Category: News Phlash
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In the news: Racing Eckelberg siblings have UW-Green Bay ties
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Two siblings with UW-Green Bay ties were featured in a fun Thursday (Aug. 15) story in the La Crosse Tribune. Senior Mandi Eckelberg and her brother Jonathan, a 2012 grad, are part of the racing Eckelberg family, and are regular drivers at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway along with their father, Curt. The pair makes…
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UW-Green Bay Police to join ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’
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To motivate motorists to drive sober and buckle up, UW-Green Bay Police will join with other police departments for the statewide “Booze and Belts” campaign now through Sept. 2. During Booze and Belts Enforcement Program and throughout the year, law enforcement agencies are cracking down on impaired and unbuckled motorists. Last year in Wisconsin, there…
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Christian will serve as interim diversity director
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Stacie Christian will serve as interim diversity director for UW-Green Bay through May 2014, it was announced today by Dean of Students Brenda Amenson-Hill. Christian is a longtime UW-Green Bay employee, having taught courses in Human Development and the Interdisciplinary Studies programs since 1994. Her interim appointment is effective Aug. 26. She will continue to…
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Thinking about asking for donations? Consult Tracy in Advancement, first
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Many departments, faculty and staff groups, and programs here on campus solicit donations for raffle items, prizes and food from outside organizations for special events and activities throughout the year. This notice serves as a friendly reminder that all solicitation requests must first be approved by the Advancement Office. Any group that wishes to seek…
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On Facebook, memories of favorite UWGB profs
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On the UWGB Alumni page on Facebook, they have been generating a fair amount of traffic with a question about favorite faculty or staff. So far, nearly 100 individuals have shared comments. It skews a little toward current or recent profs, but there’s a mix of eras and majors. (Profs. Phil Clampitt, Lucy Arendt, Regan…
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Green Bay one of three UWs to get a Sierra ‘cool schools’ ranking
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Four Wisconsin schools, including three University of Wisconsin campuses, cracked the top half of Sierra magazine’s seventh annual “Cool Schools” list. UW-Oshkosh received the highest ranking of Wisconsin schools that volunteered to participate and be ranked, coming in at No 22. Lawrence University in Appleton ranked No. 52, followed by UW-Stevens Point at No. 56 and UW-Green…
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Disability Services staff invites you to session on ‘access to instruction’
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“A Clear Standard for Access to Instruction” is the topic for a national audioconference that will have a local link-up courtesy of UW-Green Bay’s Disability Services Office. The program runs from 2 to 3:30 p.m. CDT Thursday, Aug. 29. RSVPs may be sent to niemil@uwgb.edu or dis@uwgb.edu. Offered by AHEAD (the Association on Higher Education…
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Ahoy! Cofrin Library offers prime viewing as Tall Ships sail into town
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The eighth floor of the Cofrin Library offered a bird’s eye view of approaching Tall Ships Thursday (Aug. 15) afternoon, as the vessels came sailing in for the three-day Baylake Bank Tall Ships Festival at Green Bay’s Leicht Park. The event, which Green Bay also hosted in 2006 and 2010, features ship tours and day-sail…
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UW-Green Bay to host international voice competition, special 360° Thursday
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For the sixth time, UW-Green Bay is preparing to host preliminary and semifinal rounds of the biennial Czech and Slovak Voice International Music Competition of Montréal. Normally held in November, this year’s early rounds of competition will take place Saturday, Sept. 28 and Sunday, Sept. 29 in Fort Howard Hall at the Weidner Center for…
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Gannett Wisconsin to launch updated series on public employee pay
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Gannett Wisconsin Media is gearing up for another installment of its “What We Pay” investigative series that examines the salaries of public employees. As Log readers may remember, the initial series was published in January, along with online and in-print lists of what public employees earn. The series generated discussion around the merits of posting…