Month: October 2014
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C-SPAN2 ‘Book TV in Green Bay’ segment to premiere this weekend
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Remember a while back when we talked about C-SPAN2 sending a crew to Green Bay to talk to authors and historians including several from UW-Green Bay? Well, the air dates have arrived. The local package will be cablecast at 11 a.m. this Saturday (Oct. 18) and 9:30 a.m. Sunday (Oct. 19.) The segment, 90 minutes…
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Chancellor’s Survey on Economic Engagement
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Here’s a reminder: Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey on “Examining the Role of the University in Economic Engagement” if you haven’t already done so. The survey closes Oct. 31.
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Faculty note: Smith joins Fat Studies board
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Christine Smith, associate professor of Human Development and Psychology, and also a member of the Women’s and Gender Studies faculty, has joined the editorial board of the journal Fat Studies. The publication is billed as “An Interdisciplinary Journal of Body Weight and Society” and the first academic journal in the field of scholarship that critically…
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Sophomore Success Day
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Sophomore Success Day is Thursday, Oct. 23, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It’s a day for sophomores to drop in without appointment to get questions answered about career/major selection, General Education requirements, registration, and all things in between. The purpose of the event is to help students continue to feel connected and help them navigate…
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Phoenix men, Sykes earn preseason accolades from Horizon League
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The Horizon League is recognizing the Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball team and standout senior guard Keifer Sykes as preseason favorites, officials announced Wednesday (Oct. 15) during the league’s annual media day. It’s the second straight year the Phoenix were picked to finish first in the league in preseason polling. Sykes, the league’s reigning player…
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Neck and neck: Helpap offers take on latest guv’s race poll
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With the November election just weeks away, Associate Prof. David Helpap weighed in on the latest Marquette Law School poll for a Wednesday (Oct. 15) story on NBC 26. “Being tied among the likely voters definitely is a big deal,” Helpap said in an interview with reporter Raquel Lamal, reacting to the news that Walker…
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‘Veterans Awareness Training’
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Already sent campuswide several times, but repeated here for the record: Veterans Awareness Training for Faculty and Staff will take place Wednesday (Oct. 22) at 2 p.m. in the Christie Theatre. The announcement says: “Our purpose is to educate faculty, staff, and students about the unique strengths and challenges facing student veterans. We hope to…
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#Phoenix Friday – ‘Swap Your Logo’ through next Friday
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We mentioned the #PhoenixFriday ‘Swap Your Logo’ discount yesterday. Turns out, that deal will extend through next Friday, October 24. Swap any clothing item with a logo other than an official UWGB logo for new Phoenix gear starting this Friday and all of next week, and receive 20 percent off your new apparel. Tomorrow is…
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Opening night: Theatre and Dance present Uncommon Women and Others
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Thursday (Oct. 16) is opening night for the UW-Green Bay Theatre and Dance production of Uncommon Women and Others, playwright Wendy Wasserstein’s tale of 1970s post-college reunion and reminiscence. The play runs at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Friday and Saturday (Oct. 17 and 18), as well as Wednesday, Oct. 22 through Saturday, Oct. 25 in the…
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Kress Events Center advertises faculty/staff membership program
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As a reminder, and as part of the University’s employee health initiative, the Kress Events Center is open to Faculty/Staff members employed in at least a 50% position for free during the following times: Fall/Spring Semesters: Monday through Thursday — 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. — 8 p.m. to close (closed 2 p.m. to 8…