Day: February 14, 2018

  • A special Phoenix Friday! Krash the Kress and big sale

    By

    |

    Every Friday is Phoenix Friday, but this Friday (Feb. 16) is Krash the Kress. Need some gear for the big game? The Phoenix Bookstore will be selling merchandise at the game, as well as offering 25% off store-wide all day (excluding textbooks). Chartwells is getting on board this semester with 15% off total purchases at…

  • UW-Green Bay Summer Camp registration is now open

    By

    |

    UW-Green Bay Summer Camp registration is now open and everyone knows a camper that would be a perfect fit. The 2018 summer camp season marks the 60th year that UW-Green Bay has offered summer youth camps. UW-Green Bay offers camps in art, music, healthcare, business and technology. These camps include both overnight and commuter options.…

  • Kauth named by ‘Employ Humanity’ as ‘leading educator making an impact’

    By

    |

    Cofrin School of Business entrepreneurship lecturer Ryan Kauth was recently named by Employ Humanity as one of “7 Leading Educators Making a Positive Impact.” The announcement describes Kauth as a “super connector” bringing people together and that “hundreds of professionals have been brought together to make positive things happen personally, professionally and in the community…

  • Keep Comm and Carry On!

    Keep Comm and Carry On!

    By

    |

    It was billed as “Four Days of Communication Fun” and a time when “UW-Green Bay’s brightest communication professionals come together.” The second annual Comm Week 2018 was Feb. 5-8, 2018. It was filled with events (networking, a capstone preview, a social media workshop, an alumni panel) to help Communication students prepare for their careers. Especially popular was…

  • Video: Krash the Kress with us!

    Video: Krash the Kress with us!

    By

    |

    Krash the Kress (KTK) will be the largest single Alumni Association event ever, attended by more than 600 alumni, 1,300 students and 200 admitted students planning to watch the Phoenix men’s basketball team play its first-ever Horizon League game at the Kress Center. And its nearly a sell-out. Team members had a bit of fun with…

  • WPR: ‘UW-Green Bay announces new Mechanical Engineering program’

    By

    |

    Wisconsin Public Radio ran an extensive story about UW-Green Bay’s new Mechanical Engineering program. “The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has announced a new mechanical engineering program, funded in part by a $5 million private donation. The gift comes from Richard Resch, CEO of the Green Bay-based office furniture manufacturer KI and the new school will…

  • UW-Green Bay names expanded engineering school for Dick Resch

    By

    |

    KI Chairman and CEO Dick Resch on Monday announced a $5 million donation from his foundation to the UW-Green Bay’s engineering program. The Green Bay Press-Gazette covered the story. “UW-Green Bay will name its expanded engineering program the Richard J. Resch School of Engineering in appreciation for Resch’s gift. The Wisconsin Public Service Foundation also announced…

  • Draney talks bed bugs spread through books

    By

    |

    UW-Green Bay Prof. Michael Draney was interviewed this week about Bed Bugs. (See a previous story, Buggers of Brown County.) Draney brings his (bug) expertise to the Brown County Bed Bug Taskforce. WBAY localized a national story about the possibility of bed bugs being spread through books. “Bed bugs are definitely attracted to inanimate objects…

  • Alumna, Jamie Lee Kearns, headed this way for April 26 show at Weidner

    By

    |

    A UW-Green Bay alumna, Jamie Lee Kearns ’05 (Theatre) will be in the My Heart in a Suitcase produced by Arts Power coming to the Weidner on April 26 as part of the Stage Doors Education Series.  She will be playing Anne’s Mother Marta/Mrs. Lehman.

  • NBC26 covers engineering at UW-Green Bay

    By

    |

    “University of Wisconsin-Green Bay announced in a press release Friday the UW-Regents have approved establishing a School of Engineering on campus. The University says it expects to begin accepting freshman into its Mechanical Engineering program for the fall 2018 semester,” reported NBC26.