Monthly Archive: December 2011

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.”

Snapshots: Santa makes the rounds

Snapshots: Santa makes the rounds

The people from the Phoenix Bookstore managed to wangle a pre-season visit from Santa Claus for purposes of promoting the store’s holiday sale, last week. Santa also toured campus to meet with various students...