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  • UW-Green Bay Hosts the Midwest’s Largest Viking Festival

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    The Midwest’s largest Viking Festival will be held Friday, October 4 and Saturday, October 5 at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Vikings from near and far will gather and raise an encampment on the UW-Green Bay Viking House grounds (near Wood Hall) on the Green Bay campus. This will be UW-Green Bay’s third year hosting…

  • “Celebrating Students & Philanthropy” will recognize students and several important community partners

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    Editorial Student

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    Mark your calendars for the Public & Environmental Affairs program’s “Celebrating Students & Philanthropy” event on Thursday, April 27, from 3:30-5:00pm in MAC Winter Garden. This awards ceremony will recognize several important community partners from the local government and nonprofit realms as well as the accomplishments of students across programs such as Public Administration, Political Science,…

  • Students, faculty, and staff share perspectives at Sociology & Anthropology event

    Students, faculty, and staff share perspectives at Sociology & Anthropology event

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    Kristin Bouchard

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    UW-Green Bay students, faculty, and staff came together at the Sociology & Anthropology “Snack & Chat” event in the Weidner Center on Thursday to share their perspectives on a wide range of social and cultural issues that connect to the fields of Sociology and Anthropology. Student panelists Whitney Andrastek (class of 2023) and Hannah Beauchamp-Pope…

  • An introduction to the new Sociology & Anthropology major

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    Editorial Student

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    Join faculty and students next Thursday, March 2 from 1:00-3:00pm in the Weidner Center for an introduction to the new Sociology & Anthropology major at UW-Green Bay. Several faculty and students involved with the program will speak as part of a panel discussion in Fort Howard Hall and free refreshments will be available following the panel…

  • Updated web pages are LIVE!

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    Kristin Bouchard

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    In collaboration between university staff, faculty and the WebDev team, the following web pages are now live. UW-Green Bay Sociology and Anthropology webpages UW-Green Bay Finance Program webpages UW-Green Bay Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology webpages Please note that the URL of the webpages has changed to https://www.uwgb.edu/sport-psych/ for better search performance. Thank you to everyone…

  • Global launch party for new book in honor of Karen Dalke

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The UW-Green Bay community is invited to the book launch of Dreaming of Pegasus. Equine Imaginings, written by a range of colleagues from around the world in dedication of our late colleague and dear friend Prof. Karen Dalke (Anthropology, Global Studies, and Public and Environmental Affairs). The book launch will take place on August 18, 9 a.m. (3 p.m.…

  • Faculty note: Hutchison heads-up a new book series in urban sociology

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    Sue Bodilly

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    If you are starting a new publishing house in the UK and want to introduce an innovative book series in urban sociology that will highlight emerging research studies from around the world — who are you going call? Look no further than UW-Green Bay! Prof. and Ray Hutchison (Sociology, Anthropology, and longtime chair of Urban…

  • Faculty Note: Lynn Walter speaks at conference

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Prof. Emerita Lynn Walter (Anthropology) was a featured speaker at the Wisconsin Economic Development Association conference which was held in Eau Claire, Oct. 5. Walter spoke during the “Business Sector Analysis Food Cooperatives: Part of our Economic Development Landscape” session, and discussed the process and challenges of developing the New Leaf Market Cooperative…

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    In the media: Retired prof Walter continues New Leaf leadership

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    Christopher Sampson

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    Retired faculty member Lynn Walter is continuing her leadership in starting a downtown Green Bay food co-op, and the group is getting closer to choosing a site, Fox 11 News reported this weekend. Walter, a retired anthropology professor who founded and previously directed the Center for Food in Community and Culture here at UW-Green Bay,…

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    In the news: White describes the Sikh faith for story on WLUK, Fox 11

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    Kelly Moore

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    Assistant Prof. Jill White, Human Development and Anthropology, shared her knowledge of the Sikh faith with WLUK, Fox 11 Monday (Aug. 6) in the wake of the temple shooting that killed six, plus the gunman, during the weekend. Tenets of the faith, sometimes confused with Islam or Hinduism, include a belief in one God and…