For those you who spend time on social networks, and those of you who dabble, you will be interested to know that #gbgrad hashtag on facebook, Twitter, and Instagram saw a lot of engagement for 2016 Commencement. See it for yourself.
Other 2016 May Commencement Posts May ’16 Commencement: Day in Photos – May 14, 2016 Founding UW-Green Bay Soccer Coach, Council of Trustees President and Retired Business Executive Lou LeCalsey Receives Honorary Degree at Spring Commencement – May 14, 2016 Rwandan Native, UW-Green Bay Graduate Student Reminds Fellow Students to ‘Leave No Stone Unturned’ – […]
Certainly the 700-plus graduating seniors are the focal point, but UW-Green Bay commencement is a big celebration for Phoenix families, as well. By nature of the first-generation student population at UW-Green Bay, many Phoenix families are experiencing college commencement for the very first time. See the happy families, friends and faculty from 2016 Commencement: Click […]
Green Bay, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Spring 2016 Commencement May 14 brought a record-breaking number of students to the stage. Heading into the ceremony, 953 students were eligible to graduate, with 894 students receiving their bachelor’s degrees and 59 receiving master’s degrees. Chancellor Gary L. Miller presided over this special commencement on […]
An audience of 4,500 joined several hundred faculty, staff, dignitaries and proud family and friends in celebrating the achievements of the spring 2016 graduating class at UW-Green Bay on Saturday afternoon (May 14). About 953 students were eligible to participate in the program at the Kress Events Center. Chancellor Gary L. Miller presided over commencement, the […]
Few individuals represent the enduring and powerful relationship between community and university more than this year’s commencement speaker and Honorary Doctorate Award recipient, Louis (Lou) LeCalsey, III. In his address to Saturday’s Spring 2016 Commencement audience, LeCalsey shared “Life Lessons in Practical Leadership and Success Working with and Through People,” that he’s personally experienced from […]
Opportunity can catch you by surprise, showing up in the most unlikely places. So it’s smart to leave no stone unturned. That was just one piece of advice shared by UW-Green Bay Student Commencement Speaker Mark Minani at the Spring 2016 Ceremony at the Kress Events Center May 14. “The sheer number of connections and […]
Laona, Wis. natives Tanya and Nicole Babich took two different paths through college, but graduated the same day from UW-Green Bay. Tanya majored in Integrative Leadership Studies, an online Adult Degree program. Nicole majored in Psychology and took a more traditional route through college. Both have a unique story to tell, with one point in […]
Spring 2016 UW-Green Bay graduate Pamela Parish transferred schools during the second semester of her freshman year and followed in the footsteps of her older brother, sister and twin who were attending UW-Green Bay. Looking back, she deems it one of the best decisions of her life. On Saturday, May 14 she was recognized by […]
At UW-Green Bay, graduates have a way to leave a last message of sorts — on their mortarboards. It’s a fun method of expression that allows their personalities to shine, without compromising the integrity of the time-honored tradition of commencement. Our photographers share some of their favorites, here.