Day: December 5, 2014
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Names of December grads now posted online
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We probably all know someone who is graduating Dec. 13 during mid-year commencement at the Weidner Center. You can scan the full list of graduates, by majors and hometowns, in our news release.
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Arendt, Alesch co-author book on community recovery from disasters
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Lucy Arendt, associate professor and director of the Cofrin School of Business, is co-author of the newly released book Long-Term Community Recovery from Natural Disasters (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014). The book was researched and written with Daniel J. Alesch, professor emeritus of Public and Environmental Affairs. The authors present what they have…
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Gurung contributes chapters to new book on ‘gamification’
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Prof. Regan A. R. Gurung of Human Development co-authored three chapters for Gamification in Education and Business, a new book by Springer publishing. Written with collaborators across the nation, the book applies ideas from game theory and behavioral economics. Gurung contributed to articles titled A critical perspective on gaming in education; A parallel universe: Psychological…
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Faculty note: Cruz talk on Tena at U of New Mexico
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Marcello Cruz, associate professor of Urban and Regional Studies, gave a talk last week at the University of New Mexico on the topic of regional planning and indigenous communities in Ecuador. The talk was titled “Community and Regional Planning in Tena, Ecuador.” The presentation explored how community and regional planning using “agropolitan” approaches can provide…
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Cross shares plans to reform, transform UW System
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President Ray Cross is calling for a series of internal reforms at the University of Wisconsin System, including an outside review of administrative operations and a thorough reexamination of student fees, as part of continuing efforts to more closely align the University with the needs of the state. Cross presented his package of proposed reforms…
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Journal Sentinel coverage
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“Sweeping cost-saving measures are on the horizon for the University of Wisconsin System and its campuses that could affect everything from how student fees and capital projects are approved to how many credits are required to graduate.” That’s how the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting the measures proposed by System President Ray Cross to the…
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Longtime advocate Riopelle to be awarded honorary doctorate
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We shared the news in Wednesday’s Log Extra that UW-Green Bay will award an honorary doctoral degree to longtime community advocate Virginia (Ginny) Riopelle during commencement ceremonies Dec. 13. A UW-Green Bay Trustee, immensely successful University fundraiser and co-founder of the University’s signature Phuture Phoenix program, Riopelle will receive the honorary Doctor of Laws degree,…
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Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble to perform for Holiday Gathering
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UW-Green Bay’s Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will take the stage at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10 for a semester-end concert in the Cofrin Family (main) Hall of the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. The groups will perform the works of Mozart, Strauss (Johann Jr. and Sr. and Eduard) together during the first half…
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Por favor… books for kids?
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Student leaders in the campus chapter of the honor society Phi Kappa Phi are extending an invitation to support the Spanish Book Drive for students in Cuernavaca, Mexico, running through Wednesday (Dec. 10). Help support this international effort by “Giving a book… Giving a smile!” Phi Kappa Phi student and faculty members encourage you to…
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Passing of Kathy Long
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Word has been shared with the Log of the passing of Kathy Long, age 64, on Nov. 20. A 1983 graduate, she was a human resources executive with major Wisconsin companies, and she also worked at UW-Green Bay for a number of years with campus security. She was the sister of well-known, long-time former employees…