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Month: May 2021

  • Human Resources honors UW-Green Bay retirees and years of service recipients

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    Sue Bodilly

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    During Employee Appreciation Week, we set aside time to honor and recognize those who have retired or have achieved a significant years of service milestone. This year, we are honoring both the 2019 and 2020 honorees. To see the full list, please visit the Congratulations Retirees blog post and the Congratulations Service Award Honorees blog…

  • Reminder: Chief information officer candidates present this week; please leave feedback

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Five final candidates for UW-Green Bay’s chief information officer position are on campus this week.  Each will be doing TEAMS Live presentations open to the campus from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. each day. See more about the candidates and links to the presentations. Please note the link for feedback on the CIO Candidate presentations.

  • Deacon candidate (and UW-Green Bay alumnus) Johnson’s love of liturgy grows | The Compass

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    Sue Bodilly

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    ALLOUEZ — Imagine being prepared to give an important talk. You’ve studied, prepped, memorized and practiced aloud, honing everything down to eight minutes of insight.“Oops, sorry,” you hear. “We’re almost out of time. So wrap it up in two minutes.”That happened during Shaun Johnson’s final year of diaconal preparation, in preaching class.It meant he “totally…

  • Center for Biodiversity staff attended a dedication of the new Wequiock Creek Natural Area

    Center for Biodiversity staff attended a dedication of the new Wequiock Creek Natural Area

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    Sue Bodilly

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    On Monday, May 10, 2021, staff from UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Center for Biodiversity attended a dedication of the new Wequiock Creek Natural Area. Stephanie Dodge, First Nations graduate assistant with Wisconsin Sea Grant, made a tobacco offering together with other local First Nations members. Dodge will be working with UW-Madison intern Paige Skenandore and Sea…

  • UW-Green Bay Communication student wins broadcasters award

    UW-Green Bay Communication student wins broadcasters award

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Communication Freshman  Jordon Lawrenz (emphasis: Sports Broadcasting and Journalism), won first place at the 2020 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Awards Gala!  (First Place: Medium Market; Play-by-Play for a game (Roncalli/Kiel girls basketball for WOMT) he called during his junior year in high school. He is a double major in sports communication and journalism from…

  • Prof. Chu receives recognition from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Dr. Alan Chu, Chair of the M.S. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology program, recently received recognition from the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) for his participation in the Sport Psychology Registry during the 2020-2022 biennium, including consultations with national and junior national teams on mental skills (e.g., stress management, mindset) during the pandemic.…

  • Video: Spring Commencement Celebration 2021

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    pischkes

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    More than 700 UW-Green Bay graduates (from Fall/Winter 2020 and Spring/Summer 2021) and their families follow the special route through campus during the Spring Commencement Celebration on Saturday, May 15, 2021. This commencement celebration set a record as being the longest commencement in UW-Green Bay history. This is the University’s 103rd Commencement Ceremony since its…

  • Photos: Ben Gilles takes Navy oath at UW-Green Bay Commencement Celebration

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The 2021 Commencement Celebration meant even a bit more for graduating student Ben Gilles. He also took an oath to serve as an officer with the U.S. Navy. UW-Green Bay’s Veterans Services Advisor Elaina Koltz assisted in the effort. According to Koltz, Gilles received a major scholarship from the Navy for dental school. Click to…

  • Video: 2021 Spring Commencement Celebration featured Menominee drummers

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Three young Menominee men from Keshena honored graduates Kelly House (Oneida), a First Nations Studies and Psychology major, and Bailey Tlachac (Oneida), who majored in First Nations Studies and Democracy and Justice Studies, with a hand drum processional at UW-Green Bay’s Spring 2021 Commencement Celebration, May 15. The drummers, arranged by Crystal Lepscier (First Nations…

  • Cicadas emerging after 17 years underground | WLUK with Prof. Draney

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    Sue Bodilly

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    (WLUK) — In some parts of the country, cicadas are emerging for the first time in more than a decade.But what exactly are cicadas and where do they live?UW-Green Bay Biology Prof. Michael Draney explains. Source: Cicadas emerging after 17 years underground | WLUK