Year: 2013
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Weidner wows: Check out details, great video of newly revealed season
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The 2013-14 Weidner Center lineup received a great reception Wednesday (July 17) during an event held to reveal the new Performing Arts Season to patrons, friends and the campus community. The expanded lineup is even better than last year’s, which marked a significant step in year one of a five-year plan to revitalize the signature…
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UW-Green Bay Weidner Center announces 2013-14 Performing Arts Season
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Classic Broadway shows, entertaining comedy and eclectic music and dance are among the highlights of the 2013-14 Performing Arts Season lineup at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. The signature University of Wisconsin-Green Bay venue announced its new season July 17 during a special event for patrons, friends and the campus community. Some of…
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Grandparents’ U video captures fun, learning of record year for camp
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We told you here recently about the record year for Grandparents’ University, the multigenerational UW-Green Bay summer camp that welcomed more than 200 grandparents and grandkids during its two-day run last week. We had the chance to grab our video camera and tag along, capturing the fun of “major” classes (including way-cool rocketry) and talking…
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Prof. Martin’s rant research gets NPR’s attention
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National Public Radio’s “All Tech Considered” blog has taken an interest in Associate Prof. Ryan Martin’s online anger research, writing about the findings in a post filed Thursday, July 18. The blog discusses “Anger on the Internet: The Perceived Value of Rant-Sites,” a scholarly article written by Martin and three students that appeared recently in…
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Reminder: Weidner season announcement at 5:30 tonight
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Here’s a final reminder that the campus community is invited to tonight’s big announcement at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. At 5:30 p.m., Chancellor Tom Harden and Weidner Executive Director Kate Green will host an event announcing the 2013-14 Performing Arts Season, an exciting lineup featuring Broadway, comedy, dance, family entertainment and more.…
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Offices collaborate for ‘Managing Student Employees’ training
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Staff members in Human Resources and the Office of Student Employment are collaborating to offer “Managing Student Employees” training for faculty and staff. Sessions will take place in Phoenix Room A at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug.1, and at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 7. In the words of the session organizers, “As a University, we…
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In the news: Public Radio covers engineering technology news at UW-Green Bay
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With Board of Regents approval of a collaborative new engineering technology program for UW-Green Bay and UW-Oshkosh, Wisconsin Public Radio has coverage: read more.
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Prof. Forsythe, student earn mention in Sun-Times story on fisheries research
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An outdoors writer for the Chicago Sun-Times traveled to Green Bay earlier this year to document research on northern pike spawning and survival in the lower bay. The fisheries project is a joint venture involving UW-Green Bay with the Shedd Aquarium. Assistant Prof. Patrick Forsythe and grad student Rachel Van Dam are mentioned in the…
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UW-Green Bay student gets $500 waitress tip, and thereby hangs a tale
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The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel carried an interesting feature story today about a man traveling all 50 states to leave surprise $500 tips for hard-working wait staff at humble eateries across the country. It’s a tribute to his recently departed brother, a man of modest means but great generosity. Anyway, the Wisconsin stop brought the big tipper…
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In the news: Coverage of regionalism event, presented in partnership with SBDC
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We told you here recently that the UW-Green Bay Small Business Development Center was a promotional partner for Tuesday’s (July 16) “Making Regionalism Work” event held at The Marq in De Pere. The morning session featured Ronnie Bryant, president and CEO of the Charlotte USA Regional Partnership, speaking on the importance and significance of regionalism…