Category: News
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UW-Green Bay’s high school dual credit program gets $1 million boost to expand access | Fox 11
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By: Marlo Lundak GREEN BAY (WLUK) — A UW-Green Bay program that gives hundreds of high school students a head start on their college education is seeing a $1 million boost from the Wisconsin state budget. The Rising Phoenix program began five years ago with a pilot class of just 25 students. This year, more…
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From High School Freshwater Programs to University Student
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Written by Heidi Jeter, Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin. As a child, Ziah Mangin envisioned a career in environmental journalism or policy. Then she donned waders as a high school freshman to monitor the health of Duck Creek in Brown County and discovered her love for field work. When she heads to the University of Wisconsin–Madison…
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UW-Green Bay Mourns the Passing of Professor Emeritus Harold John “Jack” Day
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The university community and greater region is mourning the passing of UW-Green Bay Professor Emeritus Jack Day. Harold John (Jack) Day died on August 31, 2025, at the age of 96. Prof. Day joined the UW-Green Bay faculty with tenure in 1970, as a professor of Environmental Control and the chairman of Environmental Control and…
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UW-Green Bay Welcomes 11,500 Students for Fall 2025
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2025 Preliminary estimates show 28% enrollment growth since 2020 Green Bay, WI — Preliminary enrollment estimates to be released by the Universities of Wisconsin later today will show continued positive momentum for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, including three percent enrollment growth from last fall. The University continues to be…
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Estamos Aqui is this Saturday!
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Join the annual celebration that is Estamos Aqui on Saturday, September 13, 2025 from 3 to 10 p.m. on the UW-Green Bay campus. For the third year, the campus community is proud to host this event that last year, welcomed 12,000 people to the festival. Excited to be part of the music, food and fun?…
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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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Video: The Day the Phoenix Didn’t Stand Still
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Myth on the move! The day that the Phoenix sculpture didn’t stand still on the UW-Green Bay campus. Transcript: Every year, hundreds of thousands of birds migrate through Green Bay. But this year, something different took flight. Radar picked up an unfamiliar signal. Large, metallic, and definitely not flapping. As an ornithologist, I don’t usually…
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Stand Up and Shine with Mary Gallagher: A Stand-Up Comedy Show Just For You
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Friday, Sept. 13, 2025 7 – 9 p.m. Village Grille Events Come see clean stand-up comedy! Wisconsin native, UWGB grad, headlining comic and TV & film actor Mary Gallagher will be headlining this show, with a little help from some local funny voices. Mary is currently on tour from Los Angeles, and bringing her stand-up comedy…
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Teachers Rethink Language Learning in the Age of AI
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On August 22, UW-Green Bay hosted College Credit in High School (CCIHS) World Languages teacher workshop to address curricular changes in the face of AI and how to incorporate cultural content and global awareness. Over 50 CCIHS teachers attended in-person and virtually. Presenters included Rachelle Schuster (Bay Port High School), Hayley Vandenbush (Denmark High School),…