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Day: April 3, 2017

  • UW-Green Bay Prof. Stoll interviewed on Fox 11

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Prof. John Stoll (Public and Environmental Affairs, Economics) is collaborating with a team of researchers to gauge the economic impact of Wisconsin fisheries. “We want to get an idea how much fishing is happening here, how much is happening from outside the region with people coming here, or even from out of state,…

  • Last call: Purchase tickets for International Dinner

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Make sure to buy your ticket for the International Dinner, April 8. Enjoy performances from around the world and fabulous international food (spring rolls, couscous, chicken marsala, falafel, stir fry and panna cotta). Tickets are on sale at the University Ticket and Information Center (UTIC). Only a limited number of tickets remain.

  • Strategic Philanthropy blog grabbing interest of national foundation

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay’s Strategic Philanthropy students (led by Associate Prof. Lora Warner, Public and Environmental Affairs) are creating a blog, which has generated the interest of the national Learning by Giving Foundation. The organization is recognizing UW-Green Bay students with a pizza party for the great job they are doing with their philanthropy efforts. The class…

  • Daya enjoys UW-Green Bay tour stop

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Recording artist Daya told UW-Green Bay’s Good Times Programming, which booked the rising pop star, that the 1,338 at the Weidner Center was her biggest crowd to date for her first headlining tour. It was also the biggest venue she’s played on the tour. The Green Bay Press-Gazette followed up.  

  • Prof. Jeffreys is featured on CW14 Focus

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    Sue Bodilly

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    On Sunday, April 2, 2017 Prof. Derek Jeffreys (Humanistic Studies, religion) was featured on CW 14 Focus, with host Robert Hornacek. They discussed issues related to human dignity. “What I mean by dignity is called ‘inherent dignity,’ that you have value simply because you’re a person,” Jeffreys said. “It’s a value that your parents can’t…

  • Faculty note: Staudinger publication

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Assistant Prof. Alison Staudinger’s (Democracy and Justice Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, Political Science) article “Reading Deeply for Disciplinary Awareness and Political Judgment” was recently published in Teaching and Learning Inquiry. The article closely examines student writing to understand how students develop as readers and citizens, and offers suggestions for improving reading in today’s classrooms.

  • WiSys Quick Pitch is Thursday, April 6, 1965 Room

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    Sue Bodilly

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    WiSys Technology Foundation and the Office of Grants & Research presents, WiSys Quick Pitch from 9:45 to 11a.m. Thursday, April 6 in the 1965 Room, University Union. The competition is aimed at encouraging innovative and entrepreneurial thinking by inspiring students from all academic disciplines to consider the impact of their research and how their findings…

  • Wastewater treatment focus of NAS seminar, April 7

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Toni Glymph-Martin, senior environmental microbiologist, will give a presentation on “Wastewater Treatment: A Positive Role of Bacteria, Protozoa and Metazoa,” at the Natural and Applied Sciences (NAS) seminar Friday, April 7, 2017. NAS seminars are from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Environmental Sciences (ES) building, Room 301 and are preceded by a social in…

  • New School Social Worker License for UW-Green Bay

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Social Work Professional Programs recently received approval from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to provide a school social work licensure program for Master of Social Work (MSW) students and practitioners. Gail Trimberger, MSW graduate chair, and Margaret Kubek, lecturer and MSW field coordinator (and previous school social worker), pursued this initiative…

  • CATL to host LTDC Virtual Showcase, April 4 and 5

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    Editorial Student

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    UW-Green Bay’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) is hosting a viewing party for the Learning Technology Development Council’s Virtual Showcase on Tuesday, April 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in MAC 201 and Wednesday, April 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in MAC 301. No registration is necessary. Some highlights…