Year: 2013
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SBDC a partner in Tuesday event on importance of economic regionalism
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The UW-Green Bay Small Business Development Center is a promotional partner for an upcoming event titled “Making Regionalism Work: Learning from the Charlotte Success story.” Set for Tuesday, July 16 at The Marq in De Pere, the event will focus on the importance and significance of regional economic development, sharing the story of a small…
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Fees, room and board to increase slightly as tuition is frozen for 2013-14
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UW-Green Bay’s segregated fees will increase by 0.4 percent, and room and board costs by 4.2 percent, under the 2013-14 UW System operating budget unanimously approved during Thursday’s (July 11) Board of Regents meeting. The increases mean UW-Green Bay students will pay $28 more in segregated fees and $250 more for housing and meals in…
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McIver named interim athletics director at UW-Green Bay
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has announced that Dan McIver will serve as interim director of intercollegiate athletics, effective Aug. 1, 2013. The appointment was announced today (Thursday, July 11) by UW-Green Bay Chancellor Tom Harden. “Dan’s lengthy and effective service with UW-Green Bay Athletics made him the logical choice,” Harden said. “I have full…
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UW-Green Bay to partner with EPA on Toxics Release Inventory project
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UW-Green Bay is one of eight schools across the country selected to participate in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) University Challenge, an initiative that challenges the academic community to use TRI data and related information to promote informed decision-making in communities and among manufacturers and in government. UW-Green Bay’s project will include…
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Slideshow: Carmichael farewell
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Campus and community turned out Tuesday, July 9, for a reception honoring Beverly Carmichael, UW-Green Bay’s assistant chancellor for university advancement, who is departing in mid-July to take a similar position in Florida. See snapshots from the Weidner Foyer gathering.
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360° of Heide: December grad speaker praises UW-Green Bay, inter-d
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Fred “Doc” Heide is full of praise for his alma mater in a recently penned column on the founding of American Folklore Theatre (AFT). The piece, posted Tuesday (July) 9 to the website of the Door County Advocate, talks about how Heide ended up attending UW-Green Bay after starting out at UW-Madison — and how…
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Warner, Heath co-author book chapter on Fox Valley Regional LIFE Study
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Assistant Prof. Lora Warner of Public and Environmental Affairs and staff research associate Ashley Heath of the Center for Public Affairs are co-authors of a chapter describing the Fox River Regional LIFE Study. (LIFE stands for Leading Indicators For Excellence.) Results from the four-county, year-and-a-half long study were rolled out last October, offering an analysis…
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Kaye in ‘Daily Beast’: Remember JFK, but careful playing ‘what if’
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Harvey J. Kaye, UW-Green Bay professor of Democracy and Justice Studies, has contributed a timely essay and book review to the online site The Daily Beast. With the 50th anniversary approaching of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, Kaye observes that authors and historians have long enjoyed projecting JFK’s legacy and the course of…
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Serious slam: Phoenix men’s McKinnie dunks on four-time NBA All-Star
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A video featuring a monster dunk from Phoenix men’s basketball forward Alfonzo McKinnie has gone viral, thanks in large part to the player on whom he dunked — none other than four-time NBA All-Star Shawn Marion. The video was taken during summer league play in Chicago recently, and it’s something to behold. McKinnie, who transferred…
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Vote us hot, hot, hot: CW 14 ‘Hot List’ balloting ends Friday
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Just a friendly reminder that voting ends Friday (July 12) for the CW-14 “Hot List,” a compilation of top businesses and other entities in Northeastern Wisconsin. As we told you here before, UW-Green Bay is one of three contenders in the category of “best place to add job skills,” and CW 14 came to campus…