For the record
Policies and Procedures
Herbicide Procedures in Campus Natural Areas and Arboretum
Spring and summer visitors to the Campus Natural Areas and Arboretum will see signs announcing glyphosate herbicide applications for control of garlic mustard. Already smothering out the groundlayer in many natural areas, this pest plant will be controlled by application of glyphosate in the most severely infested areas. The herbicide is applied with a colored marker dye to show where it has been sprayed.
Where infestation is only scattered and desirable woodland plants can be saved by cultural methods of control, volunteers are hand pulling. Various volunteer work parties for the pulling of garlic mustard are available if you wish to help.
Garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata, is a biennial exotic which has in the last few years become a major threat to Wisconsin woodlands. It invades along edges of woodlands and spreads along trails and streams, growing in dense stands which choke out all other plants. Garlic mustard is further dispersed by flowing water, animals and human activities. In a matter of several years, this plant can choke out all other groundlayer species.
Herbicide application will be necessary on serious infestations for a number of years. The continual hand-weeding effort to prevent spread will be a seasonal procedure in the Campus Natural Areas and Arboretum management programs. Some of these efforts are part of university teaching and research.
Woody pest plants such as buckthorn and honeysuckle will be controlled with spot, targeted applications of the herbicide triclopyr (Garlon 3A or 4) at various times throughout the year.
The woody plant bud inhibitor fosamine will be used on woody and herbaceous plants in spot applications in June and September.
Application dates: Throughout the year depending on the target pest plant, chemical to be applied and weather conditions. Information: Arboretum, 262-5099; Campus Natural Areas, 265-9275; http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/safety
To volunteer with weeding: Arboretum, 263-7760. Campus Natural Areas, 265-9275.
Prescribed Burns In Campus Natural Areas and Arboretum
1918 Marsh: A prescribed control management fire is planned between March 22 and March 31. The exact date will be determined by weather conditions. The prescribed burn will be conducted by the Environmental Services department as part of the establish- ment of an Urban Ecology Field Station for purposes of teaching and research. Information: 265-9275.
Arboretum: A series of prescribed, controlled management burns will be conducted in various parts of the Arboretum this spring. Dates and locations will be determined on a daily basis by weather and smoke management concerns. Call the Arboretum reception desk, 263-7888, for daily burn plans in the Arboretum.
Annual Spring Pesticide Notice
In accordance with the university pesticide policy, applicators are to notify faculty, staff, students and visitors of campus pesticide use by either: posting signs where pesticides have been applied; distributing posters, flyers and electronic mail to people who may frequent the application area; or publishing a notice on the Safety Department’s web site: http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/safety.
The policy is also posted there. The pesticide policy encourages best management practices that maximize effectiveness and safety, and minimize environmental impact. In the future, the Safety Department will be posting best management practices in the following areas for reducing non-point source pollution: salt usage, spill prevention, erosion control at construction sites and fertilizer usage.
Check: http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/safety, or call 262-0979 for pesticide label information, information about hazards and exposures to using pesticides or information regarding practices listed above.
Grants and fellowships
Executive Education Gratis Course Enrollments
The Executive Education program in the School of Business will offer five gratis course enrollments to be selected from any of their 300 programs as a contribution to the Academic Staff Endowment Fund. The Professional Development and Recognition Committee of the Academic Staff Assembly will select recipients. Any academic staff member is eligible. Course catalog: http://uwexeced.com/.
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 a supervisor, colleague, etc. Send three copies of materials to the Office of the Secretary of Academic Staff, 270 Bascom Hall. Deadline: April 12.
Academic Staff Professional Development Awards
Fifty Academic Staff Professional Development Grant Program proposals have been approved for funding. The UW Board of Regents provides matching funds, with UW–Madison departments, for projects that enhance the professional development of academic staff. This year the program will offer a second competition for the 2000-2001 fiscal year. Check Wisconsin Week for specific deadlines and http://www.ohrd.wisc.edu/Gr/grants.htm for applications and summaries of successful awards.
The November winners are: Renee Alfano and Yvonee Fangmeyer, Dean of Students Office; L. Stuart Baker, Entomology/Plant Pathology; Andrea Ball and Tammy Mays, Health Sciences Libraries; Philip Biebl, Engineering Communications; Dianne Bowcock, Lead Center; Joan Burns and Catherine Reiser, Medical Genetics; John Carpenter, Network Engineering; Jan Cheetham and Lillian Tong, Center for Biology Education; Bruce Crownover, Tandem Press; Susan Daffinrud, Lead Center; Karen Delahaut-Schneider, Horticulture; Lynn Edlefson, Child Care; Cassandra Feist and Mary Pierick, Child Care; James Gage, Environmental Remote Sensing; Read Gilgen, Letters & Science Learning Support Services; Jackie Hank, Human Ecology; Carol Hillmer, Dairy Science; Elizabeth Jansen, Letters & Science Learning Support Services; Lynette Karls, Nutritional Sciences; Dennis Kennedy, Lead Center; Dana Staunton King, Surgical Sciences; Charlene Krembs, Administrative Computing; Janet Lewis, Comprehensive Cancer Center; David McDougal, Medical Illustration and Photography; Bruce Meyer, University Health Services; Heidi Papenfus, Medicine; Tracy Perkins, Ophthalmology; Ruth Robarts, Legal Writing; Ileana Rodriguez, Adult Career and Educational Counseling; Erica Rosch, Letters & Science Learning Support Services; Meredith Ross, Law School; Scott Rozman, Instructional Media Development Center; Andrew Rubin, Tandem Press; Amy Sausen, Horticulture; Wendy Schmidt-Janosik, University Health Services; Janice Sheppard, Dean of Students; Jody Siegel, Preventive Medicine; Barb Smith, Instructional Media Development Center; Rusty Smith, Networking Engineering; Susan Stratton, School of Business; Jean Surfus, Human Ecology; Hazel Symonette, Academic Services; Char Tortorice and Mary Beth Plane, Mentoring Program; Amy Trentham-Dietz, Comprehensive Cancer Center; Adrian Treves, Zoology; Nancy Wiegand, Land Information and Computer Graphics; Andrew Winterstein, Kinesiology; and M.J. Wylie, Animal Sciences.
Chancellor’s Grants for Collaboration In Teaching
Six grants to encourage collaborative teaching projects will be awarded annually to tenured faculty. The awards will fund released time from one undergraduate course for one semester for each faculty member so that several faculty may develop a cross-disciplinary course intended primarily for undergraduates. Once developed, this course will be cross-listed among the participating departments and taught by the faculty team. Participants will be encouraged to become involved in teaching and learning initiatives across campus and will have Creating a Collaborative Academic Environment (CCAE) and other staff available for consultation.
Six awards will be made per year for three years, with the departments of the winning faculty members receiving up to $15,000 to defray costs of their colleagues’ time away from regular course offerings. Two teams of three faculty (each team must have two full professors), or three teams of two faculty (each team must have one full professor) will be awarded grants. Applicants may come from within the same college/school, or cross college/school boundaries. Faculty holding joint appointments should collaborate with colleagues outside their appointing units.
Funds for this chancellor’s initiative come from private sources. Deadlines: Monday, March 27, proposals due in deans’ offices. Monday, April 3, proposals due in Associate Vice Chancellor Bob Skloot’s office, 117 Bascom Hall. Monday, May 8, winners announced. For information about this award, visit: http://www.wisc.edu/ccae/pga/collaboration.html, or contact Katherine Sanders at Creating a Collaborative Academic Environment (CCAE), 271 Bascom Hall, 263-4257; kjsander@facstaff.wisc.edu.
Teaching Enhancement Grants
The Provost’s Office is pleased to announce the second year of the teaching and learning initiative for undergraduate education called the Teaching Enhancement Grants (TEGs). The chancellor has allocated $50,000 a year for three years from the resources available for innovative programs at the UW Foundation. Last year, the university fully funded 10 proposals and partially funded two proposals.
TEGs are intended to assist in implementing innovations in undergraduate education that would otherwise not be funded. They focus on undergraduate students’ active participation in their education (in-and-out-of-classroom experiences, service learning, etc.), through a variety of means (freshman seminars, field trips, meetings with visiting guests, etc.), with additional benefits (Comm-B credits, interdisciplinary endeavors, etc.).
Applications should be sent to the Office of Associate Vice Chancellor Bob Skloot, 117 Bascom Hall, by Monday, March 27. Questions, applications: Chris Carlson-Dakes, 263-4259; or e-mail: cgcarlso@facstaff.wisc.edu. A list of winners from last year is also available upon request.
Institute on Race and Ethnicity
The UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity is issuing a call for proposals to fund grants for racial and ethnic studies. Four categories of grant support are being made available for 2000-2001. Deadline: Monday, April 3. To request guidelines, call (414) 229-4700/6701.
Category A-(Research): to support scholarly research with the intention of publication on racial and ethnic topics.
Category B-(Curriculum Development): To support the development and teaching of new courses pertaining to racial and ethnic topics.
Category C-(Miscellaneous Projects): To support projects and activities on racial and ethnic topics such as workshops/seminars, guest speakers, curricular and fine arts performances, professional development, materials acquisitions, etc.
Minority Faculty Research Awards: To provide released time and support to tenure-track, minority faculty members for their scholarly research and writing, thus enhancing their opportunities for achieving tenure. Contact the institute regarding eligibility before submitting a proposal. Information: Thomas Tonnesen, (414) 229-4700, or e-mail: tonnesen@uwm.edu.
Position vacancies
Administrative
036481: Dir, Unspecified (9)/ Acad Program Dir,ctor, UHS/UHS Director’s office General (100). Apply by March 31.
036700: Dir, Unspecified (8), Grad/University of Wisconsin Press (100). Apply by April 15.
036715: Assistant Dean (M), Ag&Lsc/Academic Student Affairs Admin (100). Apply by April 14.
036842: Asst Dir, Unspec (8), Educ/Kinesiology (100). Apply by April 3.
036864: Assoc Adm Specialist, Ath/General Operations (100). Apply by April 21.
Clinical/Health Sciences
035781: Clinical Asst Prof/Clinical Assoc Prof, Med Sc/Medicine (25% ). Apply by May 15.
036172: Clinical Asst Prof, Med Sc/Family Medicine (50% ). Apply by May 15.
036538: Assoc Clin Nurse Spec/ Clin Nurse Specialist, Med Sc/Medicine (100). Apply by April 1.
036617: Psychologist/Counselor, UHS/Student Programs (100). Apply by April 21.
036795: Clinical Asst Prof/Clinical Assoc Prof, UHS/Clinical Medicine (80% ). Apply by April 6.
036796: Psychologist/Counselor/Sr Counselor, UHS/Student Programs (100). Apply by April 21.
036887: Clinical Asst Prof, Pharm/Pharmacy Outreach (100). Apply by April 15.
036892: Clinical Instructor/Clinical Asst Prof/Clinical Assoc Prof, Vet M/Medical Sciences (100). Apply by April 12. Computer / Information Processing
036841: Assoc Inf Proc Conslt/ Inform Process Conslt/Sr Inform Proc Conslt, Engr/Computer-Aided Engineering (50% ). Apply by April 7.
036897: Assoc Inf Proc Conslt/ Inform Process Conslt, Med Sc/Medicine (100). Apply by March 28.
Executive
036715: Assistant Dean (M), Ag&Lsc/Academic Student Affairs Admin (100). Apply by April 14.
Facilities
036700: Dir, Unspecified (8), Grad/University of Wisconsin Press (100). Apply by April 15.
036842: Asst Dir, Unspec (8), Educ/Kinesiology (100). Apply by April 3.
Instruction
035781: Clinical Asst Prof/Clinical Assoc Prof, Med Sc/Medicine (25% ). Apply by May 15.
036172: Clinical Asst Prof, Med Sc/Family Medicine (50% ). Apply by May 15.
036516: Asst Faculty Assoc/ Assoc Faculty Assoc, Engr/Engineering Professional Development (100). Apply by April 20.
036657: Assoc Instructnl Spec/ Instructional Spec/Sr Instructional Spec, Med Sc/Biomolecular Chemistry (50% ). Apply by April 1.
036661: Assoc Lecturer/Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer, Sohe/School of Human Ecology (33% ). Apply by March 29.
036682: Lecturer, L&S/Anthropology (40). Apply by June 30.
036684: Faculty Assistant, Educ/Kinesiology (20). Apply by June 30.
036746: Lecturer, L&S/Art History (33% ). Apply by April 1.
036747: Lecturer, L&S/Spanish and Portuguese (33% ). Apply by April 7.
036779: Faculty Assistant, L&S/Languages and Cultures of Asia (75). Apply by March 31.
036781: Lecturer, L&S/Languages and Cultures of Asia (100). Apply by March 31.
036783: Faculty Assistant, L&S/Languages and Cultures of Asia (75). Apply by March 31.
036793: Lecturer, Ag&Lsc/Rural Sociology (33% ). Apply by April 24.
036795: Clinical Asst Prof/Clinical Assoc Prof, UHS/Clinical Medicine (80% ). Apply by April 6.
036822: Lecturer, Nur/Research (33% ). Apply by April 1.
036835: Assoc Faculty Assoc, L&S/Studies Programs (100). Apply by April 1.
036855: Asst Faculty Assoc/Assoc Faculty Assoc, Educ/Kinesiology (100). Apply by April 28.
036860: Asst Faculty Assoc/Assoc Lecturer, Educ/Kinesiology (50% ). Apply by May 1.
036866: Faculty Assistant, L&S/Spanish and Portuguese (33% ). Apply by August 1.
036867: Lecturer, L&S/Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences (50). Apply by April 8.
036879: Lecturer, L&S/Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences (50). Apply by May 31.
036887: Clinical Asst Prof, Pharm/Pharmacy Outreach (100). Apply by April 15.
036892: Clinical Instructor/ Clinical Asst Prof/Clinical Assoc Prof, Vet M/Medical Sciences (100). Apply by April 12.
Library Services
035201: Academic Librarian/Sr Acad Librarian, Med Sc/Health Sciences Library (100). Apply by March 31.
036678: Assoc Acad Librarian/ Academic Librarian, Libr/Wisconsin Interlibrary Services (100). Apply by April 1.
Research
035424: Assistant Scientist, Med Sc/Anatomy (100). Apply by May 15.
035862: Assistant Scientist, Med Sc/Anatomy (100). Apply by May 15.
036127: Assoc Research Spec/Research Specialist, Grad/Molecular Biology (100). Apply by May 15.
036398: Assoc Research Spec/Research Specialist, Med Sc/Physiology (100). Apply by March 31.
036404: Assoc Research Spec/Research Specialist, Med Sc/Physiology (50% ). Apply by April 1.
036472: Assoc Research Spec/Research Specialist, Grad/Primate Research Center (100). Apply by May 5.
036506: Asst Researcher, Engr/Engineering Experiment Station (100). Apply by March 31.
036600: Asst Researcher/ Assoc Researcher/Researcher, Med Sc/Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences (70% ). Apply by March 31.
036624: Assoc Research Spec/Research Specialist, Med Sc/Physiology (100). Apply by April 7.
036627: Assoc Research Spec, L&S/Psychology (50% ). Apply by June 1.
036696: Assoc Research Spec/Research Specialist/Sr Research Spec, Grad/Waisman Ctr Mental Retard & Human Dev (25% ). Apply by March 31.
036702: Assistant Scientist/Associate Scientist, Med Sc/Medicine (100). Apply by April 7.
036752: Senior Scientist, Med Sc/Medicine (70). Apply by April 7.
036852: Assistant Scientist/Associate Scientist/Senior Scientist, L&S/Chemistry (100). Apply by April 21.
036869: Assoc Research Spec/Research Specialist/Sr Research Spec, Med Sc/Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (100). Apply by March 31.
036884: Research Specialist, Ag&Lsc/Agronomy (100). Apply by March 28.
Student Services
036308: Assoc Advisor/Advisor, Ac Svc/Office of Admissions (100). Apply by March 29.
036416: Dir, Cont Educ (M), Educ/office of Education Outreach (100). Apply by April 3.
036617: Psychologist/Counselor, UHS/Student Programs (100). Apply by April 21.
036715: Assistant Dean (M), Ag&Lsc/Academic Student Affairs Admin (100). Apply by April 14.
036796: Psychologist/Counselor/Sr Counselor, UHS/Student Programs (100). Apply by April 21.
036813: Advisor, Ac Svc/Student Financial Services (100). Apply by March 31.
Due to publication schedules and limited space, not all Academic Staff or Limited vacancies are listed in Wisconsin Week. Complete descriptions of all vacancies (including faculty) are available electronically through the Web at http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/ohr/employment/employ.html [click on “Position Vacancy Listings (Faculty, Academic Staff, and Limited Positions”)] or at the Academic Personnel Office, 174 Bascom Hall (263-2511).
UW–Madison is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer.
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