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Day: August 1, 2017

  • UW-Green Bay’s Welsch to share eclipse expertise in advance of total solar eclipse

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Join UW-Green Bay faculty member Brian Welsch for “Oh, the Things You’ll See! A 30-minute Discussion of the Upcoming Eclipse,” from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 in the Christie Theatre, University Union. On Monday, August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will be observable around midday along a path spanning the United States.…

  • Social content provided to incoming students

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay social media coordinator Jen Richter Landers has been providing social content to incoming students to make their transition from home just a little easier. See her helpful answer to question No. 1: How do I order my books?  

  • Cyber Campers are here

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The first week of August brings 100 campers to campus for the first ever cybersecurity camp in the state of Wisconsin — GenCyber — providing cybersecurity experiences for students in grades 7-9. The goals of the program are to help all students understand correct and safe online behavior, increase diversity and interest in cybersecurity and…

  • Green Bay volleyball team posts NCAA Top-25 GPA

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced that among 822 teams that have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2016-17 season, UW-Green Bay has been recognized as a Top 25 NCAA Division I team by GPA. The team posted a 3.6776 cumulative GPA in 2016-17, with eight student-athletes landing on the Horizon League…

  • Prof. Draney talks Black Widows, this time with WBAY

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    Sue Bodilly

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    It’s been a busy summer for UW-Green Bay Prof. Mike Draney, who once again was called on by media to discuss the Black Widow spiders found recently in the area. This time WBAY had the story.

  • ‘Collective Impact’ features new UW-Green Bay engineering school

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay and its potentially new engineering school is featured in the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce’s magazine, Collective Impact, Summer 2017 (page 13). “…I’m proud of the investment we have made in Northeast Wisconsin to increase access to educational opportunities,” says Rep. John Nygren, in the story. “Specifically, the Joint Finance Committee approved…

  • Alumnus Antonio Saldana is the ‘voice’ of new Neville Public Museum exhibit

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    Sue Bodilly

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    “Estamos Aquí”, Spanish for ‘we are here,’ is the title of a new exhibit on the first floor of the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay, Wis. If not for almost-lifelong resident Antonio Saldaña ’88, (Spanish, English) in partnership with the local advocacy group Casa ALBA Melanie these Latino voices might have gone completely unheard.…

  • Fox 11 features GenCyber, alumnus Williquette

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Joel Williquette ’12 ’15 (Interdisciplinary Studies, Masters of Management), Vice President/CIO of Capital Credit Union and an instructor at UW-Green Bay’s GenCyber Camp, says there is a huge shortfall of cyber security professionals in the nation. The program hopes to be part of that solution. “After universities have created new programs, we now have a…

  • GenCyber Camp featured on WBAY

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay is teaming up with the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency for a GenCyber Camp. “I think it’s a very well-known fact that we are hugely short of the demand of the workforce when it comes to cyber security, and if we can contribute to that even a little bit, which…