Month: February 2016
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Kaye quoted on TribLIVE.com
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Media continually turn to UWGB “experts” for a source on the elections. This week Prof. Harvey Kaye (Democracy and Justice Studies) was quoted in this season’s story on TribLIVE.com, The title of the piece was, “Sanders surges in polls despite identity as socialist.” Interesting read. http://triblive.com/mobile/9886167-96/sanders-socialist-democratic
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Kaye in prestigious company
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President Barack Obama, Secretary-General of the United nations Ban Ki moon, Chief Executive Officer UPS David Abney, among others, had speeches published in the journal Vital Speeches of the Day (Feb. 2016), along with Prof. Harvey Kaye. As noted earlier, Kaye’s December commencement address at UWGB received national acclaim. Haven’t had a chance to view…
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Boswell toasts Ye Olde Pubs in After Thoughts
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UWGB Associate Prof. Caroline Boswell (History) will present “Ye Olde Pub: A Social and Cultural History of England’s Early Drinking Houses” at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1 as part of the University’s After Thoughts series. The venue will change to accommodate a Wisconsin Public Television recording and delayed broadcast of the event. Also featured…
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Nominations sought for Leadership Green Bay program by Feb. 26
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Each year, the University sponsors one employee to participate in the Leadership Green Bay program. This program was established in 1983 by the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and offers select individuals the unique opportunity to develop leadership skills while enhancing the well-being of the Green Bay area. Program goals include enhancing the participant’s…
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Burch and NAS seminar, popular as predicted
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Tucker Burch, a former UWGB student who returned to campus on Friday, Feb. 5 as a guest of the NAS faculty, drew a crowd so large the venue had to be changed to a lecture hall. Burch was here to address human health risks from exposure to aerosolized zoonotic pathogens during spray irrigation of dairy…
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Lucy Arendt is next up in ‘Last Lecture’ series
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Business faculty member and Associate Dean Lucy Arendt is next up in the 50th Anniversary Last Lecture series. She will present “Made to Serve: The Tragic Corruption of America’s Founding Values,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 17. More on her topic here.
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‘The Ultimate Escape Artist’ lecture on campus Feb. 15
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Eric Dean Spruth will present the lecture, “The Ultimate Escape Artist,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15 in the Christie Theatre, University Union, UWGB. Spruth is an art therapist who works with inmates in the Cook County Jail in Chicago. He also works on a mural project with juveniles in the Cook County Juvenile Temporary…
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A warm ‘how-do-you-do’ for Admitted Students Day No. 2
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Let’s show our admitted students some love. The second 2016 Admitted Student Day is Friday, Feb. 12. About 80 guests are scheduled to join us for a day of getting to know everything UWGB. Thanks for being great hosts.
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Congratulations to student, alumni and faculty artists
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A number of UWGB student, alumni and faculty artworks have been selected for the highly competitive 2016 Wisconsin Artists Biennial exhibition at the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) in West Bend. UWGB students are Michael Arendt, graphite and carbon drawing; Alex Hopkins, archival pigment print; Gena Selby, etching and Katelyn Smits, etching. Alumni exhibitors include…
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Fundraiser for area Show Choirs next Friday at Weidner Center
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If you are looking for an entertaining evening of singing and dancing, Sing Out 2016 —an opportunity for local school show choirs to perform — may be just the answer. The event begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19 at the Weidner Center. Admission is $8. All proceeds are split evenly among the participating choirs…