Lawmakers are meeting today (May 23) in Madison to discuss a proposed UW System tuition freeze, as well as taxpayer funding for the System and its member campuses. The Joint Finance Committee is likely to write a two-year tuition freeze into the budget, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports, and also will discuss how much taxpayer [...]
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state budget, state legislature, tuition, UW System
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Kelly McBride |
May 23, 2013 -
4:50 pm
UW-Green Bay’s signature Phuture Phoenix program has awarded more than $32,000 in new and continuing scholarships for the 2013-14 school year, continuing to fulfill its mission of making college a reality for students from low-income schools. Each student — six new and 18 continuing — receives a total of $1,350 to help defray the cost [...]
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Phuture Phoenix, scholarships
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Kelly McBride |
May 23, 2013 -
4:40 pm
Award-winning Prof. Greg Aldrete will headline a Roman Feast Dinner Lecture Series event June 11, taking audiences back in time with a traditional Roman banquet. But before your thoughts turn to spaghetti marinara, remember this is an authentic meal the way it once was — and tomatoes (not to mention potatoes, corn, chocolate, certain fruits [...]
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Dinner Lecture series, faculty, Humanistic Studies, Outreach
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Kelly McBride |
May 23, 2013 -
4:35 pm
Just a friendly reminder that The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning is offering 10 $2,000 grants faculty and full-time instructors to take part in a program to discuss online teaching and course development during Summer 2013. The program will foster a lively, interdisciplinary dialogue about best practices in online teaching and prepare [...]
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CATL, faculty, grants
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Kelly McBride |
May 23, 2013 -
4:25 pm
UW-Green Bay Police are joining colleagues from across the state to crack down on unbuckled drivers during the annual Click it or Ticket campaign, now through June 2. During Click It or Ticket and throughout the year, officers strive to enhance the safety of our campus community by preventing injuries on our streets and highways. [...]
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campus safety, Public Safety
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Kelly McBride |
May 23, 2013 -
4:20 pm
The Weidner Center for the Performing Arts has announced its 2013-14 Stage Doors Education Series, a collection of 10 titles and 19 performances that provide learning opportunities for students throughout Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. The season kicks off in October and runs through April, with programs selected to complement classroom curriculum with creative and imaginative [...]
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performances, Stage Doors Education Series, Weidner Center
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Kelly McBride |
May 23, 2013 -
4:15 pm
Good Times Programming would like frequent purchasers of the Marcus Movie Passes that are available at the University Information and Ticketing Center to know that when the current batch of passes (90) are sold out they will not be available again until after the new fiscal year begins on July 1. Passes are $8.25 each [...]
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students, University Union
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Kelly McBride |
May 23, 2013 -
4:10 pm
Is August 15, 2015 going to be on a Tuesday? How many days between July 4 and November 14? Check out Pat Theyrl’s blog entry on different ways to manipulate a date in Excel.
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Computing and information technology, staff
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Kelly McBride |
May 23, 2013 -
4:00 pm
UW-Green Bay’s signature Phuture Phoenix program has awarded more than $32,000 in new and renewing scholarships, continuing to fulfill its mission of making college a reality for students from low-income schools. The 24 students receiving the scholarships include 18 renewing scholars who already are on campus, as well as six incoming freshmen who will start [...]
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community, Institute for Learning Partnership, Phuture Phoenix, scholarships
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Kelly McBride |
May 22, 2013 -
4:47 pm
We’re still smiling after Saturday’s picture-perfect commencement, an event filled with countless memorable moments. In case you missed any of our coverage in Saturday’s Log or yesterday’s Log Extra (or if you just want to check it out again), here’s a quick recap: — Farewell, Phoenix: UW-Green Bay Commencement 2013 (video) — Snapshots from May [...]
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commencement, graduates
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Kelly McBride |
May 21, 2013 -
7:55 pm