Plexus

July 2007

Platteville Extending to Us

Inside:

More New Faces in the Distance Learning Center

Graduation Banquet Highlights
Alumni Spotlight

UW-Platteville Distance Learning Center

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july
PROGRAMS
Master of Science in Project Management....................................8-10
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.......................18-20

IN EVERY ISSUE 30
Online Course Listings..................................................................12-13
19
Student Advisory Board Update.......................................................14 78 - 008
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Ask A Librarian....................................................................................15
Letter From the Director.....................................................................16
Lost Alumni..........................................................................................20
Alumni Spotlight.................................................................................21 PLEXUS is the University of
Contact Information for Online Courses.........................................22 Wisconsin-Platteville distance
Alumni Advisory Board Update.......................................................23 learning newsletter, published every
April, July, and November. PLEXUS
is available online at:
PLUS www.uwplatt.edu/disted/edp/plexus.

Spring 2007 Graduation An Event To Remember.............................3 Distance Learning Center

B12 Karrmann
Online Assistance for Building A Bibliography..................................4
UW-Platteville
Pomp and Circumstance.......................................................................4 1 University Plaza
Student Services Update......................................................................5 Platteville, WI 53818-3099
New Staff.............................................................................................6-7
Phone: 608.342.1468
Drums and Cymbals Project..............................................................11 Toll-free: 1.800.362.5460
Active Participation is Key to Online Success...................................14 FAX: 608.342.1071
Financial Aid Reminder......................................................................16 E-mail: disted@uwplatt.edu

Advising Site........................................................................................17
Tuition and Fee Increases for Print-Based Courses..........................20 UW–Platteville

UWP Alumni Services Offers Online Community...........................21

UWP Receives 10 Year Accreditation.................................................22
D L C
Distance Learning Center

Recruitment Roundup........................................................................23
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Spring 2007 Graduation An Event To Remember
Another successful school year
has passed, and we’re proud to
congratulate our newest UW-
Platteville distance learning
graduates!
In May 2007, the UW-Platteville
Distance Learning Center hosted
a weekend of celebratory events
to honor graduates of our distance
learning programs who were
able to travel to Platteville for
commencement. For those students
who could not physically attend,
the Distance Learning Center
hosts a virtual graduation web-
site at www.uwplatt.edu/disted/
distedgrad/grad2007 to help them
celebrate their success.
Graduation weekend kicked
off with our annual recognition
banquet on Friday, May 11. UWP
faculty, staff, and administrators
greeted distance learning
graduates and students as they
arrived at the Governor Dodge
Hotel and Convention Center.
The banquet program opened
with welcome messages from
Chancellor David Markee,
Provost Carol Sue Butts
and Dawn Drake, Executive
Director of Alternative Delivery
Systems. Susan Hilal, assistant
professor and coordinator of the
undergraduate online criminal
justice program, served as emcee
of the program. Other presenters
included the coordinators of each
of the distance learning programs:
Pat Bromley, Education; Cheryl
Banachowski-Fuller, Criminal
Justice; Lisa Riedle, Engineering;
Bill Haskins, Project Management;
and Susan Hanson, Business. The
coordinators announced each
graduate’s name and presented
those in attendance with a token of
appreciation and congratulations.
At this year’s banquet, 131
graduates were honored from the
five distance learning programs
(Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration, Master of Science
in Criminal Justice, Master of
Science in Adult Education,
Master of Science in Engineering,
and Master of Science in Project
Management). Students, faculty,
and staff finally had the chance to
put a face with the names they’ve
heard and spoken to so many
times and enjoyed sharing stories
of their experiences in person. For
most, this was the first physical
meeting they have had.
Each year we are able to recognize
the academic excellence of
more and more of our students
through the presentation of
distance education scholarships.
Scholarship recipients at this
year’s banquet program included
Kyle Konkol, the Walter Longacre
Memorial Scholarship; Rachel
Clark-Hindman, the Dawn Drake
Excellence in Distance Education
Scholarship; Stacey Schulz, the
College of Business, Industry
Life Science and Agriculture’s
Distance Learning Scholarship;
and Ken Wiegman, GetEducated.
com Distance Education
Scholarship. The Department of
Business and Accounting also
named Pat Whitmore as the
recipient of the Harry Mitchell
Portfolio Development Award
and Susan Rippen as winner of
the Outstanding Business Student
Award.
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More than 80 graduates of the
online UWP/DOJ First Line
Supervisory Training and
Leadership in Police Organizations
for Criminal Justice Professionals
certificate programs were also
honored during the program.
Ken Hammond, Wisconsin Law
Enforcement Education Director,
announced the graduates’ names
and presented those in attendance
with a certificate of completion.
On Saturday, May 12, the formal
commencement ceremony took
place at the UWP Williams
Fieldhouse and was followed with
a reception at the Alumni Lounge
of the Pioneer Student Center.
Graduates and their families had a
chance to sit back and relax as they
chatted with each other, faculty,
and staff.
We look forward to celebrating
with future graduates and hope all
alumni will become an active part
of the UWP Alumni Association.
To find out more about the
weekend, or for those graduates
and families who were not able
to travel to Platteville, please visit
the UWP Distance Education
site at www.uwplatt.edu/disted/
distedgrad/grad2007. Feel free
to post a message for one of the
graduates, watch their interviews
or those of the faculty, or view the
entire banquet ceremony.
The Distance Learning Center
staff would like to extend
congratulations to all the graduates
of the 2006-2007 academic year.
You’ve reached an incredible goal.
Best wishes with all your future
endeavors!
Pomp and Circumstance Online Assistance for
By Sue Fager
Building A Bibliography
I just finished reading the song That being said, please visit our Each semester, students
list for the top 10 graduation graduation site and note not struggle with research
tunes on about.com. As I only the accomplishments of our associated with their classes.
reviewed and listened to each graduates but also the promise One of the most common
one, I concluded that (for me) the of the future found in their eyes concerns that have been
event of graduation begs for the and hearts. Our website features expressed over the years
lyrics of Unwritten, by Natasha each graduate in the yearbook is the confusion associated
Bedingfield. It speaks of dreams with a page dedicated to them. with citing references and
and beginnings as well as the Here you find name, current developing an appropriate
need to respond to those dreams address and occupation, photos, bibliography. The Karrmann
and the encouragement to reach personal comments on their Library has purchased a
for the unknown. Many of the experience with distance learning service called RefWorks,
other songs herald memories or and congratulatory messages which:
applaud accomplishments of the from faculty, friends and family. In
past. While it is important to give addition, the yearbook provides an 1) Allows you to gather
recognition where it is due, I still overview of distance education at references into a personal
believe that graduations should UWP, as well as program-specific searchable database.
be more about the future than the articles and profiles of students
past. If we can only look at what and faculty within each degree 2) Helps you manipulate that
has been accomplished, then what program. This year we also added database, as in filing
is there to look forward to? If my audio messages from faculty, references in folders.
happiness depends on what I have administration and distance
already accomplished, then what learning staff. 3) Assists in getting those
joy is there in my future? references back out, as in
building a bibliography.
The following is an index of what is included in the Graduation 2007
This is a very powerful tool
website (an asterisk designates a new feature):
that can be accessed through
the online library. To access
 Post office
this service, go to www.
 Sending invitations
uwplatt.edu/disted, click on
 Sending greeting cards
current student, then online
 Banquet Ceremony
library. When you get to
 Slide show presentation animation with graduating students in
the library homepage, click
each program along with home address
on reference resources, then
 Student, faculty, staff, coordinator & vice chancellor interviews
citation guides and writer
 Graduation Ceremony
resources. Refworks is at the
 Archived with two player formats, Real Player and Windows
top of the page. You can use
Media Player
your library password to get
 Graduates “walking” at the UWP graduation “procession” in
into this system. The service
animation*
is quite intuitive and there
 Graduation Yearbook
are several online help areas
 List of students graduating in each program
available. In addition, you can
 Profile page of graduating students: name, photo,
contact the Karrmann Library
current job*, current address, degree awarded
staff via phone or e-mail (as
 Students’ comments about their experience
indicated on the website).
 Congratulatory posts for individual students
We will be offering an online
 Posted written and audio messages* congratulating the
training session for using
graduates from administration, faculty, and staff.
RefWorks early in the fall
 Articles that provide an overview of year 2007 for distance
semester.
learning at UWP as a whole and for each program.
 Profile articles for students and faculty in each degree program.
 Gift shop catalog
 Alumni site updated with a new look
 Career Center link*

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Student Services Update
Greetings to all! As a member of
the Student Services Committee, I
can tell you that we have been very
busy the past few months!
Beginning in March, we have been
doing student services process
review sessions. Each session has
given us a chance to go step by
step through our daily processes.
We have also been having open
forum discussions on a bi-weekly
basis. In our discussions, we are
reviewing everyone’s role in the
various areas of the marketing/
recruiting, admission and advising
process. Essentially we are looking
for improvements and identifying
possible changes to make our
processes run smoother. Also a big
reason for doing this is to inform
others in the office of what and
how each individual impacts each
other’s workload.
The sessions are still ongoing and
have been very successful. Overall, Shenita Ray
we have learned a vast amount Assistant Director
about what each other does on
a daily basis. We are striving to
become more efficient in our daily
tasks so we can serve our student
population better!

Overview of Spring 2007 Student Services Survey Results (ONLINE)

Below is a graph depicting feedback survey respondents provided regarding the performance level of the Distance
Learning Center’s Student Services Team. The bars in the chart are valued by the primary axis (the left axis) and the
line is valued by the secondary axis (the right axis). Overall, the majority of responses collected from the Student
Services Survey indicate that most of you are satisfied with the services provided. The greatest area of improvement
that resonated in the data collected is the need to provide timelier passwords and course access, as nearly seven
percent of the respondents expressed great dissatisfaction. The Student Services Team will address the issue of timely
passwords and course access during our ongoing Process Review Sessions.

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Part-Timer Earns Full-Time Position
Stephanie degree at a distance. “I am amazed
Cooley, the at the amount of work it requires
Distance to take a student from the inquiry
Learning stage through to graduation,” she
Center’s says. “It takes a lot of discipline
new and determination.”
university
services In recognition for her years of
associate, dedication to the DLC, Cooley
is no has recently been promoted to
stranger a full-time position processing
to distance the paperwork associated with
learning. purchases made by the DLC
She has been working “behind the -- including office supplies,
scenes” as a part-time employee at marketing materials, training and
the DLC for several years and has travel expenses -- and balancing
developed a great deal of respect the books for the office accounts.
for adult students who earn their Additionally, she assists executive
director Dawn Drake by answering
her phone, filing and scheduling
meetings.
Cooley predicts continued growth
for the DLC in the near future
and is looking forward to the
department’s scheduled move
to a larger office on the UWP
campus in late 2007. When away
from the DLC, she enjoys reading
and watching movies, especially
mysteries and science fiction.
She also spends a lot of time at
sporting events and concerts as all
three of her kids are involved in
these activities.

Business Program Welcomes New Academic Advisor

The
Distance
Learning
Center is
pleased to
announce
that
interim
academic
advisor
Shayla
Neal-
Bitwayiki
has accepted a permanent position
as the advisor for the business
administration program. Neal
will be advising undergraduate
business administration students
enrolled in both print and
online courses about degree
requirements, course descriptions
and availability, financial aid and
the credit-for-life- experience
option.
“My goal is to make sure that
students understand the many
course options available which
would help them achieve their
dream of earning their business
administration degree at a
distance,” Neal says. “By taking
on these responsibilities, I hope
to make their degree process as
smooth as possible … My integrity
and strong work ethic enable me
to be committed to understanding
and giving constant attention to
the students’ needs.”
Neal earned her MBA with a
marketing specialization from
Walden University and a B.S.
in communication technologies
management from UW-Platteville.
Her professional background
includes design, marketing,
advertising, sales, and customer
service. She brings knowledge
of business curriculum, a strong
customer service orientation, and
excellent organizational, time
management, and communication
skills to the position. As an alumna
of a distance education program
herself, Neal can empathize
with the challenges faced by
adult students attempting to
balance a number of important
responsibilities.
A strong believer in the
opportunities presented by
distance education, Neal foresees
increased enrollment in online
programs as the format continues
to gain acceptance. “As new
technologies progress and new
student needs develop, the
Distance Learning Center will
be looking at ways to combine
these two areas to provide higher-
quality educational opportunities
in suitable formats for students,”
she notes. “The Distance Learning
Center plans to have a stronger
follow up practice, while
streamlining and improving its
processes and techniques. Faculty
development for distance delivery
best practice will become routine.
The DLC will also continue to
adopt changes to become more
efficient and serve students even
better.”
When not advising her students,
Neal enjoys jogging, playing
softball, bike riding, reading
self-management books, dancing,
swimming, sightseeing, attending
the theater, traveling and playing
with her daughter. “In general, I
like to do challenging activities
that are fun,” she says.

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DLC’s Graphic Designer Accepts Media Specialist Position
If you management, with an emphasis in
have graphic design and photography.
received
any of the Since then, she has been employed
DLC’s pro- as a graphic designer for both the
motional DLC and UWP’s Alumni Office.
brochures She has contributed her creative
or seen talents to the 25th anniversary
any of our flash program, the graphics for the
print ads graduation banquet, the virtual
lately, than orientation website, and various
you are surveys, logos and flyers.
already
familiar with the graphic designs In her new position, Swigart will
of Christal Swigart, our new media continue to share her design skills
specialist. Her work will soon be by creating more promotional
more evident as her role expands items, including brochures, fact
to include more marketing sheets, ads, and multimedia
responsibilities. marketing presentations. One of
her main projects in the future will
Swigart graduated from the be developing interactive activities.
University of Wisconsin–Platteville
in 2002 with a degree in “I see the DLC growing in
communication technologies numbers over the next few months
and updating its technology to
New Staff Member Brings Computer Expertise
As the and training on information
Distance technology-related skills. He
Learning will also be joining the website
Center and committee and looks forward to
its online providing students with even
programs better web resources to help them
have navigate through their higher
grown and education journey.
expanded,
keeping A graduate of UW-Platteville,
current Vieth earned his undergraduate
with degree in business administration.
technology While a student at UWP, he also
has always been of paramount studied computer science and
importance. In order to meet its worked on campus as a computer
goal of constantly offering the lab assistant and web developer.
most relevant programs with the Since graduating, he has worked
most up-to-date technology, the as a computer hardware/software
DLC has added John Vieth to support technician and as a
its staff to assist with computer developer of websites for online
hardware/software support and retailers and other businesses.
web development.
“I am very excited about working for
Vieth will be helping the office a distance education institution,”
staff be more productive and Vieth says. “Education is going
more responsive to student needs to be delivered online more and
by providing them with reliable more, and the richness of the
computer hardware/software online education experience is
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remain current,” Swigart says. “I
know that in the upcoming years
we’ll be constantly developing
even more ways for our distance
students to connect online. I look
forward to trying new design
techniques and software formats as
they become available to make the
online experience for our students
even better!”
When not working at the DLC or
for her own graphics company,
Swigart can be found spending
time with friends and family,
especially her nephew Jarren.
She also enjoys riding her scooter
around town and snapping photos
of her friends’ children as they
participate in sports activities. Not
just a passive photographer, she
also enjoys playing sports herself
and has even assembled a staff
basketball team to participate in
UWP’s intramural competition.
going to be developed beyond
most peoples’ imaginations, utilizing
animation and multimedia content
and technologies that haven’t
even been invented yet. It’s going
to be very exciting to watch the
developments. Certainly the
Distance Learning Center will be
utilizing these new technologies
more and more to strive for
constant improvement and
continue to provide our students
with a great value in distance
education.”
When not at his computer, Vieth
enjoys spending time with his
wife Lila, daughter Meghan (10),
and son Barrett (2). “There are
always family/school activities
to attend, which I like,” he says.
“I also like working in the yard
at home, reading about things
like information technology and
philosophy, and playing sports like
disc golf. And I try to sneak some
time to watch my favorite TV show
The Office.”
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New PM Instructor Brings Practical Experience Online
Mark Dietsche
has worn
many hats
during
his project
management
career. He’s
about to
add a new
one: online
instructor
for the University of Wisconsin-
Platteville’s graduate project
management program.
Dietsche earned both his B.S.
and M.S. degrees in industrial
technology management from the
University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
He also earned his certificate in
project management via UWP’s
online program and is a Certified
Project Management Professional
(PMP) through the Project
Management Institute (PMI).
PM Instructor Receives New PgMP Certification
Dr. Ginger Levin, instructor
for UWP’s graduate project
management program, recently
received the Project Management
Institute’s newest credential,
that of a Program Management
Professional or a PgMP®.
Earning the certification was a
difficult task, requiring Levin
to fill out numerous forms
(subject to an audit) detailing her
program experience, including
projects conducted for the Center
for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition of the Food and Drug
Administration and curriculum
“We’re all here to learn and add
‘tools to our tool boxes’ that we Bill Haskins
can take out and apply in the Program Coordinator
real world,” Dietsche says as he
looks forward to his new teaching
position. “My role as instructor is
service information department.
to facilitate that learning and help
He has also been involved with
create a connection for students
designing distance learning
between the concepts of the course
training courses for John Deere.
and their real world experience.”
Learning to communicate
Forging that connection between
effectively is crucial for today’s
the academic and work worlds
project manager, according to
will be no problem for Dietsche,
Dietsche. “Business is spreading
who has been employed by the
out and project teams are working
John Deere Company in Iowa
more at a distance,” he notes. “It’s
for eight years and currently
essential to be able to communicate
holds a management position
in a virtual environment. Also,
within the training center. He
project teams are expanding into
has implemented several project
different countries and cultures.
management practices into his
Project managers need to have a
AOR, most recently installing
high degree of cultural awareness
a Project Management Office
and the ability to adjust their
(PMO) and project management
communication accordingly.”
methodology into John Deere’s
®
development work done for process to say the least,” Levin
UWP’s project management says. “I was one of about 100
program. The next step in the people in the pilot program for this
certification process was a difficult credential. It soon will be available
170-question exam. Finally, Levin for anyone in the field.”
was required to supply references
from one manager, four peers, For more information about the
four subordinates, three personal PgMP® certification, go to www.
references, and contacts from each pmi.org/prod/groups/public/
project she submitted, for a total documents/info/pdc_pgmp.asp.
of 17 people. Each of these people
was asked to complete a detailed
multi-rating evaluation of her
project management experience.
“I am thrilled (to earn the
certification) as it was a difficult ®
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UWP Attends PMI Project Risk Conference;
Students and Instructor Present
The Project Management Institute
(PMI®) held its annual Project
Risk Symposium in mid-May
in downtown San Francisco.
Representing UWP at the event
were Dr. Ginger Levin, PMP, PgMP,
UWP’s lecturer and program
specialist in project management;
Dave Butz, a student in the MS
Project Management program from
Madison, Wisconsin, and your
program director, Bill Haskins.
The UWP attendees presented
a panel discussion during the
symposium entitled “Critical
Incidents and Risk Management.”
The panel topic arose out of a
group project undertaken in
Dr. Levin’s section of PM 7040
Interpersonal Skills for Virtual and
Co-Located Project Teams. The
California Calls: UWP’s Connection to the West Coast
Regular readers of this newsletter
hear all the time about UWP’s
diverse student population,
which reaches around the world.
That same outreach extends to
other educational institutions as
well. For example, UWP’s M.S.
in Project Management program
has transfer relationships with a
number of other schools around
the United States.
Those institutions include the
University of California campus
locations in Irvine, Berkeley,
and Davis. The MSPM program
accepts for transfer certain credits
that students at those schools earn
in pursuit of project management
certificates offered at each school.
The transfer credits can be applied
toward a full master’s degree at
UW-Platteville.
group members included students
Michael Jirinec, Tonya Peterson,
and Butz; Dr. Levin liked the
result so well that she suggested
to the group that they submit the
project paper for presentation at
PMI’s Risk event. The project was
accepted and arrangements made
for all to attend. Unfortunately,
life and career events got in the
way of attendance for Jirinec and
Peterson, and Dr. Levin called
for backup, calling on program
director Haskins.
Haskins had delayed plans several
times for a visit to the university’s
articulation partners in California,
so travel plans were quickly drawn
up and the problem was solved,
leveraging the program’s travel
budget in a highly productive way.
While the agreements have been
ongoing for several years in each
case, reaching back to the early
part of the decade, program
staff members from UWP have
rarely met face to face with
their counterparts from the UC
campuses. Since the UC programs
are an important source of new
students for UWP, and since the
virtual connection goes only so
far toward maintaining such
relationships, program staff have
been looking for an opportunity
for some time to make the trip and
see these good folks.
In May 2007, that opportunity
presented itself. Program
director Bill Haskins was asked to
substitute for a panel presenter at
a Bay Area symposium (see article
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UWP in San Francisco: (L to R) Dr. Ginger
Levin, Dave Butz, Byron Stecklein, Bill
Haskins
The symposium was very well
attended, with about 75 B and C
level executives from all around
North America, and it provided
UWP with its first exposure to the
decision-makers in the project risk
community. A bonus for the UWP
crew was a visit to the conference
venue by student Byron Stecklein,
who lives in the San Francisco area.
elsewhere in this issue), so the
arrangements were made and he
was underway. Bill visited Lori
Munoz-Reiland and Jane Welgan
at UC-Irvine, near Los Angeles;
Clara Piloto, Josh Ertl, and Jim
Connor at UC-Berkeley; and Sue
Sanders, Joan Rött, and Signe
Wetteland at UC-Davis. Each visit
was productive and turned up
more opportunity for collaboration
among the institutions.
For more information about the
transfer programs mentioned
above, or to learn more about the
UC certificate programs, contact
your advisor or Bill Haskins at
projectmgmt@uwplatt.edu or
608.342.1691.
New Curriculum Rocks Project Management!
It’s here – it’s now – it’s new! A
new curriculum is on the way for
project management students!
The M.S. in Project Management
Program has maintained
essentially the same core and
foundation curriculum since its
inception in 1999. The discipline,
however, has undergone
substantial change and maturity,
as gauged by its dominant
professional body, the Project
Management Institute (PMI). The
Guide to the Project Management
Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®
Guide) is currently undergoing
its third revision since UWP
initiated the MSPM degree
program. During that time, PMI’s
membership has expanded from
around 50,000 to in excess of
230,000. Industries and disciplines
represented by official PMI Specific
Interest Groups (SIGs) now
number 30, with hundreds of local
geographic chapters worldwide.
What all this points to is that the
variety of industries and jobs
influenced by project management
continues to grow rapidly, as
business enterprises look for
ways to gain a competitive edge
and make the most of their core
competencies. The needs and
demands of project managers have
also continued to evolve.
The MSPM program staff at UWP
is responding to these changes
in the discipline, along with
your input and comments, by
offering a new curriculum. This
redesigned program retains the
existing format and best design
aspects of the existing curriculum
but provides additional flexibility
developing your degree plan.
First, we’ve reduced the foundation
requirements for the degree by
moving the finance and marketing
courses to the elective category.
To ensure an appropriate level
of writing ability, we’ve added a
business communication course.
Second, the core course group
remains as it was, but with
some choice added to the mix.
Coursework in communication,
that quintessential skill of
project managers, is available
now by way of Organizational
Communication or Interpersonal
Skills … for Project Teams.
We’ve also added a new course,
Project Scope Management, as an
available substitute for the current
Advanced Quality Management.
The new course will address a skill
deficit which is common among
many new and experienced project
managers.
Finally, the program now features
an optional thesis track for those
students interested in a greater
focus on research, or for those
who intend to pursue a terminal
degree (Ph.D. or other doctorate
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program). If you are thinking
about this direction, please check
with your advisor for more
information and guidance.
The new curriculum will roll out
officially for the spring term 2008.
As an existing student, you may
opt for the new curriculum, but
you are required to seek approval
from your advisor and commit to
the new degree plan in writing.
We’re really interested in your
comments and feedback – please
share accordingly!
This is exciting news for project
management students everywhere!
If you have questions or simply
want more information, please
contact your advisor or the
program director, Bill Haskins,
at 608.342.1961, or projectmgmt@
uwplatt.edu.
And remember! Project
Management rocks!!
Drums and Cymbals Project—Together We Can
Make Beautiful Music
During the past year, we have
been reviewing a variety of
technology enhancements to add
to the online classes. In addition,
we have been getting feedback
from students about new forms
of communication and delivery
mechanisms that you would like
to see in the online courses. While
we have added a variety of new
communication
mechanisms to our
student service and recruiting
efforts, we will now work
toward incorporating more of
these technologies into the
classes themselves.
The “Drums and Cymbals” project
is a technology enhancement
project that we will be starting
during the fall 2007 semester.
This project will involve 10
classes (five each semester) and
10 different technologies. In each
course, we have determined a
particular module, subject area, or
assignment that could benefit from
a technology enhancement. This
enhancement will be added to the
course and then assessments will
be conducted to determine if this
was a positive addition to the class.
We will be looking for feedback
from the instructors and the
students as you use each of these
technologies, along with making
observations regarding improved
individual work, group work,
conceptual understanding, etc.
It will be very important that
The 10 courses that will be testing you utilize these technologies as
the technology enhancements are fully as possible and give us the
as follows: feedback that we ask for when
you are in the class. We will
Fall Semester also be asking for input from the
Student Advisory Board and the
Ginger Levin
Alumni Advisory Board, since
PM 7060 Advanced Tools and
they will be testing many of the
Techniques
technologies before we put them
Phil Micech into the classes. This feedback
ENGRG 7830 Advanced Cost and from the students will be crucial in
Value Analysis determining if we want to continue
Ryan Melbard implementing a particular
ENGRG 7070 Optimization technology in future classes,
with Engineering Applications discontinue use completely, or
modify the use of the technology.
Amy Nemmetz
CJ 7430 Victimology Since this project will drive our
Patrick Montgomery future online course design, it
ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting is imperative that we hear from
you. As the title states: “Together
Spring Semester We Can Make Beautiful Music,”
but it will take all of use working
Susan Hansen
together to make the best use of
BSAD 1300 Global Business
the numerous technologies that
BJ Reed are available in our ever changing
COMM 7330 Organizational world!!!!
Communication
Tom Kershaw
ENGRG 7840 Systems
Engineering Management
Pat Bromley
PSYCH 7230 Crisis Intervention
Theory
Tony Munos
PM 7020 Project Management
Techniques II
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Fall 2007 Course Registration Information
ONLINE COURSE REGISTRATION TIMELINE
June 1 Registration opens for fall 2007 online courses.
Aug. 1 Attention: Financial Aid Applicants—last day to register and choose the financial aid payment option.
Aug. 14 Last day to register and choose mail-in payment option.
Aug. 21 Last day to register (with credit card payment) and payment deadline for those who sent in payment by mail.
Aug. 21 Last day to cancel your enrollment and have the administrative fee refunded.
Sept. 4 First day of classes.
Dec. 21 Last day of classes.
Registration is now open for UW-Platteville’s fall 2007 online courses. Please refer to our website at www.uwplatt.edu/disted
for changes to this course listing and fee schedule. Courses that count toward certificates are also listed on the website.
All courses are three credits unless otherwise noted.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting
ACCT 2020 Management Accounting
BSAD 1300 Global Business
BSAD 2330 Leadership and Management
BSAD 2630 Introduction to Marketing
BSAD 3030 Human Resource Management
BSAD 3120 Retailing
BSAD 3130 Legal Environment of Business
BSAD 3400 Personal Financial Planning
BSAD 3530 Organizational Behavior
BSAD 3540 Quality Management
BSAD 3620 Financial Management
BSAD 3650 International Financial Management
BSAD 4330 Labor-Management Relations
BSAD 4630 Marketing Management
BSAD 4840 Business Policy/Strategy
*BSAD 4950 Portfolio Development
CJ 1130 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 2130 The Police Function
CJ 3630 Juvenile Justice
COMM 3010 Business Communication
ECON 2130 Principles of Macroeconomics

*Contact advisor for prior approval and registration instructions.

You may register for undergraduate print courses for the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration any working day of the
month. Contact us for information.
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Major - Core Course
CJ 1130 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 2130 The Police Function
CJ 3630 Juvenile Justice
CJ 4030 Criminal Law
CJ 4130 Police-Community Relations
*CJ 4500 Directed Individual Studies (1-3 cr.)
*CJ 4930 Criminal Justice Seminar
Business Administration Minor - Core Courses
ACCT 2010 Financial Accounting
BSAD 1300 Global Business
BSAD 2330 Leadership and Management
BSAD 2630 Introduction to Marketing
Business Administration Minor and Elective Courses
BSAD 3030 Human Resource Management
BSAD 3120 Retailing
BSAD 3130 Legal Environment of Business
BSAD 3400 Personal Financial Planning
BSAD 3540 Quality Management
BSAD 3620 Financial Management
BSAD 3650 International Financial Management
BSAD 4330 Labor-Management Relations
BSAD 4630 Marketing Management
COMM 3010 Business Communication
ECON 2130 Principles of Macroeconomics

*Contact advisor for prior approval and registration instructions.

You may register for undergraduate print courses for the minor in business administration any working day of the month. Contact us
for information.

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Fall 2007 Course Registration Information
Master of Science in Criminal Justice
BSAD 5030 Human Resource Management
BSAD 5530 Organizational Behavior
CE 7130 At Risk Youth
CJ 6330 Criminal Procedure and Evidence
CJ 7030 Criminal Justice Systems
CJ 7120 Policing in a Democratic Society
CJ 7130 Criminal Justice Research and
Statistical Methods
CJ 7230 Criminological Theory
CJ 7430 Victimology
CJ 7630 Contemporary Correctional Systems:
Institutional & Community-Based Corrections
CJ 7830 Advanced Comparative Criminal Justice
*CJ 7880 Criminal Justice Internship
*CJ 7920 Seminar Paper Research
*CJ 7980 Independent Study in CJ (1-4 cr.)
*CJ 7990 Thesis Research (3-6 cr.)
PSYC 7330 Theories of Personality in the CJ System
*PSYC 7980 Independent Study in Psychology (1-4 cr.)

Master of Science in Engineering

BSAD 7110 Management Decision Analysis (formerly BSAD 6110)
ENGRG 5000 Engineering Communications
ENGRG 5030 Linear Algebra (formerly MATH 5230)
ENGRG 7070 Optimization with Engineering Applications (formerly CEE 7830)
ENGRG 7220 Dynamics of Structures (formerly CEE 7220)
ENGRG 7260 Advanced Shallow Foundation Design with LRFD Applications (formerly CEE 7260)
ENGRG 7290 Earth Retaining Structures: Design, Analysis, and LRFD
ENGRG 7320 Modern Control Systems (formerly EE 7320)
ENGRG 7510 Design of Experiments (formerly MIE 7300)
ENGRG 7540 Advanced Finite Element Method (formerly MIE 7800)
ENGRG 7550 Product Design and Development (formerly MIE 7550)
ENGRG 7810 Advanced Production and Operations Analysis (formerly MIE 7030)
ENGRG 7820 Quality Engineering and Management (formerly MIE 7430)
ENGRG 7830 Advanced Cost and Value Analysis (formerly MIE 7830)
ENGRG 7840 Systems Engineering Management (formerly MIE 7840)
*ENGRG 7930 Special Topics in Engineering (1-3 cr.) (formerly MOE 7930)
*ENGRG 7980 Independent Study in Engineering (1-3 cr.) (formerly MOE 7980)
PM 7010 Project Management Techniques I
PM 7020 Project Management Techniques II

Master of Science in Project Management

ACCT 7000 Managerial Accounting PM 7020 Project Management Techniques II
BSAD 5030 Human Resource Management PM 7050 Project Procurement Management
BSAD 5530 Organizational Behavior PM 7060 Advanced Tools and Techniques for PM
BSAD 5540 Quality Management PM 7080 Project Scope Management
BSAD 5620 Financial Management *PM 7840 Project Management Capstone
BSAD 5650 International Financial Management *PM 7980 Independent Study in PM (1-4 cr.)
BSAD 6330 Labor-Management Relations *PM 7990 Thesis Research
BSAD 6630 Marketing Management
BSAD 7110 Management Decision Analysis
(formerly BSAD 6110)
BSAD 7540 Advanced Quality Management
COMM 5010 Business Communication
COMM 7330 Organizational Communication
ENGRG 7810 Advanced Production and Operations Analysis (formerly MIE 7030)
ENGRG 7830 Advanced Cost and Value Analysis (formerly MIE 7830)
PM 7010 Project Management Techniques I

*Contact advisor for prior approval and registration instructions.

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Active Participation is Key Online Success
In my last article I described some
of the new technologies that the
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
is implementing on our campus
webpages to keep you informed
and in touch. In this issue, Dawn
Drake describes new technology
enhancements to our courses. With
all of this new technology, a firm
understanding of the basics of
online learning is needed to ensure
success.
With classes at a distance – as
in face-to-face classes – active
participation is a key stepping
stone to being a successful learner.
Learning is most effective when
you have the opportunity to
interact with other students and
share examples and experiences.
This interaction leads to group
problem solving, sharing,
collaboration, and the building
of community. This is a primary
Student Advisory Board Continues to Make Progress
Reaching mid-year is always a
good time to review the progress
that has been made on projects.
As I review the work that the
Student Advisory Board (SAB)
has conducted during the first
half of this year, I continue to
value the ongoing input that is
obtained from this group. This
happens in a variety of ways,
mainly through our monthly
meetings. I encourage you to visit
the SAB website each month to
review the meeting minutes and
give feedback to your program
representatives on the topics
that have been discussed (www.
uwplatt.edu/disted/studentcent/
sab).
However, the meeting minutes
only show one aspect of the work
that this group is involved with
throughout the year. There are
numerous times when current
students contact SAB members
to get advice and guidance on a
reason why we have team projects
and team assignments designed
into our courses.
Online participation begins
with you posting your profile
and reviewing the profiles of
your classmates. In most of our
courses this is the first assignment.
Clicking on the question mark to
the left of your name in the class
list will open your profile for
editing. Clicking on the question
mark for the instructor or other
classmate will open their profile
for reading. Sharing profile
information with your instructor
and your classmates is the first
step in decreasing the distance
between you and them.
The heart of our courses lies in
the discussion area, where the
majority of communication takes
place. The discussion area is
particular issue they are dealing
with in a class, with a group
member, or to get help staying
motivated. This group also talks
with prospective students who
want to know “the real story”
about being a student at a distance.
The type of examples and
assurances that these prospective
students hear from the SAB
members is invaluable in our
recruitment efforts.
The SAB is also used as a
focus group for testing new
technologies, reviewing websites,
and/or giving input on new
services before they are brought
to the overall student body. This
“test run” is very beneficial in
getting the “bugs” worked out
of new initiatives before you see
them. This focus group format has
been used at both the campus and
UW System level.
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divided into major areas called
forums, which are divided into
topics. Postings are made in the
topics area and are associated with
lesson assignments. The topics
in the Open Forum – titled “the
hallway” or “the water cooler”--
are designed to allow you and
your classmates to communicate
outside of the working forums. The
Open Forum also contains a topic
called “raise your hand.” Use this
to post questions and comments
to the instructor and remember to
check back for their response. Take
time to consider your response to
messages posted in the discussions
and to reflect on the ideas that
others have presented. Sharing
ideas with others in the discussion
forums expands your learning
experience. By bringing in your
own experiences you make your
learning more authentic and more
relevant.
Lastly, the SAB members are
extremely beneficial in helping
UWP share its distance education
success stories with the world.
They have been contacted to
answer questions associated with
accreditation approvals, award
nominations, audits, newspaper
articles, and a variety of other
initiatives. Many times, these
requests come up very quickly and
the group is always willing to help
out.
So, please take some time to thank
your SAB representatives. They
volunteer their time to help UWP
continue to improve in distance
education, which helps all of you.
Keep informed as to the topics
they are addressing and respond
to their requests for feedback
from you. Together, we can all
continually improve the courses,
services, and communication that
is a part of distance education at
UW-Platteville!!!!!
Ask A Librarian
By John Leonard-Berg
I would like
to introduce
UWP’s ILLiad
service.
ILLiad is the
electronic
system used
to request
items
through
InterLibrary
Loan.
The name
ILLiad is an acronym
for InterLibrary Loan internet
accessible database.
You will soon discover that ILLiad
is a superior product that adds
convenience and efficiency to all
your research needs. Here are just
a few points illustrating ILLiad’s
exceptional features.
• It is easier to submit your
interlibrary loan requests. With
ILLiad, your name, address and
other pertinent information is
already entered into the system by
virtue of being an enrolled UWP
student. You will never have to
repeat this basic information when
requesting library materials.
• Requests are handled rapidly
and accurately since problems
relating to misinterpretation
of hand-written requests are
eliminated. Please try to be as
thorough and precise as possible
when making an interlibrary loan
request. The more information that
you can provide us with your ILL
request the quicker the service.
• Many of the articles are
delivered directly to your desktop
through electronic delivery. The
loaning libraries frequently send
the requested information via a
PDF file to your ILLiad account.
This eliminates using the postal
system and physically processing
materials by library staff. Some
materials will still have to be
handled in the traditional ways,
but ILLiad is making this a less information to anyone. If you are
frequent occurrence. unfamiliar with your ID number,
contact Pam Knox at 608.342.1468
• You can also get daily updates or e-mail her at knoxp@uwplatt.edu.
on the status of your request right
through your ILLiad account. ILLiad is conveniently linked off
These updates indicate where the Karrmann Library homepage
in the process your request is at www.uwplatt.edu/library.
being serviced and when you Locate the InterLibrary Loan
can anticipate receiving the button, hit enter, and select the
documents. Calls to the ILL ILLiad option. Remember ILLiad
Department will no longer be is available to all UWP distance
necessary. education students. Once in
the ILLiad system you will be
• Library personnel are able prompted to enter your username
to serve you better because all and password. The login screen
data about your request and its will look similar to the image
handling are stored in a searchable below.
database. Staff members are able
to respond quickly to inquiries.
Staff can also gather statistical
information about the performance
of the libraries that lend to
us, enabling us to make better
decisions when choosing a lender
to supply materials.
This is a multifaceted service
Now, you may be asking, how with many additional bells and
does this all work? Your username whistles. Explore, experience, and
and password allow you secure enjoy this convenient research
access to ILLiad, to information utility. If you have any additional
about your ILLiad requests and questions about ILLiad do not
your personal contact profile. This hesitate to use our toll-free line at
is important. Your username is 888.450.4632, for library assistance.
your 16 digit UWP ID Number. You may also want to contact our
The password is your last name. ILL manager directly. Her name is
As with any electronic system, we Lori Wedig and her e-mail address
recommend that you follow good is wedigl@uwplatt.edu.
security practice and not give this
John Leonard-Berg is the distance
education librarian for the
University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
He has been at UWP for seven years,
where he also holds the position
of public services coordinator at
the UWP Karrmann Library. His
major responsibilities are to provide
daily assistance to patrons at the
public service desk and to select
reference materials essential to the
teaching and research mission of the
university.
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Hey, I Didn’t Know I Was Doing Anything Wrong
Dawn Drake
Executive Director of
Alternative Delivery Systems
There are many important aspects
to obtaining a college education.
People are ultimately interested in
learning about a particular topic
area so that they can improve
their skills, get a job promotion,
earn more money, develop new
ideas, feel more secure, provide
for their family, change careers,
feel personally fulfilled, etc. The
list could go on and on, since each
person has their own individual
reasons why they are involved in a
formal college education.
It is the job of each educational
institution to provide this
opportunity to students through
classes that are designed with
academic rigor, solid information,
and taught by qualified faculty.
It is equally important that these
courses be designed and taught
with integrity and that integrity
and high standards are maintained
as a part of the courses by both
faculty and students.
Each year, universities across the
globe continue to struggle with
issues associated with plagiarism
and cheating that occurs in courses
(both online and on-campus). This
is not a new issue, but one that
has grown and has been a topic
of major concern for campuses to
deal with as the incidents continue
to expand. In the past few years,
this topic has been on nearly every
major TV news program and paper
throughout the United States.
In many of the interviews that
have been conducted, students
blatantly admit that they cheat
and/or plagiarize in their college
classes and they don’t expect to get
caught. If they do get caught, they
don’t expect their punishment to
be harsh. This could not be further
from the truth.
At many institutions, including
UW-Platteville, being caught
cheating and/or plagiarizing on
assignments or exams can result
in anything from flunking that
assignment, to flunking the class,
to expulsion from the institution.
Make no mistake, this is a serious
issue and one that is enforced. We
have had examples of students
receiving each of the punishments
mentioned above. To review
the UW-Platteville academic
misconduct policy, go to the
following link: www.uwplatt.edu/
university/documents/student_
policies/chapter14.html .
When a student is confronted
with this situation, many respond
that they did not know that what
they were doing was wrong. This
is not an excuse. The concept of
cheating (and plagiarism is a form
of cheating), is quite simple. You
do not use and/or represent other
people’s work as your own, unless
you give the appropriate credit for it.
It is important that you find out
from your faculty member the type
of documentation that they expect
in their classes, when it comes
to citing sources. Most faculty
already have this identified in
their course documents, but if this
information is not there, ASK!!!!!
As indicated above, not knowing
is not an excuse. If you need a
refresher on what constitutes
plagiarism, there are a variety of
online resources that you can use.
The important thing to keep in
mind is the integrity that you
have for yourself and representing
yourself in a positive way. It
is equally important that you
respect your fellow students.
When you cheat, you are not only
cheating yourself, but also the
other students in your class, your
professor, program, and university.

Reminders For Financial Aid For The

2007-08 Academic Year
To receive financial aid for the fall and spring semesters, please complete and submit the FAFSA
(Free Application for Federal Student Aid) as soon as possible. If you would like to apply
electronically, the web site is www.fafsa.ed.gov. If you prefer to complete a paper application,
please contact Sheila Trotter, trotter@uwplatt.edu. When you receive your award letter, please
sign and return one copy to the Financial Aid Office. If you have questions on the financial aid
process, please contact Sheila Trotter in the Financial Aid Office.

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Have You Visited YOUR Advising Site Lately?
Happy summer!! As a student
and an advisor, I believe that
one of the most underused tools
available to students is their
personal advising site. I’d like to
take a moment to talk about what
is available to you via the advising
site and challenge you to get in
there and take a look. If you’ve
already visited, visit again, and
again!
Questions
608.342.1468
800.362.5460
disted@uwplatt.edu
The username and password
that you will use to access your
personal advising site is the same
username and password that
you use for your campus e-mail
account, to access library resources
and other student services. It is
not your registration username
and password and it is not your
course username and password.
If you need assistance with your
username and password, please
contact Pam Knox at the Distance
Learning Center at knoxp@
uwplatt.edu.
Once you have your username
and password, please remember
that it is set to expire every 90
days. Upon receipt of your
username and password, you
should complete the challenge and
response questions at http://www.
uwplatt.edu/go/email. This will
allow you to have control over
resetting your password.
Now, we’re ready to visit! Please
go to https://uwplatt.courses.
wisconsin.edu/. You now
have a wealth of information
at your fingertips. The specific
information available to you may
vary from program to program,
but here is an idea of what you
might expect to find.
One of the most frequently used
purposes of this site is to access
your grades and your degree
plan. You can find this under your
“Personal Dropbox.” Look for
your “Personal Degree Plan” and
then an excel spreadsheet labeled
“Feedback.” You can also request
to have grade cards uploaded
to this site. This function is
most often used when employer
reimbursement is indicated.
Take another look around the site.
Under your course homepage, you
can personalize with your own
homepage, change preferences,
and edit your profile. The content
area will introduce you to a
plethora of resources including
access to Student Advisory Board
information, library resources,
information on student discounted
software purchases, skills for
success, and much more. There is
a wealth of advising information
available here as well, including
information on transfer credits,
course selection, portfolio, test outs
and the student handbook.
Under the discussion tab, you
will find various discussion
areas ranging from “What’s
Important for a New Student to
Know” to “Discuss Graduation
Requirements” to “Tutoring and
Mentoring.”
A “Frequently Asked Questions”
area addresses financial aid,
graduation requirements and
learner services including
information on tutoring and course
delivery. Finally, a “Links” tab
can take you to some additional
related resources.
The key is to get familiar with
your username and password, the
contents of the advising site and to
visit frequently. I encourage you
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to get into the discussion areas and
meet other students. I encourage
you to become familiar with your
degree plan and to take ownership
over it. Know where you need to
go and how you are going to get
there. My job is to help you along
the way. Please don’t be a stranger.
I’d love to hear from you!
Using Your D2L
Advising Site
All distance learning
matriculated students have
access to a great resource,
the D2L Advising Site. D2L
Advising is an online tool that
provides advising resources for
UW-Platteville’s online degree
seeking students. The link to
this site is the following: https://
uwplatt.courses.wisconsin.
edu. To gain access to this site,
you must enter the username
and password that was sent
via e-mail to all degree seeking
students.
Once you gain entry to this
site, you will locate several key
tools and resources that are
very important to your success
as a distance learning student.
A few of these tools include
the ability to retrieve and view
your degree plan, track your
academic progress, confirm the
grades earned for each term
you completed one or more
courses and obtain updated
program and industry specific
information related to the
degree you seek.
If you have questions or
experience any difficulties
accessing the D2L Advising
Site, please contact the UWP
Distance Learning Center at:
Phone: 608.342.1468
Toll Free: 800.362.5460
E-mail: disted@uwplatt.edu
business administration
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Undergraduate Academic Advising
By Shayla Neil
I just want to start by saying I am
excited to join UW-Platteville’s
Distance Learning team, but most
importantly, I am looking forward
to working with students as their
academic advisor as they journey
through their academic experience
at the University of Wisconsin-
Platteville.
Getting through college can
be challenging, especially if
you have other responsibilities
besides school. Since time is less
structured, you have to focus and
study and study more. Even if you
are a full-time student without
job or family commitments, it
can be difficult to find the right
balance between studies and
personal time for activities such as
exercise, sleep, social interactions,
and maintaining a healthy diet. If
even more responsibilities come
into play, managing to complete
your degree program can become
an extreme commitment to
regulating priorities, managing
time effectively, and testing your
personal boundaries.
More responsibilities can
sometimes hinder the process of
acquiring a postsecondary degree.
This is why I want to continue to
incorporate a systematic process
of perpetual interactions between
the student and the advisor.
Academic advising is an essential
component of the educational
experience. I believe that students
should achieve educational and
personal goals by utilizing an
inclusive range of institutional
and community resources. It is
essential for students to know how
to view themselves as learners,
to analyze how they learn and
are taught, to establish goals, to
aggressively employ strategies,
and to examine themselves as
they progress toward a goal. Self
discipline is an absolute necessity.
Following up with students, their
recommendations and feedback
must be an organizational priority.
This is why the Distance Learning
Center is setting up a committee
to dedicate ourselves to effective
follow-up with students that
would therefore increase student
recognition. Although our growth
is a remarkable achievement, I
am positive that our leadership,
faculty, staff and students will
continue striving to achieve our
goal of making UW-Platteville
an internationally recognized
distance learning institution of
higher education. We have an
increasing team of support staff to
help students with their individual
matters. The recruitment of new
faculty and staff, the quality of
our current faculty’s research,
progressively rising student
enrollment, and an expansion of
the Ullsvik Center that will house
our increasing number of staff
beginning in November 2007 are
clear signals that the Distance
Learning Center is on the peak
of advancing the student follow-
up and recognition process, and
upholding its vision for the future.
We want to continue to work
diligently to deliver noteworthy
educational programs for the
students we serve.
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Susan Hansen
Program Coordinator
(Online)
BSAD Students Invited
to Join Honor Society
Each year the Phi Kappa Phi
Honor Society inducts several
undergraduate students into
its membership. This year the
following business students,
studying at a distance, were
invited to join: Jennifer
Schumann, Susan Van Helden
and Holly Wieland.
Phi Kappa Phi promotes
academic excellence in higher
education and recognizes
outstanding scholastic
achievements by students,
faculty, and staff. Selection is
made on the basis of superior
academic achievement,
supported by good character.
The national standards to be
invited to join Phi Kappa Phi
include: rank in the upper 10
percent of the senior class or
rank in the upper 7.5 percent
of the junior class, having
completed at least 72 credits.
The Platteville Chapter of Phi
Kappa Phi is #147 and was
established and installed on
Nov. 17, 1973, largely due to the
leadership of the late Dr. Bjarne
Ullsvik, president of UW-
Platteville at that time.
Congratulations to Jennifer,
Susan and Holly on their
academic accomplishment!
BSAD Coordinator is Recipient of the Abughalous
Award for Excellence
Marge
Karsten,
coordi-
nator of
UWP’s
print-
based
business
admin-
istration
program,
has been
selected as the recipient of the
Abughalous Award for Excellence
in Scholarly Research for 2007.
This award is given annually
to a UW-Platteville faculty or
instructional academic staff
member who has demonstrated
significant career achievement in
scholarly activity; communicated
results of scholarly activity to
students, colleagues, and society;
and affected students’ intellectual
development. It was named to
honor the late Professor Mansour
Abughalous, a dedicated teacher
and scholar in the Department of
Mathematics.
Karsten’s scholarly endeavors
include the editing of a three-
volume set on the impact of
gender, race, and ethnicity on the
workplace and publication of three
books about women and people of
color in management. Her other
publications include many papers
in conference proceedings, several
articles in books and professional
journals, and two case studies.
These have dealt with human
resource management topics such
as the impact of the Americans
with Disabilities Act on job
evaluation, performance appraisal;
exempt status and overtime
requirements under the Fair Labor
Standards Act; and teaching and
learning, particularly at a distance.
“Due to examples from my
role models and mentors, from
the beginning of my career at Joan Riedle, UWP professor of
UW-Platteville, I believed that a psychology, said, “In some of
professor, by definition, should her pursuits, Marge has directly
be engaged in scholarly activity,” contributed to the empirical body
said Karsten. “Teaching and of knowledge. In the majority, she
research are complementary. has helped make the expansive
Whenever possible, I involve body of literature in the area of
students in scholarly activity as diversity issues in management
a way to engage them with the accessible to other professionals,
material they are learning and students, and the general
contribute to their intellectual community. Marge has chosen a
growth. For example, students path which benefits the nature of
in a Compensation Management our teaching university.”
class I taught earlier in my
career did secondary research on
incentive pay systems for O’Brien
Brothers, a Richland Center firm
in the apparel industry and then
Every
studied effects of the introduction
of immediate feedback on
performance. Twelve former
journey
students became published
authors when, with their
permission, I edited case studies
begins
they had written for inclusion in
my books.
with a
Conducting primary and
secondary research has allowed
me to serve as a role model for my
students, as others did for me. As
an engaged learner, I am more
single step.
credible when promoting active
learning in the classroom.”
In a letter of support for Karsten’s
nomination, Stacy Blake Beard,
associate professor of the School
of Management and faculty
member at the Center for the
Study of Gender in Organizations
at Simmons College, commented
on the three-volume set, Gender,
Race, and Ethnicity in the
Workplace, as follows: “Margaret’s
work on this series is impressive
for a number of reasons … Because
Margaret was able to attract the
top scholars who are studying
these topics, her series is one that I
and many others will turn to as we
conduct our own research efforts.”
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Karsten Recognized for Work on Race and Gender
Marge Karsten, coordinator
of the print-based business
administration program,
was one of the nine-member
Affirmative Action/Ethnic Studies/
Multicultural Educational
Resource Center Task Force that
received the first College of Liberal
Arts and Education Excellence
in Teamwork Award in early
2007. The task force met during
the 2005-06 academic year and in
the summer to plan eight-hour
workshops on race relations for
faculty and staff at UW-Platteville.
More than 10 such sessions were
held. As a result of the task force’s
recommendations, university
search and screen procedures
were changed to expand the pool
of candidates to fill faculty and
staff vacancies and to provide for
candidate advocacy.
Karsten was also the keynote
speaker for the second annual
Durrant Women in Engineering
Banquet held on the UW-Platteville
campus on April 19. Her speech
titled “Why Aren’t We There Yet?”
discussed similarities in remaining
challenges to women aspiring
to careers in engineering and
top management and suggested
ways for effectively dealing with
them. Other speakers included
Charles R. Marsden, CEO of The
Durrant Group, a global, full
service architectural, engineering
and project delivery firm based
in Dubuque, Iowa, and a panel of
women graduating from UW-
Platteville’s engineering program.
The theme of the evening was
“Women in the Spotlight,” and
graduating women in engineering
were recognized for their
achievements. Other program
sponsors included John Deere,
and UW-Platteville’s Women in
Engineering Program.

Tuition and Fee Increases for Print-Based Courses

Each year, tuition increases at educational institutions throughout the nation. Since the Wisconsin state budget has not
yet been approved, we do not have the exact tuition increase for the upcoming semester. We are hopeful that we will have
this information available by Aug. 1 for print-based courses that begin in September. We will post the new tuition rates
on our website in the announcement area at www.uwplatt.edu/disted as soon as the new rates are available.

The fees for print-based courses have not increased since 1993. The new fees that will go into effect for print-based
courses in September are as follows:

Type of Fee Old Rate New Rate

Service Agreement Fee $100 annually $120 annually
Administrative Fee $5 per credit $10 per credit
International Adm. Fee $15 per credit $25 per credit
Extension Fee $20 per course $30 per course
Portfolio Assessment Fee $50 $75
Portfolio Transcripting Fees $100 (1-9) credits $150 (1-9 credits)

Lost Alumni
If you have an address or contact information on any of the alumni listed below, please contact the
Distance Learning Center at 800.362.5460 or disted@uwplatt.edu.

Susan Case, ‘88, BSAD Alice Rosenthal, ‘91, BSAD

Paul Czarapata, ‘01, BSAD Rajesh Sankaralingom, ‘04, PM
Barbara Decker, ‘88, BSAD Kenneth Seidner, ‘86, BSAD
Jennifer Diener, ‘05, CJ Will Shuhroori, ‘05, ENG
Brenda Hart, ‘97, BSAD Joan Shutter, ‘99, BSAD
Lisa Larson (Schwarze in PS), ‘98, BSAD Niwat Thienprayoon, ‘03, Industrial Tech. Mgmt.
Jeffrey Nabarek, ’93, BSAD Allyn Watson, ‘97, BSAD
Jody O’Kane, ‘04, BSAD

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UWP Alumni Services Offers Online Community

By April M. Schmidt, UW-Platteville Public Relations

The University of Wisconsin-
Platteville Alumni Services has
recently launched a new online
community called AluMnation.
The online community offers the
same features as Facebook and
MySpace. Anyone can access the
AluMnation website to pay dues,
make donations and buy clothing,
but only dues-paying members
of the UWP Alumni Association
may post and view profiles on
AluMnation. To become a member
of the Alumni Association, a
person must have attended or
graduated from UWP and pay a
$25 annual fee.
According to Kim Schmelz, UWP
Alumni Services coordinator, this
new service came about because
UWP wants to give alumni an easy
way to stay connected to former
classmates, faculty and staff in
addition to keeping reunion
groups together and organized.
Alumni will be able to create
and view profiles, post photos,
build photo albums and make
connections by looking up other
alums, sending instant messages,
posting resumes and maintaining
personal blogs. Alumni control
the amount of security on
their accounts, keeping their
information as private or public as
they want.
To view the AluMnation site, go to
www.uwplatt.edu/alumni, click on
AluMnation and enter the required
information to register.

Alumni Spotlight
Family Support Allows Dad to Earn Graduate Degree
After a 12 year lapse from
school, Dirk Harper earned his
undergraduate degree online
through Bellevue University in
Nebraska. He enjoyed studying at
a distance so much that he decided
to continue towards his graduate
degree in engineering and enrolled
in the University of Wisconsin-
Platteville’s online program.
“Originally I chose distance
learning because I live in a remote
mountain community, about 100
miles from the nearest university,”
he recalls. “I also travel for my
job so a traditional program just
didn’t fit. I love the flexibility of
distance courses, and the fact that
you can attend from anywhere in
the world. Medical issues caused
me to drop out of school about
15 years ago, but with distance
learning, I can work around any
issues that may arise and still
achieve my goals. Online programs
have been a God-send!”
Harper had to work his studies in between work and family obligations and
he’s quick to thank his understanding wife and his supportive employer
for their patience while he was a student. “I think patience and persistence
are the biggest skills I have had to learn,” he recalls. “There is very little
immediate gratification in distance learning, but when you finish, it is a
wonderful feeling to know that you have been able to accomplish your goals.”
Currently a project controls
Alumni consultant for a major national
laboratory, Harper has been able
to apply his UWP coursework
to a wide variety of daily
projects. “From Advanced Cost
and Value Analysis to Systems
Engineering Management, Quality
Management, and Applied
Statistics for Engineers, all my
classes have been very valuable
in furthering my knowledge and
career,” he says.
His coursework now behind him, Harper plans to spend a lot more time
riding his motorcycle. He is also trying to make up for the family time that
he lost while a student. “My family sacrificed a great deal while I was in
school, so now it is time to help them realize the benefits of the sacrifices we
all made,” he says. “I plan to build a car – with my kids’ help – for my oldest
daughter and re-build my RC helicopter for the mental challenge of flying it.”

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UW-Platteville Receives 10 Year Accreditation
The Higher Learning Commission
(HLC) North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools has
recommended that the University
of Wisconsin-Platteville receive
a full 10-year reaccreditation
through 2016. The HLC, which
conducted an on-site evaluation
last December, did not require any
follow-up reports or visits from
UWP, which Provost Carol Sue
Butts says is noteworthy. (Daily
Pioneer, June 28, 2007)
When evaluating a university, the
Commission can recommend either
in favor or against reaccreditation or,
as happens most of the time, make
a report in favor of reaccreditation,
providing the school addresses
areas of identified weaknesses.
While the Commission did make
some suggestions about areas for
future growth, it did not identify
any areas of weakness for UWP Attention Undergraduate
and will not be making any follow-
up visits. Students
One reviewer spent an entire day If you are planning to take
meeting with students, faculty, online classes with UW
and staff associated with distance Colleges, please note that the
education. This review entailed registration and financial aid
discussing the programs, student deadlines are earlier than the
services, administrative structure deadlines posted for UW-
and future plans for distance Platteville. Contact your
education. The reviewer identified advisor and get registered early.
numerous positive aspects of the
programs throughout the visit.
Copies of the self-study that were
prepared for the visit are available
at www.uwplatt.edu/hlcaccredit/
selfstudy10.pdf. A more detailed
article associated with the
accreditation can be found on the
UWP website: www.uwplatt.edu.

UW-Platteville Program Coordinators

Contact Information for Business Administration (online)

Online Courses Susan Hansen

Phone: 608.342.1436
E-mail: hansens@uwplatt.edu
Technical Support - UW Learning Innovations
Business Administration (print)
Direct questions that relate to problems getting access to the course (e.g., Marge Karsten
passwords, login name) and/or other hardware/software problems that you Phone: 608.342.1749
encounter when navigating through the course. E-mail: karsten@uwplatt.edu
Toll-free: 877.724.7883
E-mail: techsupport@learn.uwsa.edu Project Management
Bill Haskins
Learner Services - UW Learning Innovations Phone: 608.342.1961
E-mail: haskinsd@uwplatt.edu
Direct questions that relate to billing, registering in an online course, ordering
exams, nominating proctors, refunds, and problems with receiving textbooks from Criminal Justice (undergraduate)
the online bookstore. Susan Hilal
Toll-free: 877.895.3276 Phone: 608.342.1494
E-mail: info@learn.uwsa.edu E-mail: hilals@uwplatt.edu

Student Services - UW-Platteville Distance Learning Center Criminal Justice (graduate)

Cheryl Banachowski-Fuller
Direct questions that relate to admissions information and status, course grades, Phone: 608.342.1652
financial aid, transfer of credits, general questions about programs offered at a E-mail: banchoc@uwplatt.edu
distance from UWP, information about policies and procedures associated with
each online program. Engineering
Toll-free: 800.362.5460 Lisa Riedle
E-mail: disted@uwplatt.edu Phone: 608.342.1686
E-mail: riedle@uwplatt.edu

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Alumni Advisory Board Goes To The Next Level
The Alumni Advisory Board
(AAB) continues to be a very active
and exciting group to work with
on a variety of activities. The AAB
website is the best place to keep up
to date on the information that is
discussed at the monthly meetings
and to suggest agenda topics
and/or projects the group should
consider. You are encouraged to
visit the website frequently to stay
connected with your alma mater at
www.uwplatt.edu/disted/alumni/
aab/index.html.
Even though the Alumni Advisory
Board is only in its second year
of existence, the decision has
been made to apply to become an
officially recognized constituent
chapter of the UW-Platteville
Alumni Association. This includes
developing a set of bylaws,
electing officers, and presenting
Recruitment Roundup
this proposal to the Alumni
Association Board of Directors
for approval. We are hopeful
that by the time you are reading
this article, we will be in the final
stages of this approval process.
The activities of the AAB will not
change dramatically once this
approval has been obtained. Since
we are already doing many of the
activities that other constituent
chapters do, the current members
of the AAB felt it made sense to
It’s been an extremely exciting
spring for the DLC’s marketing
and recruitment group. We
have helped host a graduation;
streamlined a few processes;
and attended 16 events in eight
different states in less than four
months. But, all of the hard work
is paying off. More and more
students are registering for classes
and each day we continue to
fulfill our mission: To give people
an opportunity to go to school
without giving up all of their work
and family commitments.
Our biggest event of the spring
was the 2007 Society of American
Military Engineers conference
in Philadelphia. UW-Platteville’s
distance learning center was one
of 500 exhibitors meeting with
10,000+ attendees. Our goal for
this event was to spread awareness
about UW-Platteville’s online
Master of Science in Engineering
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go through the official process
for becoming a chapter. This will
give us more visibility within
the campus, as well as within the
Alumni Association.
The AAB is never at a loss for
topics to discuss and activities to
be involved with throughout the
year. However, if you believe there
are additional issues, projects,
and/or activities you would like
this group to undertake, please
do not hesitate to let us know.
Also, we will be developing some
sub-committees to help out with
some of the initiatives that are in
the planning stages. We have had
a number of our alumni who want
to stay connected and be involved
in some small projects, but do not
want to serve on the board. If this
level of involvement is of interest
to you, again let us know.
and online Master of Science in
Project Management degrees.
The marketing and recruitment
group will maintain a high
pace as we implement more
advertising, attend more events,
and roll out a brand new corporate
development initiative. We will
be conducting on-site information
sessions for employers across the
country to increase our sphere
of influence and find out exactly
what employers want from our
graduates. A second piece of the
corporate development will be
establishing formal educational
relationships with companies,
much like we did with the
Wisconsin Department of Justice,
Training and Standards Bureau.
If you would be interested in
discussing these opportunities at
your company, please call me, Les
Hollingsworth at 800.362.5460.
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