School of Human Ecology E-Newsletter November 5, 2007
In This Issue Coming Up Textile & Apparel Student Portfolio Review: Nov. 9 Retail Leadership Symposium: Nov. 7 and 21 ‗Crafting Kimono‘ Exhibition Opens: Oct. 31 - Feb. 3 Human Ecology Blood Drive: Nov. 13 Revised Date: Human Ecology Holiday Potluck: Dec. 13 Grants, Opportunities MINDS@UW: Ongoing Anonymous Fund: Nov. 9 Vilas Life Cycle Professorship Proposals: Dec. 28 Call for Applications/Nominations, Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff: Nov. 9 Call for Applications/Nominations, Arts Awards: Nov. 9 Conference on Interdisciplinarity: Feb. 28-29 Kudos Riley, San Juan Connect Early Childhood Science and Practice Human Ecology Building Project Building Committee Advises Design Team Tech Corner Voicemail Made Easy Announcements Ranger Dave‘s Seasonal Update Partners in Giving Campaign: Nov. 30 Note from SoHE‘s Steenbock Liaison ETD Now Design Studies Ongoing Lectures Committee: 15 th of the Month Graduate School Seminars and Workshops Wisconsin Union Theater Technology Resource Continuing Studies WISCAPE Announces Events UW Library Resources Human Ecology Committees/Councils Executive Committee: Nov. 19 Academic Planning Council: Nov. 26 School Administrative Council: Oct. 22 General Faculty Meeting: Nov. 26 Committee on Academic Staff Issues: Nov. 12 November Birthdays! ___________________________________________________________ Textile & Apparel Student Portfolio Review Third-year Textile and Apparel students invite you to a Portfolio Review on Friday, Nov. 9, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in rm. 178 of the Human Ecology building. Come to view their creative work! Refreshments.
Retail Leadership Symposium Center for Retail Excellence Director Jerry O‘Brien invites interested Human Ecology colleagues to attend any of the remaining presentations in this semester‘s Retail Leadership Symposium. The sessions run from 12:00 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday in Human Ecology rm. 21. Nov. 7: Farm & Fleet (Jane Blain-Gilbertson, an owner) and Trek Bicycles (Mark Joslyn, HR head) Nov. 21: Bridgestone/Firestone ‘Crafting Kimono’ Exhibition Opens An exhibition, Crafting Kimono, opens in the Design Gallery on Wednesday, Oct. 31. It features pieces from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection, selected by HLATC curator Rebecca Kasemeyer. The exhibition will examine style differences in kimono, the national dress of Japan, depending on gender, age, marital status, season, occasion, and other factors. The exhibition will run through Feb. 3, except for Dec. 17 – Jan. 23, when it will be closed during the university‘s winter break. Hours: Wednesday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Human Ecology Blood Drive The School of Human Ecology will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Human Ecology 178. You can schedule an appointment by phone, (800) – GIVELIFE or online at www.givebloodgivelife.org (follow the links to search for the SoHE bloodmobile). You can also sign up in the mailroom at 1300 Linden Drive, or email Doris Green your preferred donation time. Volunteers are also needed to bring in refreshments for the blood donors. Refreshments can be cookies, bars, brownies, fruit, chips, cheese, crackers, sandwiches, pizza, cupcakes, trail mix, nuts, etc. If you‘re willing to help, please register on the sheet that will be posted in room 130 or send an e-mail to Jane Weier, jaweier@wisc.edu, telling her what you plan to bring. Refreshments can be brought to rm. 161 (Human Ecology kitchen) anytime on Monday, Nov. 12, or the morning of the blood drive. Non-perishable items can be brought to Jane‘s office anytime; please add a note ―for the SoHE blood drive.‖ Questions about food for the blood drive? Contact Jane at 263-2381. A pint for a pint! Thanks to Dean Robin A. Douthitt for again generously providing a pint of Babcock ice cream to everyone who comes to donate blood on Nov. 13. The first School blood drive took place in the spring of 2002, in memory of Betty Black, a longtime professor in Human Development and Family Studies. Beginning the following year, the School has held an annual blood drive every fall. Thanks to the generous contributions of Human Ecology students and staff, the event has grown in popularity and impact each year. I hope we can count on your participation in 2007! Reminder: the refrigerator in the rm. 161 will be cleaned out prior to the bloodmobile. Please remove any items you wish to save before Thursday, Nov. 8. Human Ecology Holiday Potluck The annual Human Ecology Holiday Potluck is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 13, from 11:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in rm. 178. A prize will be awarded to the salad, main dish, dessert or other food voted "Best Dish" at the potluck. MINDS@UW MINDS@UW is an online, publicly accessible compendium of research, journal articles, video lectures, conference presentations, podcasts, and other materials created by faculty, staff, and students. It is a means to archive scholarship and make it available globally. Visit http://uwdcc.library.wisc.edu/minds/ to learn more about this service and how to contribute materials. Anonymous Fund The UW-Madison Anonymous Fund Committee is accepting arts-and-humanities related proposals for the current academic year. The typical grant ranges from $1,500 to $12,000 and generally supports conferences, performances, exhibitions, films and other special events. Deadlines for this academic year are Sept. 21, Nov. 9, Feb. 1, and Mar. 28; however, if possible submit all proposals by the November deadline, since funds are generally depleted by the beginning of the spring semester. For more information and proposal guidelines, visit www.ls.wisc.edu/handbook/ChapterTwo/ChII13.htm. If you have general questions about the Anonymous Fund, please contact Cynthia Paine, 265-6351, cpaine@ls.admin.wisc.edu. Vilas Life Cycle Professorship Proposals The Vilas Life Cycle Professorship program will provide research support during 2007-08 to faculty and permanent PIs, regardless of gender or discipline, who are at critical junctures in their professional careers and whose research productivity has been directly affected by personal life events. The one-year awards are capped at $30,000 and may not be used for salary of the applicant. The professorships will be administered through the Women in Science and Engineering Leadership Institute. Deadlines: Jun. 1 (for awards beginning Oct. 1) Sept. 28 (for awards beginning Feb. 1, 2008)
Dec. 28 (for awards beginning Jun. 1, 2008) To learn more, visit: http://wiseli.engr.wisc.edu/initiatives/lifecycle/LifeCycleGrants.htm.
Call for Applications/Nominations, Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Provost Patrick Farrell is accepting applications and nominations for the position of Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff. Professor Laurie Beth Clark will be leaving this position at the end of June 2008. The position rotates and is generally held for three to five years. Due to the nature of the position, candidates must be faculty with tenure on the UW-Madison campus. The position requires an individual with energy, creativity and diplomatic skills. For a complete job description, visit www.ohr.wisc.edu/pvl/pv_057547.html. The deadline for applications and nominations is Friday, Nov. 9. Call for Applications and Nominations Arts Awards The Arts Institute is accepting applications and nominations for the 2007-08 awards in the arts in support of faculty, staff and students. Faculty awards include the Arts Institute Creative Arts Award and two Emily Mead Baldwin Awards in the Creative Arts. The Creative Arts Award provides $30,000 of general research support. Each Emily Mead Baldwin Award in the Creative Arts carries a grant of $20,000 for general research support. Faculty may be considered for both with one application (13 copies) and one set of supporting materials. Nominations are also sought from departments the 2008 Joyce and Gerald A. Bartell Award in the Arts. This award recognizes the achievements of UW faculty and staff in the creative arts, in the areas of outreach and public service. The award is for $6,500 and may be used for teaching, research and public service activities. The Arts Institute is seeking nominations for two David and Edith Sinaiko Frank Graduate Fellowships for a Woman in the Arts. The fellowship carries a grant of $1,500. Selection will be made on the basis of excellence in creativity as exhibited in portfolios, audio/visual performance tapes, etc., letters of nomination, and CVs. The ability to plan and execute a credible public exhibition or performance is also important. Graduate students may self-nominate or be nominated by a member of the faculty. Self-nominations should include of a letter of introduction and a current vita. The deadline for applications and nominations is Friday, Nov. 9. Information about these awards, including eligibility, stipends, and application procedures may be found on the Arts Institute web site at: www.arts.wisc.edu/artsinstitute/awardapps.php. Hard copies of the call may be obtained by contacting Ken Chraca, Arts Institute Associate Director, at kjchraca@wisc.edu, 263-4086. Conference on Interdisciplinarity The UW-Madison‘s third annual Conference on Interdisciplinarity is set for 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28, and from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Friday, Feb. 29, 2008. The conference theme is The Future of Interdisciplinarity, and the meeting will address such topics as crossing the cultures of public and private, interdisciplinary teaching and learning, and research mega-centers. More details to come. Riley, San Juan Connect Early Childhood Science and Practice Dave Riley, Human Ecology Associate Dean for Outreach and Rothermel-Bascom Professor of Human Development, is the lead author of Social and Emotional Development: Connecting Science and Practice in Early Childhood Settings, recently published by Redleaf Press (www.redleafpress.org). The second of the four co-authors is Robert San Juan (MS ‘01, PhD ‘06, Human Ecology) site manager of the UW-Madison Jumpstart program. Housed at the School, Jumpstart brings together college students and economically disadvantage preschoolers to build literacy and social and emotional readiness to learn. Building Committee Advises Design Team Last week the design team (Dorschner and Associates, Sasaki Associates) met with staff, faculty and external experts for the second round of broad topics in support of the building project. These interactive sessions serve are an important step in gathering information to build common understandings about the functions of the spaces within the School. Discussion topics included: Healthy Building Preschool Lab as a High Quality Center How to Build Community Access, Safety and Security Service and Support – Administrative Functions Sustainability/Green Design Issues Design Gallery Faculty Studios Visioning the Future for Student Academic Affairs The sessions help to inform the design process, so that all the thoughts, ideas, comments, challenges and data are fed into the project to gather the widest scope of understanding the School, and in turn, what is needed in a facility. The design team meets with the full building committee on Nov. 15 and 16, and will present their interpretation of the opportunities, challenges and issues related to the project.
Members of the School‘s building committee represent a cross section of functions and departments– please contact any member of the committee if you have questions, ideas or comments: Jennifer Angus — representing the Textile and Apparel Design program, the Design Gallery, and the Center for Textile Studies Bill Aquilino — Graduate Education and Research Wei Dong — Interior Design and Computer Lab Karen Holden — Consumer Science and Interdisciplinary Studies Rebecca Kasemeyer — Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection Jackie Leckwee — Preschool Michele Mickelson — Student Academic Affairs Karon Ohm-Ehlert — Alumni and Board of Visitors Dave Riley — Outreach and Preschool Linda Roberts — Human Development and Family Studies Steve Small — Center for Excellence in Family Studies Please contact me if you have questions or need additional information. —Linda Zwicker, Human Ecology Development Program Manager lazwicker@wisc.edu; 265-5136 Voice Mail Made Easy If your computer has speakers, then there is a very nice way to handle university voice mail without having to deal with the voice mail system. It is called EVM or Enabled Voice Mail. The basic idea is that whenever you receive a voicemail, the voicemail system sends you an email with the voicemail message as an attachment. When you get the email, you click on the attachment, and can listen to the voicemail on your computer as long as your computer can play sound. The best part is that there is a link in the email to delete the voicemail message if your computer is connected to the Internet. Initially you had to type a voicemail password to delete a message, but now there is an option for your computer to remember the password, so deleting voicemail is as easy as clicking the delete message link. I have been using this service for some time and find it much easier that the voicemail system to use. The best part is that you need only check your email to get all email and voicemail messages, which can be nice if you are at home or on the road. If you are interested, the instructions on how to get started are here: http://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/page.php?id=3612 —John Hilgers, Human Ecology Director of Academic Technology jhilgers@wisc.edu; 265-0534 Ranger Dave’s Seasonal Update Ranger Dave (a.k.a. Dave Riley, Human Ecology Associate Dean for Outreach and Rothermel-Bascom Professor of Human Development) has published his fall phenology report. So far in 2007, Madison has not yet experienced a hard frost, which usually occurs the first week of October. Ready for snow? Last year‘s first snow arrived on Oct. 12; latest on record occurred on Dec. 23, 2001. To learn more, visit www.sws-wis.com/lifecycles. Or, visit a page on the UW-Madison Arboretum‘s website. Partners in Giving Campaign Has Started! A few weeks ago you received information about the Partners in Giving Campaign, also known as the State, University and UWHC Employees Combined Campaign of Dane County. Included in the packet were a campaign booklet and a pledge form. This is the only time during the year that you will be approached at the workplace for a contribution. Through this one campaign you can support one or more of the more than 470 charities that participate. To make a pledge or contribution, simply complete the pledge form. If you are making a contribution by cash or check, please attach your donation to the pledge form. Checks should be made payable to State Employees Combined Campaign. You should keep the copy marked for ―Employee‘s Records‖ to verify your contribution. You may return the other two copies of the pledge form to me at any time between now and Nov. 30. Please, don‘t set the material aside and forget about it! If you have misplaced your pledge form, please contact me for a new one. Please remember to sign your pledge form. Thanks very much for your help. —Anna Bahvala, Human Ecology Internship Coordinator bahvala@wisc.edu; 265-6467 Note from SoHE’s Steenbock Liaison Jean Ruenger-Hanson, liaison librarian for Human Ecology at Steenbock Library, notes that while journal prices continue to rise, the acquisition budget does not and that the library must reduce its anticipated journal expenses for next year by about $45,000. Plans include discontinuing about 70 print subscriptions for which the publisher‘s online version is available to faculty and staff, saving about $22,000 annually.
To generate additional savings, the library plans to cancel 140 low-use and/or high cost journals. A list is posted at http://steenbock.library.wisc.edu/news/journal_assessment07.html. Please continue to request articles you need via Library Express, where you can receive articles at no cost. We encourage you to set up a table of contents and subject e-mail alerts to keep informed of new articles of interest to you. To learn more, see http://steenbock.library.wisc.edu/alerts.html, or contact Jean Ruenger-Hanson at jruenger@library.wisc.edu. For more information about managing your rights as an author and about open access publishing, visit http://steenbock.library.wisc.edu/news/journal_assessment07.html#need. ETD Now Design Studies The Human Ecology Department of Environment, Textiles and Design received approval over the summer to be renamed Department of Design Studies. Lectures Committee Welcomes Applications The UW-Madison Lectures Committee is soliciting applications from departments, academic programs and registered student organizations for support of public lectures to be held during the 2007-2008 academic year. The committee supports lectures that are not primarily supplementary to or extensions of instructional programs provided by colleges, schools or departments. To read the policies and guidelines, visit www.secfac.wisc.edu/lectures/lectcomm/ or call 262-3956 to request paper copies. The committee reviews new requests once each month. Applications are due by the 15th day of the month. For example, if the date of your proposed lecture occurs November, submit your application any time before Sept. 17. If your proposed lecture occurs in December, submit your application before Oct. 15, and so on. Applications will be accepted as long as funds are available. If you have other questions, please contact Joni Brown at jbrown@bascom.wisc.edu or 262-3956. Graduate School Seminars and Workshops The Graduate School offers many free seminars and workshops related to policies, procedures and regulations for research and graduate education. The sessions are open to all members of the campus community. The schedule for a variety of research and professional development training opportunities through 2007 is posted on the web. If you have suggestions for future programs, please contact Bonnie Koch at koch@bascom.wisc.edu. Wisconsin Union Theater The Wisconsin Union Theater now offers discounts to UW-Madison faculty and staff and members of the Wisconsin Alumni Association. When buying tickets, include your facstaff ID or WAA membership number to receive 10 percent off. As in the past, Union members are eligible for the same discount. You can also save 25 percent off the price of single tickets when you buy series subscriptions. For a complete season line-up, visit: . Technology Resource DoIT‘s Academic Technology resources range from consulting to funding, e-learning to timely workshops. To learn more, visit http://academictech.doit.wisc.edu/. Continuing Studies The Department of Liberal Studies & the Arts is your resource for lifelong learning in the arts and humanities. Through classes, workshops, conferences, and even online courses you can pursue your interests and develop your skills. Explore visual arts, dance, fitness, history, languages, music, theatre, writing and more. To learn more about programs through the Dept. of Liberal Studies & the Arts, explore their website at: www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa. WISCAPE Announces Events WISCAPE (Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education) offers a variety of forums, workshops and programs. To learn more, visit: www.wiscape.wisc.edu. UW Library Resources UW Libraries offers a variety of resources to help faculty, staff and students find the information they‘re seeking, through Web pages, tours, and workshops. For new databases and online additions, see http://www.library.wisc.edu/help/WhatsNew.html. To learn more about Web-based learning options, go to http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/webct/. And to find the Libraries‘ tour and workshop calendar, visit http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/Instruction/calendar.htm. Executive Committee The School‘s Executive Committee will meet on Monday, Nov. 19, from 3:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Academic Planning Council The Human Ecology Academic Planning Council will next meet on Monday, Nov. 26, from noon to 2:00 p.m. School Administrative Council The School Administrative Council will meet on Monday, Oct. 22, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. General Faculty Meeting The next General Faculty meeting will meet on Monday, Nov. 26, from 3:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Committee on Academic Staff Issues The Committee on Academic Staff Issues will meet Monday, Nov. 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Human Ecology 448. November Birthdays! Pat Moeser Linda Dicks
November 4 November 21
Birthday not listed? Please contact Doris Green at dmgreen2@wisc.edu.
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