Tag: Green Bay Botanical Garden
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Photos: UW-Green Bay volunteers more than 700 hours for Make a Difference Day
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Congratulations to the organizers and participants who made a big difference in the community last Friday (Oct. 26, 2018). UW-Green Bay volunteers totaled 719 hours of service at 18 various sites. On campus, volunteers made 180 cards for disabled veterans through the TRIO Program, picked up garbage, painted, helped with plastic film recycling and cleaned…
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Mission accomplished
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UW-Green Bay students help nonprofits measure their good works There was palpable excitement entering Lora Warner’s Government and Nonprofit classroom last semester. Her students were actively engaged with local Nonprofits through service learning; visiting sites, getting their “hands dirty” and evaluating each program to determine the best ways to measure and communicate the Nonprofits mission…
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Meinhardt prints on display at Green Bay Botanical Gardens
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Pelican and landscape prints by Associate Prof. Daniel Meinhardt (Biology) are on display and sale at the Green Bay Botanical Gardens. View the pictures here.
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Photos: UW-Green Bay Make a Difference Day
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Many area non-profits and agencies cleared their immediate “to-do” lists when nearly 250 UW-Green Bay students, staff and faculty volunteered in the Greater Green Bay community and on campus Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. https://youtube.com/watch?v=5xEoyFKOwls%3Frel%3D0 “Wonka Science was colorful, candy-filled fun this morning! A special thanks to UWGB for volunteering at our science stations as a part…
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No matter where you look, you will find UW-Green Bay Difference Makers
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With 277 students, staff and faculty members participating, UW-Green Bay made a big difference in its second annual Make a Difference Day. Among the beneficiaries of this mass of volunteers were The Bridge Between, Sexual Assault Center, the New Community Shelter and the Green Bay Botanical Garden; as well as beautification projects at UWGB and…
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Campus mourns passing of ‘community treasure’ Irene ‘Billie’ Daniell Kress
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Irene “Billie” Kress, 86, Allouez passed away Sunday, June 19 at her home. Billie was a tremendous friend to members of the UW-Green Bay campus community and played an integral role in helping establish the Phuture Phoenix program at UW-Green Bay. The program lifts the aspirations of at-risk children by pairing them will college-age mentors,…
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Gift allows Leonard’s story to be shared for generations to come
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Not long after friends had begun to mourn the death of longtime community advocate, mentor and friend, Charlie Leonard, the Green Bay Press-Gazette captured the essence of his professional life with a headline that read, “Charlie Leonard had a good story to tell.” Thanks to his friends and co-workers, Leonard’s passion for precise words, sound…
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Record number of scholarship funds presented to science students
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GREEN BAY – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay honored some of its top science scholars Friday, Jan. 29, with more than $32,900 in scholarship funding presented to 30 recipients. Flanked by parents, faculty members and donors, students were recognized for high grades, outstanding scholarship, innovative research and overall academic excellence. Receiving awards: Cody Becker (So.…
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Difference Makers: UWGB volunteers spend 1,000 hours in community
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As part of UW-Green Bay’s 50th Anniversary celebration, more than 300 students, faculty and staff participated in Make a Difference Day activities, Friday and Saturday, October 23 and 24. The UWGB contingent volunteered 1,000 hours of service Friday, October 23 at a number of sites in the community between 1 and 4 p.m. including Bay…
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‘Difference’ destinations include Sanctuary, Baird Creek, neighborhoods
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View selected photos from Friday afternoon’s Make a Difference Day activities on Flickr. As part of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s 50th Anniversary celebration, more than 300 students, faculty and staff will participate in Make a Difference Day activities, October 23 and 24. The UWGB contingent will volunteer 1,000 hours of service Friday, October 23…