Group IX
Education Seminar
The fourth in-state seminar, EDUCATION, was held in LaCrosse, January
23-26, 2001, sponsored in part by Karen Dahl, Group VII, Dahl Pharmacy
Ltd, the National Bank of Viroqua, the UW-LaCrosse Foundation and
Western Wisconsin Technical College. Organizers of this seminar were
Co-Chairs, Gerry Campbell and Cheryl Hancock. Gerry is a professor
in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at UW-Madison
and Extension Specialist at UW-Extension, Center for Community Economic
Development. Cheryl is an alumni of Group VIII and Director of Collegiate
Development, UW-LaCrosse.
The theme of the Education Seminar was exercising leadership in
education issues for you and your community. Participants had the
opportunity to:
- Understand the variety of approaches available for transmitting,
culture/values/knowledge/skills and preparing a new generation
for learning and leading in a changing world.
- Understand current and future issues in pre-K to post graduate
education and the role of local leaders in defining and resolving
those issues.
- Understand leadership opportunities and roles in education issues.
In the LaCrosse area there are three institutions of higher education-UW-LaCrosse,
Viterbo University and Western Wisconsin Technical College. To begin
the seminar, Group IX participants discussed the impact of leadership
on the current issues facing higher education and these institutions
in general.
Pictured from left to right are Group IX participants: Mark Brodziski
(moderator), Neillsville; Marty Stanton, Reeseville; Lynn Thompson,
Fall Creek; Doug Mueller, Fall Creek. With backs to you on left,
Cheri Johnson, Fort Atkinson and right, Rebecca Zahm, LaFarge.
Pictured left to right: Jeff Butteris, Group IX participant/moderator;
Lee Rasch, President, Western Wisconsin Technical College, William
Medland, President, Viterbo University, and Douglas Hastad, Interim
Chancellor, UW-LaCrosse.
Mayor John Medinger of LaCrosse welcomed Group IX participants
to the city.
Participants were exposed to several levels and forms of education
including exhibits and presentations of Alternative Adult Educational
Opportunities. Pictured from left to right: Group IX participants
Peggie James, Dodgeville and Mark Brodziski, Neillsville, listening
to Faye Thunder Begay (Group II) who spoke with participants about
the Native American Adult Learning Program of the Ho-Chunk Nation.
Russ Allen from the Wisconsin Education Association Council engaged
participants in a discussion via videoconference about the future
of public education in Wisconsin.
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