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  • UW-Green Bay, Aurora BayCare Medical Center and HSHS St. Vincent partner to address nursing shortage

    UW-Green Bay, Aurora BayCare Medical Center and HSHS St. Vincent partner to address nursing shortage

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    Kristin Bouchard

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    Innovative Partnership Working to Address Nursing Shortage Gov. Evers’ Workforce Innovation Grant to Train Nursing Instructors and Nurses GREEN BAY – As a nurse, Nichole Lauf’s experience and empathy have guided countless patients through their most vulnerable moments. As a co-clinical nursing instructor for Aurora BayCare Medical Center, she is motivated by the opportunity to…

  • Wis. Department of Safety and Professional Services offers additional information on LicensE

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    Kristin Bouchard

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    Announcing the LicensE Open House!  From September 28 through October 12, the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services is offering an opportunity to get to know LicensE a little better. During that two-week window, non-applicants will be able to explore the platform in a test environment.  You can “apply” for a license and receive communications from…

  • Marinette Campus alumna in the spotlight

    Marinette Campus alumna in the spotlight

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Published in the Peshtigo Times NWTC Marinette and UW-Green Bay, Marinette Campus proudly celebrate alumni in Peshtigo making a difference in our region! Every day, Ashley (Kostreva) Haile, of Peshtigo, helps others through her work as an LPN at Advocate Aurora. Haile works part-time with an ophthalmologist and a plastic surgeon. The 2002 Menominee High…

  • Riley Garbe stepped on campus as a fifth-grade Phuture Phoenix — He leaves as UW-Green Bay’s ‘Most Outstanding’

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    Sue Bodilly

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    “The Odds Were Stacked Against Me from the Beginning.“ Green Bay, Wis. – Riley Garbe came to UW-Green Bay as a fifth-grader on a Phuture Phoenix field trip, where a visit to the campus turned into a dream of one day graduating from college. Despite surviving a difficult childhood that included witnessing abuse and violence…

  • UW-Green Bay nursing named ‘Best Value’ top 30 program

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    Sue Bodilly

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    BestValueSchools.com has published its 2017-2018 ranking and places UW-Green Bay as a Top 30 ‘Best Value’ online RN to BSN Degree Programs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs opportunities for registered nurses (RNs) are expected to increase 16% by 2024. While positions are available for nurses with an associate’s degree, many employers will…

  • UW-Green Bay’s Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award goes to Door County’s Hetherington
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    UW-Green Bay’s Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award goes to Door County’s Hetherington

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Maribeth Hetherington, recently retired chief change officer and former interim director of clinic operations at Door County Medical Center (DCMC), has been named the 2016 recipient of the UW-Green Bay Distinguished Nursing Alumni Award. Hetherington was a 1986 graduate of the University’s BSN completion program.  She developed and implemented a restructured supervisory leadership model during…

  • University of Wisconsin Nursing Program Earns National Award

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    Sue Bodilly

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    BSN@Home program receives ‘Celebration of Excellence’ Award GREEN BAY – The University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) will award the BSN@Home program the 2016 Celebration of Excellence Award for Mature Program, on Oct. 17. BSN@Home is an online Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree-completion program that provides a flexible distance learning option for registered…

  • Gallagher-Lepak Named Dean of UW-Green Bay’s New College of Health, Education and Social Welfare

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    Sue Bodilly

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    University Announces Second Dean of New Four-College Model Green Bay, Wis — University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Chancellor Gary L. Miller today announced the appointment of Professor Susan Gallagher-Lepak, Ph. D., to the position of founding Dean of UW‑Green Bay’s College of Health, Education and Social Welfare. Gallagher-Lepak is the second dean to be appointed in the University’s…

  • Her commute to ceremony? 2,000 miles

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    Christopher Sampson

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    Well over 50 nursing graduates were eligible to participate in Saturday’s Commencement, but none had a longer distance to cover in order to make the short walk across  stage to receive his or her diploma. Lehi Lazo (left) took time off from work and traveled in from Oxnard, Calif., to claim the distinction, it is…

  • Longest commute to ceremony? Can you beat 2,000 miles?

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    Christopher Sampson

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    We think the graduate who traveled farthest to attend was Lehi Lazo, a pediatrics and neonatal intensive care unit nurse from Oxnard, Calif., who had never before set foot on campus. She took two to three online courses per semester to earn her bachelor’s through BSN-LINC, the national, online nursing program offered by UW-Green Bay.…