For the Record

Policies and Procedures

Pesticide Policy
Pesticide applicators are to notify Central Answering and Response Service at 263-3333 prior to using a pesticide. In addition, applicators are to notify faculty, staff, students and visitors of their pesticide use by a reasonable and effective means, such as posting signs where pesticides have been applied, or distributing posters, flyers or electronic mail to people who may frequent the application area. Notices may be published on the Safety Department’s Web site at http://www.fpm.wisc.edu/safety. The policy is also posted there.

The Pesticide Use Policy encourages best management practices that maximize effectiveness and safety, and minimize environmental impact. Pesticides used in research and teaching are expected to abide by this policy’s objectives, although alternative procedures may be allowed for the purposes of academic study. Check http://www.fpm.wisc.edu/safety or call Sally Rowe of the Safety Department at 262-0979 for pesticide label information, information about hazards and exposures to using pesticides, or information regarding pollutants in stormwater.

Grants and Fellowships

Jewish Studies Course Grant
Faculty are invited to submit proposals to develop a new course to be cross-listed between their home department and Jewish Studies. The course would contribute to the core curriculum of Jewish Studies and be offered for the first time in fall 2003 and thereafter on a regular basis. A one-page proposal should be submitted that discusses the course’s theme, its intended student audience, the disciplinary needs of Jewish Studies it will serve and its appropriateness to the new Jewish studies major. A draft syllabus would be helpful. Proposals should be submitted to: Course Incentive Grant, Center for Jewish Studies, 308 Ingraham Hall.

Woodrow Wilson Foundation Announces Innovation Awards
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation invites graduate departments and graduate career centers to apply for its Innovation Awards, which support faculty and department outreach in humanities doctoral work. The Woodrow Wilson Innovation Awards recognize and celebrate nontraditional collaborations among university departments in the humanities, graduate career centers and community partners. Projects selected for Innovation Awards assist Ph.D. students in gaining valuable experience outside the academy. The Woodrow Wilson Foundation will select up to seven projects for Innovation Awards of $5,000 to $10,000. Request for proposals are is available at http://www.woodrow.org/phd/Innovation/rfp.html. The deadline for applications is Friday, May 31. Information: (609) 452-7007 ext. 159, sheffer@woodrow.org.

Announcements

Dean Review Committee
To maintain excellence in administrative practices, the university has implemented a standard five-year review procedure for deans and senior-level campus administrators. In compliance with this policy, Chancellor John Wiley and Provost Peter Spear recently convened a review committee for Dean Daryl Buss, School of Veterinary Medicine. The purpose is to assess Buss’ performance in external relations, resource management, and academic and administrative leadership. The committee invites helpful comments on Buss’ leadership and administration. Written comments may be addressed to the staff of the review committee, Noel Radomski, policy and planning analyst, 94 Bascom Hall, radomski@bascom.wisc.edu, or to members of the review committee: Dean Emeritus B.C. Easterday (chair), Professor Mary Behan, Associate Professor Douglas DeBoer, Associate Professor Kris Kruse-Elliott and Professor Albee Messing. The review process will include interviews of School of Veterinary Medicine constituencies. The review committee welcomes student, staff and faculty requests for interviews. Requests for interviews may be addressed to the staff of the review committee, or to committee members. It is strongly recommended that requests for interviews and written comments be submitted no later than Thursday, June 1. The committee will treat all communications as confidential, and the university will protect such confidentiality within the framework of Wisconsin law.

Free Exercise Consultation
Lisa Sanborn, kinesiology, is seeking breast cancer survivors for a study looking at physical fitness and physical activity. The study involves three visits to the UW Sports Medicine Fitness Center for a free fitness evaluation that includes a diagnostic ECG exercise test. Participants should be 50-69 years of age, post-menopausal, diagnosed with stage I-III breast cancer, be at least three months post treatment but no more than two years post treatment, be free from heart disease, and free from any orthopedic problems. Information, 263-0854, lsanborn@education.wisc.edu.

Elvehjem Elevator Repairs
The Elvehjem Museum of Art advises visitors who use the elevator at the north entrance to the museum from Murray Street to schedule visits around the elevator repair, which is taking place through mid May. The museum regrets any inconvenience to visitors. Information: 263-2246.

The Elvehjem Museum of Art is open Tuesdays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission to galleries and educational events is free. The museum is accessible to wheelchairs from the Murray Street (north) entrance. Elvehjem Museum of Art will provide sign language interpreters for associated programs by three-week advance request to Anne Lambert, curator of education, weekdays, 263-4421. Information is available at http://www.lvm.wisc.edu.

Applications of Chemicals on Campus and Natural Areas
The departments of Environmental Services and Campus Natural Areas are sensitive to community concerns regarding the use of herbicides and fertilizers. Their use is part of an integrated plant management program. Promoting healthy trees, shrubs, turf, floral displays and natural areas minimizes pesticide use. The Grounds Department has traditionally applied fertilizer and herbicides to turf areas and floral display gardens in general areas of campus. Itemization of chemicals that may be used may be found on the campus Safety Department Web site, http://www.fpm.wisc.edu/safety. The woody plant crew will be spraying horticultural oil starting this spring when temperatures reach 40 degrees. Selected trees campuswide will be sprayed after midnight and before 7 a.m. primarily for overwintering mites and destructive insects. A fungicidal spray will be made later in the spring at conifer bud break, and a final insecticidal application for borer control will be made in late May. All three chemicals carry “Caution” labels and have short re-entry periods.

Garlic mustard control
Glyphosate (Roundup) will be applied to control garlic mustard on campus and in the campus natural areas as conditions warrant. The herbicide is applied with a colored marker to show where it has been sprayed, and the areas will be posted with application signs. For information on volunteering to pull garlic mustard, call 265-9275.

Prairie restoration
Glyphosate will be used for the management of prairie restoration for the Biology Core Curriculum Prairie as conditions warrant. Woody pests such as buckthorn and honeysuckle will be controlled with spot, targeted applications of glyphosate and the herbicide triclopyr (garlon 3A or 4) at various times throughout the year. The woody bud inhibitor fosamine will be used on woody and herbaceous plants in spot applications in June or September.

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. 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 secretary of the Academic Staff, 270 Bascom, by Saturday, May 11.