Month: December 2021
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Chicago-Native Alfonzo McKinnie Just Looks Happy to be Here
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In the midst of an NBA season that has turned out to be more chaotic than Benny the Bull in a china shop (broken vases and popcorn everywhere), I think we all need a feel-good story. (UW-Green Bay alumnus) Alfonzo McKinnie has been nothing but a pleasant surprise since joining the Bulls on a 10-day hardship…
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Warren Gerds/Critic at Large: Review: AVB Christmas concert A Veritable Beauty in Green Bay
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The tap dancing was a bonus.AVB Community Band—78 players and two special guests strong for the evening—did up Christmas in a big way Monday in front of a large audience in Cofrin Family Hall of the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. Among 14 selections, including the band’s theme music,…
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The Shawano Sundrop Shootout returns to the Kress Events Center, Dec. 28 and 29
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The Shawano Sundrop Shootout will return to the Kress Events Center on Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 28 and 29, 2021. The event will host a combination 14 varsity boys and girls basketball games on Carol’s Court in the Kress Center over the two days. Additionally, on Wednesday, there will be a JV event in the…
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Joint Committee on Employment Relations (JCOER) approved the UW Compensation plan
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UW System Interim President Tommy Thompson announced this week that the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Employment Relations (JCOER) approved the UW Compensation plan and State Building Trades contracts. The compensation plan approved today allows for a 2 percent raise in January 2022 and another 2 percent in January 2023, providing UW employees five consecutive years…
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Examine Your “isms” in DEI Class
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I signed on to take the DEI Certificate class to enrich my knowledge through a course developed and taught by a person with disciplinary depth, to immerse myself in current DEI terminology, and to broaden my perspective through engagement with a geographically and professionally diverse group of people. All three goals—and more— were met. As…
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Photos: Smile! Families, coaches, classmates and others witness the UW-Green Bay graduates, RISE!
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Commencement is an exciting day for the graduates who put time and effort to achieve their collegiate goals, but it is truly a celebration for their friends, families and the UW-Green Bay community, as well. See some post-ceremony photos. Click to advance slideshow or view the album on Flickr. – Photos by Dan Moore, Marketing…
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Photos: A UW-Green Bay tradition… cap art at commencement
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It’s one of the final ways that graduating students express themselves before crossing the stage and venturing into the next stages of their lives… Decorated commencement caps are always worth a closer look. Here’s a few of our photographers’ favorites… Click to advance slideshow or view the album on Flickr. – Photos by Dan Moore,…
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A hallmark day for the Klemp family
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Congratulations to graduating senior Sarah Klemp, who earned her degree in Chemistry. She was able to receive recognition on stage at 2021 Winter Commencement from her dad, Associate Professor Mark Klemp, who teaches Chemistry on the Marinette Campus.
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UW-Green Bay Photographer Dan Moore’s Top Photos of 2021
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It’s fun going back through the year’s photos. I usually start the process thinking that I didn’t shoot anything good, and then find out that I actually took some pretty nice shots. Here are 10 of my favorite photos from 2021: Hoar Frost On January 4 there was a beautiful coating of hoar frost across…