Author: Christopher Sampson
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LeCalsey to continue as chair
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Already broadcast campuswide but repeated here for the record: Chancellor Gary L. Miller has announced that Lou LeCalsey has agreed to continue in his role as Chair of the UWGB Council of Trustees. LeCalsey has been the one and only leader of the community advocacy and support group since the council’s founding in 1998. “At this…
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January Convocation? No, but in February…
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We’ve been getting inquires lately about whether or not the mid-year convocation — something of a custom on campus for the last half dozen years or so — will return for January 2016. The answer is “no,” in a way. The event is being revamped and reorganized and rescheduled for mid-February. You can expect to…
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Henderson to replace Ward as UW System’s top academic VP
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UW System President Ray Cross has announced the appointment of James P. Henderson as the next Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs. Henderson currently serves as provost for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He was previously with Cal State Los Angeles and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He’ll start March 15,…
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Video: Kaye’s remarks at FDR Library for 75th anniversary
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UW-Green Bay Prof. Harvey Kaye of Democracy and Justice Studies was a featured speaker for a Wednesday (Jan. 6) event at the FDR Presidential Library in New York marking the 75th anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” address. A recording of that discussion (including a rare, vintage excerpt of the original FDR speech) is…
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Public Safety hosts training on dealing with ‘disruption’
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Already broadcast campuswide but repeated here for the record: UW-Green Bay will host a workshop titled “Dealing With Disruption: Safety and Intervention,” scheduled for 2 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 14) in Phoenix Room C of the University Union. Employees are invited to sign up for the presentation by Counseling and Health, Public Safety and…
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Publicizing the ‘Community Partnership Award in Business’
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Recognizing and encouraging campus-community collaboration is the aim of a newly created awards program open to students, faculty and staff at UW-Green Bay. Beginning this year, the Chancellor’s Community Partnership Award in Business will annually present a $5,000 scholarship to a selected undergraduate or graduate student and a $5,000 cash award to a faculty or…
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Trombley interview: Higher ed, online learning, older adults
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Christina Trombley, interim dean for the division of Outreach and Adult Access, was recently interviewed for an article in the online magazine Evolution. Headlined “Transforming the Student Experience for All,” the article quotes Trombley as to the impact of older adult learners on colleges and universities. “Adult students have much higher expectations for the services…
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Nice win for Darner’s team
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Green Bay men’s basketball is on a roll, having won nine of their last 11. Coach Linc Darner’s team pulled out a come-from-behind, 76-68 win over a decent Wright State team Monday night at the Resch Center. The Phoenix (9-5 and 2-0 in the Horizon) will now spend most of January on the road, starting…
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Another Phoenix rises
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For many years, UW-Green Bay was the sole NCAA Division I institution with a “Phoenix” mascot. A few years back, another D-1 school, Elon University in North Carolina, dumped “Fighting Christians” and opted for Phoenix. The latest to join the flock is NAIA program Cumberland University, which dumped Bulldogs for the fiery and fierce Phoenix…
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UW-Green Bay creates ‘Community Partnership Award in Business’
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Recognizing and encouraging campus-community collaboration is the aim of a newly created awards program open to students, faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Beginning in 2016, the Chancellor’s Community Partnership Award in Business will annually present a $5,000 scholarship to a selected undergraduate or graduate student and a $5,000 cash award to…