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Day: October 8, 2020

  • Reminder: Strong Women Strong Coffee is next week

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    Sue Bodilly

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    This is a reminder to of the free virtual Strong Women Strong Coffee event, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020 at 8: 30 a.m. This semester’s leader featured is our Sheryl Van Gruensven. Please register by Sunday, Oct. 11 by contacting info@wwbic.com.

  • The Phoenix Bookstore has your Phoenix Friday gear

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Look your finest whether on campus, home or the rare occasions these days when you are out and about. The Phoenix Bookstore is having a 25 percent off sale which ends Friday. Check out the website and use the code Fall25. It’s always a great day to be a Phoenix.  

  • Green Bay fall wild rice seeding planned for late October

    Green Bay fall wild rice seeding planned for late October

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    Editorial Student

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    Small teams of conservation professionals and volunteers from UW-Green Bay, Ducks Unlimited, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, UW-Madison Division of Extension, and others will seed 2,000 lbs. of wild rice at coastal wetlands in the bay of Green Bay during the week of October 26-30, 2020. This year marks the…

  • Global Studies Roundtable is Friday, Oct. 9

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    Editorial Student

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    The next Global Studies roundtable is Friday, Oct, 9 at 1:00 pm ET,  and welcomes Ben Levelius, Vice Consul from the U.S. Consulate General in Hyderabad, India. Levels is a native of Wisconsin and will also be discussing his path to foreign service in the U.S. State Department. The U.S.-India relationship plays a key role…

  • UW System Tuition Balances Down By Nearly 60 Percent From 2013 Levels | Wisconsin Public Radio

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Balances in tuition reserve funds across the University of Wisconsin System are at their lowest levels since 2008. Without a significant cushion, some campuses are cutting spending and staff to address financial problems caused by declining enrollment, the coronavirus pandemic and eight years of frozen tuition.Data obtained by WPR through a state open records request show that leftover revenues known as…

  • Some universities and colleges are seeing lower COVID-19 positivity rates than their communities are

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    Sue Bodilly

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    NORTHEAST, WI (NBC 26) — COVID-19 cases across Wisconsin have steadily climbed for a month now. In the last 31 days, the average positivity rate for the virus according to DHS is at 14 percent. But local universities and colleges are doing much better than that, some with a positivity rate on campus of less…

  • Ethics in Action awards virtual luncheon, Oct. 15

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    Editorial Student

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    UW-Green Bay community, please consider attending the “Ethics in Action” awards luncheon that is being held this year for the first time as a virtual 45-minute event on Oct. 15, 2020. Formerly called the “Ethics in Business” award, since its inception in 2008, Prof. John Stoll and many campus students have assisted with its development. This…

  • Coffee & Convos hosted by Current Young Professionals

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    Editorial Student

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    Current Young Professionals is hosting two Coffee & Convos events for the Green Bay area to get to know the District 8 Congressional Candidates. With a critical election on the horizon, seize the opportunity to join an exclusive conversation with Brown County’s two congressional candidates: incumbent Congressman Mike Gallagher (Oct. 12th) and challenging candidate Amanda…

  • Are hybrid courses our future? The Comm Voice has the coverage

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    Editorial Student

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    A new article posted to The Comm Voice, shows how the college experience this year is different than others. Communication Law professor Shauna Froelich uses the hybrid method, having half of the students come on Tuesdays, while the others come on Thursdays. This delivery model helps keep communication and participation alive, but has students and…

  • DJS Prof. Shelton quoted in New York Times

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    Editorial Student

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    Democracy and Justice Studies Prof. Jon Shelton was quoted in The New York Times about what it’s like to be a teacher in 2020. Also, he connected the reporter to a local teacher with whom he has collaborated on social justice work in Green Bay.