Author: Michael Shaw
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Upgrading a nonprofit with knowledge
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No money, no mission. It may surprise you to learn that the goal of most not-for-profits is to be profitable. The biggest difference between a for-profit and not-for-profit enterprise? Just follow the money. For-profit enterprises reward their investor, not-for-profits return all revenues to continue their mission. In the case of Eric Sponholtz, Executive Director of…
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Marketing and University Communication enjoys recognition last fiscal year
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To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln: Do work worthy of recognition, but don’t worry about being recognized. Of course, there’s also nothing wrong with enjoying the spotlight now and then, especially when someone else shines it your way. A case in point is UW-Green Bay’s Grand Marshal’s Award for ‘most original, non-profit’ float at the annual holiday…
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Seeing things clearly: Emily Reis learned from an early age to look on the bright side
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Emily Reis, a senior at UW-Green Bay does not lack confidence or personality. In fact, you may come away with the first impression there may be too much of both qualities in her for one person to contain. But as communication and international business major, a steady supply of both will be in constant demand.…
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Engineering His Options; Ben Propson finds Sheboygan Campus and a bachelor’s degree as keys to advancement
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Even before Ben Propson became a mechanical engineering major (and a Phoenix) he was a problem-solver at heart. And to extend that Phoenix metaphor just a bit further, while he didn’t personally rise from any ashes, there have been some sparks along his career path. “I worked in construction for years, then went into manufacturing.…
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Student Commencement Speaker Kelsi Engelhardt finds ‘Safe Harbor’
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There still may be those “old-school” types out there. Preferring that higher education stick to the “three r’s” of reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmatic. Kelsi Engelhardt blazed her own path embracing the “three c’s”—community, connection and caring. She isn’t concerned about hard skills being underrepresented in the Engelhardt family. “My older sister has got all the…
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UW-Green Bay graduate student works at sustaining the ‘family trees’
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Patrick Brodhagen admits to being a hard worker. In fact, his to-do list would make young Abe Lincoln appear to be something of a slacker—attending graduate school, keeping up the family farm and launching a personal business. “As soon as the frost goes out of the ground, I’ll be ramping up to 70 to 80…
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In Phoenix-fashion, Eric Friedland has a way of re-incarnating himself
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It’s the resilient who pick themselves up and start all over again. Eric Friedland is notable in that regard—he’s picked himself up a few times and started all over again—even after being successful. His current professional re-incarnation is as a financial advisor at Edward Jones. A position, he admits, that he’s just getting started at.…
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RISE: UW-Green Bay senior Soundarya ‘Sound’ Ritzman is ready to launch into graduate school
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True, around here the word “rise” usually conjures up a certain mythical bird. But lots of things rise—like angels, hope and rockets, for instance. Just ask Soundarya “Sound” Ritzman, a UW-Green Bay senior. Starting with her name—Soundarya is from the Tamil language, spoken primarily in southern India, which means “beautiful, angel.” And when she recalls…
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Together, We Rise – Alumnus Cordero Barkley Owns His Space
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If UW-Green Bay alumnus Cordero Barkley ’09, ’16 (Business Administration, Master’s in Management) had mapped out his life, the one route missing would be the easy path. After all, a local basketball hero shouldn’t find the going that rough after graduation. But Barkley has never been one to take it easy. As a forward for…
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An Engineer Breaking the Mold
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Sometimes you have to first take a well-worn path before embarking on the road less traveled. For Erin Weimann, that path was a career in education. “My original interest was in teaching math.” So she began with a semester in Cardinal Stritch (in Milwaukee) and another semester in Lakeland. And came to a realization. “Then…