2000-2001 Academic Staff Professional Development Grants Awarded
Part III
(Grants occurring 1/1/01-06/30/01)
Amber Ault, L&S Student Academic Affairs, attend National Conference on Race and Ethnicity that will assist in gaining insight into issues related to the academic success of students of color on predominately white campuses.
Rebecca Bauer, Microelectronics Center, attend a three day seminar about the Fabrication of Integrated Circuits which will increase knowledge and understanding of the fundamental processes and techniques.
William Clifton, LEAD Center, attend National Association of Student Personnel Administrators forum to present and stay current in the expanding field of Distance Education and student support services.
Mark Connolly, LEAD Center, attend meeting of the American Education Research Association to present paper and collect information on topics of interest to my colleagues.
Heather Daniels, Neuroscience Training Program, attend the Teaching Survival Skills and Ethnics Trainer of Trainers Workshop to obtain information necessary to implement new subjects and activities in the course I coordinate.
John Fournelle, Geology & Geophysics, participate in a short course workshop that will advance skills in image analysis and measurement in microscopy.
Stacie Haen-Darden and Adrienne Thunder, Cross College Advising Service, attend National Conference on Race and Ethnicity to acquire additional practices and information on efforts taken at other institutions to include minorities.
Faye Hartmann, Clinical Pathology Laboratory, obtain training at FDS in Maryland to visit and perform further testing on the collection of normal flora and pathogenic isolates of S. intermidius.
William Heiss, School of Social Work, obtaining training as Social Work Program Accreditation Site Evaluator.
Olga Lucia Herrera, LEAD Center, attend SCRA conference that promotes the advancement of theory, research and social action to increase empowerment of communities and individuals.
Jeffrey Hird, Counseling & Consultation Services, attend conference which brings together leading multicultural researchers and clinicians for group interaction which is valuable and will enhance my clinical work.
Mary Mercier, Institute for Environmental Studies, attend workshop and conference to provide training in environmental communications.
Scot Moss, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, attend meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology to present research findings.
Robert Oehlkers, Space Science & Engineering Center, attend Satellite conference to learn about using satellite systems to deliver high speed internet data.
Jeong Won Pak, Bacteriology, attend the meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in order to present and discuss work with other colleagues.
Sarah Pfatteicher, Wisconsin Engineering Education Lab, attend meeting of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics to improve my ability to teach.
Mercedes Ramirez Fernandez, Cross College Advising Service, attend National Conference on Race and Ethnicity to present and to bring back new strategies and knowledge we can integrate into the UW campus.
Benjamin Rodriguez, L&S Student Academic Affairs, attend National Conference on Race and Ethnicity to present and to bring back new strategies and knowledge we can integrate into the UW campus
Ileana Rodriguez-Gunaratnan, Continuing Studies Student Academic Affairs, attend National Conference on Race and Ethnicity to bring back new strategies and knowledge that can be brought back to the UW campus.
Erica Rosch, L&S Learning & Support Services, attend National Educating Computing Conference to learn about the leaps and bounds being made in the field of education technology.
Ibrahim A.M. Saeed, Plant Pathology, attend short practical course that will give the opportunity to learn how to identify genera and update knowledge and efficiency; in the separation nematodes from soil and plant materials.
James Ver Hoeve, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, attend international conference for researchers in visual science and ophthalmology that will allow me to interact with colleagues and present research findings.
Mark Wetter, Botany, obtain training in Oracle data base to increase ability to migrate data base from Paradox to Oracle.
Bill Zimmerman, Division of Information Technology, take the Cisco ICND course that will enhance my concepts, practice required to configure Cisco routers and switches in multiprotocol environments.