Daily Archive: February 6, 2014
Many thanks to University archivist Deb Anderson of the Area Research Center and Cofrin Library for digging up the text of a speech that founding chancellor Edward Weidner made at the 1972 groundbreaking ceremonies...
The Green Bay Press-Gazette’s Kendra Meinert tells readers it’ll be nothin’ but a good time Thursday, Feb. 13 when the ‘80s musical “Rock of Ages” takes the Weidner Center stage. In a fun and...
It can be argued that ’80s rock was as much about the manes as it was the music, as hair bands dominated the decade and inspired both crushes and copycats. The Press-Gazette’s Thursday “Rock...
“Conservation in the Great Lakes, Green Bay and the Gems of Door County” will be the topics at 3:45 p.m. (note this spring’s new time) Friday, Feb. 7, in Room 301 of the Environmental...
The Green Bay Symphony Orchestra takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 8) for its “Music from Around the World” concert at the Weidner Center. The show will be preceded by international entertainment...
Three events of possible interest during February are: * Wednesday, Feb. 19 — The LGBTQ Resource Center is sponsoring a Transgender Guest Panel from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Christie Theatre, followed by...
Remember the bill introduced by state Sen. Dave Hansen in a news conference last fall at the Cofrin Library? That proposal, called the “Higher Ed, Lower Debt” bill, would create a new state authority...
Earlier this week, journalist Steve Walters interviewed new UW System President Ray Cross for showing on the Capitol news network Wisconsin Eye.
Microsoft has named UW-Milwaukee grad Satya Nadella as its next CEO, only the company’s third leader in its 38-year history. Nadella, most recently the company’s enterprise and cloud computing boss, replaces Steve Ballmer.
There are 56 top leaders of nonprofit college campuses in Wisconsin, be they public or private, two-year or four-year. They probably can’t all agree on much, but one issue has found every last one...