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NEWS RELEASES JULY '05
UW-Marinette still accepting applications for fall semester
July 7, 2005
Registrations are still being accepted at UW-Marinette for the Fall Semester, according to Cindy Bailey, Assistant Dean for Student Services.
“Although classes are still open, prospective students, especially those seeking financial aid, should apply as soon as possible, so that they can register for the classes they need,” said Bailey.
Fall semester classes begin September 6. Students may earn two-year associate degrees in liberal arts studies and then transfer to a four-year school to complete a bachelor’s degree or enroll in one of several bachelor degree programs offered at UW-Marinette through agreements with UW-Green Bay, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Stevens Point or Silver Lake College.
“Admission to UW-Marinette is not a complicated process,” said Bailey. Prospective students need a high school diploma or a GED. This ensures that students have 17 high school credits in English (4 units), Social Science (3 units), Mathematics (3 units), Natural Science (3 units), and electives (4 units).
High school students need to take the ACT or SAT (American College Test or Scholastic Aptitude Test) and have the scores sent to UW-Marinette. This test is not required of students over 21.
Next, prospective students should fill out and send in a UW System Application for Undergraduate Admission. They can find one at their high school guidance office, at the UW-Marinette campus, or on the Internet at http://apply.wisconsin.edu. There is a $35 application fee.
One should then apply for financial aid. “Tuition and fees at UW-Marinette are the lowest in the UW System at approximately $2000 per semester for a full-time credit load. Our advisors are happy to help with the whole admissions and financial aid process,” says Bailey. You can find the FAFSA form (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) online at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov or at our Student Services office on campus.
After being admitted, students take placement tests in English and math to determine which classes they need to take.
“Meet with a UW-Marinette advisor who can help you plan your classes, discuss your transfer goals and talk about your expectations. Applying, being admitted and enrolling for classes is not difficult. One needs only a high school diploma or GED, an application and $35 application fee, and a copy of one’s ACT or SAT scores if they are under the age of 21. Call or stop in anytime,” says Bailey.
For more information about Admissions or to pick up an application, contact the Student Services at 715-735-4301, email ssinfo@uwc.edu or visit the campus online at www.marinette.uwc.edu.
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"Yes You Can" Information Session to be held at UW-Marinette August 1
July 7. 2005
A special "Yes You Can" Information session for adult students will be held on August 1 from 4 - 6 pm at UW-Marinette. There is stilll time to register for classes and apply for financial aid.
Mary LaCasse, UW-Marinette adult student advisor, will provide an overview of the admissions process for adult students and offer advice on solutions to some of the special challenges facing returning adult students including balancing family, job and education; managing finances; fitting in with traditional age students and building confidence in the ability to do school work.
LaCasse will also review the requirements of the Associate of Arts and Science degree available at UW-Marinette, the first step towards a bachelor’s degree.
Information about bachelor degree programs available at UW-Marinette will also be available. Degrees for which one can complete most or all of the courses needed at UW-Marinette are: UW-Milwaukee (Organizational Administration, Information Resources and Communications), and UW-Stevens Point (General Studies) and Silver Lake College (Business Management). UW-Green Bay advisor Eric Craver will also be at the information session with details about the UWGB bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Pre-registration is requested for the "Yes You Can" Information Session. To sign up, contact LaCasse at (715) 735-4301 or mlacasse@uwc.edu or use the online form at www.marinette.uwc.edu/rtlform.html.
The event will be held in the M-132 of the Main Building on campus located at Bay Shore Street in Marinette.
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"Common Ground" Exhibit Now on Display
July 11, 2005
Those interested in the beauty, complexity and fragility of the environment in Northeast Wisconsin will want to view the "Common Ground" art exhibit on display at the Stephenson and Spies Public Libraries and the UW-Marinette art gallery now until September 28.
On loan from the Francis Hardy Center for the Arts in Ephraim, Wisconsin, the exhibit combines art, science and poetry to explore environmental issues of importance to all. Each location highlights a specific area of the environment. The Stephenson Public Library exhibit is entitled "Fisheries: Endangered and Invaded." The Spies Public Library exhibit focuses on "Vanishing Points: Forests and Natural Resources." Artworks at the UW-Marinette gallery are built around "Reflections: Water and Sky," to explore water issues and light pollution in the night sky.
Local artists whose works have been juried into the show include Johanna Axelrod, Lauri Beldo, Jan Ross Deetjen, Pete Entringer, Michael Goes, Jody LaCanne, Jim Malfa, Jan Larson, Ernie Pleger, and Kathryn Wedge.
The exhibit is also the focal point for UW-Marinette's Fall Convocation scheduled for September 28 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the campus located at it's Bay Shore site. Open to the public, Wisconsin State Poet Laureate Denise Sweet will give the keynote address at 11 am. At 1:00, 2:00 and 3:30 pm, workshops will be given by artists and scientists connected with the Common Ground exhibit. A Menominee Nation Pow Wow will be held at 7:00 pm at the UW-Marinette Field House.
The Common Ground traveling exhibit is made possible with funding from the Lyn and Roger Derusha Family, Nicolet Bank, the Fairfield Center for Contemporary Art, and the UW Colleges. The original project was funded by grants from the Peninsula Arts Association, the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin, and the Lakeshore Natural Resources Partnership, Inc.
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UW-Marinette Continuing Education Ground School
July 12, 2005
Begin training for a private pilot's license at the next UW-Marinette Ground School, offered by Continuing Education. The class will be taught by Jason Lauzer, a certified flight instructor. Ground School students will learn the fundamentals of flight, flight operations, aviation weather, and performance and navigation. One may start training at any age, solo flight at age 16 and obtain a private pilot's license at the age of 17.
The class will meet for 8 Tuesdays, September 13 - November 1 from 6:15 - 8:15 pm in L-101 of the Library Building. The fee for the course is $79.00. The cost of the book is $78.00.
To register, contact Jane Joens at 715-735-4343, email jjones@uwc.edu or register on the web at www.marinette.uwc.edu/cedcourses.html. Mastercard and Vis are accepted.
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Host Family Opportunities at UW-Marinette
July 13, 2005
Families interested in hosting international students are invited to attend an orientation meeting at the Serving Spoon Restaurant on First Street in Menominee July 28 or August 4 at 6:00 pm.
Jane Jones, Continuing Education and International Program Director at UW-Marinette, will explain the University’s two International Student Programs: Youth for Understanding (YFU) for students from Europe, Asia and South America and International Research and Exchange (IREX) for students from former Soviet Union countries. UW-Marinette staff and former host parents will be available for a question and answer session. Families will be able to view files of the new students that will arrive August 19 for fall semester which begins September 6. "Families can choose students that match their interests," says Jones.
The international students include Hitoha and Kaori, two young women of Japan, who are interested in English and business; Sandip is a 22-year old man from India who would like a career in sports education. Alejandro of Mexico is 18 years old, loves sports, and plans to be a medical doctor.
Mirali and Farid are from Azerbaijan. Both young men are planning careers in business and finance.
Three Korean women, Ji-A, Yoon-Kyung and So-Yeon are interested in the arts, music and sports. Melanie of Switzerland is 18 years old, speaks six languages and loves sports and travel. Pauline of France is also 18 and would like a career in travel and tourism.
Zamira, a 19 year old woman who is majoring in American Studies, and Kanat, a 19 year old man who plans a career in business, are both from Kyrgystan. Armine of Armenia is 18 and majoring in English and psychology. Dildora of Uzbekistan is an 18-year-old woman who enjoys the arts and travel and would like a career in business.
"Families enjoy learning about the new cultures that our students bring. They also have fun sharing our culture of Northern Wisconsin," says Jones.
Barb and Keith Akins have hosted several international students and enjoyed sharing their love of hiking and camping with students who have never had that opportunity.
"Hospitality is good for you, for the person extending it as well as caring for or meeting some of the needs of the person receiving the hospitality. It gives you a broader perspective of what other people are thinking and saying," says Keith.
The experience has "been good for our son who is still at home," says Barb. "We'd really encourage people to do it," adds Keith. "It doesn’t require a lot of you, a little transportation. It's important to try to give the students a taste of American family and traditions."
For the Carl Mercier family, hosting an international student is "an opportunity to get involved with young people who are not high maintenance, but who still need a place to live, maybe a ride to school, a homecooked meal," says Carl, a retired history teacher.
"It's an opportunity to discuss their cultures with them. They have had very different experiences from us. That got me to think differently, to think from other perspectives, not just our own. I found out what being a history teacher was about—the study of human nature. History makes sense that way. You can’t understand history unless you understand others and where they are coming from," says Carl.
Dorothy and Scott Young and their daughter Sierra became a host family because Dorothy is a student at UW-Marinette. They have hosted a boy from Thailand and a girl from Japan. "We love them to death," said Dorothy. This past year their students had fun carving pumpkins, decorating the Christmas tree and Easter eggs, ice fishing and snowshoeing.
Sharing food is also fun. "Everyone at the house cooks one meal during the week," said Dorothy. The students make dishes from their countries or American food.
"I am learning how to count in both Thai and Japanese. My stepdaughter is learning too. We have books from both places and try to learn as much about their culture as much as we teach them about ours. Language is important to both of them and they want to learn English. When Hom was in public speaking, he practiced his speeches for us and we would video tape him and my husband would proofread his homework," said Dorothy.
Host families from Marinette, Menominee and Peshtigo can be married, single adults, young, or not so young. "The benefit of hosting a college-age student is that they are independent, have a bike provided by the program for transportation and have University staff available for guidance," said Jones. Students also provide their own spending money and insurance.
Host families can attend the monthly International pot lucks where the 35 international students present programs about their countries. Other countries represented at UW-Marinette include Thailand, Ghana, Hungry, Vietnam, and Denmark.
For more information, call Jane Jones at 715-735-4343 or e-mail jjones@uwc.edu
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Lend Me a Tenor Opens at TOB July 22
July 15, 2005
UW-Marinette’s Theatre on the Bay opens its second summer production, an uproariously hilarious comedy by Ken Ludwig, “Lend Me a Tenor,” July 22 - 25 and July 29 - August 1. Presented by Time Warner Cable and directed and designed by Dr. Doug Larche, “Lend Me a Tenor” is a laugh-a-minute farce with lots of slapstick, misunderstandings, and mistaken identities.
“Susan and I had an opportunity to see “Lend Me a Tenor” on Broadway,” said Larche, “and when we left the theatre, we excitedly thought it was one of the funniest plays we had ever seen.” He continued, “I am so glad that TOB can offer this very entertaining, award-winning play to our many friends in Northeast Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula.”
Set on a night in September of 1934—the biggest in the history of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company—world-famous tenor Tito Morelli is to perform Otello, his most resplendent role at the gala season-opener. The company is in an uproar, especially the women who adore Tito and can’t wait to meet him. When he arrives a little late and in no shape to take the stage, the pandemonium begins.
“But even beyond the delight of this play,” Larche continued, “it is the uniquely talented cast that sets this play apart. Everyone who has ever been to Theatre on the Bay has seen the name of ‘Herbert Williams’ on the building. This show provides a rare and wonderful opportunity to see the legend return to action in a bravura, magical performance. He is surrounded by a uniquely gifted cast that represents over thirty years of excellence and countless memorable TOB moments.”
Herbert Williams plays the Opera’s frantic General Manager, Mr. Saunders, and Mary Nemetz plays the smitten, high society Chairman of the Opera Guild, Julia. Timid company assistant and fledgling opera singer Max and his impressionable and romantic young fiance, Maggie, are played by Doug Townsend and Amanda Rhines. “Il Stupendo” (Tito) and his fiery Italian wife Maria are played by Jason Larche and Farah Flick. Heather LaFleur plays the desperate diva Diana, and Bill Clyma portrays the quirky bellhop, who has not-so-secret operatic aspirations.
Philip Smith is technical director and lighting and sound designer; Vickie Gebhard created the opulent Otello costumes, and other costumes were designed by Amanda Rhines, Mary Nemetz and Barbara Bertagnoli. Joshua LaLonde is the properties designer; and Gina Britt, the design consultant. Lisa Giebler is the Lead Technician and Pat Rondeau is the house manager. Debra Quick is both the Assistant Director and Stage Manager, and Susan Larche assisted the director.
“Lend Me a Tenor” features some mature situations and humor and may not be suitable for all audiences. Curtain time is 7:30 pm in the Herbert L. Williams Theatre in the Fine Arts Building on the UW-Marinette campus, 750 W. Bay Shore Street in Marinette. Tickets for “Lend Me a Tenor” are $10 and $12 available at the box office by calling 715-735-4313.
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Pleger to Offer Watercolor Course at UW-Marinette
July 18, 2005
Watercolor artist Ernie Pleger will offer a workshop on "Improving Your Watercolors" Saturday, October 8 from 9:30 am - 3:30 pm through UW-Marinette Continuing Education.
Using demonstrations of various techniques, workshop participants will discover ways to make the most of reference photos, learn the benefits and techniques of masking and glazing, paint clouds and skies that add interest and drama, learn a simple trick for rendering birds and animals, and avoid common watercolor pitfalls.
"Some experience in watercolor is helpful," says Pleger. Students may bring reference photos or sketches, but reference materials will also be provided. Class size is limited to 10. Each participant will receive a supply list and is asked to bring a sack lunch.
The cost of the workshop is $39. To register, contact Jane Jones at 715-735-4343 or email jjones@uwc.edu. Registration is also available on the web at www.marinette.uwc.edu/cedcourses.html. Vis and Mastercard are accepted.
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UW Colleges Students Earn Degrees of Success
July 19, 2005
The numbers tell the stories. By nearly every comparison, students who start college at one of the freshman-sophomore campuses of the University of Wisconsin, including UW-Marinette, achieve degrees at a higher rate when they transfer to a baccalaureate institution than those who transfer from anywhere else.
The University of Wisconsin System Office of Policy Analysis and Research has compiled these telling statistics, based on data from 2001-2003, and reported them in January 2005. The UW Colleges, which is the freshman-sophomore institution within the UW System, is comprised of 13 campuses scattered throughout the state and a central office located in Madison.
While many UW Colleges students gained college admission with less complete credentials of preparation, they rise to the competition by the time they transfer.
After their first year at the 4-year school to which they have transferred, the UW Colleges’ students’ grade point averages (GPA) equal those of students transferring from other 4-year UW institutions: All transfers 3.0; UW Colleges 3.1; Tech College 2.8; UW 4-yr 3.1.
They also stay in school and keep working toward their degrees, showing the highest second-year retention rate among transfers: UW Colleges 80%; UW 4-yr. 71%; Out-of-state 68%; Tech College; 66%; Private College; 64%.
Finally, they are more likely to graduate than other transfer students, earning bachelor’s degrees at the rates of: UW Colleges 78%; UW 4-yr. 72%; Out-of-state 66%; Tech College 64%; Private College 52%.
While students may transfer at any point in their educational careers, those who complete the associate degree program at the freshman-sophomore campus tend to perform best when they transfer. However, an earlier transfer is more beneficial for students seeking certain technical degrees.
For a copy of the research report, contact Maureen Molle, (715) 735-4310 or mmolle@uwc.edu.
The University of Wisconsin-Marinette is accepting applications for fall enrollment now. For information about programs, admission, or financial aid, contact the Student Services Office at (715) 735-4301 or visit the web at www.marinette.uwc.edu.
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Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing Option Offered by UW-Green Bay and UW-Marinette
July 21, 2005
New Partnership allows nursing students to take additional credits with UW-Marinette and may offer UW-Green Bay face-to-face Upper Level Nursing courses at UW-Marinette campus
RN’s with an associate degree or diploma in nursing may be able to obtain a bachelor’s degree in nursing without leaving the UW-Marinette district under an innovative, new partnership between UW-Marinette and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UW-Green Bay.)
Under the new partnership, RNs desiring a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree will be able to complete non-nursing courses through UW-Marinette and to complete upper level nursing courses (online or face-to-face) through UW-Green Bay. Face-to-face classes are currently taught on the UW-Green Bay campus and, if enough students are available, could be taught at UW-Marinette as well.
UW-Green Bay Professional Program in Nursing is a high quality, user-friendly program with flexible transfer policies and excellent student support. According to program chair Dr. Darryl Block, “Our faculty are keenly aware of employer expectations of BSN prepared nurses as well as the knowledge and experiences of RN students. We are excited about the prospect of including students from the Marinette area in our program.”
Students who have earned an Associate degree in nursing (as verified by an official transcript) are eligible to apply for admission to UW-Green Bay’s Professional Program in Nursing. UW-Green Bay requires a minimum of 120 earned degree credits for a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Students who are graduates of an Associate degree in nursing are eligible to transfer 60 credits that can be applied only to the UW-Green Bay Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The remaining UW-Green Bay requirements for graduation will consist of 18 credits of general education, 12 credits of support courses for the nursing major and 30 credits of upper-level nursing courses. Students must complete a minimum of 30 credits, including 15 credits at UW-Green Bay or online through the collaborative Nursing Program. Alternatively, with sufficient enrollment to cover the costs of running a course (typically 20 students). Upper level nursing courses will be offered on-site at the UW-Marinette Campus.
Students in the Marinette area would be able to transfer up to 30 additional credits of post-degree, University of Wisconsin-Marinette coursework (with a final grade of “C” or better) to fulfill specific UW-Green Bay general education and nursing support course requirements for the BSN program. This will leave 30 upper-level nursing credits to take through UW-Green Bay’s BSN program.
A listing of how UW-Marinette courses satisfy the University of Wisconsin’s Transfer Information System (TIS) and UW-Green Bay’s BSN degree requirements can be found on the website at www.marinette.uwc.edu/bsncourses.html.
For more information about the BSN program at UW-Marinette, contact Mary LaCasse at 715-735-4353 or email mlacasse@uwc.edu.
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