Category: Media Coverage
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UW System leader will ask regents for 5% tuition increase | Spectrum News 1
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System students would face a 5% tuition increase next year under a plan the system’s president, Jay Rothman, unveiled Thursday. Rothman told the state Assembly’s universities committee that he will ask the Board of Regents at its April meeting to approve the increase for the 2023-2024 academic year.…
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The 25th Spring Garden Conference in Marinette offers a day of learning and fun for gardeners of all skill levels | Bay Cities Radio
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The Northern Lights Master Gardeners Association Conference celebrates its 25th year of excellence in garden education with a one-day conference featuring sessions that cover a wide range of topics addressing a growing interest in backyard gardening. Delores Konrad, Extension Master Gardener says, “the conference is for everyone. You don’t have to be a garden expert…
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UW-Green Bay’s Black Student Union creates space to share culture and life experience | WFRV
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The president of the Black Student Union is determined to create as many spaces as possible where fellow black students can talk about their values and culture with people who have gone through a similar life experience. “I haven’t had a black teacher once in my life, and I’ve gone…
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Stag made from Christmas trees is in Green Bay Broadway District | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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GREEN BAY – At the same time people were tossing out their Christmas trees after the holidays, artist Casey Early-Krueger was scooping them up. He collected more than 80 of them from curbsides and yard waste sites, trimmed off the branches to be composted and then got to work in his Hortonville studio. Two weeks…
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UW-Green Bay starts direct admissions, locally | Inside Higher Ed
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The University of Wisconsin Green Bay has started direct admissions—with its own approach. The university will automatically admit all graduates from Green Bay Area Public Schools (GBAPS) as part of the first-in-the-state direct college admissions initiative. Through the program, all high school seniors graduating from GBAPS in 2024 and forward will no longer be required…
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UW-Green Bay expands Rising Phoenix program to Kewaunee County Schools | WTAQ News
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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) — The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Rising Phoenix Early College High School Program continues to gain momentum with a new partnership between Algoma, Kewaunee, and Luxemburg-Casco high schools in Kewaunee County. Current high school sophomores from those schools will have the opportunity to apply for the Rising Phoenix program. If admitted,…
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Solo & Ensemble highlights students’ musical talent | WFRV
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Student musicians got to show off their skills at Solo and Ensemble Music Festivals around the state this past weekend. The Wisconsin School Music Association sponsors the annual events in early spring. Middle and high schoolers perform either solo or in ensemble in front of a panel of judges. Those who earn…