For the Record

Grants and Scholarships

Second Chance and Single-Parent Student Scholarships
Friday, March 1, is the deadline for the new Alma Baron Second Chance for Women Scholarship and for Single-Parent Student Scholarships. Application forms are available at the Adult Career and Educational Counseling Center, 905 University Ave., and at the Office of Student Financial Services, 432 N. Murray St., as well as on the Web: http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/services/finanserv/scholarships/denney.htm

For information call ACECC, 263-6960, or Student Financial Services, 262-3060; or visit the Adult Career and Educational Counseling Center, 905 University Ave., Room 208.

Teaching Academy: Teaching and Learning in the New Millennium
The Teaching Academy is pleased to announce the third Summer Institute on Teaching and Learning, a four-day experience in faculty development and curriculum innovation. The institute will be Monday-Thursday, June 3-6, at Saint Benedict’s Center on the north side of Lake Mendota. The institute will enable faculty and instructional staff to:

design a new course that is individually or collaboratively taught; or
rethink and redesign an existing course; and
reflect on teaching goals and methods in conversation with others.

The objective is to provide a collegial atmosphere where faculty and instructional staff can reflect upon and revitalize their teaching, redesign the structure and content of their courses, and engage in conversations relevant to their concerns as educators and to the broader issues affecting higher education today.

The program will involve large group sessions focused on specific aspects of course design, lecturing, leading discussion, individual instruction (directed study, thesis), uses of class time, assessment of students and self-assessment. Small-group sessions, occurring at least once per day, will focus on projects that participants bring to the institute. Each day will include some discretionary time. The focus is on instructional design and goals, and teaching and learning; it is not intended to provide training in the use of specific instructional technologies.

Each person selected to participate will be eligible to apply for awards up to $800 to facilitate the implementation of the participant’s project, through the purchase of relevant educational materials and/or services.

Applications will be accepted through Friday, March 15, at 4:30 p.m. Early applications are encouraged. Applications should be submitted to: Mary Jae Paul, Teaching Academy, 133 Bascom. For information, contact Gerry Campbell, Teaching Academy chair, 265-8137, campbell@aae.wisc.edu; or John DeLamater, institute director, 262-4357, delamate@ssc.wisc.edu.

Competition for Executive Education Courses
The Executive Education program in the School of Business will offer five single course enrollments as a contribution to Academic Staff professional development. The successful applicant will benefit from a negotiated course registration from the typical $431 per day to the reduced rate of $50 per day. Departments may have discretionary funds available to support this administrative fee. Individual courses may be selected from any of 300 programs. Any member of the UW–Madison academic staff is eligible to apply for a single course.

A course catalog is available at (800) 292-8964 or 441-7357; or by faxing (608) 441-7325. The catalog is also available as a PDF document at http://uwexeced.com/ by clicking on Highlights 2002 Executive Education Catalog.

Selection criteria will be based on improved effectiveness in your present position. The main objectives are individual professional development, improved program quality and improved institutional effectiveness.

Applications must include:

a letter of purpose identifying the course and how it will enhance your professional development, and
one or two letters of support from your supervisor or a colleague.

Send five copies of materials to the Office of the Secretary of the Academic Staff, 270 Bascom Hall, by Saturday, May 11.

Evening MBA Scholarship Offered
The School of Business has designated one evening master’s of business administration scholarship each year for a UW–Madison employee. This scholarship will pay 90 percent of tuition and fees for each of the three years of the evening MBA program. The priority application deadline for the evening MBA program and the scholarship is Monday, April 1. The GMAT must be taken no later than Friday, March 15. For information, and to obtain application

materials for the evening MBA program and the scholarship, contact Shannon Elliott, 3150 Grainger Hall, selliott@bus.wisc.edu, 263-1169.

Sea Grant Requests for Proposals
The National Sea Grant Office has posted official information on requests for proposals for fiscal year 2002 for three Sea Grant National Strategic Investments competitions in technology, marine environmental biotechnology and fisheries habitat together with information on two fellowship opportunities. These requests for proposals have been published in the Federal Register, or http://www.nsgo.seagrant.org/research/rfp/index.html.

Sea Grant is also seeking applications for two fellowship programs to fulfill its broad educational responsibilities, to strengthen the collaboration between Sea Grant and the National Marine Fisheries Service, and to strengthen ties between academia and industry. The due date for receiving preliminary proposals for National Strategic Investments and applications for fellowships is 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 15, in the Wisconsin Sea Grant office.

Information: sgiproposals@seagrant.wisc.edu.

Teaching and Learning Award and Grant Opportunities
This is a call for proposals for three opportunities for awards and grants for teaching and learning funded through the Chancellor’s Office. Detailed information is on the Web at the addresses listed below for each program. The contact person for all of these programs is Chris Carlson-Dakes, associate director of Creating a Collaborative Academic Environment, cgcarlso@facstaff.wisc.edu, 263-4259.

Chancellor’s Award for Departmental Excellence in Teaching
An award of $50,000 will be presented to two departments, schools or programs that have worked to improve the community of teaching and learning. More information: http://www.wisc.edu/provost/ ccae/pga/department.html. The deadline for pre-proposals is Friday, Feb. 22.

Chancellor’s Grants for Collaboration in Teaching
Six awards of up to $15,000 each will be awarded to tenured faculty. Information: http://www.wisc.edu/provost/ccae/pga/collaboration.html. The deadline for proposals for this award to be approved by respective deans’ offices is Friday, March 1.

Teaching Enhancement Grants
The TEG program assists in implementing innovations in undergraduate education that would otherwise not be funded. Information: http://www.wisc.edu/ provost/ccae/pga/teg.html. The deadline for TEG proposals to be submitted to respective deans’ offices is Friday, Feb. 22.

Compton Peace Fellowship
The African Studies Program has received a grant from the Compton Foundation to support dissertation research in Africa by Africans. The fellowship will pay round-trip international air fare to Africa for the dissertator, plus a nine-month stipend of about $13,000, paid in three installments over the course of the fellowship.Deadline for application: Friday, March 1. Mailing address for applications: African Studies Program-Compton Fellows Committee; c/o James Delehanty, 205 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1397. For information: contact the African Studies Program, 262-2380, jmdeleha@facstaff.wisc.edu.

Teaching Academy Fellows
Nominations are invited for fellows in the Teaching Academy. Nominees may be any members of the faculty or of the academic staff involved in undergraduate, graduate or outreach teaching. Nominees should be outstanding university educators who are concerned about teaching and enriching the learning environment at this university. The academy particularly welcomes individuals who have demonstrated excellence through classroom innovation, program development, grant funding, publications, presentations or committee work related to teaching or learning. Members of the academy are active in one or more of the task forces. People should be nominated in recognition of their excellence and for participation in a spirited forum for discussion, debate and enhancement of teaching. Nomination procedures and forms can be found on the Teaching Academy’s Web site at http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/teaching-academy. For paper copies, call 263-7748 or schierhappell@bascom.wisc.edu. The schedule of dates for the process is: application deadline, Friday, March 1; notification of selection, early to mid-April; and induction, Wednesday, April 24.

Academic Staff Professional Development Grant Program
The Academic Staff Professional Development Grant program will be offering a grant competition for 2002 for all UW–Madison staff who hold at least a 50-percent appointment for projects that begin on or after July 1 and end before Dec. 31. UW System funds will match department funds for projects that occur within that time period. The primary focus of proposals should be on training and/or retraining to improve the effectiveness of academic staff members in their current roles. Proposals for enhancing abilities that enable a staff member to compete for a more responsible position will have a lower priority. The program has these main objectives: individual professional development, improved program quality, improved institutional effectiveness, and/or design for diversity. Application deadline: Friday, March 8. Recommendations must be forwarded by Friday, March 15, to the Office of Human Resources for final selection. Approved proposals receive funds from the UW System account on the basis of an equal match by college or department. Application instructions: http://www.ohrd.wisc.edu/GR/grants.htm. Information: 263-2511.

Undergrad Research Scholarships
The Provost’s Office announces the following research opportunities to encourage collaborative research between undergraduate students and faculty/instructional academic staff members. Please bring these scholarships to the attention of qualified undergraduate students. Individual faculty and instructional academic staff members may submit no more than three student applications per award program. Application forms are available from the Provost’s Office, 150 Bascom Hall, or at the Web sites listed below. Questions may be directed to the Provost’s Office, 262-1304, prov@bascom.wisc.edu.

Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate
Fellowships are awarded to undergraduate students for research-service projects involving community organizations. Applications due Thursday, Feb. 21, at 154 Morgridge Center, Red Gym. Information: http://www.morgridge.wisc.edu/wif.html.

Academic Excellence
Awards recognize undergraduate students who are enrolled in a degree program during the first and second semesters of 2001-02. Due Friday, March 1. http://www.wisc.edu/provost/undergrad/bookstore.pdf.

New Grant for 2002
Faculty and academic staff are invited to apply for Teaching and Learning With Technology grants, which support faculty and academic staff who create pedagogies that use instructional technology to enhance teaching and learning in a credit course. Grants totaling $100,000 will be awarded this year. Deadline is Wednesday, April 3. http://wiscinfo.doit. wisc.edu/ltde/grant/ index.htm#doit.

South Asia Call for Proposals
The Center for South Asia announces a call for proposals for the 31st Annual Conference on South Asia, Oct. 10-13, for individual papers, roundtables and panels.

The deadline is Wednesday, April 10. Proposals can be submitted at: http://www.wisc.edu/southasia/conf/. Information is located on the Web site. Proposals must be submitted online, through the Web site. Notification is in early June. Please call or e-mail the conference coordinator with questions: 262-9224, conference@southasia.wisc.edu.

A complete panel listing and special events listing will be available in August at: http://www.wisc.edu/southasia/conf/program.html.

Announcements

International Opportunities Month
Departments across campus are joining together in February to sponsor events to acquaint students with the breadth of international internship, work, study and travel opportunities available. From alumni panel discussions to Peace Corps information sessions, these events are as widely varied in format and content as the topics they address. A full listing and description of activities can be seen at http://www.wisc.edu/ciber/intlopp.

Questions can be directed to Susan Huber Miller, assistant director of the Center for International Business Education and Research, 263-7682, shubermiller@bus.wisc.edu.

Down Syndrome Study
John Marshall is recruiting young adults with Down syndrome for a medication research study. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the study medication for the improvement of cognition and function in people with Alzheimer’s disease, but it is still experimental for use in people with Down syndrome. Participants must be between ages 18 and 35; able to attend four four-hour visits to the clinic; willing to take medication daily for 12 weeks (half of subjects enrolled will receive the study medication and half will receive placebo, a look-alike medication that does not contain active medication); and have a reliable caregiver who will accompany subject to all visits. Contact Emily Crawford, clinical research coordinator, 265-8245.

Study for Breast Cancer Survivors
Lisa Sanborn, kinesiology, is seeking volunteers for an exercise study looking at physical fitness and physical activity levels. The study involves three visits to the UW Sports Medicine Fitness Center and includes a diagnostic exercise test. Breast cancer survivors should be 50-69 years of age, post-menopausal, diagnosed with stage I-III breast cancer, be at least three months post-treatment but not more than two years post-treatment, free from cardiovascular disease and free from any orthopedic problems. Information: 263-0854, lsanbor@education.wisc.edu.

Position Vacancies

Administrative

041290: Dean
Grad / Administration (100). Apply by March 4.

041367: Special Assistant
G E A / University Administration (100). Apply by February 22.

041431: Special Assistant
G E A / University Administration (100). Apply by February 26.

Clinical / Health Sciences

040046: Assoc Clin Nurse Spec/Clin Nurse Specialist
Med Sc / Medicine (50 ). Apply by February 22.

041411: Assoc Clin Nurse Spec/Clin Nurse Specialist/Sr Clin Nurse Spec
Med Sc / Anesthesiology (50 ). Apply by February 22.

Communications

041239: Editor
Ag&Lsc / Life Sciences Communication (75). Apply by February 28.

041509: Editor
Grad / Aquatic Sciences Center (100). Apply by February 22.

Executive

041290: Dean
Grad / Administration (100). Apply by March 4.

Instruction

041211: Asst Faculty Assoc/Assoc Faculty Assoc
Educ / Kinesiology (100). Apply by March 15.

041285: Asst Faculty Assoc
L&S / Interdiscip Instruction Pgm-Natural Sci (100). Apply by March 1.

041362: Lecturer
Educ / Educational Psychology (34 ). Apply by March 1.

041429: Assoc Preceptor
Educ / Curriculum And Instruction (50). Apply by March 15.

041503: Lecturer
L&S / Women’s Studies Program (100). Apply by February 28.

Research

040786: Asst Researcher/Assoc Researcher
Ag&Lsc / Bacteriology (100). Apply by February 28.

041215: Assistant Scientist/Associate Scientist
L&S / Sociology (100). Apply by February 22.

041283: Laboratory Mgr II
L&S / Interdiscip Instruction Pgm-Natural Sci (100). Apply by March 1.

041488: Asst Researcher/Assoc Researcher
Educ / Center On Education And Work (100). Apply by February 22.

041514: Asst Researcher/Assoc Researcher/Researcher
Engr / Civil & Environmental Engineering (50 ). Apply by February 19.

041526: Assistant Scientist/Associate Scientist/Senior Scientist
Ag&Lsc / Biochemistry (100). Apply by February 20.

041527: Asst Researcher/Assoc Researcher/Researcher
Ag&Lsc / Biochemistry (100). Apply by February 20.

041529: Research Specialist
Ag&Lsc / Dairy Research, Center For (100). Apply by February 20.

Student Services

040152: Asst Dir, Admiss (L)
Ac Svc / office of Admissions (100). Apply by February 22.

041441: Student Services Cord
Ac Svc / Student Financial Services (100). Apply by March 1.