Day: May 11, 2024
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First Generation Student Speaker: ‘You have as much right to be here as anyone else’ applies to college and life
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Freshly minted UW-Green Bay graduate and morning commencement speaker Blai Yang knows all about “imposter syndrome.” As a First Generation college graduate, she experienced it while participating in the Rising Phoenix program in high school and her undergraduate years at UW-Green Bay. She anticipates she’ll encounter it her entire life, as will her fellow graduates.…
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‘My motivation to continue is my children. They are watching’ says afternoon student commencement speaker
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Adan Cordova, the student speaker at UW-Green Bay’s afternoon Commencement ceremony had a full row of family and friends attending the ceremony. But four guests in particular were top of mind and in his heart while he shared remarks with the Class of 2024. “My inspiration to attend college has been my mother. I saw…
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‘Life is a series of trapeze swings,’ morning ceremony community speaker shares with Class of 2024
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UW-Green Bay morning Commencement speaker Rachel Patzer, PhD, MPH knows a few things about the trapeze swings of life: Fear of the unknown; seeing the next trapeze bar ahead and noticing it has your name on it; understanding that major life transitions are where real growth occurs. And the rush that comes when you’re about…
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Speaker Tells Students to Embrace ‘Adaptation in the face of adversity’
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What’s the best way to place value on a college education? If you ask College of Menominee Nation President Christopher Caldwell, the answer is clear. And important: “Adaption is a value not often considered when people measure the cost of education against future earnings. But, adaptation in the face of adversity and uncertainty is always needed.”…
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LIVE: View the UW-Green Bay Spring 2024 Commencement Livestream
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Thank you for tuning in to watch the UW-Green Bay Spring Class of 2024 rise! The livestream links to both the morning and afternoon ceremonies are available via the links below, and will be available approximately half an hour before the ceremonies begin. Real-time captioning and all details related to commencement are available on this…
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2024 UW-Green Bay Spring Commencement ceremonies being held today, Saturday, May 11, 2024
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 11, 2024 MEDIA ADVISORY NOTE: Members of the media, please RSVP your attendance to Kristin Bouchard, bouchark@uwgb.edu. Call or text Kristin at 920-360-6045 on Saturday for interview and/or photo requests. GREEN BAY, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin, Green Bay will celebrate its 109th commencement and a spring graduating class of more…