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Phoenix Return!
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Welcome back, Phoenix! The past weeks have been filled with action as students return to campus to forge their futures. Here are some highlights, with pictures from UW-Green Bay photographers Josh Buntin, Dan Moore, and Sue Pischke. Volunteers, families, ambassadors, and students all pitched in to get on-campus residents settled into their homes for the…
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Statewide prison education program aims to boost economy, reduce recidivism
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This article was originally written by Lisa Bauer for UW-Madison On a chilly May afternoon at Oakhill Correctional Institution, 15 people filed in wearing graduation gowns over their prison-issued uniforms. Their faces showed pride in earning a degree that will benefit them, their communities and the state. “I see my education preparing me for reentry…
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Lakeshore College relocates to UW-Green Bay Sheboygan campus | Sheboygan Sun
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Lakeshore College’s Sheboygan campus is moving from 1320 Niagara Ave. to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Sheboygan campus at 1 University Dr. Lakeshore College will begin holding classes at its new location, which it will share with UW-Green Bay, on Sept. 2. The two institutions are working together to update signage at the property to…
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Lakeshore College’s Sheboygan Campus is Relocating | WXER-FM
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There’ll be a new location for area students taking classes available in Sheboygan through Lakeshore College beginning with this upcoming semester. The University’s Sheboygan Satellite had previously been at 14th and Niagara Avenue; its new home will be on the campus of the University of Wisconsin Green Bay’s Sheboygan campus at 1 University Drive, with…
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Mark Murphy excited for his new role helping UW-Green Bay Phoenix fundraise for athletics | FOX 11
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by Emily Matesic GREEN BAY, Wis. (WLUK) — The retirement of former Green Bay Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy didn’t last long. Murphy has traded in his green and gold for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s green and white, joining the athletics staff at UWGB as the college’s first Executive in Residence. Mark Murphy has traded in…
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UW-Green Bay offers new English-to-Spanish certificate program | Iron Mountain Daily News
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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Professional translators are in demand within the region to meet the needs of the Spanish-speaking population in northeast Wisconsin. Recognizing this need, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has launched a new English-to-Spanish Noncredit Certificate program, including an American Translators Association exam prep boot camp. This program is designed to equip bilingual…
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Cheese and Packers Stories Help a Wisconsin Theater Thrive | New York Times
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By Elisabeth Vincentelli An early fan was Fred Heide, currently Northern Sky’s artistic adviser. “It was songs of the Great Lakes sailors, the lumberjacks, the early immigrant farmers,” he said of the show. “They were authentic folk songs, but Dave arranged them with complex Broadway harmonies. And he combined them with interesting bits of our history…
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One Stop School Shop helps thousands of Green Bay-area students get equipped for classes | FOX 11
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By Mallory Allen GREEN BAY (WLUK) — An annual back-to-school shopping event in Green Bay continues to make a difference for thousands of students in need. One Stop School Shop was held Thursday at the Kress Events Center on the UW-Green Bay campus. Nearly 3,800 area students took part in the event. Elementary-aged children had…
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Families get ready for school at a One Stop School Shop | WBAY
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By Kristyn Allen GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Thousand of children in Brown County will go shopping for their school supplies — for free. Local organizations are putting on the One Stop School shop at the Kress Center at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Thursday. Families who are pre-registered can shop for all of their…
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Commission approves over $110M in projects across Wisconsin | In Business
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By IB Madison Staff Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday announced that the Wisconsin State Building Commission approved a total of approximately $110.2 million in facility and infrastructure projects statewide. Highlights of the approved projects include: Installation of two new water-cooled chillers at UW-Green Bay; Improvements at UW-Stout’s Robert S. Swanson Library and Learning Center; and Twenty additional…