Daily Archive: December 16, 2011
The grand foyer of the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts provided an elegant setting for a pair of end-of-semester receptions in mid-December. The after-work gatherings were organized by the Chancellor’s Office and supported...
Not too many National Football League players go on to pursue master’s degrees after their playing days are over. Tim Terry is the exception. The 1997 Temple grad and former Bengals linebacker is a...
Finals-week stress was no match for the canines and carolers who stopped by the Cofrin Library Thursday (Dec. 15) to ease the tension of exams and spread a little holiday cheer. Therapy dogs from the Packerland Kennel Club (along with their human volunteer companions) were on hand from 3 to 5 p.m., providing furry fun and plenty of smiles for stressed students. Student Christmas carolers, led by Prof. Sarah Meredith Livingston, also swung by for a few tunes, one of many stops on their festive afternoon tour.
Prof. Kumar Kangayappan carried the ceremonial mace during Dec. 17 commencement ceremonies, taking on the honor reserved for UW-Green Bay’s most senior faculty member. Kangayappan, a 42-year veteran of the University, is pleased to...
Campus risk management duties have transferred from Kelly Selner to Sharon Dimmer. Questions and concerns regarding driver authorizations, affiliation agreements, insurance claims and the like should be directed to Sharon in the Business &...
It has been an option available to UW-Green Bay students forever — or at least since the institution’s earliest days in the push-the-envelope 1970s — but the “Individual Major” has never been a common...
As we mentioned in yesterday’s edition, the Professional Program in Nursing is celebrating its 30-year anniversary, along with the presentation of degree No. 1,000. The program is posting a retrospective video and asking alumni...
Remember that Social Change and Development changed its name this past summer? Well, the first graduate to earn a degree in Democracy and Justice Studies is listed in Saturday’s commencement booklet: Andrew James Palmbach,...
With a record graduating class, as is the case Saturday (Dec. 17), you’d expect some interesting numbers. Here’s more: • Of the graduates who started at UW-Green Bay as new freshmen, 14 percent are...
CBS recently announced that TaylorMade CEO Mark King will be featured during the third season of its show “Undercover Boss,” in which prominent business executives change their identities, land lower-level jobs within their own...