Daily Archive: March 8, 2012

LIR scores New York Times attention

LIR scores New York Times attention


UW-Green Bay’s huge and hugely popular Learning in Retirement program earned lengthy mention in a March 7 New York Times story. Headlined “Exercising an Aging Brain,” the headline addresses the notion that seniors who...

Katers on Brown County Economic Development Task Force

Katers on Brown County Economic Development Task Force

UW-Green Bay Prof. John Katers will be part of a team taking the long view on economic development in Northeastern Wisconsin, Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach announced Wednesday (March 7). The newly formed Brown...

Phoenix smokes Crusaders, awaits the Flames

Phoenix smokes Crusaders, awaits the Flames


The No. 10-ranked and 28-1 UW-Green Bay women’s basketball team pulled away from visiting Valparaiso Wednesday night (March 7), 77-53. The victory in the Horizon League Tournament quarterfinal guarantees Friday’s semifinals and Sunday’s final...

Reminder: Catering Open House

Reminder: Catering Open House

Join A’viands from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday (March 9) in the Heritage Room, and sample the latest creations from the on-site bakery and catering departments. For details, see our previous post.

Strobel bill passes Assembly

Strobel bill passes Assembly

Earlier this week, a bill authored by Rep. Duey Stroebel (R-Cedarburg) passed the Wisconsin State Assembly. Among its provisions: future rehired employees who are collecting pensions — and who work at least half-time —...