Education briefs News-Chronicle GREEN BAY Three win Creative Teaching awards at UWGB Three faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay have won "Creative Approaches to Teaching" awards for the fall semester. The awards single out particular strategies that faculty members use to enhance learning for students. Franklin Chen, professor of natural and applied sciences, developed a strategy that uses peer instruction and virtual experiments to help students learn science and mathematical concepts. Rebecca Meacham, professor of humanistic studies, asked students in the Perspctives on Human Values class to identify unfamiliar terms in a reading, and used the exercise to help students consider their own values. Rebecca Tout, professor of communication and the arts, enabled students in a music theory class and students in a performance studio to carry out a joint composition and performance project. GREEN BAY UWGB grad students to release results of Fox River Study Students at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will release the results of a semester-long study of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment plan for restoring the Fox River 7 p.m. Tuesday in Mary Ann Cofrin Hall, Room 204, 2420 Nicolet Drive. The session is free and open to the public. The 20 members of the graduate seminar in Environmental Science and Policy tackled the question "What do PCBs, 178 acres of pristine wilderness neighboring a national forest, tourism in the Fox Valley, and millions of dollars in available funding, all have in common?" Ther report will outline their analysis of the present restoration plan, and changes that could be made to ensure successful results. A reception and poster session will follow. NOTE: The following story must run on Monday or no later than Wednesday. GREEN BAY Area schools chosen to award Initiative Scholarships Selection forms for the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation 2004 Initiative Scholarship have been distributed to 93 high schools throughout Wiscsonsin. Southwest High School and De Pere High School are two area high schools chosen to award the scholarship. The $1,000 Initiative Scholarship is intended to recognize graduating high school students who have not yet received other academic-based scholarships, but who have shown promise for succeeding in postsecondary school through well-rounded, solid high school performance; a high level of motivation; and have overcome significant personal obstacles or adversity. The deadline for schools to select their recipients is Dec. 19. Recipients are chosen directly by their teachers and school administrators. Schools chosen to award the scholarships are determined by a rotation plan that enables each high school in the state to receive an Initiative Scholarship for one of its students every six years. The Initiative Scholarship is co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools, Wisconsin Cooperative Educational Service Agencies, and Wisconsin Newspaper Association. NWTC Northeast Wisconsin Technical College will hold its fourth annual "Mocktail" party 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday in the NWTC student lounge, Student Center (formerly Building 3), Green Bay campus, 2740 W. Mason St. Non-alcoholic drink recipes submitted by participating NWTC students will be judged on taste and originality. The top 10 drinks will be mixed and served at the party. Students and staff are invited to sample the drinks and vote for their favorites. Patty Wisneski, NWTC's Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse specialist, is coordinating the event to focus on the importance of driving sober. Festival Foods is donating all of the supplies for the drink recipes. Back to Balance, Gratzies Pasta Company, SuperLube, Key West Sea Soap, De Pere Cinema Cafe, Rock Gardens and Beyond Fitness are donating prizes for the most popular nonalcoholic drinks. DE PERE St. Norbert College announces promotions St. Norbert College recently announced Judy Turba as director of alumni and parent relations, Beverly Carmichael as part-time director of corporate relations in the institutional advancement office, Kathy Marchand as receptionist in the institutional advancement office and Mike Van Drisse as manager of maintenance services. Turba has served as associated director of alumini and parent relations since 2001 and most recently as interim director. Previously she was associate director of health education and prevention, peer education coordinator, and director of the women's center at the college. She also served as an adjunct faculty member, academic advisor and counselor. Turba plans to develop alumni chapters in more cities. Carmichael was the interim assistant chancellor for the university advancement at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Previously she was director of development at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Fla., and at the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges and American Association for Adult and Continuing Education in Washingoton D.C. She will manage all aspects of the St. Norbert College corporate giveing program. Marchand worked most recently in a support staff position at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. She previously worked at Northeast Wisconsin MRI Center and with Associated Bank. Since 2000, she has served as a team representative for De Pere Voyageur Hockey. Van Drisse has been employed at St. Norberet College since 1992, most recently as a maintenance specialist. He was awarded the St. Norbert College Exceptional Service Award in 2002 and has served on three major college committees.