Month: December 2015
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Passing of Rick Riehl, Class of ’70
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Only three months after his joyous class reunion at Shorewood, only two months after he was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and only one month since this newsletter included a link to the tragic yet touching story of his illness, Rick Riehl has passed away. Riehl, one of 78 members of UW-Green Bay’s original, June 1970…
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iPat movie: ‘Andromeda Strain’
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At 7 p.m. this coming Monday (Dec. 7) in the Christie Theatre, the iPat film series will revisit a classic Hollywood thriller that “went viral” back in the days when UWGB was still new. With a nod to UWGB’s 50th anniversary, “The Andromeda Strain” from 1971 will be screened with an introduction and discussion led…
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Outreach and Adult Access collecting gifts for Golden House residents
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The Division of Outreach and Adult Access has adopted the Golden House for its annual Christmas cause and is extending an invitation to others at UW-Green Bay to join this tradition. In the Office of Outreach and Adult Access on the second (plaza) level of the Cofrin Library, a tree with “ornaments” provides options for…
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Breaking the ice to spread the rice
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Researchers from UW-Green Bay had to break skim ice on a cold morning in mid-November to do it, but they took another big step in a grant-funded pilot project to restore native wild rice, bulrush and wild celery stands to the lower bay. Students, staff and faculty from UW-Green Bay’s Natural and Applied Sciences unit…
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Saxton-Ruiz is next speaker in ‘Latino Americans’ history series
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The campus/community series “Latino Americans: 500 Years of History” continues Monday (Dec. 7) with the screening of another film segment and a talk by Gabriel Saxton-Ruiz of the Humanistic Studies faculty. The program begins at 6 p.m. at the Brown County Central Library, 515 Pine St. Saxton-Ruiz will introduce the evening’s installment of the acclaimed…
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Nutcracker scenery gets fresh look, strong UWGB commitment
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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Professor of Theatre and Dance Jeff Entwistle, and a core of seven students, spent more than 60 hours working load-in and rehearsals recently for five performances of the Green Bay Nutcracker Ballet, presented by the Northeastern Wisconsin Dance Organization (NEWDO). These high impact learning experiences are ideal for UWGB students beyond…
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UWGB students plan ‘Jingle Brawl’ video game fundraiser for Dec. 5
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GREEN BAY — Partying with Pikachu? Playing video football? All in a day’s work for UW-Green Bay game-studies students interested in raising money for the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. A group of students has organized “UWGB Jingle Brawl 2015,” scheduled to take place this Saturday (Dec. 5), between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the…
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Holiday choral concert features classic carols, piano duet, spirituals, mock Bach
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GREEN BAY – The UW-Green Bay Chorale and Concert Choir will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, in the Cofrin Family Hall at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts, located on the campus at 2420 Nicolet Drive. Under the direction of Music Profs. Randall Meder and Sarah Meredith Livingston, student choral…
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Educator Lardinois to keynote Kwanzaa Saturday at UW-Green Bay
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GREEN BAY – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, together with St. Norbert College and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, will host a Community Kwanzaa Celebration at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, in the Phoenix Room of the University Union at UW-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive. Keynote speaker for this year’s gathering is Margaret “Toni’ Lardinois, principal…
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UW-Green Bay plans panel discussion on race, colleges, and communities
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GREEN BAY — A panel discussion on “Being a Minority in a Predominantly White Community while Attending a Predominantly White Institution” is scheduled to take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday (Dec. 7) at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Hosted by the University’s American Intercultural Center, the event will take place in the Phoenix…