For additional information, contact Teresa Satori, University Relations Specialist, at 920-683-4713, or by email at teresa.satori@uwc.edu.
Manitowoc Coffee, located at 836 South Eighth Street, will be featuring “Stuck on the Wall,” a photography exhibit by University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc students from October 31 through November 30. The students, from Professor Berel Lutsky’s intermediate photography class, will be on hand for an opening reception on Saturday, October 31 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Student exhibitors include Tiffany Duzeski, Mallory Greicar, Nick Paasch, Brendan Best, Ryan Russell and Trevor Polling. Among the images shown will be work from a class project photographing the community garden located at the corner of Viebahn Street and County Road CR in Manitowoc.
According to Lutsky, the show has been titled “Stuck on the Wall” to describe how most of the work will be hung. “To make it affordable for the students, the images will be displayed without frames, and only a few will have mats or mounts,” he said. The exhibit includes both color and black and white prints of various sizes which will be available for purchase.
For more information, contact Lutsky at 683-4735.
V. Alan White, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc, was recently honored by David Wilson, Chancellor of UW Colleges and University of Wisconsin-Extension, for his outstanding contributions and achievements in teaching and advocacy. White was presented with the Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in recognition of his generosity in sharing his twin passions for the discipline of philosophy and for teaching students.
“The award acknowledges the pivotal undergraduate education work being done here in Wisconsin by educators like Professor White,” said Wilson.
“I was very honored that my colleagues at UW-Manitowoc felt that I deserved a nomination for this wonderful recognition,” White commented.”To actually win it was quite a pleasant shock.”
White’s enthusiasm, humor and thoughtfulness both inside and outside the classroom have earned him the respect and trust of both students and colleagues. His nomination letter states “he demonstrates an intellectual vigor and thoughtfulness about his courses that is highly respected. The students appreciate his humor, ability to convey complicated topics with wonderfully apt examples, and his high enthusiasm. He is among the select group of faculty who consistently get very high student evaluations of teaching.”
Perhaps the highest compliments come from students who have reported that White’s classes have allowed them to become comfortable challenging ideas, systems and beliefs and forming their own opinions, ideas and questions.
He is well-known for writing and singing philosophical parodies, a fact demonstrated by the popularity of his website (http://www.uwmanitowoc.uwc.edu/staff/awhite/phisong.htm). Well-respected philosophers from inside and outside of the U.S. know him by his songs. He has published numerous articles, presented at many professional conferences and made contributions to books – with “The Philosophy of Steven Spielberg” being the most recent one.
White graduated magna cum laude from Northwest Nazarene University, before earning his master’s degree and doctorate from the University of Tennessee. He has been teaching at UW-Manitowoc since 1981 and teaches courses in the philosophy of religion; philosophy of science; ethics; and elementary logic. Professor White was previously recognized in 1996 as Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
The University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc announces its 2009-2010 Founders Hall Art Gallery exhibit schedule. The gallery, maintained by Berel Lutsky, Associate Professor of Art, will host a wide variety of works by artists from across the state and country.
October 5-30, Michael Julian (UW-Rock County), painting and mixed media
November 2-December 4, Letha Kelsy (UW-Baraboo), painting
December 7-January 29, first semester student works
February 1-26, Dannica Oudeans-Cole (UW-Barron County), painting and mixed media
March 1-April 1, Ben Rinehart (Lawrence University), printmaking, drawing, and painting
April 1-30, Carmi Weingrod (Seattle, WA), printmaking
May 3-12, Student Showcase, works by outstanding transferring students
May 14-July 4, second semester student works
The UW-Manitowoc Founders Hall Gallery is open to the public during regular building hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There is no admission cost. Call 683-4735 for more information.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a nearly $1 million grant to the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc and University of Wisconsin-Stout to increase the number of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduates in Wisconsin. UW-Manitowoc's Rebecca Abler, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences and Richard Hein, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, along with UW-Stout professors Kitrina Carlson and Michael Pickart, applied for the grant.
Their grant for "Opening the Portals of Discovery: Increasing Opportunities in STEM through Collaborative Research," was awarded $555.887 for the initial 36 months, with a possible 24-month renewal for an additional $440,881. The grant will support the creation of collaborative research, mentorship and instructional programs to encourage students to begin studying more STEM courses in high school, continuing at UW-Manitowoc for two years, and then finishing their degrees at UW-Stout.
Daniel Campagna, UW-Manitowoc CEO and Campus Dean, says that this is an outstanding demonstration of a joint venture. "Our expectation is that this exceptional grant will provide a strong bridge between aspiring high school students in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and the opportunities for continued studies at UW-Manitowoc and UW-Stout."
"We want to engage all high school students, including those from underrepresented populations and disadvantaged backgrounds, in science and maintain their interest as they enter college," says Abler. Initially, Abler and Hein are working with Lincoln High School and Valders High School, but the program could expand later to include more schools.
"Many incoming college students need more support than they seek out or receive," says Abler. "Peer and faculty mentoring in particular can be especially effective for minorities, women, and students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Portals of Discovery project incorporates mentoring with research to provide that support as students move from high school and through college."
"By actively engaging students in real research projects students are more likely to stay in a program and graduate," Hein added.
Other activities provided through the grant will include summer workshops for high school students, a summer immersion program for college students, possible scholarships, stipends for student researchers, curriculum development with the partner high schools, and assistance for other campuses in forming their own collaborations.
"Ultimately the model could be used on a national level," says Abler.
Carlson and Abler earlier this year were awarded the first UW System Regents Diversity Award in the team category for their Portals of Discovery project. This NSF grant allows them to expand this already successful model. Abler has been teaching at the UW-Manitowoc since 2005, and Hein since 2002. For more information, contact Abler at rebecca.abler@uwc.edu or call 920-683-4730. To learn more about UW-Manitowoc, visit www.uwmanitowoc.uwc.edu.
