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        Press Release Archive 2006

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January

• The American Institute of Graphic Artists and the Department of Art and Design at UWSP will host the second annual NowHERE Conference on February 17-18.

• The School of Health, Exercise Science, and Athletics at UWSP will offer a physical education program for children ages three to twelve.

• Students in the Department of Theatre and Dance at UWSP will perform "The Fantasticks" February 14-19.

• The Department of Music at UWSP will host Double Reed Day on Saturday, Feb. 11.

• The Department of Art and Design and the Department of Theatre and Dance will host Arts Bash 2006 on Saturday, Feb. 4.

• William Lawlor, professor of English at UWSP, has edited an Encyclopedia of 20th century American literature, art, culture, and history.

• James Stokes, professor of English at UWSP, has received a $40,000 National Endowment for the Humanities to complete a third  book on early English drama.

• Ken Saiki Design, Inc., the design firm selected to develop a UWSP campus master plan, will hold a series "listening sessions" to collect input from the campus and the community.

• Clint Kriewaldt, a UWSP alumnus, is finishing his thrid season as a player for the Pitssburgh Steelers as they head to the Super Bowl.

• Comedian Robbie Printz will perform at UWSP on Friday, Jan. 27

• Bands Bascom Hill and Green Lemon will perform at UWSP on January 26 and January 28.

• A river group has contracted the UWSP Center for Watershed Science and Education to help protect the headwaters of the St. Croix River.

• Empire Brass, a world renowned brass quintet, will perform in Stevens Point as part of the UWSP Performing Arts Series on Wednesday, Feb. 1.

• The UWSP Center for Watershed Science and Education (CWSE) well help to research the health of Shawano Lake.

• Kenyan ethnobotanist Samuel T. Kariuki will discuss the importance of indigenous plants to sustaining health and livelihood in Africa on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at UWSP.

• Matthew Groshek, a 1982 UWSP graduate, is returning to campus as a visiting artist on Monday, Jan. 30.

• The UWSP Office of Continuing Education has announced the schedule of Learning is Forever (LIFE) Classes for February.

• The UWSP Conservatory for Creative Expression will hold a 1920's themed Mystery Dinner Party on Saturday, Feb. 18.

• The Small Business Development Center at UWSP will offer a nine-week business improvement course held in Wausau.

• The UWSP Department of Music will host a week-long Jazz Festival beginning Monday, Jan. 30 and running through Friday, Feb. 3.

• Valentina Peguero, professor of history at UWSP, has recently published a new book about immigrant groups in the Dominican Republic. 

• The UWSP College of Natural Resources is holding a fire management class for fire fighting experts from around the United States.

• The Learning is Forever (LIFE) program at UWSP has released a schedule of classes for January 2006.

• The UWSP School of Education is continuing Project Forward, a program designed to help Hmong students become Southeast Asian refugee teachers.

• The 57th annual Surveyor's Institute will be held in Green Bay Jan. 25-27.

• UWSP Continuing Education is again offering the award-winning Effective Fundraising and Development Programs Course.

• UWSP Continuing Education is offering two workshops on how to use QuickBooks computer software.

• A class project has improved efficiency at UWSP's Surplus Property Office.

• The Special Needs Aquatic Program at UWSP is offering classes for adults this winter and spring.

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February

• Students at UWSP will perform in a Woodwind Solos and Chamber Music Recital at UWSP on Saturday, March 4.

• Michael Keller, professor of piano at UWSP, will perform a recital on the new Steinway Grand Piano Sunday, March 5.

• The UWSP Symphony Orchestra will perform in in the Noel Fine Arts Center on Wednesday, March 8.

• UWSP will host a public forum, "The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: History, Realities, and Prospects for Resolution," on Tuesday, Feb. 28.

• UWSP will stage the Elton John/Tim Rice musical "Aida" beginning Friday, March 3.

• The UWSP Wind Ensemble will perform in Michelsen Hall with the Mosinee Middle School Band on Friday, March 3.

• The UWSP Concert Band will perform in Michelsen Hall on Thursday, March 2.

• UWSP Continuing Education is offering a short-term study tour of China from October 15 to November 4.

• Students of Susan Bender and Gary Moss will perform in a Voice Area Recital on Monday, February 27.

• UWSP student Arturo Vigueras will participate in the inaugural American Youth Scholarship Foundation United States Model House of Representatives.

• The Faculty Recital by Bob Kase and Brian Martz has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 1.

• Trio Canna, the resident reed faculty trio at UWSP, will perform in Michelsen Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 28.

• The 36th annual International Dinner will be held at UWSP on Saturday, March 11.

• Comedienne Wendy Fox will perform at UWSP as part of the "Alcohol Insanity" tour on Friday, Feb. 24.

• A panel of faculty, students, and local clergy will discuss the separation of church and state on Feb. 21.

• "Women and Science Day" will be offered by the UWSP Continuing Education Program on Friday, March 3.

• The GEM Critical Issues International Seminar Series at UWSP will continue with a presentation by Ed McGaa on Tuesday, Feb. 28.

• The "State Student Graphic Design Exhibition" will be on display in the Edna Carlsten Gallery in the Noel Fine Arts Center through Sunday, March 5.

• Yu Wang, a native of China, is studying at UWSP as part of the Ford Foundation International Fellowship program.

• The Chinese Culture Club at UWSP is hosting the 5th annual Lantern Festival on Sunday, Feb. 26.

• Stand-up comedian Christian Finnegan will perform at UWSP on Friday, Feb. 17.

• Green Tea, a band specializing in high energy Irish dance music and Celtic world beat, will perform at UWSP on Thursday, Feb. 23.

• Charles A. Long, emeritus professor of biology at UWSP, served as honorary chairman of the World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society Conference in Miami, Fla.

• The Department of Music at UWSP is hosting the International Horn Society2006 Midwest Horn Workshop Feb. 24-26.

• The Global Environmental Management Education Center at UWSP is offering a Permaculture Design Certificate Course beginning April 8.

• The UWSP Black Student Union will hold the 14th annual Soul Food Dinner on Sunday, Feb. 19.

• Andrea Splittberger-Rosen, professor of music at UWSP, will perform in a faculty recital on Sunday, Feb. 19.

• Latvian documentary producer Dzintra Geka will visit UWSP for a screening of her latest film.

• Kevin Mello, a wildlife biologist for Fort McCoy, will be the first speaker in the spring CNR Colloquium Series in invasive species.

• The Special Needs Aquatic Program is seeking youth with disabilities to aid in a training program for aquatics instructors.

• SGA Statement on TABOR reintroduction in the Wisconsin State Legislature.

• The UWSP Continuing Education Office is offering a workshop on how to get the most from a capital campaign Thursday, Feb 16.

• "Runside Down" and "Elf Lettuce" will perform at UWSP on Saturday, Feb. 11 as part of a funk rock show.

• Diane Lueck, outreach program manager for BOW, has  been appointed to the Natural Resources Foundation Wisconsin Board of Directors.

• Deborah Anstett, a 1974 UWSP alumna, was recently named director of development for the UWSP Foundation.

• "Catchpenny" will perform at UWSP on Friday, Feb. 10.

• The Wisconsin Learning Center is offering "Writing in Volunteer Agencies," a course in professional writing.

• Marvin Lang, professor of chemistry at UWSP, retired last month after 42 years of service.

• Top students from 50 Central Wisconsin high schools competed in the 36th annual Central Wisconsin Mathematics League at UWSP Jan. 25.

• The Hmong and South East Asian Club at UWSP  will hold their annual conference on Saturday, Feb. 18.

• The Small Business Development Center at UWSP is offering a 10-week training course in Marshfield for improving businesses.

• Robert Korth, lake management extension specialist at UWSP, received a $64,500 grant amendment from the WI DNR to expand the UW-Extension Lakes Program.

• Scientist and author Jared Diamond and environmental activist, attorney, and author Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be the speakers at Environmental Management for Sustainable Universities Conference June 26-30.

• UWSP Associate Professors of Forestry Mike Demchik and Michael Foret are collaborating to teach a course on the history of Native American forestry.

• Bob Kase, professor of music at UWSP, and Brian Martz, associate professor of music at UWSP, will perform in a faculty recital on Thursday, Feb. 16.

• Singer/songwriter Mason Jennings will perform at UWSP on Friday, Feb. 3.

• The Small Business Development Center at UWSP will hold a Business Owner Solution Conference in Wausau on Thursday, March 16.

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March

• The seventh annual Destination ImagiNation State Finals Tournament will be held at the UWSP Saturday, April 8.

• Saxophonist Marco Albonetti and pianist Vicky Schaetzinger will perform in a guest recital, "The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires," at UWSP Thursday, April 6.

• Christine Thomas, dean of the College of Natural Resources at UWSP, has been appointed to the Secretary of the Interior's national advisory board.

• The Conservatory for Creative Expression at UWSP is offering a luncheon and Matinee to celebrate National Red Hat Week.

• Harvey J. Kaye, director of the Center for History and Social Change at UW-Green Bay, will present "Thomas Paine, the Promise of America, and the Responsibility of History" on Thursday, April 6.

• The 2006 College of Natural Resources (CNR) Research Symposium will be held at UWSP on Friday, April 7.

• The Learning is Forever (LIFE) Program at UWSP has announced the schedule of April classes.

• The Conservatory for Creative Expression at UWSP is sponsoring a drama workshop for children, Kidstage!, beginning Saturday, April 1.

• Bluegrass mandolin player Sam Bush will perform in Stevens Point on Thursday, April 6.

• The World's Largest Trivia Contest returns to UWSP.

• Axel Schmetzke, a professor in the UWSP university library, has received the Francis Joseph Campbell Award from the the American Library Association.

• Richard Wilke, a professor in the CNR at UWSP, has been named a Distinguished Professor by the UW System Board of Regents.

• Paul Doebler, professor of flute at UWSP, will perform in a faculty recital on Monday, April 3.

• SKYWARD, the Eric Mandat and Ani Berberian clarinet duo, will perform at UWSP on Friday, March 31.

• Gerry Ring, professor of paper science at UWSP, has been named chair of the Paper Science Department.

• Students at UWSP will perform in "A Mozart Affair," the spring 2006 opera workshop, on Friday, March 31 and Thursday, April 1.

• Oboe students at UWSP will perform in an Oboe Studio Recital on Saturday, April 1.

• Nancy Turyk, a water resource scientist at the UWSP Center for Watershed Science and Education, has been honored with the Wisconsin Volunteer Stream Monitoring Award.

• UWSP student Mike Neumeyer will perform in a solo marimba and vocal recital on Monday, March 27.

• UWSP student Ryan Biesack will perform in a percussion recital on Thursday, March 30.

• George Winston, grammy award winning pianist, will perform at UWSP on Tuesday, April 11.

• Elia Armacanqui-Tipacti, associate professor of Spanish at UWSP, is one of the recipients of the UW-System Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award.

• Rhonda Sprague, undergraduate advising coordinator and associate professor of communication at UWSP, been elected to a leadership position in NACADA.

• The Zonta club of Stevens Point is inviting applications for its annual scholarship.

• Dennis Riley, professor of political science at UWSP, and Bryan Brophy-Baermann have co-authored "Bureaucracy and the Policy Process."

• The Department of Health Promotion and Human Development at UWSP is offering a bicycle tour of the Normandy region of France.

• The 19th annual "Together for Children" conference will be held in Stevens Point April 5-7.

• Meryl Lee Nelson, an administrative specialist in the Foreign Student Office and ESL summer programs coordinator at UWSP will retire March 17.

• The Fry Street Quartet, a critically acclaimed string chamber orchestra will perform at UWSP on Sunday, April 2.

• The UWSP Players will present the contemporary drama "Keely and Du" March 30, 31, and April 1.

• The Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) at UWSP is offering "Fur, Fins, and Feathers," a multidiscipline weekend workshop, April 29-30.

• The Schmeeckle Reserve at UWSP has announced a schedule of spring programs.

• The Learning is Forever (LIFE) program hosted by UWSP Continuing Education has announced a schedule of classes for the month of March.

• Outdoor EdVentures at UWSP has announced a schedule of events for the spring semester including Wilderness First Aid Training.

• UWSP Continuing Education has announced a list of April workshops to be taught at the Wisconsin Learning Center.

• The UWSP Conservatory for Creative Expression is offering a trip to Madison to see the Broadway musical "Movin Out" on Saturday, June 3.

• The Edna Carlsten Gallery at UWSP will will host "Celebration of Woodland Art: the Art of the Woodland Tribes of Wisconsin" March 12-April 9.

• David Story, associate lecturer of double bass at UWSP, will perform in a faculty recital on Sunday, March 12.

• UWSP is inviting the community to participate in another Master Planning Information Session on Thursday, March 16 at 7:15 p.m.

• Melissa Cichantek, president of the UWSP Student Government Association, received a full scholarship to attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference in Washington D.C.

• The College of Natural Resources at UWSP will be part of the UW System service learning network.

• Sebastian Hein, a research associate from Germany, is serving as a guest professor at UWSP during the spring 2006 semester.

• Baritone Stephen Swanson and pianist David Gompper will perform in a a guest recital, "Songs of War" at UWSP on Tuesday, March 14.

• The UWSP Horn Quartet will perform in the Noel Fine Arts Center on Friday, March 10.

• Tech. Sgt. Nathan Nickel will present "A Look Inside Iraq" on Tuesday, March 7.

• The Stoughton Norwegian Dancers will perform on Sunday, March 12 at UWSP.

• The 14th Annual Building Unity Conference will take place at UWSP Friday-Sunday, March 10-12.

• Diane Lueck, director of BOW at UWSP, has been elected to the Pheasants Forever national board of directors.

• Pianist Diane Birr and vocalist Beth Ray will perform in a guest recital at UWSP on Thursday, March 9.

• The choirs at UWSP will perform "Songs of Innocence," a combined concert of music written for or about children, on Saturday, March 11.

• The Wisconsin Statewide Communication Conference will be held at UWSP on Friday, March 17.

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April

• Three rock bands will play at UWSP's Encore on Fri., May 5.
• The UWSP Jazz Ensemble will perform with the Stevens Point Senior High School Jazz Ensemble on Wed., May 3.
• Three UWSP choirs will perform together May 6 and 7.
• Stand-up comedian Mariano Rodriguez will perform at UWSP Sat., May 6.
• Guitarist Kelvin Kaspar will give a free recital on Thurs., May 4.
• Ophira Eisenberg, a stand-up comedienne, will perform at UWSP Thurs., May 4.
• UWSP's Mostly Percussion Ensemble will perform Mon., May 1.
• A student's new work will premier at a recital of UWSP'sConcert Band on Tues., May 2.
• Outstanding faculty and staff have been named at UWSP and were honored at a reception on Wednesday, April 26.

• The LEAF Program at UWSP is is turning the worst wildfire in recent Wisconsin history into a learning experience for students.

• The Dreyfus University Center Closing Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 3.

• The Wisconsin Learning Center is offering several professional and personal enrichment seminar in May.

• The 2006 Lender's Conference will be held in Wisconsin Dells Wednesday, May 17 and Thursday, May 18.

• The Thailand Project traveling photography exhibit, "An Allowance of Dream," will be on display throughout the UWSP Campus and Stevens Point until Sunday, April 30.

• The a cappella group Four Shadows will perform at UWSP on Saturday, April 29.

• UWSP student Jerad Miller will perform in a senior violin recital in the Noel Fine Arts Center on Saturday, April 29.

• The UWSP Campus Band will perform in the Noel Fine Arts Center on Sunday, April 30.

• Nine undergraduate students at UWSP will showcase their research in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday, April 25.

• The UWSP Wind Ensemble will perform in the Noel Fine Arts Center to celebrate Mozart's 250th birthday.

• The Lab Jazz Ensemble will perform at UWSP on Tuesday, April 25.

• The UWSP Symphony Orchestra will perform in the Noel Fine Arts Center on Wednesday, April 26.

• The UWSP Flute Ensemble will perform in the Noel Fine Arts Center on Monday, April 24.

• Tim White, a graduate student at UWSP, is researching reintroduced martens in northern Wisconsin.

• The 34th annual Festival of the Arts will be held April 23.

• The Guerrilla Girls, a group of anonymous female artists, will give a presentation at UWSP on Thursday, April 27 on inequality and discrimination in art.

• UWSP students Abbey Davis and Joseph Stillwell will perform in a dual piano recital on Friday, April 21.

• The UWSP Community Open House will be held Sunday, April 23 from noon until 4 p.m.

• The eighth annual Soiree Musicale, a Department of Music scholarship fundraiser, will be held in the Noel Fine Arts Center on Friday, April 28.

• "TV Turn-off Week" will begin Monday, April 24 with a kick off event at UWSP and will run through Sunday, April 30.

• David Gibbs, professor of math and computing at UWSP, will present the keynote address at the 2006 Annual Technology Fair on Thursday, April 20.

• Students of Andrea Splittberger-Rosen, prof. of clarinet at UWSP, will perform in a Clarinet Studio Recital on Saturday, April 22.

• A juried student exhibition will be on display in the Edna Carlsten Gallery April 16-30.

• The Conservatory for Creative Expression is offering "Expressive Writing II," a course for teens and adults, April 19 through May 24.

• The Conservatory for Creative Expression is offering "Creative Writing for Kids-part 2" April 17 through May 22.

• The first annual Caps for Kids Knit-Together will be held at UWSP on Saturday, April 15.

• The Fine Arts Quartet, a Milwaukee-based string ensemble, will perform at UWSP on Thursday, April 20.

• The Becoming and Outdoorswoman (BOW) program at UWSP is offering a Beyond Bow Workshop April 28-30.

• Students at UWSP will perform in a Voice Area Recital on Wednesday, April 9.

• American playwright Arthur Kopit will serve a signature residency at UWSP from April 17 until May 13.

• Students at UWSP will perform in a Composers Concert on Monday, April 17.

• The College of Natural Resources at UWSP has acquired a 45-acre parcel of land to be added to the Central Wisconsin Environmental Station.

• UWSP student Adam Rappel will perform in a percussion recital on Tuesday, April 11.

• UWSP Student Television, Channel 10, will provide full live coverage of Trivia 37: The Odd Contest beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 7.

• The UWSP Conservatory for Creative Expression will host Harry Potter Day on Saturday, May 6.

• Pianist and Stevens Point native Nancy Boston will perform "American Women and Piano Music: Modern Voices" at UWSP on Thursday, April 13.

• Mathew Buchman, associate professor of jazz studies, and David Hastings, professor of saxophone, will perform in a recital at UWSP featuring the music of Joni Mitchell on Monday, April 10.

• Gary Moss, assistant professor of voice, and Michael Keller, professor of piano, will perform in a faculty recital at UWSP on Wednesday, April 12.

• The Small Business Development Center at UWSP is offering two "Sales Training" classes in April and May.

• Danstage 2006 to feature guest choreographers including alumnus Aaron Felske.

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May

• Kathleen Taft, senior lecturer in chemistry, will retire in May after 35 years of service.

• Donald Showalter, professor of chemistry, will retire in May after more than 30 years of service.

• Richard Behm, professor of English will retire in May after 30 years of service.

• David Chitharanjan, professor of chemistry and clinical laboratory science, will retire in May after 32 years of service.

• Specialized summer art workshops are being offered by Continuing Education and the UWSP Department of Art and Design.

• Four students from UWSP will perform in Carnegie Hall on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.

• Three UWSP students have received $1000 Phi Kappa Phi study abroad grants.

• Summer courses in ceramics and multimedia art are being offered at UWSP.

• Two classes on music education skills are being offered at UWSP over the summer.

• Deb Oden, instructor of art, will teach two summer art courses at UWSP.

• The Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility (NADF) willl have its official ribbon cutting ceremony and open house on Friday, June 2.

• The Wisconsin Learning Center has announced the schedule of seminars for June.

• An education student and two members of the UWSP education faculty were honored at the Student Wisconsin Education Association State Representative Assembly.

• Tom Johnson, professor of anthropology at UWSP, continues his research on Shoshone family histories in Wyoming.

• Susan Hughes Gingrasso, professor of dance at UWSP, has received the National Dance Education Organization Dance Educator Award.

• The Conservatory for Creative Expression is offering a course in tools and common household repairs.

• UWSP Continuing Education is offering two theatre classes during the summer.

• Five master's degree candidates at UWSP have been awarded Gaylord Nelson Earth Day Fellowships.

• Mai Vang, a student service specialist and coordinator of Project Forward, has been named the new assistant to the chancellor for equity and affirmative action.

• UW System Fellow Michael Dombeck will give the keynote address at the dedication of the Port Edwards School Forest.

• UWSP students in the fields of art, theatre, and music were awarded Festival of the Arts Scholarships.

• Registration for children's summer swimming classes at UWSP will be done by mail on a first come, first serve basis.

• The Special Needs Aquatics Program at UWSP is offering summer classes for adults.

• A record number of high school teams participated in the 10th annual Wisconsin Solar Olympics at UWSP.

• Andrew Halverson, UWSP alumnus and local business owner will deliver the keynote address at the Spring 2006 Commencement Ceremony.

• Bachelor of fine arts students are exhibiting their work in the Carlsten Gallery through May 18.

• A reception will be held Thursday, April 11 for the release of the UWSP student literary magazine, "Barney Street."
• Top mathematics students from local high schools were honored at the 36th annual Central Wisconsin Mathematics League Awards Banquet on Monday, May 1.
• The Department of Music at UWSP will present a concert and honor 50 Scholarship recipients on Wednesday, May 10.
• The Small Business Development Center at UWSP will host a conference call listening session about employee healthcare benefits on Wednesday, May 10.
• The community is invited to a UWSP Master Planning Information session on May 10.
• Summer art and music camps offered for high school students in June and July.
• 'Discovery of America,' a play in progress, will be staged at UWSP May 5-7 and 11-13.
• The Central State Chamber Orchestra will perform at UWSP on May 13.
• The New York Times has recognized UWSP.

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June

• Nancy Bayne, professor of psychology and UWSP administrator, will retire after 31 years of service.

• The Wisconsin Learning Center is offering seminars for professional and personal enrichment during the month of July.

• Sandra Holmes, professor of psychology, retired this spring after 32 years of service.

• Jim Gifford, chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computing, retired in May after 30 years of service at UWSP.

• Two faculty members at UWSP were honored with the Eugene Katz Letters and Science Distinguished Faculty Award.

• The UWSP Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility in Bayfield, WI will sponsor the Midwest Yellow Perch Forum on Friday, July 14.

• The Conservatory for Creative Expression at UWSP offers art classes for kindergarten through eighth grade students.

• The Allen F. Blocher Planetarium at UWSP will feature the program "Hubble Vision" beginning in June.

• The Stevens Point Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (SPACFS) has been honored with the 2006 National Progress Award.

• Thirteen UWSP students were honored May 20 with the James H. Albertson Medallion, the highest student achievement at the university.

• Sixteen students from UWSP are spending the summer serving as interns in London.

• Recent art work by members of the Department of Art and Design faculty is on display at UWSP.

• UWSP has honored two alumni and a friend of the university for their service to UWSP.

• The North Star Summer Theatre will stage "Sight Unseen" and "A Flea in Her Ear" during the summer of 2006.

• The public is invited to attend addresses by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Jared Diamond at the 4th annual International Conference on Environmental Management for Sustainable Universities (EMSU).
   

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July

• The 36th annual American Suzuki Institute will be held at UWSP July 30-August 12.

• David Staszak, director of International Programs at UWSP, will retire on August 1.

• Bob Mosier, former director of Residential Living at UWSP, has received the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International (ACUHO-I) Award.

• Two incoming freshman at UWSP have won prizes in the UWSP Tuition/Debt Reduction Raffle.

• The Becoming and Outdoors-Woman program at UWSP will offer their 16th annual outdoor skills workshop at Treehaven Field Station.

• Roger Bullis, an expert in mass communication and a leader in Web-based curricula at UWSP, has retired after 35 years of service.

• Experts from UWSP will play prominent roles in "Preserving the Best, Growing Wisely: A Forum on Northern Wisconsin Rural Issues."

• The Wisconsin Learning Center is offering "The Four Managerial Functions: POLC," a managerial seminar, Thursday, July 20.

• Susan Gingrasso, professor of dance at UWSP, retired in April after 32 years of service.

• The UWSP School of Health Promotion and Human Development is offering six European hiking and bicycling tours in 2007.

• The Gesell Institute Early Childhood Center at UWSP has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

• The UWSP Department of Theatre and Dance North Star Summer Theatre will stage the comic farce "A Flea in Her Ear."

• The National Education Association has recognized the UWSP Student Wisconsin Education Association and its president for excellence in the organization.
   

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August

• Shelli Dubay, wildlife, wins grant to study red-shouldered hawks.

• Michael Zach, chemistry, returns to his alma mater to teach.

• Two students win Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation awards.

• Jan Seiler, foreign languages, retires after 37 years at UWSP.

• Brian Martz, music, wins grant to bring tubist to campus.

• Gregory Summers, history, authors book on environmentalism in the Fox Valley.

• Nancy LaMar, personnel, retires after 30 years at UWSP.

• Classes in the creative arts for youth, teens and adults offered this fall by the Conservatory for Creative Expression.

• Jim Haney, communication, chairing his department and serving as associate dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication.

• Gary Olsen, theatre and dance, appointed chair of his department.

• Twenty-two students serving internships in London this fall.

• Several aquatic classes offered for adults this fall.

• Hans Schabel, CNR, retires on August 24 after 33 years at UWSP.

• UWSP ranks seventh among top public universities in the Midwest by U.S.News & World Report.

• Senior student wins $1,000 PRSA scholarship.

• UWSP co-sponsoring program to help the state's zoning workforce.

• A UWSP emeritus professor and instructor have published a reference book about wayside exhibits and trails.

• A Conservatory for Creative Expression trip to Spring Green includes Taliesin and a Shakespeare performance on Sept. 30.

• The 13th Annual Labor of Love will be held Sept. 4.

• Beginning PowerPoint class offered Sept. 21.

• Continuing Education at UWSP is offering "Painting in Jordan Park with Diane Canfield Bywaters," a one-day painting workshop on Saturday, Sept. 16.

• The Association for Community Tasks and UWSP students have contributed more than 7000 volunteer hours in the past year.

• The Small Business Development Center at UWSP is offering a 10-week Entrepreneurial Training Program in Merrill beginning in Sept.

• Eric Yonke, professor of history and coordinator of peace studies at UWSP, has been named the new director of International Programs.

• The Small Business Development Center at UWSP is offering a 10-week Entrepreneurial Training Program in Wausau beginning in Sept.

• The Wisconsin Learning Center is offering several fall courses for professional and personal enrichment.

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September

• "Anton in Show Business" will be staged by the Department of Theatre and Dance Oct. 13-15 & 19-22.

• Forty free tickets will be offered for a performance of "Anton in Show Business" on Thurs., Oct. 19.

• Alternative spring break offered to assist Gulf Coast residents March 16-26.

• Governor James Doyle has announced UWSP as one of four UW campuses to become energy independent in five years.

• A renowned astronomer, Robert Gehrz, will present a lecture at UWSP on Thurs., Oct. 5.

• A British film is the first of the Student Arts Alliance fall film series.

• "Hubble Vision" will be shown Sundays in October at the Allen F. Blocher Planetarium at UWSP.

• The Department of Theatre and Dance's mainstage season will bring new directors, comedy, drama and music to two UWSP stages.

• The Wisconsin Learning Center announces its October class schedule.

• Training courses for improving business to be offered this fall by the SBDC.

• University Evening, held Wed., Oct. 4, recognizes faculty excellence with a presentation by Barbara Butler, anthropology.

• The CNR fall colloquium, focusing on climate change, begins Wed., Sept. 27.

• The GEM Critical Issues International Seminar begins again Tues., Oct. 3.

• The 2006-07 Performing Arts Series will bring a diverse group of artists to the UWSP community.

• Los Hombres Calientes will perform at Sentry Theatre Sun., Oct. 1.

• Festival of India will be held Sat., Sept. 30.

• Freshman profile reveals facts about UWSP's new class of students.

• Jeff Morin, COFAC dean, will serve a residency at UW-Milwaukee.

• Master Sargeant Michael Butcher, ROTC, retired from active service.

• UWSP hosting forest research conference Sept. 24-27.

• Three forums on education will be held this fall at Sentry Theatre.

• Jenni Yang, Stevens Point, will give a guest clarinet recital Sun., Sept. 24.

• Paul Doebler, music, to present a faculty flute recital Thurs., Sept. 21.

• GEM to host international watershed seminar Sept. 19-Oct. 9.

• Constitution debate set at UWSP on Mon., Sept. 18.

• Alek Toumi, foreign language, co-organized a colloquium about Nobel Prize winner Albert Camus at UW-Madison.

• KEEP experts are working with energy experts in East Asia.

• A new major in health sciences is now a part of the College of Professional Studies.

• UWSP's Allen Center is sponsoring activities Sept. 18-22 to invite the community inside.

• Destination ImagiNation Week marked in Wisconsin, Sept. 17-23.

• A conference on downtown revitalization will be held in Wausau through UWSP Continuing Education.

• An unconventional exhibit on domestic engineering, "Humble: 1900-1950" is on display at the Carlsten Gallery.

• Dreyfus UC remodeling and other projects underway as UWSP begins its 2006-07 academic year.

• The SBDC at UWSP is offering a training series on Quickbooks.

• UWSP is hosting a bioenergy and biofuels forum on Sat., Sept. 9.

• Wisconsin Environmental Education Board at UWSP now seeking grant proposals.

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October

• The Music Department will host a variety of events to mark Horn Month.

• The Student Arts Alliance film series continues with "Grave of the Fireflies" on Sun., Nov. 5.

• Upward Bound has helped thousands of Wisconsin high school students over 38 years.

• Two students placed at a national logging competition.

• A master's degree student has been honored by The Wildlife Society.

• Professor Emeritus Don Showalter was presented with an award for his public outreach in chemistry.

• Claudia Card, a UW-Madison professor, will talk about torture at UWSP on Fri., Oct. 27.

• Freshman balances college life and entrepreneurship.

• A University of Illinois professor will present a lecture on Mon., Oct. 30.

• Ahoy maties! "The Pirates of Penzance" will be staged at UWSP Nov. 10-12 & 16-19.

• A series of laser light shows set to rock music will be shown at the planetarium Nov. 1-4 and 8-11.

• The Student Arts Alliance film series continues Sun., Oct. 29, with "Two Days in October."

• Schmeeckle Reserve is offering free programs in November.

• The Players organization is holding its annual costume sale.

• Ethos Percusi�n will bring its diverse rhythms to UWSP on Mon., Nov. 6.

• America's dependency on oil the topic of a CNR colloquium on Wed., Oct. 25.

• 'Journey to the Stars' at the Allen F. Blocher Planetarium.

• The Wisconsin Learning Center is offering professional and personal development classes this November.

• A painting trip to Hawaii with Art Professor Diane Canfield Bywaters is offered by Continuing Education.

• The Wind Ensemble and Concert Band will perform together Oct. 20.

• Bob Kase, music, was honored as an outstanding alumni of UM-Duluth.

• A technology workshop for teaching students will be held at  PJ Jacobs Junior High on Oct. 19.

• UWSP will mark National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week Oct. 16-20.

• Central Wis. Environmental Station will offer an open house on Sat., Oct. 21.

• UWSP Homecoming 2006, Oct. 16-21, offers a variety of activities for alumni and community members.

• The Carlsten Gallery exhibit "PostSecret" opens Sun., Oct. 22.

• Andrea Splittberger-Rosen, music, will perform in a faculty recital on Sun., Oct. 22.

• The inaugural Thomas W. Overholt Memorial Lecture Series will feature speaker William Herzog.

• Adult aquatic classes begin Mon., Oct. 30.

• UWSP combined choirs will perform concerts on Oct. 21 and 22.

• A workshop on renewable energy will be held at UWSP on Sat., Oct. 14.

• Four students from Thailand will attend UWSP next fall as part of a humanitarian effort.

• Sompop Jantraka, a Thai humanitarian, will speak at UWSP on Tues., Oct. 24.

• A forum on the proposed constitutional amendment will be held Wed., Oct. 18.

• The Student Government Association is hosting a voter registration event on Wed., Oct. 11.

• Schmeeckle Reserve is hosting a variety of programs this October.

• The UWSP Symphony Orchestra will present a concert on Wed., Oct. 18.

• U.S. Congressman Dave Obey will give a talk about Iraq on Mon., Oct. 16.

• An elementary school in South Milwaukee is participating in UWSP's KEEP program.

• UWSP welcomed 72 new international students this fall.

• Permaculture expert Darren Doherty will teach a GEM course at UWSP this fall.

• Acclaimed writer Marge Piercy will give a presentation at UWSP on Mon., Oct. 16.

• Advisory-Joan Molloy Slack, a visiting artist, will offer an all-day ceramics demonstration at UWSP Tues., Oct. 10.

• The CNR's Fall Migration fundraiser will be held Sat., Nov. 4.

• High school students are invited to qualify for UWSP's Writers Workshop.

• Glass program receives another donation from Bullseye Glass Company.

• PRSSA student group launch public information campaign to encourage a campus cleanup.

• Advisory-Chancellor Linda Bunnell to join students in Campus Pride cleanup campaign.

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November

• Afterimages 2006 brings innovative student choreography to the stage Dec. 6-9.

• The Women's Choir and Choral Union will present a concert on Sun., Dec. 10.

• "Poster Offensive" coming to Carlsten Gallery on Sun., Dec. 3.

• The Symphony Orchestra will perform Wed., Dec. 6.

• "Free Inquiry" magazine editor Tom Flynn will present a lecture on Wed., Dec. 6.

• Pianist Stephen Radke will present a recital Sun., Dec. 3.

• Student Art Alliance film series concludes Sun., Dec. 3.

• Schmeeckle Reserve will host a Candlelight Hike and Open House on Sat., Dec. 2.

• A clarinet studio recital will be held Sat., Dec. 2.

• The Campus Band will perform Sun., Dec. 3.

• The Chamber Singers and Concert Choir will perform together Tues., Dec. 5.

• The Jazz Ensemble will perform Mon., Dec. 4.

• UWSP's aquaculture demonstration facility is rearing walleye with a local Native American tribe.

• A noted zoologist will present the CNR colloquium Wed., Nov. 29.

• Enjoy South East Asian food and entertainment at the Taste of Toj Roob, Sat., Dec. 2.

• The Chamber Jazz Ensemble will perform Tues., Nov. 28.

• "Winter Shorts," a collection of short plays, will be staged by theatre students Dec. 1-3.

• A culinary tour of Greece is offered for next summer and an informational meeting will be held Tues., Dec. 5.

• UWSP paper science students are helping memorialize conservationist Aldo Leopold.

• Two holiday programs will be shown at the Allen F. Blocher Planetarium in November and December.

• The Mostly Percussion Ensemble will perform Mon., Tues. 20.

• The Lab Jazz Ensemble will perform Tues., Nov. 21.

• Mark Tolstedt, communication, to head national Broadcast Education Association.

• Area students begin Mathematics League competition.

• A joint voice student recital will be held Wed., Nov. 29.

• Voice students will present a concert on Fri., Nov. 17.

• A joint violin student recital will be held Sat., Nov.18.

• A joint voice student recital will be held Sat., Nov. 18.

• Gear Up program helps students prepare for college life.

• Korean War documentary to be screened at UWSP.

• A joint student horn recital will be held Sun., Nov. 19.

• The SAA film series continues with "City of God" on Sun., Nov. 19.

• Two Suzuki students will present senior recitals on Sat., Nov. 18.

• Afro-Cuban percussionist Michael Spiro will offer a lecture and technique class Tues., Nov. 14.

• The 2006 Governor's High School Conference will be held Nov. 15, hosted by the WCEE at UWSP.

• Screenings of two environmental films will be held Nov. 12 and 16.

• UWSP will hold a Veterans Day ceremony on Fri., Nov. 10.

• Country artist Kathy Mattea will perform at Sentry Theater on Thurs., Nov. 16.

• A forum on faith in today's world will be held Wed., Nov. 15.

• Joan North, dean of CPS, has been honored by Wisconsin Women in Higher Education.

• A conference on the post-retirement age workforce will be held Thurs., Dec. 7.

• A senior vocalist will perform in a recital Sun., Nov. 12.

• Student compositions will be performed in the Composers Concert, Mon., Nov. 13.

• A woodwind and chamber music recital will be held Sat., Nov. 11.

• The Cold Turkey Trot Fun Run will be held Sat., Nov. 11.

• GEM continues its Critical Issues Series with a lecture by permaculturist Darren Doherty on Tues., Nov. 14.

• The Student Government has registered over 1,500 student voters for the upcoming Nov. 7 election.

• Dig out your beach towel for a family beach party with Dave Rudolph at UWSP Sat., Nov. 4.

• Christine Thomas, dean of CNR, was named a distinguished alumna at her alma mater.

• Enjoy Halloween and environmental education activities at the Hoot and Howl at CWES this Friday, Nov. 3.

• Delta Omicron, a music fraternity, will give a concert on Wed., Nov. 8.

• Karl Pnazek of CAP Services will give a presentation as part of the annual President William C. Hansen Lecture Series.