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  • UW-Green Bay and the Packers partner up for a history class

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    This fall, UW-Green Bay humanities and history students get to study the early Green Bay Packers history. Heidi Sherman, chair of the history department at UW-Green Bay, warned that the class is going to be challenging, and involve a lot more than just a regular classroom setting. The course allows approximately 70 students to research the…

  • UW-Green Bay team attends NCORE conference

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    Eric Arneson, vice chancellor for student affairs and campus climate) and Susan Gallagher-Lepak, dean of the College of Health, Education and Social Work (CHESW) led a dynamic team of UW-Green Bay faculty and staff to the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) in New Orleans May 29 to June 2, 2018. This national conference is…

  • UW-Green Bay alumnus arranges deck concerts

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    Joel Kroenke ’81 (Urban and Regional Studies), a UW-Green Bay alumnus (Urban and Regional Studies), recently built an outdoor deck for performers to come to his hometown. Kroenke is putting together the Summer 2018 Music Deck Concerts at Cotter Creek, and this year’s lineup includes different styles of music, such as a classical orchestra. He…

  • UW-Green Bay alumnae, Cole and Tinnon honored

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    African Heritage, Inc. honored two UW-Green Bay alumnae, community activist Juliet Cole ’75 ’80 (Modernization Processes, Masters in Environmental Science) and millennial grassroots activist Robin Tinnon ’16 (Integrated Leadership Studies) at its “2018 Sistah Power Awards Brunch” Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Liberty Hall, 800 Eisenhower Drive, Kimberly, Wis. The brunch celebrates “black women who have taken sistah…

  • Future entrepreneur? Sam Hunt featured in latest UW System News

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    UW-Green Bay student Sam Hunt is gaining attention at local and international business idea competitions. His idea, The Local Food Experiment, won the Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament (WBIT), which earned him $2,000 and a trip to the International Business Model Competition May 10 through 11 in Provo, Utah. Hunt was a semifinalist, earning him $3,000. Hunt’s other business idea, PrecisionLAG,…

  • UW System regents approve financial aid boost

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    The UW System Board of Regents has approved the proposal to increase state funding for financial aid for students attending UW institutions by $3.25 million. The 2018-19 proposed budget of $6.25 billion was also approved, unanimously. The June 2018 Board of Regents meeting was hosted by UW-Milwaukee. For more information, read the full story at…

  • Prof. Regan Gurung: ‘To bi(kini) or not to bi(kini): when clothing rules oppress’

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    UW-Green Bay Prof. Regan A. Gurung (Ben J. & Joyce Rosenberg Professor of Psychology & Human Development) published an article on Psychology Today, criticizing societal clothing rules imposed on women. Gurung argues that women who dress in accordance with society’s codes, are presumed more intelligent and powerful and contribute positively to a company’s image. According to Gurung, women who…

  • Prof. John Luczaj on Kilauea eruption

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    UW-Green Bay Professor John Luczaj (Geoscience) is following the Kilauea volcano’s eruption closely. For Luczaj, Hawaii’s volcano eruption has a personal connection. He recalls the spots he visited in Hawaii when studying lava flow in 1993. “I also think back to where I was, and I put myself geographically in the same spot and the…

  • Tina Sauerhammer roots for inward beauty in pageants

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    UW-Green Bay alumna and former 2003 Miss Wisconsin Tina Sauerhammer ’99 (Human Biology and Human Development) was excited to hear about Miss America Organization’s decision to remove the swimsuit competition from their pageants. Sauerhammer, who won the swimsuit competition in 2003 when she acquired her Miss Wisconsin title, said beauty has evolved over the years. “Beauty…

  • Reminder: Final Academic Staff Committee meeting

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    Reminder: An Academic Staff Committee meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. in CL 735 (Human Resources conference room.) The meeting is open. The agendas are available online.