Tag: freshman
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BACK 2 SCHOOL: Tips for sending the kids off to college | WBAY
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By Emily Beier GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Students are heading to college for the first time and it’s a big transition. Dr. Corey King is the UW-Green Bay Vice Chancellor for Inclusivity and Student Affairs. He recommends parents take a step back as their children start the higher education journey. “They’re learning, they’re growing.…
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UW-Green Bay Office of Admissions delivers more than 500 yard signs to incoming freshmen
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With high school graduations across the state being canceled due to COVID-19, the UW-Green Bay Office of Admissions wanted to make sure the incoming Class of 2024 was properly celebrated for all of their accomplishments. Over the course of a few weeks, the admissions team designed and distributed more than 500 yard signs to students…
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GB Orientation: Call for faculty advisors by Friday, Mar. 15
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New Student Programs (formerly known as FOCUS) is seeking members of the faculty to serve as advisors for the freshmen advising registration program GB Orientation (formerly FOCUS Registration and Resources). This year’s GB Orientation will take place on Wednesday, June 5 through Saturday, June 8 and Tuesday, June 11 through Friday, June 14, 2019. Faculty will…
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Sales tax holiday helps incoming UW-Green Bay freshman save on MacBook
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Incoming UW-Green Bay freshman Olivia Ryan and her father took advantage of the sales tax holiday, which helps students and their families save on school supplies and technology this month. Olivia got the MacBook she wanted, and saved a great deal of money on it! Read the full story on NBC15.
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‘Sixteen-year old among the youngest…’
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Sixteen-year-old Ives Cupino was featured in the Green Bay Press-Gazette this week as one of only two 16-year-olds at UWGB this year. PG reporter Patti Zarling did a great job capturing the story, and the essence of being a couple years younger than most of her peers.
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A typical UW-Green Bay welcome
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Mild temperatures, sunshine and smiles were the order of the day when an army of volunteers — faculty, staff, administrators, students, alumni and friends — pitched in to get about 600 new freshmen into their new rooms in a matter of a few hours. Once again, thanks to the organization of Residence Life, it ran…
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Jen Jones seeks volunteers to call transfers, freshmen
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Jen Jones of Admissions, who is heading up UW-Green Bay’s 2015 enrollment initiative, says she and others have created a volunteer phone team to call students who have applied to UWGB and those whom we want to apply to UWGB. “This spring semester we are calling transfer students and freshmen,” Jones says, “and I welcome…
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More on $161,000 grant for new approaches to first-year achievement
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We included a link to the news release in Friday’s LOG Extra, but for the benefit of non-subscribers and those who might have missed it, here goes: UW-Green Bay has received a grant award of $161,504 for the “Phoenix GPS Program” from Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation. Denise Bartell, associate professor of Human Development,…
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FOCUS folks say thanks for the help
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Thank you to all of the students, staff and faculty that helped make FOCUS-Registration and Resources 2013 a very positive experience for new students and their parents. That’s the message today from Brenda Amenson-Hill, dean of students and co-director of the FOCUS First-Year Experience program. See a short presentation and video of some of the…
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New Phoenix get FOCUSed
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It is time to FOCUS (First-year Opportunities and Connections for UW-Green Bay Students), and hundreds of new students are on campus to register, prepare for academic success, meet people and develop friendships.