March 2022 – Page 5 – Inside UW-Green Bay News

Faculty note: Lecturer Praneet Tiwari invited to conduct industry workshops

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Mar 27, 2022

UW-Green Bay lecturer Praneet Tiwari (Cofrin School of Business) was invited to conduct two workshops for the Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance (NEWMA) as part of the Data Analytics Trainings for NEWMA members. The workshops were focused on upskilling of manufacturing employees in data analytic skills across different roles, departments and industries. Since 2006, NEWMA has…

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Future Nurses Are Eager to Help (features Marinette Area Higher Education Coalition)

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Jena Richter Landers

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Mar 25, 2022

The following article is shared with permission from NWTC. Given all the recent challenges healthcare workers are facing today, some might wonder how future nurses are feeling as they near graduation. As educators are preparing the next generation of the nursing workforce, students of NWTC Marinette are eager to launch the next phase of their…

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UW-Green Bay recognized with ‘gold-level distinction’ by Exercise is Medicine® for efforts to create culture of wellness on campus

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Sue Bodilly

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Mar 23, 2022

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is one of only 156 universities and colleges around the world to be honored by Exercise is Medicine® for its efforts to create a culture of wellness on campus. Physical activity information shared via social media, planned physical activity events on campus, and a Lunch-n-Learn video series helped UW-Green Bay earn…

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Schools brace for teacher strikes over post-COVID pay, benefits w/Prof. Shelton

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Sue Bodilly

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Mar 23, 2022

In January, Minneapolis Public Schools students stayed home for two weeks as the omicron COVID-19 variant surged and schools shuttered. This month, schools have closed for another two weeks – and counting – because of a teacher strike. Classes will remain canceled Tuesday, the district said Monday night. Since March 8, Minneapolis teachers have been picketing for better pay and benefits, smaller…

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From pillar of progressivism to capital of conservatism, w/Profs. Kaye and Shelton

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Sue Bodilly

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Mar 23, 2022

We continue our series on the struggles of teachers and public sector unions in the state of Wisconsin today. As part of a special collaboration between The Real News Network and In These Times magazine for “The Wisconsin Idea,” TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez, Cameron Granadino (TRNN), and Hannah Faris (In These Times) traveled to Wisconsin…

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Student Richard Perschon of Prof. Holly’s research lab wins AWRA Student Presentation Award

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Sue Bodilly

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Mar 23, 2022

UW-Green Bay student Richard Perschon, mentored by UW-Green Bay Assistant Prof. Michael Holly (Water Science), won best student presentation at the Wisconsin Section – American Water Resources Association (AWRA) annual conference. Richard presented on Biosolid Land Application and the Occurence, Fate, and Mitigation of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and Nitrate. Each year the best student…

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Reminder: Winter 2023 faculty-led travel course proposal deadline is April 1

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Sue Bodilly

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Mar 23, 2022

Submit a travel course proposal to your academic dean for Winter 2023 by April 1, 2022. Find the proposal form and important COVID-19 updates on the OIE Travel Course website. International AND Domestic course proposal applications accepted! Questions? Contact Jemma Lund (Study Abroad Program Manager) at lundj@uwgb.edu or 920-465-2413.

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HSHS recruiter visits nursing class

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Sue Bodilly

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Mar 23, 2022

Kayla Coopman, community sourcing strategist for Human Resources from HSHS Wisconsin, visited students in the NURSING 240 Introduction to Professional Nursing Concepts and NURSING 390 Leadership for Sustainable Healthcare classes on Tuesday, March 22. She provided information on student nursing opportunities at St. Vincent and St. Mary’s Hospitals in Green Bay as well as in…

Announcements

Optimize Your Impact with Nonprofit Leaders Conversations, beginning March 24

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Sue Bodilly

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Mar 23, 2022

Join us in on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month from 9-10 a.m. to discuss timely topics with invited expert discussants. Registration required. Upcoming Conversations March 24 – Strategic Planning with Jodi Dahlke, Chief Strategy Officer at Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes April 14 – Social Media Strategy with Dustin Zick, Social Media Senior Specialist…

Faculty/Staff

Faculty note: Emeritus faculty Gregory Aldrete publication

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Sue Bodilly

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Mar 23, 2022

UW-Green Bay Professor Emeritus Gregory Aldrete (History and Humanities) had an article published in the peer-reviewed journal “Film and History” Winter 2021, Vol. 51(2) pp. 12-22. The article is titled “Bread and Circuses: Ancient Rome, Modern Science Fiction and the Art of Political Distraction,” and it traces the surprisingly widespread influence that a line from…

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