Tag: CHESW
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More than $420,000 in scholarship dollars from Aurora BayCare Medical Center aims to ‘inspire’ nursing for UW-Green Bay students
Ten UW-Green Bay nursing students to be awarded scholarships this week Green Bay, Wis.— Aurora BayCare Medical Center is deepening its investment to address a dire nursing shortage in Northeast Wisconsin by providing support to prospective and current nursing students at UW-Green Bay. The support from Aurora BayCare will be highlighted on Wednesday when ten UW-Green…
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College professor (UW-Green Bay’s Trimberger) helps Wisconsin woman get on right course
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. — “She needed someone to tell her what she already knew. Caitlin Saylor admits her self-esteem was scraping the floor. Hers was not the storybook life. Born in South Korea and given up for adoption at five months, a family from rural Wisconsin adopted her.The family has always been loving and supportive,…
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WiSys awards ‘Innovative Thinking’ badge to 29 UW-Green Bay students
GREEN BAY—Twenty-nine UW-Green Bay students were awarded an “Innovative Thinking” credential for completing a four-week learning experience earlier this semester. The digital badge was awarded by WiSys, a nonprofit organization that supports research, innovation and entrepreneurship at Wisconsin’s 11 regional public universities, including UW-Green Bay. The learning experience, called WiSys Innovation On-Ramp, trained students on…
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2021-2022 Student Nominated Teaching & Staff Recognition list announced
Students were invited to nominate faculty and staff members to be recognized for their commitment to the student experience and success. We are delighted to announce this year’s Student Nominated Teaching and Staff Recognition recipients.
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UW-Green Bay Social Work offers ‘Social Justice Summit: From Inclusion to Equity’ June 2
With more than 120 registrants, a Social Justice Summit: From Inclusion to Equity, is scheduled for Thursday, June 2, 2022 at UW-Green Bay. Social workers and social work students from the University’s 16-county footprint will attend in-person and virtually. The Summit keynote, Denise O’Neil Green, will speak on “Growing Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Decentering Whiteness”. O’Neil Green…
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A struggle to be seen: Why Wisconsin’s Hmong American community continues to face discrimination | The Milwaukee Independent, W/ Prof. Pao Lor
Sheng Lee Riechers remembers attending Neenah school and community events where military veterans were asked to stand and be recognized for their service to the country. Her father, a Hmong soldier who fought communist forces under the direction of the U.S. government during the Vietnam War, would always hesitate to stand, unsure of how he…
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UW-Green Bay’s ‘neighbors’ honor Indigenous peoples
Nearby, The Sisters of Saint Francis of the Holy Cross, on Nicolet Drive, hosted a land acknowledgement ceremony on May 14, 2022 to recognize the history and contributions of Indigenous peoples. The ceremony included dedication of a large bronze plaque mounted to a granite boulder at the entrance to the convent (located at 3110 Nicolet…
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UW-Green Bay awards inaugural doctoral degrees in First Nations Education | Madison365
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay last week awarded its first-ever doctoral degrees in First Nations Education.Yekuhsiyo Rosa King, Crystal Leah Tourtillott Lepscier, Artley Murray Skenandore Jr. and Vicki Lee Young all received their degrees at the 2022 spring/summer commencement exercises on Saturday. They are four of the 12 students who make up the program’s first…
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Video: UW-Green Bay graduates reflect on their journey, and the people that assisted their rise to commencement
Graduates from UW-Green Bay’s 2022 Spring/Summer Commencement explain why they are Phoenix Proud.
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This year’s school district vacancies similar to years past – The Press
BROWN COUNTY – From retail stores and restaurants to daycares and school districts – the list of job vacancies throughout the area is long.Teacher shortages are an issue school systems have grappled with for years – and a global pandemic surely didn’t help.Many area districts said the amount of vacancies they have this year are…