Month: December 2015
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6:30 Thursdays caps semester’s concerts with ‘Dragons, Stones and Circuses’
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GREEN BAY – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Music program presents its final 6:30 Thursdays concert of the fall semester on Dec. 3 with the program “Dragons, Stones and Circuses” featuring the work of composer David Colson. The setting for the lecture and performance will be Fort Howard Hall of the Weidner Center for the…
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UWGB theatre grad (and SBDC client) is one of 100 national success stories
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Stacey Nellen-Kolze, a 1998 grad and technical theatre major at UW-Green Bay, has been getting positive press for some time via the success of her small business, Green Bay-based Nell’s Wigs & Boutique. Her shop wins praise for its special emphasis on serving women with short- or long-term hair issues due to cancer treatment. A…
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Every Friday is Phoenix Friday!
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This Friday (Dec. 4) the Phoenix Bookstore prepares for the holidays with a 25% off storewide sale (except textbooks, gift cards, and commencement items). The sale runs Thursday through Saturday. This week’s Aviand’s 10% discount is at the Rosewood Café. Playing at Cheapseats is the new horror movie, “The Visit.” Check out Matt Hires at…
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Winners of four straight, Phoenix men prep for Toledo
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Jordan Fouse scored a career-high 22 points as the Phoenix men posted an 87-69 road win at SIU-Edwardsville on Monday night. The Phoenix (4-3) will now return home for three straight games, starting with a solid Toledo team (headed by former UWGB coach Tod Kowalczyk) at 2 p.m. at the Resch Center. For the latest…
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Texting-while-driving simulator comes to campus Thursday
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The state of Wisconsin marks the fifth anniversary of its texting while driving ban this week, and UW-Green Bay students will get a firsthand opportunity to learn about the dangers of smartphone activities while driving with a special simulator at the Kress Events Center this Thursday (Dec. 3) at 3 p.m. Students will be able…
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Reminder: Saturday is Jingle Bell Run/Walk
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It’s one of UW-Green Bay’s longest-running charitable traditions, as the campus hosts and students help organize the annual Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis. This year’s edition is Saturday (Dec. 5), starting from the Kress Events Center. Registration starts at 7 a.m., the race at 8 a.m. Bring your UWGB ID and get $5 off the…
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Music of 1965 to be heard at Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble concert
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To honor the 50th anniversary of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s founding, the University’s Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will feature selected melodies from 1965 in their final concert of calendar year 2015, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, in the Cofrin Family Hall of the Weidner Center of the Performing Arts. Associate Prof. Kevin…
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Voices of Veterans: Capturing the oral history and spirit of Northeast Wisconsin veterans
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UW-Green Bay students and veterans Ashley Wiles and Sean Gleason have important stories to share. In this case, they are not their own, but the personal, front-line accounts from veterans who served in the United States armed forces in times of conflict. These oral histories provide a personal narrative to future generations so that all…
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New Russ book focuses on ‘Human Capital and Asset Management’
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The book Quantitative Multidisciplinary Approaches in Human Capital and Asset Management, edited by Prof. Meir Russ of the Cofrin School of Business, was recently published by IGI Global. Russ wrote the introductory chapter titled “Introduction and a Holistic Framework for Human Capital” and co-authored two other chapters. He wrote “Strategic inertia vs. strategic change: The role…
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Hutchison earns Santander Chair at Portugal’s University of Lisbon
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Prof. Ray Hutchison of Sociology has been awarded the Cátedra Santander (the Santander Chair) in the Faculdade de Ciéncias Socialis e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (the Humanities and Social Sciences at the New University of Lisbon) for the 2016 spring semester. The New University of Lisbon was founded in 1973 following the collapse of…