Facts and figures: Commencement, May 2011
NUMBER OF GRADUATES • About 850 eligible to participate in Commencement exercises on Saturday • About 675 have signed up to actually participate, to “march” in cap and gown • Breaking down those numbers…...
Monthly Archive: May 2011
Unionization vote: 117-2
Local news media are reporting today (Friday) that UW-Green Bay faculty members have voted overwhelmingly to pursue unionization through the American Federation of Teachers-Wisconsin. The vote was 117-2 out of 167 possible members. UW-Green...
Nice generosity at employee cookout
Angie from Paul’s Pantry extends a big THANK YOU for the three barrels of food and personal hygiene items that were donated by UW-Green Bay employees attending the Campus Cookout on Tuesday. She said...
Front-page story mentions First-Year Experience
The First-Year Experience program at UW-Green Bay gets a plug, a small one, on the front page of Friday’s Green Bay Press-Gazette. The headline is about spring graduation and the fact private St. Norbert...
Senior faculty member Shariff carries mace… for last time?
Be sure to applaud the mace bearer at Saturday’s commencement. The honor of carrying the ceremonial object rests with the UW-Green Bay faculty member most senior in service. Today, that distinction rests with Prof....
Green health: Students help hospital take own temperature
Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay promotes itself externally as one of America’s top 50 heart hospitals. Now, with a boost from UW-Green Bay, the Environmental Management and Business Institute (EMBI) and student...
Shorewood clubhouse has new deal to benefit Classified Staff fund
The folks at Shorewood are offering a new frequent Faculty/Staff customer card in partnership with the Classified Staff Professional Development Committee. It’s a punch card where you will receive the ninth meal Free. The...
Memorial fund for first point guard, Terry Schott
We mentioned in our last issue the passing of Terry Schott, who died Wednesday of cancer at age 60. The 1973 UW-Green Bay graduate was a starting guard on the first basketball team here....
Texas-size journey: New grad will see campus for first time Saturday
Renee Simons is a Green Bay native — her father worked on construction of the original buildings at UW-Green Bay — but the woman from Lampasas, Texas, has never set foot on campus. That’ll...
Freedom! Feel free to free up time for Philosopher’s Café
The last Philosopher’s Cafe of the academic year takes place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. this Thursday (May 12) at Kavarna on Broadway. Featured this time at the monthly meeting organized jointly by faculty...
