Education briefs News-Chronicle DE PERE Killeen chair series to begin Kate McCarthy, associate professor of religious studies at California State University, Chico, Calif., will present "Finding God at the Airport Mall: New Intersections of Religions and Popular Culture," 7 p.m. today in St. Norbert College Fort Howard Theater, Bemis International Center. The lecture, is the opening of the Killeen Chair Lecture Series focusing on the theme, "God and Popular Culture, Exploring Expressions of the Divine." The series is free and open to the public. For more information about the Killeen Chair Lecture Series, visit www.snc.edu/kileen or contact the Killeen Chair office at 403-3957. GREEN BAY Music for Tots program to be held The Silver Lake College Music for Tots program will be held at St. Philip the Apostle School, 312 Victoria St., for 10 consecutive Mondays beginning Sept. 27. The program is for children from infancy through age 5. Teachers Sister Elizabeth Benvie, music instructor at St. Philip, and Pamela Quick, both have taught in the Music for Tots program. The classes are 30 minutes for the very young to 3-year-olds and 45 minutes for children 4 and 5 years of age. Classes are scheduled during the morning and early evening hours. Parents interested in enrolling their infant, toddler, or pre-school child, should call the Silver Lake College Department of Music at 686-6173. If classes for a child's age are already filled for the fall session, the child's name will be put on a waiting list for classes that begin in February. GREEN BAY 'Cold case' sleuths to talk on local crime Mike Knetzger, a Green Bay police officer, and Tracy Ertl, a Brown County dispatcher, will discuss from 6-8 p.m. Thursday how they solved a 1931 Green Bay bank robbery. The talk, which will be held in Mary Ann Cofrin Hall, Room 210, at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive, is free and open to the public. The two will explain how they picked up the trail years after much of the original evidence and records from the time were gone. They presently are working on two other cases. Knetzger and Ertl are the authors of a book, "True Crime in Titletown USA" planned for publication later this year. Knetzger has been a law enforcement officer for 12 years, working as a patrol officer and investigator for the Brookfield Police Department before joining the Green Bay Police Department eight years ago. He teaches criminal justice courses at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and on-line for Colorado Technical University. Ertl began her 911-police/fire dispatch career 11 years ago with the Green Bay Police Department. She was named 2004 Brown County Telecommunicator of the Year. Her book "When the Easter Bunny is Naked," a nonfictional account of crime survival through the eyes of a child, is set for release next year. GREEN BAY UWGB library research center sets new hours The Area Research Center and Special Collections area, located on the seventh floor of the Cofrin Library Building at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive, will begin the fall semester with new hours. New hours are 12:30-4:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 12:30-5 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Thursday. GREEN BAY Young professionals and students to bring vitality to downtown Downtown Harnessing Young Professionals' Energy is planning to mobilize young professionals and students to help bring a high level of vitality to downtown Green Bay. Young people from throughout the community will be brought together to experience downtown, form relationships with business and community leaders, and represent young people's viewpoints to government officials. A group of 24 people will be selected by Sept. 30 to participate in the project, including students from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, St. Norbert College and members of the Young Professionals Network. The group will experience everything from restaurants and retail businesses to residential redevelopment. They will meet at an orientation session Oct. 19 and share their findings and ideas at "download" sessions Nov. 16 and Dec. 14. The information and recommendations the group collects will be presented to community organizations at the end of the project. Potential participants may sign up online at http://www.ypnetwork.com. Information also may be obtained by contacting Matt Rentmeester at [email protected] or 435-4540 Ext. 103. GREEN BAY Workshop on poverty to be presented "A Framework of Understanding Poverty" by Ruby K. Payne will be held from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Comfort Suites, 1951 Bond St. The session will provide an in-depth study of information and issues that will increase participants' knowledge and understanding of poverty. Topics will include: how economic class affects behaviors and mindsets, why students from generational poverty often fear being educated, the "hidden rules" within economic classes, discipline interventions that improve behavior, and the eight resources that make a difference in success. Cost is $250 per person. Check-in is 8 a.m. Lunch is included. Registrations will be accepted online at www.cesa7.k12.wi.us until Sept. 27. For additional information contact Nancy Schlies at 492-5960 Ext. 613. GREEN BAY UWGB presents IB workshop "International Baccalaureate Orientation Workshop: Exploring the IB" will be offered from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 30 in the Phoenix Rooms of the University Union at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive. It is being offered by UWGB and the Institute for Learning Partnership located on the campus. The program's curriculum will teach students literacy skills necessary in today's global society. Programs are designed for primary, middle and high school level. The UWGB workshop, led by experienced IB practitioners, will emphasize grades 9-12. The workshop is free but registration is necessary. For more information and registration forms call 465-5555. Information also is available at the Web site, www.uwgb.edu/learnpart. GREEN BAY Sign language course to begin A course in American Sign Language, taught by Erin Reed, will be held Oct. 5, 19, 26, Nov. 2, 9,16, originating at CESA 7, 595 Baeten Road, with other sites at high schools to be determined based on registrations and availability. Cost is $50 per person for ILS members and $100 for non-members. The cost includes the text "Basic Conversation with Deaf and Hard of Hearing." Register at http://www.solutionwhere.com/cesa7/cw/showcourse.asp?712 or call CESA 7, 492-5960 Ext 641, Theresa Neuser. DE PERE Two $500 scholarships available for women The Green Bay/De Pere Business & Professional Women will present two $500 scholarships for the second semester of the current school year. The application deadline is Sept. 30. Criteria for the scholarship are: - Woman returning to a higher education accredited institution - 25 years of age or older - Financial need - Scholarship must be used to further education For more information, or scholarship application, contact Doris Yelk-Wilberg, 869-4515 or [email protected]. DE PERE St. Norbert College to receive Division III initiative grant St. Norbert College will receive a $6,460 Division III Initiative grant in the area of membership education for 2004-05 from the National Collegiate Athletic Association. To qualify for the grant St. Norbert had to submit an initiative proposal in the area of professional development and an outline of how the funds would be utilized. As Wisconsin's only college to receive national recognition for character development in students, St. Norbert College's proposal "Inspiring Character Development in Students" aims to better prepare the college community to enhance character traits in male students and student athletes. Representatives from athletics, academic, and student life will meet for a day and a half retreat to explore issues regarding character development in students. Project director Bill Mathias will work with the Journey Men, a small group of male students at St. Norbert, and provide a variety of character developing activities and experiences within a community of male peers and mentors. DE PERE St. Norbert to host participants from Kosovo St. Norbert College won a bid to host 13 participants from Kosovo as part of World Learning Europe and Eurasia Participant Training Program, sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development. The St. Norbert College Center for International Education will be conducting a training program from Sept. 25-Oct. 9 for the participants on "Improving the Competitiveness of the Dairy Sector." The participants from Kosovo are dairy farmers, processors, veterinarians, employees of the health department and ministry of agriculture, and a consultant for USAID. They will do classroom training on campus, tour the local dairy industry and will have a four-day trip to Madison to attend the annual World Dairy Expo. DE PERE Students to present travel experiences in Zambia Six St. Norbert College students who traveled to Zambia in May will present "Finding Hope for the Future - Photos and Impressions From the Most Recent Zambia Trip to Africa" at 7 p.m. Sept. 28 in the Fort Howard Theater, F.K. Bemis International Center. The presentation is free and open to the public.