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August 27, 2002

Call for Preproposals: Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment
The Provost’s Office is soliciting proposals from faculty, staff and students for the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. They are due in the dean or director’s office on Friday, Oct. 4. This new endowment is intended to advance The Wisconsin Idea through the development of new and innovative initiatives and new dimensions to existing outreach activities by creating and strengthening partnerships and collaborations, sharing and applying knowledge, and expanding access to lifelong learning. Such efforts will help to create partnerships and extend the knowledge, resources, research expertise and services of UW–Madison students, faculty and staff to community and governmental organizations, business and industry, the general public and K-12 schools.

The century-old Wisconsin Idea is one of our most cherished and proud traditions. As conceived and practiced through much of the university’s history, the idea was defined as “the borders of the university are the borders of the state.” Today, the Wisconsin Idea has evolved to mean the application of university knowledge in service to individuals and communities throughout the state, the nation and beyond. As stated in the 2001 UW–Madison Strategic Plan, “The Wisconsin Idea offers a shared medium through which we can help the state achieve its maximum potential as a participant in the world economy that embraces learning and the advancement of knowledge as much as it does material production.”

The total amount to be granted each year will be determined by the annual income from the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. This year we will be granting approximately $500,000 for projects that begin on or after Jan. 6. Proposals for initiatives up to $100,000 total funding are encouraged, and projects may last for up to three years. The fund is not intended to support or to duplicate existing projects, or replace activities that are a part of a unit’s normal operation.

The endowment will support people and projects rather than facilities. Projects must transfer or apply knowledge to address a specific constituency’s needs, problems or opportunities, locally, statewide, nationally or internationally. Projects supported must advance the campus strategic plan, particularly the goals articulated under the Amplify the Wisconsin Idea priority:

  • Advance the Wisconsin and global economies;
  • Address societal issues;
  • Foster technology transfer, e-learning and other distance learning; and
  • Increase lifelong learning opportunities (see http://www.chancellor.wisc.edu/strategicplan/ for the complete UW–Madison Strategic Plan).

Proposals also should contribute to the outreach mission of the school(s)/college(s)/unit(s) involved, and transfer and apply the knowledge and expertise of the university through individual efforts or coordination of multidisciplinary activities. Proposals are encouraged that involve undergraduate and graduate students, develop partnerships with public and private organizations, are designed to continue beyond the grant period and/or include matching funds.

Priority will be given to Wisconsin Idea initiatives in the following areas:

  • Extending students’ expertise off-campus: e.g., enhance applied research/education experiences for students; integrate existing curriculum with service learning opportunities; apply internships, fellowships and practica to extend knowledge; integrate in-class and out-of-class learning; and combine learning experiences with performances, exhibitions and other outreach activities.
  • Fostering biological and physical sciences outreach: e.g., advance science education and scientific literacy to people of all ages; extend and apply the sciences to solve a problem or take advantage of an opportunity; explore the social, economic, political, medical and environmental issues emerging from advances in the physical and biological sciences; and contend with burgeoning ethical questions driven by science.
  • Engaging the arts and humanities: e.g., promote understanding of disparate cultures and societies through the arts and humanities; expand cultural experiences and facilitate lifelong learning; and broaden public access to university performances, exhibits and programs through off-campus opportunities.
  • Addressing a societal opportunity or problem: e.g., provide research-based expertise to the public and private sector in such areas as environment, poverty, economic development, democracy and human rights; respond to demands for new areas of inquiry and for solutions to societal problems; advance knowledge and resources of underprivileged communities; and foster policy studies on issues of importance to the state, nation and the world.

See http://www.provost.wisc.edu/baldwin/ for complete call for preproposal guidelines, cover page, budget submission form and directions. The Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment call for proposals involves two steps: 1) UW–Madison faculty, staff or students must first submit a pre-proposal; and 2) individuals whose preproposals are accepted will be invited to submit a full proposal. Preproposals (one to two double-spaced pages) must be signed by the department chair/unit director and a dean’s/director’s representative before submission to the Office of the Provost. Preproposals are due in your dean’s office by Friday, Oct. 4, with 10 signed copies due in the Provost’s Office by Friday, Oct. 11. Notification of those who will be encouraged to submit full proposals will be made by Monday, Oct. 28. Full proposals are due in your dean’s office by Monday, Dec. 2, with 10 signed copies due in the Provost’s Office by Friday, Dec. 6.

Proposals from individual students or student organizations must have a sponsoring university department or unit. Students interested in applying and who do not have a sponsoring department or unit should contact Mary Rouse, director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service, 262-0787/ 263-2432 or mkrouse@wisc.edu.

Maximum funding for any project is $100,000, and projects may last up to three years. Both pre- and full proposals must include a detailed budget.

Further questions should be directed to: Peyton Smith, assistant vice chancellor for extended programs, 262-8214, fax: 265-3353, plsmith@bascom.wisc.edu.

Center for the Humanities Call for Proposals
The Center for the Humanities of the College of Letters and Science announces a new program to support undergraduate and graduate student interdisciplinary initiatives and collaboration in the humanities. While the aim is to stimulate interdisciplinary student activity in the humanities, faculty and staff may want to help initiate a proposal by organizing an undergraduate or graduate student group.

The Undergraduate Symposium Award will be given to a group of at least four undergraduates, the Graduate Symposium Award to a group of at least four graduate students.

Each group will organize a symposium that, while related to the particular interests of the members of the group and their disciplinary majors or research interests, should demonstrate broad humanistic appeal and interdisciplinary scope. The undergraduate group must include at least four undergraduates, no more than two of whom can be majors in the same department, as well as at least one faculty or academic staff adviser. For example, a history major, an art history major and two classics majors would be supported to organize a symposium on representations of women in antiquity. The graduate group cannot have more than two members from the same department; a faculty adviser is recommended, but not required.

Each $3,000 award is to be used for bringing in outside speakers and other expenses related to producing a symposium or conference.

An application for an award should include a proposal of no more than five pages (and include the names of potential invitees and a tentative budget), plus information about the students (including undergraduate students’ transcripts and graduate students’ vitae) and faculty or staff involved. Five copies of the application are due at the Center for the Humanities, 218 Memorial Library, by Saturday, Nov. 2. Information: info@humanities.wisc.edu, 263-3409.

Recreational Sports Access Fee and Sports Center Membership
Recreational Sports announces that a first-semester access fee will be available for entry to the SouthEast Recreation Facility (SERF); Natatorium/Gym Unit 2; Camp Randall Sports Center (Shell) and Nielsen Tennis Stadium for 2002-03. The first-semester fee will be effective Aug. 26-Dec. 31. A companion first-semester membership fee for the Camp Randall Sports Center will be available. Annual, academic-year, second-semester and summer-access, and Camp Randall Sports Center membership fee options will continue to be offered. Information: http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/recsports/.

Rates listed below are subject to approval by the Board of Regents. Annual access fee: $90; sports center membership, add $126. Academic year, 2002-03, access fee: $70; sports center membership, add $100. First or second semester, $35; sports center membership, add $50. Summer Session, 2003, $20; sports center membership, add $26.

Pfizer Supports School of Veterinary Medicine’s Efforts to Enhance Academics
Bolstered by a $4,000 grant from Pfizer Animal Health Group, the School of Veterinary Medicine is planning an academic assessment retreat. According to Susan Hyland, associate dean of Academic Affairs at the veterinary school, the grant will support a daylong assessment planning and methodology workshop for faculty and staff. The goal of the workshop is to establish assessment strategies that will be effective across the four-year curriculum. The retreat will be scheduled within the next year at a time that is opportune for faculty and academic staff.

ITA Mentoring Program Wants You
The DoIT Information Technology Academy is seeking enthusiastic UW employees to be mentors for our incoming class of high school freshmen. Each year, ITA recruits 15 students to take part in its four-year pre-college technology access and training program, which serves minority and economically disadvantaged students in the Madison area.

One of the most beneficial and popular aspects of ITA is its professional mentoring program. Students last year commented to ITA staff on how much they liked spending time with their mentors, saying that their mentor “believed in” them, “listened” to them, and they learned a lot from them.

As a mentor, you would meet with your mentee face to face and electronically to discuss any number of issues of interest to you and your mentee, and to provide general support and encouragement. You do not have to be a technology guru to be a great ITA mentor. All you need is the time, the desire and ears to listen.

See http://ita.wisc.edu/mentoring.htm for information. Applications will be taken until each student is matched with a mentor.

Depression Study Needs Subjects
The UW Psychiatry Clinical Trials Unit is recruiting subjects for a confidential medication research study for people experiencing depression. The evaluations, labs and study medication are provided at no cost. Participants get paid $20 for each completed visit and the study may last up to three years. Symptoms include not enjoying life, being tired or easily fatigued, not enjoying things like one used to, having trouble sleeping, feeling sad or down a lot, noticeable changes in appetite, difficulty concentrating or making decisions, feeling guilty or down on oneself. For information about this medication study, contact Jay Fruehling, 263-6171, or see http://www.psychiatry.wisc.edu/ research/clinicaltrials.htm.