Tag: commencement speaker
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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 &…
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Hannah Beauchamp-Pope couldn’t even ask for extra ketchup. Now, she’s an activist and UWGB commencement speaker | Green Bay Press Gazette
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Danielle DuClos, Green Bay Press-Gazette GREEN BAY ― Running for office and being a staple of community activism isn’t something many 21-year-olds can put on their resumés. But that’s not even half of what Hannah Beauchamp-Pope has accomplished in her last four years as a student at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Beauchamp-Pope is this…
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From Mexico to Chilton: UW-Green Bay honors 50,000th graduate | WLUK
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GREEN BAY (WLUK) — A first-generation graduate received the honor of being UW-Green Bay’s 50,000th graduate on Saturday afternoon. Dina Maleny Capetillo Jimenez moved from Veracruz, Mexico to Chilton when she was 6 years old. To honor her parents, Jimenez wrote in Spanish on top of her graduation hat “For my parents that came here…
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All the 2023 Commencement thoughts and feels
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A celebration of the 50,000th graduate (congratulations, Dina Maleny Capetillo Jimenez ’23!), immense joy and creative mortarboards set the stage for UW-Green Bay’s 107th Commencement Ceremony, Saturday, May 13, 2023 on the Green Bay campus. It’s not unusual for all the thoughts and all the feelings to pour out on commencement day. For Graduating Class Speaker…
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UW System Regent John Miller encourages grads to share their UW-Green Bay experience
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At the 2023 Spring Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 13, 2023 UW System Regent John Miller welcomed graduates and their families and encouraged the newly minted UW-Green Bay alumni to start recruiting for the Class of 2027 and beyond, “because there is no one better to tell this story than you!” Watch his address at…