Tag: commencement speaker
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“This community shows up for you even when you don’t know exactly what you’re looking for.” UW-Green Bay 2025 December class speaker, Raquel Botbyl speaks of courage and staying present
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Photos by Dan Moore, University Photographer UW-Green Bay 2025 December Commencement class speaker and Business major, Raquel Botbyl addressed a packed house at The Weidner, including close to 200 fellow graduates. She spoke of belonging; finding her place, people and success despite uncertainty and setbacks. She encouraged her fellow graduates to “…keep showing up, keep…
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2025 UW-Green Bay December commencement. Celebrating Bold Beginnings
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Photos by Dan Moore, University Photographer Nothing warms a brutally cold Wisconsin day better than the joy, pride and sense of accomplishment felt at Commencement on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. At the 112th UW-Green Bay commencement, 506 eligible graduates and their families celebrated bold beginnings with enthusiasm, uncontrollable joy, support and pride. Chancellor Michael Alexander…
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‘The most powerful tool in the universe is the human soul on fire’: Oneida Nation member Norbert Hill shares inspiring wisdom with Class of 2025
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Photos by Dan Moore, University Photographer Norbert S. Hill, Jr. retired Area Director of Education and Training for the Oneida Nation, reminded graduates, their families and guests that life gives us more than experiences. It also gives us perspective, interesting observations and wisdom worth sharing. Hill returned to the University as the December 2025 Commencement…
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Breaking down barriers and changing the world. UW-Green Bay 2025 December class speaker James Harris ignites a fire for fellow graduates.
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Photos by Dan Moore, University Photographer With humility and humor, UW-Green Bay 2025 December Commencement class speaker, James Harris, a dual major in Political Science and Democracy and Justice Studies shared encouragement and hope for the future with the class of 2025 at UW-Green Bay’s morning Commencement Ceremony. Harris spoke of the support he received…
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Business Leader Raquel Botbyl’s Leap of Faith at UW-Green Bay
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Photos by Dan Moore, University Photographer Raquel Botbyl is the 2025 Student Commencement Speaker for the 2 p.m. ceremony on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Growing up in Menominee, Michigan, Raquel Botbyl learned early on the value of persistence and, when needed, the art of the pivot. She still recalls falling in love with gymnastics as…
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From Isolation to Impact: James Harris’ Unstoppable Climb Toward Purpose and Civic Leadership
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Photos by Dan Moore, University Photographer James Harris is the 2025 Student Commencement Speaker for the 9:30 a.m. ceremony on Saturday, December 13, 2025. College is often described as a journey, but for James Harris, a mountain climb may be more accurate. He arrived at UW-Green Bay unsure of his footing or his future. “I…
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Sheboygan Grad is Featured Speaker at UWGB Commencement on Saturday | WHBL
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A student at the UW Green Bay Sheboygan Campus has been chosen as a featured speaker for Saturday morning commencement ceremonies to be held in Green Bay.Monica Garcia is a first-generation college student attending at the Sheboygan Campus who will graduate with a double major in Democracy and Justice Studies and Psychology, along with minors…
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‘You have an opportunity—as scholars and changemakers—to ask the hard questions’ from commencement speaker Barb LaMue
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As the President & CEO of New North, Inc., Barb LaMue has been an innovator and changemaker for more than 20 years. On Saturday, May 17, 2025 as the morning ceremony commencement speaker at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, she challenged each of the graduates before her to do the same by asking critical questions, “How…
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‘Born to Rise,’ UW-Green Bay Class of 2024 Celebrates Winter Commencement
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Happy chaos. Nervous energy. Cheering, clapping. Tears of joy. Excitement! That and so much more dominated UW-Green Bay’s 2024 Winter Commencement ceremonies at The Weidner Saturday, December 14, 2024. Friends, family and fans of the more than 470 graduates celebrated the newest members of the 50,000+ University of Wisconsin-Green Bay alumni. Chancellor Michael Alexander welcomed…
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Time to Trust and Turn the Page
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And just like that, the tassels and the page turn, beginning the next chapter for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Class of 2024. Graduating Class Speaker Mia Laufer ’24, an Oshkosh native graduating with a degree in Human Resources, reminded her classmates, family and friends to “trust the next chapter, you know the author” as…