Education briefs News-Chronicle DE PERE SNC accepting master's applications St. Norbert College is currently accepting applications for the two-year master of science in education program beginning summer 2004. A concentrated summer session is held on the campus for three weeks. During fall and spring semesters, classes meet for one three-hour session each week. Distance learning is available. Classes are designed for nontraditional educators as well as K-12 teachers. The Wisconsin State Standards are included in the curriculum. Enrollment is limited to 20 students to create a cohort learning group. For more information call 403-4044 or register online at www.snc.edu/mse. GREEN BAY UWGB music program reaccredited The National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) has granted full 10-year reaccreditation to the music academic program at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. NASM, founded in 1924, is an organization of schools, colleges and universities that offer music studies. It sets standards for degrees and other credentials. An accreditation means that an institution meets all of the standards. The organization has approved UWGB to offer the bachelor of arts in music, the bachelor of music in performance and the bachelor of music in music education. The UWGB music program first received accreditation from NASM in 1976. GREEN BAY UWGB sets full-time equivalent enrollment record The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has set a full-time equivalent enrollment record this fall. Final enrollment figures for the fall 2003 semester show an enrollment of 4,668 full-time equivalent students, an increase of 2.6 percent over the previous FTE record set in fall 2001. The FTE enrollment is based on the number of credits taken and is used by the UW System in measuring the University's capacity. UWGB has a headcount enrollment this fall of 5,420 students. This figure is the actual number of students attending classes, which is up 2.9 percent from fall 2002. The overall enrollment record is due largely to improved retention of continuing students. A record 83.1 percent of freshmen who started at the university in fall 2002 returned for their second year this fall. About 95 percent of UWGB's students this fall are Wisconsin residents. Students also come from 23 other states and 27 foreign countries. GREEN BAY Bellin College of Nursing to host visit Bellin College of Nursing, 725 S. Webster Ave., will hold its Campus Visit at 1 p.m. Oct. 24. Information about the campus, current trends in nursing, how to compare financial aid packages, the advantages of a four-year bachelor of science in nursing degree and the diverse job market for registered nurses will be available. For reservations call 433-5803 or 1-800-236-8707 or register on-line at www.bcon.edu. GREEN BAY Einstein Project to offer professional development The Einstein Project will be hosting its annual professional development opportunity for teachers 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 30 at De Pere Middle School, 700 Swan Road, De Pere. Teachers will be able to receive instruction on the use of K-6 hands-on science materials that are available to Wisconsin schools through The Einstein Project. Offered for the second time this year will be the new third-grade unit "The Science of Flight," developed by the Experimental Aircraft Association in conjunction with The Einstein Project. "The Science Notebook" worshop will also be offered. Registration deadline is Oct. 22. Registration forms are available by calling 884-8800 or on-line at www.einsteinproject.org/events. RIPON Ripon College to install its 12th president Ripon College will formally install its 12th president, David C. Joyce, with an inauguration ceremony in the Wyman Gymnasium of the J.M. Storzer Physical Eucation Center at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The ceremony will feature delegates from colleges and universities across the nation. The emcee for the event will be Marti Spittell Ziegelbauer, a 1982 graduate of Ripon College. Ziegelbauer spent a number of years as news anchor for WLUK-TV. Joyce and his wife, Lynne, came to Ripon from Union College in Barbourville, Ky., where he served as president from 1996-2003. He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Pfeiffer University, a master of divinity in pastoral psychology from Yale's Divinity School, a master of science in psychology from North Carolina State University and a doctorate in human resource development from Vanderbilt. The inauguration activites, focussing on the theme "Celebrating Community," will begin 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Great Hall of Harwood Memorial Union with a photography exhibit, "10 Pillars of the Ripon Community." The exhibit features 10 photographs representing the history and ideals of the Ripon community, as perceived by Christina Abel, a 2003 Ripon College graduate. "In Times Like These," an exhibit of woodcut prints by Russian artist Boris Sternberg will open 7 p.m. Thursday in the Caestecker Gallery of the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will make its 31st appearance at 7:30 p.m. Friday as part of the Caestecker Fine Arts Series. Following the concert there will be a homecoming bonfire and fireworks display in the parking lot to the west of the Storzer Center. Admission to the inaugural ceremony, as well as both art exhibits, is free. Tickets for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra are $11 for adults, $9 for senior citizens age 62 and over, and $6 for youth 18 and under. Tickets may be purchased at Ripon Drug or by calling 748-8791. For more information call 748-8364.