JoAnne Katzmarek
and Lisa Bardon, education, co-presented “Expanding the
Boundaries: The Power of Narrative Structures in Teacher
Education” at the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives in Learning in
Estes Park, Colo.
Patricia Shaw,
education, presented and published “Leading Toward Changes in Higher
Education: A Personal Response to Economic Conditions” at the 2nd
International Conference on Education, Economy and Society held in
Paris, France. The presentation gave an overview of strategies and
policies she implemented to address maintaining program quality and
collegial communication in an age of reduced resources.
Jodi Olmsted,
health care professions, completed the Academy for Leadership Training
and Development program, a yearlong program for advancing organizational
leadership and providing succession planning for leaders in
post-secondary institutions.
Quinn Stanley,
education, presented “What Do You Got a Bible in Your Room For?:
Teacher Spirituality and Violent Students” at the Religion and Health:
Interdisciplinary Engagement and Interpretation Conference at Duke
University in Durham, N.C.
Patty Caro,
education, co-presented “Intervention: What Parents Reveal Through
Interviews Regarding Priorities, Concerns, and Socioeconomic/Cultural
Issues” at the 26th Annual International Conference of the
Division for Early Childhood held in Kansas City, Mo. This joint
presentation focused on parent perceptions across diverse educational
settings.
Paula DeHart,
education, in collaboration with JoAnne Katzmarek, gave a presentation,
“People Making a Difference: Promoting Compassionate Action in
Service-Learning,” at the National Council for the Social Studies Annual
Conference in Denver, Colo.
Henry Wojnicki,
Upward Bound, $13,984 from Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty
Corporation to “Support the Science and Math Summer Instruction and
College Campus Visits in fall 2010 and spring 2011.”
JoAnne Katzmarek,
education, named principal investigator for a $34,837 grant,
“Development of an Early Childhood Education Cohort Group: A Plan
to Increase Articulation Rates,” funded by COBE (Committee on
Baccalaureate Expansion) to create a UWSP/WTCS cohort group to help WTCS
grads earn a degree and teacher certification in ECE/SPED.
Henry Wojnicki,
Upward Bound, federal award $414,415 for 2010-2011 year, from USDOE,
representing the fourth year of a five-year grant cycle. The
program will serve 80 low-income and first generation high school youth
from the surrounding area that embark upon a college education, serving
10 target high schools.
Patty Caro,
education and principal investigator, with co-investigators Yomi
Ogunnaike-Lafe, education, and April Hartjes of Mid-State Technical
College, received a grant from the Wisconsin State Personnel Development
Grant, Institutions of Higher Education Hub for $5,000.
Holly Petrillo,
forestry, $23,000 from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for “Rapid
Ecological Assessment of Forests of the Great Lakes Biology Network.”
Bobbi Kubish,
natural resources, $110,013 from U.S. Dept. of Education-FIPSE for “TransAtlantic
Paper Science Dual Undergraduate Degree Program (TAPS).”
Robert Rosen,
music, $10,000 from Wisconsin Arts Board for “Very Young Composers.”
Michael Demchik,
forestry, $930 from WI Dept. of Natural Resources for “Karner Blue
Butterfly Recovery Program Population Estimate Survey,” $225 from
Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin for “Karner Blue Butterfly
Restoration,” and $2,000 from WI Dept. of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer
Protection for “Improving Bush-type Hazelnuts for Commercial Production
Through Cooperative Regional Breeding and Evaluation.”
Qiang Sun,
biology, $66,000 from California Department of Food and Agriculture for
“Clarification of xylem features limiting the entry and systemic spread
of Xylella fastidiosa in grapevines and exploration of an approach
controlling Pierce’s disease symptom development.”
Tracy Hofer,
business and economics, $2,000 from Council for Economic Education for
“Focus: Globalization Workshop for Teachers,” and $1,000 from WI Council
on Economic Education/Economics Wisconsin for “Center for Economic
Education.”
Devinder Sandhu,
biology, $92,804 from National Science Foundation for “An Integrated
Translational Genomic Approach to Improve Biotic and Abiotic Stress
Tolerance in Cereals- BREAD.”
Robert Wolensky,
sociology, $2,340 for “Anthracite Stories: The Shifting Ground of
Narrative, Memory and Place in an American Industrial Landscape,
1830-2000.”