Category: News
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Taking the temperature of weather forecast accuracy: next NAS seminar
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Climatology expert Steven Meyer, associate professor of Natural and Applied Sciences, is featured speaker at the next NAS Seminar this Friday (April 19). His topic is “How Good are the National Weather Service and The Weather Channel Temperature Forecasts? Enquiring Minds Want to Know.” People often plan their day around anticipated weather conditions and sources…
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Business and Finance area welcomes a new bursar, and risk/contract officer
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Please join the Business and Finance area in welcoming two new employees to UW-Green Bay. • Laurie Rentmeester has been hired as the Bursar, and her first day of employment is Monday (April 22). Laurie comes to the University after 19 years at the Brown County Community Treatment Center, having been the admissions, billing and…
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More on Islam Awareness Week
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The Muslim Student Association and the Mauthe Center are proud to host a series of events for Islam Awareness Week (April 15 – 19), open to students,University employees and the community. Prof. Heidi Sherman (Humanistic Studies) is a contact for more information at shermanh@uwgb.edu. Remaining events this week: • Wednesday, April 17: Movie, Muhammad: The…
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Reminder: Friday’s student sessions on vet, med schools
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If you know any interested individuals, here’s a reminder that this Friday (April 19), recent grads Jenny Reach ’11 and Torey Hilt ’12 will be sharing their current experiences as students attending the UW-Madison Vet School and the Medical College of Wisconsin Medical School, respectively. See details in our previous post.
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Financial aid worker Kepler is Student Employee of the Year
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Congratulations are in order for senior Communication major Mysty Kepler, the 2013 UW-Green Bay Student Employee of the Year. Kepler, a Student Financial Aid Specialist, received her award Monday (April 15) during a special ceremony that kicks off Student Employee Appreciation Week here on campus. Nominator Karen Sevick tells us Kepler assists with maintaining accurate…
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By the numbers: Big impact
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In his remarks at the April 15 Student Employee of the Year reception, Dean of Enrollment Services Mike Stearney gave a snapshot of student employment on our campus that is worth repeating. According to Stearney, more than 1,000 students are employed on campus, about 500 of those with more than one on-campus job. About 80 students…
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‘Chronicle of Higher Education’ spotlights Aldrete ‘Linothorax’ project
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Monday’s edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education brought with it wonderful exposure for UW-Green Bay Professor of Humanistic Studies Gregory S. Aldrete. In a news story headlined “The Linen Legions,” Chronicle reporter David Wescott describes Aldrete’s quest to recreate the revolutionary light armor that helped Alexander the Great conquer the world. That project reached…
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AIC’s Robinson to present data on testing, black males at national conference
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Shawn Robinson of the American Intercultural Center has been invited to present his research on the educational experience of black males at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in San Francisco on April 28. Robinson will participate in the Breaking Barriers 3: Equity and Fairness in Testing Black and Latino Students session at…
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No training necessary: Campus Create-a-Thon is all day Friday
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The campus and larger communities are invited to have fun and get creative all day long Friday (April 19), when UW-Green Bay presents its first-ever “Create-a-Thon” in conjunction with the campus Common Theme. The Union’s Phoenix Club will be Create-a-Thon central from 10 a.m.-8 p.m., hosting events centered on music, art, improvisation and more. Participation-based…
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In the media: Covering Saturday’s Pow Wow
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The recently revived UW-Green Bay Pow Wow welcomed campus and community attendees to the Kress Events Center Saturday (April 13), celebrating this year’s theme of “Honoring our Children” during a vibrant daylong event. The Green Bay Press-Gazette and WLUK, Fox 11 were among local media outlets that covered the Pow Wow, capturing the sites and…