Tagged: graduates

Media roundup: Commencement 2014

Media roundup: Commencement 2014

There was some great media coverage for Saturday’s (May 17) spring commencement ceremony, including grad stats, terrific pics and a story about a diploma 22 years in the making. The Green Bay Press-Gazette ran...

Fashionable chapeaus at Commencement

Fashionable chapeaus at Commencement

Long-time observers of UW-Green Bay commencement ceremonies over the years were in agreement: It was an all-time record in both quality and quantity with regard to decorated mortarboards. With apologies to those we missed,...

Harden’s commencement farewell has big finish

Harden’s commencement farewell has big finish

Alec Brown of Winona, Minn., a Business Administration graduate, had the distinction of being on the receiving end of what Tom Harden says was the final diploma presentation and congratulatory handshake of his career...

100 reasons to celebrate as great-grandson graduates

100 reasons to celebrate as great-grandson graduates

Honoria Huila, 100 years old, had a great seat for Saturday’s UW-Green Bay commencement. She watched from the concourse level, straight up from the stage, as great-grandson Youcef Boubenider received his bachelor’s degree in...

Her commute to ceremony? 2,000 miles

Her commute to ceremony? 2,000 miles

Well over 50 nursing graduates were eligible to participate in Saturday’s Commencement, but none had a longer distance to cover in order to make the short walk across  stage to receive his or her...

The ‘Phuture’ has arrived for former fifth-graders

The ‘Phuture’ has arrived for former fifth-graders

Graduating seniors Jenny Mottl and Seenia Thao were asked to pose for a photo before Saturday’s commencement ceremony to mark a UW-Green Bay milestone:  the first diplomas awarded to alumni of the University’s heralded...

Poignant moment: awarding of posthumous degree

Poignant moment: awarding of posthumous degree

UW-Green Bay awarded a rare posthumous degree Saturday in recognition of a popular and accomplished student who passed away after a short battle with leukemia, only months shy of receiving her degree. KaNisha Flemming...