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Month: June 2017

  • Endangered Peregrines a Wisconsin success story

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    Sue Bodilly

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    That fact that four fuzzy falcons are making their home on the Cofrin Library roof is a bigger deal than first appears. It wasn’t that long ago that a Wisconsin resident would have zero chance of seeing a Peregrine falcon in the wild. Although native to Wisconsin, they had vanished by the 1960s due to…

  • UW-Green Bay students and faculty take journey to Germany and inside the human body

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    Kimberly Vlies

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    UW-Green Bay Associate Dean Amanda Nelson and Associate Prof. Uwe Pott (Human Biology) guided a team of 18 students in the pre-health professions to Poland and Germany with a four-day workshop at the famous Plastinarium in Guben, Germany. The Plastinarium is the home of the “Body Worlds” exhibits — a scientific method of preserving tissue…

  • UW-Green Bay student Luke Chambers closer to competing on ‘American Ninja Warrior’

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay student Luke Chambers is one of three local residents closer to competing on NBC’s American Ninja Warrior.

  • CaringBridge site for Dianne Schneider

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Not technically a UW-Green Bay employee, but beloved member of the campus community, the longtime Garden Cafe manager and “Hello Sweetie” greeter Dianne Schneider is hospitalized and fighting a major illness. For those who want to follow Dianne’s journey, please see her site at CaringBridge.org.  

  • Alumna pens piece for Peninsula Pulse

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay alumnus Ann Soderlund ’15 Arts Management, penned a piece for the Peninsula Pulse, recently, about Gibraltar-area students who spend an atypical school day experiencing art in the Door Peninsula. Soderlund has been the program coordinator for the Hardy Gallery in Door County since November 2015.

  • Green Bay basketball alumnus Alfonzo McKinnie may be headed to 2020 Olympics

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Three-on-three basketball may be headed to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and Green Bay alumnus Alfonzo McKinnie may have a shot at the gold. See the story by NBC sports.  

  • Faculty note: Ashmann is lead author in book chapter

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Associate Prof. Scott Ashmann (Professional Program in Education), is the lead author of a book chapter entitled “Sustainable Campuses” with Dave Barbier (UW-Stevens Point) and Felix Pohl (independent researcher from Germany). The chapter is part of a new book called “Urban Environmental Education Review” published by Cornell University Press. The book explores how environmental education…

  • Green Bay athletics invites your participation in summer golf outings

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Golf outings are a major revenue generator for Green Bay athletics. Please consider participating: Prevea Fore Hoops Golf Classic — Tuesday, June 27, 2017 Thornberry Creek at Oneida *The event benefits the Green Bay women’s basketball program. For more information and questions: Contact Amanda Leonhard-Perry at 920.465.2706 or perrya@uwgb.edu Green Bay Men’s Basketball Golf Outing…

  • What’s for lunch?

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Walk out of the house without a lunch? Chartwells has you covered: Garden Café soups of the Day Wednesday: black bean Thursday: chicken noodle Friday: tomato bisque Coffee House featured sandwiches, salads, etc. Wednesday: garden humus wrap, ham and cheddar on wheat berry, fruit salad, yogurt parfait Thursday: pesto chicken sandwich, turkey club on sourdough, fruit…

  • UWGB receives three WURHA OTM awards

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    Jena Richter Landers

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    UW-Green Bay received three “Of the Month” Awards for March from the Wisconsin United Residence Hall Association (WURHA): First Year Student – Jacqueline Fieck Organization – Feminist 4 Action Spotlight – Social Work Department To see all recipients, visit the WURHA Facebook page.