Tag: commencement speaker
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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…
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From Prison to the Podium
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It’s hard to fathom what words of wisdom someone with nearly a quarter-century behind bars could have for a college graduating class. Turns out, a lot, especially if you’re a person who considers the Green Bay Correctional Institution your alma mater. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay graduates, friends, family and faculty took in the worlds of…
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‘Make the Best Decision for Yourself, Not Something that Makes Other People Feel Good for You’ 2024 Grad Speaker Tells Classmates
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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay graduate Brady Reinhard ’24 is wasting no time in putting his experiences as a teacher and student to work. The Class of 2024 Winter Commencement student speaker shared lessons learned in college and life with fellow classmates, family, friends and faculty gathered for the morning commencement ceremony at The Weidner on…
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‘The Purpose of Your Work is to Serve Others,’ Banking Leader Reminds UW-Green Bay Graduates
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With a highly successful career as a banking industry and community leader, Founding Chair and CEO at Nicolet Bankshares Bob Atwell has an arsenal of stories, tips and advice to share with anyone starting their journey. But his overall reminder for University of Wisconsin-Green Bay graduates, friends, family and faculty was simple: “The purpose of…
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Dr. Rachel Patzer and Menominee Nation College President Christopher Caldwell will speak to inspire graduates at UW-Green Bay spring commencement
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More than 1,100 students are slated to graduate at the close of the 2024 Spring semester Green Bay, WI – Student’s graduating from UW-Green Bay’s associate, undergraduate, and graduate programs on May 11, 2024 will hear from two visionary speakers. CEO of the Regenstrief Institute Dr. Rachel Patzer will speak at the 9:30 a.m. commencement…
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Fall 2023 Commencement Speakers
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This year’s Fall 2023 Commencement speakers are Laura Meckler and Ron Dunford. Laura Meckler will speak for the morning commencement happening on December 16 at 9:30 a.m. Meckler is national education writer for the Washington Post, where she covers the news, politics and people shaping American schools. She previously reported on the White House, presidential…
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Call for Nominations of Student Commencement Speakers
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is seeking nominations for Student Speakers for the December 16, 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, 9:30 a.m. : College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences College of Health, Education &…