Tag: guest speaker
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Photo: Petri, Obey, Genrich visit Weinschenk class
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Assistant Prof. Aaron Weinschenk’s UW-Green Bay class in Public Policy heard first-hand Monday from two veterans of the Washington, D.C., political scene in former U.S. Reps. Tom Petri (R) and David Obey (D). The two were making their first stop as part of their Civic Participation Lecture Series. State Rep. Eric Genrich, D-Green Bay, was…
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Faculty note: Voelker talks teaching at North Carolina university
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Historian David Voelker, associate professor of Humanistic Studies, spent time earlier this month on the campus of High Point University, a private, nationally recognized liberal arts institution in High Point, N.C., where he gave an invited talk and led a faculty development workshop on the scholarship of teaching and learning. Voelker, a co-director of the…
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Reminder: ‘Dorito Effect’ author talk is tonight
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Among the events at UW-Green Bay in connection with World Food Day (Thursday, Oct. 22) is a keynote address by Mark Schatzker, who is nationally known for his book, The Dorito Effect, and will speak from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Union’s Phoenix Room on the value of moving away from a high-processed diet.
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The ‘New Latinos’ will be topic Oct. 21
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The campus/community series “Latino Americans: 500 Years of History” continues this week with the screening of another film segment and a talk by a Peruvian-born author who will facilitate discussion during a program beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 21) in the Christie Theatre of the University Union. “The New Latinos” is the topic of…
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After Thoughts speaker Herdman hits on all cylinders with holism and healthcare talk
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Now in its fifth full season, After Thoughts seeks to connect members of the community with UW-Green Bay. The gatherings showcase talented women among University faculty, staff and alumni, and convene men and women after their workday for learning, enrichment and fun.
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Forbes ’30 under 30’ honoree speaks Thursday on innovation
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Here’s a final reminder that visiting Common Theme speaker Brian Bordainick will make a free public presentation on campus at 7 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 8) in the Phoenix Room of the University Union. The young entrepreneur learned how to involve local communities and solicit financial support during his Teach for America placement in New Orleans…
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Friday’s NAS Seminar features Visiting Scholar Olabe
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The Natural and Applied Sciences Seminar Series is hosting Antxon Olabe Egana from the International Visiting Scholars Program this Friday (Sept. 25). A reception will be held at 3 p.m. in Environmental Sciences Room 317, followed by the seminar “Homo Sapiens and Biosphere: Building Up Hope, Redressing the Climate-Environment Crisis” in ES 301 at 3:30…
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UW-Green Bay hosts Lincoln lecture by leading conservative voice
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Nationally renowned historian and journalist Richard Brookhiser — senior editor of the National Review, a respected voice of the conservative movement and author of biographies of Washington, Hamilton and, now, Lincoln — will speak Tuesday evening, Oct. 6, in a free public lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Brookhiser’s topic is “Founders’ Son: A…
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Latino American history is topic of film, discussion Sept. 24 at Neville
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Screening of a one-hour segment of the 2013 PBS documentary Latino Americans will be accompanied by a lecture and discussion featuring visiting author and scholar Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez this Thursday evening (Sept. 24) at the Neville Public Museum of Brown County. The program, free and open to the public, begins at 6 p.m. at the Museum…
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Mark your calendars: Common Theme speaker on Oct. 8
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Restaurant and online innovator Brian Bordainick will be the guest speaker at 7 p.m. Thursday (Oct 8) in the Phoenix Room of the University Union in a Common Theme program organized by the Office of Student Life. Bordainick is the founder and CEO of Dinner Lab, a membership-based social dining experiment that unites undiscovered chefs…