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  • UW-Green Bay’s First Nations Education Doctorate program wins Teaching Excellence Award

    UW-Green Bay’s First Nations Education Doctorate program wins Teaching Excellence Award

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    The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents announced the recipients of its 31st annual Teaching Excellence Awards. The awards recognize outstanding teaching and are the UW System’s highest recognition for members of its faculty and instructional academic staff, and were presented at the Board of Regents award ceremony on March 31. UW-Green Bay’s First Nations…

  • Innovative program addresses teacher shortages in Green Bay and Wisconsin

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    Kristin Bouchard

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    New partnership with GBAPS and UW-Green Bay prepares a cohort of GBAPS employees to become teachers Green Bay, WI —  Efforts to fill Wisconsin’s severe teacher shortage – with more than 2,500 vacant positions statewide – will soon be boosted by a new partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and Green Bay Area Public…

  • Attend the virtual workshop on language inclusivity

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    What language practices do your students bring to our UW-Green Bay community? How do you value and sustain those language practices in your classrooms and other interactions with students? Join Prof. Cory Mathieu, 2022-23 EDI Consultant, and Edith Mendez, undergraduate student in Education, in a workshop series to prompt UW-Green Bay faculty and staff to…

  • State-required teaching exam sparks debate amid national teacher shortage | WBAY

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    GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – A national teacher shortage is affecting schools in our area, as well as impacting students studying to become teachers. A state-required exam, the ‘FORT’ or the Foundations of Reading Test, has become the center of discussion for many educators and students in the field. The test was designed initially for…

  • Dr. Rosa King’s journey to and through First Nations Studies

    Dr. Rosa King’s journey to and through First Nations Studies

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    Kristin Bouchard

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    Meet one of the first graduates of our First Nations Education Doctorate program  Each fall, students in the Oneida language immersion program excitedly harvest the bounty from the Three Sisters garden located at their school in Oneida, Wisconsin. What might appear to an outsider as a simple outdoor activity for energetic children is actually much,…

  • UW-Green Bay’s BSW and MSW Programs reaccredited

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    Kristin Bouchard

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    A determination has been made on the accreditation of Social Work programs after an intensive self-study process by Social Work faculty, a site visit by the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE) in September 2022, and review of all materials by the Commission on Accreditation. Drum roll please …. Chancellor Michael Alexander and Joan Groessl,…

  • Make food prep easy with this virtual webinar

    Make food prep easy with this virtual webinar

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    Tori Grant Welhouse

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    “Fast Foods” to Make Food Prep Easy for Delicious, Nutritious Meals Friday, March 24, 2023 10-11 a.m. Virtual In this free culinary-nutrition session, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Chef Michele Redmond will share ways to help people be more confident and successful making plant-rich meals with convenience foods. Meals prepped at home are pivotal in helping people…

  • UW-Green Bay RN to BSN program website receives an updated design

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    The UW-Green Bay Web Design Team and the RN to BSN program are excited to announce a newly designed RN to BSN program webpage. “We’re meeting industry and community needs through our RN to BSN program. Our program is tailored for professionals already established in the field, and offers the flexibility of 100% online coursework,…

  • UW-Green Bay program connects volunteers with children to boost literacy rates | WLUK

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    GREEN BAY (WLUK) — A new initiative is hoping to increase reading proficiency for Northeast Wisconsin elementary school students. UW-Green Bay launched a program that connects UW-Green Bay students, faculty, staff and community members with volunteer opportunities with participating school districts to boost literacy rates. Officials say recent data shows a 14% decrease in reading…

  • New North employers get worker training grants | insightonbusiness.com

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    MADISON – New North employers will get $1.45 million through the Wisconsin Fast Forward grant program with support training workers in high-demand sectors. The worker training grants administered by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development will help support 24 employers across Wisconsin and serve up to 1,415 trainees with grants totaling $3.8 million. The WFF…