Tag: Human Development

2017 Psychology grad Destany Calma-Birling has manuscript accepted for peer-reviewed publication

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As first-generation college student Destany Calma-Birling graduated with her class on Saturday, May 13, 2017, she had quite a bit to reflect upon. The Psychology major recently had her manuscript “Does A Brief Mindfulness Intervention Impact Quiz Performance?” accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed journal Psychology Learning and Teaching, quite the prestigious accomplishment for an […]

Video: UW-Green Bay’s 2017 Commencement

Grab a tissue as you watch another fantastic group of UW-Green Bay students experience what is likely one of their most anticipated days of college — commencement. In this video, Terisa Batrez (Social Work), Ryan Ewert (Engineering Technology) and Destany Calma-Birling (Psychology) share their experiences and their excitement for the future.  

Reminder: Annual planting of the UW-Green Bay Memorial Garden, May 5

All are welcome to the eighth annual planting of the UW-Green Bay Memorial Garden from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 5 just outside the University Union. The garden was created for students, faculty, alumni, retirees and staff to plant a flower in remembrance of deceased loved ones. The garden is promoted by Psi Chi, […]

Reminder: Camp Lloyd needs your votes for possible grants

UW-Green Bay’s Camp Lloyd is participating in USA TODAY NETWORK’s “A Community Thrives” voting competition. Site visitors may vote for their favorite community improvement idea. The videos receiving the highest votes per category will receive grants from the Gannett Foundation. Camp Lloyd is a summer day camp for students who have lost loved ones. It […]

‘Diversity, Learning and Student Success’ presentation and discussion

Join faculty members Caroline Boswell (Humanities), Kate Burns (Human Development, Psychology), Dana Johnson (Social Work) and Courtney Sherman (Music) for a presentation and discussion from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday, April 17 in the Christie Theatre as they share highlights of their experience attending the Association of American Colleges and Universities conference on Diversity, Learning […]

Video: ‘Life-changing’ teacher, UW-Green Bay Prof. Regan Gurung receives top national teaching honor

Honor ‘humbling and an exhilarating surprise’ for the UW-Green Bay professor Announced in spring, the American Psychological Foundation (APF) officially awarded University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Prof. Regan A. R. Gurung (Psychology, Human Development) the 2017 Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award, August 4, 2017 at the APA 125th Annual Convention. The award recognizes […]

Prof. Gurung gets front page link on APA site

Prof. Regan Gurung has another publication getting prime position. His post, Just Say No (To Providing Class Slides)? is the top story on the American Psychology Association’s Psych Learning Curve web page. “In short, no classroom test of giving students slides showed significant increases in learning,” Gurung says. Read more of this insightful post.