Tag: Rise Story
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Professor Cristina Ortiz: From sneaking banned books during the Spanish dictatorship to chair of Humanities
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Born in San Sebastian, Spain, a northern coastal town in the Basque Country, UW-Green Bay Professor of Humanities and Global Studies Cristina Ortiz grew up during the last 12 years of the oppressive Franco dictatorship. During the dictatorship, she learned about the importance of the humanities and artistic expression: “Because of the censorship during the…
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UW-Green Bay graduate student works at sustaining the ‘family trees’
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Patrick Brodhagen admits to being a hard worker. In fact, his to-do list would make young Abe Lincoln appear to be something of a slacker—attending graduate school, keeping up the family farm and launching a personal business. “As soon as the frost goes out of the ground, I’ll be ramping up to 70 to 80…
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Alumnus on the rise: Music is a vessel for Sam Stranz
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For alumnus Sam Stranz ’15 (Arts Management and Music), music has been a vessel for growth, connection and self-expression. Through music, a driving force in his life, he has learned to overcome the barrier of self-doubt, learning that everyone walks a different journey and the only true way to measure your progress is to gauge…
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UW-Green Bay alumna, teacher Majriela Macedo, creates her classroom to be ‘the happiest place on earth’
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UW-Green Bay alumna Majriela Macedo takes a lot of pride in making her first-grade classroom a happy place. The main reason is that she really loves teaching and creating a welcoming atmosphere for her students. Plus she’s always found inspiration from “The Happiest Place on Earth.” “I’m a very big fan of Disney,” she says.…
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Packers President Mark Murphy says education is the key
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“Natural leaders” may indeed exist, but for Mark Murphy, leadership is a lifelong pursuit. And as president of the Green Bay Packers, not a pursuit for the faint of heart or thin of skin. Beyond the confines of legendary Lambeau Field, Murphy has demonstrated a consistent ability to grasp a situation from multiple points of…
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Former Phoenix finds great success returning to the nest
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Prof. Aaron Weinschenk comes full circle, rises quickly When Aaron Weinschenk graduated from Green Bay’s Preble High School in 2003 and enrolled at UW-Green Bay, he never envisioned he would return to campus one day to teach the very courses that lit his academic curiosity and set him on his professional journey. “I wasn’t exactly sure…
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RISE: UW-Green Bay senior Soundarya ‘Sound’ Ritzman is ready to launch into graduate school
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True, around here the word “rise” usually conjures up a certain mythical bird. But lots of things rise—like angels, hope and rockets, for instance. Just ask Soundarya “Sound” Ritzman, a UW-Green Bay senior. Starting with her name—Soundarya is from the Tamil language, spoken primarily in southern India, which means “beautiful, angel.” And when she recalls…
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Together, We Rise – Alumnus Cordero Barkley Owns His Space
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If UW-Green Bay alumnus Cordero Barkley ’09, ’16 (Business Administration, Master’s in Management) had mapped out his life, the one route missing would be the easy path. After all, a local basketball hero shouldn’t find the going that rough after graduation. But Barkley has never been one to take it easy. As a forward for…