Tag: Admissions
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The Power of Justice
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It started with the determination to find answers. Justice Saxby, a first-generation college student and UW–Green Bay alumna of the Class of 2025, always had a unique way of seeing the world. “I used to think that clouds were made from smokestacks,” she recalled. “I’d think, ‘Oh, they’re making the clouds today.’” That early misunderstanding…
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It’s Time to Make Sparks Fly! Applications open today at UW-Green Bay
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 1, 2025 Green Bay, WI — The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will open undergraduate applications for the fall of 2026, inviting all students to “Be the Spark”. Students can join the family of more than 50,000 forward-thinking dreamers and resilient problem-solvers blazing their own path in the Northeast Wisconsin region and…
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UW-Green Bay is growing by framing enrollment problem differently | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Falling enrollment plagues many UW campuses. UW-Green Bay is framing the problem differently Kelly Meyerhofer Milwaukee Journal Sentinel GREEN BAY – Jen Jones remembers the meeting well, down to which chair she sat in. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay administrators huddled together in a meeting room about a decade ago, studying enrollment and financial reports. A…
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UWGB Retirees Rise to the Occasion!
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With a more than 150% increase in admits for Fall 2025, the Admissions team has “recruited” retirees to help stuff admission packets for new freshmen who are admitted! Retirees are giving their time and energy every Monday through Friday in the morning to stuff the important packets being sent to new freshman. We are extremely…
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Watch the Video: Why UW-Green Bay?
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What sparks future students to pick UW-Green Bay? When asked why they chose UW-Green Bay for their college education, students shared an instant campus connection and being surrounded by a beautiful woodland environment. Saving on tuition, tunnels during the winter months, private residence hall bathrooms and the LGBTQ-friendly environment ranked high on their ‘must-have’ lists.…
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NWTC and UW-Green Bay spotlight the student impact of collaboration and expand transfer opportunities for the region
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 3, 2024 GREEN BAY, Wis. – NWTC transfer student and UW-Green Bay graduate Adan Cordova ’24 shared his experience with those in attendance during a discussion surrounding expansion of transfer opportunities between NWTC and UW-Green Bay. “I pushed myself and never lost hope in my ambition,” said Cordova. “I moved toward…
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Top 5 reasons to visit UW-Green Bay ASAP
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For high school students thinking about the next chapter, words like “transformative” and “exciting,” or even “unconventional” can describe the college admissions process. The path to higher education is truly different for everyone. Students are faced with decisions on where to enroll and what will be the best fit for them, not only personally, but…
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UW-Green Bay partners with Howard-Suamico School District on guaranteed admissions program for 2024 graduates
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 19, 2024 Green Bay, WI — UW-Green Bay today announced a new partnership with Howard-Suamico School District (HSSD) on a guaranteed college admissions initiative. Through the program, all high school seniors graduating from HSSD’s Bay Port High School in 2024 will be guaranteed admission into UW-Green Bay once they apply. Students…
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UW System to launch direct admissions initiative
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The University of Wisconsin System is planning to launch a direct admissions program for eligible Wisconsin high schoolers starting next summer, as it seeks to reverse enrollment declines over the past decade and boost its graduation rates. System President Jay Rothman announced the initiative during the UW Board of Regents meeting Thursday. The System plans…
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Enrollment up, and steady, across the UW System
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Combined enrollment is up across the entire University of Wisconsin System this fall, although enrollment at two of three UW campuses in southeastern Wisconsin saw modest declines. Preliminary headcount figures show an enrollment of 161,322 across all system campuses for Fall 2023, an increase of 540 over Fall 2022, according to a press release issued…