Tag: After Thoughts
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Round trip ticket to Cypress opened a new world to Aoki
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There was a time when Kristy Aoki wanted to be an athletic trainer. Then she met a group of students who introduced her to international culture, and a friend who convinced her to take a trip to Cypress. It was the first of 30 trips to foreign lands, and she discovered that traveling the world…
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‘After Thoughts’ to feature UW-Green Bay’s Aoki on international education
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UW-Green Bay’s Kristy Aoki will speak on the value, challenges and joys of international education during an After Thoughts event Tuesday, April 7. Her topics include what it takes to prepare students to make UW-Green Bay their home-away-from-home, how hosting international students helps to enrich our campus and community, and how travel experiences transform students…
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‘It’s still a wonderful life’ says Warner
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The good news according to UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Lora Warner, is that research supports that Brown County is still highly valued for its quality of life. Warner (above with her students) presented to a near-capacity crowd at UW-Green Bay’s After Thoughts event, Tuesday, March 3. The director of UW-Green Bay’s Center for Public Affairs…
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Next ‘After Thoughts’ is Prof. Warner on March 3
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Associate Prof. Lora Warner will speak about her research into the quality of life in Brown County during the University’s next After Thoughts event Tuesday, March 3. The Public Administration faculty member was principal investigator for the Leading Indicators for Excellence (LIFE) Study, which looked at 10 key indicators in three different communities. The program…
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Next ‘After Thoughts’ event to feature UW-Green Bay’s Warner on quality of life
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UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Lora Warner will speak about her research into the quality of life in Brown County during the University’s next After Thoughts event Tuesday, March 3. Warner, director of UW-Green Bay’s Center for Public Affairs, teaches in UW-Green Bay’s Public Administration program and leads the Nonprofit Management emphasis, working with her students…
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Trailblazer: University’s first female AD addresses ‘After Thoughts’ crowd
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UW-Green Bay director of intercollegiate athletics Mary Ellen Gillespie talked about her journey to the chair Thursday (Nov. 6) during the latest After Thoughts program in the Weidner Center Grand Foyer. After initially downplaying the significance of her role as UW-Green Bay’s first female athletic director — and one of just 28 female ADs of…
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Journey to the chair: UW-Green Bay’s first female athletic director shares story
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When Mary Ellen Gillespie became UW-Green Bay’s first female athletic director — and one of just 28 women of 346 ADs in Division I — she downplayed the significance of gender and focused on fit. Responding to questions from members of the news media, Gillespie would tell them she was the best person for the…
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Next ‘After Thoughts’ to feature UW-Green Bay AD Gillespie
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UW-Green Bay director of intercollegiate athletics Mary Ellen Gillespie will talk about the state and future of Division I athletics during the University’s next After Thoughts presentation Thursday, Nov. 6 in the Grand Foyer of the Weidner Center. Gillespie, who became one of just 28 female athletic directors (of 346) in D1 when she was…
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UW-Green Bay’s first female AD to share perspective for next ‘After Thoughts’
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When UW-Green Bay’s Mary Ellen Gillespie was hired a year ago as the University’s director of intercollegiate athletics, she became one of just 28 female athletic directors (of 346 total) in Division I. On Thursday, Nov. 6, Gillespie will talk about her experience in this male-dominated field as part of the University’s After Thoughts series…
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Examining the arts: Rosewall’s ‘After Thoughts’ considers what’s next
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Prof. Ellen Rosewall kicked off the 2014-15 After Thoughts season with a timely topic Tuesday (Oct. 7), presenting “Future of the Arts: Is the Green Bay Symphony the Canary in the Coal Mine?” before a full house in the Grand Foyer of the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. Rosewall’s talk considered the struggles and…