Tag: Cofrin Library
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Stories from the Archives: The Great Peshtigo Fire event is Sept. 29, 5 to 6:30 p.m.
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Green Bay, Wis.—In recognition of the 150th Anniversary of the Peshtigo Fire, the UW-Green Bay Archives and Area Research Center is hosting the program, Stories from the Archives: The Great Peshtigo Fire. The free program will be held on Wednesday, September 29, 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Christie Theater in the University Union on…
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Inclusive Reads & Conversations with the UWGB Libraries, Sept. 29
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Our September discussion will take place virtually via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 from 12:15-1 p.m. For our reading this month, we will be reading an article in the New Labor Forum by Amber Hollibaugh and Margot Weiss, “Queer Precarity and the Myth of Gay Affluence.” You can access the reading for this month…
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9/11 exhibits expand to Sheboygan and Marinette Campuses
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The UW-Green Bay Libraries (Green Bay, Sheboygan and Marinette Campuses) are participating in Sept. 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World, an educational exhibition that presents the history of 9/11, its origins, and its ongoing implications through the personal stories of those who witnessed and survived the attacks. Told across 14 posters, this exhibition includes archival photographs…
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UW-Green Bay Libraries to participate in 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s Education Exhibition (and webinar), Sept. 7-17
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The UW-Green Bay Libraries (Green Bay, Sheboygan and Marinette Campuses) are participating in Sept. 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World, an educational exhibition that presents the history of 9/11, its origins, and its ongoing implications through the personal stories of those who witnessed and survived the attacks. Told across 14 posters, this exhibition includes archival…
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Weekend of Pride: Green Bay LGBTQ+ festival starts with Napalese mural
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GREEN BAY – The more Loschue “Chue” Lo worked on a mural to honor and celebrate northeastern Wisconsin’s LGBTQ+ community, the more his first public work of art became bigger than he initially realized. A panel of judges selected Lo, a gay man from Oshkosh currently studying art at UW-Green Bay, to paint a 12-foot-tall, 24-foot-wide mural on the…
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UW-Green Bay Archives launches, ‘Our Voices: LGBTQ+ Stories of Northeastern Wisconsin’ as part of the ‘A Weekend of Pride!
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Green Bay Wis.— The UW-Green Bay Archives project, Our Voices: LGBTQ+ Stories of Northeastern Wisconsin will be formally launched as part of the upcoming Green Bay event, A Weekend of Pride!. The launch is in the form of a unique interactive exhibit highlighting the history of the local LGBTQ+ community. In addition to featuring photos,…
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Reminder: Summer Read
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Join UW-Green Bay Libraries in reading Philip Gambone’s Travels in a Gay Nation for the summer read. You can access the eBook for free through UWGB Libraries. Each chapter features a different interview with people from the LGBTQ+ community. Read the entire book if you have the time or pick the chapters that interest you. Visit the library…
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Photo gallery: State budget provides $102,270,000 funding for UW-Green Bay
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Governor Tony Evers was on the Green Bay Campus yesterday (July 8, 2021), celebrating the state budget with the region, which will provide $102,270,000 in funding for UW-Green Bay, and provides for the replacement for the Cofrin Library, among other important projects and opportunities. Said Alexander in a memo to the UW-Green Bay community: “Today,…
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Evers signs GOP-written state budget with $2B tax cut | WLUK
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Governor Evers came to UW-Green Bay Thursday afternoon to talk about the budget. That’s because about $96 million was included to replace the Cofrin Library. Chancellor Michael Alexander says it is beyond time to replace the library. “It is safe to be in at the moment, but obviously there is a lot of problems with…
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Evers Hits Back Against Republican Criticism for Taking Credit on Tax Cuts, Stop at UWGB included library funding | Y100 WNCY | Your Home For Country & Fun | Green Bay, WI
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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – Republican lawmakers and many conservatives across the state are calling it ‘laughable’ that Governor Tony Evers is taking credit for tax breaks after signing off on the new state budget. The Republican-led legislature re-worked his initial budget proposals, and he made some 50 line-item vetoes from the budget.“Well, that’s an…