Daily Archive: June 24, 2013
‘OpenBook’ will go live July 1
The Wisconsin Department of Administration is now predicting a “go live” date of July 1 for phase one of OpenBook. The project creates a searchable website with information about all state agency expenditures in...
A new wrinkle for weekly produce sale: ‘meal packs’
The SLO Food Alliance holds its weekly produce sale Wednesday (June 26) from noon to 1 p.m. on the Student Services Plaza. The usual assortment of early crops will be on hand (the last...
In the media: Eagle rescue story picked up locally, elsewhere
UW-Green Bay Public Safety’s Friday (June 21) rescue of an injured bald eagle on campus made news across the country this weekend, with TV stations here, in Milwaukee, and as far away as Virginia...
Faculty note: Higgins publication
Doreen Higgins, associate professor of Social Work and coordinator for the master’s in social work program, is co-author of a paper published in the May 2013 edition of the journal Educational Gerontology. Higgins collaborated...
UW-Green Bay Aviation Camp takes off
A UW-Green Bay aviation camp was in the news Friday (June 21), with NBC 26 reporting on the offering at Austin Straubel Airport. The one-day Aviation Student Training Experience gives students age 12 to...
Faculty note: Kraft column on hybrids making the rounds
Prof. Emeritus Michael Kraft’s recent column on hybrid vehicles appeared in newspapers from Massachusetts to California during the weekend and into this week, calling attention to the cars as high gas prices continue to...
Callie and Kelly shine at Grandma’s Marathon
Former UW-Green Bay cross-country standout Callie Bartel posted a fine 3:07:26 at a cool, wet Grandma’s Marathon last weekend in Duluth. That was good for 38th place out of the 2,343 women who participated....
State Supreme Court agrees to hear case of UW Regents, student fee protester
The Wisconsin Supreme Court plans to review a case involving alleged harassment, University of Wisconsin regents, and a former UW-Stevens Point student. The legal case dates back to 2011, when a Dane County judge...
UW-Green Bay staffer shares tales of wagon journey
Elaina Koltz, an adviser with the UW-Green Bay Financial Aid Office, has an interesting hobby: wagon train travel. Some LOG readers might recall that back in 1998, one of the highlights of the Wisconsin...