Tag: Rise Story
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Unsinkable Karsten Cowan
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It started as a typical December day for Karsten Cowan, although in 2020, the concept of “typical” had evolved due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Undeterred by the mid-December cold of Green Bay, she pursued her familiar routine of practicing diving at the Kress Center pool. And as a first-year Phoenix at UW-Green Bay, she…
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Bank on Lamarr
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Lamarr Banks is not just a people person; he’s an entrepreneurial people person with a passion for business models, ideas, and technologies. As the Urban Hub Community Manager for the Greater Green Bay Chamber’s Economic Development team, his role involves developing entrepreneurial programming and making connections between diverse personalities, opportunities, and resources. “I grew up…
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Still Rising
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Call Nadia Neziri an “early opportunity adopter”—that rare personality who equally enjoys risk-taking and trail-blazing. First, as a member of the inaugural graduating class of the Rising Phoenix program in 2022, an innovative groundbreaking collaboration between school districts and UW-Green Bay, and now as a “first-year” junior on the UW-Green Bay campus, already having earned…
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Watch the Video: Karsten Cowan Rise Above Adversity
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Karsten Cowan shares her journey of resilience and tenacity after suffering a concussion while on the UW-Green Bay Swim and Dive team in college. The traumatic brain injury led her to undergo months of therapy but through grit and determination, Karsten persevered and continued her Psychology classes through it all. Transcript: I was a diver…
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See—How He Rises
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Story by: Michael Shaw, UW-Green Bay Staff Writer See ViXai Thao is a morning person. Which is a good thing, since he’s usually at work from about seven ‘til ten. “The actual workday doesn’t start until 7:20, but I like to come in early.” This is also good because while he’s not a farmer, he…
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Tina Sauerhammer, M.D., found world-wide acclaim in the operating room, then happiness in Green Bay
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A phoenix, by definition, rises. Reaching among the highest heights of UW-Green Bay achievers is Tina Sauerhammer, M.D. Today, 20 years after a meteoric rise as a student, physician, celebrity and surgeon, Dr. Sauerhammer has turned her focus to the people and places she again calls home. She is setting her sights on impacting the…
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Rising Phoenix Empowered Nadia Neziri to Test-Drive College
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There’s fast-tracking your college experience, and then there’s Nadia Neziri’s academic life in the fast lane. “I have a summer internship and I’m taking two summer classes.” While that’s not so unusual, consider for a moment that she will be walking onto UW-Green Bay’s campus as a first-year student but with the academic standing of…
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Upgrading a nonprofit with knowledge
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No money, no mission. It may surprise you to learn that the goal of most not-for-profits is to be profitable. The biggest difference between a for-profit and not-for-profit enterprise? Just follow the money. For-profit enterprises reward their investor, not-for-profits return all revenues to continue their mission. In the case of Eric Sponholtz, Executive Director of…
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Seeing things clearly: Emily Reis learned from an early age to look on the bright side
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Emily Reis, a senior at UW-Green Bay does not lack confidence or personality. In fact, you may come away with the first impression there may be too much of both qualities in her for one person to contain. But as communication and international business major, a steady supply of both will be in constant demand.…
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After tragedy struck; Deborah Joling chose to RISE
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The story of the Phoenix is one of constant deaths and rebirths; a cycle of overcoming and rising to new heights. It’s safe to say that UW-Green Bay alumna Deborah Joling is a rising Phoenix in her own right. Joling (Organizational Leadership) graduated in 2019 and currently works for the Gateway Technical College as a…