Tag: alumni
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UW-Green Bay alumna Bonnie Jo Moore publishes first mystery novel
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Bonnie Jo (Britzke) Moore survived the 1955 polio epidemic in Menasha which left her unable to walk. After graduating from UW-Green Bay ’73 (Creative Communication), she worked as an editor in the technical publishing field for many years. She has just published her first novel, Murder Takes a Vacation. This book is the first installment in her…
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Local artist and UW-Green Bay alumnus Beau Thomas has work featured on Sunday Night Football
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – During Sunday night’s Packers game, after Mason Crosby’s final field goal, those watching the broadcast got a glimpse of the artistic instead of athletic side of Green Bay.Tucked in a back alley, just off the 300 block of South Broadway in Green Bay sits an artistic enclave. “We’re in a…
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Snowy owl named Fond du Lac has provided data over 2 breeding seasons
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You don’t need a dictionary to know the meaning of the term “charismatic wildlife species.” Just picture a snowy owl. Large in stature, covered in spectacular black-and-white feathers and with big yellow eyes, these birds have made the world fall in love with them.Affection and concern for the species led Racine native David Brinker ’77 (Science and…
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Chicago-Native Alfonzo McKinnie Just Looks Happy to be Here
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In the midst of an NBA season that has turned out to be more chaotic than Benny the Bull in a china shop (broken vases and popcorn everywhere), I think we all need a feel-good story. (UW-Green Bay alumnus) Alfonzo McKinnie has been nothing but a pleasant surprise since joining the Bulls on a 10-day hardship…
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Photo Gallery: The beginning you’ve dreamed of
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Among many wonderful days of the year for the UW-Green Bay community, it was even more special today (Dec. 18, 2021) as the University awarded degrees in (socially distanced), in-person Commencement ceremonies for the first time since December 2019. The University’s 104th graduating class, comprised of 512 students from all four campuses (Green Bay, Marinette,…
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Commencement Speech—Crafting Your Story: One Chapter Down.
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Speech by Student Commencement Speaker Kimberly Davis, December 18, 2021. Read her bio. Watch the speech (0:37:55). Good morning, everyone. What an honor it is to be here today—speaking on behalf of the Fall and Winter 2021 graduating class. It really does feel like both a second and a lifetime since we were all in…
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UWGB’s basketball glory years subject of new book
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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron A. Mitchell has been a UW-Green Bay basketball fan for nearly his entire life.”I went to my first game back in 1989 as a six-year-old kid and it was love at first sight,” the Green Bay Preble alumnus said. As a kid, he had a front row seat to Green…
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Aaron Mitchell discusses new book ‘Phoenix Rising’ | WFRV Local 5 – Green Bay, Appleton
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Local 5 Sports Director sat down with author Aaron Mitchell to discuss his new book “Phoenix Rising: A Playbook for Building a Mid-Major College Basketball Program!” Phoenix Rising is a book about the UW-Green Bay men’s basketball program. It tells the story of how the UW-Green Bay program rose to…