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  • A Career in Crisis Management

    A Career in Crisis Management

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    Michael Shaw

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    This story was updated on May 27, 2025. Crisis is at the heart of Alex Freeman’s career—anticipating, managing and overcoming a crisis, to be exact. And he readily admits, “It’s a unique profession.” As the Emergency Management Coordinator for Waukesha County, Freeman is responsible for developing and implementing emergency response plans, coordinating with local agencies…

  • “Celebrating Students & Philanthropy” will recognize students and several important community partners

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    Editorial Student

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    Mark your calendars for the Public & Environmental Affairs program’s “Celebrating Students & Philanthropy” event on Thursday, April 27, from 3:30-5:00pm in MAC Winter Garden. This awards ceremony will recognize several important community partners from the local government and nonprofit realms as well as the accomplishments of students across programs such as Public Administration, Political Science,…

  • A familiar face on the farm | Ozaukee Press

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    Kristin Bouchard

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    Although Katie Vogeler was technically a town girl from Holy Cross, she grew up loving the farm life. “I loved our neighbors, growing up in the farm fields, riding on tractors, all that stuff. All my friends were farm kids,” she said. Now as the new director  of the Ozaukee County Land and Water Management…

  • Web site for UW-Green Bay Masters of Public Administration is now live

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    Kristin Bouchard

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    Learn all about our latest graduate degree program on the Masters of Public Administration web site.  A master of public administration is a specialized degree that provides the skills to effectively manage public and nonprofit organizations. Building on our the strengthen of the university’s bachelor’s in Public Administration, UW-Green Bay is only one of three colleges…

  • Political Science students and faculty share perspectives on upcoming elections

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    Editorial Student

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    UW-Green Bay Political Science and Public Administration students Maria Aldana, Allison Geerdts, and Connor Tenor shared their perspectives on political polarization and improving participation in the upcoming midterm elections during Monday night’s Common CAHSS panel on “Overcoming Isolation: Improving Engagement in the Midterm Elections”. Alongside the students were Political Science, Public & Environmental Affairs professors Alise Coen,…

  • People of Brown County – Maryssa Paulsen – The Press, People of Brown County

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Though Maryssa Paulsen ’19 (Environmental Planning & Policy and Public Administration) has only called Brown County home since 2015, when she moved here from a tiny town just north of Eau Claire (“I like to tell people my graduating class was 37.”) to attend the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UWGB) – to her, it’s home.The…

  • UW-Green Bay celebrates commencement back in-person since 2019

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    Sue Bodilly

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    GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) -Something many students missed during the pandemic was celebrating graduation in-person. On Saturday, in-person commencement was back for the first time in two years at UW-Green Bay. More than 500 students graduated in a series of two separate ceremonies.Students, faculty, families and friends were welcomed back to the Weidner Center. “We…

  • Gage Beck proves value and affordability of a college degree

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay graduating senior Gage Beck, a Public Administration major in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, graduated today, Dec. 18, 2021, after five semesters with no debt and has secured a job after graduation as grants manager for the Green Bay YMCA. The West De Pere High School graduate got a jumpstart,…