Visit us:University of Wisconsin-Marinette750 W. Bay Shore StreetMarinette, WI 54143-4253(715) 735-4300marinette.uwc.edufacebook.com/pages/uw-marinette

A record number of International Students arrived on cam-pus over the summer. UW-Marinette boasts the larg-

est group of students from around the world with 51 young adults who are furthering their studies on our campus. Many re-side in Student Housing while others live with Host Families.

Exciting Exhibits In September, UW-Marinette was one of only a handful of cam-puses across Wisconsin that hosted the The World Knew, an ex-hibit about the life of Jan Karski, a diplomat, WWII Polish Un-derground State & resistance fighter and eyewitness to the German Nazi death camp atrocities who brought the reports of the Holo-caust to the free world. Karski posthumously received the United States Medal of Freedom in 2012. The exhibit was on display from Sept. 29-Oct. 3 in the library. The UW-Marinette Library was presented with Karski’s book, Story of a Secret State by Mark Pienkos, former Peshtigo school counselor and current Presi-dent of the Wisconsin chamber of the Polish American Congress.

Join the UW-Marinette Alumni Association If you or someone you know attended UW-Marinette, please consider joining our Alumni Association. We are building a database of past and present students and need help spreading the word. For more information, please con-tact Tricia Hurley, Director of Marketing & Communica-tions at tricia.hurley@uwc.edu or 715-735-4300 ext. 4310.

Annual Report

2014

50 years! In 2015, UW-Marinette celebrates a half-century of providing high quality edu-

cational programming and public outreach at our beautiful, wooded, bayside campus. Many thanks to the entire community for your ongoing support! As we reflect upon our mission these past five decades and renew our commitment to the future, it is my pleasure to share with you highlights of the past year.

Perhaps the timing has never been better to underscore the quality of instruction at our campus. In 2014, two of our university teachers received top statewide honors for their innova-tive instruction and commitment to students. You will read on page 3 about UW-Marinette sweep-ing the UW Colleges’ Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Awards this past year, a tribute not only to those two awardees but to the caliber of all of our faculty and instructional academic staff at the Marinette campus. Furthermore, our origi-nal campus architect, John Seaborg, was honored for 50 years of dedication to UW-Marinette by receiving the UW Colleges and UW-Extension Chancellor’s Friend & Advocate Award. Truly, we are exceptionally enriched by a cast of top notch professionals dedicated to university edu-cation in this community!

This spring marked the passing of one such iconic contributor, Theatre on the Bay Founding Artistic Director, Herb Williams, who was hon-ored in a tribute celebration of his life and artistic talent in July. We are so proud of Herb’s legacy in the theatre named for him (see page 4). His contributions were celebrated in the summer staging of his favorite musical, Cabaret, directed by John Thornberry. Productions rounding out the 2014 calendar year included Crimes of the Heart and An Inspector Calls, directed by Artistic Director Rebecca Stone Thornberry and Charlotte’s Web and Doctor Dolittle, Jr. in the Children’s Theatre, directed by Jamie Schwaba. Friends may continue to honor Herb’s memory and ensure a future of enhanced theatrical pro-gramming through gifts to a memorial fund that will be used to renovate the Herbert L. Williams Theatre.

This year also brought new outreach program-ming in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, as the campus, in partnership with Lockheed Martin, launched the STEM Outreach Days program at three area middle schools. On page 5, you will read about this tremendous new program—which will continue into 2015—that immersed 700 area 7th and 8th grade students in hands-on

educational experiences and demonstrations to spark their interest in and pursuit of STEM-related careers.

On campus, enrollment has remained strong, and this year we filled our student apartment housing to capacity. Our international program has also continued to grow, now supporting 51 international students, which accounts for over 10% of our total student population. We are grateful for the continued support of our host- and friendship-families who welcome and help our international students to transi-tion to life in the U.S. and Marinette County. Your generous spirit enhances the campus and community experience for all.

As we look back on the past 50 years (pages 6-7) and ahead to the future, we are plan-ning all kinds of anniversary celebrations in 2015 to observe this milestone year in UW-Marinette’s outreach to the community. Watch the campus website and plan to join us for a quarterly speaker series, a gallery event showcasing memorabilia from the past 50 years, a special Fall Convocation celebration, a Chamber of Commerce Business-After-Hours, and much more!

As always, we are grateful for your support. Without you, UW-Marinette would not be able to offer a world-class university educa-tion with countless opportunities for life-time learning, here on the shores of Lake Michigan. With you, we celebrate transforma-tional programs, dedicated faculty and staff, and an ongoing commitment to enhancing professional and personal lives!

Sincerely,

Paula T. LangteauCampus Executive Officer and Dean

Dean’s Message

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Fall 2014 Enrollment:498 students19% non-traditional age (age 22+)44% part-time56% full-time64% are first-generation college students

Top 5 Feeder High Schools:MarinetteMenomineePeshtigoNon-WisconsinColeman

Top 5 UW Sytem Transfer Schools:Green BayMadisonMilwaukee OshkoshStevens Point

Top 5 MajorsBusinessBiologyCommunication ArtsEducationHealth Sciences

Student/Instructor Ratio: 12-1Average Class Size: 15

Faculty Profile14 Full time Professors43% female57% male

Instructional Academic Staff Profile5.4 Full Time Staff77% female

2014-2015 Tuition: $2550.25 per semester

The The University of Wisconsin Colleges is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission: A Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

University of Wisconsin-Marinette750 W. Bay Shore StreetMarinette, WI 54143(715) 735-4300marinette.uwc.edu

Campus Facts

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Corrine & Pierre AllardRenae Klein-AlswagerPaulette & J. Michael ArnoldKurt & Martha AschimRoger T. AtkinsonLisa Leboeuf AtkinsonKaren & Daniel AtwoodDarlene & Ed BaetkeCindy & Tom BaileyJames BannowSusan BarggrenJoyce H. BaumanBay Cities RadioCamilla BedrosianLauri & John BeldoJean Martin BellJohn A. BergMarjorie & Richard BermanNada BerryBernie & James BeyerJim Beyer - The Motor CompanyKay & James BiernaszTed (Edward M.) BilekLinda & Michael BinggeliEdward & Mary BoehmJean BorenChuck BoyleSid Bremer & Jerry RodeschDorothy & Mike BretlEmilie & Gerald BrownSandi BrumbaughMary Lou BuchmanAlbert & Carmen BugajAnn E. BuscherJames & Jalene BuschmanIvon & Don ButmanKatherine CalliesJames R. CallowJanet M. CallowSteven A. CarlsonGeneva & Rolf CarlstenEarlina & Willard CarltonVicki Carviou - Bay Shore Credit UnionWilliam ClymaGail M. CrissingerCarol & Tom CrowleySandy & Gene DavenportSandra & Gerard DeBruinBeverly A. Richards DeGrootMary E. “Beth” Dexter - Lockheed MartinGeorge DobbinsCarol & David DobersteinKaren ElandDonna & Jeff EntwistleJudy & Lyle EspenscheidC. Ann FalkenbergTimothy P. & Julie A. FarleyAurie & Glenn FeifarekChuck Finnessy - Mickey Lu Bar-B-QRichard L. FrancoisMaureen E. FrawleySusan & Max FrostAnne GarciaDon & Nancy GehrkeScott Gore

Alvin A. GreasonFrances Hartmann GreggJerome R. GrubaughBryan L. GutknechtDan R. Hannigan - First National Bank & TrustJeanne & David HarperKatie & Barney HarptGeorge S. Harris, DDS, MSAnn & Dan HeiderJohn Helfert Constance L. HemrKathleen & Wes HenryKandy & Bill HigleyMarge HigleyMary J. HigleyKatherine & Art HolmanChristina & Leslie HomanDelores HowardPatricia & David HundhausenMary M. JeansPatricia L. JohnsonJudith & Wendel JohnsonToni & Henry Johnston - Johnston Furnace Service Corp.Joyce JonesSandy & Michael KangasCarri Kaufman - LE Jones CompanyPaula M. KingRaymond KondrasukMichelle & Ronald KosterMarianne & Carl KrogSandy & Thomas KuberGwen & Peter KurtzNicholas E. LakariJim LaMalfaGregory & Jody LampeJennifer R. LangerPaula T. Langteau & Leo HodlofskiGayle & Thomas LaPlante Louise & Douglas LeatherdaleShirley LeGaultCarol LemerandMerry J. LindtSteve & Marcia Linser - Hometown Family RestaurantBeverly & Paul LuhringRuth & David MaguireMary Jo Mahaffy - TycoFlorence MaurerCheryl & Tom MaxwellDick & Karen McFarlaneCarolyn S. & Kelly McGuireRobert McQueeney - Integrated Mental Health Service, S.C.Larry Melgary - Northern Coatings and Chemical Co.Gail & Larry MelgaryCharlotte & Richard MeyerJoanne & Rev. Kenneth MichaelisMichael MillerWilliam MilzSusan M. MoldenJim & Barb MorrisonJanet & Elmer MullardGrace & Morris Mundt

Dail MurrayNAG-Nancy’s Art GalleryMary NemetzN. Melegari & Scott NewmanNathan NibbelinkJennifer NykanenSue & Alfred OchsKiera O’HaraJane & Doug OitzingerTina & Bruce OmanPeg O’NeilFrank O’Rourke - Marinette Insurance CenterJoseph ParadisThe Philip Parker FamilyThe N.D. Belnap FamiliesSandra Patz - Nice Friendly Welcome CenterDan Peterson - Stephenson National Bank & TrustRichard A. PhillipsErnie PlegerLouise & Joseph PolicelloSue PoquetteJames Porras - Cousins SubsPatricia Pottratz - Marinette Women’s ClubGary PriceAmy ReddingerTerry J. RettkeMargaret & Maurice RhudePatricia RondeauPeter RoycraftSandy & Jon RuattiDenise J. RuleauDan RyanAgnes & Ted SauveBarbara J. SchmittCheryl & Vilas SchroederAmy & Thomas SchwabaSchwaba & Sparks Law Office Constance ScofieldKathleen Larsh ScogginsEmmy & Chuck SeversonJenny SevonJill & Thomas SeymourAmy E. & Mark J. Shaffer - Shaffer Park Resort, Motels & Supper ClubeLilli & Jim SheaJennifer & Terry ShortHeather ShouldiceL. Williams & Kathleen StaudenmaierMary StaudenmaierKaren & Gerald SylvesterMichael & Linda UngerRandall VerkerkeDarlen & John WalkerNancy & Brad WaltersJudy Walters - Nestegg MarineEdwina & Rev. Donald WanderseeDee & James WardlowPat & Everett WaugusJames R. WengerCindy & John WenzelRobin & Keith WestTom Westlund - Westlund Bus Lines, Inc.Wisconsin Public Service Foundation

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The UW-Marinette Foundation is pleased to partner with the cam-pus on this annual report. The Foundation is a separate entity from

the University, but we are proud of our collaborative relationship in support of students, faculty, facilities and programming.

In May, the alumni association welcomed 90 graduates as campus friend Judge James Morrison gave the commencement address.

Together with the Stephenson National Bank & Trust, the UW-Marinette Foundation also helped sponsor the annual Convocation on September 23 that featured a variety of speakers from various decades who came together to celebrate 50 Years of UW-Marinette.

Chancellor’sAward Winners

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UW-Marinette Foundation Board of Directors 2014PRESIDENTLee BuntingSeaborg / Bunting Architects

VICE PRESIDENTAmy SchwabaSchwaba & Sparks Law Office

TREASURERDavid MaguireNicolet National Bank

Tammy ClausenAurora Health Care

Marcia HubertMarketing Professional

Katie JonesBroadway Real Estate

Deb KrollMenominee Area Public Schools, retired

Jim MartellHansen-Onion-Martell Funeral Home

Gene VenaTyco

Ex OFFICIO MEMBERS

Paula LangteauCampus Executive Officer and Dean UW-Marinette

Carolyn McGuireDirector Emeritus

Vilas SchroederChair, Marinette CountyBoard of Supervisors

John Seaborg, Director Emeritus, Seaborg / Bunting Architects

Jennifer Short, Director EmeritusWisconsin Public Service

Brad Walters, Director EmeritusUnger & Walters, S. C.

Foundation Report

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Financial Statement for year ending June 30, 2014Contributions and Income Donations $ 28,670Fees $ 3,489Investment Income $124,670 Total income for 2014 $156,829

Allocations Scholarships $33,285 Special Projects $ 6,500 Other $ 1,764Total allocations for 2014 $ 41,549

Expenses Administration expenses $ 14,804 Events $ 6,305Total expenses for 2014 $ 21,109

Unrealized gains on investments $85,550

Change in net assets $93,910Net Assets - July 1, 2013 $993,501Net Assets - June 30, 2014 $1,087,411

NOTE: The above data taken from Tax Form 990, profit and loss and balance sheet July 1-June 30, 2014

Contributions

Expenses

Donations41%

Fees 1%Dividends

58%

Scholarships 47%Projects 30%

Admin 13%

Other 8%

Events 2%

At the annual Scholarship Donor-Recipient luncheon on November 11, we recognized those whose gifts furnished more than $41,000 in scholarships distributed to students this year through the fund-raising efforts of the Foundation.

Thank you to all who support the UW-Marinette Foundation! Everyone benefits through your generosity—students, faculty, staff, the campus and the community!

Sincerely,

Lee BuntingUW-Marinette Foundation Board President

Dr. Amy Reddinger discussing a reading assignment

for a Multicultural Literature course.

Tonya Meisner assisting a student with Math.

John Seaborg receiving the Chancellor’s Friend & Advocate Award.

Dr. Amy Reddinger, Associate Professor of English and Women’s Studies, Tonya Meisner, Mathematics Lecturer, and John Seaborg, most recent Past-

President of the UW-Marinette Foundation were recipients of the UW Colleges statewide 2014 Chancellor’s Awards.

Reddinger is the recipient of the 2014 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching for Faculty. She was recognized for her work with students in the area of metacognition, weaving self-assessment and reflection activities focused on thinking about the learning process into all of her courses. Dr. Reddinger joined the UW-Marinette faculty in the fall of 2007. Previously, she directed a writ-ing program and taught as a graduate assistant in the English Department at the University of Washington in Seattle. She has recently published several articles about a range of topics including teaching women’s studies, James Baldwin’s novel Another Country, and cookbooks from the 1950s and 60s.

Reddinger received the Professor of the Year award for 2008-09. In June of 2013, she received promotion to Associate Professor and tenure in the UW Colleges.

Meisner was the recipient of the 2014 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching for Instructional Academic Staff. She was recognized for her work with the Hawkes program for modularized, master-based teaching of developmental mathematics. Meisner joined the mathematics faculty in the fall of 2011. She is a UW-Marinette alumni who grew up in the area. Her teaching experience includes eleven years of teaching math in public schools and teaching online courses. Working with math students of all ages has given her the experience to understand that students learn mathematics differently.

Meisner was named the Kaplan Fellow Award recipient in December of 2013, and she received the Instructional Academic Staff of the Year award in May.

Both were recognized at the UW Colleges Fall Convocation in Fond du Lac on August 28, 2014.

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Seaborg was the recipient of the 2014 University of Wisconsin Colleges and University of Wisconsin-Extension Chancellor’s Friend & Advocate Award on Thursday, Septem-ber 18 in Madison, Wisconsin. This statewide award is bestowed once a year upon one individual or organization outside the UW Colleges and UW-Extension that have given substantial support to one or both institutions’ outreach mission at the local, state, na-tional or international level. Seaborg is the original architect of the UW-Marinette cam-pus, built in 1965. Over the past 50 years throughout the evolution of the campus, John has been a supportive presence and active contributor to its growth and success.

He just completed 8 years of service on the UW-Marinette Foundation Board, including serving as its Vice President and President. In addition to providing ongoing facilities and equipment support, John has also been instrumental in supporting the mission of the campus, and has lent his support in every decade since the beginning of the campus.

“This was, indeed, an honor for our campus,” said Dean Paula Langteau. “Each year, there is only one recipient in each of these award cat-egories from across all 13 UW Colleges’ campuses, statewide. These rewards reflect not only the excellence of these two remarkable teachers but also of the quality of instruction for which our campus has become known. We are exceptionally proud of the caliber of our faculty and instructional academic staff members.”

“John has provided 50 years of ongoing support for our campus,” said Dean Paula Langteau, who wrote the nomination with support from County Board Chair Vilas Schroeder and three other campus and community members, “and we are so pleased he is being recognized with this award for his continued, vital commitment.”

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Chamber of Commerce Academic Excellence Award Katelyn Kozikowski & Lucas DeGayner

Chamber of Commerce Leadership Award Hannah Wirhanowicz

Academic Achievement Awards Accounting: Whitney Hatala & Josh Nerat

Art: Jason Van Boxtel, Jennifer Larrabee, Zach Pasdo, Nikolaus Wrench, Yan Sang Bai

Communication & Theatre Arts: Noah Steffen, Katie Falk, Hailie Hass & Austin Biehl

English: Angela Labunski

History: Tyler Klaver & Nicholas Sparks

Physiology: Lucas DeGayner & Katelyn Kozikowski

Spanish: Nathan Bjorkman & Alissa Cairns

Women’s Studies: Katie Moore

All Conference Women’s Volleyball First Team: Chelsea Turcotte Second Team: Shannen GanterMost Valuable Player: Shannen Ganter

All Conference Women’s BasketballFirst Team: Lindsey KrajewskiHonorable Mention: Shannen Ganter & Amanda Lesandrini

All Conference Men’s BasketballFirst Team: Jonte Wells

Merritt Bauman Memorial Scholarship .............................................Seonyeong An, Braden McNabbRobert E. Albright Memorial “Work-Study Success” Scholarship .............................Danielle SparksMolander Family Scholarship ............................................................Adam Hynnek, Marlena WagnerStephenson National Bank & Trust Non-Traditional Student Scholarship .........................................................................Heather KnopeKS Kolbenschmidt US Scholarship ................................................................................Adam HynnekBurke Memorial “New Direction” Scholarship ..................................................Christiana KmecheckMarinette Women’s Club Scholarship ................................................................................Josie BeyerUW-Marinette Honors Program Nathan & Jennifer Pollard Memorial Academic Excellence Scholarship .......................................................................... Marlena WagnerCW Richards Memorial Natural Sciences Scholarship .............................................Nathan BjorkmanDon and Paul Neverman Scholarship .........................................................................Chelsea TurcotteMorris G. & Grace R. Mundt Scholarship .................................................................. Nomale ThoneyLouis W. Staudenmaier Academic Performance Scholarship.................................................Noah Steffen, Chelsea TurcotteMary L. Staudenmaier Community Service Scholarship (Transfer) ......................... Holly LaPierrereFirst National Bank & Trust “New Opportunities” Scholarship ................................. Megan DubrockFarmers & Merchants Education Scholarship ............................................................ Marlena WagnerBarbara Neverman Memorial Scholarship ................................................................ Kendra BloemersWilliam & Marilyn Swanson Menominee County Scholarship ............................................. Courtney Klatt, Mallory Peterson, Marissa SeidUW-Marinette Foundation Board Community Leadership Scholarship .............. Adam LandenbergerGrace Kirmse Scholarship Fund ......................................................................................Mikayla ReedDale N. Olson Scholarship ....................................... Morgan Munnick, Brittany Rogge, Regina RussAllen Bedrosian Memorial Science Scholarship .......................................................Nathan BjorkmanSara Murray Lambrecht Scholarship .........................................................................Kendra BackhausMary & Hugh Higley UW-Green Bay Transfer Scholarship .............................................Nik WrenchTyco Scholarship ...................................................................................... Carly Dietrich, Wenfeng FuUW-Marinette Honors Program New Student Academic Excellence Scholarship ......................................................................Tanner VanDrisseW. M. Reines Environmental Scholarship ................................................................Nathan Bjorkman Ira Darwin Johnson Scholarship .................................................................................... Tanner RussellHerta F. Gerend Memorial Scholarship ................................................................................. Minji LeeJoseph J. “Ping Pong Joe” Gerend Memorial Scholarship.................................................... Minji LeeMorrison “Jump Start” Scholarship ......................................................................................Jamie PohlMary & Hugh Higley Student Scholarship ........Renate Chick, Samantha Pennings, Nomale Thoney Stephenson National Bank & Trust Traditional Student Scholarship ...............................................................................Kelsey EnderbyShirley Evans Memorial Scholarship ............................................................................... Kirsten WolfLyle Espenscheid Scholarship Fund .................................................................................Noah SteffenUWGB Foundation Transfer Scholarship (3M Scholarship) .......................................Whitney HatalaUW-Oshkosh Chancellor’s Scholarships ................................................... Tara Hansen, Tyler KlaverLeDuc UWGB Transfer Scholarship .................................................................................... Josh NeratFirst National Bank & Trust “10th Street Menominee Business” Scholarship ....................Jenny Her

The life of Theatre on the Bay Founding Artistic Director Herbert L. Williams (Feb. 11, 1935 - March 19, 2014), was celebrated

with a memorial tribute on July 26 in the theatre named in his honor on the UW-Marinette campus. More than 150 friends, family and colleagues attended the tribute to honor a man whose work had a profound impact on all who participated in and patronized theatre in our community.

Herb’s legacy has greatly influenced the performing arts at UW-Marinette and touched the lives of countless students, actors, musi-cians, designers, tech crews and community members during his illustrious career. Because of his tireless commitment, The Herbert L. Williams Theatre continues to innovate and delight audiences of all ages.

This year, theatre patrons were offered season ticket packages for both Children’s Theatre and Theatre on the Bay which allowed theatre-goers to choose from three different packages depending on their individual tastes.

In February, former Children’s Theatre Director Jamie Schwaba di-rected 36 young actors in E.B. White’s classic tale, Charlotte’s Web.

Rebecca Stone Thornberry, Artistic Director of Theatre on the Bay, directed Crimes of the Heart in the spring. Theatre on the Bay saw over 800 patrons attend the Kander and Ebb production of Cabaret - Herb Williams favorite play - which was produced in his honor and directed by John Thornberry. Cabaret was last performed at TOB over 40 years ago.

The Children’s Theatre musical Doctor Dolittle, Jr., also directed by Schwaba, was enjoyed by patrons in October and Stone Thorn-berry rounded out the year by directing the classic murder mystery An Inspector Calls, (featuring our very own Dean Langteau as Sybil Birling!) which received rave reviews in November.

The performing arts come alive each theatre season because of gra-cious donations by our dedicated friends. To continue Herb’s legacy at UW-Marinette, a Herbert L. Williams Memorial Fund has been established for improvements to the Herbert L. Williams Theatre and enhancements to theatre programming on the campus. To date, more than $12,000 has been raised.

Charlotte’s Web

Crimes of the Heart

Cabaret

Doctor Dolittle, Jr.

An Inspector Calls

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Cindy Bailey, Assistant Campus Dean for Student AffairsReceived the Nora McGuire Outstanding Aca-demic Staff Member Award and the UW Colleges Outstanding Team in Student Affairs Award.

Jennifer Flatt, Associate Professor of EnglishAwarded Professor of the Year.

David Giebler, Associate Professor of MusicDirected two West Shore Chorale concerts.Served as the chairperson of the URPC committee.

Kim Gruszynski, Student Affairs Coordinator/RecruiterAwarded Academic Staff of the Year.

Meghan Flynn, Art LecturerExhibited “My Life and Baseball” artwork.

Jennifer Hass, Senior Student Affairs CoordinatorNamed Executive Director of WEF (Wisconsin Education Fair, Inc.)

Tricia Hurley, Director of Marketing & CommunicationsAttended Public Officer Information training in July. Presented on “Women in Business” to lo-cal Girl Scout troops. Reappointed to the Board of Directors of the Peshtigo Chamber of Com-merce. Served as an Ambassador on the Marinette Menominee Area Chamber of Commerce.

Mark Klemp, Associate Professor of ChemistryPresented on “Applying the Spiral Curriculum to General and Introductory Chemistry to Enhance Memory Retention” at the 205th 2YC3 Conference at UW-Fox Valley on May 16, 2014. Paula Langteau, Campus Executive Officer & DeanAppointed President of the international Arthur Miller Society for the second time since the soci-ety’s inception in the 1990s. Appointed to the edito-rial board of The Arthur Miller Journal (published by Penn State University Press). Wrote the cam-pus “Undergraduate Research & Discovery Fund” grant proposal and the Lockheed Martin “STEM Days” proposal, both of which were funded.

Allen Learst, Senior Lecturer, EnglishPublished the first chapter of unpublished novel and a poem in the Fall issue of Crossborder Jour-nal. Read at Northern Michigan University on their NPR for Veterans Day. Invited to serve as a Mentor Faculty for a new low-residency MFA program at Regis University.

Tonya Meisner, Lecturer, MathematicsAwarded Instructional Academic Staff of the Year and was the 2014 recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching for Instructional Academic Staff.

Bonnie Popp, Lecturer, EconomicsAttended “Common Sense Economics” seminar.

Amy Reddinger, Associate Professor of English and Women’s StudiesAwarded the 2014 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching for Faculty.

Roseann Stenstrup, Executive Assistant to the DeanAwarded Support Staff of the Year.

Rebecca Stone Thornberry, Assistant Professor of Communication and Theatre ArtsDirected Crimes of the Heart in April and An Inspector Calls in November.

Keith West, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Associate Professor of Geography/GeologyWorked with the Wild Rivers Invasive Species Coalition to enroll property owned by UW-Mari-nette in their “Adopt-a-Spot” program. In Septem-ber, GEO 130 Human Impact on the Environment students conducted a preliminary assessment of the 4.5 acre parcel and found it to be heavily infested with invasive buckthorn and Japanese barberry. Currently developing an eradication and monitor-ing program. Established preliminary guidelines with the Wisconsin DNR and Ayers Associates to develop a 5-year vegetation monitoring program around Menekaunee Harbor to continue the reme-diation efforts on the harbor.

Kurt Willman, Assistant Campus Dean for Administration and FinanceNamed the 2014 Kaplan Fellow. Invited to serve on the Marinette Menominee Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

Jennifer FlattProfessor of the Year

Tonya MeisnerInstructional Academic Staff of the Year

Kim GruszynskiAcademic Staff of the Year

Roseann StenstrupSupport Staff of the Year

UW-Marinette’s Office of Continuing Education was awarded a generous grant from Lockheed Martin to

bring a hands-on educational STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering & Math) experience to over 700 local 7th & 8th grade students in March.

“We recognize the need for a steady pipeline of young, tech-nical talent in Wisconsin and Michigan to help grow the state’s technology footprint,” said Joe North, vice president of Littoral Ship Systems at Lockheed Martin. “We’re proud to partner with local schools to discuss career paths, provide demonstrations and inspire more students to study STEM-related fields.”

During STEM Outreach Days, engineers from Lockheed Martin discussed their careers and demonstrated machines they use on the job. Students were able to participate in a variety of hands-on activities and demonstrations sponsored by Allied Health Chiropractic Center of Peshtigo, ChemDe-sign, The Dickinson-Iron-Menominee Mathematics Science Technology Center, Earthaven Museum, Marinette Middle

School’s LEGO Mindstorm Club, KS Kolbenschmidt US Inc, UW-Marinette’s Modern Shipbuilding Program, Wis-consin KEEP, Wisconsin Maritime Museum and Wisconsin Public Service. These activities included observing a factorial distillation, walking through a portable planetarium, maneu-vering through a virtual shipyard, learning about renewable energy by powering a light bulb with a bike and engineer-ing with LEGOs. A STEM Outreach Day was held at each of the following schools: Menominee Jr. High, Peshtigo Middle School and Marinette Middle School.

“It is such an honor to be working with so many fine local organizations, businesses and schools to provide these impor-tant STEM-related opportunities. Though 7th and 8th grade students are relatively young, they will be the leaders and in-novators of tomorrow. If we give them the right tools and knowledge today, we can impact the future positively. We are very grateful to Lockheed Martin for their dedication and support of these exciting days,” said event organizer Jamie Schwaba, former Interim Continuing Education Program Co-ordinator at UW-Marinette.

Teaching Kids About STEM

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2015 marks the 50th Anniversary of the UW-Marinette campus. This milestone is significant, not only because we have stood the test of time by providing thousands of local residents the opportunity to receive a quality college education, but also be-cause it provides an opportunity to showcase the campus to the community and the work we continuously do to ensure we offer the best, most-affordable UW educa-tion to our students. UW-Marinette truly is the BEST start for the life YOU want!

1965 2015

1964The Marinette County Board of Supervisors and the University of Wisconsin agreed to partner to build a campus in Marinette. Groundbreaking took place on Oct. 12, 1964.

Lon W. Weber was appointed Dean of the UW Center Marinette County, a position he held until 1967.

1966The Marinette County Board of Supervisors authorized a two-phase building program to expand the campus for an enrollment capacity of 500.

In September of 1966, Bayshore Players (Theatre on the Bay’s precursor) opened with three one-act plays directed by Herbert L. Williams & Lyle Iverson.

1974The first Associate Degree commencement took place in the library where 26 students from Marinette, Menominee, Peshtigo, Oconto, Gillett and Ingalls received degrees.

The UW-Marinette Foundation is incorporated.

1967

William A. Schmidtke helped enact the Reci-procity Agreement allow-ing Menominee County residents to attend UWC Marinette at resident tuition rates.

1968Groundbreaking for the Fine Arts Building began in January.

1965

232 students enrolled for classes at “the Center” in the Fall of 1965.

1990UWC-Marinette received a grant from AT&T which equipped a 16-station computer lab.

1983The Theatre backstage addition was completed with funds raised by the UW-Marinette Foundation and supplemented by the Marinette County Board.

1995Sidney H. Bremer was appointed Campus Dean and CEO.

UW-Marinette celebrated its 30th anniversary.

James LaMalfa’s “Har-lequin” sculpture was dedicated at the entrance to the Fine Arts Building.

1969

William A. Schmidtke was appointed Campus Dean, a position he held until 1995.

Construction began on the Library Learning Center and the Max E. Peterson Field House.

1977

An evening Associate Degree program was instituted.

1999Enrollment in September was 551, the highest recorded to date.

1988

A new Associate of Arts & Science degree was initiated to facilitate the transfer process.

The first Fulbright Scholar arrived on campus along with the first Central American Scholarship Program (CASS) students.

1993

Groundbreaking took place for the addition of the University pool in the Max E. Peterson Field House.

2004Paula T. Langteau became the 5th Campus Dean & CEO of UW-Marinette.

1998

The UW Centers became known as the UW Colleges.

The Marinette County Board approved a $5.1 million project for the campus to include additions and renovations to each of the four campus buildings.

2007Dean Langteau secured a National Shipbuilding Research Project grant, funded by the U.S. Navy, to offer courses in marine design through the Continuing Education Department.

Dual Enrollment programs began giving high school students the opportunity to earn college credits.

2002

The first collaborative bachelor’s degree pro-gram was established with UW-Milwaukee.

2008

UW-Marinette’s highest enrollment to date was set at 570 students.

2005UW-Marinette celebrated its 40th Anniversary.

2014

UW-Marinette welcomed the largest number of international students (51) to date.

2012UW-Marinette began offering Student Apart-ment Housing.