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Day: September 22, 2020

  • State workers needed to assist with Nov. 3 election

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    Sue Bodilly

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    This message is from Joel Brennan, Secretary, Department of Administration: Citizen involvement is essential to our election process, and with the potential spread of COVID-19, we anticipate many veteran poll workers who faithfully serve every election day may not serve this year due to their age and high risk to COVID-19 exposure. With as many…

  • Video: Sheboygan Campus offering bachelor’s degrees from start to finish

    Video: Sheboygan Campus offering bachelor’s degrees from start to finish

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    The Sheboygan Campus is now offering bachelor’s degrees from start to finish in Business, Health Information Management & Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Psychology, and Writing and Applied Arts (BFA). Video by Sue Pischke, University Marketing and Communication

  • Video: Cofrin School of Business high-impact experiences

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    Daniel Moore

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    The Cofrin School of Business provides high-impact experiences and opportunities to students that the marketplace and the workplace demands… Check out this highlight video! Hello, and welcome to UW-Green Bay. My name is Matt Dornbush, Dean of the Cofrin School of Business. First, I want to thank you for choosing UW-Green Bay as your home…

  • Nolan Bennett to present at conference celebrating Frederick Douglass’s legacy

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    Sue Bodilly

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    On Friday, September 25, 2020, UW-Green Bay Assistant Prof. Nolan Bennett (Democracy and Justice Studies) will present at a conference celebrating Frederick Douglass’s legacy. Hosted online through the University of Richmond, the conference features a keynote by noted historian David Blight and presentations by well-known scholars on the important abolitionist thinker. The conference is open…

  • UW-Green Bay fall virtual youth programs offered | News, Sports, Jobs – The Daily news

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    Sue Bodilly

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    GREEN BAY, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Camps and Youth Programs will be offered virtually during the fall. Middle and high school students and parents are invited to participate in virtual camps, developed to grow confidence and independence, challenge imagination and encourage empathy and open-mindedness. Source: UW-Green Bay fall virtual youth programs offered…

  • UW-Green Bay Creates New Alumni Advisory Board | Seehafer News

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    Sue Bodilly

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    As an institution on the rise, both in enrollment and responding to the educational attainment needs of the region, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has turned to its alumni for advice.The University recently established an alumni board of graduates who have gone out into the world and made an impact as citizens, parents and career…

  • Sheboygan County EDC: Little Owls expands conventions of childcare | WisBusiness

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Sheboygan County, WI – The Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) works with local entrepreneurs to encourage investment in community-identified markets. One market that has been identified is childcare, specifically, second and third shift childcare options. The SCEDC and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at UW-Green Bay has assisted Yer Xiong of Little Owls…

  • UW System Antigen Testing Program Behind Weekly Goals, Though Progress Being Made | Wisconsin Public Radio

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    Sue Bodilly

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    University of Wisconsin System Interim President Tommy Thompson is calling the plan to use antigen testing to screen all dorm residents for the new coronavirus a success, while also noting the UW System is behind its goals for weekly surveillance. Some campuses, like UW-Green Bay have had few COVID-19 positives reported… Thompson pointed to UW-Green…

  • Virtual ‘Tertulia’ is back! every Thursday at 5 p.m.

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Every Thursday at 5 p.m. UW-Green Bay faculty, students, staff and members of the four-campus community meet to practice Spanish. Some fun events programmed to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month during Tertulia sessions include games, cooking classes, conversations with Spanish alumni, and much more. To join our virtual meetings, please email professor Cristina Ortiz ortizc@uwgb.edu.  

  • Antigen testing expanding to any student taking face-to-face classes on Green Bay Campus

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay’s Office of COVID-19 Response sent a letter to students yesterday noting that antigen testing is expanding to all Green Bay Campus students. In addition to the students who live in Residence Life and have mandatory testing every two weeks, all students, including those who live off campus, but are taking face-to-face classes, are…