2002-2003 Academic Staff Professional Development Grants Awarded Part I & II
Aggie Albanese, Population Health Sciences, attend an Oracle training course.
Katarzyna Allen, Classics, present paper at the AIA/AOA Joint Annual meeting which represents my research on ethnicity in the ancient world and that is directly related to the course I am developing.
Gordon Bain, Chemistry, attend Conference on Chemical Education to work with and learn from other lab directors.
L. Stuart Baker, Plant Pathology, obtain hands-on-training in the principals and techniques required for the re-design of our LAN environment.
Ann Batiza, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, attend Gordon Research Conference and present research on gating of a bacterial mechanosensitive channel.
Erica Baumer, Student Academic Affairs, attend the ACPA convention to learn about innovative student internship programs at various Universities to better serve my role as Internship Coordinator.
Andrea Boulanger, Cross-College Advising Service, present the ACPA national conference and attend sessions that directly relate to her role as a career advisor in the CCAS Exploration Center.
Janet Branchaw, Center for Biology Education, attend a Grantsmanship Workshop that will allow me to learn about current funding initiatives, improve grant writing skills and network with researchers/administrators from other institutions.
Matt Briggs and Steve Narf, Physics, attend 2002 AAPT meeting that will help improve our teaching and instructional resources and also help meet contacts needed to support the meeting in Madison and present our own work.
Patricia Brown, Institute for Research on Poverty, attend a SAS Users Group International conference where users of data handling and statistical computer programming will learn the latest developments and enhancements to the SAS System.
Emily Carlson, University Communications, participate in the Santa Fe Science Writing Workshop that will improve my writing abilities and help me produce more effective articles about the university’s scientific research programs.
Chiu-Chuang Chou, Data & Program Library Service, attend class to help understand and modify the Data and Program Library Service’s catalogue database.
Maury Cotter, Office of Quality Improvement, to participate and speak at the National Consortium for Continuous improvement in order to turn what participants are learning into immediate action on their home campuses.
Elizabeth Cox and Mary Plane, Women’s Health & Women’s Health Research, attend a workshop on focus group research to obtain knowledge that will aid in current research and future grant applications.
Ron Cramer, Learning Support Services, attend the Midwest Regional Conference of EDUCAUSE that would enhance my information technology skills, collaborate with IT colleagues, and offer me a greater understanding and progressive vision of IT in the campus community.
Mary Ann Croft, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, attend and participate in the XV International Congress of Eye Research that will allow me to present research and to meet and interact with researchers from around the world and enhance knowledge of vision research.
Alfonso del Rio, Horticulture, attend meeting of the Potato Association of America to expand understanding about the current problems and recent scientific advances in the potato science in the US and other regions of the world.
Patricia Dickinson, University Communications, attend conference that will give me training to create integrated marketing plans for various universities and also improve my skills for the creation and execution of an integrated marketing plan.
Paul Dillenburg, LEAD Center, present paper at the American Evaluation Association Conference and participate in various sessions.
Lynn Edlefson and Jill Riley, Office Campus Child Care, participate in a panel to formally present the UW-Madison Child Care Tuition Assistance Program that will help relationships with other university childcare colleagues.
Mary Ann Fitzgerald, Environment, Textiles & Design, travel to China to study the costumes of the Hmong and Dong minority people which will give me a depth of information on Chinese minority textiles that I can share with my colleagues.
B’Ann Gabelt, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, present paper/poster at major annual vision meeting and interact with colleagues that will help to stay current in my field and to better design protocols.
Dick Geier, Instructional Media Development Center, attend training course on the Avid Xpress that will me to perform my editing post-production duties more effectively.
Rachel Grimm, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, attend the “Fundamentals of Sponsored Research Administration” Conference that will aid in obtaining research administration knowledge and develop a relationship with colleagues on the national level.
Jennifer Hansen, Land Information & Computer Graphics Facility, Land Information & Computer Graphics Facility, attend American Planning Association that brings together professionals interested in land use planning and the information gained will help my teaching and current outreach projects.
Randy Hentschel, University Health Services, obtain training in microscopy techniques for the identification of fungal spores that will enable assessment of indoor fungal aerosol parameters.
Sheri Hicken, Biological Systems Engineering, obtain training in the areas of Access 2000, Photoshop, and PageMaker, that will help me maintain and improve ArgAbility’s client database along with the creation of quarterly newsletters.
Greg Iaccarino, L&S Student Academic Affairs, attend the American College Personnel Association Annual Convention and tentatively present a program entitled “Who Wants to Raise a Million Dollars: 10,000 Approaches.”
Elizabeth Jansen, Learning & Support Services, present two workshops at the International Association of Language Learning Tech. Conference where I will also be able to collaborate and network with colleagues who support the technology for teaching and learning foreign languages, culture, and literature.
Jason Jonely, International Student Services, attend conference that will provide access to INS officials and consultation with colleagues concerning the implementation of these regulations and usge of new electric monitoring system.
Lois Komai and others, Steenbock Library, bring in a facilitator who is acquainted with the kinds of changes libraries face will help staff manage work stress and teach them techniques for working more effectively in this changing and demanding new environment.
Song-Charng Kong, Engineering Research Center, participate in the Combustion Symposium and present a paper as well as interact with other researchers.
Kathleen Konicek, Learning Technology & Distance Education, attend “Online Learning Conference” to obtain updated information to improve distance education with online components.
Greg Konop, Professional & Technical Education, attend session of Building XML0Based Web Applications that will help him obtain knowledge that will expand the range of technology skills and assist in designing for SCORM compliance.
Charlene Krembs, Administrative Computing, obtain training in version 6 of Novel operating system that will enhance ability to support our College’s local area network.
Cindy Kuhrash, Kinesiology, attend a variety of sessions pertaining to topics that are of importance to the development of our teacher presentation program.
Dan LaValley, New Media Center Program, obtain intensive training on Mac OSX in order to be to provide high levels of service and support to current clients as well as develop and support new services.
Kristine Lee, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, attend the Genetics Analysis Workshop and International Genetics and Epdemiology Society meeting to further develop and learn analysis techniques for familial data.
Ann Lloyd, L&S Student Academic Affairs, attend the American College Personnel Association National Convention, which is an outstanding professional development opportunity to gain very specific training and information in the area of civic engagement.
Kathleen Loving, University Health Services, attend conference on College Student Values which will provide an opportunity to gain very specific training and information in the area of civic engagement.
Nancy McDermott, Social Science Computing Cooperative, bring in an instructor to provide a customized in-house technical writing workshop to improve effectiveness in our written communication skills.
Chad Mortiz, Radiology, attend the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine conference to present my work, learn the latest clinical & research applications and participate in discussions with colleagues.
Lisa Munro and Sybil Pressprich, Adult Career & Education Counseling Center, bring in a knowledgeable professional for a day-long in-service program for counseling/advising/outreach campus staff to help keep abreast of new approaches and methods of career development.
Kari Nelms, Physics, attend the 2002 Microscopy and Microanalysis conference to present paper and to interact with other microscopists ant learn new techniques and experience “hands on” applications with new instrumentation.
Bruce Neumannn, Synchroton Radiation Center, attend a Radiation Safety Officer training course which will allow me to be more effective in my position at the Synchrotron Radiation Center by being able to handle radiation safety issues.
Tracy Perkins, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, participate in two courses within the Mid-Management Development Certificate Program that will provide information about grant policy, prepare research proposals and fundraising activities.
Dean Pribbenow, Office of Quality Improvement, participate in a bench marketing exercise to learn more about Penn State’s campus practices in planning, improvement, and assessment.
Matthew Renfro-Sargent, Comp. Cancer Center, present research at 2003 Law and Society Association conference and learn more about public-private dichotomy between public health and restaurant management.
Nancy Rinehart, University Communications, attend conference that will keep me up-to-date with design technology, techniques, and trends in my profession.
Lance Rodenkirch, Neuroscience, attend meeting that is an unique opportunity to attend workshops in advanced microscopy and for “hands-on” learning with state-of-the-art instrumentation.
Erica Rosch, Academic Technology Solutions, present at the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative meeting that will help me to conceptualize and develop virtual communities of practice for the UW DOIT academy.
Ibrahim Saeed, Soil Science, present poster at Symposium and also benefit from the sessions presented by ion chromatographers from around the world.
Joan Samuels, Learning Support Services, attend the IALLT conference where I would benefit from the contacts and knowledge gained on the instructional technology for teaching and learning foreign languages and literature.
Cynthia Severt, Data & Program Library Service, submit an abstract of a paper at the annual conference that is attended by leaders in the fields of information technology and data services.
Denise Smith, Plant Pathology, attend the International Mycological Congress to participate in sessions and obtain current information and new methods to incorporate into my own research and lab group’s research on fungal tree pathogens.
Jane Smith, Institute for Research on Poverty, attend two sessions to increase her programming efficiency and accuracy.
Thomas Steele, Agricultural Research Station, attend the Society of American Foresters National Convention to present papers and obtain new information on forest resource management to be incorporated into new courses.
E. Andrew Taylor, Bolz Center for Arts Administration, attend seminar that will provide an overview of research activities in nonprofit arts administration that will help to assess restructuring of our administration, outreach, curriculum and programs.
Sandra Tomany, Ophthalmology & Visual Science, attend annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology to present research findings and also learn new analytical techniques and hypotheses for my research.
Kate Washabaugh, Psychology, attend the Animal Behavior Conference to present research findings and gain valuable knowledge regarding research projects of others in her field.
Joanne Weber, Medical Microbiology & Immunology, attend program “Focus on Fungal Infections” that enable me to stay current on the newly emerging fungal pathogens, both from a clinical and laboratory perspective.
Ralf Wehlitz, Synchrotron Radiation Center, participate in meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics to present paper, discuss results with colleagues and advertise the research possibilities at the Synchrotron Radiation Center.
Bonita Weisel, Sci. Lab. & Synchrotron Radiation Center, attend an Oracle database back-up and recovery class that will give me knowledge to help support my department’s accounting system.
Alan Wolf, Academic Technology Solutions, attend the EDUCASE 2002 annual conference which will provide an opportunity to interact with IT professionals from across the country.