STEM center state funding approved
The State Building Commission of Wisconsin has approved $5 million in funds to the building of the STEM Innovation Center on UW-Green Bay campus. WBAY has the story.
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UW-Green Bay hosts Back to School Store
On Wednesday, August 8, 2018, UW-Green Bay hosted the 26th annual Back to School Store, presented by the Service League of Green Bay. The event provided elementary school students of Brown County living in poverty with new clothing, sneakers, socks, underwear and school supplies. See the full story on WBAY.
Incoming UW-Green Bay student awarded a scholarship from Fox Valley Community Foundation
Samuel Langenfeld attended Wisconsin Connections Academy for seven years and graduated in June. Based on his scholastic achievements and proven leadership skills, Langenfeld was awarded a scholarship by the Fox Valley Community Foundation, founded in 1952. This fall Langenfeld will attend UW-Green Bay to pursue a degree in Environmental Design. Congratulations! Read the full story […]
WEDC CEO Mark Hogan says Foxconn, TitletownTech will attract young talent
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation CEO Mark Hogan feels good about Wisconsin’s technological development. In addition to Foxconn partnerships, Hogan acknowledges more opportunities in the region, such as TitletownTech, a partnership between Microsoft, the Packers and UW-Green Bay. “What the Packers and Microsoft are doing at Titletown, what’s happening in Milwaukee and Madison, is changing the culture,” […]
Katie Koerper is the newest addition to Green Bay volleyball
Katie Koerper, a 2018 St. Croix Central graduate, is the newest walk-on addition to Green Bay’s volleyball team. “Once I went on my visit, I decided it was where I wanted to go,” she says about UW-Green Bay. Koerper says that playing Division I volleyball has been her dream for a long time. Read the […]
Sales tax holiday helps incoming UW-Green Bay freshman save on MacBook
Incoming UW-Green Bay freshman Olivia Ryan and her father took advantage of the sales tax holiday, which helps students and their families save on school supplies and technology this month. Olivia got the MacBook she wanted, and saved a great deal of money on it! Read the full story on NBC15.
University Archives helps uncover how Door County’s Brussels got its name
Ever wondered how Brussels in Southern Door County got its name? It has a lot to do with crop shortages in Belgium, which sparked the emigration of Belgians to a new land called Wisconsin. A file unearthed in UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Library described a report by Ministère de la Région Wallonne, stating that even though […]
UW-Marinette name change approved by county board
The Marinette County Board officially gave its support for the proposed name change from UW-Marinette to UW-Green Bay, Marinette Campus. Read the full story on Peshtigo Times.
Alumnus Kober says UW-Green Bay made big impact
If elected lieutenant governor, Democrat and Kurt Kober ’01 (Business Administration) pledges to make public education his number one priority. In his TV advertisement, Kober discusses the importance of education in his life, and asks his viewers to guess which public education experience (including UW-Green Bay) made the greatest impact in his life. The answer of course, […]
UW-Green Bay student music ambassador in Europe
Kaylin Nickels, a UW-Green Bay student and choir member, served as an Ambassador of Music in Europe from June 27 to July 12. All ambassadors were chosen based on nominations by their schools’ music departments. The ambassadors traveled all over the continent; the trip covered England, France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Italy and Germany. The trip consisted […]