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Day: November 27, 2017

  • Go Phoenix, Go Packers!

    Go Phoenix, Go Packers!

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    Jena Richter Landers

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    Every Friday is Phoenix Friday, but this Friday (Dec. 1) is Phoenix Packers Friday! As a higher education partner of the Green Bay Packers, we don’t mind sharing Phoenix Friday by backing the Packers, too. What’s in it for you? A fun way start to the weekend and a chance to win fabulous prizes. Share…

  • The Phoenix Bookstore asks for textbook requisitions

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Faculty members can help the bookstore return more money to students and help lower the cost of textbooks by turning in textbook requisitions now. If the store has an order for the next semester, the textbook can be added to the buyback list. That means the textbook has a higher value for the student selling…

  • Finals week? Gurung has study advice for students (and faculty)

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    Sue Bodilly

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    With finals week approaching, UW-Green Bay Prof. Regan A. R. Gurung has some research-based advice, now published online. In “How Should You Study? Advice for Students and Faculty” Gurung explores “which learning techniques best relate to students’ past academic performance and predict current success.”

  • Faculty note: Prof. Rosewall publications

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Prof. Rosewall (Arts Management) announces two publications: Arts and Cultural Management: Primary and Critical Sources (Bloomsbury) will be released Dec.14. “Arts in the 21st Century: Change and Challenge” will be published in the December edition of Cultural Management: Science and Education. She currently sits on the International Scientific Committee of this journal. Professor…

  • Kwanzaa Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the University Union

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay is hosting an annual Kwanzaa Celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 in the Phoenix Room of the University Union. Kwanzaa is an African-American celebration based on the tradition of the African harvest festival emphasizing community and cultural pride. Enjoy music, dancing and food and learn about the holiday’s origins,…

  • Faculty note: Coury participates in Islamophobia workshop

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Prof. David Coury (Humanities/German) was an invited participant at a University of Toronto workshop on Islamophobia in Germany. His presentation, “Integration, Assimilation and the Racialization of Islam,” looked at the rise of right-wing populism and the use of Anti-Semitic and Islamophobic rhetoric in eastern and western Germany. The workshop was supported by cultural…

  • Live streaming event today: Historical Trauma and Unresolved Grief Among Native People of North America

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Please join in on a livestream keynote address with Dr. Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Wood Hall 118. A question and answer session with UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Lisa Poupart, director and chair of First Nations Studies, follows from 6:30 to 7 p.m. The keynote…

  • Faculty note: Prof. Welsch receives Space Grant Consortium award

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The​ Wisconsin​ ​Space​ ​Grant​ ​Consortium ​announced​ ​that​ ​Assistant Prof. Brian Welsch​ (Natural and Applied Sciences) has​ ​been​ ​selected​ ​as​ ​a​ ​2017-2018​ ​Collegiate​ ​Rocket​ ​Launch​ ​Competition​ ​Project​ ​Award​ ​award recipient.​ ​Welsch​ ​was awarded​ ​a​ ​$675 reimbursement​ ​for​ ​the​ ​project​ ​entitled,​ ​“Phoenom.”

  • ‘Frankly Green Bay’ features ‘Birth of the Cool’

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Frankly Green Bay recently featured this week’s 6:30 Concert Series — Miles Davis’ “Birth of the Cool” on its website. “It’s weird because it is literally the birth of the cool before anybody actually knew what the hell cool was,” said UW-Green Bay Prof. Adam Gaines (Music). Here is part of the post: Like several…

  • UW-Green Bay Music presents: Vocal Jazz Does Doo-Wop, Motown & More

    UW-Green Bay Music presents: Vocal Jazz Does Doo-Wop, Motown & More

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Hear the sounds of Doo-wop, Motown and more. Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 7:30 p.m., University Theatre Directed by Prof. John Salerno https://youtu.be/-lDrG73Unc0 All students FREE admission Adults $10; Seniors $5 Tickets may be purchased in person at the University Ticketing and Information Center, by calling 920-465-2400 or 920-494-3401 and at WeidnerCenter.com. Photo and video submitted…