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Month: September 2021

  • Veteran-led documentary showing of Project 22 and Almost Sunrise

    Veteran-led documentary showing of Project 22 and Almost Sunrise

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Save the date(s). The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Sheboygan and Manitowoc Campuses will be addressing the issue of military and veteran mental health this fall. Twenty-two veterans take their own lives every day in America. On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 going with Sheboygan Campus faculty and staff at the Fine Arts Theater at 6 p.m.…

  • Once Again, Enrollment on the Rise at UW-Green Bay | Seehafer News

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Bucking trends in the state and in higher education, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is once again seeing an enrollment gain, this year on all four of its campuses (Green Bay, Marinette, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan).Preliminary data was released by the UW System this week and showed a three percent overall enrollment gain for UW-Green Bay…

  • Afghan Refugee Effort Prompts Reminders of Hmong Experience | Seehafer News

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    Sue Bodilly

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    A Wisconsin military base remains the temporary home of nearly 8,000 Afghan refugees, and it isn’t the first time the state has seen an influx of evacuees trying to carve out a new life.Prominent Hmong leaders have said their people have made significant contributions after arriving in Wisconsin under similar circumstances. In the decades after…

  • Warren Gerds/Critic at Large: Review: ‘The Last Five Years’ resonates in Marinette

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    Sue Bodilly

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    MARINETTE, Wis. (WFRV) – Some marriages fail. One failed marriage is a success artistically. It’s in “The Last Five Years.”The musical is the first breath of live, in-person life for the venerable Theatre on the Bay as it finds its way through the COVID-19 pandemic and association with the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Marinette Campus.…

  • Register for CYP Leaders Luncheon today, (Sept. 28)

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Current Young Professionals (CYP) Leaders Luncheon is a great professional development opportunity for YP’s to gain leadership knowledge from some of Brown County’s best leaders. People who attend will have the opportunity to have face time with community leaders like County Executive Troy Streckenbach, Mayor Eric Genrich, Robyn Davis for the United Way, and Aaron Popkey…

  • UW-Green Bay mourns the loss of long-time staff member Dawn Abernathy

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay has learned of the the passing of long-time staff member, Dawn Abernathy. She started at UW-Green Bay as a program assistant in Natural & Applied Sciences and Human Development in May of 2000. She then transferred to a position as a program assistant in Residence Life in late 2002, where she worked to…

  • Katie Burke: Boom Running Expert

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Katie Burke, Accountancy lecturer in the Cofrin School of Business, can give a very interesting answer to how she spent her summer. For starters she can say that she won the Boom Run at the Three Rivers Roleo and took second at World’s in the Boom Run this year. The boom run is a series of…

  • Anger do’s and dont’s for the next time you’re upset (w/Prof. Ryan Martin) – CNN

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    Sue Bodilly

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    (CNN) Someone cut you off as you drove to work. Your boss passed over you for the latest promotion. A close relative with young children refuses to get a Covid-19 vaccine.Nearly everyone has encountered a situation that left them simmering in anger. To get rid of the fiery feeling, people will often vent to someone,…

  • Wireless sensors to help monitor Bay of Green Bay

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    Sue Bodilly

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    GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Some cutting-edge technology will be deployed to help keep an eye on how the water and wildlife are doing on the Bay of Green Bay. Cellcom and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay are working on this together. Beginning next spring, UW-Green Bay researchers will have a new tool to monitor…

  • UWGB to host inaugural Viking Festival, honor late husband of professor | WFRV

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    Sue Bodilly

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    GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV)—During the first weekend of October, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UWGB) will host its first-ever Viking Festival and honor Viking storyteller Adrian Spendlow. According to officials, on Oct. 2 the inaugural Viking Festival will be held at the University’s Viking House grounds. The event will be hosted in honor and memory…