Tag: convocation
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Yes, there will be ice cream
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All UW-Green Bay faculty and staff members are invited to a complimentary ice cream social at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday (Aug. 27) at Cloud Commons on the second level of the University Union. The very informal afternoon gathering has been a tradition of Fall Convocation Day for a decade or more, but this year we neglected…
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Details on Fall 2014 Employee Convocation
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We’re now less than two weeks away from Convocation, which kicks off the academic year at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, in the University Union’s Phoenix Room. The program will include: • Introduction of new faculty and staff • Acknowledgment of named professorship honorees • Presentation of Founders Association Awards for Excellence • Remarks by…
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Snapshots: Convocation brings moments both light-hearted and poignant
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UW-Green Bay faculty and staff members got geared up for another semester Jan. 23, celebrating mid-year convocation in the Phoenix Room of the University Union. Chancellor Tom Harden’s final convocation — he’ll step aside as chancellor in August — was filled with moments both poignant and light-hearted, as he offered his final address to faculty…
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Chancellor talks family, future, achievements in January address
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UW-Green Bay Chancellor Tom Harden addressed an audience of several hundred faculty, staff and retirees in his remarks at UW-Green Bay’s mid-year convocation gathering Thursday (Jan. 23) on campus. Harden spoke enthusiastically of the appointment of “friend and great colleague” Ray Cross as new UW System president. He talked of University achievements during his own…
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Posthumous honor for Dolan draws standing ovation
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UW-Green Bay awarded emeritus status to three former faculty members — Associate Prof. Victoria Goff, Senior Lecturer Brent Hussin and Professor David Dolan — at mid-year convocation in the Phoenix Room. The award to Dolan was presented posthumously. The reading of the citation and plaque inscription drew a standing ovation from the hundreds of faculty,…
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Kangayappan begins second half-century in higher ed
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Economist Kumar Kangayappan, professor of Urban and Regional Studies, earned an extended ovation at the annual mid-year convocation of faculty and staff at UW-Green Bay. The gathering includes recognition of employees celebrating service anniversaries, and at 45 years, Kangayappan was by far the most veteran individual to be recognized Thursday (Jan. 23). “As UWGB’s senior…
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UW-Green Bay faculty, staff mark anniversaries
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Seniority ruled when several hundred UW-Green Bay employees turned out Jan. 23 for the annual Mid-Year Convocation to mark the imminent start of the second semester. The gathering in the University Union’s Phoenix Room was highlighted by the recognition of employees celebrating 10-, 20-, 25-, 30-, 35- and 45-year service anniversaries. Posing above following the…
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Thursday’s convocation includes recognition of service anniversaries
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One of the highlights of Mid-Year Convocation at 10:30 a.m. this Thursday (Jan. 23) will be recognition of UW-Green Bay colleagues celebrating service anniversaries. Not all will be present in the Phoenix Room to stand and hear kind words recited about their careers, but most will. Here’s the full list of those eligible for recognition:…
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Slideshow: New students appreciate Adult Degree Convocation
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The Adult Degree Program wrapped up another successful “New Student Convocation and Family Welcome” as nearly 100 guests, all new Adult Degree students and their families, made it out to campus Saturday for a day of programming, fun, and inspiration. The morning’s program of fun and educational sessions was followed by a luncheon in the…
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Adult Degree plans another ‘New Student Convocation & Family Welcome’
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We see that the Adult Degree Program, building on the success of its initial efforts in getting new students acclimated to a campus that most visit only occasionally, is planning another new-student convocation. The event on Saturday, September 14, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., headquartered mainly in MAC Hall, will feature how-to workshops, a…