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THEWisconsin INDEPENDENT Summer 2006 Newsletter of the Wisconsin Association of Independent and (WAICU) Vol. 38 No. 2

President’s Letter More than 11,000 graduate from To Marty, RIP WAICU colleges and universities Dear Friends, On March 2, my good friend— Alverno – Speaker was director of the Carroll Institute for Civil really, everyone’s good friend—Martin Susan Lennon, executive director of War Studies, spoke and received a Doctor F. Stein died. Marty and I had traveled the Women’s College Coalition in of Humane Letters. 5/14 to Israel together and worked together Washington, D.C., and Bobbie Reiman – Honorary degrees on a project to promote volunteerism. of the Reiman Foundation received an were awarded to Rev. Timothy This issue’s President’s letter will be honorary degree. 5/20 Michael Dolan, Catholic Archbishop of from Marty. It originally appeared in Beloit College – Speaker was Michael , and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, the the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Novacek, senior vice president of commencement speaker. 5/21 science and curator of palentology at the Concordia Wisconsin – The Sincerely, American Museum of Natural History Honorable Christine Nuernberg, mayor in NYC. Recipients of honorary degrees of Mequon, delivered the address. An were Elizabeth Hayford, retiring president honorary Doctor of Letters was presented of the Associated Colleges of the to Dr. Donald Knuth, in absentia. 5/13 Midwest, and Abner Mikva, former chief – Don and Marilyn Rolf Wegenke, Ph.D. judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Anderson, philanthropists, received President District of Columbia. 5/14 honorary degrees. 5/14 Cardinal Stritch – Dr. Rosalie Mirenda, Lakeland College – Speaker and Dear Editorial Page Editor: president of Neumann College in honorary degree recipient was Jackie When you read this letter I will Philadelphia, was the speaker, and Frank Spinner, staff reporter for The Washington have passed on. However, I have left Zeidler, former mayor of Milwaukee, Post. 5/7 with great concerns about our Nation received an honorary degree. 5/21 Lawrence University – Speakers and and its future. Carroll College – Lance Herdegen, honorary degree We are living in the greatest country Continued on page 2 in the world, filled with freedom, opportunity and possibilities that no other generation has ever been exposed to. Some people, however are existing in a “living hell”— • Where drugs, prostitution, illiteracy, abuse and, yes, even murder are regular occurrences; • Where three families live in a two- bedroom apartment, sleeping on dirty mattresses; • Where people don’t know how and where to go to better their lot in A scene from the WAICU counselors fair held in Chicago area: The event was evaluated as life—people with Continued on page 7 a great success with one high school counselor saying that it was best organized and most useful event of its type that she had been to. Here St. Norbert admissions offi cers visit with counselors.

Alverno College • Beloit College • Cardinal Stritch University • Carroll College Carthage College • Concordia University • Edgewood College • Lakeland College Lawrence University • Marian College • Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design • Milwaukee School of Engineering Mount Mary College • Northland College • Ripon College • St. Norbert College Silver Lake College • • Wisconsin Lutheran College Spring graduations THE Wisconsin INDEPENDENT • Summer 2006 (continued from page 1) recipients will be Richard Franke, Edgewood College to build new residence hall retired CEO of the investment banking firm John Nuveen Company, and Catherine Tatge, Emmy-winning television and documentary film director. 6/11 Marian College of Fond du Lac – Speaker was Michael A. Conger, vice president of operations at Oshkosh Truck Corp. 5/13 Marquette University – Speaker was U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao. Honorary degree recipients were Richard Burke, chairman of Trek Bicycle; Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., religion professor at Fordham University; and Eleonore A. Staump, Ph.D., philosophy professor at Saint Louis University. 5/21 Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design An artist’s sketch of Edgewood’s new residence hall – Speakers were President Robert Edgewood College will open a new magnificent trees. Rindler and the Chair of the Board residence hall on campus in August The new residence hall moves Claire Hackmann. 5/13 of 2007. The new residence hall will Edgewood College toward achievement of MSOE – Speakers were James welcome 198 students in its first year. its long-standing goal of reaching an on- Finley, Deputy UnderSecretary of the Construction is slated to begin in campus resident population of 600 out of Department of Defense, and Dr. Stefan July of this year. In order to proceed, a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,850. Barels, rektor of the the college first secured approval of its Increasing the opportunity for Lubeck, Germany. 5/27 plans from neighboring Edgewood High Edgewood College students to experience Mount Mary – Richard A. Burke, School and from the Edgewood Campus living in an on-campus community will chair of Trek Bicycle, spoke and School. The college also worked with two benefit the students, the college, and the received an honorary degree. 5/13 neighborhood organizations in the city of greater Madison community. There is Northland College – Environmental Madison to come to agreement over plan a direct, demonstrated positive impact historian William Cronon spoke and details. College officials said the process on the quality of the education that received an honorary doctorate. 5/27 of engagement with neighbors was critical results when students are engaged in a Ripon College – Dr. Phillip Sharp, to the plans’ moving forward. community of learners. founding director of the McGovern The Edgewood College campus is a Research shows that students who Institute for Brain Research at MIT, very special place and has been since live on campus tend to stay in college. spoke. Dr. Sharp and Steve Fossett, before recorded history. The campus is As part of this goal, Edgewood College aviator and adventurer, received home to Native American burial mounds; has introduced a new housing policy in honorary degrees. 5/14 extensive archeological testing shows anticipation of the opening of the new St. Norbert College – The address construction at the site will not disturb the residence hall in August 2007. That policy was presented by Gillian A. Wolfe, ancient site. will eventually ensure that all freshmen head of education at Dulwich Picture The campus is also graced by and sophomores—who do not live with a Gallery. She and Edward and Sally several ancient, old-growth oak trees. family member—will be required to live Thompson received honorary degrees. The site chosen for the new residence on campus for their first 2 years.  5/14 hall accommodates several of these Silver Lake College – The students were addressed by Sr. Paula Vanden Hogen, former acting president of the Wisconsin Private college. 5/14 Note: In order to highlight all twenty Viterbo University – Retiring College Week of Wisconsin’s private colleges and president Dr. William Medland July 10–15, 2006 universities, The Wisconsin Independent follows a regular rotation featuring six provided remarks. 5/13 Receive a waiver of application or seven colleges in each quarterly issue. Wisconsin Lutheran College – Dr. fees at any campus you visit! For Each college or university appears in John E. Bauer, former WLC Vice details, call 1-800-4-DEGREE or every third issue. President of Academic Affairs, spoke visit www.goindependent.org. and received an honorary degree. 5/13 THE Wisconsin INDEPENDENT • Summer 2006 Page 3 Lawrence University students work hard for their spring break tans

Hatfield Primary and Junior High School, They helped the kitchen prepare and introducing a curriculum that provides serve more than 2,000 meals a day for strategies for reducing and coping with residents and area volunteers. Daily conflict and counterproductive peer duties included everything from washing pressure. vegetables to cooking rice and staffing the “Teaching was exhilarating, but serving lines. The kitchen operated from exhausting as well,” said Kornaus, a 5:30 a.m. to after 10 p.m. every day. freshman from Brussels, Wisconsin. Other students in New Orleans helped Lawrence students provided community “Looking back, I realize that our presence hurricane victims gut their homes, service on their spring break. and kind words meant a lot to those kids. removing water-damaged furniture and A thank-you note from the fifth-grade ripping out mold-infested drywall and Community engagement is a defining students was simple and sincere: ‘Miss insulation. characteristic of a Lawrence education. In Kornaus, we love you.’ ” “Even after watching the news, to March, five dozen students collectively Fourteen members of Lawrence’s find an obliterated city was beyond put that aspect of their education into chapter of Habitat for Humanity worked comprehension,” said senior Elizabeth practice, participating in four different with the Pickens County chapter of Hermanson. “Seeing the extent of the alternative spring break trips that took Habitat for Humanity in Liberty, S.C., devastation was an incredibly emotional them to Jamaica, South Carolina, and building a home. experience. New Orleans. More than 50 students made the 18- “Working side-by-side with the Tiffany Kornaus, a member of hour, 1,100-mile journey to ’s owners of the house we were gutting was the Lawrence student organization hurricane-ravished St. Bernard to sobering,” Hermanson added. “We were PIECE—Privileged Individuals Engaged spend a week as disaster relief volunteers. throwing 35 years of peoples’ lives out in Community Enrichment—traveled to Most of the students worked at the Made of second-story windows. Being offered Mandeville, Jamaica. Kornaus and her With Love Café & Grill, a makeshift coffee by people who have lost everything Lawrence classmates worked with more kitchen/dining hall housed in two large and their tearful thank-you’s and good- than 400 5th, 7th, and 8th grade students at canvas-covered domes. byes were incredibly touching.”  St. Norbert supports blogging to encourage inside look at campus

the “future students” web pages, and and manage the blogs. linked from the St. Norbert College home St. Norbert believes it may be the page. only Wisconsin school to provide such Four student interns are involved a service. “The school has in place the with the project under the leadership of necessary strategies and training to Brian Studebaker, director of admissions. develop a responsible blog program. We They’re honest, without telling all—they try to build a program that blends right in understand that parents, professors, with the school’s mission,” he said. grandparents, and supervisors are among Theresa Dobihal, a freshman at St. their regular readers. Norbert, has been blogging once or twice Studebaker thinks the blogs are a great a week since February. “It’s a spur-of-the- way for high school or transfer students moment thing. If I get an idea, I like to to get a taste of college life at St. Norbert. pass it along,” she said. Theresa Dobihal, a freshman at St. Norbert, “Blogging gives the future student the She also works in the admissions office blogs regularly. opportunity to link up with a current as a tour guide and is involved with many student,” Studebaker said. He added campus activities, so she has plenty to A group of St. Norbert College that prospective students also have an write about. students is writing blogs (weblogs) to let opportunity to get in direct contact with “We try to focus on outside activities. college-bound high school students and the St. Norbert students via e-mail. We want future students to know about others know why they should consider Studebaker heard that other life here at St. Norbert,” Dobihal said. St. Norbert in their college search. were using blogging on their web pages She said blogging is a good idea Their goal is to give bloggers the “and we figured it was a new technology because it gets out other views on campus inside scoop through the eyes of a college that future students would like.” life. “Students are really honest with their student. St. Norbert provides the online opinions. Blogs give prospective students The online journals are headlined on software and system necessary to organize a good idea of college life.”  THE Wisconsin INDEPENDENT • Summer 2006 Page 4 New building a welcoming and accommodating presence at Stritch

building to provide service in a whole left with everything I need to know.” new way,” said Stritch Executive Vice In addition to One Stop, the new President Peter Holbrook. “The new Bonaventure includes the Sister Camille layout makes us more efficient, more Kliebhan Conference Center, which can integrated, and more able to provide accommodate up to 425 people and can students with the type of service they are be used by the broader community when looking for.” available. The new building also includes Students have been receptive to the faculty and staff offices, four conference Stritch’s new Bonaventure Hall new layout and improved services. rooms, and 13 new classrooms wired for After a visit to the One Stop offices to technology. Visitors to Cardinal Stritch make some schedule changes, freshman The building was finished in University’s campus are being welcomed business major and honors student December and dedicated in a ceremony in a new way, now that a two-year Stephanie Lang was impressed. by Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy expansion of the administration building “They’ve been really accommodating Dolan at which a statue of St. is complete. and willing to get you the information Bonaventure, the building’s namesake, The new Bonaventure Hall is almost you need,” she said. “I know my way was also unveiled. triple the size of the original building around pretty well, but for someone who The expansion adds approximately and features an attractive suite of offices may not, what they do is really helpful.” 90,000 square feet to the original called “One Stop.” Here prospective and Her friend Ali Bowles, also a structure, which opened in 1962. At that current students can visit the offices of freshman, came to One Stop fearful of time, Stritch was a women’s college undergraduate and graduate admissions, the hassle she expected to endure in with an enrollment of 531. Today, the registration, financial aid, the business trying to switch her major from nursing university’s enrollment is about 7,200. office, career services, and academic to business, but she left satisfied. “We’re very lucky to have a space advising, all centrally located in the “I probably wouldn’t have switched if that’s so beautiful and spacious, yet so Student Services Atrium. they hadn’t made it so easy,” she said. “I functional,” Stritch President Sister Mary “We saw an opportunity with the new came in with nothing but questions and Lea Schneider said.  Center for Urban Teaching at Wisconsin Lutheran fills an unmet need

provide Milwaukee schools with state- qualifi ed education students participates certifi ed teachers and future leaders who in an urban immersion experience have the commitment and training to be including an eight-day immersion at successful in the urban setting. schools in New York City and a semester- Serving as teachers, administrators, long mentorship with a successful urban classroom aides, support staff, and teacher in Milwaukee. volunteers at urban schools, numerous Tanya Patterson is one such student. WLC alumni and students demonstrate Dr. Ray Dusseau, WLC professor of the success of CfUT. Students who have education, walked into her classroom last participated in CfUT cohort groups year when she was talking to a student have consistently been rated at the about a behavior issue. After watching Professor James Rahn visits with “exceptional” level when student teaching Patterson handle the situation, “he told fi rst-grader Likayla Smith at Hope in schools in Milwaukee. me that he knew teaching in an urban Christian School. “In most major cities, there are too environment was what I was supposed to many students from poor families whom do with my life,” she said. “And he was The Center for Urban Teaching helps we as a society are failing to provide right!” Patterson did her student teaching WLC education majors learn what it with a high-caliber, college-preparatory at West Side in Milwaukee last takes to be successful in an urban school. education,” said Dr. Rahn. “CfUT exists semester. James Rahn, assistant professor of to help Milwaukee become the exception A 2005 WLC graduate, Liz Hochtritt education at Wisconsin Lutheran, knows to this rule.” teaches sixth grade at Hope Christian that being an educator in an urban The center also offers workshops and School in Milwaukee. “It is an setting is not a run-of-the-mill teaching seminars for WLC students as well as overwhelming task to address the issues experience. As director of the Center teachers and principals currently serving that come up every day, but nothing for Urban Teaching (CfUT) in WLC’s in urban schools. is more rewarding than seeing a child education department, his goal is to Each year a cohort group of highly succeed,” Hochtritt said.  THE Wisconsin INDEPENDENT • Summer 2006 Page 5 Alverno’s MBA program based on college’s renowned skills model

“Everywhere we go, someone for anyone who’s serious about taking inevitably asks us when we’re going to on leadership roles, professionally and offer an MBA,” said Alverno president, personally.” Dr. Mary Meehan. “And our answer has Each Alverno MBA course meets once long been ‘only when we can introduce every other weekend in an interactive one worthy of the Alverno name.’ That classroom environment and uses a cross- time has come.” disciplinary model where cumulative The Alverno MBA is unlike any learning is constantly applied in new program of its kind. Ability-based, ways. The courses are designed to draw assessment-modeled, highly experiential, upon each student’s own experiences to Alverno puts its unique, assessment-driven and centered on the student as an create a diverse environment. teaching method to use in MBA program. individual learner—all qualities of the “We certainly recognize the need for Alverno undergraduate experience, now quality, relevant graduate programs, and In 1976, the faculty at Alverno refined and re-invented for the graduate we’ve been meticulous about developing College announced its plans to introduce audience. programs that are responsive to both a new way of teaching business and “This isn’t your father’s MBA students and employers in the region,” management, an individualized, program,” said Bill McEachern, director said Alverno’s senior vice president for assessment-driven, ability-based of the MBA program at Alverno. “This academic affairs, Kathleen O’Brien, Ph.D. curriculum offered to women at the program eliminates the functional area The Alverno MBA has limited undergraduate level. Now, as the business silos so common to traditional MBA enrollment in order to provide a rich and and management division gets ready to programs and incorporates that content highly student-centered experience. For celebrate its 30th anniversary, it is poised into integrated, cross-functional courses more information or to apply online, visit to launch another revolutionary program that address business problems and issues www.alverno.edu, or call the Alverno this fall for women and men—the Alverno in a systematic way and from multiple graduate and adult admissions office, MBA. perspectives. This program is perfect 414.382.6100. 

State-of-the-art science equipment launches Lakeland research

biochemistry major in the fall of 2004. a prehistoric cross between mollusks and Lakeland Those changes have brought new arthropods, to determine their species. students may have discovered opportunities for Lakeland students and That project stems from the work of a new species positioned Lakeland’s science program Adam Westcott, who graduated from on their campus, among the best compared with peer Lakeland in 2005 and is currently thanks to new institutions. teaching biology at nearby Sheboygan biochemistry equipment Assistant professor of biology Greg North High School. Westcott originally installed in the Smith started a new program called discovered tardigrades on campus in Chase Center, Lakeland Undergraduate Research spring 2004 while doing some summer the college’s Experiences (LURE), and as the acronym research for Smith, and the college is still science building. suggests, students are jumping at the working to determine if Lakeland has chance to enhance their classroom found a new species. Thanks to the upgrades at Lakeland experience by doing real research. “Before the upgrades, we could not College’s Chase Science Center, the “Greg wanted to create a program to do research projects like this. We could professors are often taking on the role of get undergraduates hands-on experience have blown up the tardigrade and gotten eager learner right beside their students. in actual science,” said Tristan Lubinski, the DNA and then we would have been The recently completed Legacy for a senior biology major from Eau done,” Chizek said. Lakeland, the college’s ambitious three- Claire. “I was not about to pass up that “You have the professor there guiding year, $15-million campaign, brought opportunity.” you, but you’re walking through it,” said several new pieces of equipment to the Lubinski and classmate Rachel Chizek, Chizek, who hopes her work with DNA at Chase Center, including a DNA sequencer a senior biochemistry major from Valders, Lakeland one day turns into a career. “It’s and a Differential Interference Contrast have been trying to sequence the DNA of trial and error. If you can get results, that’s microscope. Plus, the college launched a tardigrades, microscopic animals that are when you have a breakthrough.”  THE Wisconsin INDEPENDENT • Summer 2006 Page 6 A reference for housing policies at the WAICU colleges, universities*

Alverno College – Milwaukee Housing is guaranteed. About 62% of is guaranteed. About 56% of first-year First-year students are required to live on undergraduates live on campus. students live on campus. campus or with a family member. Lawrence University – Appleton Northland College – Ashland Beloit College – Beloit Students are required to live on campus First- and second-year students are Beloit guarantees housing for four years, all four years, and housing is guaranteed. required to live on campus and their although seniors may live off campus. About 96% of undergraduates live on housing is guaranteed. The percentage of The percentage of undergraduates living campus. undergraduates living on campus is about on campus is 95%. Marian College of Fond du Lac – 56%. Cardinal Stritch – Milwaukee First- and second-year students are Ripon College – Ripon Students are not required to live on required to live on campus unless they Students are required to live on campus, nor is housing guaranteed. About are living at home with parents within a campus for all four years and housing 27% of the traditional student population reasonable commuting distance. Housing is guaranteed. The percentage of live on campus. is not guaranteed, but is only an issue at undergraduates living on campus is 90%. Carroll College – Waukesha the very end of the summer for incoming St. Norbert College – De Pere First-year students only are required students. About 40% of undergraduates Students are required to live on campus to live on campus unless they are live on campus. for three years of their college career. commuting from home. About 48% of Marquette University – Milwaukee Housing is guaranteed. The percentage of undergraduates live on campus. Students are required to live on campus undergraduates living on campus is 77%. Carthage College – Kenosha for the first two years unless they live at Silver Lake College – Manitowoc Students are required to live on campus home. Housing is guaranteed, so long as Students in their first three years are all four years, and housing is guaranteed. the student applies for it by by May 1. Of required to live in college housing Students can appeal to live off campus. first-year students, 93% live on campus. adjacent to campus unless they live Concordia University Wisconsin Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design – with immediate family members. That – Mequon Traditional first-year students who live housing is guaranteed. The percentage Students are not required to live on more than 45 miles from MIAD are of traditional, full-time undergraduates campus, but housing is guaranteed for required to live on campus. Housing is living on campus is 26%. freshmen and new students, if they have guaranteed for students who are required Viterbo University – La Crosse applied for housing by August 1 and been to live at MIAD and who send their First- and second-year students are accepted for admission. About 75% of tuition deposit by May 1, but not for required to live on campus and that undergraduates live on campus. others. The percentage of undergraduates housing is guaranteed. About half of full- Edgewood College – Madison living on campus is 27%. time students live on campus. Beginning in fall 2006, first year students Milwaukee School of Engineering – Wisconsin Lutheran College – who do not live with a family member Students are required to live on campus Milwaukee will be required to live on campus for for the first two years unless they are Students are required to live on campus their first two years. About 24% of living at home with parents within a 50- for all four years. Housing is guaranteed. undergraduates live on campus. mile radius. Housing is guaranteed for the The percentage of undergraduates living Lakeland College – Sheboygan first two years. on campus is 85%. All unmarried, full-time undergraduate Mount Mary College – Milwaukee * Please note that percentages may not students enrolled in traditional programs First-year students are required to live always agree with the stated policy. That who are under the age of 21 are required on campus if they are coming directly is because there are special circumstances to live on campus, unless they are from high school and are not planning that require waivers. Contact each living at home with a family member. to live with their parents. That housing institution’s housing office for details.

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Check out the interactive website www.WisconsinMentor.org for common applications and information on all of Wisconsin’s private colleges and universities. THE Wisconsin INDEPENDENT • Summer 2006 Page 7

To Marty, RIP Continued from page 1

no future; males have college degrees. No wonder We need to value each child as our • Where human our state has more African-American own—to motivate, inspire and mentor lives are wasted and males incarcerated than any other state. them to believe that they can be whoever education has little My friends, we are on a course for they want to be—doctors, plumbers, or no value; disaster. We as a Nation will not be better professors, lawyers, pharmacists, etc.— • Where young girls without significant change. This Nation and we need to do it now. In this effort, physically mature at will disintegrate from within. In time the time is not our friend. 12, 13 or 14, have majority of our populaton will be illiterate I implore you, not for me but for all Marty Stein their first babies and and unprepared to be contributing of our great-grandchildren—get involved yet they are babies members of our society. Jackson, in a child’s life! Help them to see the themselves; Franklin and Jefferson had a vision for opportunities, enable them to be all they • Where the language that is spoken is on this great Nation and some of us are can be. the lowest level and all hopes and dreams enjoying it. However the current trend is May God bless you as all of you help are non-existent; down, and we need to change that now!! to change the world. • Where grandmothers are under 30 years The answer is EDUCATION and a old; conscientious effort to change Marty Stein * • Where 8 1/2% of African-American the environment for our children. * Reproduced with the permission of Journal Sentinel Inc.

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KUDOS – Milwaukee Institution of Art & Design sophomore fashion competition of its own, inspiring interest among students Anne Morningstar is both the first MIAD student and the first in Mount Mary College’s fashion design program. Three aspiring Time-Based Media major to be selected to show her work at fashion designers were given $50 and 40 minutes to shop, one the annual Wisconsin Film Festival ... Milwaukee School of night to draw sketches, and then 12 hours to sew ensembles, upon Engineering students took first place in a national competition which readers then voted. for an unprecedented third time. The contest is sponsored by the Associated General Contractors and Associated Schools of APPOINTMENTS – Carthage College President Dr. Greg Construction. Another MSOE team placed second at the Mechanical Campbell is on an independent commission to determine and Contractors Association of America, where they applied their recommend improvements to the efficiency of the Racine Unified knowledge of mechanical systems design and installation on a School District ... Dr. David C. Joyce, president of Ripon College, real project—renovation of the National Gallery of Art ... Two St. co-chairs the Wisconsin Campus Compact. Norbert College sophomore chemistry students won awards at the third annual Interstate Network of Science Programs Integrating GRANTS – Marian College biology professor Dr. Susan Research and Education. They are Kristi Keller and Amber Bornstein-Forst is the recipient of a $150,000 grant from the Schuh ... Lawrence University qualified for the American Mock National Institutes of Health to study pollution of Wisconsin bodies Trial Association’s 48-team national tournament at the regional of water and beaches ... Cardinal Stritch University has received tournament held at Marquette University ... Alverno College has an anonymous challenge gift of $500,000 toward the Bonaventure been selected as one of 20 leadership institutions in the Teachers for Hall expansion porton of the Campaign for Cardinal Stritch the 21st Century program, an initiative of the Council of Independent University ... The Windhover Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Colleges developed with the support of Microsoft Corporation to Quad/Graphics, has donated $500,000 to Carroll College toward strengthen teacher preparation programs ... Marquette University the construction of a team support center to be built at the north end chief alumni relations and annual giving officer Meg Brzyski of the new Schneider Stadium ... From St. Norbert College, Felice Husband was named one of Forty Under Forty who make a Maciejewski, director of the Todd Wehr Library, received a general difference by the Milwaukee Business Journal. preservation assessment grant from the Midwwestest AArtrt CConservationonservation CCenterenter ttoo aassessssess tthehe ccollegeollege aarchirchivves.es. TTimim BBaldald, DDirectorirector ooff IN THE NEWS – Beloit College President John Burris AAthletics,thletics, rreceivedeceived a DDivisionivision IIIIII EEthnicthnic MMinorityinority aandnd WWomen'somen's testified before the Research Subcommittee of the U.S. House iinternshipnternship ggrantrant ffromrom tthehe NNCAACAA ..... NNancyancy MathiasMathias, aassociatessociate of Representatives Committee on Science in March, focusing on ddirectorirector ooff LLeadership,eadership, SService,ervice, aandnd IInvolvement,nvolvement, ccompletedompleted a in Science, Technology, Engineering, and ssuccessfuluccessful reapplicationreapplication ttoo ssupportupport tthehe MMidwestidwest CCampusampus Coompactmpact Mathematics (STEM) education ... Imitating a cable television show, CCitizen-Scholaritizen-Scholar FFellowshipellowship PProgram.rogram. TThehe MM3C3C FFellowsellows aarere a the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel conducted a “Project Runway” tteameam ooff ffirst-yearirst-year sstudentstudents ccommittedommitted continued on page 8 THE Wisconsin INDEPENDENT • Summer 2006 Page 8

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