Category: Features
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The boundless medical quest of Adan Cordova
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From Honduras to UW-Green Bay, nothing can stop Cordova’s fearless dream of becoming a physician For many aspiring students dreaming of a career as a physician, the challenging pre-requisite of chemistry often stands as a formidable obstacle. The concepts are intricate, the mathematics demanding, and the volume of information can be daunting. However, for Adan…
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Recent graduate Whitney Tank discusses how she rose above adversity in her last year of school
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Whitney Tank is a recent graduate of the Environmental Science program and is currently pursuing her Master’s in Environmental Science & Policy. Whitney was completing her degree when she discovered she had a life-threatening birth defect which forced her to stop school and pursue treatment, which resulted in her undergoing several surgeries. Despite these setbacks…
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Learn more about the Schwab Center for Financial Wellness
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Morgan Cain, a Business Administration major, and Dr. Preston Cherry, Assistant Professor of Finance and Personal Financial Planning, are founders of the Charles Schwab Center for Financial Wellness, a service provided by UW-Green Bay to promote financial wellness in the community and help people on their financial journeys. Cain is a peer mentor at the…
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Watch this video featuring student Connor Tenor and the Bachelor of Public Administration
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Connor Tenor knew he wanted to go into Public Administration after a life-changing experience volunteering in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. As a public administration major, you have the choice between leading disaster response efforts to tackling social issues by choosing an emphasis on either Public and Nonprofit Management or Emergency Management. The Bachelor of…
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UW-Green Bay hosts the Midwest’s largest Viking Festival
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 3, 2023 Green Bay, WI — On Friday and Saturday, October 6 and 7, Vikings from near and far will gather and raise an encampment on the UW-Green Bay Viking House grounds (near Wood Hall) on the Green Bay campus. This will be UW-Green Bay’s second year hosting the Midwest’s largest…
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Watch the video: Bachelor of Political Science
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The transformative power of a political science education empowers students to become agents of forward-thinking change. Recent UW-Green Bay graduate Zea Miller was drawn to the Political Science at UW-Green Bay because she wanted to learn how to make change in the world. “It’s almost like a sense of duty (and) if I’m not contributing to…
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Full (Rising Phoenix) House
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In the mythical realm, a phoenix is a singular entity, but the Chelberg family has redefined this concept, producing not one but four Rising Phoenixes—quadruplets Andon, Connor, Grace, and Will. Such a remarkable phenomenon occurs in about one in every 700,000 pregnancies, further accentuating the rarity of this family. However, their mother, Kelli Chelberg, is…
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Unsinkable Karsten Cowan
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It started as a typical December day for Karsten Cowan, although in 2020, the concept of “typical” had evolved due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Undeterred by the mid-December cold of Green Bay, she pursued her familiar routine of practicing diving at the Kress Center pool. And as a first-year Phoenix at UW-Green Bay, she…
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Ben Kvalo ’10 uses his Business Administration degree to bolster the business side of video games
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The letterboard sign on UW-Green Bay alum Ben Kvalo’s desk asks a tongue-in-cheek question: “Wait, Netflix has games?” And the answer is: It sure does! That is partially because of Kvalo, who worked tirelessly to grow the Netflix gaming division from the ground up into a global platform, much like the streaming service did for…
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Do you hear that? Nutrition and Health students are creating a ‘buzz’ at the Boys and Girls Club
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Listen closely. There’s a distinct buzz near the gardens at the Boys & Girls Club’s westside clubhouse on South Oneida St., Green Bay. And it’s not the pollinators. It’s the kids. From a quiet murmur to squeals of delight, and of course, constant chatter, about a dozen students ages 7-10, who signed up for the…