OSHKOSH--AIDS researcher Lawrence Frey will speak at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 14 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
The talk, sponsored by the Oshkosh Student Association, is free and open to the public. It will be in Reeve Union Square, 748 Algoma Blvd.
Frey, a professor of communication at Loyola University, Chicago, describes the drama of Bonaventure House, an award-winning residential facility for people with AIDS located on Chicago’s North Side.
In 1997 Frey co-authored with Mara Adelman “The Fragile Community: Living Together With AIDS.” Based on seven years of ethnographic research and volunteer work, the book weaves together the voices of residents, staff, volunteers and the researchers with photographic images to present a vivid portrait of how the members of Bonaventure House make sense of life and death.
Frey believes the stability created and sustained in Bonaventure House provides lessons for how the frayed social fabric of modern society may be strengthened.
A noted lecturer, Frey is the author or editor of six books. His “Group Communication in Context: Studies of Natural Groups” received the 1995 Gerald R. Miller Book Award from the Interpersonal and Small Group Interaction Division and the 1994 Distinguished Book Award from the Applied Communication Division of the National Communication Association.
For more information contact University Speakers Series at (920) 424-1144.
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OSHKOSH--Terry Jo Albers of Wrightstown, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh 1999 Student Employee of the Year, has been named the Wisconsin Student Employee of the Year.
The Midwestern Association of Student Employment Administrators selected Albers as state winner. She will compete with students from 12 states for the Midwestern award.
A clerical assistant in the mathematics department office since September 1995, Albers will receive a plaque and a cash award from the UW Oshkosh Foundation at the April 30 Honors and Awards Ceremony in the Music Hall, 926 Woodland Ave.
Two others were named UW Oshkosh Student Employees of Distinction. They are Davida Reimer of Elgin, Ill. and Jennifer Peters of Kaukauna. They will receive certificates and gifts. Chancellor John E. Kerrigan will honor all three students during Student Employment Week at UW Oshkosh, held April 4-10.
A committee of six UW Oshkosh faculty, academic staff and classified staff selected Albers from a pool of 20 candidates nominated by their employers. Albers assists in preparing teaching and testing materials, reports, correspondence and research projects for the mathematics department. She often uses computerized technical typing skills. Jennifer Szydlik said Albers “leaves every project better than she found it and is truly deserving of the honor.” In fall 1997 Albers conducted interviews with students as part of a research project for Szydlik.
“I am thankful that I had such a conscientious, reliable and trustworthy assistant,” Szydlik said.
During the fall 1998 interim, Albers typed a 70-page student computer manual containing more than 100 programs. Math faculty member Saadat Moussavi described her highly technical work as “a perfect and professional job.” John Koker hired Albers as part of his Eisenhower Project two years ago. She prepared all workshop materials. She has also updated the mathematics department student handbook and cataloged 17 mathematics journals dating from 1942 to present.
Mary Gutsmeidl, program assistant in the mathematics department, said Albers is “dependable, trustworthy, personable, intelligent . . . an exceptionally resourceful, creative take charge individual.”
Albers will graduate in May with a degree in mathematics and plans to attend graduate school this fall.
Reimer has been working in Financial Services since October 1996, and has advanced to the position of University Student Controller. She monitors more than 100 university accounts and student organizations with allocations amounting to over $1 million. Gary Moeller, director of general accounting, said she is one of those individuals “who help make the university look good and is a strong endorsement for the UW Oshkosh campus.”
Peters is the office manager's assistant in the Office of Information Technology, where she has worked for the past three years. She has prepared complex spreadsheets to monitor department expenditures, is responsible for student training, has created a database to track listings for all keys issued to Polk Library staff and oversees the master key inventory. The Peters’ nomination states she “demonstrates professionalism in everything she does and constantly strives to improve department processes. She is organized, enthusiastic and incredibly hard working.”
The UW Oshkosh Student Employee of the Year Award was established in 1990 to recognize “reliability, quality of work, initiative, professionalism and uniqueness of contribution in the job setting.”
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OSHKOSH-- Patricia Winters of Ripon and Kathleen Haines of Hales Corners will perform a joint piano recital at 7 p.m. Friday, April 9, in the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Music Hall at the Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave.
The event is free and open to the public.
Winters, a music education major, and Haines, an elementary education major, will perform on the piano. The program will include works by Bach, Chopin, Schubert, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Bartók.
While a student at UW Oshkosh Winters has performed with the Le Choeur de Femmes (Women'sChoir) and held offices in two music organizations. Haines has performed with the UW Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra
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OSHKOSH--“Everything Under the Sky,” an exhibit of art work by student Amanda Bartelt and Rachel Moon, both of Oshkosh, will be at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Priebe Annex Gallery, room N204 of the Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave.
The exhibit will be from April 12 through April 15. There will be a reception for the artists from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 11. The gallery is open from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
The works by Bartelt and Moon will include weavings, ceramics, drawings, fabric and functional designs, and art metals.
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OSHKOSH--Carmen Coballes-Vega has been named acting dean of the College of Education and Human Services by Provost and Vice Chancellor Vicki Lord Larson.
The appointment is effective July 1.
Donald W. Mocker is retiring after five years as dean of COEHS.
“I am delighted that Dr. Coballes-Vega is willing to undertake this important assignment and look forward to working with her in the months ahead,” Larson said.
Coballes-Vega has been associate dean of the College since fall 1998. An educator with 11 years in the UW System, she received the UW-River Falls College of Education Outstanding Teacher Award 1990-9l, and the Celebrate Literacy Award from the St. Croix Valley Reading Association.
She was with the State University of New York for seven years. She holds a doctorate in education from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, and a master of arts degree from New York University. Her post-doctoral study was at the Harvard Institutes for Higher Learning.
The president of the Wisconsin State Reading Association, Coballes-Vega has research interests in strategies for literacy instruction and second language learning.
Through her involvement in the teacher education program sponsored by the Wisconsin Association of Colleges of Teacher Education and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, she has taken part in restructuring the career-long education of teachers.
Mocker came to the University after a 31-year career in education, including five years as dean of the University of Missouri School of Education. He earned a doctorate at the State University of New York at Albany. He did his undergraduate work at Missouri Valley College and received a master’s degree at the University of Missouri-Columbia. A native of St. Louis, he plans to return to his home state.
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OSHKOSH—A new University of Wisconsin Oshkosh organization with ties to an older tradition was officially recognized March 10. The Student Optimist club earned its charter with 26 student members.
Dawn Dettlaff, UW Oshkosh department of residence life housekeeping services supervisor, is the faculty adviser for the group. The UW Oshkosh club adopted the mission of all Optimist Clubs: to involve itself with social and personal development of local youths.
With the aid of the UW-Whitewater Student Optimist Club, the UW Oshkosh organization began the recognition process last fall. Heather Deiss, West Bend, and a handful of other students worked to bring this group to the UW Oshkosh campus.
Other Student Optimist Club officers include Jennifer Janiak, Maple Lake, Minn., president elect; Sarah Schatz, Rubicon, vice president; Kimberly Soloninka, Middleton, secretary; and Jeffrey Wollangk, Oshkosh, treasurer. Members of the board of directors include Arthur Ambrus III, Milwaukee; Joseph Blotz, Madison; Randy Reysen, Kewaskum; Jennifer Tiltges, Arlington Heights, Ill.; Heather Wilcox, Neenah; Seethong Yang, Sheboygan; and Alice Zarda, Neenah.
Upcoming events of the Student Optimist Club are the Oshkosh Noon Optimist Club’s oratorical contest, Special Olympics and organizing an Earth Day activity with area children.
The group will hold a charter presentation in late April. It will invite other Wisconsin Optimist Clubs to participate in the celebration.
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OSHKOSH—The UW Oshkosh Employee Assistance Program is celebrating 20 years of helping university employees and their families.
A reception will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. April 21 at Pollock Alumni House, 765 Algoma Blvd.
“The reception is a way to recognize the years of hard work that went into the growth of the program, to thank those who have made a contribution to EAP, and to let other employees know what EAP offers,” said Susan Barbour, EAP director.
There will be a brief program at 4 p.m. featuring remarks by Barbour, Assistant Chancellor Student Affairs Elliott Garb, and Chancellor John E. Kerrigan.
The EAP is a free, confidential service designed to help university employees and their families resolve personal problems affecting job performance and/or personal well-being.
“The University wants to provide the opportunity for employees to get the confidential help they need to resolve personal problems as soon as possible—for their welfare and for the welfare of the university as a whole,” said Barbour.
Use of EAP is voluntary. Typical problems include anxiety, depression, alcohol and drug abuse, marital/family discord and job stress. The EAP provides problem assessment, education, short-term support and referral to community resources.
“We are strongly committed to meeting the needs of the entire family in addressing personal problems and in finding meaningful solutions. The quality of family life does affect work life,” said Barbour.
The EAP offers consultation to union leadership and supervisors, and supports health promotion activities, including brown-bag seminars that are open to the public. It publishes a quarterly newsletter on current topics and upcoming events.
Six EAP professionals provide confidential counseling services. Employees and family members may see an EAP counselor up to five times. EAP also offers referral to community service providers including financial, legal, nutrition, support group and mental health services.
“We try to address the problem before it worsens—and make certain the necessary help is available,” said Barbour.
Between four and 10 percent of the university’s approximately 1,500 employees use the EAP annually.
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OSHKOSH—Teams from Manitowoc Lutheran and Waunakee high schools won top honors in the annual business simulation competition at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh recently. The students act as heads of corporations and make decisions affecting all aspects of their businesses.
Other competing high schools were Amherst, Clintonville, Kewaskum, Manitowoc Lincoln,
Lodi, Medford, Montello, Palmyra-Eagle, Eau Claire-Regis, Sheboygan South, Neenah-St. Mary
Central, Stockbridge, Wilmot, Milwaukee-Wisconsin Lutheran and Milwaukee Messmer.
Manitowoc Lutheran placed first in the finals. Two teams from Waunakee placed second and
third.
Another team from Manitowoc Lutheran placed first in creative communications, and a team from Manitowoc Lincoln won the people’s choice award, voted on by student participants.
More than 500 students from across the state participated in the six-month-long simulation competition, which culminated in 200 students participating in the final competition at UW Oshkosh.
“In the 17-year history of the UW Oshkosh Business Simulation, this is a record high, on both counts,” said Jan Brantingham, College of Business director of external relations.
Members of the winning Manitowoc Lutheran team are Nathan Wagner, Scott Bastan and David Hansen. The adviser is Brenda Mears.
Second-place winners from Waunakee are Denton Lomax, Tony Romano, Scott Krause and Shawn Hanson. Third-place Waunakee team members are Toby Pulvermacher, Michael Abel, Jeremy Marshall, Scott Vandervoort and Jerel Alexander. The adviser is Karen Jennings.
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OSHKOSH—University of Wisconsin Oshkosh student Jennie Donaldson of Kenosha will perform April 14 at 8:30 p.m. in the Music Hall of the Arts & Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave. The event is free and open to the public.
Donaldson, a Music Merchandising major, will perform on percussion. She will be accompanied by Mikelle Budge, Webster; Keith Matejka, Brookfield; Brad Schrader, Ripon; Greg Strizek, Fond du Lac; and Jesse Gyldenvand, Millville, Minn. The program will include works by the Violent Femmes, Red Norvo, Paul Smadbeck, William L. Cahn and Kenneth LaFave.
While a student at UW Oshkosh, Donaldson has performed with the UW Oshkosh Percussion Ensemble, Marimba Ensemble, Wind Ensemble and the Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra. She also is Music and Entertainment chairperson for UW Oshkosh’s Reeve Union Board.
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OSHKOSH—University of Wisconsin Oshkosh students Rebecca Foote of Fond du Lac and Holly Schmidt of Wittenburg will perform April 11 at 7 p.m. in the Music Hall, of the Arts & Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave. The event is free and open to the public.
Foote, a Music Education major, and Schmidt, a Music Therapy major will perform a combined recital. They will be accompanied by Nancy Schmalz, Oshkosh. The program will include works by J.S. Bach, Schubert, Wolf, Fauré, Brahms, Hamilton, Harty and C.V. Stanford.
While a student at UW Oshkosh Foote has performed with the UW Oshkosh Chamber Choir and Wind Ensemble. She also is president elect of the Wisconsin Choral Directors Association Student Chapter a member.
Schmidt has performed with the UW Oshkosh Chamber Choir and is president of the UW Oshkosh student Music Therapy Association.
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OSHKOSH—University of Wisconsin Oshkosh student Christopher Hoffman from Lombard, Ill., will perform on cello April 11 at 5 p.m. in the Music Hall, of the Arts & Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave. The event is free and open to the public.
Hoffman, a Music Merchandising/Recording Technology major, will play original compositions, as well as works by Dvorak, Shostakovich and Coleman. He will be accompanied by Maryellen Pung, Oshkosh; Matthew Pitterle, Beloit; Andrew L. Sachen, West Allis; and Casey Wood, Wausau.
While a student at UW Oshkosh, Hoffman has performed with the UW Oshkosh University Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble, the Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra, the Blue IV jazz ensemble, the Stradford string quartet. He also is a member of Oshkosh Recording Association.
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OSHKOSH—A University of Wisconsin Oshkosh student is one of two students nationwide to receive the Council for Exceptional Children’s (CEC) Graduation Award.
Amy Wallenfang of Appleton, a special education major, will receive the $300 award at the council’s national convention April 16 in Charlotte, N.C.
Awards were based on scholarship, university and community service, and the time and leadership given to CEC chapters and to exceptional individuals. Students applying for the award wrote essays describing their professional goals and experience and views of persons with exceptionalities.
Wallenfang is president of the UW Oshkosh Student Council for Exceptional Children and the secretary for the group’s state organization. She has been active with the organization for three years. She teaches in the University’s Project Success program for students with dyslexia and works at the Oshkosh YMCA in childcare. She has volunteered for Special Olympics and works with students with disabilities at a school near her home in Appleton.
“Other students recognize and respect Amy’s leadership, not only in the classroom but in other activities,” said student CEC adviser Mary Drecktrah. “She will make a real contribution as an educator in many people’s lives.”
Drecktrah nominated Wallenfang for the award.
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OSHKOSH—The public is invited to a panel discussion, “Fundamental Truths: The Certainty of Death, Taxes and Higher University Tuition?”
The program, co-sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce will be from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. Friday, April 16, in the Wisconsin Room at Reeve Memorial Union.
Panelists include: Kevin Doyle, publisher, Oshkosh Northwestern; Todd Berry, president, Wisconsin Taxpayers’ Alliance; Chancellor John E. Kerrigan; OSA President Maggie Brown; State Representative Gregg Underheim; and State Senator Carol Roessler.
Free public parking will be provided in all University lots (except reserved and disabled spots) from 7 to 9 a.m.
For more information contact Tom Grogan, Special Assistant to the Chancellor, UW Oshkosh at (920) 424-0424.
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OSHKOSH—The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Second Annual Celebrating Scholarship Week will be April 18 - 23.
The celebration, co-sponsored by the Graduate School and Research and the Faculty Development Program, showcases scholarship, research, professional growth and artistic and creative activities UW Oshkosh.
More than 30 events including lectures, movies, art and poster exhibits, music recitals and concerts, and the Annual Graduate/Undergraduate Research Day activities are scheduled during the celebration.
Events are open to the public and are free, unless otherwise noted.
Sunday, April 18
Polk Library - Computer Lab and Archives Display (A week-long event)
Financial Aid Office - Discount and display about campus authors, gift certificate drawings (sponsored by the University Bookstore), registration prizes for students with scholarships (sponsored by Reeve Memorial Union) (A week-long event)
Student Health Center - Poster Display (Reeve Memorial Union) (A week-long event)
Music Department - Student Recital Aileen Mabini, voice, Music Hall, 5 p.m.
Music Department - Student Recital, Rebekah Buss, piano, Music Hall, 7 p.m.
Monday, April 19
Union - Student Art Exhibit, second floor, Reeve Memorial Union, all day) (Remainder of week event)
Tuesday, April 20
Journalism - Tau Kappa Alpha Initiation, Journalism Reading Room, Clow 150, 11:30 a.m.
Psychology-Poster Presentation, Clow 148, 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Psychology-Oral Presentations, Clow 48, 1-3 p.m.
College of Education and Human Services-Lecture by internationally recognized contemporary author, philosopher and founder of the Afrocentricity theory, Molefi Kete Asante, Clow 103, 7 p.m.
Reeve Memorial Union- Movie “Patch Adams” 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m., $2 (Event spanning rest of week)
Reeve Memorial Union-Mike Super, Magician, Union Square, 8 p.m.
Music Department-Student Recital, Yasuko Kawasaki, piano, Music Hall, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, April 21
College of Business Administration (COBA) Business Advisory Board Meeting with student organizations presenting activities at breakfast, River Commons, 8 -11:30 a.m.
COBA- Panel discussion on Internet Teaching, Clow 109, 10:30 -11:30 a.m.
College of Nursing Speaker, 12:30 p.m., graduate students present posters afterward until 4:30 p.m., Nursing Education 152
Career Services-University Job Fair, Park Plaza International Conference Room, 12-5 p.m
Career Services-Mentorship Reception, Park Plaza International Conference Room, 5 –7 p.m.
Reeve Memorial Union-Speaker Series, Michael Moore, Albee Hall, 8 p.m.
Thursday, April 22
Graduate School and Research-Research and Scholarship Day and awards reception, Reeve Memorial Union, 12:30-6 p.m.
Graduate School and Research-Booth with information about the Grad School, Reeve Memorial Union, second floor, noon-4:30 p.m.
COBA-Beta Alpha Psi Managerial Accountants Banquet, Globe Cafe, 6-9 p.m.
Friday, April 23
Polk Library-“Some Like it Hot, Some Like it Old,” hands-on instruction lab, 10 a.m.-noon.
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OSHKOSH—The founder of the theory of Afrocentricity, noted author and lecturer Molefi Kete Asante, will speak on that topic at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
The talk will be Tuesday, April 20 at 7 p.m. in Clow 103. The program is free and open to the public.
Sought after as a speaker and consultant nationally and internationally, Asante was recently cited by Utne Magazine as one of the “100 leading thinkers” in America. He appears regularly on shows such as Nightline, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, and the Today Show. Recently Asante was made a traditional king by the government of Ghana.
An activist scholar, Asante believes “it is not enough to know; one must act to humanize the world.”
He is the founding editor of the Journal of Black Studies and has been or is a consultant for the school districts of Detroit, New York, Trenton, Baltimore, Cleveland, the Virgin Islands, New Orleans and Gary, Ind.
The author or editor of 38 books including the recent “African American Intellectual Heritage,” edited with Dr. Abu Abarry; “Classical Africa”; “African American History: A Journey of Liberation”; and “Malcolm X as Cultural Hero,” Asante is a professor in the department of African American Studies at Temple University.
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OSHKOSH — Music education major Aileen Mabini of Hales Corners will perform a senior vocal recital at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Sunday, April 18.
The performance is at 5 p.m. in the Music Hall of the Arts and Communications Center, 926 Woodland Ave.
Maryellen Pung of Oshkosh will accompany Mabini. The program includes works by Berlioz, Wolf, Mozart, Siegmeister, C. Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein and M. Yeston.
The event is free and open to the public.
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OSHKOSH — Music therapy major Yasuko Kawasaki of Japan will perform an honors recital on piano and organ at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Tuesday, April 20.
The performance is at 7 p.m. in the Music Hall of the Arts and Communications Center, 926 Woodland Ave.
The program includes works by Schubert, Ravel and Chopin.
The event is free and open to the public.
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OSHKOSH — UW Oshkosh art student Kyle Dallman of Green Bay will have a senior art exhibit titled “Time, Space, and Paint” in the university’s Priebe Annex Gallery, Room N204 of the Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave.
The exhibit is free and open to the public and will run Monday, April 19 through Thursday, April 22. There will be an artist’s reception from 7 to 9 p.m., Saturday, April 17.
The works by Dallman will include oil paintings and a large lamp. The gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 10: 30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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OSHKOSH—Two University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Students have recently been chosen as delegates to serve on the Representative Assembly of the National Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD).
They are Kris Riesenberg of Shawano and Chuck Heurkens of Green Bay.
The assembly will be at the AAHPERD annual convention, April 20-24 in Boston.
Riesenberg is a past vice president for the student division of the Wisconsin Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and is president of the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Club (HPER) at UW Oshkosh.
Heurkens is the chairperson of the Midwest AAHPERD Council for the future Professionals and also serves as special events coordinator of the UW Oshkosh HPER club.
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OSHKOSH—A total of 61 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh second semester freshman and transfer students have been admitted into the University Scholars Program.
Students entering the program after their first semester of undergraduate studies must complete 16 honors credits before graduation. These include a senior thesis or a project in a seminar course. They also must attend one cultural event each semester.
Students must have a 3.2 minimum grade point average after their first semester at UW Oshkosh or transfer school to qualify. Grade requirements to maintain active status in the program include having a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (0-29 earned credits), 3.3 cumulative grade point average (30-59 earned credits) and 3.4 cumulative grade point average (60+ earned credits).
Students must earn at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (out of 4.0) to graduate as a University Scholar.
The benefits of being a scholar include smaller, discussion-oriented classes, opportunities to attend cultural events in major cities and early registration for all classes.
There are about 300 students in the UW Oshkosh Scholars Program.
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OSHKOSH — Satirist Michael Moore will speak at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Wednesday, April 21 at 8 p.m. in Albee Hall, 776 Algoma Blvd.
Moore gained fame as producer and director of the 1989 landmark documentary Roger and Me. His talk is titled Downsize This!
Sponsored by the UW Oshkosh Speaker Series, the event is free and open to the public.
In Roger and Me, Moore tried to convince General Motors Chairman Roger Smith to visit
Flint, Mich., and witness the devastation brought by the company’s plant closings. He
produced and hosted TV Nation, a satirical newsmagazine.
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OSHKOSH — More than 100 students received their master's degree from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
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OSHKOSH - The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh department of journalism will be host to the 29th annual Northeastern Wisconsin Scholastic Press Association conference, Wednesday, April 21.
Approximately 800 high school students and advisers from northeastern Wisconsin are expected to participate in a day of workshops and sessions dealing with an assortment of journalism topics.
More than 40 sessions and workshops are planned. Journalism professionals, advisers and students from throughout northeastern Wisconsin and will teach participants the basics of journalism. Session leaders are from the Oshkosh Northwestern, Appleton Post-Crescent, Green Bay Press-Gazette, WBAY-TV Channel 2, Capital Times, State Journal, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Fond du Lac Reporter, UW-Madison Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, and UW Oshkosh.
There will be several new sessions offered at the conference this year: video conferenceing session Blue Ribbon Yearbooks: What Judges Look For; Exploring Journalism; 1998 Wisconsin Photographer of the Year; Controversy in Editorial Writing; Advertisers' Roundtable; Photo Staffs' Roundtable; National Student Advertising Competition Presentation; Ad Design; Adobe Photoshop for the Beginner; and Advanced Adobe Photoshop.
Following the conference, awards will be presented to individual students and their winning newspaper and yearbook publication entries. Students will receive certificates for outstanding achievement in newspapers and yearbooks. Gold journalism achievement pins will be awarded to students who receive three or more first-place awards.
NEWSPA is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating young journalists.
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OSHKOSH — More than 100 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh students will receive scholarships, awards and other honors at the annual Honors and Awards Ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 30, in the Music Hall of the Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave.
The awards will be presented by administrators, faculty and individuals and representatives of businesses and organizations sponsoring the awards.
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OSHKOSH -- A conservation action plan for bonobos, pygmy chimpanzees that are considered the rarest of the great apes, will be discussed at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 22 at a University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
The Earth Day event in Room 220 Reeve Memorial Union is free and open to
the public.
Gay Reinartz, conservation coordinator for the Zoological Society of Milwaukee County,
will identify the priorities for bonobo conservation in the Congo, its native habitat.
Among the priorities are enforcement of anti-poaching laws, enforced habitat protection and conservation education throughout the Congo.
Reinartz holds a doctoral degree in zoology from UW Milwaukee
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OSHKOSH—Joseph Bartz of Neenah will perform a recital at 7 p.m. Monday, May 3 in the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave. The event is free and open to the public.
Bartz, a music performance major, will be accompanied by Haicong Ni, China, Brad Schrader, Ripon, Lynn Zimmer, Sussex, Andrew Gooch and Bj Fine, Oshkosh, Brian Fallon, Schaumberg, Ill., and Matt Karweick, Appleton.
While a student at UW Oshkosh, Bartz has performed with the University Wind Ensemble, University Symphony, student brass quintets, Brass Menagerie, Appleton City Band, Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra and Fox Valley Symphony.
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Oshkosh—There will be an exhibit of art work by student Greg Mautz of Hartland from Monday, April 26 to Thursday, April 29 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
The exhibit “Acetylene, Sweat and Silver” will be in the Priebe Annex Gallery, Room N204 of the Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave.
The works by Mautz will include photography and art metals.
The gallery will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
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Oshkosh—There will be an exhibit of art work by students Renee Mares of Appleton and Cheyenne Morkin of Waukesha from Monday, May 3 to Thursday, May 6 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
The exhibit “Rummage Sale” will be in the Priebe Annex Gallery, Room N204 of the Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave. There will be an artists’ reception from 1-3 p.m., Sunday, May 2.
The works by Mares and Morkin will include metals, jewelry, sculpture, functional design and an installation piece.
The gallery will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
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OSHKOSH—For the 15th consecutive year the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Model United Nations Team was named as one of the Outstanding Delegations at the National Model United Nations competition at UN Headquarters in New York.
Seven delegations were ranked as “outstanding” from among the 180 universities competing. UW Oshkosh has the longest string of consecutive Outstanding Delegation Awards in international competition that involved 2,700 students from universities throughout the United States and 16 countries from five continents.
Participating universities included Georgetown, Penn State, the University of California at Irvine, the University of Texas, Syracuse University, Notre Dame University, the University of Iowa, the University of Connecticut, the University of Florida, Brigham Young University, and the United States Military Academy at West Point. Competitors from outside the United States included the University of the Federal Armed Forces of Germany, Kwame Nkruma University of Ghana, the University of Bonn, Germany, Laval University, Canada, and the University of Hamburg, Germany.
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan addressed the Opening Session of the National Model United Nations in the UN General Assembly Hall.
“It is your commitment, your imagination, your idealism that in the end will make the difference between success and failure, in all the enormous challenges the world faces as we begin the 21st century,” Annan said.
Kenneth J. Grieb, coordinator of international studies and faculty adviser to the UW Oshkosh Model United Nations Organization said the UW Oshkosh 15-year winning streak of national ranking “constitutes a truly incredible accomplishment that stands as a mark of academic excellence for the entire university and all its students.”
The weeklong conference included formal sessions lasting from early morning until late evening, followed by continuous round-the-clock negotiations between the various participating delegations. Participating students represented every member nation of the UN, all observer nations, and non-governmental organizations. The award-winning UW Oshkosh team represented the North African country of Algeria.
During their stay in New York the UW Oshkosh student delegates met with diplomats and UN Officials in off-the-record briefings. The UW Oshkosh delegates spent several hours at the Mission of Algeria to the United Nations, where they met with Algeria’s permanent U.N. representative Ambassador Abdallah Baali.
They also met with Georg Kell, special assistant to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, and with officers of the UN Disarmament Department, the UN Department of Peace-Keeping Operations, and the UN Environment Program.
Students are judged on negotiation and writing skills; accuracy in representing their country; knowledge of issues; diplomatic skills; and familiarity with U.N.procedures, practices, and committees.
In addition to the overall delegation award, several members of the UW Oshkosh Delegation were elected to posts during the conference. Margaret A. Brown, Wausau, was elected vice-president of the General Assembly. Michael W. Eaton, Racine, and Courtney M. Perlino, Depew, N.Y., were selected to represent the World Health Organization at the concluding session of the Economic and Social Council.
Members of the award-winning delegation representing Algeria are: Jennifer L. Bailey, Whitewater, head delegate; Margaret A. Brown, Wausau and Carrie A. Krisak, Superior, assistant head delegates; Erin P. Binder, Richland Center; Muffett L. Ceman, Redgranite; Zachary H. Dienberg, Lomira; Michael W. Eaton, Racine; Erika L. Fink, Beloit; Natalie A. Freese, McFarland; Grant I. Huebner, Richland Center; Gretchen M. Kornely, Casco; John S. Kret, Oshkosh; Aine M. Maier, Pardeeville; Jeffrey B. McMahon, Middleton; Courtney M. Perlino, Depew, N.Y.; Robert G. Poeschl II, Oshkosh; Shannon L. Stone, Milwaukee; Jennifer B. Underwood, Sheboygan; Jennifer M. Vollmer, Madison; Kyle V. Wilson, Burlington; Artiom O. Zakaryan, Gumri, Armenia; Sara A. Zimmerman, Fond du Lac.
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OSHKOSH — The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is sponsoring a Run/Walk at Menominee Park Saturday, April 24.
All proceeds for the Run/Walk are going to the National Stuttering Project, based in Anaheim Hills, Calif. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing hope, dignity, support, education and empowerment to children and adults who stutter.
The 5K Run/Walk will start at 10 a.m. at the baseball diamond in Menominee Park. Registration is from 9 – 9:45 a.m. The cost is $5 per person or $15 per family of four or more.
For more information contact Alison Brandl at (920) 426-9405 or Karen Weber at (920) 426-9021.
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OSHKOSH — There will be an exhibit featuring works by senior graphic design students from Thursday, May 6 to Thursday, May 13 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The exhibit will be in the Allen Priebe Art Gallery on the first floor of the Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave.
Each student will showcase 10 -12 of his or her best design pieces.
The students are: Brian Brinkman, Seymour; James Danko, Muskego; Ronald Docta, Ripon; Alicia Fire, Milwaukee; Angela Gruendemann and Gary Sanders, Oshkosh; Steven James, Kansasville; Brandy Lennert, Saxeville; Melissa Meyers, Rio; Brian Michalak, Franklin; Andrew Schmidt, Appleton; Lynn Schneider, Malone; Sarah Warren, Milton; Erin Weber, Marshfield; and Emily Wirkus, Fond du Lac.
There will be an artists’ reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 6.
The gallery will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
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OSHKOSH --The UW Oshkosh Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Choir will be featured at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Spring Concert at 8 p.m. Friday, May 7 in the Music Hall of the Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave.
Randall Sorensen of the UW Oshkosh music faculty will direct the concert.
Admission is $3 for adults, $1 for children 12 and under, and free for UW Oshkosh students with ID.
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Oshkosh — There will be an exhibit of art work by students Martin J. Cipar of Verona and Santino Morgese of Franklin from Monday, May 10 to Thursday, May 13 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. The exhibit titled “Transformations” will be in the Priebe Annex Gallery in Room N204 of the Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave. There will be a reception for the artists from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 8.
The works by Cipar and Morgese will include ceramics, pencil and pastel drawings, and photographs.
The gallery will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
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OSHKOSH — Four conferences that focus on various dimensions and dynamics of the reading process are planned to encourage thriving mother/child relationships through literacy.
The conference series begins April 26 from 6:30 - 8 p.m. All conferences will be held at the Christine Ann Center as part of the domestic abuse shelter’s Martin Luther King Jr. Family Reading Program.
The conferences are open to Christine Ann Center residents and those who return to meetings. Free babysitting is provided by students.
The conference series is in its second year. There will be four themes: the Rainbow of Reading, Discover Hidden Treasures in Books, Learn Something New Everyday and Reading is a Magical Journey. University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Distinguished Teaching Award recipient, Margaret Genisio is the Martin Luther King Jr. Family Reading Program director.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Family Reading Program began in 1998 when the Christine Ann Center received one of 73 national Martin Luther King Jr. grants by the federal Corporation for National Service. The grant was given to organizations that showed “exceptional ability to implement service activities” that honor King’s legacy by bringing people together to solve community problems.
The reading program brought books and recording equipment to the center’s reading room. Mothers learn ways to share books with their children that focus on enhancing comprehension, the reading/writing connection, phonics and the development of an entertaining reading routine. Area volunteers are videotaped reading books so children can have the experience of being read to when their mothers are unavailable.
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OSHKOSH—Students in a children’s literature class at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh took to the airways this semester.
Through distance education, Tonya Hameister, an instructor in the College of Education and Human Services, arranged for her students to observe a first-grade literature-based reading class at Milwaukee’s Hi-Mount School. A week later, using the same technology, a group of Hameister’s students delivered their own children’s literature lesson to the 15 children in Colleen Muench’s class.
“The experience gave our students a chance to see a professional teacher in the process of presenting a literature-based lesson, to ask her questions about teaching methods, and, later, to work with her students,” said Hameister.
She said UW Oshkosh students adapted easily to distance education methods and Hi-Mount’s first-graders responded enthusiastically.
“They were very excited to do something different. When asked questions, there were lots of responses,” said Hameister.
Plans are underway to expand the program with Hi-Mount, a magnet school in the Milwaukee Public Schools that has the capacity to use distance education for all its students.
“It’s rare to find distance education available at the elementary level,” said Elise Kissela, UW Oshkosh Continuing Education & Extension outreach coordinator. “We hope to form a partnership with the school that would expand the program to all the grades.”
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OSHKOSH—The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh will present its fourth annual Spring Festival of the Arts April 26 to May 8.
The festival demonstrates the vibrancy and importance of the fine and performing arts at UW Oshkosh.
“Once again we’ll be featuring primarily the work of students and faculty. We’re very proud of the talent we have to offer,” said Associate Dean Ronald Rindo. “The festival also demonstrates how many exciting opportunities we have here. We’re hoping to educate and entertain.”
Among the events will be a student film festival and high school poetry festival and workshop—both April 28, and a University Jazz Ensemble concert May 7.
The schedule of events is:
Monday, April 26
*Student Photography Contest, Reeve Union Gallery, Photographs displayed through April 28.
Tuesday, April 27
*Department of English Faculty and Staff Poetry Reading, 7 p.m., Experimental Theatre.
Wednesday, April 28
*Department of English High School Poetry Festival, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Pollock Alumni
House.
*Department of Communication, “The Wonder of the Spoken Word: Speeches on the Search for Human Rights,” 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wisconsin Room, Reeve Union.
*Student Film Festival: “Films on The Fox,” 7 - 10 p.m., Room 202, Reeve Union.
Thursday, April 29
*Theatre performance, “The Birds,” 8 p.m., Fredric March Theatre, 926 Woodland
Ave. Performances also scheduled April 30 and May 1.
Friday, April 30
*University Opera Theatre, Frank Hoffmeister, director, 8 p.m., Music Hall, 926 Woodland
Ave.
*UW Oshkosh Student Art Exhibit, April 30 - May 14, Reeve Union Gallery. Performance also scheduled May 1.
Sunday, May 2
*Faculty Recital featuring Klara Bahcall, violin, and Barbara Harbach, harpsichord, 3
p.m., Music Hall.
*University Percussion ensemble, G.W. Sandy Schaefer, director, 8.p.m., Music Hall.
Monday, May 3
*Student Recital, Joseph Bartz, tuba, 7 p.m., Music Hall.
Tuesday, May 4
*Double Reed Conspiracy Concert, 7 p.m., Music Hall.
Wednesday, May 5
*Theatre Workshop with actors and playwright Richard Kalinoski, author of “Between
Men and Cattle,” 1 p.m., Experimental Theatre.
*Opening of “Birds of Nu Woh,” a 15’x42’ painting by Li Hu, UW
Oshkosh Department of Art,
Fredric March Theatre, 1 - 5 p.m. Artist’s Reception, 7 p.m. Exhibit also open May 6
and 7, 1 - 5 p.m.
*Opening Reception, UW Oshkosh Senior Graphic Communication Art Exhibit, 6 - 9 p.m., Priebe Gallery, Arts and Communication Building. Show runs through May 13.
Friday, May 7
*University Jazz Ensemble. Randall Sorenson, director, 8 p.m., Music Hall.
Saturday, May 8
*Theatre Performance, “Between Men and Cattle,” premiere performances of a play
by UW Oshkosh playwright and director Richard Kalinoski, 2 and 8 p.m., Experimental
Theatre.
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OSHKOSH—The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Theatre opens “The Birds,” a bawdy Greek comedy by Aristophenes Thursday, April 29.
It will be staged in the university’s Fredric March Theatre, 926 Woodland Avenue.
Other performances are May 1 and 2. Curtain times are 8 p.m. for the April 29 and May 1 performances and 2 p.m. for the May 2 performance. Tickets are $6, $5 for seniors and $1 for UW Oshkosh students with identification.
The box office is open weekdays, noon to 5 p.m. and one hour before performances. Call (920) 424-4417 to make phone reservations.
The classic comedy, arranged for the stage by Walter Kerr, is set in 414 B.C., when a comedy duo leave the decadent, invidious society that has become Athens in search of "not a greater city, just one more pleasant to live in." They convince the once human, now Bird king, to build a city in the sky, dominate human beings and demand tribute from the gods. The city, Cloud Cuckoo-land, is born--and the fun begins. The high-fantasy satire is a comic extravaganza.
Merlaine Angwall of the UW Oshkosh theatre faculty directs a talented, ebullient ensemble cast in this updated classic with an original score by Oshkosh musician Todd Wegner.
The all-student cast for the UW Oshkosh production includes Brandon Arrowood, Jeffrey Dyer, Sean Fitzsimons, Sara Gressler, Andrea Richardson, Jennifer Seibold and Christine Vosters of Oshkosh; Jeffrey Wagner of Little Chute; Daniel Romens and Edward Stradinger of Ft. Atkinson; Rachel Adams of Middleton; Andrea Mueller of New Berlin; Megan Link of Lynchburg, Va.; Sarah Budde of Beaver Dam; Gerilyn Breunig of Mazomanie; Katherine Barnica of Madison; Kelly Hoglund of Appleton; Heather Kulibert of Rhinelander; Michael Danes of Oak Creek; Randall Petrouske of Tomahawk and Gregory Johnson of Green Bay.
The stage manager is Matthew Ulrich of Oak Creek.
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OSHKOSH—University of Wisconsin Oshkosh faculty members Klara Bahcall, violin and Barbara Harbach, harpsichord will perform a recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 2 in the Music Hall of the Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave. The event is free and open to the public.
Included in the performance will be works by Handel and Bach.
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OSHKOSH—University of Wisconsin Oshkosh University Symphony Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 6 in the Music Hall of the Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave. The event is free and open to the public.
The concert will feature Joanne Peterson (organ) performing works by Handel.
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OSHKOSH — The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Head Start program, which serves 575 children at 13 Fox Valley sites, is accepting enrollment applications for the 1999 - 2000 school year.
Head Start is a no-cost preschool program for low-income families with children who will be age 3 or 4 by Sept. 1. Children with disabilities may also apply.
Head Start is a comprehensive program providing for the social, emotional, physical, nutritional and psychological needs of the enrolled child. As members of the center in which their child is enrolled, parents may get involved in daily classroom activities and in curriculum development and activity planning.
Parents may register their children at any Head Start center. Bring income verification for the previous 12 months, and the child’s birth verification and immunization records.
A Spanish-speaking interpreter will be at St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church, 1213 Matthias St., Appleton, and a Hmong interpreter will be at the Plamann child center, 1545 E. Broadway Dr., Appleton, 4 - 7 p.m. Thursday, April 29; 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Friday, April 30.
For more information or to apply, call (920) 424-2166 or toll free 1-800-624-4436.
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OSHKOSH — For the seventh consecutive year, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh radio-TV-film students were Grand Prize winners at the National Broadcasting Society’s National Convention in New York.
UW Oshkosh had the largest delegation attending the convention with 26 members and an adviser. Nearly 500 students from around the country attended to network with professionals and learn about jobs in the industry.
Students entered their production work into video, audio and scriptwriting categories.
Grand Prize awards were won by Joe Hardtke of Kewaunee, best drama script; Amy
Schiefelbein of Reedsburg, best audio public affairs/interview program; and Kurt Wenger of
Sauk City, best experimental video.
Finalists were Patrick Moore of Whitelaw, video news package; Natalie Freese of McFarland, comedy scriptwriting; and Hardtke, audio entertainment segment.
UW Oshkosh faculty member Al Folker of the communication department was awarded an honorable mention in the professional instruction/promotion video category.
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OSHKOSH—For the first time in its history, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Student Advertising Club, was named the nation’s best college chapter of the American Advertising Federation.
“The award explains the strong leadership and members’ enthusiasm towards advertising as a career,” said Ad Club faculty adviser, James Tsao.
The 50-member student organization performs a variety of services and offers opportunities for personal career growth. Its projects include providing a statewide resume and portfolio workshop, sponsoring national speakers and judging the Wisconsin Advertisers and Printers Association’s annual contest.
In June Ad Club president Laura Denissen, Greenleaf, will accept the AAF award in Washington on the group’s behalf.
The AAF is one of the largest advertising associations in the country. Currently more than 200 college chapters participate in the AAF college chapter program.
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OSHKOSH — An educator concerned with the ethical development of children and an Asian historian who has taught American history in Nagasaki and Japanese history at Pearl Harbor have been named the John McNaughton Rosebush Professors at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
Joan Thrower Timm, educational foundations department, and Lane Earns, history, are this year’s recipients of the distinguished Rosebush award granted to UW Oshkosh faculty.
In the 20 years since the Rosebush was established, 36 faculty members have earned the award.
Chancellor John E. Kerrigan said this year’s recipients are “active scholars” whose research is “particularly significant” to the education of UW Oshkosh students. He considers Timm a scholar with diverse research interests.
“Dr. Timm’s scholarly efforts are also distinguished by her concern for the ethical development of children,” Kerrigan said. “Her commitment to excellence includes generously sharing her knowledge and research with her students.”
A graduate of Wellesley College, Timm earned her doctorate in human development from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. At UW Oshkosh she has served as chair of the educational foundations department.
She collaborated with her husband, Henry C. Timm, in writing the first published book that applied the developmental theory of moral reasoning to literature. The book is Athena’s Mirror: Moral Reasoning in Poetry, Short Story and Drama.
A UW Oshkosh Distinguished Teaching Award recipient in 1993, Timm wrote a nationally used textbook, Four Perspectives in Multicultural Education. Her research interests include the history of diverse groups in the United States, and the history, culture, and education of the Hmong.
Kerrigan described Earns as a “respected lecturer and gifted teacher” of Asian history.
“Dr. Earns is regarded among the most knowledgeable individuals on the history of Nagasaki,” Kerrigan said. “His scholarly repute has grown as his research has taken him from 17th-century Japan to modern Asian cultures.”
Before he arrived at UW Oshkosh in 1987, Earns was immersed in Japanese studies for more than a dozen years. While still an undergraduate at Michigan State, he was selected to participate in a two-month study tour of Japan. A Fulbright grant and an assignment to Nagasaki, where he began intense research, followed. He specializes in cross-cultural relations between Japan and the West.
“Nagasaki is particularly fertile ground to conduct such research, as it was the only Japanese port open to the West from 1641 to 1859,” Earns said.
His scholarly works include two books, 12 articles published in professional journals and 10 published in the annual English language publication, Crossroads: A Journal of Nagasaki History and Culture. He helped establish Crossroads six years ago in Nagasaki.
He has addressed scholars from the London School of Economics to Harvard and from Hawaii to Washington, D.C.
Among his awards are a National Endowment for the Humanities Teaching Alliance Grant, a Northeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies grant, and seven UW Oshkosh Faculty Development grants.
History department chair for five years, he has served three years as chair of the Midwest Japan Seminar and was host for the Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs at UW Oshkosh.
A native of Flint, Mich., Earns holds a master’s degree in Asian studies and a doctorate in history from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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OSHKOSH—A second bone marrow registry drive to support a former University of Wisconsin Oshkosh student diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoma who needs a bone marrow transplant will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, May 3, at Reeve Memorial Union, 748 Algoma Blvd.
On April 22, several student organizations and offices at UW Oshkosh and the Community Blood Center of Appleton sponsored a bone marrow registry drive in support of 21-year-old Brett Wery, but nearly 300 people had to be turned away because funding to cover the screening costs ran out.
Terri Gohmann of the Dean of Student’s Office said efforts are underway to raise the $12,750 needed in order to register the 300.
Tax-deductible donations can be made to the Second Chance Fund, with Brett Wery written on the memo line of the check. The Second Chance Fund was established by the Community Blood Center to provide free blood testing for volunteers who wish to add their names to the National Marrow Donor Program Registry.
Donations can be sent to the Dean of Students Office, 800 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI 54901.
Wery, 21, has been undergoing treatment at the Mayo Clinic. There has not been a bone marrow match within Wery's family or the 3.5 million people already registered as a part of the National Marrow Donor Program.
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OSHKOSH—The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Model United Nations program will receive a recognition award from the International Trade Advisory Committee of the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce at a special breakfast meeting beginning at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 5.
Chancellor John E. Kerrigan nominated the program for the Chamber's 1999 Recognition Program for Excellence and Innovation in International Trade. For 15 consecutive years the UW Oshkosh Model United Nations has been ranked one of the nation's outstanding delegations in annual Model UN competition at United Nations headquarters in New York.
The May 5 presentation will be during the World Trade Day program scheduled for the Oshkosh Park Plaza International Hotel. The May 5 breakfast also will include presentations on NAFTA: Boon or Boondoggle by two representatives from the Wisconsin State Department of Commerce.
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OSHKOSH—Professional actors will present a staged reading of Between Men and Cattle, a new play by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh playwright Richard Kalinoski.
The event sponsored by the UW Oshkosh Theatre program will be at 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, May 8 in the Experimental Theatre. Admission is free.
The play has been selected by the Interact Theatre of Philadelphia for a world professional premiere in March 2000. The cast presenting the staged reading at UW Oshkosh will be the professional cast for the planned world premiere.
Veteran professional director Mark Hallen of Philadelphia will direct the reading. Hallen is known for his premiere production of Kalinoski's award-winning play Beast On The Moon, which has been produced some 50 times in the U.S. and has had productions in Greece, France, England, Argentina and Canada.
Cast members who will do the reading are Cathy Simpson, a member of the distinguished People's Light and Theatre Company near Philadelphia; Bruce Robinson, a recent winner of the Barrymore Award in Philadelphia; Vincent Yates, a veteran stage actor; and Tony Lawton, an established Philadelphia actor who just finished a run at the noted Boarshead Theatre of Michigan.
Between Men and Cattle won the Bloomington Playwrights Project Award in 1995 in
Indiana and has been read professionally and publicly at the National Playwrights
Conference in Connecticut, the Eureka Theatre in San Francisco, Brown University in
Rhode Island, the Interact Theatre in Philadelphia and Geva Theatre in Rochester, N.Y.
The play examines the subtle racism that has lingered late into the 20th Century and its title is taken from W.E.B. Dubois' watershed treatise, The Souls of Black Folk.
All are invited to a free workshop with actors and Kalinoski at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, in the Experimental Theatre.
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OSHKOSH — Barbara Harbach, a visiting professor of music at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, has two new compact disks released by Gasparo Records of New Hampshire.
“Pachelbel Canons and More” features Harbach on the acclaimed C. B. Fisk organ at the State University of New York at Buffalo. The disk features an arrangement for organ of the German Lutheran chorale settings by the Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel.
“Bach & Handel: Music for Two Trumpets and Organ” features Barbara Butler and Charles Geyer--both on the faculty of Northwestern University--on trumpet and Harbach on the organ. It includes vocal works by the two composers transcribed by Harbach for the organ.
The New Records said Harbach’s “musicianship…places her in the front rank of those who practice in the Baroque art in this country, if not the world.”
Harbach, who has been at UW Oshkosh since 1997, tours extensively as both a concert organist and harpsichordist. Her appearances include recitals throughout North America, Korea, Japan, Denmark, Germany, Europe, Yugoslavia and Russian Siberia.
A prolific recording artist, Harbach has been heard on numerous radio programs including “St. Paul Sunday Morning,” “Pipedreams,” “Adventures in Good Music” and “Live from Chautauqua.” She was host of the weekly television music series “Palouse Performance.”
Harbach has a bachelor’s degree in music from Penn State University, a master’s degree from Yale University, a doctorate from the Eastman School of Music and a performing certificate from the Musikhochschule in Frankfurt, Germany.
An accomplished composer, Harbach has written musicals, choral anthems and works for organ, harpsichord, and string orchestra, and has done numerous arrangements and transcriptions for baroque brass and organ works. She also edits manuscripts of 18th-century keyboard composers and is the editor of Women of Note Quarterly.
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OSHKOSH — University of Wisconsin Oshkosh student Sandra Beane of Oshkosh will perform a senior recital at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 8 in the Music Hall at the UW Oshkosh Arts and Communication Center, 926 Woodland Ave. The event is free and open to the public.
Beane, a music performance major, will perform on the cello. She will be accompanied by Maryellen Pung of Oshkosh and Jason Fruit of Dodgeville. The program will include works by Schumann, Grieg and Beethoven.
Beane has performed with the University Symphony Orchestra, Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra and several chamber ensembles.
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