Daily Archive: December 12, 2011

Nominate a ‘Dreamer and Doer’

Nominate a ‘Dreamer and Doer’

The American Association of University Women – Green Bay Area Branch is seeking nominations for the 2012 Dreamers and Doers Award.  This award recognizes contemporary women in Brown County who have demonstrated achievement and...

Video: 2011 brought visibility for teaching, Gurung, Education

Video: 2011 brought visibility for teaching, Gurung, Education

UW-Green Bay long has been recognized for its teaching excellence, and the year 2011 was no exception. The University’s Regan A.R. Gurung, a professor of Human Development; along with UW-Green Bay’s Professional Program in Education, both earned top statewide teaching awards from the UW System Board of Regents.

Human Biology prof pilots new strategy vs. ‘achievement gap’

Human Biology prof pilots new strategy vs. ‘achievement gap’

Biology Prof. Angela Bauer was troubled by a pattern she had seen in her Introduction to Human Biology classes. Even among students with similar academic preparedness, Caucasian students outperformed multicultural students by a significant margin. Bauer set out to close the “achievement gap.”

Santa meets Zoltar: Wishes come true in promoting student event

Santa meets Zoltar: Wishes come true in promoting student event

On the second floor of the University Union at UW-Green Bay, visitors are greeted by a faux fortune-telling machine that resembles the creepy, magical “Zoltar” from the Tom Hanks comedy “Big.” There’s a story there, and it has to do with students wanting to promote their recent and highly popular “Psychic Fair.”