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Chancellor Thomas K. Harden will preside at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s 2013 spring commencement ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 18, in the Kress Events Center on campus. The ceremony will honor students who complete their degrees in May or at the end of summer session in August. More than 900 University of Wisconsin-Green [...]

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Seven UW-Green Bay teacher-preparation graduates received the program’s 2013 Outstanding Alumni Awards at a presentation May 8 at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. The awards were part of the annual Celebration of Achievement presented by UW-Green Bay’s Professional Program in Education. Scholarships were also presented to undergraduates and Create Conference recipients. Special guest [...]

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UW-Green Bay’s Institute for Learning Partnership has awarded nearly $41,000 in Grants to Improve Teaching and Learning for the 2013-14 academic year. The grants will support learning in six Northeastern Wisconsin school districts, funding a variety of initiatives that promote literacy, target the academic achievement gap, incorporate technology and more. The $40,954.24 in awards, ranging [...]

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David Voelker, associate professor of Humanistic Studies and History, is the newest recipient of the Research Scholar award presented by the Office of the Provost and the institutional Research Council. Voelker will receive a three-credit course release for spring 2014, affording him time to advance his scholarship and further research resulting in “Debating American History: [...]

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Congratulations to UW-Green Bay Prof. David Voelker, Humanistic Studies and History, newly appointed co-director of the Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars program. The announcement was made this week by La Vonne J. Cornell-Swanson, a senior academic planner and director of the UW System’s Office of Professional and Instructional Development, or OPID. Voelker currently serves as [...]

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State media outlets are reporting that Gov. Scott Walker has urged state lawmakers to adjust his earlier budget proposal for the UW System. A Wednesday night report in the Wisconsin State Journal said proposed changes to Walker’s 2013-2015 budget allocations include: * Freezing tuition over the next two years, which would result in $42 million [...]

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Chancellor Tom Harden was the keynote speaker Monday (May 13) at a reception for the Green Bay Press-Gazette’s 25th annual Academic Team. The yearly designation recognizes area high school seniors who excel in the classroom, extracurricular activities and community involvement. Harden, who’s spoken at the event before, told the assembled students to “do what you [...]

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Faculty members Marcelo Cruz and Adam Parrillo of Urban and Regional Studies are gearing up for their international Internship in Ecuador during the month of July. This is the third year in an ongoing agreement between UW-Green Bay and city officials in Tena, a rapidly growing city located in the Amazon region of Ecuador. The [...]

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The names of the student artists were inadvertently omitted from our post yesterday directing you to photographs of The Eyes, those charcoal drawings newly and temporarily installed in the Cofrin Library’s eighth floor hallway, near the elevator. Ranita Haanen created the image of Provost Julia Wallace, and Zack Swan created the image of Chancellor Tom [...]

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Worth a look is a new video testimonial on the Adult Degree Programs website. Student Melanie Corey and her daughter Brianna are the stars. Melanie is married and a mother of two who is working full time and earning her Bachelor of Applied Studies degree online with an emphasis in Human Development. View the video [...]

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