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See—How He Rises
Story by: Michael Shaw, UW-Green Bay Staff Writer See ViXai Thao is a morning person. Which is a good thing, since he’s usually at work from about seven ‘til ten. “The actual workday doesn’t start until 7:20, but I like to come in early.” This is also good because while he’s not a farmer, he…
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UW-Green Bay student Mitchell Bell’s communication tools redesign idea wins WiSys Innovation On-Ramp Pitch Competition at UW-Green Bay
Green Bay, WI — UW-Green Bay Communication student Mitchell Bell took first place and a $1,000 prize in the WiSys Innovation On-Ramp Pitch Competition at UW-Green Bay on Feb. 15. Bell’s winning idea was to redesign expensive tools used in social media management, video production, marketing and public relations to be cheaper and more user-friendly.…
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Innovation On-ramp Competition is tomorrow! Former UW-Green Bay students turned inventors talk about the innovation process
UW-Green Bay’s Innovation On-ramp Competition this year is on February 15 (4-6 p.m.) in Fort Howard Hall of the Weidner Center. Come and cheer on six student teams that will share their innovations! Former UW-Green Bay students Adam Jensen, Rosalyn Stoa, and Katherine Mikhail are interviewed about their experience innovating at UW-Green Bay as part of…
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Former UW-Green Bay students turned inventors discuss the innovation process
Former UW-Green Bay students Adam Jensen, Rosalyn Stoa, and Katherine Mikhail were recently interviewed by The Innovators’ Tribune about their experience innovating at UW-Green Bay as part of the Innovation Competition in 2018. This talented team invented a specialized cup designed to help individuals with hand tremors. The cup has a battery-operated gyroscope (a device used for measuring and…
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Lieutenant Governor visit with faculty and students in the Nursing program
Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez joined Secretary-designee of the Department of Wisconsin Workforce Amy Pechacek and State Representative Kristina Shelton for a campus visit on Monday, February 6 to talk about nursing. In meeting with Chris Vandenhouten, Director of Nursing Programs, Jenna Liphart-Rhoads, Assistant Professor of Nursing, they discussed the nursing shortage, UW-Green Bay’s nursing programs,…
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UW-Green Bay gets $865,000 to train caregiver supervisors | insightonbusiness.com
GREEN BAY – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will train caregiver supervisors starting this year to help address staffing shortfalls in health care. UW-Green Bay was awarded an $865,010 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Grant funding is made possible by the American Rescue Plan Act and is part of $17 million distributed…
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Class speaker nominations now open for Spring 2023 Commencement
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is seeking nominations for student speakers for the May 2023 Commencement ceremonies. One student will be selected for each of the two ceremonies, representing one of the Colleges participating in that particular ceremony: Morning Ceremony (9:30am): College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences College of Health, Education & Social Welfare Associate’s…
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Innovation On-Ramp accepting applications for idea competition
The Innovation On-ramp Competition is rapidly approaching! The Cofrin School of Business invites any UW-Green Bay student with an innovative idea to apply by January 31st by clicking here, to pitch their idea live in front of a panel of judges for a chance to receive prize big money 1st prize is $1,000 2nd prize is…
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Lauren Mauel appointed as First Year Seminar Faculty Coordinator
The UW-Green Bay Division of Student Access and Success is pleased to share that Lauren Mauel will serve as the Faculty Coordinator for the First Year Seminar (FYS). In her role, Lauren will work collaboratively with FYS instructors across UW-Green Bay to evaluate and develop FYS common components, provide timely communication to FYS instructors, coordinate…
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Wisconsin looks to UW-Green Bay for help with caregiver crisis | Green Bay News Network
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has been awarded a $865,010 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to help address the state’s caregiver crisis. Currently, there is no training program in Wisconsin for those whose responsibilities are to supervise the 39,000 vital caregivers who work in supportive home care, adult daycare, respite care…