Month: December 2023

  • ‘Who is your graduate?’ Pride and excitement from family and friends watching the Fall 2023 Commencement

    ‘Who is your graduate?’ Pride and excitement from family and friends watching the Fall 2023 Commencement

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    Graduates aren’t the only ones excited and extremely proud on graduation day. So are the family and friends of everyone receiving their degree. We asked the families and friends of graduates at December’s commencement ceremony to share a few words about their graduates. Watch what they have to say below!  

  • 2023 in Photos

    2023 in Photos

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    If a photo is worth a 1,000 words, we’ve got 15,000 words for you! Take a look at some great photos from the year as decided by our Photographer/Videographer team. Each staff member shared their favorite five images they captured in 2023 (and some behind the scenes info on the image!) Dan Moore’s top 5…

  • Sue Pischke’s top 5 photographs of 2023

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    Each December, we ask University Photographers to share their favorite snaps from the last 12 months (and some behind the scenes info) as we look back and reflect on the year. Join us in reviewing the top images captured by University photographer/videographer Sue Pischke and some of her thoughts about the images! If you enjoy…

  • Dan Moore’s top 5 photographs of 2023

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    Each December, we ask University Photographers to share their favorite snaps from the last 12 months (and some behind the scenes info) as we look back and reflect on the year. Join us in reviewing the top images captured by University photographer/videographer Dan Moore and some of his thoughts about the images! If you enjoy…

  • Josh Buntin’s top 5 photographs of 2023

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    Each December, we ask University Photographers to share their favorite snaps from the last 12 months (and some behind the scenes info) as we look back and reflect on the year. Join us in reviewing the top images captured by University photographer/videographer Josh Buntin and some of his thoughts about the images! If you enjoy…

  • Top UW-Green Bay Moments of 2023

    Top UW-Green Bay Moments of 2023

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    As we near the conclusion of 2023, let’s revisit some of the standout moments and highlights from the past year at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay: UW-Green Bay announces new Literacy Initiative to improve reading rates across the region In March 2023, driven by University mission to meet regional needs and address community challenges, the…

  • UW-Green Bay holds 108th commencement ceremony | WLUK

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    GREEN BAY (WLUK) — It was graduation day for the two Universities of Wisconsin schools in our area on Saturday. Between two ceremonies, UW-Green Bay had 485 students celebrate commencement. They were both held at the Weidner Center. Washington Post writer Laura Meckler was the keynote speaker for the morning ceremony. In the afternoon, it…

  • Wisconsin’s 51 Most Influential Black Leaders for 2023, Part 1 | Madison365

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    Just months after we published our first news stories in August 2015, we tried something new: we listed and published brief biographies of the state’s 28 Most Influential Black Leaders. People really liked it, shared it on social media, told us who else should have been on that list. Many asked me if we’d do another list…

  • UWGB Fall Commencement’s Class: “Innovate and Think Creatively” | 1330 & 101.5 WHBL

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    UW-Green Bay’s fall class – 485 strong – will be urged to “innovate and think creatively” during commencement ceremonies on Saturday.  Students from the Sheboygan, Manitowoc and Marinette campuses will gather along with their Green Bay counterparts in the Weidner Center for the 108th Ceremony of the school.  Degrees will be awarded during two sessions, covering the…

  • 2023 Became the Year of the In-Flight Meltdown. Experts Say It Will Only Get Worse – The Messenger

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    A flight meltdown so viral, it sparked a Halloween costume. The now-infamous video of a woman storming off an American Airlines plane, warning fellow fliers “that motherf—r back there is not real!” — was etched into America’s collective unconscious in 2023. Tiffany Gomas later said she was so ashamed of her angry outburst that she feared leaving her…