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        Press Release Archive 2005

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January

• A benefit concert for tsunami victims will be held Sun., Feb. 13, sponsored by UWSP student organization.

• Steven Bjella will perform a violin recital at UWSP on Sunday Feb. 6.

• Amanda Lewin is the first winner of the Andrew Naumann/Schilke Music Products Honorary Robert Kase Scholarship.

• "To(ta)lerance" staged in Studio Theatre at UWSP.

• Andrea MacFarlane will perform her senior bassoon recital on Sunday, Jan. 30.

• Renowned Chinese scientist Yongping Yang will be the fourth speaker in the Critical Issues Seminar Series.

• Brad Van Den Elzen has been named the new director of Foreign Student Programs at UWSP.

• The Allen F. Blocher Planetarium at UWSP will show "Ring World," a program about exploring Saturn, in February and March.

• Interim chair of the paper science department, Gerry Ring, has been elected to the National Board of directors of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI).

• UWSP-TV, cable channel 10, announces the airing of two new programs.

• The international Becoming and Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program presents a new workshop to teach farm women about wildlife and outdoor recreational skills.

• Jazz horn artist Arkady Shilkloper will perform at UWSP on Wednesday, Jan. 26.

• Violinist David Taylor will perform at UWSP on Sunday Jan. 23.

• An area students receives the Thomas Meiers Memorial Scholarship.

• The Wisconsin Learning Center offers February workshops in assertiveness, effective fund-raising, and creative as well as computer skills.

• The Wisconsin Learning Center offers classes in problem solving for businesses.

• The UWSP Jazz Festival on Friday, Jan. 28 features trumpeter Marvin Stamm and pianist Bill Mays.

• Area highschool students recognized for excellence in writing at a UWSP Writer's Workshop.

• William Kirby, education, retired this month after 36 years at UWSP.

• The Children's Development Program spring session begins Feb. 15.

• Two UWSP organizations are partnering to help tsunami victims in South Asia.

• Poetry and art exhibit contest created for Women's History Month.

• Aquatic classes offered for adults and children this winter.

• Ten students are the first to spend the spring semester as interns in London.
  
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February

• Eric Larsen, assistant professor of geography and geology at UWSP, is assisting the New Zealand Department of Conservation in researching the albatross.

• Jodi Wilgoren, Chicago Bureau Chief of the New York Times, will present her view of the 2004 campaign and election on Wednesday, March 9.

• During the spring semester, UWSP will present a series of lectures dealing with peace issues.

• The UWSP Symphony orchestra will perform in Michelsen Hall on Wednesday, March 9.

• A Voice Area Recital will be held at UWSP on Tuesday, March 8.

• Clarinetist Jessica Braatz will perform in a recital at UWSP on Sunday, March 6.

• The Wisconsin Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program is offering a spring workshop on the weekend of April 23-24.

• The "New Findings in Archaeology" series continues with a presentation by Constance Arzigian, director of the Mississippi Valley Archaeological Center, on Tuesday, March 1.

• UWSP Outdoor EdVentures is sponsoring a 16-hour hands-on Wilderness First Aid course April 2-3.

• Michael Nelson, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Idaho, will present the third colloquium in the CNR-Biology Series on Wednesday, March 2.

• Matthew Sintchak will perform a guest recital at UWSP on Wednesday, March 2.

• Singer-songwriter and activist Deidre McCalla will present a lecture and performance at UWSP on Thursday, March 3.

• The schedule has been set for the Women's History Month Events beginning Wednesday, March 2 and concluding Saturday, March 5.

• The Stoughton Norwegian Dancers will perform at UWSP on Sunday, March 6.

• Students representing 10 area high schools will visit the Capitol in Madison as part of UWSP's Upward Bound Program.

• Volunteer judges are needed for the Central Wisconsin Regional History Day project evaluation on Saturday, April 9.

• Jazz guitarist Tyler Ross will perform a recital at UWSP on Thursday, March 3.

• Rebecca Baumann, executive director of Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association, will present the second colloquium in the 2005 spring CNR-Biology Colloquium series.

• Horn Players Michael Wall and Steve Ferguson will perform a joint recital at UWSP on Monday, Feb. 28.

• Three students from UWSP are spending the spring semester interning at Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR).

• Clarinetist Angelina Lopez-Frank will perform a student recital on Friday, Feb. 25.

• A laser light program set to rock music will be shown at the Allen F. Blocher Planetarium at UWSP.

• The Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group has released a new comprehensive report which states that hunger and homelessness are increasing beyond the capacity of homeless shelters and food pantries.

• Scott Johnson, a UWSP alumni, has been named the new director of the Central Wisconsin Environmental Station.

• The UWSP Department of Art and Design and the American Institute of Graphic Arts will host the first "nowHERE Design Conference" at UWSP on Fri. and Sat. Feb. 25-26.

• Singer and songwriter Mike Mangione will perform at UWSP on Saturday, Feb. 26.

• Stand-up comedian Val Kappa will perform at UWSP on Thursday, Feb. 24.

• The 35th annual International Dinner will be held at UWSP on Saturday, March 12.

• "The Cripple of Inishmaan," a dark Irish comedy, will run for two weekends at UWSP starting Friday, Feb. 25.

• The Acting Company will perform "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" at the Sentry Theater on Tuesday, Feb. 22.

• The UWSP College of Natural Resources has announced its colloquium schedule for the spring semester.

• Students at UWSP will perform in a Jazz repertory concert on Wednesday, Feb. 16.

• Students at UWSP will perform in a recital of woodwind solos and chamber music on Sunday, Feb. 20.

• The UWSP Student Government Association (SGA) has temporarily shut down the "Landlord Compendium," a website where students can post opinions of their landlords.

• Joan Collins, a program assistant at UWSP, has retired after 13 years of service.

• Paul Watson, associate director of Financial Aid at UWSP, has been named interim director of Financial Aid.

• Clarinet professor Andrea Splittberger-Rosen will perform a faculty recital on Wednesdays, Feb. 9.

• UWSP student Alyssa Brown received an Irene Anderson Scholarship to study abroad.

• Acoustic folk performer and activist Coventry Jones will perform at UWSP on Friday, Feb. 18.

• The UWSP Association for Community Tasks will sponsor a blood drive on Wednesday Feb. 16.

• Assistant professor Molly Roseman will perform a solo piano recital on Sunday, Feb. 13.

• "Clash of Two Cultures, Crossing Cultural Barriers" will be the theme of the annual conference sponsored by the Hmong and Southeast Asian American Club (HaSEAAC) on Saturday, Feb. 19.

• The 13th annual Soul Food Dinner will be held Sunday, Feb. 20.

• Snowshoe Owl Prowl planned at Central Wis. Environmental Station on Feb. 18.

• Student Government Association (SGA) is sponsoring a forum on the privatization of the public university on Wednesday, Feb. 16

• Soul singer Chinua Hawk will perform at UWSP on Thursday, Feb 10.

• Area Student, Matthew Angerhofer, has received a Thomas Meier's Memorial Scholarship.

• UWSP students are sponsoring a series of tsunami relief events beginning Friday, Feb. 4 and ending Tuesday, Feb. 22.

• Patti Clayton Becker, associate professor and coordinator of the University Libraries Reference Area is the author of a new book about America's libraries and society during WWII.

• Jerry Walters, an engineering specialist at UWSP, was recently recognized by Governor Doyle for his "positive attitude and proactive approach" to his work on campus.

• Niklas Eklund and John Foster will perform  a Baroque trumpet recital at UWSP on Monday Feb. 14.

• John LaForge, the co-director of Nukewatch, will discuss "U.S. Dirty Bombs: 'Depleted' Uranium Weapons and War Crime Prevention" on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at UWSP.
  
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March

• Sudharshan Durayappah, a professor of art history and religious studies at the University of Toronto, will present "Same Sex Relations in Ancient China and Japan" at UWSP on Thursday, April 7.

• Author composer and musician Geary H. Larrick will perform on the piano at UWSP Multicultural Resource Center on Monday, April 11.

• Tom Weber, retired interim chief of the Natural Resource Conservation Service, will speak about the 2007 Farm Bill at UWSP on Thursday, April 7 as part of the CNR-Biology Colloquium Series.

• Michael Dombeck, a GEM Pioneer Professor and UW Fellow of Global Conservation, will speak about the connection between forestland and water at UWSP on Wednesday April 6 as part of the CNR-Biology Colloquium Series.

• The 16th annual Festival of Languages will be held at UWSP on Friday, April 8.

• UWSP will honor student employers and employees during Student Employment Week, April 4-8.

• Dr. Antonio Bueno Lazo, an expert on sustainability, will present "Community-Based Sustainable Development Experiences from Cusco, Peru" at UWSP on Tuesday, April 5.

• Professor emeritus Richard Schneider will lead a ceramic workshop at UWSP on Tuesday, April 12.

• Pianist Eddie X. Brown will perform in a solo recital at UWSP on Saturday, April 9.

• Wayne Salzmann will perform in a percussion recital at UWSP on Wednesday, April 6.

• A Composers Concert on Monday, April 4 will feature works composed, arranged, and performed by students from UWSP.

• Harry Potter Day will be held at UWSP on Saturday, May 7. (Even "Muggles" are invited to attend.)

• Becoming an Outdoors-Woman and the DNR are now taking reservations to observe the mating rituals of the greater prairie chicken.

• The 2005 Lenders' Conference, sponsored in part by UWSP, will be held in Wisconsin Dells on May 11 and 12.

• James F. Frechette, creator of the Menominee Clans Story series of hand carved figurines, has received the Laird Youth Leadership Foundation Award for Leadership in Art.

• Two UWSP senior majoring in psychology have received a grant to support their research project, "Perpetuation and Effects of Rape Myths in the Media: The Kobe Bryant Case."

• Fifteen UWSP students traveled to Costa Rica during spring break.

• More than 140 UWSP students are studying abroad during the 2005 spring semester.

• "Seussical the Musical," a musical set based on the imaginative world of Dr. Seuss, will be presented at UWSP April 8-10 and 13-16.

• Singer and Jazz bassist Kristin Korb will perform at UWSP on Friday, April 8.

• World renowned Celtic band Gaelic Storm will perform at UWSP on Thursday, April 28.

• Children's Comedian Dave Rudolf will perform at UWSP on Saturday, April 2.

• Lecturer in English Rebecca Pattow retires from UWSP after 30 years of service.

• The Bruce Wood Dance Company, a modern dance ballet group, will perform at UWSP on Wednesday, April 6.

• International music fraternity Delta Omicron will present a recital at UWSP on Saturday, April 2.

• A large contribution from Wisconsin Public Service Corp. will help UWSP to create a "green" campus.

• An exhibit of distinctive Chinese fan paintings will be on display at UWSP beginning Monday, March 28.

• Adam Rappel and Ben Petree will perform in a joint percussion recital  at UWSP on Thursday, March 31.

• The UWSP New York Times recycling project will now benefit the Stevens Point School District.

• Soil professor Ron Hensler has received the 2005 Wisconsin Soil and Water Conservation Chapter Achievement Award.

• The Conservatory for Creative Expression at UWSP is now offering private music lessons by highly qualified instructors.

• The Centraline Trio, a vocal and piano ensemble, will perform at UWSP on Tuesday, March 29.

• Former U.S. Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger and Gov. Jim Doyle will be among the presenters at the 20th Laird Youth Leadership Day at UWSP.

• Phil Troyanowski, director of the general ledger at UWSP, has retired after 35 years of service.

• World's Largest Trivia Contest will be broadcast in Stevens Point for the 36th year in a row on April 8, 9, and 10.

• UWSP Student Government Association has passed a "Declaration of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point as a Civil Liberties Safe Zone."

• Wisconsin State Conservationist Patricia Leavenworth will present a CNR-Biology Colloquium, "Land and Water Conservation Efforts in Wisconsin," on Wednesday, March 16.

• Former Secretary of State, Colin Powell will be the keynote speaker at the 20th biennial Melvin R. Laird Youth Leadership Day on Monday, April 18 at UWSP.

• Professor of sociology Bob Wolensky has co-authored a new book entitled "Voices of the Know Mine Disaster."

• Assistant professor of military science Major Doug Ferrel will report for active duty this month in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

• Saxophonist Andy Middleton will perform in a guest recital at UWSP on Wednesday, March 16.

• Twelve area woodland owners have graduated from the UWSP Extension Woodland Leadership Institute.

• A multimedia presentation on film scores and their religious and cultural influence will be held at UWSP on Sunday, March 13.

• The 18th annual "Together for Children: Wisconsin Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect" will be held April 6-8.

• The Mostly Percussion Ensemble will perform at UWSP on Tuesday, March 15.

• A schedule of events has been released for Native American Awareness Week at UWSP.

• UWSP professor of geography, Ben Ofori-Amoah, has been awarded a Rockefeller Grant to to build GIS capacity through out Uganda.

• UWSP assistant professor of geography and geology, Eric Larsen, will lend his expertise to a four part National Geographic Series.

• UWSP Extension will offer a series of classes on Effective Fundraising and Development.

• Steve Little and Craig Culver will speak at the Wisconsin River Valley Entrepreneur Conference on Thursday, May 19.

• A solar water heating system has been installed in Knutzen Residence Hall, the designated ecologically focused hall at UWSP.

• An exhibition of Spanish Colonial art will be on display in the Edna Carlsten Gallery until April 3.

• Former music faculty from UWSP will conduct a combined band concert on Thursday, March 10.

• Acoustic rock and soul band "Down the Line" will perform at UWSP on Friday, March 11.

• "Love is in the Air," a combined choir concert, will be held at UWSP on Saturday, March 12 and Sunday, March 13.

• Horn player Matthew DiPietro and euphonium player Mark Seelhorst will perform in a joint recital at UWSP on Monday, March 7.

• Flutist Jessica Mitchell will perform in a senior recital at UWSP on Friday, March 11.

• Musician and Stevens Point native Dan Mitchell is being honored for his original musical compositions.

• Carolyn Cornelison director of the Campus Alcohol and Drug Information Center at Florida State University, will present an educational program at UWSP on Tuesday, March 8.

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April

• Danstage 2005 offers a variety of dance styles from hip-hop to tap, May 6-8 and 12-14.

• UWSP associate lecturer in theatre and dance Pamela Luedtke has received a grant to earn her Brain Gym certification, a program that focuses on physical movement to enhance learning in children.

• Caldecott Award-winning author and illustrator Eric Rohmann will discuss his books and give a slide presentation at UWSP on Thursday, May 12.

• The Wisconsin River Valley Entrepreneur Conference will be held in Wausau on Thursday, May 19.

• Christopher Hartleb, associate professor of biology at UWSP, is studying the feasibility of growing freshwater shrimp in Wisconsin.

• Valentina Peguero, professor of history at UWSP, has been appointed by the Library of Congress as one of 130 contributing editors for a guide of materials on Latin America.

• The UWSP Jazz Ensemble and the SPASH Jazz Ensemble I will perform in Michelsen Hall on Wednesday, May 4.

• Saxophonist and pianist Jenny Bellmer will perform in a junior recital at UWSP on Friday, May 6.

• The National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Foundation has recognized the voice area at UWSP with a 2005 Vocal Excellence Award.

• Jamie Davis will perform in an American Suzuki Talent Education Center senior recital on Saturday, April 30.

• Judy Peplinski, an English instructor and writing specialist at UWSP, is retiring after 33 years of service.

• Consultant, teacher, and manager of Australia's Permaculture Research Institute Geoff Lawton will speak at UWSP as part of the GEM "Critical Issues" International Seminar Series on Tuesday, May 3.

• Justin Schwartz and John Chapman will perform in a joint recital at UWSP on Sunday, May 1.

• The 16th annual "Take Back the Night" Rally will be held at UWSP on Thursday, April 28.

• The UWSP Wind Ensemble will perform with guest trombonist Michael Mulcahy on Monday, May 2.

• The UWSP Concert Band will perform on Tuesday, May 3.

• Angela Harrison and Lindsay Demske will perform in a joint violin recital on Saturday, April 30.

• The Wisconsin Learning Center has announced the courses they will be offering in May and June including foreign languages, speed reading, and working with people.

• The Wisconsin Learning Center will offer two presentations on the media and digital technology during June.

• Students at UWSP will perform in a String Chamber Concert on Thursday, April 28.

• The Lab Jazz Ensemble will perform at UWSP on Tuesday, April 26.

• A conference to be held at UWSP on June 1 will discuss the possibility of converting from an oil or natural gas-based boiler systems to wood-fueled systems.

• UWSP, in cooperation with UW-Extension and the Wisconsin DNR , is offering a program for woodland owners interested in sustainable forestry.

• UWSP honored student employers and employees with awards during Student Employment Week, April 4-8.

• Two students at UWSP have been named Morris K. Udall Scholars.

• "Teachers 2010+ Teaching for the Future," UWSP program to help diversify Wisconsin's teaching profession, will be held on Wednesday, April 20.

• The 2004-2005 Outstanding Faculty and Staff have been named at UWSP.

• Students at UWSP will perform and adaptation of the Opera "Gianni Schicchi" April 21-23.

• Children's entertainer Thaddeus Rex will perform at UWSP on Saturday, April 30.

• The Flute Ensemble will perform at UWSP on Monday, April 25.

• The UWSP Symphony Orchestra, featuring the winners of the Alice Peet Faust Concerto Competition, will perform on Wednesday, April 27.

• Due to the fire at the Noel Fine Arts Center, Professor emeritus Richard Schneider has changed his pottery demonstration to Thursday, April 21 in NFAC room 198.

• Chancellor Linda Bunnell has announced the 2005-2007 budget plan for UWSP.

• UWSP has joined the Wisconsin Campus Compact to support "TV Turnoff Week."

• The UWSP University Center dedication ceremony has been postponed.

• The Jennifer Wohlfert Quartet will perform at the UWSP Festival of the Arts and three arts students have received scholarships.

• Father Roy Bourgeois, a Catholic priest who has dedicated his life to confronting injustice, will speak at UWSP on Wednesday, April 27.

• The 2nd annual Central Wisconsin Playwright's Showcase will be held April 22-24 at two local venues.

• The Campus Band will perform "An International Potpourri" at UWSP on Sunday, April 24.

• Violinist Jerad Miller will perform in a junior recital at UWSP on Saturday, April 23.

• Jianwei Wang, chairman of the political science department at UWSP, led a delegation of 20 students to the Model United Nations Conference in New York last month.

• Students at UWSP will perform in a recital of woodwind solos and chamber music on Monday, April 18.

• Students of Andrea Splittberger-Rosen, professor of clarinet at UWSP, will perform in a Clarinet Studio Recital on Sunday, April 17.

• Students at UWSP have released a schedule of activities to celebrate Earth Week, April 18-22.

• Karen George will retire from the Admissions Office in April.

• David Dumke, formerly serving as interim head of information technology at UWSP, has been named to the position of head of information technology.

• UWSP supports the domestic partners benefits called for in Governor Doyle's 2005-07 budget.

• A Chemistry "Demo Off" will be held at UWSP on Friday, April 5.

• The 21st annual Hunger Cleanup will be held Saturday, April 23.

• Kent Shifferd, professor emeritus of history and peace studies at Northland College, will speak at UWSP on Wednesday, April 13.

• Poet and performer Ray McNiece will appear at UWSP on Monday, April 11.

• Founder, proprietor, and chef of L'Etoile Restaurant in Madison will come to UWSP to meet with students, cook, lecture, and dine on April 12-13.

• The Horn Quartet will perform in a recital at UWSP on Monday, April 11.

• Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) is accepting registration for a spring field day at Highlands Hunt Club on Saturday, May 21.

• Emily Gruselle will perform in a Suzuki senior recital at UWSP on Saturday, April 9.

• A short film by UWSP graduate student Matt Nie has been nominated for best short film in this years Tribeca Film Festival.

• The 33rd annual Festival of the Arts will be held at UWSP on Sunday, April 17.

• The West Bend High School Philharmonic Orchestra will perform in a guest recital at UWSP on Sunday, April 10.

• Pianist Erin Mitchell will perform in a student recital at UWSP on Thursday, April 14.

• Voice students at UWSP will perform in a Voice Area Recital on Wednesday, April 13.

• A photograph by UWSP student Naomi Clement has been selected to appear in "Best College Photography Annual 2005."

• The 7th annual UWSP Soir�e Musicale has been scheduled for Friday, April 29.

• Professor James Stokes will speak at the first University Evening, a celebration of faculty excellence, at UWSP on Wednesday, April 20.

• UWSP student Megan Singer is the recipient of a National Target All-Around Scholarship.

• Three UWSP undergraduate students  will present their research at the State Capitol on Thursday, April 7.
  
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May

• Daniel S. Kellog, a student records manager at the University of Iowa, will be the new registrar at UWSP.

• Gary Kolodziej, superintendent of the UWSP Physical Plant, retired in January after 16 years of service.

• Ashley Rae Genett, Auburndale, and Tyler Zdroik, Stevens Point, have received Leonard F. DeBaker Scholarships to attend UWSP.

• John Posey, Wisconsin Rapids, has received a Roy F. Roberts Scholarship to attend UWSP.

• The "Sustaining Wisconsin Forests & Woodlands to Strengthen our Economy" Workshop will be offered by UWSP June 9 in Rhinelander and June 30 in Baraboo.

• The 2005 Midwest Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Fair will be held in Custer June 17-19.

• Laura Gehrman Rottier, a 2002 alumna of of UWSP, has been named director of the Alumni Affairs.

• Five students from UWSP will spend the summer serving as interns in London.

• The UWSP Graduate Council has announced the recipients of this year's Graduate Council Awards.

• Stephen Bondeson, a professor of chemistry at UWSP, has been named Associate Vice Chancellor for Teaching, Learning, and Academic Programs.

• Jeffrey Morin, chair of the department of art and design, has been appointed dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication.

• The UWSP Extension Conservatory for Creative Expression will be offer ArtsQuest, a summer arts day camp for kids ages 5-12, July 25-29.

• The UWSP College of Fine Arts and Communication will be offering Summer Arts Camps for musicians, vocalists, and artist.

• The Special Needs Aquatic Program at UWSP will offer classes for adults this summer.

• Two graduating seniors at UWSP collaborated this semester in a research project that focused on the problem of re-adapting Nelson Hall into a residential care facility.

• The Wisconsin Becoming an Outdoors-Woman is offering a learn-by-doing charter fishing workshop July 24-26.

• Several Members of the UWSP Chapter of the student Wisconsin Educators Association and an area teacher have been recognized for their service.

• Ann Keifer, a nontraditional student from Plover, has received the Dick Toser Memorial Alumni Scholarship.

• Daniela Kurzynski, a nontraditional student from Stevens Point, has received the Vivian and Lulu Kellogg Scholarship.

• Jim Hardin, a professor in the UWSP College of Natural Resources, will retire this month.

• Kameshwar Razdan, a professor of physics and astronomy at UWSP, will retire May 21 after 38 years of service.

• Hyun Kim, a professor of communications at UWSP, will retire this spring.

• Margaret Stern, a senior lecturer in computing at UWSP, is retiring after 20 years of service.

• Mathematics and  computer science students from area high schools were honored at the 35th Central Wisconsin Mathematics League Awards Banquet at UWSP.

• Becoming and Outdoors-Woman is seeking new instructors to teach beginning classes for adults women.

• Len Hill, a professor of physical education and coach at UWSP, is retiring after 21 years of service.

• A painting by Pat Okray, a Plover resident and former teacher, was unveiled at UWSP on Monday, May 9.

• UWSP and several other UW Colleges have collaborate on a $2.7 million grant application to the National Science Foundation.

• Hugh Walker, a professor of history at UWSP, will retire from UWSP in May after 40 years of teaching.

• The UWSP Copper Fountain Festival will be held on Friday, May 13 in Pfiffner Pioneer Park.

• Catalin Rotaru, associate professor of bass and jazz studies at UWSP, will perform in a farewell recital on Sunday, May 22.

• Ann Bloom, senior lecturer in the College of Letters and Science, will retire after 37 years of teaching freshman composition at UWSP.

• Barbara Borski, a program assistant at UWSP, has retired after 38 years of service.

• Former state Supreme Court Justice William Bablitch will address graduates at spring commencement on Sunday, May 22.

• Jeremy Solin, Wisconsin school forest education specialist at UWSP, is running a pilot program to research invasive garlic mustard.

• UWSP's Nelson Hall has been added to the State Registry of Historical Places.

• Chancellor Linda Bunnell has announced the final 2005-2007 budget reduction plan for UWSP.

• Sally Marchel Handrich will retire this month after 30 years of service at UWSP.

• Five seniors in the Division of Business and Economics at UWSP won the top honor at the Young Entrepreneurs Conference in River Falls.

• Thomas Baugnet has been selected to receive the 2005 Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry Paper and Board Division Scholarship.

• N. Earl Spangenberg will retire at the end of the semester after more than 30 years at UWSP.

• Seven senior art students at UWSP will show their work in a Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition beginning Sunday, May 8.

• The UW-Extension Small Business Development Center will be operating a PeerSpectives Network to help small business communicate and prosper.

• The renovation of Sunset Lodge at the Central Wisconsin Environmental Station will begin this month.

• The Central State Chamber Orchestra will perform at UWSP on Saturday, May 14.

• String bassist Chris Rose will perform in a graduate recital at UWSP on Sunday, May 15.

• Trombonist Zach Wendt will perform in a senior recital at UWSP on Sunday, May 8.

• A physical education program for children ages 3-12 will be offered by the UWSP School of Health, Exercise Science, and Athletics.

• Six UWSP students received 2005 Brass Ring National Student Design Awards.

• Azaree Lintereur, a physics major at UWSP, won the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.

• Two undergraduate students at UWSP have had their art work accepted into the Albion Review.

• Eight graphic design students at UWSP were chosen to feature work in the Wisconsin Student Graphic Design Competition at Nicolet College in Rhinelander.

• Assistant professor in the UWSP Library Linette Schuler retired last month.

• Interim Dean of the College of Natural Resources at UWSP Christine Thomas has been named Dean of the CNR.

• The Women's Choir, Choral Union, and Concert Choir at UWSP will perform in  combined choir concerts on Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8.

• Local filmmaker Matt Nie won best short film at the Tribeca Film Festival with his documentary "Good Stuff."

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June

• Magician and illusionist Tristan Christ will present "Illusions of Reality," a family magic show, at UWSP on July 6, 7, 8, and 9.

• UWSP Continuing Education and the Wisconsin Learning Center are offering "Buon Giorno," a beginning workshop in conversational Italian.

• John Blakeman, assistant professor of political science at UWSP, has published a new book entitled "The Bible in the Park: Federal District Courts, Religious Speech, and the Public Forum."

• The Global Environmental Management Education Center (GEM) has received a $500,000 grant to help rural communities in Mexico manage their watersheds.

• David Worth and Robert Hanes have been named Distinguished Alumni by UWSP.

• UWSP extension will change its name to UWSP continuing Education on July 1.

• Susan Raab has been reappointed as head of Clinical Laboratory Science at UWSP.

• Marty Loy has been reappointed as the head of Health Promotion and Human Development at UWSP.

• Gary Cumley has been reappointed as head of the School of communicative Disorders at UWSP.

• Several UWSP faculty members have been promoted and tenured by the UW-System Board of Regents.

• Andrew Koeser, an urban forestry major at UWSP, is taking part in the prestigious International Society of Arboriculture summer fellowship program.

• Charles Rochester Young, professor of music and coordinator of music theory at UWSP, completed two new compositions this spring.

• Mary Skull, a senior at UWSP, received a $500 Student Research Fund grant to support her photography project.

• Thirty-one Wisconsin teams competed in the Destination ImagiNation Global Finals in Knoxville, Tennessee, May 25-28.

• The 2005 North Star Summer Theatre season will focus on American playwrights.

• Matthew Van Zeeland, a senior at UWSP, was awarded a $425 Student Research Fund grant, to pursue his research in electro-communication in fish.

• Nick Derene, a wildlife graduate student at UWSP, has received a $233 Student Research Fund grant to conduct research on bald eagles infected with West Nile virus.

• Ryan Langlois, a junior at UWSP, has received a $300 Student Research Fund grant to present his nanotechnology research at a national conference.

• Matthew Loth, a graduating senior at UWSP, has received a $300 Student Research Fund grant to present his nanotechnology research at a national conference.

• Erin LaBonte, a graduating senior at UWSP has received a $500 Student Research Fund grant to support her large scale art project.

• Matthew Nie, a graduate student at UWSP, has received a $500 Student Research Fund grant to support the making of a documentary on Midwest sculpture folk art.

• The 4th International Seminar on Watershed Management will be held in Wisconsin June 14-30.

• Steven Van Horn, professor of biology at UWSP, is retiring after 33 years of service.

• UWSP Statement on Joint Finance Committee budget cuts.

• Student Government Association Statement on Joint Finance Committee UW-System Budget Cuts.

• UWSP media specialists Tom Charlesworth and Doug Moore have received top awards in a juried photography exhibition at the Central Wisconsin Cultural Center.

• The UWSP Conservatory for Creative Expression is offering private music instruction during the simmer months.

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July

• The new Green Roof at UWSP has been added to the Midwest Renewable Energy Association Wisconsin Tour of Solar Buildings.

• Paul Doebler, professor of flute and musicianship at UWSP, has been invited to perform and share his expertise with others at the National Flute Association Convention in San Diego.

• Several musical performances will be held at UWSP as part of the 35th American Suzuki Institute.

• The Student Government Association Statement on Lt. Governor Lawton's Press Conference at UWSP.

• The UWSP North Star Summer Theatre presents the full-length comedy "Three Men on a Horse."

• News Services is now University Relations and Communications

• UWSP student volunteers have served the community with nearly 10,000 hours of work.

• Donna Saddison, an advanced confidential program assistant in the Division of Student Affairs, is retiring this summer after 35 years at UWSP.

• Dan Trainer, dean emeritus of the College of Natural Resources, has been honored by Ripon College with a Distinguished Alumni Citation.

• More than 170 students are studying abroad this summer through UWSP International Programs.

• UW-Extension is hosting a free informational session about an eight-week Entrepreneurial Training Program to be offered in Merrill.

• UW-Extension will offer an eight-week Entrepreneurial Training Program in Mosinee.

• The Albertson Learning Resource Center at UWSP has received the first "green roof" in Central Wisconsin.

• Johanna Nelson, a senior at UWSP, has received the John Anderson Spirit of the Community Award.

• UWSP statement on additional base budget reductions.

• Susan Gunderson, an outreach program manager for UWSP Continuing Education, formerly UWSP Extension, is retiring this month after 21 years of service.

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August

• The Small Business Development Center at UWSP is offering a nine-week training course for improving a business.

• The Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education at UWSP has received a $2,200 grant from the Wisconsin Environmental Education Board for a renewable energy workshop.

• Five graphic design students at UWSP have been recognized for computer design in the SIGGRAPH SPACE 2005 competition.

• The Inside/Out Sculpture Festival at UW-Sheboygan features art by several UWSP students, faculty, and one alumna.

• Everyone is invited to attend UWSP's "Harry Potter Day" on Saturday, Sept. 24.

• UWSP is once again focusing on how to prevent risky student behavior related to alcohol.

• Kathy Davis, formerly of DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind.,  is the new director of the Library and Teaching-Learning Resources at UWSP.

• UWSP has again been rated highly among top public universities in the Midwest.

• Professor Patricia C. Kluetz has been appointed to a two year term as the head of the Division of Interior Architecture at UWSP.

• Professor Emeritus Robert Engelhard will be honored in September with the Bernard-Eduard-Fernow Award for exceptional achievement in international forestry.

• The School of Education awarded two new scholarships this year.

• The essay of a UWSP alumnus was featured on the New York Times Web site.

• The Pat Metheny Trio plus One will perform at Sentry Theater on Tues., Oct. 4.

• Aquatic classes for adults with arthritis and other needs will be offered at UWSP this fall.

• Nelson Hall has been added to the National Registry of Historic Places.

• Gerard McKenna, longtime dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication, has retired.

• The UWSP Web Speech Research Group, a student research group overseen by Professor of Computing David Gibbs has developed a series of software programs that allow a computer to speak and listen.

• UWSP Bicycling and Hiking Adventure Tours is offering a bicycle tour of Mallorca, a Mediterranean island off the coast of Spain, in March 2006.

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September

• UWSP will hold a panel discussion titled  "Katrina: Politics, Policy, and Ethics in America's Most Destructive Natural Disaster" on Thursday October 6.

• The English Department at UWSP is holding a special "Jane Austen Dinner" on Saturday, Oct. 8.

• The UWSP Paper Science Foundation has recognized two legislators for their support of the program and the industry.

• The UWSP Festival of India on Saturday, October 8 will feature Chancellor Linda Bunnell as the keynote speaker.

• Five professors at UWSP have received a $148,600 grant for the procurement of an "environmental " scanning electron microscope.

• The UWSP Center for Land Use Education and the Wisconsin County Code Administrators  are developing a training program to help replace retiring zoning administrators.