Month: July 2012
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Wisconsin columnist applauds UW System’s pledge for more online degrees
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We might dispute columnist Tom Stills’ assertion that the UW System is “late to the party” — as we at UW-Green Bay know, online learning has an impressive and successful history, at least here — but his recent piece on the WisOpinion site is worth reviewing. It’s representative of the favorable response by opinion leaders…
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Links to collective UW System data on new freshmen, enrollment
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For those who are interested, the UW System’s Office of Policy Analysis and Research (OPAR) has recently posted to its website a pair of new entries in its Informational Memorandum series. The topics are: “The New Freshman Class: Fall 2011” “Trends in Enrollment: Fall 2011 Update” Read more: www.wisconsin.edu/opar/orb-im/
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Mileage reimbursement rates go to $0.51 and $0.35
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Already broadcast to all employees but repeated here for the record (and the curiosity of our many retirees who probably remember when the numbers were closer to, say, 15 cents a mile)… Effective July 1, 2012, the reimbursement rate for use of a personal vehicle when a University vehicle is not available or your mileage…
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New ‘park’ space will link student housing, University Union
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Site work will begin this fall to create a park-like area for student gatherings, events and recreation on three acres of undeveloped land separating UW-Green Bay’s Residence Life complex and the University Union.
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A really good summer camp photo gallery
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We’re at just about the halfway point of the 2012 Outreach Camps season. Learn about what has transpired to date, and check out a fun photo gallery, click here.
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Prof. Kaye on public radio’s national ‘Marketplace’ program
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UW-Green Bay Prof. Harvey Kaye, Democracy and Justice Studies, was interviewed Tuesday, July 3, for a brief segment on the “Marketplace” program distributed by American Public Media and broadcast daily via National Public Radio. The piece was scheduled to air today. In it, Kaye, a renowned scholar on the revolutionary era figure Thomas Paine, addresses…
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Prof. Gaines goes Sousa on Thursday with City Band
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Music Prof. Adam Gaines of Arts and Visual Design will perform as cornet soloist with the Green Bay City Band this Thursday night (July 5) at St. James Park on Monroe Street. The theme of the night is Sousa; Gaines will be performing a piece by his cornet soloist, Herbert L. Clarke, titled ‘The Debutante.’…
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Sutton’s ‘Romeo’ adds another show
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This just in: Prof. Brian Sutton informs us that, thanks to popular demand (the three scheduled shows have all sold out) they’ve added a fourth performance to the mid-July run of his original musical comedy “Searching for Romeo” at the Weidner Center. The additional performance is a matinee, scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, July 14.
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In the news: National award-winning teacher has UW-Green Bay ties
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You may have heard last month that an Appleton teacher is set to receive a national teaching recognition from President Obama. What you may not have known is that Kara Pezzi, a chemistry teacher from Appleton East High School, has UW-Green Bay ties. For close to a decade, she’s worked with students to monitor Apple…
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Teclaw is new Nordic coach
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Green Bay Athletics announced Monday that Steve Teclaw will take over as head coach of the men’s and women’s Nordic skiing teams after four seasons as an assistant with the school. In addition, former Northern Michigan standout Tim Cook has been hired as the program’s associate head coach. Read more.