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Month: September 2020

  • 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…

  • Faculty note: Kevin Kain publication

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Senior Lecturer Kevin Kain, (Humanties and History) announced the appearance of his article, “Conceptualizing New Jerusalem. The Resurrection of the Resurrection ‘New Jerusalem’ Monastery in the Reign of Tsar Fedor Alekseevich (1676-1682)” Canadian-American Slavic Studies 54 nos. 1-3 (2020): 134-169. The volume  is devoted to “Rethinking Religion in Early Modern Russia” and comprises work of ten international scholars invited to Yale University to…

  • September is National Suicide Prevention Month

    September is National Suicide Prevention Month

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    Tori Grant Welhouse

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    On Thursday, October 22, Continuing Education is collaborating with UW Oshkosh and the Center for Suicide Awareness to take virtual their second annual Northeast Suicide Prevention Summit. The summit offers a full day of presentations, relevant to anyone affected by suicide. This year’s theme is “The Language of Suicide.” The latest blog from Continuing Education…

  • Reconnecting your people to their sense of purpose

    Reconnecting your people to their sense of purpose

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    Tori Grant Welhouse

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    On Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, chaplain and resiliency post-traumatic growth trainer Greg Young will lead Reconnecting Your People to Their Sense of Purpose. In order to foster resiliency, it is necessary to help your staff see the “why” in what they do. Available virtually from 8:30-10:30 a.m. This program is brought to you by Continuing…

  • ‘Financial Strategies for a Successful Retirement’ coming up in October

    ‘Financial Strategies for a Successful Retirement’ coming up in October

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    Tori Grant Welhouse

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    If you are over 55, signup for three virtual Tuesdays in October 13, 20 & 27 to attend Financial Strategies for a Successful Retirement and learn how you can ensure a comfortable retirement. Classes have been coordinated and organized by Continuing Education and are available with a family registration.

  • Common CAHSS kicks off with Prof. Staudinger, Thursday, Sept. 24

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    Editorial Student

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    Common CAHSS programming begins this week featuring Associate Prof. Alison Staudinger (Democracy and Justice Studies) presenting, “Making Good Choices: Thinking about Ethics beyond Sustainability.” The Free Online Streaming Event is Sept. 24 from 6 to 6:55 p.m. “I want to convince you, to convince myself, that we have to bother because it’s in ‘staying with…

  • Faculty note: Writing Foundations student publishes paper on Game Studies

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    Editorial Student

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    April Bub, a student in lecturer Paul Belanger’s summer Writing Foundations 105 (Research and Rhetoric) class, has published an article titled “Our Artificial Happiness” in Hypothesis’ PopMeC blog, which is a place to “share research on the representations of the U.S. in popular media and culture.” Bub’s article addresses the intersections of gaming, addiction, and…

  • Video: Student Convocation Fall 2020

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    pischkes

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    UW-Green Bay community formally welcomed the Class of 2024 to UW-Green Bay during First-Year Student Convocation in late August. On the program: -Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs & Campus Climate, Gail Sims-Aubert -Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Kate Burns -Keynote Speaker, Executive Director of the YWCA, Renita Robinson -Chancellor Michael Alexander