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  • Associate Prof. Christine Vandenhouten recognized for community impact by the United Way

    Associate Prof. Christine Vandenhouten recognized for community impact by the United Way

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Chris Vandenhouten (Nursing) was recognized with the Brown County United Way Community Impact Award, March 1, 2018. She is the fourth individual winner to receive this prestigious award given to an individual or organization “demonstrating leadership and innovation to address priority human services needs on a community-wide scale” in partnership with…

  • Transforming Higher Ed to Effectively Guide Students

    Transforming Higher Ed to Effectively Guide Students

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Siri: Is going to college worth it? Navigating the higher education terrain is difficult. Earning a college degree takes a long time. It is expensive. It is complicated. Many ask: Is college even worth it? The answer is an emphatic “yes.” But in order to give every student a chance to say “yes,” higher education…

  • Congratulations are in order for UW-Manitowoc’s Lybbert

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Congratulations to UW-Manitowoc Assistant Prof. Breeyawn Lybbert (Chemistry), named the 2017-2018 Kaplan Award recipient at UW-Manitowoc. The award recognizes individuals for significant and innovative improvement in instruction and/or service to students. Recipients receive a $250 grant from the University, which is matched by the UW-Manitowoc Foundation. The award honors Arthur M. Kaplan, who retired in…

  • Wisconsin to Invest $20 Million in Education and Workforce Training

    Wisconsin to Invest $20 Million in Education and Workforce Training

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    Daniel Moore

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    Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker made a stop at UW-Green Bay on  January 17, 2018 to announce a new economic development initiative to improve educational and training opportunities for the state’s current and future workforce. The Wisconsin Career Creator program will provide $20 million to fund dual enrollment, scholarships for employees learning new skills and job training resources.…

  • Faculty note: Tyczkowski is contributing author to “Book of the Year”!

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    Sue Bodilly

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    A textbook in which Nursing & Health Studies Assistant Prof. Brenda Tyczkowski was the lead author of a chapter, has been awarded first place in the gerontological nursing category of the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Awards for 2017. Tyczkowski was the lead author for Chapter 19: The Gerontological Nurse as Manager…

  • Campus learns of the passing of Margaret Laughlin

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Professor Emerita Margaret Ann Laughlin, died Thursday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2017. Laughlin was awarded the distinction of Professor Emerita in Education in 2004. As a tenured full professor of education, Laughlin served on many University committees, served a term as department chair, was active in the National Council for the Social Studies, co-authored…

  • Nursing student travels from Connecticut to receive her degree

    Nursing student travels from Connecticut to receive her degree

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Kathryn Donovan traveled all the way from Connecticut to Green Bay to receive her BSN-LINC diploma as well as her Kappa Pi Nursing Society Honor Cords. While attending the December 2017 Commencement ceremonies — her very first visit to UW-Green Bay, she said she was impressed by the beautiful campus. She received her Associates Degree…

  • Riley Garbe stepped on campus as a fifth-grade Phuture Phoenix — He leaves as UW-Green Bay’s ‘Most Outstanding’

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    Sue Bodilly

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    “The Odds Were Stacked Against Me from the Beginning.“ Green Bay, Wis. – Riley Garbe came to UW-Green Bay as a fifth-grader on a Phuture Phoenix field trip, where a visit to the campus turned into a dream of one day graduating from college. Despite surviving a difficult childhood that included witnessing abuse and violence…

  • Book by Voelker and Gurung a collaborative effort across UW

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    Sue Bodilly

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    It’s a great example of interdisciplinarity and of teaming with peers from across the UW System. Prof. Regan Gurung (Human Development, Psychology) and Associate Prof. David Voelker (History, Humanities) published the book, “Big Picture Pedagogy: Finding Interdisciplinary Solutions to Common Learning Problems: New Directions for Teaching and Learning,” with contributions from faculty across the UW…

  • Student hopes to lure fishing fans to water for cancer fundraiser

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay/Bellin College of Nursing student Tim Lautenslager is calling on avid fishermen to get out on the Bay this weekend, for the first-ever Jordan Olson Musky Derby. Lautenslager and Olson are lifelong friends with years of memories made on the water. With Olson in a fight against skin cancer, Lautenslager and others felt it…