aurora Health Care Foundation to honor G. Edwin Howe, founder of Aurora Health Care. Howe, who retired in 2007 as president and chief executive officer, was honored at the reception.

Aurora’s goal in establishing the chair is to work in partnership with UWM to develop specialized expertise in the field of health care transformation. The focus will be on developing and testing health care innovations and helping move them into routine practice.

Hughes was named to fill the position in December 2009 and joined UWM in January 2010 with a joint appointment in the College of Nursing and the new School of Public Health.

Prior to joining UWM, Hughes was a senior health scientist at the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Hughes has extensive experience in health care policy, research and its links to practice. Prior to joining the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, she was a senior health analyst and data analysis coordinator for the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Bureau of Primary Care. She earned her doctorate in health policy and health services research from Johns Hopkins University, and her BS in nursing from Boston University.

Welcoming Ronda Hughes, newly appointed Howe Chair for Health Care Transformation (second from right) were (from left) Dr. Nick Turkal, Aurora’s president and CEO, UWM Chancellor Carlos E. Santiago and G. Edwin Howe, Aurora’s founder.


Joint research aims to cut desalination costs

By Laura L. Hunt

hen environmental engineer David Drew read about an amazing new method of removing

salt from seawater, he embarked on a search for research institutions to collaborate with on this kind of technology.

He didn’t have to go very far to find one.Zhen “Jason” He, an assistant professor of engi-

neering at UWM, was working on just such a proj-ect only a few miles from the Cedarburg office of Gannett Fleming Inc., the international engineering consulting firm Drew works for.

He is improving a microbial fuel cell that gener-ates electricity using wastewater, while also purifying the water. But after talking with Drew, He modified it, adding a third capability: desalinating a separate supply of water.

It’s important to a company like Gannett Fleming, which designs and builds water and waste-water treatment plants. And the cost of energy, says Drew, is the reason desalination is so expensive.

In fact, says He, the energy from their microbial desalination cell (MDC) can drive its own desalina-tion process. “It won’t do the job entirely, but it can act as an energy-saving pretreatment for saltwater,” says He. “That would greatly improve efficiency while holding down costs.”

The two organizations are now working jointly to develop an MDC and bring it to market.

It is the second formal research collaboration between a water-related business and a UWM facul-ty member since the creation of UWM’s graduate-level School of Freshwater Sciences just under a year ago. And He is pursuing patent protection of his ideas through the UWM Research Foundation.

SCALING UP“Wastewater contains energy waiting to be

harnessed,” says Drew. “So the water and the energy are both addressed with this research.” He chose the UWM scientist’s lab over several others in the coun-try because of its progress in making the technology more viable for commercial use.

He’s lab members are increasing the size and scope of the prototype they began with, which was small enough to fit in the palm of the hand and could only process 60 milliliters of wastewater at a time.

“Dr. He’s lab was the only one that had a good solution for scaling up the operation,” says Drew, “so that it gives you the necessary energy recovery while also the sustainability of recycling the wastewater. We did a fair amount of due diligence to determine where best to put our investment.”

The reactor itself is a three-chambered device in which microbes feed on the organics in the waste-water of one chamber, causing removal of ions from saltwater in an adjacent chamber. The metabolic energy created by the microbes also is the catalyst that produces the current.

BUILDING A BUSINESSThe next step, and Phase I of the partnership,

will be to produce an even larger reactor. If the first year goes well, the partners have the option of continuing with a Phase II, in which they will test the reactor’s commercial viability.

“We want to put it on the fast track,” says He. “We don’t want it to stay in the lab for another five years.”

But an equal priority, adds Drew, is that the part-ners align the research with the business plan behind it, so that “the two parts are not operating in isolation.”

In designing a business plan, they started with a wide spectrum of possible applications for the work and winnowed it down to identify the specific market niche they wanted to target. “That helped us focus very quickly,” says Drew, who has both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in applied math and physics, and engineering, from UWM.

It’s not just the financial support that’s important to his lab, says He. “Being an academic, I know very little about industry standards. This way, we can benefit each other.”

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Zhen “Jason” He, assistant professor of civil engineering (left), and David Drew, a project manager with Gannett Fleming Inc., show the input and output of a prototype microbial desalination cell.

NEW CENTER TO DEVELOP GREEN, ADVANCED MATERIALS

By Laura L. Hunt

A new center that aims to revital-ize the materials manufacturing industry in both Wisconsin and the U.S. has been established at UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science (CEAS).

The Center for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (CAMM) will bring together CEAS, the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), Marquette University, Milwaukee Area Technical College and Wisconsin industries that manufacture met-als, polymers, composites and ceramics.

Backed by grants totaling $4 million from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, the U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Command (TACOM) and the National Science Foundation, CAMM’s main research focus is the green manufacture of metal materials for machinery, energy, water industries, transportation and bio-medical applications.

Metals and metal composites not only represent the largest volume of materials produced in Wisconsin, but also may be produced using conventional metal-casting techniques. This could boost the sagging business of the area’s foundries, says Pradeep Rohatgi, a Wisconsin and UWM Distinguished Professor of Engineering and the director of CAMM.

“Milwaukee’s old foundries could start making these modern products without having to update their equipment,” says Rohatgi.

Metal matrix composites are made by combining metal with an entirely dif-ferent class of material, such as ceramics, nanomaterials or even recycled waste, which allows for high-performance materi-als that are super-strong, ultralight and energy-absorbing, without sacrificing their functional requirements.

Some of the metal composite proj-ects under way at the center include new methods of engineering self-lubricating, self-cleaning and self-healing composites, including self-healing solder.

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think it is a truism that all great metropolitan areas have strong research universities, and one

reason for the cities to be great is the presence of a research university. Wisconsin is fortunate to have two strong public research universities – UW–Madison and UW–Milwaukee. I will be presumptive to state categorically that UWM adds much to Metropolitan Milwaukee but more is both needed and expected. The city continues to have high unemployment, poor public health and low educational attainment.

The establishment of public universities was argu-ably one of the major American contributions to world civilization. The concept was that education was to be available to all irrespective of the finances of the parents. The understanding of who the “all” signified changed over time, becoming encompassing: including both men and women, people of different ages and from all races/ethnic groups. This has come to be signi-fied by our commitment to access and to diversity.

The diversity of the public universities extended to the academic disciplines, moving beyond one of the traditional concentrations in theology. The public research universities were viewed from the beginning as instruments to enhance economic development. Communities competed for public universities.

By bringing together education and research, the American public universities became bubbling foun-tains of new knowledge and creativity, and pools for the transfer of knowledge to the next generation. The public universities have long embraced a mission of public service. These roles, in an ethos for the unbiased generation of knowledge (academic freedom), have had multiple positive effects including the following:• New knowledge has been created.• Whole new disciplines of study and approaches to

scholarship have evolved. • Research at public universities has helped improve

our environments (social, public health, ecological and physical).

Moreover, new technology (e.g. materi-als, communications, pharmaceutics and medical devices) has been developed, impact-ing our daily lives. The culture of a univer-sity with many of the faculty and academic staff seeking external funding for their research or programs in education or public

service might be viewed as entrepreneurial. Similarly, there is a culture of innovation and creativity with the development new curricula and in scholarship, whether it is writing books or doing performances.

In many universities, a cohort of faculty members is successful in developing “spin-off companies.” This is something we are now beginning to see at UWM. We are careful to ensure that a conflict-of-interest policy is in place and operating effectively.

The vast majority of research universities have tech-nology incubators or accelerators. These are usually either on campus or in close proximity. Unfortunately we don’t. In addition, there is no high-technology incubator in the City of Milwaukee. We are starting to address this. We are fortunate to have received federal funding to start an incubator with renovation of space slated to start during the next academic year. We are also working to bring together groups from the community, including MATC and the Water Council, in these initiatives.

Education, knowledge and innovation stimulate economic development and public well-being

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RESEARCH NOTES By Colin G. Scanes, Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic Development/Dean of the Graduate School

Students and alumni of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee were honored with Scott Greer awards at the 15th annual UWM Urban Studies Forum in April. The awards are named for the late Scott Greer, an internationally known urban scholar who was a distinguished professor of sociology and urban studies at UWM, and recognize outstanding research in urban studies.

Scott Greer Award for Postgraduate Contributionto Urban AffairsJEFF EGAN

Egan, senior program manager in the White House Council on Environmental Quality, works in the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive, assisting in “greening the government” and reducing greenhouse gas emissions while saving energy. The Office of the Federal Environmental Executive is responsible for promoting sustainability and environ-mental stewardship throughout federal government operations. Egan received his BS degree in econom-ics from UWM in 2001.

Scott Greer Award for Postgraduate Achievement in the Study of Urban Social InstitutionsJOHN HAGEDORN

Hagedorn, professor of criminology, law and justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and past senior research fellow at the university’s Great Cities Institute, has been studying gangs and violence for the past 20 years. He is the author of A World of Gangs: Armed Young Men and Gangsta Culture and People & Folks: Gangs, Crime and the Underclass in a Rustbelt City, and co-editor of Female Gangs in America: Essays on Girls, Gangs and Gender. Hagedorn holds three degrees from UWM – a BS in Community Education (1985), an MA in Sociology (1987) and a PhD in Urban Studies (1993).

Scott Greer Outstanding Research in Urban Studies AwardsNICHOLE YUNK

Yunk is administrator of the Center for Driver’s License Recovery and Employability, a division of Wisconsin Community Services. The center, the first program of its kind in the country, works to provide service to low-income Milwaukee County residents with a suspended or revoked driver’s

license. Yunk earned her MS in Urban Studies at UWM and teaches part-time at Milwaukee Area Technical College. In addition, she serves as a speak-er and works with local community groups, Urban Underground and the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition.

SARA KHORSHIDIFARD Khorshidifard is a PhD candidate in the School

of Architecture and Urban Planning. Her disserta-tion research focuses on how the general public can work with design professionals in informal ways to develop “creative spaces” in cities. Her work explores how the general public and ordinary citizens generate “protean spaces” and “creative spaces.” Khorshidifard holds her MS in architecture and an MA in landscape architecture from Tehran University.

2010 Scott Greer Awards By Tina J. Wagner

STUDY TO LOOK AT TRANSFER ISSUES FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR

By Kathy Quirk

Faculty and staff at UWM have teamed up with the Center for Urban Education (CUE) at the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education as part of a two-year study into how to improve transfer from two- to four-year institutions for students of color.

As part of the Wisconsin Transfer Equity Study, CUE is working directly with an “evidence team” composed of faculty and staff from UW–Milwaukee and its regional partner, Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC).

The team members from UWM include Gesele Durham, director, Assessment and Institutional Research; Melissa Hall, student services specialist, Enrollment Services; Jennifer Hawkins, academic adviser, School of Information Studies; Barbara Logan, academic adviser, School of Education; Ruth Russell, director, Academic Opportunity Center; and Michael Bonds, associate pro-fessor, School of Education.

The team meets on a monthly basis, and is working to identify barriers to trans-fer for students of color. Like many states, Wisconsin seeks to raise the level of bacca-laureate attainment among its residents, and improving transfer is an important strategy toward achieving that goal.



dozen alumni of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee who have distinguished themselves

through outstanding achievements in their careers and civic involvement have been named recipients of the 2010 UWM Alumni Association awards. They were honored at the association’s annual Awards Reception on May 15. Distinguished Alumnus winners also were recognized during Spring Commencement ceremonies.

“Through their distinctive career accomplish-ments and community leadership, these UWM alumni are credited with an impressive list of impor-tant contributions,” said Andrea Simpson, executive director of the UWMAA. “We are proud to recog-nize them as part of our growing worldwide network of over 130,000 UWM alumni.”

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARDSThe Distinguished Alumnus Award celebrates

outstanding UWM graduates whose professional achievements and commitment to the community bring honor to the university.

Distinguished Alumnus Award in the Field of Urban Planning and BusinessGEOFFREY HURTADO’86 MBA, ’76 MUP, ’74 BS Architectural Studies

Geoffrey Hurtado is one of Wisconsin’s quiet heroes who has worked diligently and effectively for the past 30 years to improve the economic and social environment of the city and state.

Professionally, he has been involved at the highest level in both the public and private sectors. He has served in leader-ship positions with the Milwaukee Economic

Development Corporation, the former MECCA (Milwaukee Exposition Convention Center and Arena) and the Milwaukee County Parks Department, and is currently a senior vice president for Irgens Development Partners LLC.

Through a combination of education and experi-ence, Hurtado has achieved an expertise in mediation and project management that has also helped him in an impressive list of professional and civic pursuits.

He has dedicated a great deal of time to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Public Policy Forum, and Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA).

“He is the professional lubricant who eases the trickiest of administrative mechanisms and enables the projects or tasks, however complex, to be completed,” says a nominator.

Hurtado has also demonstrated great commit-ment to promoting UWM and the Urban Planning Program, including scholarship support and service on the board of the Urban Planning Alumni Chapter. As adjunct faculty, he has brought real-world experiences and insight into the classroom.

“Because of his extensive professional network, students have been able to connect to local real estate and development professionals in ways unmatched in other departments and universities,” notes one of his nominators.

In addition to an array of national and local professional associations, Hurtado has also dedi-

cated time and resources to numerous social causes, including Sojourner Family Peace Center and Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, and he has served on the UWM Alumni Association Board of Trustees.

Distinguished Alumnus Award in the Field of Health Sciences MARLENE HEINRICH LUGG, DrPH’60 BS L&S

Marlene Lugg has contributed to the advance-ment of public health on the local, state and interna-

tional levels. Currently an adjunct professor and Curriculum Committee chair at West Coast University in Los Angeles, she is chair of the Immunization Coalition of Los Angeles County and a member of the California Immunization Coalition Board and three Centers for Disease Control (CDC) working

groups. She is a member of Delta Omega National Public Health Honor Society.

Lugg served as founding director of the Western Australian State Center for Health Statistics and Planning. There, she developed 16 major statewide data systems, the state’s 25-year hospital plan, and medical record linkage and de-duplication projects which are models for today’s immunization and other registries worldwide. She was named the first female fellow of the Australian College for Health Service Executives.

Lugg returned to the United States in 1983 to become director of the Health Information Systems program at UCLA, where her work included research in injury control.

From 1988-2009, Lugg worked in different posi-tions with Kaiser Permanente-Southern California, Panorama City and Pasadena, Calif., specializing in the areas of immunization and health infor-mation systems. Her work there on improving adolescent immunization rates received a 2001 American Association of Health Plans Innovations in Immunizations Award. She continues to work part-time for Kaiser as a research scientist and co-investi-gator of the CDC’s Vaccine Safety Datalink Project.

As a dedicated volunteer, she has traveled throughout the U.S. training trainers and leaders for the American Red Cross, Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of the USA, and the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics.

Distinguished Alumnus Award in the Field of Medicine and Public HealthPATRICK E. MCBRIDE, M.D.’76 BA Zoology

Patrick E. McBride is a professor in the depart-ments of Medicine and Family Medicine, and associ-ate dean of students at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He also is associate director of preventive cardiology at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics.

McBride was nominated for his accomplishments in three key areas of academic medicine: education, research and clinical care. Dr. James Stein of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, who nominated McBride for member-

ship in the Alpha Omega Alpha honor-ary medical society, said of his work: “Dr. McBride is widely recognized as one of the leading experts on preventive cardiology in the United States…. The inpatient and outpatient preventive cardiology programs that he built are among the top in the country. He continues to be one of the most recognized specialists

in the United States and widely is regarded as one of the best physicians on faculty at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.”

McBride’s primary area of research is quality of care. He led the development of a statewide teaching program on cardiovascular risk factors for physi-cians, nurses, dieticians and physician’s assistants. He is an investigator on several National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, including a Women’s Health Initiative trial, a study of cardiovascular disease in people with Type 1 diabetes and a study of the effects of quitting smoking on vascular disease.

He has served on several national and scientific advisory boards on cholesterol education and tobacco research and education, and has been honored for his teaching with 12 local and national teaching awards. Among the teaching honors are a Young Alumnus Award for Teaching from UWM in 1987, The Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians Educator of the Year Award and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Award for innovation in family medicine. He received the Distinguished Education Award from the UW–Madison in 2000.

McBride is active in the community and with professional organizations, including the American Heart Association, the MEDIC Grace Church Homeless Shelter Medical Clinic, Interfaith Hospitality Network and Habitat for Humanity.

Distinguished Alumnus Award in the Field of Art and DesignJAN SERR’68 MFA Art, ’66 BFA Art

Jan Serr creates paintings, works on paper, prints and artist-made books.

Her work has been shown in more than 20 solo exhibitions and is in major private, public and

corporate collections in the United States and Canada (includ-ing the Milwaukee Art Museum). Internationally, her work has been part of the Art in the Embassies program of the U.S. State Department.

Serr’s subjects include landscapes, still lifes and figurative studies. She generally works on a series of paintings and prints

that share a common subject or theme, but are expressed in different media. Examples of recent work include “Leaves and Branches,” a landscape

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series, and “India,” a series of monotypes. She is known for her rich use of color and strong composi-tion.

“From her densely textured paintings to her light-handed ink drawings and beautifully colored monotypes, Jan consistently delivers quality work,” said Tory Folliard, Milwaukee gallery owner, in a nomination letter.

In addition to painting, Serr also pursues natural landscaping and the piano. Trained as a classi-cal musician, she has a long-standing interest in chamber music, from early music to contemporary composition. She has commissioned new music that has enriched Milwaukee’s cultural life, including works by Kamran Ince (“Flight Box,” for the open-ing of the Calatrava addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum), Judd Greenstein and Russell Platt.

At UWM, Serr studied with John Colt and Schomer Lichtner. Serr has taught at the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point and Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Oakville, Ontario.

GOLD AWARDSThe GOLD Award recognizes recent graduates

who have achieved a measure of success in their field, bringing credit to themselves and to the university.

School of Architecture and Urban PlanningDAVID CIEPLUCH ’01 MUP, ’82 BA L&S

David Ciepluch’s devotion to promoting energy efficiency has helped protect the environment of Southeastern Wisconsin and improve the community.

An energy effi-ciency project strate-gist for We Energies, Ciepluch is responsible for assisting in the company’s energy initiatives and support-ing state-sponsored energy programs.

But the effects of his conservation activi-ties go far beyond his job description, comprising most of his remarkable record of civic involvement, say nominators.

Because of Ciepluch’s encouragement, We Energies was one of the first in the industry to measure its sustainability performance through the Global Reporting Initiative.

Off the job, Ciepluch is active in restoration efforts in the Menomonee River Valley, where each spring he leads a team of up to 100 volunteers in trash pickup and tree planting.

Another of his volunteer projects is the Layton Boulevard West Neighbors, where he helped create a Turnkey Renovation Program which purchases vacant and blighted foreclosed homes, renovates them to a superior energy efficiency standard, and then sells them to new buyers at an affordable price.

“David converts talk into action [and is] liter-ally not afraid to get his own hands dirty,” says one nominator.

Peck School of the ArtsMARY COCHRAN’05 MFA Dance

Mary Cochran has performed and taught on every continent except Antarctica.

Cochran’s profes-sional dance career began at 18 as a member of Nikolais Dance Theatre from 1981-83 and continued as a soloist with highly regarded Paul Taylor Dance Company from 1984-96.

“On the national and international land-scape of contemporary

dance, Cochran is an active performer, teacher, advocate and guide to the aspirations for the next generation of dancers and choreographers,” says Ed Burgess, chair of the Department of Dance in UWM’s Peck School of the Arts.

During 1998 and 1999, Cochran was the director of Taylor 2, creating and implementing innovative outreach programs around the country. She then taught at numerous colleges and conservatories.

Shortly after graduating with her MFA, Cochran was named chair and artistic director of the Department of Dance at Barnard College of Columbia University in New York. There, Cochran has launched collaborative projects between Barnard and NYC cultural institutions such as Dance Theater Workshop, City Center, Symphony Space, WAX, the Brooklyn Museum and Dance New Amsterdam.

Nominations cite Cochran for “perpetuating the training of a new generation of performers and choreographers in contemporary dance.”

She also continues to perform, and has been described as “a star, indeed” and “blithe spirit, weaver of magic, quintessential muse” in the Taylor repertory. Cochran also dances in highly theatrical works by Sara Hook, and creates and presents her own movement-based monologues.

College of Engineering & Applied ScienceSUZANNE CAULFIELD ’07 PhD Engineering, ’00 MS Engineering

Suzanne Caulfield is a success story who has continued to work with and support the university long after graduation. In addition, she has made major research contributions that have established her as a top-notch researcher with an international reputation.

As a professional mechanical engineer, Caulfield has contin-ued the research she

began while working on her doctoral degree at UWM. This work has led to new advancements in technology for her employer, Briggs & Stratton.

From 1997-99 she was an analysis engineer at Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac, Wis., before join-ing Briggs & Stratton, where she is a research engi-neer in the Engineering Mechanics Group.

Besides scholarly contributions, Caulfield has worked to enhance UWM’s instructional program. Over the years she has worked at Briggs & Stratton, she has donated equipment and testing facilities for many senior design projects. She has also taught basic courses in thermodynamics and numerical methods at UWM, and her teaching evaluations are among the top-rated in the department.

Caulfield’s career is a testament to the high level of education that UWM provides, according to one of her nominators.

College of Health SciencesHEIDI L. PLACH’09 MS, ’00 BS Occupational Therapy

Cited for her “passion to make a difference,” Heidi Plach has served the needs of children and adults with serious mental illness for the past 10 years, working as an occupational therapist and “above and beyond” as a volunteer.

Last fall, she completed a study, “Addressing the needs of young veterans across the occupational

performance areas of self-care, leisure and productiv-ity,” as part of her master’s thesis work. The research led to Plach’s connection with UWM student veter-ans and area veterans’ groups, and appointment to a UWM task force addressing the needs of UWM student veterans.

“She is considered a role model for occupational therapy (OT) students as an advocate and activist in promoting respect, support and full opportunities for veterans and persons living with the effects of mental illness and substance use disorders,” said one nominator.

Prior to her research on veterans, Plach was cited for her work with the Day One treatment program and innovative programs she developed for Our Space, a drop-in center to assist adults with mental health needs. Plach is described as being “mature beyond her years in her insight and awareness of others’ pain in living with mental illness in the fami-ly. Her feedback is on target and compassionate.”

In addition, her ability to design meaningful learning opportunities for OT students working with children and adults with psychiatric disabilities led to a full-time teaching position with UWM’s OT program, where she is now employed.



School of Information StudiesWILLIAM J. KOPYCKI’00 MLIS

William J. Kopycki is the field director for the Cairo, Egypt, office of the Library of Congress, responsible for acquiring materials from many different countries and cultures in the Arab world. He also works collab-oratively with libraries and institutions in the region, and serves as a consultant to research

institutions around the world. In addition, he is active in the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) and the Middle East Librarians Association (MELA).

“This is the first time a graduate of the School of Information Studies has managed to achieve such a high-ranking professional position in the Library of Congress, which is the world’s premiere research library,” wrote Mohammed M. Aman, professor of information studies at UWM, in his nomination letter.

While at UWM, Kopycki was involved in helping establish the School of Information Studies’ distance education program, serving as coordinator in its early years. “His work in this position helped estab-lish the program and put it on track for the success that it currently enjoys,” wrote Dean Johannes Britz in his nomination letter.

Kopycki, who speaks fluent Arabic and reads Persian, Turkish and Kurdish as well, is involved in numerous international conferences and work-shops focusing on technology, digitization of library materials and the use of remote learning. He wrote the entry on libraries in the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World, published in 2009.

College of Letters and SciencePERFECTA “PITA” LACENSKI’03 BA Political Science/Philosophy

Perfecta Lacenski possesses a rare combination of academic achievement, cultural understanding and volunteer service, in combination with an intensely caring personal nature.

After earning her double bachelor’s degrees, she served for two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger, West Africa. Lacenski developed and managed a variety of projects, including construction of a village well – something desperately needed by the residents. Other projects completed during her Niger assignment included acquiring loans for a village women’s group, participating in AIDS aware-ness and prevention activities, and supervising a girls’ scholarship program.

After leaving the Peace Corps, Lacenski joined Congreso de Latinos Unidos in Philadelphia as a primary client manager trainer and special projects coor-dinator. Congreso is a nationally recognized, community-based, nonprofit organization aimed at strengthening Latino communi-ties through social, economic, education and health services.

Now she is working toward master’s degrees in governmental administration and social work at the University of Pennsylvania.

“To have reached this level of altruism and personal resolve just a few short years after complet-ing her undergraduate degrees is truly remarkable,” wrote one nominator.

College of NursingBETH R. PETERMAN’74 BS Nursing

Beth R. Peterman, clinical assistant professor and nurs-ing center director at UWM, works to provide health care to uninsured and underinsured resi-dents of Milwaukee through the College of Nursing’s House of Peace Community Nursing Center.

The center, one of two the College of Nursing runs, serves as a model for nurse-

managed health care facilities around the country and throughout the world, and provides learning opportunities for UWM nursing students.

“Beth is committed to providing direct health care to the uninsured and underinsured residents of Milwaukee, especially those who live in the neigh-borhood around the House of Peace,” wrote Anne Banda, administrative director of the Institute for

Urban Health Partnerships, in nominating Peterman. “On a daily basis, Beth touches the lives of so many people who have no place else to turn.”

“The House of Peace Community Nursing Center has received special recognition by the Susan G. Komen Foundation as well as the state organiza-tions for creative and culturally relevant approaches to outreach and education services for minority, low-income women,” wrote Jean Bell-Calvin, nurs-ing center director at the UWM Silver Spring Community Nursing Center.

Peterman’s research and writing focus on management of hypertension in community settings.

In addition to her work with the nursing center, Peterman is active with the Milwaukee Center for Independence (New Health Services) and DayStar (home and shelter for abused women), and has served in a volunteer capacity for other organizations.

Helen Bader School of Social Welfare CATHLEEN POLLOCK ’00 MSW, ’97 BS Social Work

Recognition by your peers always is very mean-ingful, and Cathleen Pollock has known that honor several times. In 2007, Pollock received the Wisconsin School Social Worker of the Year award for her continuous contributions to the field, awarded by the Wisconsin School Social Workers Association (WSSWA). She also received the School Social Worker of the Year, presented by

Milwaukee Public Schools, for her work at Phillis Wheatley Elementary School.

In the nomination for that honor, Pollock’s super-visors said, “She goes above and beyond the usual school social work expectations and is creative in her approach with students and families.”

In her work at Wheatley, Pollock used mentoring groups for boys and girls to provide positive role models, linked with community agencies to provide an ongoing community clothing bank within the school, and connected school families with mental health, addiction and other community programs.

Now working at MPS’s 81st St. School, Pollock also provides field placement to graduate students in social work at UWM, serves as a mentor for new MPS school social workers and presents workshops for colleagues. She also advocated for the advance-ment of school social work by serving as a board member of WSSWA for over a decade.

In fall 2009, Pollock was named MPS liaison to UWM’s school social work program. In this role, she assists in identifying field instructors and coor-dinates a monthly seminar for graduate students to introduce them to MPS.


ou can see it in the large amount of masonry work in Milwaukee buildings. The city has a heritage of architec-tural craftsmanship. And that is some-thing worth saving, says Matt Jarosz, director of the Institute for Historic Preservation in UWM’s School of

Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP). By the time Jarosz joined the Milwaukee Historic

Preservation Commission in the mid-’90s, many of the city’s historic buildings had been quietly demol-ished. It inspired him to conceive a “10 to Save” list of historic buildings or neighborhoods in decline.

“We saw this project as a way to get the word out that there were more important buildings in danger of going away,” he says. He also saw it as a way for SARUP students to conduct research as part of their required coursework and then use the results in a positive way.

Since 1996, the project has been repeated four times, with a few properties making the list more than once. This year, for the first time, 11 were chosen from 30 nominations submitted by commu-nity activists.

The results of the project have been mixed. Some of the buildings that had been flagged in

previous lists are now departed, such as the Gipfel Brewery, which was Milwaukee’s oldest brewery building when it was demolished last year, and the 1915 Coast Guard building on the lakefront. Others, like the Peck Rowhouses on North Farwell Avenue and the Schlitz Tavern at North Avenue and Humboldt Boulevard, have been saved.

Students created posters for each property that will be on display at Milwaukee’s Central Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Ave., for the rest of the summer.

Those involved in the project were: Alex Chou, Nick Gates, Max Hanisch, Scott Klopfer, Nick Leigeb, Jamie Lese, Brian Majerus, Jessica Mulholland, Andrew Olsen, Tas Oszkay, Eric Sahnow, Steven Shaughnessey, Emily Verch and Nathan Zywicki.

ON THE LIST TO PRESERVE• Beulah Brinton House (1872)

2590 S. Superior St. As the oldest structure on the list, this home of

an early Bay View resident is the only residential example of the Gothic Revival style in Milwaukee that hasn’t been altered. The house’s original owner opened it to the community, where she taught life skills to immigrants.

• Garden Homes Neighborhood (1921) 25th and Atkinson Avenue This collection of 93 small houses, including 12 two-family homes, was created by the first munici-pally sponsored public housing cooperative in the U.S., but soon after construction the homes became privately owned.

• A.O. Smith Research Center (1930) 3533 N. 27th St.

Most recently known as Tower Automotive, this building is one of the nation’s most important Art Deco buildings, with its dramatic use of stain-less steel veneers, glass walls and translucent tile floors. Few buildings from the short life of Art Deco still exist.

• Emanuel L. Philipp Elementary School (1931) 4310 N. 16th St.

Significant for its Art Deco craftsmanship, this MPS school was designed by the famous Milwaukee architecture firm of Eschweiler & Eschweiler. The building is enhanced by artwork of literary characters in mediums like terra cotta, iron and sheet metal. Currently vacant, it is one of a list of churches and schools past their prime. “But, if we could only keep one,” says Jarosz, “this would be the one to save.”

• Calvary Cemetery Chapel (1899) 55th and Bluemound Road

Designed by architect Erhard Brielmaier, who also designed the Basilica of St. Josaphat, this chapel is a fine example of Italian Renaissance ecclesiasti-cal architecture. Both Brielmaier and Solomon Juneau, one of Milwaukee’s founders and its first mayor, are buried in the cemetery.

• Ward Memorial Theater (1881) On the VA groundsOne of the oldest theaters in Wisconsin, Ward Memorial is a rare remaining example of a post Civil War-era entertainment venue for military veterans.

• Soldiers Home Chapel (1889) At the Zablocki VA Medical Center Designed by architect Henry Koch, who also designed Milwaukee’s City Hall and the Pfister Hotel, this chapel is a rare example of Eastern Shingle Style architecture and is significant because it was designed as the first ecumenical place of worship in Wisconsin.

• Henry Harnischfeger House (1905)35th and Wisconsin AvenueIllustrating German Renaissance Revival architec-ture, this house is one of the few remaining great mansions along Milwaukee’s “Grand Avenue.” The house also is the only one that has made this list multiple times, including the first list in 1996.

• Railway Exchange Building (1899) 229 E. Wisconsin Ave.

Perhaps unremarkable on the outside, this is the only building in Milwaukee designed by Chicago architect and Civil War-era engineer William Le Baron Jenney, considered the “father of the modern skyscraper.” Its condition, says Jarosz, is “dire.”

• Westminster Presbyterian Church (1895) 2308 E. Belleview Pl.

Constructed during a period of rapid growth on Milwaukee’s Upper East Side, the church is important for its unique balance of traditional European style and detailing.

• Schlitz brew house (1890) Schlitz Brewery Campus, Galena and Third streets

This is the largest of the many brew houses associ-ated with the height of the brewing industry in Milwaukee. It also is one of the most extraordi-nary interior spaces in the city blending architec-tural and industrial detailing.

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Summer workshops at the Peck School of the Arts

By Beth Stafford

he Peck School of the Arts offers a number of exciting summer workshops open to individu-

als at beginner through advanced levels. For more information and registration, call the box office at 414-229-4308 or visit www. arts.uwm.edu/outreach.

MUSIC

THE MUSIC OF LEO KOTTKE GUITAR WORKSHOP

Friday–Sunday, July 30–Aug. 1. Friday 6-9 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sunday 12–3 p.m.

In this intensive three-day workshop, intermedi-ate guitar students will have an opportunity to work on three compositions by guitarist/composer Leo Kottke. This class also includes multimedia lecture/presentations on Kottke’s background, career, composition and technique, featuring rare archival video of Kottke discussing composition, performance and a life devoted to music. Kenilworth Square East, room 408. Fee: $280 (materials included; guitar required). A residential option is available for $80 per night or $140 for a double (each person gets a separate room). If interested, contact UWM Guest Housing at [email protected] or 414-229-4065 and specify that you are reserving for the Leo Kottke Workshop.

MILWAUKEE SUMMER CHOIRRehearsals Tuesdays &Thursdays, June 15–July 8, 7–9 p.m.; concert Friday, July 9, 7 p.m.

The UWM Summer Choir is conducted by Sharon Hansen, UWM Director of Choral Studies. With the theme “Christmas in July,” repertoire this year will include Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia on Christmas Carols,” Gustav Holst’s “Christmas Day” and an assortment of other beloved Christmas carols and anthems. Music will be available for purchase at the first rehearsal June 15, or partici-pants may bring their own personal copies of the scores. Open without audition to UWM students, faculty and adult (16+) members of the community with prior choral singing experience. UWM Music Department Choral Rehearsal Room 280. Concert July 9 at 7 p.m., Kenwood United Methodist Church, 2319 E. Kenwood Blvd. Fee: Adults $85; students $35; seniors $50, plus cost of music.

JEWELRY & METALS WORKSHOPS

SAWING & PIERCING: SILHOUETTE PENDANTSaturday & Sunday, June 26 & 27, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Make your first pendant as you learn the funda-mentals of jewelry-making: sawing, piercing, filing, sanding and surface enrichment. A great workshop for beginners. Art Building, room 391. Fee: $150.

COLD CONNECTIONS: RIVETED LETTER OPENERMonday–Wednesday, June 28–30, 6-9 p.m.

Connect metal without heat. Create a riveted letter opener and a series of samples as you learn the process of joining metal through tabbing, riveting, tap and die, and small-scale fasteners. Recommended prerequisite: Sawing and Piercing Workshop. Art Building, room 391. Fee: $150.

SOLDERING: RINGSaturday & Sunday, July 10 & 11, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

In this popular silver-soldering workshop, learn to sweat, pick and chip solder. Put these basic tech-niques to work as you fabricate a sterling silver ring. Recommended prerequisite: Sawing and Piercing Workshop. Art Building, room 391. Fee: $150.

BEZEL SETTING: BEZEL SET CABOCHON STONE RINGMonday–Wednesday, July 12–14, 6-9 p.m.

Ready to add stones to your jewelry? Learn the process of creating bezel settings. Texture a silver band by etching, stamping, piercing, etc., and then solder your band to a unique handmade bezel setting for a cabochon stone. Recommended prereq-uisite: Sawing and Piercing Workshop and Soldering Workshop. Art Building, room 391. Fee: $150.

ADVANCED SOLDERING: CUBES + SPHERES + CONESSaturday & Sunday, July 17 & 18, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Take your soldering to the next level. Learn advanced techniques in this intensive silver-soldering workshop and fabricate a cone, sphere and cube using 18-gauge copper, brass or silver. These hollow-constructed forms are the next step in creating more advanced three-dimensional forms in your work. Recommended prerequisite: Sawing and Piercing Workshop and Soldering Workshop. Art Building, room 391. Fee: $150.

DIE FORMING: CONTAINERMonday–Wednesday, July 19–21, 6–9 p.m.

Multiples, multiples, multiples! Explore the process of hydraulic die-forming to create repeat-able forms in metal. Use acrylic dies to make three-dimensional copper forms that are decked with square wire and soldered together. Design and fabricate a small container (3-4 inches) using your die forms. Recommended prerequisite: Sawing and Piercing Workshop. Art Building, room 391. Fee: $150.

ALUMINUM ANODIZING: EARRINGSSaturday & Sunday, July 24 & 25, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Aluminum anodizing is a process that produces a porous surface, allowing aluminum to accept dye easily. The spectrum of color it creates is almost endless. This industrial process is brought into the studio in this workshop. Make samples and then create a pair of brilliantly colored earrings. Recommended prerequisite: Sawing and Piercing Workshop. Art Building, room 391. Fee: $150.

CONTEMPORARY FILIGREE: FILIGREE PENDANTMonday–Wednesday, July 26–28, 6-9 p.m.

Explore the process of contemporary filigree in jewelry. By twisting 26-gauge fine silver wire, layer decorative patterns to design and create a unique filigree pendant. Recommended prerequisite: Sawing and Piercing workshop and Soldering. Art Building, room 391. Fee: $150.

POWDER COATING: COLORFUL UTENSILSaturday & Sunday, July 31 & Aug.1, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Learn the technique of powder coating, a surface-finishing technique, and bring an industrial process into your creative practice. After making multiple powder-coating samples, design and create a colorful powder-coated utensil. This is also a great oppor-tunity to color objects made in earlier workshops. Recommended prerequisite: Sawing and Piercing workshop. Art Building, room 391. Fee: $150.

OPEN STUDIOSMonday–Wednesday, Aug. 2–4, 6-9 p.m.

Guided studio time to work on projects of your choice. Make something new or finish a project started in an earlier workshop. Enroll in two or more regular workshops and you may take one open studio at no extra cost. Prerequisite: Sawing and Piercing Workshop or equivalent. Art Building, room 391. Fee: $30 per session.

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‘SUMMERDANCES’ FEATURES GARTH FAGAN’S ‘FROM BEFORE’

“Summerdances: Uncovered,” June 3-5, concludes the UWM Dance Department’s yearlong exploration of race and identity. For this concert, an American masterpiece and four choreographic premieres will be presented in the UWM Mainstage Theatre.

The program features a performance of Garth Fagan’s “From Before” – a signature work by the Tony Award-winning choreographer of “The Lion King.” Fagan was the Dance Department’s guest artist during 2009-10.

In addition, faculty choreographers Simone Ferro, Elizabeth Johnson, Danielle Kuepper, Janet Lilly and Krislyn World take up the theme by investigating “how we use our cultural identities to obscure and reveal ourselves.”

The reconstruction of “From Before,” super-vised by Fagan and Natalie Rogers-Cropper, was made possible by American Masterpieces: Dance, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts with Dance/USA.

There is a “Pay-What-You-Can” preview perfor-mance at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, and pre-show talks with selected choreographers at 6:45 p.m. prior to each performance. An Opening Night Reception follows the June 3 performance.

“Summerdances” tickets are $15/general public and $9/students, seniors and UWM alumni, faculty and staff. Tickets are available through the UWM Box Office, 414-229-4308.

‘SCREENDANCE’The UWM Department of Dance and

Danceworks Inc. will co-present an exciting, outdoor dance/film experience on Saturday, July 10, at 9:15 p.m. in the Danceworks parking lot, 1661 N. Water St. Danceworks is a Milwaukee-based company estab-lished in 1997. For updates on “ScreenDance,” visit www.danceworksmke.org; click on DanceLAB 2010.

MFA THESIS SHOW“create.collaborate.combust” is the theme as

choreographers Kate Digby (New York), Holly Jaycox (Indiana) and James Robey (Connecticut) converge in Milwaukee for a collaborative concert. All three artists are presenting individual thesis works for their Master of Fine Arts degrees in Dance at UWM. This dance concert is presented in collaboration with Danceworks

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Inc., with performances Friday-Saturday, July 16-17, at Danceworks Studio Theatre, 1661 N. Water St. For performance and ticket information, phone 414-277-4840.

‘DANCEMAKERS’ The annual ‘Dancemakers’ performance, presented

in two parts on Friday, July 30, and Saturday, July 31, showcases work by professional dancers and chore-ographers who travel to Milwaukee each summer to pursue graduate degrees at UWM. New works by these graduate students will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre. Program A is presented on Friday and Program B on Saturday. Tickets are $10/general public and $7/students, seniors and UWM alumni, faculty and staff. A reception follows Friday night’s performance.

Summer spotlight on dance By Beth Stafford

The Fine Arts Quartet performs music of Schumann and Dohnányi in its Summer Evenings of Music Festival 2010.

Garth Fagan was the Dance Department’s guest artist during 2009-10.

The Fine Arts Quartet, artists-in-residence at UWM’s Peck School of the Arts, offers its annual Summer Evenings of Music Festival with four concerts in June. The programs celebrate the anniversaries of two master composers, Robert Schumann and Ernst von Dohnányi.

On June 6, 13, 20 and 27, the Fine Arts Quartet honors the bicentennial of Schumann’s birth and the semicentennial of Dohnányi’s death. The quartet will include works by both composers throughout the series. Several guests will join the quartet to play programs that include classics and rarely played gems.

All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Zelazo Center. Season subscriptions are available for $68; single tickets are $20/general admission and $12/ students, seniors and UWM alumni, faculty and staff. For tickets, phone the Peck School of the Arts Box Office, 414-229-4308. Programs are subject to change.

Sunday, June 6The Fine Arts Quartet launches the festival with

guest pianist Christopher Taylor. The program features Schumann’s “Waldszenen,” Op.82; Glazunov’s “Five Novelettes,” Op. 15, and Brahms’s Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34.Sunday, June 13

Anna Polonsky, piano; Patrick Messina, clarinet; and Gregory Flint, horn, will join the quartet. Works to be played include Mozart’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, KV 478; Schumann’s “Fantasiestucke,” Op. 73; and Dohnányi’s Sextet in C major, Op. 37.Sunday, June 20

The quartet welcomes pianist Katherine Chi and soprano Mary Elizabeth Williams in a program that includes Chausson’s “Chanson perpétuelle,” Op. 37, Schumann’s Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13, and Dohnányi’s Piano Quintet No.1 in C minor, Op. 1.

Summer Evenings of Music features Schumann, DohnányiBy Beth Stafford

Sunday, June 27For the final concert, the Fine Arts Quartet

performs Beethoven’s String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No.1; Glass’s String Quartet No. 2, “Company”; and Schumann’s String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41, No. 1.


UWM GRAD WINS PULITZER PRIZE IN JOURNALISM

UWM alumna Raquel Rutledge has won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for local reporting for a series of articles she wrote for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel revealing fraud in Wisconsin’s child-care sub-sidy program.

Rutledge’s series, “Cashing In on Kids,”

exposed mismanagement of the state’s taxpayer-subsidized child-care system that left it vulnerable to fraud and criminal activ-ity. The articles led to a state and federal crackdown on providers and new laws to prevent future abuse of the program.

Rutledge, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from UWM in 1990, is a Milwaukee native. She worked for the Waukesha Freeman and the Colorado Springs Gazette before joining the Journal Sentinel in 2004.

The series has won a number of other national awards, including the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, the Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism and a George Polk Award.

Before becoming an investigative reporter at the paper, Rutledge wrote about a variety of topics, from ethanol to Iraq, as a general assignment reporter.

The 94th annual Pulitzer Prizes for journalism were announced in April by Columbia University.

ouglas Woods, professor of psychology and director of the UWM Tic Disorders and

Trichotillomania Clinic, is one of the authors of a paper published last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that reports on an effective non-medication treatment option for children with the neurological condition Tourette syndrome.

Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the study was conducted by researchers from several major universities and in collaboration with the Tourette Syndrome Association.

The treatment offers an alternative to treating the condition with antipsychotic medications, which reduce tics but are associated with side effects that often limit their usefulness in children.

Tourette syndrome is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics that affects about six in 1,000 children and adolescents. Tics begin in childhood and, when severe, can lead to academic problems, family stress and social isolation.

The most common tics include eye blinking, facial grimacing, throat clearing, and sniffing or grunting. More complex movements, such as arm or leg jerks, body twisting and repeating words, also are common. One feature of the syndrome, saying or shouting profane words, is less common, occurring in about 10 percent of affected individuals.

In the study, researchers tested the benefits of CBIT, a comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics, compared to a form of supportive psychotherapy and education about tic disorders.

“In both treatments, we educated the parents and offered support on living with the condition,” says Woods. “However, in CBIT we gave children specific instructions on how to deal with their tics.”

CBIT is based on the observation that tics are preceded by uncomfortable feelings or sensations that are temporar-ily relieved by the tics. In CBIT, chil-dren learn to recognize these feelings and perform a voluntary action until the unwanted sensation passes. In addi-tion, parents are taught how to promote these strategies in the children.

“The study’s results do not mean that tics can simply be suppressed,” says Woods, “but they can be managed.”

The study’s research team also included John Piacentini (University of California, Los Angeles), Lawrence Scahill (Yale University), Sabine Wilhelm (Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School), Alan Peterson (University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio), Dr. John Walkup (Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and Weil-Cornell Medical School) and Sue Levi-Pearl (Tourette Syndrome Association).

The six-site trial included 126 children ages 9 to 17 with moderate to severe Tourette syndrome or Chronic Motor Tic Disorder. About one-third of children entered the study on a stable dose of anti-tic medication.

The study showed that almost 53 percent of children receiving CBIT were rated as significantly improved, compared to 19 percent of those receiving the comparison treatment.

The degree of improvement with CBIT was simi-lar to that found in recent anti-tic medication studies. Benefits were observed in children who were on a tic medication and children not on medication.

Adverse treatment effects, including tic wors-ening, were rare in both CBIT and supportive counseling. Treatment gains for CBIT also were maintained, with 87 percent of available responders showing continued benefits six months after treat-ment had ended.

“We don’t say CBIT is better than medication or vice versa,” says Woods. “We say here’s another option that you can consider. It can be used either with or without medication.”

The investigators are currently working with the Tourette Syndrome Association and the Centers for Disease Control to teach CBIT to clinicians in the community who treat tic disorders.

The UWM Tic Disorders and Trichotillomania Clinic opened in January 2000 and is one of the few in the U.S. that specialize in treating children and adults with Tourette syndrome and trichotillomania (compulsive hair-pulling) using non-drug procedures.

Woods’ Tourette research featured in JAMA

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TIME TO PANTHER PROWLSunday, Oct. 1010 a.m., UWM campus (or in your neighborhood)

Don’t miss the sixth annual Panther Prowl 5k Run/Walk across the UWM campus and Upper Lake Park on 10/10/10 at 10. Be a sponsor, form a team and bring friends and family for a day of great exercise and good eating.

The Prowl goes on rain or shine to benefit UWM student scholarships and alumni programs. New this year – Prowling Around the World! Along with the 1,000+ participants on campus, be part of this great tradition no matter where you’re located. Hold a satellite event with friends, or run around the block.

Get all the info on this year’s Prowl at: pantherprowl.net.

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UWM’s Student Accessibility Center recognizes exemplary service

By Beth Stafford

WM’s Student Accessibility Center (SAC) had so many nominations citing faculty and staff

for working effectively with students with disabilities that the center is naming four honorable mentions in addition to the five winners of the annual SAC Excellence Awards.

All of the honorees were recognized at a ceremo-ny on May 14. SAC Excellence Award recipients were James Burmeister, Fred Helmstetter, Janine Kwapis, Ghada Masri and Jennifer Wanasek.

Honorable mentions were Dave Edyburn, profes-sor, Department of Exceptional Education, School of Education; Jessica Maerz, assistant professor, Department of Theatre, Peck School of the Arts; Kristin Sziarto, assistant professor, Department of Geography, College of Letters and Science; and Bo Zhang, associate professor, Department of Educational Psychology, School of Education.

“We were delighted to receive so many thoughtful nominations from students and staff in recognition of the hard work and excellence from UWM faculty and instructional staff,” says SAC Director Laurie Petersen. “One of the criteria for this award was the use of universal design in instruction.”

Universal design is the concept that products and environments can be designed to be accessible to all users, much like curb cuts that are used by bicycles and strollers as well as wheelchairs. When Universal Design is incorporated into the curriculum, students with disabilities may not need to disclose that they have a disability or need to request individual accommodations, Petersen says.

“As more faculty and instructional staff incor-porate the principles of universal design into their curriculum, students with disabilities have greater access, and all students benefit from this inclusive teaching model,” she adds.

Here are profiles of the award winners.

JAMES BURMEISTERSenior Lecturer, Department of Music, Peck School of the Arts

Burmeister was nominated by a student who is blind, and said Burmeister “made me feel like I belonged.” The student says, “James Burmeister is one of the few people outside my immediate circle of friends and family who has the gift of making me forget about my blindness.” The student describes how Burmeister creates a class environment where a student with a disability “is just another student” who can excel on individual merit. The student also appreciates Burmeister’s willingness to hold indi-vidual meetings, despite the extra time required for these sessions.

Burmeister says, “I treat my students the way I would like to be treated if the roles were reversed. I want them to know that I am accessible for any concerns that they have about my class, and avail-able if they just need to talk. Above all, I care for their success in my class as much as I care about success in their careers.” He adds, “Music is not only an art form, but a discipline. The student with a disability often has an advantage. They have already mastered an obstacle.”

FRED HELMSTETTERProfessor, Psychology

A student cites Helmstetter for “finding ways for me to learn in his neuroscience laboratory, despite my vision/comprehension problems.” For example, Helmsetter would ask the rest of the class, “What are we looking at here?,” and that would help this student in a way that wasn’t noticeable to the rest of the group.

“What sets him apart from many other professors I’ve had is his patience with me and determination to get me to understand through explanation, even if I can’t physically see the concept.” The student goes on to describe how together, the student and Helmstetter found “successful, alternative ways of testing/demonstrating my understanding in the form of oral exams, paper writing and presentations.”

Helmstetter says he “enjoys watching students master material that they thought was too difficult at first.” He adds, “I find teaching to be a very reward-ing part of my job at UWM. My particular passion is for understanding how the brain works, and I appreciate the opportunity to share that with our students. I try to help them understand that much of what we take for granted in our own thinking, perception and behavior can be understood in terms of basic, quantifiable physical processes and principles.”

JANINE L. KWAPISTeaching Assistant, Psychology

Kwapis is a teaching assistant for Professor Fred Helmstetter. A student with vision difficulties describes how “Janine has shown me processes that are extremely detailed, and if I didn’t understand she would show me again, and if I still didn’t see it, she would find other creative ways of showing me how to see the important information.” This student also says, “It is possible that my vision has improved under Janine’s tutelage, as I was encouraged to use my eyes and think in new ways.” Along with Helmstetter, Kwapis “found creative ways for me to understand highly visual information and contribute to the laboratory research despite my challenges.”

Kwapis says, “I’ve had good experiences with UWM students and students with disabilites at UWM. It’s rewarding to see a student work hard and have their dedication pay off. My best experi-ences as a teacher revolve around that moment when the student finally understands a difficult concept − it makes all of the work worth it.”

GHADA A. MASRIVisiting Assistant Professor, Center for International Education

Masri was cited by a student for “always trying to make me feel comfortable” despite a disability, and for making sure that the student always had a transcript, when necessary. In addition, Masri kept an open dialogue with the student’s interpreters via e-mail and dialogue before, during and after class. “Even with all of this effort, Ghada has not made me feel different, but actually more like part of the class.”

Masri says, “Learning is an active process, and I believe it is essential that multiple strategies of engagement are involved which stimulate curios-ity and the will to know.” She uses several media sources (Web-based and visual), class discussion, group projects and oral presentations, “allowing students the opportunity to engage through diverse communication media.

“In developing any curriculum, my priority is to create a space that promotes the expression and exchange of multiple voices and perspectives,” Masri continues. “It is important that students develop an investment in their own education by direct partici-pation in the dynamics of the classroom.”

JENNY WANASEKLecturer, Theatre, Peck School of the Arts

“Jenny’s embrace of a deaf student in her ‘Introduction to Acting’ class has been nothing short of phenomenal,” says an interpreter with SAC. The staff member describes Wanasek’s use of sign language in the classroom as “rooted in a deep and sincere desire to communicate directly with the student, and to allow the student full inclusion into activities.” Making the class “visual” took “a lot of energy, planning, flexibility, open-mindedness and a rare thoughtfulness on the instructor’s part. Jenny made accomplishing it look effortless.”

The interpreter adds that when adaptations are made so seamlessly, all of the students in the class accept them as a matter of course. “The class as a whole has accepted and incorporated the deaf student in a sincere and meaningful way. This class functions as a shining example of accessibility at its best, done in an unselfconscious way. This is the direct result of the leadership, spirit and heart of Jenny Wanasek, who truly deserves this award.”

Wanasek operates with a goal of more than “equalizing” the playing field in the classroom. “In addition to making sure that every exercise is fully available to each student regardless of accessibility challenges, I let the class know that I am in a posi-tion of learning from the student who is specially challenged.”

Wanasek says that when this attitude is demon-strated, she find that almost all students are grateful for the chance to “get beyond” their reticence about dealing with those different from themselves. “The added bonus is that experience has the potential to invite them to be less judgmental toward themselves and their own challenges, whatever they may be.”

UWM DAY AT THE MILWAUKEE BREWERSSunday, Sept. 12Miller Park

Tailgate with a catered lunch under a tent with fellow UWM faculty, staff, students and alumni, then watch the Milwaukee Brewers take on the Chicago Cubs at 1:10 p.m.

It doesn’t get much better than that, other than maybe having the Brewers win the game!

Join the UWM Alumni Association for the annual UWM Day at the Brewers. Ticket information will be available soon at: alumni.uwm.edu.

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NEEDED: PACKING PEANUTS

Ever wonder what to do with all the plastic packing peanuts you receive when you order items online? Recycle them

by giving them to the Department of Enrollment Services! The DES mailroom need lots of

clean packing peanuts for the annual publication mailing to thousands of high schools in

Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota. Put your plastic peanuts in a

plastic bag and deliver to Mary R. Frank in Mellencamp Hall, room

B13, or call 414-229-3744 to arrange an on-campus pickup.

VISIT US AT STATE FAIR August 5-15State Fair Park, West Allis

Check out UWM’s booth at the Wisconsin State Fair this summer. We’re in the Wisconsin Products Pavilion, not far from the baked potatoes and honey straws.

The focus of this year’s display will be the innovative work being done in depart-ments across the UWM campus.

The UWM Bookstore will also set up shop in the booth, offering fairgoers a kaleidoscope of black-and-gold, UWM-themed apparel and other goods.

Fairgoers check out last year’s UWM booth.

Short takes ’distance education’ to new lengths

By Kathy Quirk

istance Education” is often used as a synonym for online education.

But for Ruth Short, an associate professor in UWM’s School of Education, distance educa-tion means hopping into her car every other week for a 500-mile round trip to northern Wisconsin. “I’m the UWM-Northwoods Campus.”

Short is working with teachers in the Rhinelander School District two days a week to help improve first- and second-grade student reading skills through UWM’s Early Reading Empowerment (ERE) program. ERE focuses on helping students in the early grades who are having the most difficulty learning to read. Rhinelander School District officials had read about the program in an academic journal article by Short.

The ERE program is focused on critical early school years that are key for developing read-ing skills that are the foundation of all learning, says Short. Those years are often frustrating for students who struggle with reading. Early Reading Empowerment focuses on helping teachers build the reading skills and confidence of these students in small, careful steps. Says Short: “If we can get the kids to believe in themselves and become confident readers before they fall behind, it sets the stage for success all through school.

“The district had decided that the best use of their stimulus money was to invest in improving reading,” says Short, whose focus is on early literacy. After reviewing a number of national programs, and a presentation from Short, the district officials chose the UWM program. SOE Dean Alfonzo Thurman gave the go-ahead for Short to teach the remote class for a full year for 24 teachers, who earn three gradu-ate credits a semester.

IMPROVED SCORES – AND CONFIDENCEAfter just the first semester of work, the district’s

teachers are reporting improved reading scores, and also have observed that Rhinelander’s children are gaining confidence in their reading skills and improv-ing their comprehension.

The students are often the best “spokespeople” for the program. Short recalls one student, whose teacher helped him improve his reading through techniques she learned in the ERE program. “Joey is our ‘motivational speaker.’” His teacher reported that he was encouraging other students when they faced a learning challenge. “Don’t ever give up,” he told them. “We can do this.”

“The teachers appreciate that the district is invest-ing in their professional development,” says Short. The district is not only paying teachers’ tuition for Short’s twice-weekly class, but also for books and substitute teachers while they’re in class.

Early Reading Empowerment was developed at UWM by faulty member Mary Jett and Sue Haertel, a graduate student in Jett’s class, in 1990. ERE focuses on helping teachers identify what the children know how to do as readers and build a bridge from those strengths to new learning. The program also helps teachers encourage young learn-ers to solve reading problems themselves so they can become confident independent readers.

The students start with short, simple books with lots of pictures. “As they learn to ‘decode’ [make words out of the letters on the page, initially by matching sounds with letters], the pictures start to go away,” says Short.

FROM WORD RECOGNITION TO UNDERSTANDING

The teachers encourage students to develop strategies that help them figure out not just what the words on the page are, but what they mean. Students are continually reading new books to assure that they’re not just memorizing, but actually understand what they read, says Short.

“The kids can see themselves making progress,” she adds. “They know they’re getting better.”

Short works with the 24 teachers in groups of 12. Each “cohort” group alternates between mornings and afternoons so the teachers are not out of their classrooms at the same time each day. The groups use videotapes of their teaching and peer coaching to build their skills and develop strategies to help strug-gling readers. Reading specialists, special education teachers and speech therapists are also involved in the program so all can work collaboratively to help individual students.

The district is planning to continue the program next year, with a goal of expanding to help teachers in higher grades encourage improved literacy in mathe-matics, science, history, social studies and other content areas. Short says the first year of her work has been exciting and she’s looking forward to continuing.

While UWM’s School of Education has long had an emphasis on urban education, Short has found that students in rural areas and small towns like Rhinelander are suffering many of the challenges of urban schools. The Rhinelander area has a high rate of unemployment and, just as in city schools, some students face economic and family problems. Good reading skills will help them build a foundation for future learning and success, says Short, so the school district is using its funds wisely.

“Rather than spending the money for supplies and furnishings, they’re investing in their teachers and their children.”

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The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee honored its finest student-athletes at the annual Student-Athlete Awards Reception May 2 in the Union Ballroom.

Swimmer Jeremy Waldhart and women’s soccer player Kate Megna claimed the Panther Senior Athlete Award, while track and field star Tyler Bucholz and volleyball standout Lauren Felsing were named the Pepsi UWM Athletes of the Year.

In addition, Megna and Quinn Mongoven of the track and field team were given the James Wright Special Recognition Award.

The event also recognized the 10 UWM teams that posted grade-point averages of 3.0 or better. The men’s and women’s cross country teams earned the Horizon League’s Academic Award for having the highest grade-point averages in the department.

Individually, the student-athletes with the highest GPA on each team were recognized with the Faculty Athletic Representative’s Award, while Ashley Imperiale of the women’s basketball team claimed the Athletic Director’s Award for having a perfect 4.0 GPA.

The men’s and women’s basketball teams were each given the Horizon League Community Outreach Award, while the women’s volleyball team claimed the League’s Raise Your Sights Award. The teams that won league titles this past year were also honored.

Here are short profiles of the major award winners.

Tyler Bucholz, track and field, has won 18 individual Horizon League championships while

helping Milwaukee to titles at each of his first seven league meets. His resume includes three school records, two more top-three times and a sixth-best time in school history. He capped his indoor career with three straight league titles in the 200m and two 400m crowns. Outdoors, he has won back-to-back 200m crowns entering 2010.

Bucholz has championships over three more events while running with eight league-champion relays. He was named the Outstanding Track Performer at the 2008 outdoor league meet and has earned a pair of All-League Second Team awards.

Lauren Felsing, volleyball, is UWM’s all-time digs leader and a standout in the classroom. The senior libero led the Panthers to the Horizon League Tournament title this season, earn-ing tournament Most Valuable Player honors in the process. Her on-court resume also includes two-time All-Horizon League recognition and a pair of Horizon League All-Tournament

Team honors in addition to her MVP award this year. Plus, she earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-Region recognition in 2008 and finished her career with 1,972 digs. Off the court, Felsing is a two-time CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American and carries a 3.98 grade-point average.

Kate Megna, women’s soccer, wrapped up her four-year career as Milwaukee’s all-time leader with

36 assists and is fourth in school history in scoring with 64 career points. As a senior in 2009, she earned All-League First Team honors for the third time and led the nation in assists with a school-record 16. Megna appeared in 85 games, making 79 starts, and helped the Panthers to three league champion-

ships and three NCAA Tournaments. In the class-room, she has been on the league Honor Roll seven times and boasts a 3.45 GPA.

Quinn Mongoven, track and field, has emerged as a dominant competitor for the Panthers – especially in the high jump, where he claimed four league indoor titles and outdoor titles in each of his first three seasons. In addition to his league success, he has also established himself in school history, holding school records in both the indoor and outdoor events. Mongoven has added a league title and All-League Second Team award to his resume in the long jump, while ranking in the top 10 in school history in the event. Mongoven was named UWM Athlete of the Year in 2009.

Jeremy Waldhart, swimming and diving, was a two-year team captain and is a biology major who

carries a 3.91 GPA in the classroom. In the pool, he led UWM to a Horizon League team championship as a senior, owns six school records and earned All-League honors in the 200 back-stroke. Over the course of his career, he won 26 races and took second in 28 others. He has been named to the Academic Winter All-Horizon

League Team three times, and added a third ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic All-District choice when those honors were announced in May. He also was named league Scholar-Athlete of the Week and Scholar-Athlete of the Month twice in his career.

PANTHER MEN, WOMEN CLAIM OUTDOOR LEAGUE TITLES

The UWM men’s and women’s track and field teams dominated action en route to claiming Horizon League titles just outside of Chicago in early May.

On the men’s side, senior Tyler Bucholz won three events and broke three league records to lead UWM. The Panthers won their seventh straight league outdoor title, and 14th crown overall, with 174 points. Host UIC took second place, 67 points back of UWM. Youngstown State was third and Butler fourth with 87. Detroit edged Loyola for fifth place, 75-73, while Valparaiso rounded out the field with 37 points.

In women’s action, the Panthers broke three school and league records on their way to claiming the crown. They scored 217 points to handily top second-place Youngstown State by 97 points (120). Butler was third with 100 points.

“We got enough results, top 10s, school records and league records to really get the job done this weekend,” Head Coach Pete Corfeld said. “The kids did awesome, it was great to see them put it all on the line and step up when it mattered.”

The Panthers also won both indoor titles earlier this year, marking the third time UWM has won all four league track and field championships in the same school year.

UWM swept all of the specialty awards on the men’s side as Bucholz (track) and sophomore Matt Jensen (field) were named Outstanding Performers of the Meet. Freshmen Ryan Weir (track) and Dan Simon (field) were named Newcomers of the Year.

On the women’s side, freshman Samia Taylor was named the Field Newcomer of the Year.

Corfeld was named the Horizon League Coach of the Year on both the men’s and women’s side to give him 40 league Coach of the Year awards in his career, while he now has 40 career titles to his credit.

Baseball ready for 2010 season

Top Panthers honored at Student-Athlete Awards Reception

By Kevin O’Connor, Associate Athletic Director–Communications


technology @ UWMwww.uits.uwm.edu

Most of us turn the lights out when we leave a room.

What about your computer? Turning off your computer and monitor nightly and over the weekend is a great start. But what about the energy wasted during the workday?

A new energy saving program called PC Power Management, coordinated by Facility Services, is designed to power down computers and monitors during idle time. “Wake up” takes just a wiggle of the mouse or a keystroke.

“This program is part of a three-year project called ‘Energy Matters,’ said Kate Nelson, UWM’s environmental sustainability coordinator. “The goal is to change UWM’s energy consumption habits and as a result save money, increase efficiency and reduce UWM’s carbon footprint.”

Pilot ProgramStaff from University Information Technology Services (UITS) will be piloting

the PC Power Management program this summer. Included in the pilot will be Windows-based PCs (both laptops and desktops) used by the UITS directors, supervisors and lead workers who are located in buildings throughout campus, as well as staff off-campus at the USR building. General access Campus Computer Labs (CCLs) will also be part of the pilot.

“This gives us a great cross-section of locations and usage patterns to assess how the program works and its impact, if any, on work processes,” said Nelson. “We’ll also gain information about savings and the costs associated with set-up and maintenance of the system.”

How will it work?The program utilizes software from Verdiem, a software company under

contract with the state. The software is already in use at the Department of Administration and UW–Stevens Point. Funding for software licenses is from monies provided to campuses from the state Performance Contracting program.

The process is fairly simple:

1. Software is installed on the network and pushed out to individual machines.

2. Computer usage data is gathered over a one to two week period.

3. A program is developed to automatically power down computers and monitors not in use for a pre-specified period of time.

“The system allows local administrators to determine settings for groups of computers,” said Nelson. “Settings can be reviewed and adjusted as needed.”

Energy Matters: UITS Pilots PC Power Initiative

Ongoing Campus DialogueOpen discussions with distributed technical staff about the program and the

impact it will have on their units have already begun. In addition, there has been dialogue in the Information Technology Policy Committee (ITPC) and in the campus forum, IT’s 4 U. One concern raised is the time, effort and resources needed to initiate and maintain the system and how these costs compare to overall savings that will result from the energy savings.

Additional considerations include:

• Impact on faculty, staff and student work processes

• How the system will function in units served by distributed local IT staff

• Funds required for servers, administration and ongoing costs

“The PC Power Management initiative is more complicated than at first glance because of how it affects stakeholders and impacts our IT resources,” said CIO Bruce Maas. “It’s important we get as much information as possible from the UITS pilot and then have ongoing discussions with our local IT partners before we introduce this across campus.”

“We anticipate that if PC Power Management was enabled across the UWM campus, we could realize a quick payback of over $300,000 in energy savings over the first 3 years,” said Nelson. “And environmentally, we could eliminate 1,000 metric tons of eCO2 which is equivalent to taking 191 passenger vehicles off the road each year.”

For more information, visit sustainability.uwm.edu.

A new energy saving program called PC Power Management, sponsored by Facility Services, is designed to power down computers and monitors during idle time. “Wake up” takes just a wiggle of the mouse or keystroke.

IT Services OutageSat., June 12 at 8 p.m. through

4 p.m. on Sun., June 13.

Due to a scheduled power outage in the EMS building, the campus network, ePanther Web-based services, and all other IT services served from the UWM Data Center will be unavailable during this time period.

This scheduled outage will result in upgrades to the UWM Data Center that will improve the delivery of IT services to the campus community.


CALL ONLINE HELP FORM VISIT 414-229-4040GetTechHelp.uwm.eduuits.uwm.edu

NEW! Burton Group ResourcesAll UWM faculty and staff now have access to the Burton

Group’s Executive Advisory Program. Burton Group provides members with in-depth, IT research and advisory information. Resources available to UWM members include:

• In-depth research reports

• Reference Architecture, a web-based decision-making tool

• Methodologies and Best Practices documents

• TeleBriefings presentations

• Research service orientations

• Analyst dialogues

You can request your user name and password at burtongroup.com/newuser. Once you are verified as an authorized user, you’ll have access the Burton Group’s resources at burtongroup.com; select the “Client Login” tab. A tutorial explaining the services is available at burtongroup.com/Welcome/ServiceOrientation.html

UWM Help Desk Toll-free NumberDid you know that the UWM Help Desk has a toll-free

number? It’s 877-381-3459. You can also continue to use the local number 414-229-4040 (Ext. 4040 from any campus phone) or use the online request form at GetTechHelp.uwm.edu.

New Type Treatment for ePanther ServicesTo alleviate confusion among the Web-based services that

begin with “Panther,” UITS has adopted a new type treatment of several ePanther services:

ePantherID pantherLINK pantherFILE pantherLIST pantherPRINT

The emphasis is now on the service name. These changes will be slowly phased in and will be reflected in the new technology website scheduled for launch at the end of August.

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New services, as well as improved and enhanced delivery of existing services is the focus for a variety of 2010–11 IT projects.

Communication-focused Projects Web-basedconferencing/onlinemeetingservices:As the campus

expands its footprint, the need for Web-based conferencing/online meeting services will increase. Requirements will soon be gathered focusing on needs of faculty and staff.

DigitalSignage:Digital signage is becoming more prevalent across campus. Lubar School of Business, Libraries, Athletics and CEAS already have digital signage and other units are expressing interest. The project will begin with an assessment of campus needs to determine if a consistent campus approach could better meet present and future campus needs.

PROWLnetwirelessservice:Increasing laptop and mobile device use of PROWLnet wireless services coupled with the growth of rich media require greater network wireless capacity. A wireless pilot project in the heavily-used student services corridor between the Union and the Libraries will address this increasing demand.

UWMwebsite:Discussions about a “refresh” of the UWM Web site have begun. The goal is to improve the visitor experience. The project is being led by University Relations and coordinated through Web Development.

Partner-driven ProjectsNewservices: UITS is collaborating with several campus units on new

IT services. These include partnerships with the Learning Technology Center (LTC) for use of the UWM Survey Instrument (Qualtrics) for course evaluations;

the Department of Recruitment and Outreach for a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system; and HR for the new Human Resources System (HRS) and related shadow system retirements.

Securityprojects:UITS continues to work with the UWM Police Department on a variety of security-related projects. These include the stabilization and expansion of campus access control and surveillance systems.

Infrastructure UpgradesIn April, new servers and storage significantly improved the campus IT

infrastructure. This provides a more stable environment for enterprise services such as pantherLINK and pantherFILE.

UITS and Facility Services continue working together to address power and power needs distribution in the UWM Data Center. A network outage will take place June 12–13 for the installation of additional equipment. (See side bar on opposite page.)

Other projects include continued work on the second data center at the University Services & Research (USR) building that will expand computing research capabilities. The target date for opening the new facility is December 2011.

Desktop virtualization is also moving forward. The goal is to provide greater efficiencies and cost-savings in providing and provisioning services to individual desktop computers.

Finally, the Identify and Access Management (IAM) initiative comprised of dozens of smaller projects is underway. (See “Access Management” in the March 2010 UWM Report). This will allow better provisioning of services and access to data, and facilitate access to services and resources off-campus.

New Services, Improved Service Delivery Focus of 2010–11 campus IT projects

In early June, PantherLINK e-mail and calendar services will be upgraded, bringing new features and greater functionality.

E-mail/calendar enhancements:• Three column view: Easily view left side bar, e-mail folder and e-mail contents

• Additional tabs: Go back and forth between composing e-mail and viewing your inbox

• Read receipts: Know instantly if your e-mail has been read by the recipient

• New filter settings: Run e-mail filters over existing messages within a folder

• Improved schedule printing: Print agendas that clearly combine multiple calendars

• Centrally manage calendar and e-mail folder shares: Find shared items for a specific individual that may have been deleted

• Shared resources view: See calendars, address books, tasks and folders shared with others, including those not yet accepted

• Expanded White/Blacklist capabilities: Set preferences to receive or reject e-mails based on sender

Other new features include pressure-based scrolling—you’ll no longer be limited to 100 e-mails per page. And a new configurable spell check feature will give you the capability to add/delete words to your database.

Zimlet enhancementsA new zimlet allows you to “color-code” your e-mails based on the sender’s e-mail. Another

zimlet lets you create a task and initiate a reminder. You’ll also be able to turn zimlets “on” and “off” in the Preferences tab. UWM zimlets including the Subscription Center, Help, White Pages, and Availability will always remain “on.”

New mobile device featuresThere will also be an improved interface for Web-based mobile devices allowing for task

active syncing. And a new mobile device tab will show all devices that are synced against your account. If your device is stolen or lost, it can be deleted from the list preventing unauthorized pantherLINK access (not available for IMAP clients that use active sync).

New Features Coming Soon!

pantherLINK will be unavailable Sunday, June 6 from 12:01–4 a.m. for the upgrade.


CONTINUING INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR ACADEMIC-YEAR EMPLOYEES

Academic-year employees are encouraged to review deductions listed on their June 1 earnings statement to ensure that the correct number of deductions were taken.

Academic-year employees who have summer appointments or who are expected to return in the fall should have multiple deductions (up to four) for all insurance programs. Persons terminating employ-ment at the end of the spring semester should have one deduction only.

Terminating employees are entitled to continue medical insurance coverage under COBRA legisla-tion. Most other fringe benefits may be continued or converted, providing employees apply within speci-fied time limits, usually 30 days from the last day in pay status. Paperwork will be sent to terminating employees with more details and appropriate forms.

Employees who are leaving their UWM employ-ment involuntarily may be eligible for a 65 percent COBRA premium subsidy for certain insurance benefits. For more information concerning the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and to see if you may be eligible for a premium subsidy, please go to: uwsa.edu/hr/benefits/ins/2009COBRA.html.

The number of deductions from the May payroll period determines when employees should apply to continue or convert existing policies. Employees should contact their Benefits Specialist at the Benefits Office, 414-229-4463, prior to the last day worked for individual information.

Employees who are leaving their UWM employ-ment should notify the Payroll Office of any address changes: bfs.uwm.edu/DEPTS/PAYROLL/ payrollAddressChange/.

LEAVE REMINDERSNon-represented Classified Employees

The Wisconsin Administrative Code §ER 18.02(6) states that annual leave allowance for non-represented classified employees should be taken during the calendar year in which it is earned, but may be deferred to the first six months of the follow-ing calendar year.

However, if an employee’s work responsibilities do not allow for taking the unused time before the end of the extension period, the employee may be granted up to Dec. 31, 2010, during which to use the time. The appropriate appointing authority must approve all extensions.

Represented Classified EmployeesCollective bargaining agreements permit repre-

sented classified employees to defer vacation into the first six months of the following calendar year. Therefore, 2009 carryover vacation for represented employees must be used by June 30, 2010, or it will automatically be lost.

Unclassified employeesFor annual-pay or 12-month employees, all float-

ing holiday hours must be used by June 30 of each year. These hours do not carry over into the next fiscal year, and may not be banked in the Annual Leave Reserve Account (ALRA).

After an employee has completed 10 fiscal years as of June 30, he or she becomes eligible to bank vacation/vacation carryover into ALRA, with the leave accrued in the 11th fiscal year. Staff who are eligible to bank will receive a notification on their monthly leave statement. Up to 40 hours (pro-rated for part-time employees) may be banked annually.

Staff who have completed 25 fiscal years or more of service may, at their option, elect to reserve up to an additional five days (40 hours) of vacation (pro-rated for part-time employees) in ALRA. To admin-ister the program easily and without pro-ration, this option will be made available in the 26th fiscal year.

FURLOUGH TIME OFFEmployees are required to use furlough time

off requirements by June 19, 2010, for classified employees and by the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 2010, for unclassified employees. Employee earnings statements list furlough time already accounted for and furlough time remaining. If you have questions, please contact your supervisor and/or the Payroll Office at 414-229-5804 or [email protected].

IT’S YOUR CHOICE OPTION PERIOD OCT. 4-22It may be a few months away, but the dates of It’s Your Choice, your chance to make changes to your existing health insurance plan, will be Oct. 4-22. The Benefits and Wellness Fair will be held in the Wisconsin Room of the Union on Wednesday, Oct. 6.

Employees with children between the ages of 19 and 27 who are currently covered under the employee’s state group health plan must annually decide and submit appropriate paperwork concerning health insurance coverage for those dependents in the following calendar year. If no action is taken, the dependent’s coverage will end as of Dec. 31 of that year.

Please watch for e-mail instructions during late September and early October, or receive information at the Benefits and Wellness Fair for keeping adult children on health insurance coverage in 2011.

Employees with children between the ages of 19 and 27 who are not currently covered under the employee’s state group health plan annually have the option to provide health insurance coverage for an eligible adult child. An application to provide health insurance coverage in the following calendar year must be submitted during the It’s Your Choice period.

Please watch for e-mail instructions during late September and early October, or receive information at the Benefits and Wellness Fair for placing eligible adult children on health insurance coverage in 2011.

Be aware that, depending on the adult child’s tax dependency status, there may be income tax impacts for covering the adult child on your state group health plan. Please see the Q&A document for adult children on health insurance coverage at: etf.wi.gov/publications/dependent_mandate_2010.pdf.

Domestic partners may also receive insurance benefits. Please see the Q&A document for domestic partner benefits at: etf.wi.gov/publications/ domestic_partners.htm.

RETIREMENT CALCULATIONS ON THE WEBFor employees interested in more detailed benefit

information than the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) Annual Statement of Benefits, go to the retirement calculator at the Employee Trust Funds website: etf.wi.gov/calculator.htm.

An excellent way to plan for retirement, this calculator can assist you in estimating your WRS pension payments. It is available online 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You may do as many hypothetical retirement calculations as you want. Changing factors such as your retirement date, salary and years of service will demonstrate various pension amounts.

VIDEO PRESENTATIONS ON THE WEBVideo presentations on a variety of WRS benefits

are available on the Employee Trust Funds website at www.etf.wi.gov/webcasts.htm. These videos, ranging from 15 minutes to more than 2 hours, can guide you through review of your Annual Statement of Benefits, show how to complete a retirement application, explain how divorce can affect your retirement benefits, demonstrate the difference between the Core and Variable WRS Trust Funds and much more.

BENEFITS

Retiring from the faculty? Keep in touch with the UWM communityBy Tina R. Wagner

The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Retired Faculty Association helps keep members connected with each other and with the university. The asso-ciation includes retired faculty from UWM and its predecessor institutions, Wisconsin State College, Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin Extension Center and Milwaukee State Teachers College.

The group, established in 1961, meets in the fall and spring semesters each year and encourages members to enjoy campus activities throughout the year.

At the fall meeting, current faculty and admin-istrators share news about the university’s latest programs, facilities and/or future plans. Newly retired faculty members are welcomed at the spring luncheon, and the group also elects officers and executive committee members.

The UWM Retired Faculty Association Executive Committee for 2009-2010 includes: Marilyn Wolff

John, president; Jessica Wirth, vice president; Alex Hill, secretary-treasurer; and Marianna Markowetz, newsletter editor. Appointed executive committee members include Vern Cutler, benefits coordinator, and Betty Ritchie, Sunshine Chair. Past President William Moritz also is a member.

“In addition to the fall and spring meetings, members are encouraged to attend UWM-sponsored activities,” says Wolff John. Among the activities members can enjoy each year are the AGS Library’s Academic Adventurers lecture series, the UWM Friends of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra lecture series, musical and theatrical productions on campus, and UWM sports events.

Currently, approximately 400 retired faculty are part of the organization, with 250 of them living in Southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

In addition to the meetings and activities, many

members support the university through donations, which they may add to their membership dues. The money goes to the Outstanding Scholars scholarship, which benefits students who graduate in the top five percent of their Wisconsin high school class.

The organization publishes an annual newsletter and is planning to launch a website and group e-mail list to update members on activities and help them stay in touch with each other.

A major project for the group in 2010-11 will be planning for the association’s 50th anniversary in 2011-12.

For more information on the Retired Faculty Association, contact Jessica Wirth, [email protected] or 414-263-2907.


For the Record

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES• Electronic submissions only, either

by e-mail 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 Report at 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 DeadlineSeptember Fri., July 24October Mon., Aug. 23November Mon., Sept. 27December Mon., Oct. 25No January 2111 issue

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

PEOPLEACADEMIC AFFAIRS CENTER FOR URBAN INITIATIVES & RESEARCHMichael Benter presented “Doc, Hank and Shorty: Bay View’s Leatherheads of the 1920s NFL” to the Bay View (WI) Historical Society on April 5.

SHELDON B. LUBAR SCHOOL OF BUSINESSK. Lyness, Belle Rose Ragins and J. Capman presented “Working on thin ice: Race, diversity cli-mate and job insecurity” as part of a symposium, “Diversity in a changing workplace: Policies and climates,” Ragins and L.M. Leslie, chairs, at the Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Atlanta, April 8-10.

Belle Rose Ragins presented “Looking to the future: SIOP and workplace diversity” as part of a symposium, “SIOP’s next 25 years: What lies ahead?,” J. Greenberg, chair, at the Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Atlanta, April 8-10.

Belle Rose Ragins was a discus-sant for the symposium “Situational Moderators of Gender-Based Backlash,” L. Severance and M. Gelfand, chairs, at the Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Atlanta, April 8-10.

EDUCATIONADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIPT. Yilmaz, Mesut Akdere and B. Yenihan presented “An investiga-tion of the relationship between job satisfaction and organizational com-mitment: A study of pharmaceuti-cal representatives in the Turkish pharmaceutical industry” at the 18th National Management and Organization Congress–18, Adana, Turkey, 2010.

B.A. Altman and Mesut Akdere presented “Taking action in orga-nizations on workplace bullying: Hypothetical ratio of pain” at the Seventh International Conference on Workplace Bullying and Harassment, Cardiff, Wales.

Mesut Akdere presented “An inves-tigation of decision making process: Implications for organizational practice” at the 2010 Conference of the Eurasia Business and Economics Society, Istanbul, Turkey.

B.A. Altman and Mesut Akdere presented “A proposed strategy to examine workplace bullying’s effect on performance over time” at the Seventh International Conference on Workplace Bullying and Harassment, Cardiff, Wales.

CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTIONDeAnn Huinker and Henry Kranendonk presented “Evolution of a Continuum of Mathematics Leadership: Charting the Course to Formative Assessment Practices in a Large Urban District” at the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Supervisors of Mathe-matics, San Diego, CA, April 19.

Marleen Pugach presented a paper, “Interrogating the Meaning of Collaboration Between General and Special Education in Merged Teacher Education Program Curricula,” with Linda Blanton, at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, May 3.

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGYAzara Santiago-Rivera, Melissa Rico, Shannon Chavez-Korell, Greg Benson, Talia DeRose, Roseanne Illes, Soumya Palreddy, William Reyes, Ernesto Lira, Melissa Hernandez and Ia Xiong presented a poster, “Impact of Age, Gender and Income on Familismo and Acculturation,” at the American Psychological Association 2009 conference, Toronto, Aug. 6-9.

Azara Santiago-Rivera, Roseanne Illes, Shannon Chavez Korell, William Reyes, Melissa Rico, Ernesto Lara, Soumya Palreddy, Greg Benson, Talia DeRose and Melissa Hernandez presented a poster, “The Relationships Among Quality of Life, Physical Health and Depression Outcomes on Latino Elders,” at the American Psychological Association 2009 conference, Toronto, Aug. 6-9.

Azara Santiago-Rivera, Jeff Mio, Janie Wilson and Jeff Wilson were invited to give a plenary at the American Psychological Association 2009 conference, Toronto, Aug. 6-9. The theme was teaching difficult topics to undergraduate students. Santiago- Rivera’s presentation topic was “Resistance to Multicultural Competency Training: Issues and Challenges.”

Azara Santiago-Rivera, R. Illes, G. Benson, W. Reyes, M. Rico and E. Lira presented a work-shop, “Behavioral Activation as an Effective Treatment Approach with Latinos,” at the 2009 Winter Roundtable, Columbia University, New York, Feb. 20-21.

Azara Santiago-Rivera was named an APA Division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic

UWM LIBRARIES

UWM AUTHORS CELEBRATEDA total of 180 UWM authors (and their

combined 249 works) were celebrated at an event sponsored by the Graduate School and the UWM Libraries on April 16 in the UWM Union Wisconsin Room.

In addition to recognizing and honoring faculty and staff who had published books or recordings since the last author’s celebration in 2006, the program featured poetry by the late James Liddy, read by Brenda Cardenas, Susan Firer and Jim Chapson, and laptop-generated music composed and performed by Christopher Burns.

Nearly all of the authors’ works were displayed in an exhibit created by Max Yela, head of the Libraries’ Special Collections.

Speakers included Chancellor Carlos Santiago, Provost Rita Cheng, Vice Chancellor Colin Scanes, Libraries Director Ewa Barczyk and Yela.

The program and dinner were underwritten by private fund-ing designated for the occasion.

The UWM Authors Collection was established in 1973 to bring together as complete a collection as possible of mono-graphs and audio and visual recordings produced by UWM faculty and staff in order to better document the university’s intellectual heritage.

Now numbering more than 2,370 works, the collection is displayed in the Special Collections Reading Room of the Library.

FROM COMIC BOOKS TO FILM: Artist’s transformation examined in exhibit By Max Yela

An exhibition devoted to acclaimed comic book artist and novice film director Frank Miller is on view in the Fourth Floor Exhibition Gallery of the UWM Golda Meir Library through Aug. 27.

Curated by UWM Libraries’ Systems Librarian Andy Ritter, “Frank Miller: Transformation of the Medium, from Comic Book Artist to Motion Picture Director,” traces the career of Miller as artist, writer, collaborator, film consultant and movie director from his comic book work in the late 1970s to his directorial debut of the film version of Will Eisner’s “The Spirit” in 2008.

Drawn principally from the UWM Libraries’ Special Collections holdings of over 3,000 comic book titles, the exhibition includes exam-ples from a wide range of Miller’s work, including Daredevil, Ronin, Wolverine, Elektra, Batman/Dark Knight, Robocop, Sin City and 300.

The show explores Miller’s creative relationships with fellow comic book writers and artists Will Eisner, Lynn Varley, David Mazzuchelli, Chris Claremont, Bill Sienkiewicz and Klaus Janson; his experiences with comic book publishers Marvel, Marvel/Epic, DC, Avatar and Dark Horse; and his movie-making collaborations with Robert Rodriguez and Zack Snyder.

Punctuated with posters, page enlargements, and action figures and trading cards from the curator’s personal collection, the exhibition is a dynamic and visually rich journey through the page-to-screen career of one of the most heralded comic book artists/writers.

Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., or by appointment by contacting Special Collections at 414-229-4345 or [email protected].

WWHEL women’s leadership group honors provost

UWM’s chapter of Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership (WWHEL) hosted a leadership luncheon in the Zelazo Center on April 27, with departing Provost Rita Cheng as guest of honor.

Cheng was acknowledged and thanked for her exemplary leadership and support of women’s leadership opportunities on campus.

Guest speakers were UW System Regent Danae Davis and UW System Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Rebecca Martin. Other speakers included Ewa Barczyk and Phyllis King.

Members of UWM’s WWHEL steer-ing committee are Barczyk, King, Katherine Dindia, Johanna Dvorak, Linda Huang, Margaret Cushinery and Cathy Seasholes.

TOP: Guests peruse UWM authors’ books. ABOVE: Christopher Burns per-forms his composition “Sawtooth.”

UWM WWHEL Steering Committee and VIP guests. From left: Linda Huang, Regent Danae Davis, Cathy Seasholes, VP Rebecca Martin, Johanna Dvorak, Katherine Dindia, former Provost Rita Cheng, Margaret Cushinery, Ewa Barczyk, Kaylen Betzig and Mari McCarthy (both from the state WWHEL Board), and Phyllis King.


For the Record

Minority Issues) Fellow 2008, inducted in August 2009.

Azara Santiago-Rivera was named an APA Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology) Fellow 2009, to be inducted in August 2010.

Sandra Toro was recently appointed the Informal Learning Strand Coordinator for the National Association for Research in Science Teaching.

HEALTH SCIENCESOCCUPATIONAL THERAPYL.A. Lehman, Bhagwant S. Sindhu, O. Shechtman, S. Romero and C.A. Velozo presented a poster, “Choosing the Optimal Assessment for Measuring Functional Change: A Comparison of Two Upper Extremity Outcome Questionnaires,” at the American Occupational Therapy Association’s 90th Annual Conference and Expo, Orlando, FL, April 30.

D. Anson and Roger O. Smith pre-sented “Making Accessibility Accessible: Environmental Assessment for ADA and Universal Design Compliance Using a Combination of High and Low Technology Tools” at the American Occupational Therapy Association 90th Annual Conference and Expo, Orlando, FL, May 2.

Virginia C. Stoffel, Heidi L. Plach, B. Braveman, L. Hawkesworth, A. Copolillo, L. Hill, K. Hartmann, C. Gardner, T. Wolf and L. Addison presented “The Centennial Vision: From the Perspectives of Our Students, Emerging Leaders and Newest Practitioners” at the American Occupational Therapy Association 90th Annual Conference and Expo, Orlando, FL, May 2.

Virginia C. Stoffel presented “You Are Our Future: Leadership and Advocacy” at the American Occupational Therapy Association of Student Delegates meetings, Orlando, FL, April 28.

LETTERS & SCIENCEANTHROPOLOGYRobert J. Jeske and John D. Richards pre-sented “A New and Improved Wisconsin Woodland Chronology: Dates from Organic Residues on Ceramics” at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis, April 18.

ENGLISHCarol R. Ross won an essay writ-ing contest sponsored by the Next Chapter Bookshop. She read her essay, “Hindsight,” at the bookshop on May 3.

PSYCHOLOGYMichael Hynan moderated two sessions, “Supporting and Sustaining” and “Making the Case for a Family Support Program in Every NICU,” at the National Perinatal Association Prematurity Summit, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, April 22.

Michael Hynan gave the opening plenary session, “Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress in High-risk Parents,” at the annual meet-ing of the National Association of Perinatal Social Workers, Midway, UT, May 6.

UWM LIBRARIESRaina Bloom and Kate Ganski gave a presentation, “Fermenting Engagement: A Vibrant Approach to Freshman Composition Library Instruction,” at the annual conference of the Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians, held in Milwaukee April 20-23. Raina also co-presented “Teaching Anxiety and the Academic Librarian: How to Plan, Cope

and Persevere When You’re Scared Out of Your Mind.”

Ellen Engseth presented a talk, “Something’s Brewing in the UWM Archives: Instruction with Primary Sources,” at the annual conference of the Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians, held in Milwaukee April 20-23.

Susan Modder and Ewa Barczyk gave a presentation, “A Dynamic Vision Realized: The Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons,” at the annual conference of the Academic Library Advancement and Development Network in Santa Monica, CA, March 20-24.

Max Yela presented a talk, “The Book as Art: Expression of the Book in Education and Practice,” on May 5 at the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum in Neenah, WI.

HELEN BADER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFAREAnne Basting presented “Radically Transforming Activities in Long Term Care: Lessons from a Groundbreaking Think Tank” and “The Penelope Project Workshop” at the National Association of Activity Professionals Conference, April 14-17 in Milwaukee.

Anne Basting presented “The Cultural Cure: Creative Engagement and Dementia Care” at the Rabinowitz Symposium, “Approaching Dementia: Creativity and Ethics in Caring,” at the University of Washington, April 23.

Stan Stojkovic was interviewed by Fox 6 News April 21 for the story “Wisconsin AG announces crime backlogs have been eliminated.” The story was picked up by Top News New Zealand.

PUBLICATIONSEDUCATIONADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIPR.E. Azevedo and Mesut Akdere, “Measuring the effects of learning styles: Is a little knowledge dangerous for excel-lence in education?,” Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies.

CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTIONDeAnn Huinker, “Fractions: A Problem-Solving Approach,” Wisconsin Teacher of Mathematics, Vol. 61, No. 2, 2010, pp. 7-10.

EDUCATIONAL POLICY & COMMUNITY STUDIESIan Harris and M.L. Morrison, “Peace Education and the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers),” pp. 31-50 in Spirituality, Religion, and Peace Education, E. Brantmeier, J. Lin and J. Miller, eds., Charlotte, NC: Information Age Press, 2010.

Ian Harris, “History of Peace Education,” pp. 11-20 in Handbook on Peace Education, G. Salomon and E. Cairns, eds., New York: Psychology Press, 2010.

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGYA. Schwartz, M. Domenech-Rodriguez, Azara Santiago-Rivera, Patricia Arredondo (Academic Affairs) and L. Field, “Cultural and linguistic competence: Welcome challenges from successful diver-sification,” Professional Psychology: Research and Practice.

J. Kanter, Azara Santiago-Rivera, L. Rusch and A.M. Busch, “Initial outcomes of a culturally adapted behavioral activa-tion for Latinas diagnosed with depres-sion at a community clinic,” Behavioral Modification, Vol. 34, 2010, pp. 120-144.

A.S. Goncharov, R. Rej, S. Negoita, M. Schymura, Azara Santiago-Rivera, G. Morse, G. Arquette and D. Carpenter, “Lower serum testosterone associated with elevated polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Native American men,” Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 117, 2009, pp. 1454-1460.

Azara Santiago-Rivera, J. Altarriba, N. Pol and N. Gonzalez, “Therapists’ views on coun-seling the bilingual English-Spanish client: A qualitative study,” Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Vol. 40, 2009, pp. 436-443.

R. Haase, R.J. McCaffrey, Azara Santiago-Rivera and G. Morse, “Evidence of an age threshold effect of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on neu-ropsychological functioning in a Native American population,” Environmental Research, Vol. 109, 2009, pp. 73-85.

Azara Santiago-Rivera, “Allen Ivey: The pioneer in counseling theory and practice, and crusader for multiculturalism and social justice,” The Counseling Psychologist, Legacies and Traditions series, Vol. 37, 2009, pp. 67-92.

EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONElizabeth Drame, Sandra Toro Martell and Raquel Oxford, “Preservice educa-tors’ understandings of science and the value of informal settings in supporting academic learning in urban students,” Myriad, Spring 2010, pp.10-17.

HEALTH SCIENCESCOMMUNICATION SCIENCES & DISORDERSE. Yairi and Carol H. Seery, Stuttering: Foundations and Clinical Applications, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2011.

HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCESNora E. Miller, Scott J. Strath, Ann M. Swartz and Susan E. Cashin, “Estimating Absolute and Relative Physical Activity Intensity Across Age via Accelerometry in Adults,” Journal of Aging & Physical Activity, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2010, pp. 158–170.

LETTERS & SCIENCEECONOMICSMohsen Bahmani-Oskooee and A. Gelan, “How Stable Is the Demand for Money in African Countries,” Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 36, 2009, pp. 216-235.

Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee, A. Kutan and S. Zhou, “Towards Solving the PPP Puzzle: Evidence from 113 Countries,” Applied Economics, Vol. 41, November 2009, pp. 3057-3066.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES & LINGUISTICSEmeritus Professor Alan Corré’s website on Lingua Franca has been selected by the United States Library of Congress for inclusion in its historic collections of Internet materials. The Library of Congress will engage in the collection of content from this website at regular intervals over time and make this collection available to researchers both onsite at library facilities and through the library’s public website: loc.gov/webarchiving/. The Lingua Franca website can be accessed at: pantherfile.uwm.edu/corre/www/franca/go.html.

HELEN BADER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARE Audrey Begun, Susan Rose and Tom LeBel, “How jail partnerships can help women address substance abuse problems in preparing for community reentry,” pp. 1.1-1.29 in Managing special populations in jails and prisons, Vol. II, Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute Inc.

GRANTSRECEIVED IN APRIL 2010

ACADEMIC AFFAIRSCENTER FOR URBAN INITIATIVES & RESEARCHUWM FoundationEPIC and COMPASS Guide Scholarship ClearinghousePercy, Stephen – Extension & Public Service $500

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater MilwaukeeDecade of Hope: Academic Achievement & Juvenile Delinquency? A Three-Year Longitudinal EvaluationThomas, Millard – Research $54,135

FINANCIAL AIDU.S. Dept. of EducationSMART Grant 2010Hojan-Clark, Jane – Student Aid $8,000

U.S. Dept. of EducationPell – FY10Hojan-Clark, Jane – Student Aid $75,000

U.S. Dept. of EducationACG Grant 2010Hojan-Clark, Jane – Student Aid $10,500

U.S. Dept. of EducationFederal Work Study – FY10Hojan-Clark, Jane – Student Aid $150,500

ARCHITECTURE & URBAN PLANNINGADMINISTRATIONUWM FoundationSupport Towne Studio ActivitiesGreenstreet, Robert – Miscellaneous $9,350

UWM FoundationSupports Spancrete StudioGreenstreet, Robert – Instruction $15,000

UWM FoundationResearch and Activities Related to Historic Preservation and the Historic Preservation CurriculumGreenstreet, Robert – Research $18,300

UWM FoundationResearch into Green Building DesignGreenstreet, Robert – Research $35,000

UWM FoundationResearch Support for Frank Lloyd Wright Summer SessionGreenstreet, Robert – Miscellaneous $9,700

UWM FoundationSupports Marcus Studio and PrizeGreenstreet, Robert – Extension & Public Service $21,000

PECK SCHOOL OF THE ARTSART & DESIGNNational Collegiate Inventors & Innovators: Developing a Professional Certificate Program in Innovation and Sustainability at UWMBlair, Adream; Lovell, Michael; Perez, Ronald – Research $8,000

UWM FoundationEquipment, Materials, Events, Workshops, Etc., for the Metals AreaKaganovich, Yevgeniya – Instruction $15,000

FINE ARTS QUARTETUWM FoundationSupport Fine Arts QuartetHobgood, Wade – Miscellaneous $2,500


For the RecordCONTINUING EDUCATIONJASON PROJECTState of AlabamaEstuaries 101 Middle School CurriculumJoyce, Caroline – Extension & Public Service $100,000

UW Sea Grant ProgramUWM Lake Sturgeon Bowl, Wisconsin’s Regional Academic Competition for the National Ocean Sciences Bowl & Diversity ProjectJoyce, Caroline; Aguilar-Diaz, Carmen; Cuhel, Russell; Klump, J. Val – Research $29,160

EDUCATIONEXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONWI Dept. of Health ServicesDisability Resource Center MIG GrantOwens, Laura – Extension & Public Service $245,271

ENGINEERING & APPLIED SCIENCECIVIL ENGINEERING & MECHANICSTPF Enterprises LLCNano-Modified Cement for High Strength Concrete with Improved Mechanical PerformanceSobolev, Konstantin – Research $125,000

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCEUniversity of Hawaii at ManaoRGR-Based Motion Tracking for Real-Time Adoptive MR Imaging and SpectroscopyArmstrong, Brian – Research $22,000

MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGNational Science FoundationCAREER: Towards Interactive Simulation of Giga-Scale Agent-Based Models on Graphics Processing UnitsD’Souza, Roshan – Research $97,620

FRESHWATER SCIENCESADMINISTRATION Multiple DonorsFred Binkowski – Discretionary ResearchBinkowski, Fred – Research $2,400

WATER INSTITUTEUW Sea Grant ProgramConstructing the Nearshore Lake Michigan Food Web Using Multiple Trophic IndicatorsBootsma, Harvey; Janssen, John – Research $96,833

UW Sea Grant ProgramAdvisory Services: Program Coordination and Field Offices – Milwaukee Field OfficeKlump, J. Val – Research $32,778

UW Sea Grant ProgramApplication of Molecular Based Methods for Investigating Sources of Fecal Pollution at Great Lakes BeachesMcLellan, Sandra – Research $115,213

National Institutes of HealthSupplement to Microbial Community Profiling of SewageMcLellan, Sandra – Research $234,679

GRADUATE SCHOOLMCNAIR ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAMUW–MadisonWiscAMP Sophomore Research ExperienceEwoldt, Nichlos – Student Aid $25,000

UW–MadisonWiscAMP Undergraduate Research Collaboration: Research Internship ProgramEwoldt, Nichlos – Student Aid $45,100

NIEHS CORE CENTERNational Institutes of HealthChildrens Environmental Health Sciences Core CenterPetering, David – Research $1,631,453

HEALTH SCIENCESHUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCESWI Athletic Trainers AssociationThe Effect of Single-Leg Landing Technique on ACL LoadingCobb, Stephen; Keenan, Kevin; O’Connor, Kristian – Research $1,000

Zephyr Technology CorporationCollection and Analysis of Data Using Zephyr Physiological Status Monitoring Team SystemSnyder, Ann – Research $10,340

R2D2 CENTERWI Dept. of Health ServicesPathways III/Access Main Street IIISmith, Roger – Research $27,000

URBAN POPULATION HEALTH CENTERUW–Madison School of Medicine & Public HealthUW Center for Collaborative Research and Education Initiatives for Health EquityCisler, Ron; Galvao, Loren – Research $127,757

LETTERS & SCIENCEANTHROPOLOGYUWM Real Estate FoundationArchaeological Investigation of a Portion of the UWM Development Area at the Milwaukee County GroundsRichards, Patricia – Research $15,176

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCESNational Science FoundationThe EMS1 Receptor Kinase and Anther Cell DifferentiationZhao, Dazhong – Research $6,000

CHEMISTRYNational Science FoundationThe Biochemistry of 4-HydroxyphenylpyruvateMoran, Graham – Research $175,001

CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICSUWM FoundationCenter for Research on International Economics (CRIE)Bahmani-Oskooee, Mohsen – Research $67,820

FOREIGN LANGUAGES & LINGUISTICSNational Institutes of HealthMarkedness and Learnability in Second Language PhonologyEckman, Fred – Research $259,549

MATHEMATICAL SCIENCESNational Science FoundationWorkshops in Geometric TopologyGuilbault, Craig – Research $13,460

PSYCHOLOGYNational Institutes of HealthCurriculum Redesign to Enhance Training in Scientifically Validated Behavioral TreatmentsWoods, Douglas; Kanter, Jonathan – Instruction $15,957

SOCIOLOGYICF MacroSupport in the Development and Maintenance of Improved Marine Recreational Information ProgramMathiowetz, Nancy – Research $50,961

UWM LIBRARIESADMINISTRATIONUWM FoundationAlready Established, Supplement OnlyBarczyk, Ewa – Extension & Public Service $4,000

NURSINGDEAN’S OFFICENational Institutes of HealthHome Care Medication Management for the Frail ElderlyMarek, Karen – Research $292,708

HELEN BADER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WELFARESOCIAL WORKUW–MadisonEffects of a Policy Change in Milwaukee County to Hold Incarcerated Payers’ Orders in Abeyance: Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of the Policy ChangePate, David – Research $12,266

STUDENT AFFAIRSATHLETICS – ADMINISTRATIONUWM FoundationSupport Women’s Volleyball ProgramGilbert, David – Miscellaneous $1,000

Period10–April2010 Year-to-Date

Federal Total Federal Total

Research $ 2,710,470 $ 3,551,089 $24,332,149 $30,733,988

Instruction $ 15,957 $ 45,636 $ 4,110,845 $ 6,070,282

PublicService $-0- $ 224,197 $ 2,586,470 $ 6,961,077

StudentAid $ 264,000 $ 334,100 $31,657,717 $31,741,417

Other $-0- $ 13,050 $-0- $ 2,194,312

TOTALS $ 2,990,427 $ 4,168,071 $62,687,181 $77,701,076

EXTRAMURAL AWARDS - PROGRESS TO DATE

Period10–April2009 Year-to-Date

Federal Total Federal Total

Research $ 1,776,078 $ 2,344,819 $20,340,954 $26,772,399

Instruction $ 16,200 $ 489,341 $ 4,680,840 $ 5,955,365

PublicService $ 76,832 $ 482,777 $ 4,005,024 $ 8,186,383

StudentAid $-0- $ -4,933 $14,266,784 $15,071,028

Other $-0- $ 3,001 $ 6,000 $ 2,036,485

TOTALS $ 1,869,110 $ 3,315,005 $43,299,602 $58,021,659

FY 2010

Grant information is prepared by the Graduate School. If you have questions or comments, contact Kenneth D. Buelow, director of information, technology & analysis, 414-229-5449. More detailed grant information also is available on the Web at: graduateschool.uwm.edu/research/data-policy/awards-and-expenditures/.

FY 2009


Above: Key Union staffers were issued clearance badges marked with letters to indicate their level of access to the day’s events and secured zones. “We have an excellent team in the Union that helped us prepare for this,” said Union Director Scott Gore. This includes students working the April 27 event.

The Treasury Secretary received a warm welcome from U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, Milwaukee Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett, and Chancellor Carlos Santiago.

After remarks from Geithner, Vice President Joe Biden took the stage and questions from the audience. “Both parties have been working on this for over a year now,” he said of reform. “And my strong plea to my former colleagues with whom I’ve served for over three decades is get on with the business of attending to the business of America.”

1: University Relations staff checked media credentials and authorized tickets with color-coded stickers before sending media representatives and audience members to the magnetometer for security clearance. 2: Speakers at the event knew exactly where they stood on the economy and on the stage. 3: University Police Chief Mike Marzion and Union Director Scott Gore discussing security details about three hours before the Vice President’s appearance. 4: NPR’s Rob Siegel and Julia Redpath Buckley played host and producer as Lubar students and faculty took questions on the economy and financial reform for “All Things Considered.”

ice President Joe Biden and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner made the Lubar School of Business the epicenter of the debate on financial reform when they convened a Middle Class Task Force meeting at UW–Milwaukee April 27.

“I doubt whether anybody thinks that the status quo ante is acceptable,” Biden stated to a beyond-capacity audi-ence of more than 350. “When one stretch of skyscrapers on one street in downtown Manhattan can effectively bring down the entire economy, by the way, not only here but around the world – around the world, putting hard-working Americans out of work in the process through no fault of their own, I might add, I think it’s time the rules

of the game change so that we can update – update the rules for the 21st century.”

The Lubar School and Dean Timothy Smunt hosted the meeting, with backup from University Police, Milwaukee law enforcement, University Relations and Union staff. Short-term but formidable collaboration among all parties and the Office of the Vice President was key to making accommodations for the event.

More than 65 media outlets attended the first vice-presidential visit to UWM since 2002, including National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.” Host Rob Siegel interviewed the vice president and hosted a roundtable of Lubar students and faculty, titled “How Will Wall Street Regulation Affect Main Street?”

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