Month: May 2024
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‘Italian Conversation’ Class Offered This Summer
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Improve your Italian conversation skills for everyday situations this summer on Mondays, June 3-July 22, 2024 in-person at the Brown County Library from 6-7:30 p.m. In this course, you’ll practice communicating in Italian more confidently and effectively through scenarios that focus on personal interactions: talking about daily activities and plans, expressing opinions and preferences on…
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UW Wisconsin branch campus funding remains stuck in limbo
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Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday called on Republicans who control the state’s budget committee to release previously approved state funds set aside to aid communities facing the closure of several Universities of Wisconsin branch campuses. Evers’ request for the release of $20 million in state funds is the latest clash between the Democratic governor…
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How Audubon is Working to Protect Wetlands a Year After Supreme Court Gutted Protections | Audubon
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On May 25, 2023, the Supreme Court drastically weakened federal Clean Water Act protections for waterways across the country. The Sackett v. EPA ruling found that smaller bodies of water—like seasonal streams or wetlands—that do not directly connect to another federally protected water body (like a larger lake or river) do not fall under the…
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Critical Shortage: Direct Care Workforce Crisis Looms
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The direct care workforce—personal care aides, home health aides, and nursing home assistants—is vital to the functioning of our society. Yet, despite its crucial role caring for older adults and people with disabilities, the sector is held up by significant staffing shortages that have been driven by low wages, high turnover, and recruitment challenges. Direct…
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Universities of Wisconsin 2024-2025 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars announced
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MADISON, Wis.— Today, the Universities of Wisconsin announced the selection of the 2024–2025 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars. This year’s program participants come from the Universities of Wisconsin’s 11 comprehensive universities and UW-Milwaukee. Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars (WTFS) must demonstrate excellent teaching skills and have a curiosity about student learning to be nominated by…
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UWGB Partners in Water, NEW Water, Recognized by Governor
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May 22nd Declared Wastewater Professionals Appreciation Day Wisconsin State Governor Tony Evers has proclaimed May 22 as Wastewater Professionals Appreciation Day, in recognition for their critical role in public health, as well as the Wisconsin Wastewater Monitoring Program. In Northeast Wisconsin, community leaders offer commendations to NEW Water, the brand of the Green Bay Metropolitan…
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Local organizations join forces for One Stop School Shop – The Press
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GREEN BAY – The Service League’s Back to School Store, The Salvation Army’s Tools for School program, with support from NEWCAP and Howe Community Resource Center, joined forces for one event — the One Stop School Shop. “Our vision behind this collaboration was to pool our resources for families to make one stop and shop…
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Basketball coach Kayla Karius signs groundbreaking contract at UWGB
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GREEN BAY – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay attempted to make Sundance Wicks the highest-paid coach in school history after it signed the men’s basketball coach to an extension last month that was set to pay him $300,000 next season. Wicks bolted for Wyoming before he was paid a dime, which means Kayla Kariusnow holds…
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Rising in Community Health Education – meet Lisa Miller ’24
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Recent UW-Green Bay graduate Lisa Miller, was born and raised on the Menominee Reservation. After high school, she began her education at the College of Menominee Nation, then continued onto NWTC and then decided to transfer to UW-Green Bay. She is one of the first to graduate from the Community Health Education program offered by…