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  • Fall/Winter 2023 Commencement

    Fall/Winter 2023 Commencement

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    Editorial Student

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    Join us for UW-Green Bay’s Fall/Winter 2023 Commencement, which will take place on Saturday, December 16 at The Weidner on the UW-Green Bay campus at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Both ceremonies will be available to watch virtually, and will go live half an hour before the ceremony is scheduled to start. The morning ceremony…

  • Call for Nominations of Student Commencement Speakers

    Call for Nominations of Student Commencement Speakers

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    Editorial Student

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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 &…

  • Creativity at its finest! View Spring Commencement Grad Caps Art

    Creativity at its finest! View Spring Commencement Grad Caps Art

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    Daniel Moore

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    Creative, inspirational, and just plain funny. Decorated Grad Caps from the 2023 Spring Commencement ceremonies were the highlight for both graduates and spectators alike. View some of the best ones below! Click to advance slideshow or view the album on Flickr. – Photos by Dan Moore, Marketing and University Communication.

  • Hannah Beauchamp-Pope couldn’t even ask for extra ketchup. Now, she’s an activist and UWGB commencement speaker | Green Bay Press Gazette

    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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    Kristin Bouchard

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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…

  • View these photos: Happy Grads

    View these photos: Happy Grads

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    Daniel Moore

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    Joy and excitement are reflected in the photos from the 2023 Spring Commencement ceremonies, held at the Press Events Center on Saturday, May 13. View some of the highlights below. Click to advance slideshow or view the album on Flickr. – Photos by Dan Moore, Marketing and University Communication.

  • More than 1,000 students graduate from University of Wisconsin Green Bay | WFRV

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    Kristin Bouchard

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    GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – More than 1,000 students crossed the stage at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay’s 2023 commencement ceremony, student Gabrielle Krueger says nothing is impossible. “Actually, I think it’s possible for anybody. I’m a single mom of three kids and if I can do it you can,” explained Krueger. Gabrielle Krueger…

  • UWGB Graduation Day is Saturday | 1330 & 101.5 WHBL

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    Kristin Bouchard

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    Students from the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay’s Sheboygan Campus will be among more than 1,100 eligible graduates during commencement ceremonies on Saturday.  Of note – UW-Green Bay will celebrate its 50,000th graduate from the University that held its first commencement in 1970. Two ceremonies will be held for students from all four campuses, Green…

  • Half of UWGB’s 2023 graduates are considered first generation | WLUK

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    Kristin Bouchard

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    GREEN BAY, Wis. (WLUK) — More than 1,000 students walked across the stage Saturday at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s graduation ceremonies. And half of those students are first-generation college graduates. Iris Shipley has been waiting for this moment since she arrived to campus in 2019. “Green Bay also was just a beautiful campus. I…

  • From Mexico to Chilton: UW-Green Bay honors 50,000th graduate | WLUK

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    Kristin Bouchard

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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…

  • INTERVIEW: 50,000th graduate at UW-Green Bay

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    Kristin Bouchard

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    GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Saturday, May 13, 2023 will be a big day for graduating seniors at UW-Green Bay, with commencement ceremonies being held. Not only will the college celebrate its 50,000th graduate – another landmark achievement will take the spotlight as well. Of the more than 1,100 graduates, about 50% are first-generation students…