Tag: alumni
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Three fearless leaders to be recognized with UW-Green Bay Alumni Awards
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Two University of Wisconsin-Green Bay alumni who have risen to fearlessly face challenges in their profession and have shown their propensity to embrace diverse ideas and people will be honored as 2021 Alumni Award recipients. Additionally, Prevea Health President and CEO Dr. Ashok Rai, who models what it means to be a Phoenix—solving problems from…
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UW-Green Bay alumni named 2021 Golden Apple Award recipients
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The Golden Apple Award recipients announced recently include four UW-Green Bay alumni. Brown County’s education community came together recently to honor its outstanding performers, bestowing Golden Apple awards on a total of 12 teachers—who continue to excel despite the unique challenges imposed on them by the coronavirus pandemic. The following UW-Green Bay alumni were awarded:…
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Celebrating Black History Month: NWTC academic coach talks overcoming adversity
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GREEN BAY (NBC26) — “Adversity doesn’t build character. It reveals it,” said UW-Green Bay alumnus Wayne Walker ’98 (Business Administration), Assessment and Academic Coaching manager at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. “So it’s not what happens to you, but how you react to what’s happening to you, and I would share that with anyone.”Walker shares that…
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UW-Green Bay alumna starts online store to help women
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UW-Green Bay alumna Christine (Pfiester) Sandberg ’15 (launched) The Lemonade Boutique, an online women’s clothing with a cause store to help human trafficking victims. The online store prides itself on curating ethically made and fair trade items. Most of the artisans behind the products are overcoming extreme challenges such as human trafficking. In the short…
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How Taco Bell Is Becoming the World’s Most Innovative Franchise
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“Taco Bell, the Mexican-inspired fast-food chain, is quickly adapting for a new era of food culture. As trends shift in the ever-changing food market, Taco Bell has developed several innovative new services to maintain dominance in the quick-service space. Facing pressure from competing brands, the company has announced new restaurant concepts, convenient food delivery services and…
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UW-Green Bay Scholarship Golf Outing registration open through March 15
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Join the 40th Annual UW-Green Bay Scholarship Golf Outing to benefit today’s UW-Green Bay students on Friday, June 11, 2021. Over the past 40 years, the UW-Green Bay Scholarship Golf Outing has played a role in supporting students financially with over $300,000 in alumni scholarships to more than 200 students. The need is real. The…
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Lucky to be old? UW-Green Bay Alumna details COVID-19 vaccination experience| Wisconsin State Farmer
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UW-Green Bay alumna Susan Manzke ’09 (adult returning student) was nervous about her vaccination appointment at the Prevea vaccination site on the Green Bay Campus… “So I worried. First, would the weather cooperate? Second, would I find my way to the correct building? Would there be a long line? Would there be a long wait?…
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Campus mourns passing of alumnus and former employee Jason Blohm
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Campus learned of the passing of Jason Blohm, a towering figure with a gigantic personality to match. Blohm ’01 (Geography, Urban and Regional Analysis) became a campus celebrity during his time as the student mascot Phlash the Phoenix from 1997 to 2001, not just because of his stature as the tallest (6-7) Phlash in the…
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Uncovered Green Bay Packers treasures expected to fetch thousands
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It’s not quite as lucrative as winning the Powerball, but Tim Horton of Oklahoma and a Green Bay area couple still hit the jackpot recently after finding some vintage Packers memorabilia that will fetch thousands at auction next month.The items include one of the earliest worn Packers helmets known to exist and the oldest Packers…