Monthly Archive: August 2009

Snapshots and thanks from FOCUS 2009

Snapshots and thanks from FOCUS 2009

FOCUS R&R 2009 was another big success, its organizers and participants report. Program directors Prof. Steve Meyer and Interim Dean of Students Brenda Amenson-Hill say the incoming freshman class got a welcome head start...

Campus Preview Days listed

Campus Preview Days listed

Campus Preview Days for the 2009-10 year are as follows: •  Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 •  Thursday, Oct. 29 •  Friday, Oct. 30 •  Friday, Nov. 20 •  Friday, March 26, 2010 •  Friday,...

Faculty note: Style & Friends

Faculty note: Style & Friends

The gallery/studio/education center known as The ArtGarage is celebrating the exhibit “Style & Friends” with a reception from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at its home at 1400 Cedar St., on Green...

Alumna heads state agency

Alumna heads state agency

From the Seattle Times: “There are a lot of smart people in Olympia who say you couldn’t pay them to take on the job as head of the frequently maligned, oft-sued state agency that’s...

Photos: Welcome, Dr. Wallace

Photos: Welcome, Dr. Wallace

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus got its first “taste” of the Wallace Era at a cake-and-punch reception Thursday afternoon. That is, the event was a welcome for new Provost and Vice Chancellor for...

Survey on grocery co-op

Survey on grocery co-op

Crystal Osman, recent UW-Green Bay grad and a staff member with Downtown Green Bay Inc., is publicizing something called The Downtown Food Project. Her planning committee invites you to provide input on a potential...

Welcome, Provost Wallace

Welcome, Provost Wallace

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus got its first “taste” of new Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Julia E. Wallace at a cake-and-punch reception Thursday afternoon. Several dozen faculty and staff members...

Phuture Phoenix trademarked

Phuture Phoenix trademarked

“Phuture Phoenix” is now a registered trademark with the state of Wisconsin. Both the words and the program’s logo are now offered the protections under the trademark, which became official July 22 as authorized...

Alumna earns poetry honor

Alumna earns poetry honor

Prof. Rebecca Meacham shares word that UW-Green Bay alumna Lisa Coutley has won her first chapbook contest. Coutley, a former poetry editor of Sheepshead Review, entered the manuscript “Back-Talk” in a competition organized by...

Student is 'Grease' leader

Student is 'Grease' leader

UW-Green Bay sophomore Marta Alyse Knodle had a busy summer, co-directing the play “Grease” with her brother Aaron in her hometown of Neillsville, the Wausau Daily Herald reports. It’s the first directing experience for...