Month: June 2019

  • Iconic art will depict ‘Phoenix rising’ at UW-Green Bay

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    https://youtube.com/watch?v=VTnPBK7fM4E Update: Dedication of the sculpture “Phoenix Rising” will be Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 3:30 p.m. at the Cofrin Library Circle. Chancellor Miller, Eric Arneson and artist Carl Vanderheyden are on the program to speak.  Come late summer, there will be a new location for visitors and members of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay community…

  • Photo gallery: Happy Campers

    Photo gallery: Happy Campers

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    They are artists, engineers, musicians and more, and they descend on the Green Bay campus every year for a week (or so) of learning and fun. They are the UW-Green Bay Summer Camp students. Click to advance slideshow or view the album on Flickr. – Photos by Summer Camps Staff and Dan Moore, Marketing and…

  • Nearly 60 students abroad this summer

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    This summer, nearly 60 UW-Green Bay students will study abroad in eight countries. Summer 2019 programs include six faculty-led courses in England, France, Italy, Ireland, Poland and Spain and three interim programs, allowing individual students to take classes in Germany, Scotland or Spain. The program with the highest number of UW-Green Bay students abroad this summer…

  • This week’s Veggie Sale, spinach, chamomile flowers and more

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    Available this week at the weekly Veggie Sale on the Green Bay campus: Spinach-$4/bag Enjoy some large leaved spinach! This beautiful green spinach is an extremely nutrient-rich vegetable. It packs high amounts of carotenoids, vitamin C, vitamin K, folic acid, iron, and calcium. It is mild enough to toss in any smoothie to increase your daily vegetable intake! It is also great to incorporate…

  • Manitowoc’s Hartman’s Bakery won’t close as new owners step forward

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    Fear not! The Hartman’s Bakery and Pastry shop tradition will continue. UW-Green Bay alumnus Austin Rehrauer ’19 (History) and his wife Luisa are buying the longtime bakery, 901 N. 11th St., from owners Steve and Joni Hartman, who are retiring. The sale is expected to be finalized in a few weeks. The store will close…

  • Pride Center represents at Levitt Amp Music Festival, tonight (Tuesday, June 25, 2019)

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    The UW-Green Bay Pride Center will represent near the music stage at the Levitt AMP Green Bay Music Series, Leicht Memorial Park, 128 E. Dousman St. Green Bay, tonight (Tuesday, June 25) at 7 p.m. Music by Knox Hamilton, Indie rock band, “delights audiences with an addictive blend of upbeat melodies and catchy lyrics suffused…

  • Pride Month festival blooms in Door County, Pride Center offers resources

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    When Sturgeon Bay District 2 Alderman David Hayes stepped off the Open Door Pride Festival Stage Saturday, a 12-year-old girl approached him and said “I’m gay, too, and I’m proud of you.” Hayes, the city’s first openly gay council member, had taken the stage to share a mayoral proclamation officially recognizing the week leading up to…

  • Alumnus Charlie Smith tells about his entrepreneurial goals

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    The Log highlighted alumnus Charlie Smith ’17 (Business Administration) in May, when he received an entrepreneurial award. The Green Bay Press-Gazette featured more about his career path and how UW-Green Bay and lecturer Ryan Kauth influenced him and helped his business, Pilotsmith, Inc., thrive. Here’s a few excerpts. The rest can be found in the…

  • Group of Somali women write book about journey to America

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    A group of Somali women (many of them students at UW-Green Bay) living in Green Bay are coming together to share their stories with the community through a book called “The First Winter.” It’s a collection of stories, poems and reflections about their culture and journey to America. “I didn’t feel like we were writing…

  • Prof. Coen: ‘Changes in U.S. Immigration Discourse Signal Departure of Responsibilities’

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    “Amid ongoing reports about new immigration proposals from President Donald J. Trump’s administration, it can be challenging to track change and continuity. What might appear as unprecedented moves are often intensifications of trends begun under previous administrations. Yet important parameters of the U.S. immigration conversation are evolving, and it is worth considering how these transformations…